Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-04-16

TO tke General Assembly ef Ohio; N,<,sl, 3
Il cannot be longer diseuis ed that The SbntheFn
States, which now wage war upon the Cavern,
ment OF the United States, began In the seizure
Of tho National fortresses, arsenala, chips,
money and other property, and eliminating IN
armed resistance to the Government, furnishing
supplies TO the famishing garrison at Ft sumter,
have been, through the leaders, whose instru-
mentality brought about that issue, constantly
conspiring against the integrity and peace Of
the Union, by dissolving the compacts and long
established precedent, which settled the rights
of the Government over its Territories, and thus
contriving to subject them to State domination;
In both aspects, 1t is a war Of conquest on the
part of the malcontents in the South, to spread
the dominion of slavery where IL thad been
prohibited by law, sanctioned by thu, common
consent of all sections oil the country during sue,
cessive generations. iio fi,g. ben,Gya
Failing to accomplish this, even with the aid
Of faithless agents brought under their control
In the several departments OF the General Gov.
eminent, who could not defeat the laws OF ma,
ture, these dangerous confederates against all
constitutional government, have taken the
sword in hand to conquer and partition the coun-
try. Aided by the treason OF high officials in
the administration OF Mr.. Buchanan, they have
already seized many of the most important bul.
warks erected by the United States to secure
the commerce and protect the shores, and the
whole interiorot the country from invasion. This
armed Ssoutier, which cost the nation more since
The establish ment OF its independence than the
war which achieved it, is necessary alike 70
every portion of the Republic. Charleston and
the barbor, Iow commanded by the Forts
built by the United States, was twice conquered
by the coniejeracy from the British While in the
hands OF 4 foreI power, 1t was the basis OF mill
tary operations against the northern states affect
ing even the remotest. Can the government
OF the United States relinquish this position q
the petty power now assuming o mock sover-
eighty over IL and the adjacent seas, without
subjectiDg its commercei and the whole interiol
OF the country to the mercy of any formidable
enemy it might introduce as an ally agains
the Union, or which might acquire mastery
there in any other mode2 Must all the othel
places of strength along the coast, from th'
Chesapeake Bay to the Rio Grande, which the
Uniteu States has made to frown with its for
tresses and bristle with It's cannon to repel in
vasion and alright pirates, and has illuminated
With lighG-houses to point out the paths to com
merce-must all these places be surrendered L
the secediug States, TO paes into the hands o.
any foreign nation which may supplant theil
power7 If go, the slave States, in commanding
the avenues of commerce from the vast interior
States OF the North and West to the Ocean
must subject them as conquered provinces b
What is to be The condition Of Ohio and al
her sister States in the Mississippi valley If th,
slave States are to give law on the lower Mis-
sissippi Secession, the seizure and appropria
lion OF all that belongs to the United States il
the seeding States, and the usurpation of al
sovereign rights over the adjacent seas and tn
navigable streams aud other avenues of com
merce in that section of the Union, make con
quest which strips the interior of its indepen'
dence, and the Government of the United State
of the national attributes conferred by the Con
stituton to maintain it, and all the interests 0
/ the continent committed to its charge.
rejoice to be able to assure you that the Ex
ecutive power installed at the Capital is resolv
ed to repel this attempt at conquest Ii will as
sert all the rights conferred by the Constitu
ton, BY all the power with which it invests th
Government. The most vigorous measure
will be taken to resume the authority of tn
United States over the places from which IL ha
been expelled; and cannot doubt but that tn
stream which floats the commerce OF the region
between the Rocky mountains and the Allegha
nes will be sppn delivered by the General Gov
ernment from the assumed sovereignty whicl
the States purchs from France now asser
over it. But as IL contestmay grow to great
er dimensions than is now anticipated, ] deen
It my duty to recommend to the General Assem-
fbly Of this State to make provision proportione,
| to its means to assist the National authoritie
in restoring the integrity and strengths of th
Union in all its amplitude, as the only means Q
recovering the rights of all the States, and az
suring the permanent peace and prosperity Q
the whole country. liioH aeT 70
earnestly recommend, also, that an apprc
| pristion of not less than four hundred and 81
ty thousand dollars be Immediately made, for th
purchase OF arms and equipments for the use o
the volunteer militia of the State. ~
Ineed not remind you of the pressing exigen
cy for the prompt organization and arming o
the military force of the State. fiie
Accompanying this communication, you vii
find attltement Of the Quarter Master-G General
relative to the condition Of the public arms.
w. DENNISON., 4,