The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1861-07-06
light Dispatches.


" AsHiSGroS. July 5-The President IA
his Message says, AZ the beginning OF tie
present Presidential term. the functions OF
the Federal Government found TO be
generally suspended within the States Of
South Carolina, Georgia Florida. Louisiana.
Alaoams and Mississippi. The Forts. Ar
senals and Custom Houses had been seized
and were held in open hostility to the Gov
eminent. excepting only Forts Pickens. Tay
lor and Jefferson. Armed forces had been
organizing with hostile purpose. The
Forts remaining IN possessions of the FEEDER
al Government in these States. we're either
besieged or menaced by war-like prepare
tons, and especially Fort Sumter, was near
~ surrounded by we'll protected bitteries-
a disproportionate share of the Federal II
iies and mnskeis had somehow found Their
way into these St-tes and had been seized TO
be used against the Government. The pub
lie Revenues had been seized; the Navy scat
tered. aud the officers OF the Army and Ma
w had resigned. An ordinance had been
adopted in each of these States. declaring
their separation from the Urion and formu-
Ia for combining a government OF these
States had been promulgated and this Illegal
organic ation in the character of Confederate
States was invoking recognition and inter
yention from Foreign Powers.
Finding this condition of things, and be
Loving II to be an imperative duty upon tie
Executive to preven., :! possible. the con
SUNNI ton Of such IA attemSt to destroy
the Union.
4 choice OF means TO that end. became IN
dspensiblc. This choice .ss made and dec ar
ed in The lnsu ural addr, ; The policy che
zen. looked to the exhaustion of all peaceful
measures, before resort 10 any stronger
ones. IL sought only 20 hold the public prop
erty not alrea ~ wresied from the Govern
ment relying for the rest, on time. discus
son and the ballot box. A letter from Nj
jor Ande son, commanding at Fort Sumter
dated February 25. expressed the opinion OF
the writer that re'nforcements could not be
thrown into that Fort within time for his re-
lief, with force of less than twenty thousand
mea. After consult I on with other officers
Of the Army AMI Navy. Gen Scott concurred
in this opinion
As such force vas not az the control OF the
Government or could be raised within the
time when the provisions ia the Fort would
be exhausted, in purely military point of
view this reduced the duty Of the Admins
tration TO the mere matter Of taking the gar
rson out of the Fort Ii Wa believed how
ever that this policy would discourage the
friends of the Union and embolden It's adver
saries and 90 far 20 en- urc 70 the latter a re
cognition abroad; therefore II Was resolved to
notify the Governor OF South CaIolina that
an attempt would he made to provision the
Fort. and If the attempt should not be resis
ted. there would be no effort 20 throw in men,
arms or ammunitons Thi- notice led 10 its
fall without even waiting the arrival of the
provisioning expedition. Thus the assalanis
OF the Government began the conflict, Of
arms without gun in sight or an expectancy
to return their fire. They have forced upon
the country the issue OF immediate dissolu-
ton or shood. No course was left but TO
call out the war power of the Government, TO
resist the force employed for It's destruction
by its friends For is preservation il was
made and the response of the country was
most gratifying Rapidly following the pro-
clamation calling ont seventy-hve thousand
volunteers vas another closing the ports of
the insurEectioaary districts. - far all was
believed 10 be strictly legal At this point
the insurreclionists announced their purpose
10 enter upon the practice Of privateeriag.
other calls were made for volunteers TO serve
three years unless sooner discharged and
also for a large addition TO the regular Army
and Navy. These measures whether strictly
legal or not were venturcd upon under what
lie necessity, trusting then a. now. that con-
guess would readily ratifv them. The for
bearance Of this Government had been so cx-
traordinary as to lead some foreign powers to
shape their action a. il they supposed the
early obstruction of our National Union was
prob lble While this on discovery gave the
Executive some concern. he i now happy TO
say that the soyerisnty and ghts of the
United States are now everywhere resi- e,ted
10y foreign powers. and general sympathy
with the country j. mlniies'ei throughout
the world. Ii il recommended that YOU give
the legal means for making this contest a
short and decisive one. That YOU my place
Al the control OF the Government for the
work nj least four hundred thousand men and
( $500 900 0O0. That numbered men i about
one tenth of those OF proper ages within the
regions where appare ltly all are willing q
engage, and the sum j. less Oh n twenty
third part of the money value owned by the
men who seem ready 10 devote the whole
Alright. The result AT this time will bc wortl
more TO the world than ten times the men ans
ten times the money. and the evidence reach
ing Us from the Country lctves no doubt thu
the N ,terisl for the work i abundant. Tn.
sscedeis insist that our Constitution admit,
secession. They have assumed 10 m Ike !
Nati0nh Const futon ot their own ia which
of necessity they have either DISC ,rlel or =,
tanned the right I'll -ece 'siou, aS they insist Il
exists in ours ifthey have di-e rdei ia the,
thereby admit th,t on priLcip !. aught 10
u be IN Ours. II they have ret dael /, b,
their own construct on OF ours they show IA f,
20 be consistent they must seccle from on.
another whenever they IA ~ :s1,i Il the 81
est WAY OF settling their debts or esectint
I oil, I, Ia Ill a.
States save one should assert the rover q
drive that one out OF the UGion. |; is presum
el the whole class Of soc Led politician
would At once deny the power, AM teu1unc'
the act as the gre te Outrage upon Stste
lights. But suppose thrt pre- .isely the sam
act instesd Of being called driving them out
should be called the seced NJ Of the other
from that. IL would be exactly what the secs
dars claim 20 do. uncss in, ED tbev m
the point th q the one. bee ,use Il Is a minor
". m y rghtully DO wh 4 the others do, Ia
cause they are a majority
Our Government has often been called a
experiment. Two points in this. our pcopl
have already settle !: the successful e,til
lisment and tho Sue c ul adm n'str,tlon
IL. One still remains. il successful mail
tcnance against formidable internal atter.p
90 overthrow IL. IL Is now for me % -ho
20 the world that those who can conduct =
election. can also suppress rebellion: IN:
bullets are the rightful and peaceful succe
sors OF ballots. and that when ballots hay
fairly aud cons,itntionally decided. there ca
be no successful sppeal 20 bullets: that tie-
can be no successful appeal except 10 ballo
themselves Lest there msy be some une.
sness in the minds Of candid men a. 70 wh.
! Is 70 be the conrse Of the Government {.
wsrls the Southern States. after the rebo