New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-07-28

fnmeo President Lincoln of my resolute purpose to
check ali bar ates prisoners OF war by such sever
should secure the abandonment Of the practice: ms
communication wac received and read by an
officer in comm.od of the Unites States forces,
and message wNs brought from him by me
bearer Of my ooG'"qnlca;tsIon ;9% sao1
as possible. earnestly hope this promised reply
(which has not YET been received will convey the az
surance that prisoners Of VII DC Treated III ns
unhappy contest, with that regard ior humanity wcn
has made such conspicuous progress III Tue c9nuucs VI
modern warfare. AS measures of precasition, however
and until this promised reply is received, st retain
in close custody officers captured from tne enemy
whom it had been my pleasure previously 10 se' ~
large on parole and whore fate must necessarily ue
pend on that Of prisoners held by the enemy append
copy Of my Communication to the President ana Cvm
nsnder-in Chef If the Army and Navy OF the Unitea
States, and Of the report of the officer charged 10 de
| liver my communication. There are some otner pa.
sages in the remarkable paper which have directed
your eton having reference to the peculiar reia-
tions which exist between this Government ana tho
States usually termed Border Slave states wnicn can.
not properly be withheld from notice. Inc hearts vi
our people are animated by sentiments the '
habtante Of these States, which found expression 10
your enactmet' refusing to consider mem eheuies VI
authorize bostilities against them That very large
D riion Of the people OF these States regard Us aS
brethren that ii by the actual presence
OF large armies, subyersion Of civil authority ana
declaration OF martial law, some OF them, at least,
would joyfully unite with u.s. that they are, WIN
almost entire unaniny opposed to the prosecution OF
the war waged against us, facts OF which daily
recurring events fully warrant the assertion that the
President Of the United States refuses to recognize IN
these our late sister States the right OF reraning from
attack upon u.s. and uses his refusal by the assertion
that the States have other power than that reserved
10 them in the Union by the Constructor Now,
one Of them, having ever been State OF the Union,
this view Of the Constitutional relations between
the States and the General Government Is hitting in-
"a To oil
Executive possesses power of suspending the VIII OF
habeas corpus, and OF delegang that power 10 NM
tary commanders at their discretion. And both These
poao itions claim respect equal TO that which IL Iot
for the additional statement OF opinion IN the cane
PAPER that il proper in order to execute the laws,
that some single law made in such extreme tenderness
of citizens liberty that practically II relieves more OF
the guilty than the innocent, ehond to very limited
extent be violated We NAV well rejoice that we have
forever severed our connection with Government
that thus trmped all principles Of constitutional
liberty, and with n people In whose presence sucn
ayowals could he hazarded.
The opers ions IN the field will be greatly extended
by the reason OF policy which, heretofore secretly
eniertainei. is now ayowed and acted upon by Inc
United States.
The forces hitherto raised proved ample for the
defense of the seven States which originally organ"
lied the Coniederaoy, as is evident by the fact that
with the exception Of three fortified islands, whose
defense is sufficiently aided by pfeponderating naval
force the enemy enemy has been driven completely
of those States, and now, at the expiration oi hVe
months from the formation OF the Government, not
single hostile foot has pressed their SOIL These forces,
however, must necessarily prove inadequate to repel
invasion by half million OF men, now proposed by
the enemy aud spending increase OF oar forces
will become necessary. The recommendations for the
rnisng Of this additional force Will lie contained IN the
communication OF the Sc ,retary Of War, 70 which
need scarcely invite your atteatlon
In my Message delivered in April last l referred to
the promise Of abundant crops with which
ceed Tie gr4in crops GENERALS have since been har
vested the Yield has proven to be the most abundant
ever Known In history. Many believe tho supply
qual 10 years consumption for our Populion Cot
ton sugar and Tobacco forming the surplus productoa
OF our agriculture ard furnishing the bvs Of our
meTcisl Interchange, present most cheering pronise,
and kind Providence has smiled on the labor hch ex
tHc's the teemng wealth Of our soil Ia ell portions OF
Coniederaey.
IL IL the gratifying to be able 70 give you this
informariun because need of large ard increased
expenditure in support OF the army. Elevated and
purified by the sacred they maintain, our fellow
eiiizens of every CONDITION Of life exhibit mort selt-
sacrificing devotion. They manifest iudable pfde IN
unfolding their Independence, unaided by aIy re
sources other than their own, and the immense wealth
which a fertile soil and genial climate have accunu-
ttd in this Confederacy. The patriotism Of lie agr-
cultursts could not be stFikingy displayed than
In the large revenues which, with eager hearts hey
have zeaiously contributed, at the call OF
their country. In the single article Of cotton,
the subscriptions TO the loan proposed 10y the Gov.
probably largely exceed that sum- and scarcely an ari
ele required for the Confederate Amy Is provided 9th
erwise than by subscriptions TO the produce loan 50
happily devised by your wisdom.
But l. no, alone by their prompt pecuniary oontribu
tions that the Iobe OF freemen who nhhb these
States eyince how worthy they of tOOse liberties
which they 20 well know how TO defend. 10 mum
ber Tar exceeding the call authorized by your laws
thev have dressed the tender Of their services aganst
the enemy; their attitude Of cilm and sublime devotion
20 their country the cool aud confident courage with
which they nrr already preparing to meet the thou
SANDS of Observation-Disclosures proportions II may az
sne the assurance that their sacrifices aud their SER
vices III be rene wed year to year with uniaing
purpose until they have made good TO the uttermoe
iher right to sell government; the generous aud al
mos. unquesiouing confidence which they have dis
PLAYED toward ther Government during the pending
srugge-a combine TO present spectacle such as the
world has rarely, II ever, seen.
TO speak oil subjugating such people, 30 united
and determined, is TO speak language incompre-
hen.ible Ia them; resist attack upon their rights,
or their liberties is with them instinct. Whether
this war shall last one, thr,e, five years is
problem they leave 10 be solved BY the enemy alone
IL will last until the enemy shall have Withdrawn
from their borders till their political rights, their al
tarsand their homes are freed from invasion Then and
then only, will they rert from this struggle,
10 en- oy Ia peace the blessings which, with the favor
OF Providence, they have secured by the AID oil
their Own strong hearts and ready arms.