Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1861-07-11
Presidents Message.
Fello,o- Citizens of the Senate and House Of
REPRESENTATIVES

L 4OoAUASAo "
Fsllo,o- Citizens of the Senate and House @
REPRESENTATIVES
ho., o',r,o,ed n, a, extraordinar,
IT, -" &c authorized bv the Constitution
ooe"S'ua, :" !. ~, o,,toa 70 onv ord;par,
ypu' a'' 81 Iaasl,,;nr Al tho beg;nnipg y
su"loe' y. 5"a,;Ian,;,, Torn, fonr montb
Wv 49,. t,,o,; nc If tho Fedora invcrnmen
49,, f'und n hs ce,er,llv susnended within
49, soyaraI St,,es ~ South Carolina Georpia
aIa &C., WSs;ssnn; Louisiana and FI,rida
n'"""'"", 1872 at,. ,hnsa or ,he past Ofice De
,,ar,anant Within these States all the forts
aprao ,d ootrarda custom bouses and tb,
,;,s'. ,,,,1;na ,Lo novahIe and s,ationar,
n 'r.,on,,, ~ anj ah,nt them had been seize9
paJpv'v H. ho,a II on.r Hostility to this Gov
" 49,. me,' a nu nn,v Forts plckcns Tav
Inr and Jetf.rson on and near the Florid
~, .' a"a "a Rat Snmtar in Charleston harbor
Snmth Cnrol;n,
' M G ',' ,,',,. o;uoa Ind hon, mn. n i'm
w 10 .ana ;H ' mar nnes SaJ baan hn;l,
an,, ar,nad fnrces had teen oroun;zed and wer
"na,,,;a;aa al oyowedIv WITT five somr bost;l
o,e"",n Tha for,. rar,,;n;ng in the no..es
p"p, Ill., i",,a,aI c.nmor,,n,on, IN ord neo
s,o" 's VI. a;,hor h"';age, nr MANAGE,
w., ~, ri;i,a uron,ro,;nnv and nsr.c;aIlv Ear
S,,r,,or ,,os rnoir,v srrrnnnd.d bv we'll nro
,oo,ad lost1a ha;torias with cnns eoual i,
. IT. ."' .rs sa"t 81 -, own and ont.nrm
i"a".s ~ tn o,,a ".' ~ narh.ns ten r. ona a
Inn W, " shore If fine Federal musket
si'" Id t ho1 somnhnw fnnnd their wav int,
"''' ''1. ia" "a L"a hmn so;zed ,o he nse,
," 49, &c., .ho cnrarnnant
against 'no u",o'" y, ,hn,,,,io rre,,e ,y;n,
n:s''"1s' ha haon SeiyeJ far tho same nh
WIN" r ,"on o " was scattered in distant seas
@ h,,, :ar,, Sr,aIl mart of II within III,
u"a' t", r",cb If tbe Gav.rn,nent Officer
''r', ~ -, a,n,v and navy had resone,
W .'Io 49, -, and IF thnso resignin, .
:" 80 aa.t'an h,I ,oker nm arms avoins
.ha r. r pralnmont
''S c;,,,,,.na,sl,, and i, connection with nj
=, ~ .',,s :, .o,or the Fe1erol Jrnioo
' ."'a' WV noaI,, fovoweJ In accordance with
his i rn py m ordinance had been adopted
:"'o p' r. ,l"so s,a,o. dacl,r;ng th. State.
nas r IN he senarated from the National
P'u'' 3,sn,nL, f'r ;ny,;,u,iny a comh;ned
U",o ~ those STATES had been promu,.
aantoJ and ,h;s ;lleyal organization in the
snse"' al" "f ' r"rraanrate States was ALREADY
; H'.'h raooan;t;nn aid and interventi,I,
snnn, rora;an nowers T;ndino this condition
g ,i';,as FL b.l;ay;,c II ~ be an ;mnera.
,;,o In,v nnor tha inrnm,nu Executive ia
nroyont If npss;bln fine contamination of such
m ottemnt IN destroy the Federal Union, II
aL.,;a, 81 ,,oa,,s r., ,hot ond b.c,mo ;ndisnen-
.aLra " '' ~ '''
Th;s choico was made and was declared in
,ha In,naural AdJress The nolicv chosen
,''IkaJ ~ ,ho ovh,n.tnn If all neacefpl meas.
rras has,re resort IN amy STRONGER one II
,,,,I,L, ,,,i,. 10 hoId tho npb,i, n)aces and
nrnnar,v NOT a,ro,dv wreste1 from the Cav
pnp3 and ~ c,ilect thn reyenue rolvino
: ", IL ,.., nr lima discussion and ,hn h,l.
~. Lnx I, nror,ised n continuance of I'm,
',;ia =. conorn,,,nt ovrousa +, ,La vorv
nnn,Io n,hn ,,oro ro.;v,;nm ,hr Government
"a !, n,no rono,teJ nInI"cs AGAINST any dis
,,,rL,,oa 20 ,i,r ,f ,ho nonrlo ar any nj ,h.;r
s;,hts or oil thot which a President m;rh,
n 7r,,;,,,.;,roII, orl ;,.,;6, h,y do il, snrb +,
49, a,,a.,, ,l,n,, ,,,. T,,rhnrna v;,hnnt wh;cl,
). ,,,,s Lni;oro1 nos.;,la IA koer rho Govern
49,, -, c,,t
a. ,io s,h IF March tho nrcsort ;pcum-
,,,,,,,,, ca. f,u d,, II, of;re - Ic,t,r If M,;
A nIarsnn '' cnmmnnd;ng nt Kart Sumter writ.
,am w., ,nn oath or E.Hru,rv and recrivrJ at
tha Wa nsnn,tunrt IN the 4th of March
, ,.as hn .hat nan,rtm.nt ,Iac.J in his hands
ri';, i,,,,n NO ,rassad ,ba rrnf..s;on,l onin,n
- a, ,l,o, .,;,c,r,or,or,, ,o,,id no,
~ .tno,,, ;,,,, ,Lo, Fnr, viii in tho ,;po for
III, .'',;ar ranJornd rocos.arv Inv th. l;m;tcJ
u.s. ~ ,,.",,;.;nns ,na win ;,w nfh,lJ.
upr ~ ,ho s.n,o with fnrco ri lass
.s p .'',',t, ,h',r.nnI n,nI and wal, .,l;.c; :
. .i;nad "'an ,rh;s ,n;,;on was cnncnrraJ IN
f., al flo nr;cors IF hi. command and tL.;r
~ ,,orara"ao au ,Lo snhi.ct v.ra u,,,ln .nclo.
',r M,;,r amaar.,'n,s Io,,or
III ,hoj, ,v,s ;,,,,.li,toIv laid hsforo
So ,,La -, ,,nco cancrrrol win Ma;
=, nlor,a,, J., nn;n;nr IN reaec,;nn Lnw.y.y
H. ,,ai. r,LI t;p'n nonsrlt;na viii ,thnr "A;
nan'' h',,h 81 ,ho ,rn,v onI ,Le navv noI a,
49,. al # f,r. ,i,,,s ,.,,n. re,nct.,',l, hr,
dao;aad,v ~ tho s,,n, rnnc,us;nn as Iorore
snt,;c;ent ,orce was then at fine cnnIrm If the
Gnvornmont or coul1 ho raised or brnnoh,
n the nrounJ within tbe TINA when fin. nrn.
vic; ',r. i, ,be Eort would hs oxhousto1
Inn nnrsIv military nont If v;ew tL;s ,s.
a,oad ,ro dn,y If tho Admin;stra,;nr in III,
caSo =, tho mora matter or Getting ths o. ri.
snn saf,lv nnt If ,hs Mart I. was ho,;.vad
hnwever that 10 81 abandon that nositi,n
mnJor ,ho c;rcnr,S,,nceS would ha u,,.,Iv
rninnus. that the noceSS,,v nnd.r wh;.h :,
,ras ,n ho Inno would mn, h. rnlly u,dor.,n,,d
tba, nv manv il wnrld ba construed &C n.r,
,r ro,rn,,r, rol;cv. ,h.t a, homa >, wl,rL,
J;soorrano ,ha fr;orj, nrth. Ifn;nn onh,IIa,,
;,s nIrar,a r;as ,nI ~, far =, er.rra ~ ,ha Nv,
ter rsrngniti,n abro,a. Tint IN ,;,rt !,
w,nId hn nnr National de,,rncti,n cnnsnm.
,,,,,aJ TL;s n,,,,, ,,, hn ,IlnwaJ So
,;,,n u,. -, On, imam ,h. nnrr;snn ."J .r.
!; ;t wowlI ho rn,charI rnrt p;cksnv ,inh, Nv
ainG'rnai ~ ~ Nv ~
IN W.. l,', wor,a ho = c,oor ,rJ;.,,i,, If
rolicy AND wonIJ hc,,ar en,hl. ,ha rnn"tr ~
r. aeon. tbs ovacration If Fart Snm,or ~ ~ ,,
:, liz 'rr ,ncoss;,r An nrlar was n, nnoa Il;
,ected - he sant r,r tha LANDING If ,he ,ro,n.
rr,n, ,ha ,,o,n,sl;n nrnol,lyn 49,, ~, par