Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-12-06

titled can act TO conhscatc property used Tor IN
surrcctionary purposes, approved August d, lool'
the legal claim Of certain persons to the LABOR ana
service in certain other persons have become pro-
bbted aud numbers Of the latter thus liberated
are alreedv dependent ON the United States, and
must bc provided for in some way. Besides THIS
IT is not impossible that some o the states will pass
similar cnactmcnts for their own benefits respect
ivelv and by the operations OF which persons oi
the same class will he thrown upon them lot dspo-
sal. In such case ! recommend that congress
provide for accepting such persons from such
States according to some mode Of valuation in lieu
of direct taxes or upon some other plan to be a
greed on with such States respectively that such
persons ON such acceptance by the general govern
mcnt be- at once deemed free and in any event
steps be- taken for colonizng both classes, or the
one first mentioned if the other shall not be
brought into existence at some place or places IN
a climate congenal 10 them. II might be well TO
consider too whether the free cOlorcd people al
ready in the United States could not, soiar as ndi-
viduals may desire be incudcdin such colonization
To carry out the plan of colonization may IN
vovc the acquiring of territory and also the APP
preparation of money beyond that TO be expended
boo the territorial acquisition. Having prdcticcd
the acquisition of territory for nearly sixty years.
the question of constitutional power to do so. rs no
longer au open one with ms. The power was at
first questioned by Mr.. jefferson who, however. in
the purchase of Louisiana yielded his scrupes Of
.
legitimate object of acquiring territory is TO fur
nish homes for white men this measure effects that
object for the emigration Of colorcd men leaves
additional room for white men remaining or COM
ing here. Mr.. jefferson, however placed the i'm
portancc of procuring Louisiana more on political
and commercial grounds than providing room for
/ population. On this whole proposition, including
Che appropriation of money for the acquisition Of
territory, does not the cNpcdicncy amount to alb
/ soute ncccssity-that without which the govern
mcut cannot be pcrpctuated it the war continues.
Va considering the policy TO be adopted for the
supprcssiug the in,urrccton, have been careful
/ and anxious that the cnyitable conflict for this
] purpose shall not degenerate into a violent and
/ rrmorsolcss revolutionary struggle. ] have, there
/ fore, u every case thought IL prupcrto keep the
integrity of the Union prominent as the primary
object of the contest on ourpari leaving all ques-
7 tons which are not of vital military importance,
90 the more deliberate action of the Legislature.
la the exercise of my hest discretion, | have
adhered to the blockade of the ports held boy the
insurgents, instead Of putting iu torce boy procla-
nation, the law of Congress enacted at the late
session, for closing those ports. SO, also obcying
the dictates of law, instead of transcending, |
have adhered 90 the acts Of Congress To conhscate
property used for usurreciionary purposes. II a
new law upon the same subject shall be proposed
It's pruprioty will bc duly considered. The tHioH
shall be- preserved. and hence an Indispensable
means must he employed. We shall not be- ia
haste Co determine that radical and extreme mca-
surcs which may reach the loyal as well disoyal
are indispensable.
The inaugural address, 1T Che beginning Of this
administration and the message 90 Congress 40 the
late special session. were both mainly devoted TO
the domestic controversy out of which che in-
suucction and consequent war have sprung.
Nothing now occurs to add TO or subtract from
the principles or general purpose stated
aud expressed boz those documents The last
ray ol hope for preserving the Union peace
ahv expired 1t thc assault ON Fort sumter aud
the general review of what ha. occurred since may
mot be Improbable. What was painfully unccr-
tain thcn g.. much better defined and more dis
tiuct now. and the prosre, of events i, plainly IN
the right direction Tho insurgents confidently
claimed strong .upp1rt from north of Mason and
BiNons line. and tie friends of the Union were
not free from apprehension on thi, point. This
however. was soon settled definitely and on tho
right side soutb of tine limo Noble little Dcla.
ware led off r,ebt from tb, fr.t MARYLAND wa,
mad,. to seem AGAINST an. Union Our soldier.
wcr. assaulted BRIDGES WORD, burned np, railroad,
torn, nm within bar ,;t. and ,,. war;, t,,u, da,,
at one time without Tho ability 10 bring sinal,
REGIMENT over her soil to the 'Capital Now. hci
BRIDGES mud railroad. ara. r.n,ir,,l and onened Z,
tb, ,,o,orp,,,pt .l. ,lr,,'l,. .,;,cs .cya, r,gi
mcnt. to th, ca,,so ,,f tb, Irr;op and none to "a,
rpon,, and bor ,,.,,I. N, d r,.,,,l,r clot;on b,v,
sustained the Union Iy "A i5rrn n.-i---.-, an,
a larger Aggregate vote than they ever bclop
-"FN 40 any tiNAlNalts or any question. kcn
lucky too Tor some time in doubt. is now ON tn,
side of the Union. Missouri Is comparatiycl,
quiet, and believe, cannot again be ovcrrun b.,
the ln,urrcctiouist.. These three States OF Mary
. land, Kentucky and Missouri, neither of wlncl
would promise a single soldier al first, have nov
an aggregate Of not less than 10000 men IN tn,
3 hcidior the Union while of al their citizens Ger
tainly NOT more than third of the number and the,
oi doubtful whereabouts and of doubtful exis
tencc, are 10 arms against IT, After somcwha
bloody struggle of months the winter closes oi
. Che Union people of Western Virginia, lcayin.
them masters of their own country: and an insur
+ gent force about fifteen hundred men for month
dominating the narrow peuiuslar region cousti
I tutlue the counties of Accnmac and Nurhamton
and known a. the Eastern Shore of Virginia
together with some contiguous parts of Mary
e land have laid down their arms, aud th,
people there have renewed their allegianc,
TO- ami accept the protection of the old flag
ms leaves no armed instruction north of ID,
I"tomar or east of the Chesapeake. Also w,
T nave obtained footing in each OF the ISOLATED
points on the southern coast of llatteras, Por
royal l}pee Island near Savannah, and ship Is
land' ana we likewise have some general account,
] Ul popular movements Do behalf OF the Union il
North Carolina and Tennessee. These thing,
"ehohsUatc mat the course OF the Union is adj