Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-11-30
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

The annual message u Tres ac"' ~"
coin, to be delivered upon the Assem-
bling Of Congress, will he looked ~,
With great anxiety, a"i we 'ras' Il VI
be found q plain, matter oil lac' o"o"'
mcn,. free from possibility Of miscont'nc
ton. and without those obFeute psssaseS
and enigmatical sentences when nave
heretofore too generally PervaGed tha'
ncrson's communications to the people.
Already We are informed by the WASH
inc,on correspondents that portion OF
the message had been placed IN the
hands Of the printers, and that 1T VIII
give entire satisfaction to the conrtry,
when it shall have been made known
This declaration, it is much to be hoped,
is true. The same authority ventures
the opinion that there will lie an addl-
tional requisition for two hundred thou
sand men and two hundred millions OF
money. This may ne true, or may not,
but in our opinion it viii very soon be-
come necessary to increase tie army,
and before treason is crushed, not OILY
seven hundred Thousand men Will have
been called forth, bot at least million
Tho status of affairs at the present time
fully warrants this conclusion, aud the
President should not fail, in his mes age,
to inform the people of the loyal States,
in plain terms, Just what they are ex-
pectei to 10 in the emergency. More
troops are undoubtedly TO be called m
to the field. The recruiting machinery
is now in motion and it should not be
suffered to become Idle until the neces-
sary number has been called forth.
Another point which, Of all other,
seems of highest Importance, is the pol
icy Of the government upon the slave
question. Upon this the President
should declare himself with such clear.
ness that all who read may understand
as plainly as a b c. Mr. Lincoln is now
President of the United States. At The
writing OF his first message he was not,
and it is not altogether improbable that
he might have entertained certain mis-
givings in regard to his inaugural on,
consequently used words to cover up his
Thoughts. But he is President now, and
the slavery question, rs connected with
the present war, has assumed degree
OF importance which cannot well be
owe, looked. A declaration plain and
unequivocal, is Of the highest ,mpor-
lance. We have strong reasons for be-
Levine that he ia no Aboltonist, aand
that his sympathes arc avcrse TO the
huc-and-cry which tn;t designating
faction is setting up.
The government has on its side, a,
least, four slave holding States, the pco-
pc Of which are extremely anxious to
undersl and just what position the Ad-
ministr"tion will pursue with regard
to slaves. A dozen lines VIII express
the course with abundant iulness, and
the people are waiting to hear.
1t is probable, also, that another grave
question will arise out Of the Mason
oldell capture upon which the country
will demand to know the course OF the
government. If trouble ensues, then
there will arise the immc late necessity
OF placing our navy on var footing.
England has over four hundred memo.
war atioat, while we have not one which
is not absolutely needed in the contest
in which We are already engaged. Our
coast defences, also, will require our
sudden attention. There are many
points at the present juncture Of affairs
which will necessarily render the CON-
ing message Of the most intense impor-
lance. Let points be plainly stated.