Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1861-12-11
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In sbe midst of unprecedented pqlitiaal
freubles, We hare eaasa Of grpas grati,
tade 70 God for unusual good health aad
moss abundant haryest, You will not be
surprised 70 learn thas In ths peealiar ex.
igenciss of the fiEnes, oar inssgsagrse with
lpfofdaad solisifada chieay taspiag agou
| our domestic affairs. A disIoyal posfios
| Of the American peopls hare, during the
Whole year, been engaged IN a. stssmps
to dlysae kRAksaAsseay - xlnian- "a sas
Tion which endorses factions and domestic
divisions, is expected to create disrsgpect
abroad, and one party or both Ia sure,
sooasr or LISTER, 70 invoke foreign inter-
yention. Nations thus tempted 10 inter
fere, are not always able 10 reaisl tha coun-
sells of seeming expedieaey and angsner-
I ops ambition, Although measures adopted
under such influences seldom fail. to be
unfortunate and Injurious 10 those adept
| ing them. The disloyal citizens Of The
United States who have offered the Fuin
of oar csuntry in reward, have received
less patronage and encouragement than
! they probabi expeated, il it were just to
I suppose rs the Insurgents bare seemed to
assume, that foreign nations, in this case,
disregardiag all moral, social and treaty
obligations, you'd act solely and selHshly
for the most speedy restoration of COM
merce, incladipg especially the rastora-
| ton of cotton. Those nations appear as
I yet not 70 hsve seen their way TO this OBJ
}se1 more directly or clearly shan through
tha pressEH stion Of she uniaa, If we could
dare TO belieya that foreign aa6eus ere
aetuated by no higher principal than this,
an quite sure that they could reach their
aim more readiiy and easily by aiding to
crush this rebellion than By giving eneous-
| agenens to the principal lever relied on
by the exciting of foreign nations to hos
tility against the United States, "a already
intimated 10 the embarrassment of cam
marco These nations howeveR, not i'm
probably, saw from the frat that it was
the Union which made as well eur foreign
as Our domestic eomueYce.
They cannot. scarcely fail TO perceive
that tha effort for disdanioa prodaces the
existing difficulty, and that one strong
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more extensive, valuable and reliable
commerce, than can the same nation brok-
en- into hostile fragments, it is not my
purpose to renew or discuss With foreign
States, because Whatever might be their
wishes Of dispositions, the integrity of
our Government mainly depends, nat ap-
on them, bat upon the loyalty, patriont-
ism, virtue and intelligence, Of the Amer
lean people. The correspondence itself,
with the usual reservations, is herewith
submitted. / veature 10 hope it will ap-
pear AIzs po have pracslcsd prudence and
liberality towards foreign powers, avert
ing causes Of irritation, and with frmnsss
maintaining our own rights and honor
Since, however, il 10 apparent that here,
as in every other State, foreign danger
necessarily attends domestic difficulties, ]
recommend that adequate and ample
measures be adopted for maintaing the
public defenses on every side. While,
under this general recommendations, pro-
vision for defending our coast line read
lily occurs to the mind, also, in the same
connection, ask the attention of Congress
to our great lakes and rivers. Il IS be-
| lieVsd tha. some Notifications, and depots
of arms aud munitions, at we'll selected
| points upon those, would be Of great ina
| portanee to the national defence sAd pres
| ssyalion. | ask attention 10 the views of
the Secretary Of War, expressed In bis
report, upon the same general subject.
deem it of importance that the loyal
regions of Eastern Tennessee and West
ern North Carolina should be connected
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the Union by railroad. | therefore rec
ommend, as a military measure, that Con-
gress provide for the construction Of such
a road an speedily as possible. Kentucky
will, no doubt, cooperate, aud through
| her legislature make the most iudicfons
selection of the line. The Northern ter
minus must connect With some existing
Railroad, and whether the route shall be
| from Lexington and SicholasTiLie 10
Cumberland Gap, or from Lebanon to the
| Tennessee line in the direction of Knox
vile, or some still different route, can
easily be determined. Kentucky and the
General Government cooperating, the
work eaa be completed in short time,
and when done it viii be not enly of vast
present usefulness, but also an available
permanent improvement worth its cost An
all the future. -.
T suas treaties, designed chiefly fer the
interest OF sazanesee, and having no grave
political iRpoFssnee, have been nsgoEiat-
ed, and will be submitted to the Senate
flor their consideration Although We
have failed to indaoe some of the eazn-
merCial powers to adopt q desirable mel
ioratien for the Eigor Of zaartime war, we
have thus far removed all the obstacles
from ttse way Of their humane reform, ex-
/ csps aach % are merely Of Temporary snd
accidental occurrence.
! Tinvise your attention TO the coTrespon-
/ densa beswsea her Britanic majesty g
minister, according to this government,
and the Secretary OF the State, ralaaivs
| to the desesfion Of the British ship Birth
shire In June 1ast, by ihe United States
/ Eteaznsr Massachusetts,, for supposed
| breach of the blockade. As this deteu-
4 tion was oceaaioned By MI obvious misap-
prehension Of the facts, and as justice rc~
uuires that we should commia no belliger-
ens act not fonnded oa stEies right ~
II sanctioned By lawy reeoomaesd shas an
4 appropriation be made TO satisfy che rea-
sosabls demands sf the swnsrs ofshe ves.
sal fer her desealzon. repsat sha req
pmaasAaation Of my predecessor tn his
annual message TO Congress In Deoembei
last, in regard 70 the disposition Of ths
surpIas xhish will probably ramain afsel
satisfyiax the elainss Of Amefiean cisizen,
4 against China pursuant to the awards d
ihs mission under she aat Of 3d o
] March, 1859. If, however, IL should ant
Be aessasd advisable so carry ahe. recon
saendafion Into elect, Iwoaid sagges
that aathority be given for investing th
prfasipal over che surplus rsfsrrea To- 4
4 good securities with yiew 10 the salts
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