Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-12-04

Tense to the enlightened ana generous SHES
I of Congress. recommend toGthe tavora-
Bile consideration Of Congress the Interests
of the District Of Columbia.
The iusurrection has been the cause of
much suffering aud sacrifice to the inha6-
itants, and as they have no representative
in Congress, that body should not over
look their just claims upon the Govern
ment
Al YOUR late session, a joint resolution
was adopted, authorizing the President TO
take measures for facilitating proper rep
resentation of the industrial interests OF
tie United States at the EXhibitlon oil
the Industry of all Nations. to be holden
at LondonEin the year. 1852. regret not to
have been unable to give personal atten-
ton 10 this subject subject at once so
interesting in itself, and so extensively and
lintricately connected with the material
prosperity of the world. Through the
Secretary of State a plan aud system has
been devised, aud partly matured, Which
will be laid before you.
Uuder and by virtue of the act of Con-
gress, entitled, IAN act to conhscate pro.
perry used for iusnrrectiOnaTy purposes,
approved August 9th, 1861, legal claims
| OF certain persons to the labor aud service
of certain other persons have become for
feited, and numbers of the latter thus lib
Grated are already dependent on the United
States, and must be provided for in some
way besides this.
Il is not impossible that some of the
States will pass similar enactments for
their own benefit respectively, and by the
operation of which persons of the same
class will be thrown upon them for dispos-
al.
In such case recommend that Congress
provide for accepting such persons from
such states according to some mode OF val
uatlon in lieu pro taRto of direct taxes, or
upon some other plan to be agreed on With
4 such states respectively, that such persons
in such acceptance by the general govern
i meut be at once deemed free, and that IN
any event steps be taken for colonization
\ With classes or the one first mentioned 1t
the other shall not be brought into expedl-
euce in some place or places in climate
congenial to them.
| 1t might be we'll to consider, too, whether
the free colored people already in the unI-
ted States could not so far as individuals
may desire be included in such COLOMBIA
| ton. To carry out the plan of colonial
ton may involve the acquiring of territory
and also the appropriation of money be-
yo1d that to be expended In the territorial
acquisition.
Having practiced the acquisition of ter
ritory for nearly 30 years, the question of
constitutional power to do so is no longer
an open one with us. The power was first
questioned by Mr.. Jefferson. who, howev-
| er. in the purchase of Louisiana, yielded
1 his scruples on the plea of great expediency.
1 If it be said that the only legitimate OBJ
liect of acquiring territory is to furnish
homes for white men, this measure effects
that object, for the emigration of the col
Ored man leaves additional room Tor white
E.sv. Edu inn
Mr., Jefferson, however, placed the i'm
=l.portance OF purchasing Louisiana more on
political and commercial grounds than in
I providing room for population. On this
whole proposition, including the appro-
priatfon of money with the acquisition of
territory, does not the expediency amount
Ito absolute necessity, that without which
the Government cannot be perpetuated
In considering the policy to be adopted
for suppressing the insurrection: L have
been anxious and careful that the inoyita-
BILE conflict for this purpose shall not de-
generate into a violent and remoreseless
revolutionary struggle.
have therefore in every case thought
lit proper to keep the integrity of the Union
i prominent MS the primary object OF the con-
test on our part, leaving all questions which
/ are not of vital military Importance to the
more deliberate action of the legislature.
In the exercise of my best discretion
Il have adhered to the blockade of the ports
held by the insurgents, instead OF putting
in force by proclamation the law of Con-
gress, enac.ed by the late session, for clos
ling those ports also obeying the dictates
4 of prudence as we'll as the obligations OF
law, instead OF transcending. have adj
hered to the act of Congress to coniscate
property used for insurrectionary purposes.
4 If new law upon the same subject
shall be proposed its propriety will be duly
considered The Union must be PreseFv-
cd, and hence ali dispensable means must
be employed. We should not be in haste
to determine what radical and extreme
measures, which may reach the loyal as
we'll as the disloyal, are dispensable.
\ The inaugural address at the beginning
of the administration, and the message to
Congress at the late special session, were
both mainly devoted to the domestic con;
tTOyersy out of which the insuFFection and
consequent war bAve sprung; nothing now
occurs to add or substract to or from tne
principles OF general purposes stated and
expressed In those documents. The last
ray of hope for preserving the Union peac-
ably, expired nj the assault upon Fort
Sumter and general review OF what has
occurred since may not be unprohtaole'
What was painfully uncertain then is
mutu petLer uenueu AnU u'oAS uis ~ ~
aud the progress of events is plainly in the
right direction. The insurgents confident
" claimed strong support from North Of
1 Mason and Dixon's line, and the friends of
the Uuiou were not free from apprehen-
sions on this point, This. however. was
soon settled definitely, aud on the right
4 side south of the line. Noble little Della
ware led off. right from the first
Maryland was made to seem against the
Union, our soldiers were assaulted. bridges
were burned and railroads torn up within
4 her limits. and We were, many days at one
time, without the ability to bring single