Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-11-27


tho Ialcful strpice Of their masters; nor min mn
eTeept IN cases toheye The public qood man see,s 4,
Ttqure q, pyecent The voluntary return Of an,
IIglIve 70 The seTuiee from phick he NAV hare es
oeped. L am, very respectfully, your obedieb
sevant SIMON CAMERON,
n n... Secretary Of War.
10 Mslor- -General BUTLER, Commanding De
pa!'ment OF Virginia, Fortress Monroe,
sPEEoH or THE sEcRETARV OF THE Inrraron.l
The Hon. Caleb B. Smith, secrs stary Of III.
Interior, addressed public meeting In Proyi.
dence' r. l., on tho 10th Of August. He sald
In reference to the slavery question:
Il is the question of domestic seryitude tina,
mas rent asunder the temple of liberty. What
ls tnere 10 thisquestion Of slavery that should
olylde tho people2 Why, my friends, when
snls government wac formed, when we marched
from tne battle fields Of the Revolution, everv
etsIe OF the Union, with a single exception,
achnowieoged the Institution Of slavery Ii
cas- peen abolished In New England, In New
York and PennsylyAnia, and our States of tbe
west have grown to their present stature of
population and magniAcence as free State.
but Ior the last tea years an angry controversy
as existed upon this question of slavery. The
Plhds oi the people Of the South have been
decelved by tho artful representations of dema.
gSgpes' VINO have assured them that the people
OIL tpe North were determined to bring the
power OF this government to bear upon them
ior the purpose OF crushing out this institution
oI slavery. ask you, is there any truth in the
charfef mas Me government Of The United
Sssre', HI any single 1osssneu Sg sHg Uo SvtIIdfv
act, thteTjtTtd ioih The Institutions of the Souh?
no, not one. The theory Of this gOusrnment is,
that the Stats are sovereign ioittin their proper
sphere. The gOUsrnment ofhe United States has
no more right 10 interfere uih the institution Of
slapsTy in South Carolina than IL has TO interfere
i0lh he peculiar institution Of Rhode Island,
.ohO'e benefits haze enjoyed 10 day. But, my
iiends' during the last summer, when the
great political contest was raging throughout
the land, then 1t was that designing and dishon-
ess men, ior the purpose Of accomplishing their
own selfish schemes, appealed TO the prejudioes
Of tho Southern people, deuouncing those who
supported Mr.. Lincoln as abolitionists-as men
who would disregard the constitutional rights
OF the South and transcend the powers of the
government. Excited by means OF these ini-
quitous appeals, they were ready to take arms
to prevent the Inauguration of that President
whom majority OF the people had declared to
be the man of their choice.
Ny friends, have known the PresdentllopR
and well. Ii has been my fortune to be select
ed as one OF his constitutional advisers. | have
had the honor Of being connected with this Ad-
ministratlon since its commencement, and I tell
you tonight that you cannot find in South Cdfoi
ma man more anxious, ytll9iOusIy and scrupa
IOu'ty, to Observe all the features Of the Constitu
tioR relating TO slaUeTy than Abraham Lincoln
Had the people of the South been willing to
wait and zee whether he would regard that oath
which, In the presence of the assembled nation,
he had taken, they would have found that no
Administration ever organized in this country
would have more conscientiously regarded and
protected the rights OF the South than this Ad-
ministration would have done. II
Mr.. Lincoln had not pursued the course which
he has, would he not have been unworthy Of
the confidence that has been go generously
placed in hint He has adopted this course,
and he has appealed to you, the people of the
States, to rally round the standard of our coun
try, aud to teach the world that republication
still lives upon this continent. My friends, zoe
make no 'oaT upon Southern insfitutions. We
recognize the right Of South Carolina and Geor.
gia to hold slaues if they desire them.
PROCLAMATION OF MAJoRoENERAL FREMONT.
I HEADQUARTERS WEsrERS DEP'r,l
ST.. LOUIS, Aug. 80, 1861.
circumstances, In my judgment of sufficient
urgency, render it necessary that the command
ing General of this department should assume
the administrative powers Of the State.
In order, therefore, to suppress disorders, to
maintain, as far as now practicable, the public
peace, and to give security and protection to
the persons and property of loyal citizens, / do
hereby ertend and declare established martial iaw
throughout the State of Missouri The lines of
the army of occupation in this State are for the
present declared to extend from Leavenworth,
BY way OF the posts of Jefferson City, Rolla and
lronton, to Cape GirOrdeau, on the Mississippi
river.
All persons Dho shall be taken 10Th arms in
their hands toithin these lines, shall be tried 6y
court martial, and if found guilty, aeiH be shot.
The property, real and personal, of all persons
In the State of Missouri who shall take up
arms against the United States, or who shall be
directly proven to have taken active part with
their enemies in the field, is declared to be
confscated to the puOlic use, and their SLAVES,
# any they haze are h'rsby declared frsemen.
ai ]. c. FREMONT,
MajOr-General Commanding.
LETTER FROM PRESIDENT LINCOLN TO oENRRAI
FREMONT.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept IL, 1861.
Major Central John c. Fremont:
SIR-Yours of the 9Th, in answer to mine OF
the I'd inst, was just received. Assured that
you upon the ground could better Judge of the
necessities of your position than could at this
distance, on seeing your proclamation of Au.
gust 80, perceived no general objection to it;
the particular clause, however, in relation tc
of slaves, appeared to me to be Objectionable
in its non conformity to the act of Congress
passed the 9th of last August, upon the same
subjects, and hence wrote you expressing my
wish that that clause should be modified &C
cordngly. Your answer just received expresses
the preference on your part that should make
an open order for the modification, which very
cheerfully do. Il is therefore ordered that the
said clause OF said proclamation be- 80 modified
held and construed as to conform with, and not
to transcend, the provisions on the same sub.
ject contained in the act of Congress entitled
IAN act to confscate property used for insur-
rectionary purposes" approved August s, 1861,
and that said act be published at length with
this order. Your obedient servant,
A, LINCOLN.
Mr.. cAMERoN's INSTRUCTIONS TO GEN. SHERMAN
a n Sc WAR DEPARTMENr,l
.ti Oct, Ia, 1861.
Sin; In conducting military operations within
States declared by the proclamation of the Pres
ident to be in q state of insurrection, you will
govern yourself, so far as persons held to ser
vice under the laws of such States are concern