Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1861-07-11
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

sion authorized by the constitution your attsn-
ton not called to any ordinary subject of Legis
lation.
at the beginning of the present presidential term
four months ago the fu ctions Of the Federal Gov
eminent were found TO be generally suspended with
in the several States of South Car DINA Georgia Al
ALBANIA Missi, ppi. Lou sians and Florida excepting
only those of the Post-ofice Department
Within these States al for IT, a-ssnals dock yards,
custom houses and the like, including movable and
stationery property in and about them. had been
seized and held ID open hostility this Coy
eminent excepting only Forts Piekens, Taylor,
and Jefferson, on aud bear the Florida coast and
Fort Sumter. South Carolina. Forts thus seized
had been put in an improved condition; some had
been built, and armed fprces had been organized and
were organizing all avbwedly with the same hostile
purpose Forts remaining in the possession Of the
Federal Government dnd near these Ststes were
either signed men iced by warlike prsparatiOI
and especially Fort Sumter nearly surrounded
by wen projected hoste batteries with guns equal
in aa!ty to the best Of its and outuumbeIlng
the latter a. perhaps ten to di-propOrtOnate
share OF Federal nuskets aud rifles had come how
found th Fir into thee state aud had been seized
to be used against The Government. Aecumu atOn=
Of pubic revenue lyinE within them had EN- seized
tor the object. Ihe navy vas scattered ia dis
ant 1e4Yi buta livery email part 81 u within
the jmme late reach Of b ernmenf-ef Ices Of the
Federal ermt had re-igI ed Ia great Bu ADrE ana o
those re-iguiug large proportion haa taken arms
gain-t the GDFeTHmeUt
simultaneously and fl connection with al this
purpose sever the Eeliera mon was openly arOw
ed. In accordance Wliti iii- phrp'-e ah ofn4LahCe
had ben adopted ~ eadn Oh less ~fate- Gee aIl2 the
static resi,ecfile!y 10 IL separated from tie national
I'nion < f0rmu tod instifufIug combined Gov
erumeut OF these 5taet had been , Duul -aiei ana
thi. Inc z Organization in the character Of the on
federal. sates aiF4aoy inviting recognition and
intervention from f.. c1gu powers
Eindn this conditioE Of thing. and Jce.Ing ii 10
Ge 4 imt-. atiyg dutgI upon the coming Executive
to prevent if possible lhe cOnsunnatl0n OF SUCH al
tempt 10 -sfrar the Federal IuIOu. choice Of means
that end became nbi- peu-able. I his choice Was
made aud wa DECLARED ia nay Inau gurai AGdre--.
The policy chosen Looked to the exhaustion all
peaceful measure: De!1Ie rg.ot 70 stronger one
II sought only hold the public places and property
not already Wre-te iiym the Government, and col
Iect the relying Tor the rest on time ll=cus
sion and the ballot bOk IL promised c0ltiuuauce
Of the mails a. Government expense 10 the very peO-
Terested pied a. agail.t :av disturbance 10 any Of
the people OF any Of ii er gf- OF al that which
President mg' cOn>ff ulIJnaliE ana Ju-thabig do pa
-uca q case. Evergthib was fDrbyTue vi bout which
il believed ID--Ibl 10 keep tt3r bgf eminent
o. the 9TH Of Marc J. tie prz-su. Incumbent ART
iuIl dav la Office. letter from Ma or Auaersor.
handing AZ Fort oumIef- written Oh the Z,iA Of eJ-
/ Tu4rs. aad received r. the War Department wa
placed iu his hands, HhI letter eNpre-sed thu pro-
LE-rIDma opinion nt fic WINTER fIaf ItH4BEG-AeiE-
could be thrown into Fort within ,ilae Tor
pr0~isioa=- and viii view Of holding po--eion Of
The with fYrc4 OF lee than twenty tlea-aUa
good aud vel drilled inea Tins nrirlou vas con
CURED ia Jg ala the IA 5es- OIL Iis command aud leir
memoranda fAi- 4 bjaa, ere mad iaclo-mF.- Of
- s..a.r ,aa..~r .r=- iralnejiats.- .ais a-f,re
Lieut. ts-u-raI scott VINO az once e0ncu~reI with
ever ne took .ul. timt eour-e,ed with ofc-r- both
oil tle arms and Las l. -uu ct Elaf-
cam. re.ucfauffy bat Ceelteas % the sane cgucll-
sion a. before lie + srsied az tie TINE thar
no suca -uacI.Et for 70 then a. the control ~
gOgerumeat OF cnu.d b. raa--d and brought to tie
sHDgu4 within Jh~ riaie when the pToFI-lou- an the
o9ld be 4austed. In purely military POINT
OF sI-sg he reduced tae aetE ~ the ain ni-tra
ton IN the 10 the mere matter OF getting e
gaErsgl -aie4y OF fort II believed -fID
ever 1Let - aba ad0u lnat portion under the cir
cun-t4ucs- wolsa t. IA cry TaIuyus. that tile neg
e--ts uLder IS IisG il 20 be done you'd not b.
tuHy understood that ~ naDg II sou i oe construed
/ a. art o. 'eiaAtait Fyics ii-at 81 nome II
would encourage treud- OF tie uaioa- EN- 'olaen It,
ul1oa aaroa1 Tat 'a iac' o. "oad De or national
a47 -aat
81 starr alton WIS Hgt vet 1p-n the eafrT-oH- an1
ee Il COO % lie ir---e tort figArr- ihI-ht D- Tciu
ed Ili- e-- TCa y h- rlsar I--ls--su O. poi
&c, g4,I a=IjrI .l.g.e t- syuArry 10 a.g=l.
saela'iD- 81 irf #IA'-i q. d ini.i'4fs AH-r-s.5
Al oiu-Fa- al once a.I-fea 10 - seat iyg ri4r .aul
an vi troop .Igm TIE stan hip Brook Ifo .oTt
Psc&en-. lhi- order could i5r - a. laut- Juf
mus taa.e SHE longer and lover route us sea-
The &r-r return ne@- from tAe order ssa- received
itself thar the officer as1Iuy r8e sabine fto
winch ses-e. the troops lad been transferred IRON
iur hI1oatE h &cLD- upon some quasi aFILisile VI
the late -tFalIOn- aHa 81 the existence winch
tine pre-eut administration up 10 the time the order
wa oesI'alcied haq only Toe 'ague ana uneertain
OF reinfoic Fort iIckeus before crisis would be
reached a. FOrt sumter Im E-siDle Teuaried
by the Near eNlia -uA nI p-OFlsion- IL 1At latter
named lori
eminent had. a ID before. commenced ,repar-
iu- cap dItlOI. a. well adapted a. might be-, 10
H-ye OFT sumter; which expedition was intended 10
PC ultimately Used r not according TO CiTcum-Ian-
ces
The -trone~s, antc 5sted cause for u-iDg il was now
presented. and II "aF ved TO send II forward a.
had been Intended. fn fAi- contingency il Wa also
resolved 10 uOtrr I'D. Governor o. south Carolina
that Le might eApeCt an ate apt would be- -lade
b. resisted, there WO9ld be attempt 10 throw ia
men arms or ammuA ItluH without further uo ice
III case Dian stack u Tie OFT ia notice was ac-
curtIuGlE given. wh coupon tHe Fort Wa- attacked
and bOmbaFded 0 III fall without awaiting tine arr-
Itis fhus seen that the assault upon and reduction
OF foft sumter was pa Ho matter OI ~ I-de-
ig-ee PM Tie paTi Of Fhe assaI.au;- They we'll knew
that the garrison Fhe Fort could nor 0y posi-
I LIItE commit aggr4 e>l0n upon then. The knew
they were especially notified hat file giving Of bread
: 10 The now brave. lungTy O. tie garrison Wa
all which, would on that occasion be attempted unless
themselves. b.! Tesf InE 70 much, shoala puosIde
more. They kuew that this government desired 10
Afep a garrison IN the oTt not Ia a-sah them Du
merely 10 mautaih visible possession. and tau- 10
preserve the Onion from acTual ana immediate $50
cussou anu the i blot box for final adjustment
aad they asail af reduced the Fort for precisely
the reverse objec 10 drive the visible authority
OF the Federal gf0u, aud thus force IumedI-
ate ruin hat this their oIje ( the T. gu I've
sse. ulders Ood. and ba ins -ii them ia the H.
au-uTi Address. ~ 90 have coui without
being yOuise Fes tie aggres-ors he took paine n0
2At " Aeep 'Lls declaration good, but also 10 keep
the case SO lar from ingenious sOplistTv that the
/ "9ria -hould go misnnders'sn II.
by tle aaalr a. FTt sumner vita IL rGyu4id la =
Z H. fEtEle-s4 &c. rs. "a point n-@ rrac.G-d
ia.l lria t= d. g.t- assissnt- OF tue Eorernm
go In, In. IN. f. -5i "i.,at -Ia - sisi'
te" 20 the i.rJ sent liarbor yea before for
/ I'D ''h ."'-ci@ '..--n. ready to give t.4as pro
! l@ .-o.' .".-e ~tt'eT7f " Al. .a"Ig.
J. .iii- t ca-t'u ra a.~s sh-. aeva forced up
..t Goa T. iha ufr-tl i--fe 81 sams4's1r di-s0 o.
-io' If a'7o7 aE1 j. .-ar ef1hr-ee= nO-r t4au rie
lara 81 thee United state 81 pr--as.sto - whole
1 TtF"5I- g- fAuE4rrls-e ss-rEu.=ut o .h- t-eg.-
d .- --he prop1 csa "r caau"- asfatIin So term
or .i.'-''.E a-1lH-. r.. o "tln 7tie 'He-. -
present 80 la-iH "ftzTser -r-caltrftea ladEt|a-
as. 'j sF Il a'TIbefa 20 control T4* Ad nGuistrl
Eo- @cuar aug t9 tLC ul -aaG- laH q. au. e. e Ga.
a."at- 1P'H i'- r. nc-- laI. 90 tui- c.s-- l8g
Other Pl=iei ce. % arbitrarily. and 81 an pr
! .eICr, bFraS Ga lelr government and thus irnc-
,cAI1 ruI ai on" II Tree government apou the eaffh
+ L sEs rail- a-l #ra tf