The Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1861-1862, 1861-12-07

sifsly.a9d intimately conpeeied with the ma q,
teriai prosperity Of the world Ihlongh ,ne
Secretaries Of The State and the Interior psAe
ssil sr,Sssh;eh win be laid before you.s Under
e and by virtue of the act Of Congress entitled
slan act to confscate property used for insnr-
-, rect;onaty pufposesr--appFOyed August 9Th,
1851. the legal claims 6f certain persons to the
labor and service of certain other persons have
gbacesBe foffeited and numbers of the latter
tIus liberated arc already dependant on the
United States and Must be provided fcr in
some waN besides this j i not impossible
that some Of the States will pass similar en-
actments for their own benefits respectively
and by operation of which persons. OF the
ss,pe class will be thrown upon them fOr dis
se-Ddssl. m such case, recommend tifat Con-
! eress provide for accepting such PERSONS from
such States according to some mode of Nalu-
alton in lieu pro tantO of direct taxes 9s upon
, some other plan to he agreed on With such
- States respectively, that such pe,S5ns on such
acceptance BY the general g1SefnhIent. be at
once declared free, and that in any event, steps
be taken Cor colonizinS both classes, or the
one frst nstnti0ned, if the other shall not be
brought into eSietCnce, at some place or plac-
es in climate ctngeniai to them. 1t might
be well te consider tHG whether the free
ia fcolorcd people already IN the .URitad States
could not, so far as individuals Htay desire,
be included in such c0lonzatfom To carry
. out the plan of colonization may involve the
acquiring Of territory, and asse the anprSpria-
IS tion of money beyond that to be expended in
the Territorial acdNisition: Having practiccd
the Acquisition of territory for nearly sixty
years, the dNcstion of constitutional power to
), 10 Sc is nd ldASGr an open one. With us the
g lewef WAS qutstionod at first by Mr.. Jeficr-
son, who, however, in the purchase ~ iaouis-
lana, yielded his scruplcs on the plea of great
expedicncy. If it be said that the only legit-
innate object of acquiring territory is to furnish
homes for white men, this measure effects
Q that object, for the emigration of colored men
leaves additional room for white men remain
ING or coming here. Mr. Jefferson, how
ever placcd the Importance Of procuring Lou
a isiana more on political and commercial
grounds than procuring room for population.
= On the whole oposition, including the
preparation Of money, with the acquisition Of
territory, docs not the cxpedencS amount IL
absolute necessity, that without which tht
government itself cannot be pcrpetuated?
l.- The war continues. In considering the pol
icy II be adopted for suPprcssing the insurrec
ticn; ! have been anxious and careful that tn
inevitable conflict for the purpose shall net dc
generic nio violent aIrd Ecnsorsclcss revo
lutionarv str,,g slc have, therefore, in eve
ry case Thought it proper to keep the intcs
rity of the Union prominent as the primary
object of the centcst on our part, leaving al
questions which arc not of vital military i'm
Al 4 4 Z Al.
Legislature. In the exercise of my best dis
crcti0n, have adhered to the blockade of the
ports held by the insurgents instead of puttin'
in force by proclamation the law of Congress
enacted at the last session for closing thos
ports. 81 also, obaying the dictates of pr,l
dence, rs we'll as the obligations Of laws, in
stead of tranScending, | have adhered t., tn
act of Congress to confscatc property used fo
nsuErccticnary purposes. Ifancw law upor
the same subject shall be proposed, its pro.
pricty will be duly considered. The Unior
must BE- preserved, and hence, all indispensi-
bic means must be employed. We should
not be in haste to determine that radical and
extreme measures; which maS reach the 10y
al as well az the disloyal; are Indispensable.
The inaugural address at the beginning tf the
administration, and the message to Congress
at the late special seseion, were both mainly
devoted to the domestic controversy out Of
which the instruction and consequent war
have sprung. Nothing now occurs I'd add er
subtract to or form the principles or general
purposes stated and expressed in those d1cn:
incnts. The last ray of hope for preserving
the Union peaccaby expired with the ASSAULT
upon Fort Sumptcr and general review ef
what has occurred since may not be unrrt'h IA
bic. What was painfully uncertain tiien is
much better defined and more distinct,
and the progress of events is plainly in
cents claim the right direction. The inSar>
gents claimed strongs upport from north of
Mason and Dixon'S line, and the friends of
the Union were not free from apprehension
on that Ttnt. This, however, was soon set
tied definitely and on the right side. South
of the line, noble little Delaware led off right
from the first. Maryland was made to seem
against the Union, and our soldiers were as
sailed bridges were burncl and railroads were
torn IN within her limits, and we were many
days at one time without the ability to bring
a single regiment over her soil tt the capital: !
Now her bridges and railroads are repaired
and open to the government. She already
gives seven regiments to the cause of the I'm
ion, and none to the enemy, and her people; !
at a regular election, have sustained the cause
ofthc Union by larger majority and a larger
aggregate vote than they ever before gave to
/. any candidate on any question, kcnttackE}
to-. for Some timc in doubt, is now decidedly,
and, think; unchangably rangel on the side
of the Union. Missouri is comparatively
quiet, and, I believe, canrr't again be overrun
by the insurrcet:onists. These three States
Of MARYLAND, Kentucky and Missouri, neither
of which would promise y single soldier at
first, hare now an asgrtSatc of not less than
forty thousand III the field for the Union,
while Of their citizens certainly not moro than
third Of that number, and they of doubtfu|
1sbereaeeats and doubtful existencc are in
arms S5sinst it after a somewhat bfccds
struggle OF MONTHS winter closes On the Tn.
ion e,ple of Wts'crn Virginia leaving them
masters Of their own country. An insureent
force Of about |, 800 for months dominating
the narrow peninsular region constituting the
counties Of Aecomac and Northampton and
known as the eastern shore of Virginia togcth>
CIR with some contiguous parts OF Maryland,
have laid down their arms, and the people
- there have renewed their allegiance and ac-
ccptcd the protection OF the old flag. This
leaves no armed iRsurrectionists north Of the
Potomac nor east Of the Chesapeake, Also,
we have obtained footing at each of the so-
l.luI ho cont coost 4 Hottor,S