The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1861-12-13


Interests and defence to tho enlightened
} and generous caro- of Congress.
! recommend to the favorable considera.
ton of Congress tho interests of the District
OF Columbia. The instruction has been
the cause of much suffering aud sacrifice TO
the inhabitants, and as they have no ropre.
} sentative in Congress. that body should not
overlook their just claims upon tho Govern.
mont.
AT your latO session joint resolution was
adopted authorizing tho Prosidcn. TO take
measures for facilitating n proper repre-.
sanitation OF the industrial interests of the
United States at tho exhibition of tho in
dustry OF all nations. to DO holden ut Lon.
don in the year 1862. regret 10 have
been unable to give personal attoDtion to
th's subject. subject OF onco so interesting
IN itself. and 80 extensively and intricatcly
connected with the material prosperity OF
the world. Through tho Secretaries of the
state and Interior u plan or system has
oeon devised and partly muturcd which will
be laid before YOU.
Under and by virtue of tho act of Con.
gross. entitled an act to coniiscalu propertv
usod tor insurrcctiOnary purposes, approved
Aug 9th, 1861, legal claims of certain per.
sous to tho labor and service of certain
other persons have become forfeited. and
numbers of tho lattor thus liberated arc
ALREADY dependent on the United States.
aud must DO provided for in somo wnv bn.
sides this. 1t is not impossible that some
OF tho States will pass similar enactmcnts
ior tae'r own benefit respectively, aud bv
the operations of which persons OF the same
class will be thrown upon them for d:sposal
lnSsnch case recommend that Congress
provide for accepting such persons from
such States, according to same mode OF
valuation, in lieu pro tdEto Of direct taxes
or upon some other plan to be agreed upon
win such States respectively; that such
persons on such accoptances by the Gen
eraI Government. be at once deemed free,
aud that in any eveRt, steps be taken for
colonizng'' both classes. OF the one FIRST
mentioned it the other shall not be brought
into existence, at some place or places in
climate congcnial to them. IL might be
well to consider, too, whether the froe col.
ored people already iu the United s. ates
could not 80 far as individuals NAV desire.
DO included in such colonization. To carry
out the plan of colouizing may involve the
acquiring of territory, and also tho appro-
prlatlon OF money beyond that TO be ex
pended In the Territorial acquisition. Hav
ing practiced the acquisition of Territor,
tor noarly fifty years, the question of Con.
stitutIonal power to do so is no longer az
4 open one with us. Tho power was first
questioned by MIR. Jefferson, who, however
in the purchase Of Louisiana yielded bis
scruples on the plea OF great expectancy.
If 1t be said that the only legitim ate
object OF acquiring territory is to furnish
homes for white men, this measure
effects that object, by the emigration oil
colored men. and leaves additional room
Tor white men remaining or coming here.
Mr.. Jefferson, however. placed the i'm
Portance OF purchasing Louisiana more on
political and commercial grounds than On
providing room for population. On this
whole proposition, including the appro.
prlatlon OF money with The acquisition o.
territory, does not expediency amount tc
absolute necessity; that without which th.
Government cannot be perpetual?
In considering the policy to be adopted
for suppressing the insurreclion, l have
beer anxious and careful that the nevei
table conflict for this purpose shall not de.
generate into violent and remorseless
revolutionary struggle. have there fore
In every case, thought il proper TO keeE
the integrity Of the Union prominent a,
the primary object Of the contest on oul
part. leaving all questions which are no
Of vital military importance to the NOR,
deliberate action Of the legislature.
In The exercise Of my best discretion,
have adhered 10 the blockade OF the ports
held by the insurgents, instead OF putting
in force by proclamation, the law of Con-
gress enacted at the late session. for clos
ing those ports, also obeying the dictates
of prudence as well as the oblig a,ions ol
law.
Instead OF transending have adhered
to the act Of Congress TO con6scate prop.
er'y used for insurrectionary purposes
II new law upon the same subject
should be proposed, its propriety will bt
duly considered. The Union must bC
preserved; hence all Indispensable mean,
must be employed.
We should not be in haste to determin,
what radical and extreme measures which
may reach the loyal as we'll as the dis
loyal, are indispensable. The Inaugura
address at the beginning of the adm mis-
tration, and the Message 10 Congress a
the late special session, were both mainly
devoted TO the domestic controversy, ou
OF which the insurreclion and consequent
war have sprung. Nothing now occurs tc
add or subtract 10 or from the principles
or general purposes stated and expressed
in those documents.
The last ray of hope for preserving the
Union peaceably expired al the assault
upon Fort Sumpter, and general review
OF what has occurred since may not be
Improbable. What was painfully ancer,
tain then, is much better defined and
more distinct now, and the progress o
} evuts is plainly in the right direction
} The insurgents confidently claimed a
stong support from north of Masons and
Dlxon's line, and the friends ol the Unior
were not free from apprehension on ,hi'
point. This, however, was soon settled
definitely and on the right side. South o
the Line noble little Delaware led off righ
from the first. Maryland was made lC
seem against the Union. Our soldiers
were assaulted, bridges were burned anc
; railroads torn up within her limits. and WI
were many days at. one time without thu
ability to bring single Regiment over th'
, soil 10 the Capital. Now her bridges ant
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