Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-11-13
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Washington, Ociote, n, Isj

To His Excol!cncy the Governor ti New York;
SIR Ihc present ins ERECTION had not
even revealed itself in arms when disioyoI
citizens FASTENED to iorcieii countries 10 in.
woke hoirintervcnion for lie overthrow of
the Government and the @estructiop Of Iho
Federal Union. These n -ci.is hre known IA
have made their appeals some ofihe more
important States without ,u.rcss n jsnot
likely, however, that the. Vim remain con-
tent with such rcfusals. Indeed, i, is mn
derstood that they areinG cndcay-
orlng to accomplish their disloyal PURPOSES
by degrees andindirectipn laking adyan-
tagc of the embarassmant5 OF agriculture.
manufactures and com ncrcciu ioreiep eoln-
tries, resulting from the insurrecion ihey
have inaugurated at hone, thay seek 10 IN
| V0lye our common COull .V i'm controversies
with States with which t,n,.ynub inferpst
| and every interest OF ma, Kind rciojre tDat
il shall remain in relations OF ngace, amitv
and friendship.
am able to state, fol your satisfaction,
that the prospect of any such disturbance
is now less serious than il has been at any
previous eriod during we course of the in
surrcction. 1t is nevertheless necessary
now, as it has hitherto been, 10 take every
precauion that is possible to avert the evils
ol foreign war; to be sunernducedup0n those
OF civil commotion which we are eudeayor-
ing to cure. One of the most obvious Of
such precautions is, that our ports and har
bors on the seas and lakes should be in n
condition OF complete delense fnp any ma
tion may be said to Voluntarily incur dan
ger in tempestuous seasons when tiails to
show that it has shelf rcd Itself on every
side from which the Storm might poss ibly
come.
The measures whicl fhn Executive cnn
adopt in this emergency are such only as
Congress has sanctioned, and for which it
has provided. The President is putting
forth the most diligcnt Efforts 10 execute
these measures, and we have the great sat
istaction of seeing thaC these efforts second
ed by die favor, aid and support OF loyal,
patriotic and self fsaorifeing people are rap
idly bringing the military and naval forces
Of the United States into the highest state
OF efficiency. But Congress was chiefly alb
sorbed, during its recent extra session, with
those measures, and did rot provide MS anu
ply as could be wished fut the HrtiGcation
Of our sea and lake coasts. In prsr.0us
wars loyal States ha1e applied themselves
by independent and separate activity, to
support and aid the Federal Government in
its arduous responsibilities The same dis.
position has been manifested in u degree
eminently honorable by alt loyal States du-
ring the present insQyfeedon n YeT ~
this fact, and relying lPon iho ja,h esse und
continuance of that oiso5uiiinR an lie mart
Of the loyal States, t. p5aadcnt hes dfac-
ted me to invite your consideration 10 tho
subject of the Importance OF perfcctiIig the
dcienses Of the State over which chyoupreside
and TO ask you to subni, the subject to the
consideration of the Legislature when IL
shall have assembled. Such proceedings by
the State would require only a temporary
use of it's means. H. expenditures ought
to be made the subj let Of conference with
the Federal Government. Being thus made,
with the concurrence Of the Government,
for general defense, there is every reason
to believe that Congress would sanction
what the State should do, and would provide
for its reimbursement Should these sug-
gestions be accepted, the President will di-
rect proper agents Of the Federal Govern
ment to confer with you, and to superintend,
direct and conduct the prosecution of the
system Of defense of your State.
Ihave the honor to BE-, sir, your obt. servt,
WA. Il. SEWARD.