New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-10-29
ar. ss.vara'a Circular 10 the nor4hern Gov


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Sff--fhe present instruction had not even re-
Vestea itsei IN arms, when edisoyal citizens has-
tehea 70 oFelgn Countries to invoke their interven
tIon for the overthrow Of the Government and the
are known to have made shelr apBeaas to some of
the more important States without success, Il IS
not LIKELY, however, that they Win remain content
with such refnsaIs. Indeed, il is Understood that
they are indusfriously endeavorng to accomplish
their disloya purposes by degrees and by indirec-
ton. Taking advantages Of tie emoaTrassments of
agriculture, manufactures and comn1erce IN for
eign countries, resulting from the insnfrection
they hayes tnangarated at home, they seek to ln-
yoive orr common country in controversies with
states with which every public interest and every
interest Of mankind require that 10 shall remain in
relations of peace, aInity and friendship. ls
am able to state, for pour satisfaction, that the
prospect Of any such disturbance is now less seri
course Of the iasnfrecsion. 1t il nevertheless me-
eessary now, ii has hitherto been to take every
precaution that .B possible to avert the evils of
foreign war to be sDperlnduced upon those Of civil
eoLnmotfon which we are endeaEofing TO cure.
One of the most obvious Of such precautions il
that our ports and aarbors ON the seas and lakes
SHOULD be in condition of complete defence; for
any nation may be said to voluntarily incur danger
in tempestuous seassns when it fails to show that
it has sheltered itself on every side from which the
storm might possibly come.
The measures which the Executive can adopt in
this emergency are such only as Congress has
sanctioned. and for which lit has provided. The
President is putting forth the most dilgent Efforts
to execute these measures, and we have the great
satisfactonof of seeing that these efforts, seconded
by the favor, sid and support OF aioyal, patriotic
and selftsacrifcing people, are rapidly bringing
the military and naval forces Of the United States
into the highest state OF efficiency But Congress
was chiefly absorbed, dnrng its recent extra ses-
sion, with those measures and did not provide as
amply as could Be wished for tho fertilization of
our sea and lake coasts In previous wars loyal
! States have applied themselves, by Independent
and separate activity, to support and aid the Fede
| raj Government in its arduous responsibilities.
The same disposition has been manifested in de-
| gree eminenty honorable by all the loyal States
| during the PRESENT. tinsurrection.
| In view of this fact, and relying upon the in
crease and continuance OF the same disposition on
the part CT the loyal States, the President has d.
ERECTED me to invite yonr consideration To the sub
Iect of the importance of perfecting the defences
of the State over which you preside, and to ask
you to submit the subject to the consideration OF
i the Legislature when it shall have assembled.
Such proceedings by the State would require only
a temporary use Of its means. The expenditures
ought to be made the subjectvof conferences with
the Federal Government. Being thus made. with
the concurrence Of the Government. for general
Defence there is every reason to believe that Con
gress would sanction what the State should do,
| and would provide for its reimbursement. Should
these suggestions be accepted, the President viii
Il direct proper agents of the Federal Government
tc confer with you, and to superntend, Direct and
conduct the prosecution of the system Of defence
of your State. Gg E5-aa@-zs, ssAE as
II Your obsdient servant.
. I I-r& -i'. a"=y FsT - y WILLIAM E. SEWARD
dI In an article upon the above circular the New
It York Herald says: F stg sg
3 1t Is in consequence Of these facts and the war
e like preparations of England in sending a large
+ naval force to our seaboard and continual rein
l. forcements to Canada, at the time that ou
arms have done little OF nothing to redeem the de
. feat at Manassas, bnt on the contrary have sui
n fered further reverses in Missouri that the publi
! mind became affected, and was Just in condition
!, to be excited by the letter of Mr. Seward and
is under these circumstances that Mr.. Seward call
upon the Governors of the loyal States to TAX
y measures to forfy the Northern frontier and ever
n vulnerable point on our coast. Es5t u rn