The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1861-07-22


only necessary GO call attention TO such facts
as have occurred during the recesses and 10
matters in connection with the public defence.
he congratuiates Congress on the accession
20 the confederacy Of the free and equal
4 sovereign States. mentioning the several
States. and sas IL was deemed advisable TO re
move the several departments and archives 10
Richmond. TO which place Congress has al
ready been removed, as the seat .of Govern
ment After the adjournment OF Congress
the aggressive movements Of the enemy re
quired prompt and energetic action. The &C.
camuiat:on Of the enernys forces on the 20
tomac. sufficiently demonstrates that lis Of
forts are directed against Virginia. and from
DO POINT could measures for her defence and
protection, be 20 efficiently directed A. from
her oan capital.
The rapid progress OF the last fea monshs
has stripped the veil behind which the trne
pole, and purposes of the Lincoln Govern
meat previously concealed itself. aud which
are nov fully revealed. The MESSAGE OF
theis President. tho action of their Congress
NJ the present session. coalesses the nten-
ton of sHl,ngafing the seeding States Ly
war. the folly of which i equallcd only by
! iis Nlskesnos- war by which ii Is imDossi-
bic 10 attain the proposed result whilst it,
dire calamities cannot be avoided BY Ia.
| will fall doubly ses erely on themselves
/ Commencing ia March last with an affecta-
ton al ignorance OF the secession Of seven
States. which ofganizcd the Confederate
government. par isting in April in the alb
surd assumption If the existence Of riot
which was 20 be dispersed. bv poss. conf
fafBs, continuing IN the snccessis months in
false representations that these States IN
tended an offensive war in spite of conclu.
siye evidence 10 the contrary furnishes "a
well bv the official action Of the President
Of the United States. that he and his
advisers have succeeded ia deceiviug the
people Of the United States Fortunately
TO- the truth OF history, l.ncolns message
minutely details the attempt 20 reinforce
FJrt Sumer in violation Of the atmistice of
which he confesses that he has been inform.
ell only by means too vague and uncertain TO
excite at .ntiOn. The hostile expedition dis.
patched 10 supply Fort Sumter is admitted
10 have been undertaken with the knowledge
that It's success vas impossible: the sending
of amt &c q the Governor OF South Carr
lima of the intention 10 use force 90 accom-
plish the object, and quoting from the lnau.
gural that there will be no conflict unless
these States were the sggresSors. he pro
cecds 10 declare that his conduct in the past
and present was ia performance Of this prom
Use which could not be misunderstood. He
charges these States with being the assail.
ants OF the Union. and states that the world
cannot misunderstood this unioundei pre-
tence.
Lincoln propose, to make the cou,es, short
and decisive, and coniosses tnat even an In
creased force Is required These enormous
preparations is distinct avowal that the
United States is engaged in conflict with
great and powerful nation. and they com
PEELED 10 ab ,ndon the pre'ence OF dispensing
rioters and suppressing nsunection, and are
driven to the acknowledgment that the
Union IL dissolved. They recognize the ex.
istence OF the Confederate States by the In
terdction of All embargo and blockade. by
which all commerce between the two il cut
off
He regulates the foolish iiea tha, nhab.
itants OF the Confederate States arc still citi-
zens Of the United States. for they are now
wiging Nh indiscriminate war upon them
with a savage feroc'ty unknown 10 IN, d. n
civil rat on. He compares the present Inys-
SION To that of Great Britain in 1871, which
Vas conducted in more civilized manner.
NJ nknd shudders at the outrages committed
,n the deienceless by those pretending 10 be
fellow citizens. who depict their horror Z the
deliberate malignty which, under the prctexi
II suppressing Instruction, they make she
] war sick women and children, by
c,reiully devised measures to prevent their
obtaining medicine necessary for their care.
The sacred Claims Of humanity are respected
Oy all nations. even in the fury Of battle, by
careful deviation of an attack on hospitals
which are now outraged by a Government
which pretends the desire 20 continue fra,er-
nal connections Sach outrages admit of no
retaliation unless the actual perpetrators are
captured.
Taylors mission to Washington was 10 pro
pose an exchange II prsJneis taken on the
privsfeer savannah aud ~ inform Lincoln Of
the determine aurppsc to check all aIbarity
on prisoners al War bg such retaliation a. eli
fectually 10 put an end 10 such practices
Lincoln promises 10 reply but none has vet
been received. In reference to the peculiar
relations which exist between this Govern
nent and the States casually termed the
Border Save States. which cannot rroYerlv
be withheld from notice. the hearts IF our
people are animated by the sentiments To-
wards the inhabitants of these States which
found expression IN our enactment refusing
to CONSIDER them enemles on authorize hos
Iilities against them 4 large portion Of the
yeople Of these State- regard "a .. brethren.
and IL unresiraincd by the actual presence Of
large armies and the subsersiOn of civil an
thority, by the declaration Of m7Yiial law,
me of them al least would isyf0l, unite
with US That they are almost with entire
,imity opposed % the prosecution OF the
~ar wayed agains, u, theylaily recurring
events fulls warrant the assertion The
President Of the United States REFUSES 10 re
, cognize in these our late Sister States the
right Of refra ming from an attack on u. and
iustifies his refusal bv the assertion that the
. States have no other power than thai reserv
, ed TO them in the Union by the Constitution
, no one Of them having been a State out o.
the Unien. This new constitutional relation
, between the States and general Government
is fitting refutation 10 another assertion OF
, the message that the executive possesses the
power of suspending the Habeas Corpus dele
eating that power TO military com n,andets al
! discretion, aud both of these proposition,
claim a respect equal TO that which j. felt fo
!, the additional statement in the same papel
, that il il the Presidents duty 20 execute ths
laws. We NAV we'll re joce that we hay,
forever severed our connection with a Gov
. eminent that tramples on all principles OF
constitutional liberty. and with people il
whose presence such av0wals could be hazar
ded
The operations in the field will he greatly
extended by reason of the policy which here
tofore was secretly entertained. but now avow
I ed and acted upon by the Uuited States Tn,
I forces hitherto raised have proved ample 70
+. the defence of the seven States which oriyi
nally organized the Confederacv With III
! except on OF those fortified Islands where IN,
defence is efficiently aided by preponderat
/ inc naval farce fha annrov haa boon grs.o.