The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-12-07

4 telerrsph;s report Of this sn1ious'!
hst%d-for doesoess, NC are in receipt Of,
throush IL enterprise Of our Omaha CO.
,esssssriss. On aeeoont of the inscsu.a-
siss 10 tbis reprs-inseeuracies alusys a.
sssdisg the Transmission By telegram Of
sseh doeameats-ue farbeaf rs-pablishins
js-shosgh We hope to pab!ish in cor next
issss sorrees copy Of the message.
This doeunsns needs no words Of com
neudstios. o, esss calculation, from any
ouarss,. 70 secure for il The cordial approval
Of every loyal heart in the ns'ion. isspeaks
for itself, and in lasSaag too commonplace
ssd direct to Be misunderstood, BY even the
nsaness capacity. Ths PRrsrpssT srst re-
iess 70 eur relations With foreign nations,
asd says that the disloyal citizens Who have
offered the ruin Of our country TO foreign
satioss in revsrd for interfering 10 shi. con-
test, hsys received lees encouragement than
shey expeesed-as those nations, not i'm
probably, saw from the frs', that Is was the
Union WHICH WbuS oos ss1stbs - "~'
car domestic commerce.
He deems il Of importance that the loyal
e;s;,sns Of Ess.srn Tennessee and Western
North CaroIioa should BE- connected With
Ksosaeky, aod other faithful parts Of the
Unios, BY railroad; and recommends as
military measure, that Congress pr tide for
shs construction Of such road as speedily
- possible.
Tor The more e6ec.usl protection OF our
extensive and valuable commerce on the high
sees, b thinks il would be advisable to
sathoriss the commanders Of sailing vessels
70 ss-cspsors any prisss which pirates may
nsks Of U. s. vessels and their cargocs.
lie recommends the colonization Of the
"Coutrsbssds (" that have como into the
possession Of the U. s., uodsI tho provis-
lens Of the confscstion act passed q. the
recent extra session. "Bssides this, (he
ssys) IL i now possible that sumo Of the
States will pass similar enac,ments for their
own benefit" In such case be recommends
that Congress provide for accepting such
PERSONS from such States, according to
some plan Of valuation, in lieu Of the pro-
rata Of direct fares, or upon some other
plan to be agreed upon with such States
respectively. That such persons, on such
acceptance BY tho General Government, be
deemed At once free, and be colonized with
The " Ccntrabands" in climate oopgenial
10 them. Ile also submits to Congress
whether IL would not be we'll to consider
whether the free colorsd population OF the
United States could not, 90 far as individu-
ais may desire, be included in such coloni.
sa,ios. Let Congress give all these recon-
nsodasi0ns ito prompt and cordial approval,
ssy ~.
"Ths Union must be preserved, and
hence oil defensible means must b en-
ployed I" Bully +" for Cid ABE. That
10 what the loyal people ask-noshing more
the employment Of every defensible means
Tor the preservation Of the best and freess
government ever instituted among men,
Keeping the integrity Of the Union prom
inens ~ the preliminary object of the con-
test on our part" what means within our
reach are not d.ftnsible ? We thank thee,
ABx, for that word-pErESsiBLE-it is the
right word IN tho right place, and in the
right connection, for it cannot but be, in
the nature Of things, that, il oil the means
that arc "defensible" in the eyes Of God
and man, are used BY this Government in
sslf.dsfenss, the cause Of the Union mus.
prevail, and the cry Of treason be hushed
and drowned BY the rejoicings Of millions
over the return Of the halcyon days Of peace
and prosperity. Everything that is dsfcn-
sible That's il!