Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-07-11
PRESIDENT MESSAGE
Fello,o- Citizens of tie Senate
and House of REPRESENTATIVES

dental term, four months ago, the functions
Of the Federal Government were found to
be generally suspended within the several
States of South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama,
Mississippi, Louisiana, and Florida, excep-
ting only those of fthe PostO Office Department.
Within these States, all the forts, arsenals,
dock-yards, custom-houses, and the like, in
cluding the movable aud stationary pro
perty in and about them, had been seized,
and were held in open hostility to this Gov
ernment, excepting only Forts Pickens,
Florida coast, and Fort Sumter, in Charles
ton harbor, South Carolina. The forts thrs
seized had been put in improved condition,
new ones had been built, and armed forces
had been organized, and were organizing,
oil avowedly with the same hostile purpose
The forts remaining in the possession of
the Federal Government in and near these
States were either besicged or menaced by
warlike preparations and especially Fort
Sumter was nearly surrounded by well-pro-
tected hostile batteries with guns equal in
quality to the best Of its own, and outnum-
bering the latter IA perhaps ten TO one. A
disproprotionate share Of the Federal mus
kets and rifles had somehow found their way
into these States, and had been seized to he
used against the Government. .
Accommodations of the public revenue, lying
within them, had been seized for the same
object. The Navy was scattered in distant
seas. leaving but a very small part of it
within the immediate reach of the Govern
ment.
Officers of the Federal army & Navy had
resigned in great numbers, q ofthose resign
ing large proportion had taken up arms
against the government. simultaneously and
III conicAIon E VIII ali tills, the purpose 70
eoIo' w. .ne leuelal EhioI was openly aVowcd'
,an 40 III la. ua'e % ~,.n 'ni" Purpose' un oruin-
Sto,on oo nay 5ooian DeG auUpVSu III eacn ol these
II.a'es, ueciarrng .ne otStes respectively 70
GO ei,a S.e: c.u ;. ,lo,n tne Nu.otil Chloh'
Oant nf ~, tho ,1s,.u.hE S.E colnplneu uover1-
III ~: :iii S'a.os ,lau pee. pr1hiuiSateo'
anu tn's iileSai 0rgahiza,ion' 10 the charac-
!er 3i Ooniecerate oates' wasaiready
Invoking recognition, ald' and intervention
from ioreign Powers
rinaing thls conultlon OF thlngs, and Pc
ileving II ~ pe a.. imperative uuty upon tne
inacotnitig hHecetlVe 70 prevent, II possible
tne consuh,n,aIl1h m 4l such attempt TO de-
se'oy .he reueral onioh cnolce OF means m,
70 70 .ha' enu pecalne lndlspensapie; lnis
ono,ee M1a 'l'iVuc, ""H ~, was aeclarea IN the
inaugural address: Inc policy chosen look
gu W tile exhaustion oi all peaceiui meas
ures pe,ore res9rI 70 any stronger ones lt
eoush. ohiy " no'u the PnDHo places q pro-
perry noI aireauy wrested from the Hovern-
,Leh., anu 70 coiiect lhe revenue relying ior
@ tne res. on .lH'e, ulscusslon' ana tne pali1t-
ooA IL pIohusoo continuance Oh inc mans,
az uoyernnent expense, TO the very people
Mno were lesistihs inc uoverimeht, ana II
gase repea.cu P.euges against any dist9rp-
ahGo u ehy oi the peopie or any OF tneir
rlsn.s, VI al that wnlch fresideht might
oons.''u.,onaiiy s anu Jus'inapiy do IN such
olso eVery.nnnE was ioro9rhe, withou'
w WHEN u was oencveu possible 10 Keep the
"1Se'.i.henI Ce !h ny on ioot.
" " tso osn "a, u larcn' tDe present lhcuhi,
pGn. M. hrst luil uay IN once, letter ol
.an naJor ih,luelson, con,hahuing ~ rort sum,
received mt the War Denaptment og, on iLo aaI atH
=. =, ~. tuaLcn, was oy 'hat department placed
rn; Tis ,I.au.. ,I.a,
"ls 'oL'e' J oApresseu thc proiessionalopin
ION Oh TUG writer, that fe,enlorcements
.Eu,u noI ~ s,,iosh ln'9 tlia' Iort wlthih inc
i,nJ Mn ~; ais % ,onIi' tenuereu necessary oy
.no ii,i.iieI supply Oh ProVlsiohs' ana WITH
WV vi fJiu,hg possess'om ono Oh the same, WIFI
d;nn;l; ao;oJ ., ioss @ .,ian -o'ooo good anu wei
'''Ti'',,1 Th;s nU;n;on ;op". ,, ,n,, :. H. III :,
a;ann ot'i'iion h; was oohourrou W IN py all the
Jiheols VI nis coi.ilhanu' anu thelr niemorah
NJ MI. -, 'ho ~ Ju.oo; "e,o inh1E enclosures U
;nyor nnIe'soh 'ie1i letter me who,e wa
Sna.. Seuad.ey nI 'alu oeioro i-ieutenant-o enera
3ooi', 4nIo, mnG ~ oHct cohcurreu win mayor
nn noa, sd ~ op'l'ion e.u
o,,tm Om tonoo,aoi' ,,h' nSwover ne TOOK iuii tlme
IVnsV't'nS wv" p'nor oiIcers' ootn OF th'
hrniy u,u tne .avy, anu AZ tne end OF ioul
uuys eauc roiuc'ahuy Du. dge'uediy TO th'
sauie oonc'us,oI as helore, nc also stated
9. s,,o sa",a .imo, that no sech s1fhcieh
,oloo @ was .ndh t at .ne c9ntr9i Oh the uoVern
, mom, =, Guu,u po rniseu nnu Drought 70 tn'
stounu Wi.nih t'ie tlme wneh .he provisions u
l;r, .nI 'ora woulu 70 eNna4steo' Iha purely
l,t,i,dry n y p1'1a ol view TINS reduced the duty
- ~ 'no nulu,''ls.Iatlon .eas ~ IN tne case {
. ,u'o IS "'e .ho f u getting 'ne garrison saiei!
ouT y, a .'I ld i1rn h
~ ,S"s I.'s ;,; uoieteu' however, tnat 70 SO aDan
I1 o" liz m pVa..In, ,,' u,uer 'ne circumstance
uSa "oa,u ~ ai'Gy aa,noIs' lnat the necesstf!
G,I,. GIH', minon ~ w", 10 W uohe woulu hot o.
oons,rna ,uy umu'rs'oou 'ne' oy many II wouia o.
Sa,'atI" ,Sn, ~ h 10 par. % III eoeantary pohcy
Of % the az Io;nu % opbod0 md ui;touthee -, sne friend
. VI cue onion, emDoiuen its adversaries. ant
SHH SHd. 90, ". ,ha. I,e 20 'ne la.IdI recognition
Jo .Ma, ~ ,ao., i. mpuiu w our rhat!oha
"o1y. M .oV.o'i So"su',iiia'eu'