The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1861-12-12

: ,ornice+ion with the North and West, RIA harrlS-
burp and with the East, RIA Philadelphia nave
been repaired by the different companies lhat OWN
: H., rrbo+ nortion of the Baltimore s. Ohio rail
ro.d vast ofuarper's Ferry which was ruthlessly
os+roved bv the rebels, has not yet been restored
Tho GREAT interests Of trade require that this roac
sbonId be re opened speedily as possible by the
t company, for the transportation of the immense
surplus of the agricultural products of the West
To id this biect the Department has rendered Il
the company sufficient force for its protection du
ring the progress of the work, and will render sucl
facilities as it may be able to provide, in connec
ton with its other important public duties.
For thepurpose of facilitating the transportation
of supplies to Alexandria and TO points beyond, i
has been found necessary to rebuild portions OF th'
Orange & Alexandria and the Loudon IL lamp
shire railroads, and to lay track from the railroad
depot to point the Potomac river, in this city
Under an appropriation granted for that purpose
at the last session of Congress, Ieegraphlc Bu
reau was established, and has been found OF the
greatest service in our military operations. Eight
Il hundred and ffty-scyen miles Of Geographic llnc
have been already lit and put in operation, with
an efficient corps of operators and a large exten
sion is now in course of construction.
4 CONGRESS, at its last session, made an appfoprl
alton for the re construction Of the Long Bridge
4 across the Potomac, which in its then dilapidated
i condition, was unsafe for military purposes The
work. which has been carried On withoutinterUp
ton to trade or travel is rapidly approaching com
pletion, and when finished, will he substantial
structure.
On the first of the present month, Lieutenant
L., ;I,, ra1iy CHI cd
his high command as General-in-C thief OF the Amer
lean army. He had faithfully and gallantly served
his country for upwards Of half a century and the
glory of his achievements has given additional lus
ire to the brightest pages of our national annals
The affections of a grateful people followed him
into his retirement The President Immediately
conferred tie command of the army upon the off
Ger next in rank. Fortunately for the country
Major General Mcclellan had proved himself equal
to every situation in which his great talents had
been called into exercise. His brilliant achieve
ments in Western Virginia the untiring energy
and consummate ability he has displayed in the
organization and discipline of an entirely new ar
my, have justly won for him the confidence and
applause Of the troops and Of the nation.
Extraordinary labor, energy, and talent havo
partment to provide for the wants of our immense
army. While errors have been occasionally COM
mitted by subordinatos and while eXtravagant pri-
ces have undoubtedly in some cases, controlled by
haste ana the pressure Of rapid events, been paid
for supplies tits with great qualification that re-
fer to the economical administration Of affairs dis
played in the various branches OF the service
Our forces had not only to be armed, clothed, and
fed, but had to be suddenly provided with means
Of transportation to an extent heretofore unparae IL
ed. While believe that their is no army in the
world better provided for in every respect than
our Regulars and Volunteers. I candidly think
that no force SO large and well, was ever put
in the field in so short a space of time at so small
an expense.
While it is my intention to preserve the strictes
economy and accountability, 1 think the last dol
lar should be expended and the last man should be
armed to bring this unholy rebellion to speedy
and permanent close.
The ographcal position Of the metropolis Of
the nation menaced by the rebels, and required tC
be defended by thousands Of our troops, induces
me to suggest for consideration the propriety aud
expediency of reconstruction of the boundaries
t of the states of Delaware, Maryland and Virginia
, Wisdom and true craftsmanship would dictate that
the seat of the National Government, for ali time
to come, should be placed beyond reasonable dan
ger of seizure by enemies within, as well as from
capture by foes from without. BY agreement be
tween the states named such as was effected, fol-
similar purposes, by Michigan and Ohio, and by
Missouri and Iowa, their boundaries could be sc
changed as orender the Capital more remote than
at present from the influence of state governments
which have arrayed themselves in rebellion against
the Federal authority. To this end, the limits o.
Virginia might be SO altered as to make her boun
daries consist of the Blue Ridge the east anc
Pennsylvania on the north leaving those on the
south and west as at present. BY this arrangement
e two counties of Maryland Allegheny and Wash
ington) would be transferred to the jurisdiction
. Virginia. All that portion of Virginia which lIe
between the Blue Ridge and Chesapeake bay couI(
then be added to Maryland while that portion 0
the peninsula between the waters of the Chesa
), peake and the Atlantic, now jointly held by Ma
. ryland and Virginia. could be Incorporated into
the state of Delaware. reference to the map
will show that these are great natural boundaries
which for all time to come, would serve to mark
the limits of the states.
To make the protection of the Capital complete
in consideration of the large accession OF terrtor,
which Maryland would receive under the arrange
ment proposed, it would be necessary that tina
state should consent 50 to modify her constitution
as to limit the basis of her representation to he
white population
In this connection, it would be the part of wis
dom to reannex to the District Of Columbia tina
portion of its original limits which by act of Con
| lod 70, he ato a If VivUipia
1t has become a grave question for determine
ton, what shall be done with the slaves abandon
, ed by their owners On the advance Of cur troop
into southern territory as in the Beaufort distric
r of South Carolina. The whole white population
therein is six thousand, while the number of ne
groes exceeds thirty-two thousand. The pani
which drove their masters in wild confusion from
their homes, leaves them in undisputed possession
of the soil Shall they, armed by their masters, b
} placed in the field to fight against Us, or shall
their labor be continually employed in reproduc
ing the means for supporting the armies of rebe
lion?
The war into which this government has bee
forced by rebellious traitors, is carried for tn
purpose of repossessing the property violently an
treacherously seized upon by the enemies of tn
Government, and to re.establish the authority an
laws of the United States in the places where it
opposed or overthrown by armed instruction an
rebellion. Its purpose is to recover and defen
5 what is justly its own.
War even between independent nations, is mad
to subdue the enemy, and ali that belongs to tina
enemy, by occupying the hostile country, and e2
ercising dominion over all the men and thing
within its territory. This being true in respect t
independent nations at war with each other, it 70
lows that rebels who are laboring by force of arm
e to overthrow government, justly bring upo
a themselves all the consequences of war, and pre-
woke the destruction merted by the worst of crimes
That government would be false to national trust
and would justly excite the ridicuo of the civize
world that would abstain from the use Of any q