The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1861-12-11
what Secretary Chase's Private
Organ, tlse Cimcimnnti COssa-
sMefciaa, thinks of President
Ejhcoiu'S Ana.Un1 MesSugc.

t bNGfcgAs,& ttinkS Oh AFCStNStHs
Eincoin's Annual Message.
This document, which was read in Con-
gr IS yesterday, was transmitted in good
time and thremarkable accuracy by tele'
graph. We received the concluding lines
few minutes after eight O'Clock last evening,
and print it upon the first page Of this sheet.
1t is not great State paper. AS for its
style--enough issaid when we observe that
Mr.. Lincoln certainly wrote it himself.
The honely honesty OF the President new
er Appeared in more rugged form than in
this mes sage; ard there are not wanting evil
dentcs Of that singular cornbi.ation ofstraight
forward Indifferent ohstinacy and almost tim
orous indecisiou which marks bis character.
His customary plainness Of speech is not in
important passages identical with cearness
of expression. Unfortunately, upon the very
point concerning which distinctly promo IN
ced policy is demanded, by the popular will
aud the National emergency, he is most OBJ
scure.
While It is plain. that an honest man
whose intentions are excellent, is the occu
pant Of the Presidential chair, it is equally
clear that he brings to the aid of the country
We may, however, console ourselves, end
perhaps 1t would he profitable TO do SO, with
the reflection that while there is no reason TO
expect any masterly and brilliant perform
ance on tie part Of The President, there is
no danger that he will place the country in
peril, or cause any considerable combustion
in any quarter, hy any rash act. s''a~s"
large portion of the message relates di
rectly to business, and here the President
states the points iersely, and makes recon-
nepdations with brevity and good sense -
Quite number Of his business paragraphs
are models of condensation--a merit the coli
scicntious readers of messages will gratefully
recognize. a, ..f ,.......
We cannot say that we admire particular
ly the style in which our foreign relations
are discussed. more dignified stand point,
and more eleya'ed tone, might, we think,
have Teen assumed in this part Of the mes
sage. without inconvenience TO the President
or delriment to the Republic. We need not
be surprised, however, il the lew knotty para
graLhs, in which the attitude ofioreign pow
ers is noticed should puzzle our English crit
les lar more u an if the rhetoric were impro-
we'd and The corners rounded according TO the
literature Of diplomacy.
The rccommendation~for the construction
of railroad to Fast Tennessee, is a curious
one. 1t would be a good thing to have a
railroad in that direction,a but Government
has no authority TO build it save as militia
ry road, and there is good reason to believe
the war will be over before it could be built.
We wouldrccommcnd the opening Of the
line.of tic. e.propo road by an United States
army, before commencing to lay down the
rails There Is already road between Lou
isyllle and Nashville. Would it not be well
to open it before building another? How.
ever, the Kentuckians will be pleased at tha
suggestion Of an important internal improve
ment; and if the road were actually con.
structed, Cincinnsti as one OF the great ter
mini, would be willing TO celebrate, as usual
in such cases
| The President recommends, the, coloniza
ton in "a climate congenial to tbem," OF "cer.
tain persons liberated by national or State
contiscatien acts. Inother words, he recon.
mends the expectation Of the liberated slaves
who are or may be dependent upon the Gov
ernment, and for whom some provision must
sbe made. He thinks it would be well, also
to consider whether the free colored people
of the United States, SO far as individual;
may desire, should not be included in tbis
colonization. lie also recommends the an.
nexation of, territory for the purpose Of colo,
nizatioh and intiinates, IN one OF his pecu
liar interrogatories, that the expediency o.
his scheme Of colonization amounts to 'tar
absolute necessity that without which the
Government cannot be perpetuated." Th'
old radical anti slavery opponents Of the pol
icy of colonization, who have almost fancie(
themselves in pos ession OF the Government
will, be startled aad iniariated by this down
right Presidential endorsement OF the doc
trines they hayeso strenuously combatted. -
We are inclined to approve the policy Of col
onization, but are of the opinion that W,
hayealready territory we'll adapted to th'
I, purpose. What climate more coDgenial t.
! the slaves than that of the South Carolin
and Georgia sea islands, and the peninsula Q
A Florida? As for South Carolina, 1t would b
political and poetic justice il her sacred sol
4 should become peopled BY liberated slaves
1t is surely not discreditable to the Presiden
that he has given himself the trouble t
think what is to be done with the slave
that have been and will be- liberated in tn
course Of the war--an Inconvenience +
which many Of the jealous advocates Of
! sweeping emancipation policy have not sub
4 jected themselves. es
\ sThe Substance ofthatwhich the Presider
has to say, on the policy to be adopted "a
the suppression OF insurrertion, is that b
4 has been anxious and careful, that. the wa
\ for that purpose "shall not degenerate into