Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-07-07
WE D. JAcksos. Secretary, = = =
rae - Pr.sidsn.,, special message,

lk..r ut LIS
sThis anxiously expected document has at
length made it's appearance, Various opinions
will be expressed in regard to its contents In
some quarters, 1t viii be the subject of unquai
lied praise; In others, OF unqualified censure'
Neither Of these, we apprehend, is justly its
due. EJa4I
The President very clearly exposes the soph'
istry 5of the secession arguments. Though
there is nothing, new in the positions he takes,
he'hss made a brief summary OF some OF the.
principal points advanced by our leading states
,nel and jhrists against the secession heresy'-
IN the main, We heartily concur in the views
expressed insthis portion of the message.
The attempted Justification Of the right Of
the Executive to suspend the privilege OF the
writ of tatsss corpus, is not so apparent. 1t
would appear, from the connection in which the
clause, ap,hofiEing suspension of the writ, is
placed Il, the Consultation, that 1t was the in
.teadoh Of the trainers of that instrument to
place the power of suspending the writ solely
In the hands of Congress. The President urges
the necessity Of the case as the main ground OF
his justification for violating, in this case and
in his call for an increase of the U. S. army
and navy, the Constitution and the laws, which
he % bound to see faithfully executed.
.sNThe message will not satisfy the people gen.
orally, who are loyal to the Union and the Gov
ennents This dissatisfaction will arise, not
NO -mnch from what is said, as from what is left
unsaid. Not that a longer message was wanted
but clearer indication Of the measures the
Executive desired to see adopted, and some
more definite explanation ard indication OF the
policy be designed to pursue in administering
ths Government in this momentous and awful
The only measures specifically recommended
70 Congress Care that four hundred thousand
men ahd four hundred millions of dollars be
placed az the control of the Government for the
workof making the present contest short and
aecisise one The raising of such an immense
force would, according to the Presidents show
lug, decimate the sble-bodied men among the
loyal people Of the country, and debt Of four
hundred millions would be nearly equal to one
twenty. third of the money value Of all the
property owned by men who are still loyal to the
Union. -,eH5I.-
IT will seem 10 most men highly proper that
The President should naye, stated some of the
reasons for this extraordinary demand for men
and money, to be placed at the entire disposal
Of the Executive, and that be should have in
dicatedN dNomeLof the means most proper and ju'
AIciOus obe employed IN raising both. This
would have given the country some insight into
the fnturs policy, Of the Administration with
out developing any Of the plans for military ope-
ssiidds, witch u night mot be proper to make
publics isn d,siga ipos 80 81 sisG s.s.1 st
81 There are various questions which are now
ngi.s.ipg he,eopptry, in regard to the policy Of
the Governmeut, or the Administration, toward
xhssmts Governments and the rights of pri-
vats cItiSsps, upon which the message preserves
q studied silence. Ws-are we'll aware that the
rfspldspt could NOT in that document go into
details on snbjects of minor interest; but few
short sentshces might have set to rest, 80 far
ssrbss q coucuned, many perplexing doubts
shat not few of the eNmost loyal Union men in
thsscodh&y cannot bnt feel, 10 view Of the ul-
trsopinisns held bya portion of his Cabinet
And 9 large proportion Of the party that elected |
hI<asvsa festLi ~ ls -,ig4a
These doubts will bs increased by an unfor.
tunate no make the best Of NJ expression in
tke message. The President seems to be aware
thst there IL some pneasiness In the minds Of
candid men 90 10 the course the Administration
may ypurste., he assures such that after the re-
bellion shall have been suppressed, It will be
bis pdrpSss to b shidsdby the Constitution and
laws. BIT, Fill hs not bs guided by these in
suppressing The rebellionl Loyal and candid
bdn eefsainly do NOT hope or desire to see the
ssbellion put down In any6ther mode or by any
ether msaps than those authorized by the Con.
aisulion and laws
Bat Che upfortpnate expression to which we par
ooulsrly allude, is this;, The President says
1ha aiterthe rebellion Is suppressed, "he prob |
s5ly viii hare no different understanding of the
Dswars and duties Of the Federal Government
l6lativs to the rights Of the States and the peo-
be under the Constitution than expressed in the
address The inaugural expressed
1 dslefminasion % uphold the rights Of the
Isssss, anl nos i1ssrfsre with those Of private
,iIIze Y re message throws out dark and
phslhoh5 iint nat this determination may be I
t0s4Nch1 .N slem