The Oxford intelligencer. (Oxford, Miss.) 1860-18??, 1861-05-08

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out n shis conIsdsracy Against t6s eoysransst
Of the United States. be announces . blocksde
OF all the ports Of these States and threatens
20 puuish e pirates III persons who shall moIcst
any vessel of shs United States under Ie<ters Of
marqne issned by this Gsysrpnsnt sNotNith-
standing the authenticity Of this proclamation,
you Will concur with me that Il is hard to be-
iieve I could have ep,ansted from = President
Of the United States. la announcement Of q
Of the law Of nstions, that Il would seem incred-
ible that il could have been Issued by authority !;
but conccding this 70 Be the case, 10 Ear as fhe
Executive h concerned q win be diilcult 70 sat-
isfy the people Of these States that thsif late
eonfederates will sanction its dsclarations. will
determine to ignore the usages 81 .eiyilized pa
tions, and will inaugurate war Of extermina-
zion on both sides, by treating as pirates open
enemies, acting under tho sufhority Of commits
sions issued by an, organised government II
such proclamation was issued. Il could only
have been published under the sudden influence
ef passion, and We may rest assured mankind
viii be spared the horrors Of the conflict IL
seems to invite. s-e Ia ~ ,fl-s far
For the details Of the administration of tho
different Departments, I refer to the reports Of
'iS ,,s e'..e. ~ ssAs~
= the o.ese peparuhc'ss ,Ias '"In'snen up ne'
ccsseLy lns.rueuons ior .Ilcs IrcIn,n'ssleneIs, r
and Belgium, since your Adjournment, to ask
our recognition as Q member Of the family OF
nations, and to make with each of those powers
treaties of amity and commerce, Further steps
wilib taken to enter into like negotiations with
the other European powers, in pursuance OF
your resolutions passed at the last session,
oumciehs s,me mas nos yes eia pseu s'"ce .he
departure o. enesc Oomm'ssioae's 'c1 re ,ece'p.
OF any ihteingence nom tnein. AZ oeem u
oes'raoIe Una, ,oommss'onf's or o'"er Siplomsuc ma;
agen's s''ou'u s,so pe senS nj eany peI,ou,
W 'he, .meePehoen. c"A. n Rcwes ssesn %
our .Coniederacy, with al oi whom q Is our
interest ana earnest wsn 70 Haih'an me most
coraiai ana Ir'ena'y ,eiauons, suggest ,he ex'
Pedieney oi making 'ne neeessary aPprop'fsuohs
ior tnat purpose.
hanng oeen olnciai'y nouneo oy ene puohe
ee.noriucs elMe S',.e ol ,mghA .na, she naa
Mitnurawn nom .ns on'on, anu oes,1sa 10
.a'n.'ns c'osss' Pon',cai Ie'a.'ons Mnm US wn'ch
u was possible =. '",s uhe 70 ussonsn, ,'' co'''
miss.oned inc Hon, Alexander II. Stevens iee-
rreslueh' Oh .he eon'euSlA,e o'a,cs' 70 repro
sen. 'nls ooVeInmeh. M =, A,cnmonu aul pap
Py ~ '",o.,n ,n you u, sus. ne sI5 y,n, cJ eo.,'
.e"'o" WV, aio o''eo '"S"'"r " ru,.''
Una. hono,cu So'h'hon~ea'sn, 70 ,one a"" justly
ois'nS"iSsn,u .S Anio"g ,ici sn S'ses' sns %
eca, " .ne ne'i y =, o. HioHihnus =. ne, sph9Ien
IN ,ne Coniedera.e s'a.es, mas un''ed ner power
~, w'h o'A A"n oeoo.'o o,'c VI US
ms conyehtion, sooPuhg tne rroyslonai eohstl-
suuon Vi '''c conicqctacy. ~"' ps ia'u peio.e you
Ior your consu'u'iona' ac.on hA'e sss's,ac'ory
sssuIances rom o.neF ~ vpI ta con.eaera.es, %
.ha' ,ney arc On 'nc po,n' ., aa'p'mg Rm.la,
neas1lcs Ana ' nuo. u"ast ~ 'us' sse yop snai, =,
na'e nay s,ns:u oeen ,,'n c.s T ,s 'y nno'e y, y,
.ne - saseho,ulng 1a,es :. .ne ,s'e ' va,on' WI,
,esponu 20 .he csl. =. ''nou anu anee.lop, anu
~ aHlu"s 'ue'l 10 '.,es VIZ, ' ou's p'o.no'c ou
common INTERESTS anu secure our common
s"le'yi
ln .S pc irsasuiy psps'.nsns rcsuauons s rave
ocon ues,seu an Pus nv 'or carry
Mg vu' uie Pohvy ,no"cs.u ~ your ,eg,s.suon
On wy suc'so' ~ 'ne n@a''o. =. 'ne MISSES
stPP' wv ss meu 10 soi "e o'.iecuoh Oh re'e'
nne On ene ron.'er rsee transit mas Dech Sc
sureu 70, H. 'esse,s Gssa anu mercnanoise passing
.hrousn .ne 0on'eu.ia'e otates ana aeiay ahp
mcvn.eilence me-, nav Ceeh avoided as iar as pos
s.oie ~ oIHsn.g ne revenue service lor inc
various anyways enter'ng our territory AZ
Ias. as eNpcn.nce snaii inoicate tne possioLity
ol ON ,mproV.ment IN these regulations no efor'
WIN % sPareu 70 iree cohmerce rom all unnc
Z "a.
Under your ACT autnorizlng loan, proposals
were issued inviung nnpsciiPtions 'or nye ml
lions on collars ana the caii was answered oy
the pronpt suoscr'pnon OF more tnan elgnt NIL
hons Dy OUT own cl'i@enS anu nos single Die
was MADE unuer par. Inc Tapia aeyeioPmen
OF the purpose OF tne PRESIDENT Oh inc unitee
states 70 mvade OUT sou, capture our iorts
Diockade our ports, ana wage war against us
indnceh me 70 arect tnat tne entire suoscrlP
ton shouid 90 accepeed. wlii now oecoml
necessary 10 reisc means TO much large
amount 70 dcfray the expenses Of maintaining
our inoependenee ana repeiing INVASION. IN
ute your sPeciai a.tenuon 70 TINS suolech Ans
the fnancaai conaiuon q tne 1overnmenb VIII
the suggestlen OF ways ana means Tor the sup
ply OF the treasury, VIII De presented to 700 II
separate commuh'caoon,
10 the department. Of Snsuce you have con
hdcd not cnly the organlSaaon, ana supervisor
Of all matters c9nnected with the courts O
justice hut also those connected with patents
and w1th the bureau Oh pubic printing.
since your aalournmen. an tne courts. with
the exception OF tnose oi MississipPi ana Texas
have neeA ORGANIZED Dy the appointment o.
marshais and district attorneys, ana are now
prepared ior tne exercise Oh their iuncuons.
In the Two states just named, the gentlemen
confirmed as judges, declined to accept the ap-
pointment, and no nominations have yet been
made to MI the vacancies. L refer you TO the
report OF the Attorney-Gcneral and concur in
m &c rtacn nruRrln