Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-05-22

vessels ON the high seas, to the end that
preparaiiens might be made for the imlne-
dia,e issue vi letters oi marqne aud le-
prisal, which you alone, under the ronsii-
InIion, have power 10 grant, entertain
no doubt you VIII concur with me in the
opiniun thai ia the absence OF nvet II
public vessels, il viii be eu,inently expedl-
eni to supply their place by private armed
vessels, 80 happily styled by the puhlieisis
OF the United States "lhe militia Of the
sea- aud so ofien aud justly relied on by
them as an efficient aud admirable instr,i-
meni Of defensive warfare. earnestly ie-
commend the immediate passage Of law
authorizing me 10 accept the numerous
proposals already received.
! iranrct close this review of the acts Of
I the government ofih, United Smf0, With
ourrchuiing ll o. Vrpolana' 'on issued by
4 ileir rnsidpnt under date ofihe 2uth inslr
i,n'iAlsE, aiTc, ,li'aGSg IlWtaa ,swrts
| Iiuh has Llukcn Jul in ihls t'ni,ielat>
| against tlt FoYVrnWgnt Of the United
! states he announces a blockade ~ III tue
rugts of these States, and threatens to pun
! ish as pilates an persons who shl,l m0lrst
any vessel orthe United States under let
tors Of IsarQpe issuol by ibis HovcrnmeuL
| Aotwiiiistandlps lie auihon.icliy ~ this
proclamation, YOU will concur with mo
that il Is hard TO believe IL could
have emanated from n President Of the
United States. Its announcement ofa mere
paper blockade Is so maniiesily n violation
of the law of nations that IL would seem
incredible that 1t could have been issued
by authority; but conceding this to be the
case, SO far as the Executive is isconcernel, IL
will he difficult to satisfy the people of these
States that their late confederate will sane
ton its declarations, will determine TO
ingorc the usagcs ficiyilizcd nations, and
will inauguratc war Of determination on
botl sides, by treating ms pirates, open
enemies acting under the authority ofcom-
missions issued by ap organized govern
ment. If such proclahation was issued, IL
could only have been published under the
sudden influence ofpossion, and we may
rest assured mankind will be spared the
horrors of the conflict it seems TO invite.
For the details of the administration Of
the different departments, refer to the ie-
ports of the Secretaries which accon piny
this message.
The State department has furnished the
necessary instructions for .thrcc commits
sioners who have been sent to England,
France Russia and Belgium since your adj
iournmcnt, to ask our recognition ASA
member of the family Of nations and to
make with each of those powers treaties of
amity and ommcrcc.-Further steps will
he taken to enter into like negotiations
with the other European powers in pursu-
ance Of your resolutions passed at the last
session. Sufficient time has not yet elapsed
since the departure of these. commissioners
,Ia;a, sJ doom II desirable that COM
m;ss;o,ers or other dinlomatic agents
nha,,iJ nIso bo cont NJ IN eaylv ncriod TO tbe
;mJonandont amor;can n nowcrs south of ou,.
ronfo,,nrocr ,nu with all of whom II is our in.
s, .n.n,J .ar,,oo, r;sh ,o m,;ntoin tLo
| 'as,o oor,;oi ami fr;cndlv rolotions T sup-
hios' ~ Ioi ".". % MI ,ho nocoss
s.e' nv ,;a.;s 81. ,,,,t ,'r,,r,so
ny "PPio ha. "ffo;.i,,, nn,;t;oJ hv Tho
,;,;,s - ,i,n S,oto ~ y;ro;n N
M pup'.I haS ,,;,I,Irorn fron,, Tho Union
.nuI 1nS c,s,.sf nautical
III 'an',; ,,;tl, ,,s ,rl,;.l Il wos nossiblc Mt
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,iio u III ,nssn,. IT S,o,,I,on0 V;cc prcsi-
,ion q q IN re',e.I.,o ~ s,a,os 20 rcnrcscnt
ucno .r. ~ wv p;al.,nons on, bonnv
.nis y. ,,,at ~ i,as cn,c,rdcd con.
~ ~ ~ ~ .:.t. ~ c,oto ~ V;rr;n;, Inv
venuon VIII nv ~n'''o VI III.
which the honoreu SUihiiohWo"i,', so iv"S
and justly ly.dis'inguishca among her sis'.' @
States and 50 dear 10 me near,s ,,,aaonO,n 81 .Ot
sands OF her cl,iiuien -, uo sVSs,o NV. f;.
States, has united her power anu 5nI neIt sjgtr
tunes with ours, ana become 1ns 4 p1-~s;'
This convention togeiner WIN IN. orui
nance 'of Virginia, a"cpnuS 'nc pro'is oh''i
constit uiioii % tne Se''lsterhvS, w., w
laid beiore you ioF yn'lr rp'is u'ioi'"s nv,
iion ! haye sa'isia2ct9fy Rss0Ia'lecs ,fon,
Sn ho non, Of adop,inr similarra rrai iaensuTts l is
4 ond, i cot.no, doabt fbat ere vou shall have
| t,o,, .,,,o,,r vcels In snss;on tbe wholr Of
! tbc sI1ye nolainr states of tie lMtc Union,
,.iit rcs,,onI to ll,o c.,l, oF b,ior and aifoc-
inn nn5 N, nnitipo tlAir tortunes with
onrs prnmotc nnr common iIitcrests and
o,',,,,a o,,,, com,nnr safe,1..
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