The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-12-05
THE NEW YORK SUN
THURSDAY MORNING. DEC. 8, 1861.
The New York City Press.

exc, pt as a victory of the people over dshones-
ty and treason. The TRIBUNE says that "our
new May will 10 into the City Hall with a
majority Of political opponents in one Board
probably in both-and without municipal cxpc-
rience; but lac goes there determined 10 serve
the city before his party In its discussion of
the Message 1t draws a comparison between
what it calls, The truculont, sanguinarv mani.
tcsto addressed to the rival, rebel concliys Of
Jcff Davis, and the calm, di.;niicl ard kindly
words Of President Lincoln. The Prc,ilents .
remark in reference to slaves and slavery are
warmly approved. The Washington corros.
pondent of that paper shows how communica-
tion is kept up between our limos and those Of
the rebels;
a rebel spy was captured yesterday about
seven miles below Alexandria. lie reports that
he has been in the habit OF vising our liLes as
often as three times in a week, carrying mes
slges and papers and important information 20
the rebels. lie ,ross scd the Oscoquan River in
a small boat, sinking il ON this side and az
night cludcd the vigilance Of our pickets aud
made his way to Alexandra, where ho always
found tho required information, with all the
late papers from New York. The next evening
he would start on his way back, taking tho
same route, and arriving within tho rebel lines
ON the following morning.
The 1IMEs says Of the Message, that il i
clear unpretcnding frank and perfectly ccn-
sstent with the declarations and acts Of tho
Presidents whole political life. 1t appeals to
the judgment Of the people rather than their
r,sentments or their impatient hopes and fears.
1t does net (nor DO we) approve of the Prosi-
dents suggestion Of colonization as a proper
dis osal be- made OF the negroes which tho
progress of the war sets free and throws upon
our hand'. 1t thinks they should lie placed un-
der some effective police government here at
home whore their labor would benefit the
country. This would he difficult matter to
arrange. Its Missouri correspondent sends tho
following account of the manner In which Col
Jennison, now in command near Kansas City,
makes the rebels in his vicinity useful
lIc has been making the neighborhood somc-
what uncomfortable TO the seccssonists. Most
II the wealthy men in this place are of seces-
zion prOCliyiticS, and many of them are active,
though secret agents of the rebels. The Colo
nel sent to request their attendance at head
quarters. When there he informed them Of tho
character Of their actions, and informed them
n'ant to Snyc his men as much. They were
u,n set a. fat ~" duty, such as hauling hay,
corr. wood and water, Chopping wood, ETC.
NWoug the iudiyluil, thus set to work were
.p,to's, liwycrs and judges. Wanting to send
mes age safely to Pleasant Hill, he ordered
jug James, a violent ,eCessionist, aud former
a nnlonni oihce-hollcr, to carry it, telling
III hc -hould hold his property responsible Tor
g safe delivery Of the message. The oil man
h.rct a team, drove through to Pleasant Hill,
u, ins We were gone hc followed so rapidly as
to lame his team. This morning. a msn who
a esa hS Bss ecn " fS SsrS Ra ii 81 G S% IL
sion of sentiment, was brought to heaiquaIters'
and scnt 20 chopping wood for the stove. Com,
plaining of not knowing how, he was Uea'eu
with a negro teacher.
In reference TO Senator Wilson's bill 10 soo-
li.h army suffers. The TIMES remarks as io''
lows;- -,
Asto the prices charged 10y suffers and when
,Alo,y a n arrin for profit of from 100 to jOO per
cent. there can only be one opinion, ana lnal 10
,hoi thcy are unreasonable beyond all measure,
naLiny due allowance for the credit when Is
,,iycn 10 the soldier, and very httie allowance "
will do for this, because the sutler lS mlo"oi W
sit al the pay table and collect MS ueoIs oo'0''
the payce leaves the room
The WoRIn, ia common with the rest oil the
Press is well pleased with the Message VI
that portion relating to tho slavery question:
il s,ys il is satisfied that the more carefully the
| pre.idcnts views and recommendations on tuiS .I
| rerplcxing subject are weighed, the deeper WI
| I,c Inc impression on the public mind oi thell
| .,rincnt wisdom and Justice. II is jubllant over
| ,he i, feat of Wool. Among other stories anc
rnmors. II gives tho following about Secretary
Cameron -
Secretary Cameron, it is said, on his r%ecen %
| ,;sit to Hartford had conversation whn Co
sam. Colt about buying his whole works ~ m th
south Meadow, Tor government, ana asked VI
colonel for his terms for factory, lhscnlhoty
grounds and all. Colonel Colt wished u''o 70; !,
Consideration, and the story Is, he mas qu.
recently sent letter TO Mr.. Cameron, oner,u
a., scii H. whole concern for five millions oil &c
iors rything to he included for this sum @
cent his own private dwelling and GROUNDS co
} | tiguous. .,
!, The WORLD alludes TO the preparations
establishing machine shop on the "sacro" vi
y ~ South Carolina, at Port Royal, ana saSS'
while the sluggish genius Of the cotton-gro
= ors could allow hall century 10 roi' over tn'
J. snatby comparatively without an attenPt
z mechanic enterprise, the inventive lankee
y sooner finds himself coloniLed S0uth tnan
g. sets at work his lhdl 'P'hslule IN =.
m 'Tbe clattcr of this Yankee workahop WIN e.
,brough South Carolina as the herald OF
cmsncinator more really dreaded than the wh
race of abolitionists. The slayeholders kn
,Lnt the liberal introduction oi mlnuihctu
- into cottopdom would be the downfall oi sla
~. ard hence their affected contempt Tor
if,reasy mechanics tf the North. VINO kn'
B Lut that some day it may be seen thal tn
was a strange historic connection between
Grst m,chine-shop at Hilton Head ana the
slave-hut OF the South.
Another contemporary, in speaking oi
Message, calls 1t a good chart Tor congress-
saws that the two Houses can hardly go AS
If they possess the Presidents patriotic d
n ton 10 the Union. OF the disposition rec
Ss monded to be made Of slaves, it says that
President evidently has his eyes upon Cel
America as the field for the colony. 1t
~ .rribcs heartily to the colonization idea.
letter from New Orleans, after descri
the joyful state Of public feeling in that
over the lall Of Sumter, says;
This state of things continued till the b
adc Of the mouth Of the Mississippi, abonl
Ne middle ul June. Then YOU could see long
lor then We were seized by inc THROAT
gLon thc trade from up the river was cut {
,,.,. A. ti,htcuinr the pressure past endur
N,twithgtinding the Inhabitants bore up c
own GlIy. for relicl was surely at hand, that
hody knew. and no one dared dispute inc
ISnS I'm the month Of October, England and
and | ,rould interfere to raise the blockade l "
could inprcss on YOU the absolute certainty
which thew regarded this. II was unNl
hazard a doubt about IL. They woulu
no que stion on the subject. The coup AZ
teras produced an alarming shock !