Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-07-31
Presidents Message.
RIeHuosp, July 20, 1861,
|. Of ths U6Hgrsss Of The

| Confsdersey. as to render Il unnecessary
INA, | sbouid now DO more than call you
attention 20 such important facts as hay
occurred during the recess, and the matter
connected with the public defence,
| have again TO congratulate you on III
accession OF new members 10 our CopfedeT
sey of free and equal sovereign Siates-Ou
loved and hOnored brethren Of North Caro-
lima and Tennessee have eoRsummated III
action foreseen sndprOyided for ~ your las
session, | have had the graIihea ion Q
announcing by proclamation, in eonforml
" with the law, that these States were ad
United into he Confeleraey, The people 0
Virginia also, by a majority previously I'm
known In her history, have ratified the &C
ton Of her convention, uniting her fortune
with ours. The States Of Arkansas, Nor'l
Carolina and Virginia have likewise ad"p
ted the permanent constitution OF 'he con
federate States, and no doubt 10 enierta,nee
OF It's adoption by Tennessee nj the election
to he held early next month
| deemed il advisable TO direct heremovs
OF the several executive departments WIN
their archives to this city, TO which You had
removed rhe seat Of government immea''
ately amer your adjournment aggressive
movements OF the enemy required prohp'
and energetic action, The accumulation OF
his forces on the Potomac, Sufficiently de-
monsirated that his efforts were TO be d.
rccted against Virginia, and from 40 pcint
could the necessary means for hcc defense
and protection 10 10 efcctually decided, us
from her own capital. The rapid progress
of events for the last few weeks, has fully
suifced 10 liz the veil, behind which the
true policy aud purposes Of the government
OF the United States had boen previously
concealed. Their odious features now stand
fully revealed. The message OF thcir pres
idcni, and the action Of their Congress,
during the present month, contcsses their
int niiln Of tie subjugation Of u csc States
hy n war, by which II is Impossible 10 at
tain the proposed result, while its dire ca
lamities not to be avoided by us, Will fall
with double severity on themselves.
Commencing in March last, with the at
fcctalion OF ignoring the secession OF seven
States, which first organized this govern
ment, perssting in an idle and absurd as
sumption of the existence of riot, which
was 10 be dispersed by n posse. comitatns,
continuing in successive months, the false
representation, that these states intended
an offensive war, in spite OF conclusive evil
dcncc 10 the contrary, furnished as well by
the Official action as BY the very bass on
which this government is constituted. The
p, O. den, of the United States and his adj
yisrrs succeeded in decei,ing people of these
States in the belief that the purpose Of this
government was not peace nj home, but con-
on, 81 ab rard-not the defense Of its own
libcrties, but the subyersion of those OF the
pcoplc of the United States. The series of
manmuvcrcs by which this impression was
created. the art with which they were de-
yised. and the FERTILITY with which they
wcrcexecutcd. ARE already known TO YOU, but
Won could scarcely have supposed that they
would be openly avowed, and their success
made the subject OF boast, and sclf-lauda-
ton in an executive message. Fortunately
for tmth and history, however, the Presi.
don't of the United States details with min :.
, ness The attempt to reinforce Fl. Pickens
in violation of an arms,icc, of which he
confessed TO have informed, but only by
rumors too vague and uncertain, to fix at
tcntion, or the hostile expedition, dis
matched to supply Fit. Sumptcr, it is admit
led to have been undertaken, with the
knowledge that its succuss was impossible.
Tho sending of n notice to the Governor of
south Carolina, of his Lincoln's 81 intention
to use force TO accomplish his object, and
orotin, from bic inaugural address, the as
snronce that there could be no C, nflct I'M
lcss those States we're the aggrcssors, he
nrococds to declare his conduct Just related
hr b;msoIt was the performance of a prom
lao So far from the power of ingenious
snnb;strv. os thnt the world should not be
ohlo IN misundcrstand it, and in defiance
of h;s own statement, that lie gave notice of
flo onnroach of the hostile fleet, he charges
tbcsc States with Incoming the assailants of
Of the United States who were without a
run in sight or in expectancy to return
tlc;r FIRE save only few in the fort He
10 indeed fully justified in saying that tho
cose is so free from the power Of ingenious
sonhistrv. TINT the world will not be able to
M isurdcrs,and IT, Under the cover of this
nm founded pretence. that the Confederate
St,tcs arc the ASSISTANTS, that high func-
tionorv after expressing his concern, that
some foreign nations had so shaped their
action os if thew supposed the early dcstluc-
tion of tbe nationoi union probable. abGn
doned all further disguise. and proposes to
mako this contcst a short and decisive one,
nv nlac;nc at TIE control of his government
for the work. at least four .hundrcd thou
sand mon, and fcur hundred millions of
dollars Tonprcss concufffne in the dout
thus minated as to thc suficicncy of the
force dcmanded-has increased it to half n
million Of mon. These enormous prepara-
tions in men and money for the conduct of
war on n scale more grand than any which
tho now world ever Witnessed isl distinct
oyowo1 IN in cvas If civilized man that
tbo Unitod S,otns ,rc cnonood in conflict
NTH nreot md rownrfuI nation Tbey
va 49, ,es Of comnol,nd 70 abandon the mr..
Nv 81 hi a,,,.aaod in d;snors;nr ,.;o,-
o ,a' nd smnnross;ng ;nsnrrections and arc
49, u"' -, o" ,ha aolnowIodaemomt that Tho
nv, mnion hos hoen lissolvod ~ ~
iii" III rooonnizo tho senaroto cv;stence If
+, im ~ soJornis s,,t,s hr n interI;ctiro
'nsso o",e IVY h1ooI,"Ios ~ a., oomnoroo