The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-10-26

The following Igiportnnt clrcuisr bas osV az
dressed TO Gov. Morgan, and similar ones 20 tne
Governors of all the states on the seaooard ano
lakes: s.9s 9.
(, Depart oY SraTx, WASHINGTON Oct. 14th 1851.
To hi. Ercelc,cs,, the Governor Of me State Of Men
X York ~ ~
SlR: The present nsurrection had rot even
revealed itself ia arms when disoyAscitizen5 hast.
| ened to foreign countries ~ awake their inter.
vention for the overthrow of the Government and
the destruction of the Federal Union. These
| agents are known to have made their appeals to
some of the more important States without sue.
cess. Il is not likely, however that they VIII re-
main content with such refusals. Indeed, it Is
understood that they are industriously endeavor.
| ing to accomplish their disloyal purposes by de-
| grees and ty indifection. Taking advantage Of
the cnlbarrassnenss Of agriculture and manufact-
ure and com .nerce in foreign countries, resulting
| from the insurreetion they have inangnratec ut
| kome, they seek to Involve our co ninon country
| in controversies with States, with which every
| public interest and every interest OF mankind
requires that it shall remain in relations of peace,
amity, and friendship, am able 20 state, for
your satisfaction, that the prospce: for any such
disturbance is now less serions than IT bds been
| at any previous period during the course Of the
insuriectiou. Ii is nevertheless. necessary now,
as it has hitherto been, to take every precaution
| to be superinduced upon those Of civil coinno.
tion, which we are endeavosing to cure. a.
One OF the most obvious OF snoh precautions is
| that our ports anj harbors on the seas and lakes
should be put in condition of complete defense
for any nation may be said to voluntarily incur
danger in tenpestuons seasons when it fails, to
show that i, has sheltered itself on every side
from whicht the s,o IN might possibly come
! The measures which the Executive can adopt
4 g. l. \. -
| sanctioned, and for wilich IL has provided.
r. The Presidehtis putting forth the most dill
gent efforts TO execute these measures. and we
have the eat satisfaction Of seeeing that these
| efforts seconded by the favor, aid and sup
port OF a loyal, patriotic and self sacrificing peo
pie are bringing the military and naval forces OF
the United States into the highest state Of eff.
| cheney. But Congress was chiefly absorbed du-
ring its recent extra session with these measures
and did not provide as amply as could be wished
for the orttication OF the sea and lake coasts
In previous wars the loyal States have applied
themselves by independent and separate activity
to the support and aid OF the Federal Govern
ment in its arduous responsibilities The same
disposition has been manifested in degree emf
ne ntly honorable by all the loyal States during
the present insurreetiUn. In view of this fact
and relying upon the increase and lontinuarce Of
the same disposition on the part OF the loyal
States, the President hps directed 4inc to invite
yonr consideration to the suhjsc Of the improve
ment and perfection of the defenses OF the State,
over which you preside, and to ask you to SUBJ
init the subject to the consideration of the Leg
lslature, when it shall have assembled. Such
proceedings by the State would require only
temporary use Of its means. The expenditures
ought to be made the subject OF conferences with
Federal Government. Being thus made with the
concurrence of the Government ior general de-
tense, there iS fvPrv reason to bei.s that Con-
gfess would sanction what the State should d >,
aud would provide for its reimbursement
Should these suggestions be accepted, the Presi-
dent vii direct the proper agents OF tie Federal
Government to confer with you, aid TO superin-
tend, direct and conduct the prose of the
system OF Geielse OF yODr Stale.
have the honor to be, Sir, your obedient servant,
WM II. SEW ARD.