Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1861-12-12

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same general subject. | deem
OF importance that the loyal reg
ions oil East Tennessee and West
ern North Carolina should b,
come ted with Kentucky ant
other faithful parts of the Uniol
by railroad. |, therefore, recon-
mend as a military measure tina
Congress provide Tor the costru t
ion oil such a road as speedily a.
possible. Kentucky will, nc
doubt, cooperate, and through
her Legislature make the mos
lmdlclous selection OF The line,
The northern terminus must con.
meet with some existing railroad,
and whether the route shall be
iron Lexington or NicholaSville
to Cumberllnd Gap, or from
Lebanon to the Tennessee line in
direction Of Knoxville, or some
still d. .llerent line, can easily be
determined. Kentucky and the
General Goyernnfert co opera
ting, the work can be completed
In a very short time, and when
done it Will not only he of vast
present usefulness, but also an
available improvement worth its
cost in all the future.
Some treaties, designed chiefly
for the interests oi commerce,
and having 10 pol'ti, al ilnpor-
tlnce, have been he 5otla'ed, and
will be submitted to the Senate
Tor It's constellation. Although
we haze failed to induce some OF
the conn ercial powers TO adopt
A desirable ameli oratiOn of the
rgor Oh maritime war, we have
SO lar removed all the obstacl les
from the way OF THIS humane
reform, except such as are merely
oi temporary AID accldehtll oc-
currence. | invite your atteni on
to the co reSpo.dence etween Her
Brtina,c M,lesty's NJ Mister ac-
cred ted II tn 5 Goyern nent, a ID
the Secretary Di State. relative
to .he detention OF the B 'itlsh
,hip Perth hire, in June last, by
/ ). steamer Massachusetts,, for
a supposed bread h OF the blD kade.
As tins Il, ;entlOn was occaSioneI
by an obvious mlsaPprth hensIon
OF the facts, aud as justice requires
that We should cOnmlt no bell e
e eat a not icunded IN strict right
as sanctioned by public Law, |
recommend 'hlt an appropriation
be made to sat siy the reasonable
demand OF the owners o. the YES
sci for hec detention. | repeat
t"e recommendation of my pre-
eteSSor, III his annual message
to Coag ess in December last,
IN regard to .he q spostIon oil the
surplus which Will probably re
aaIa after satlSi Jln5 the claims
o. American citizens against Chi
IA, pursuant 10 the award OF the
comm ssIouerS under the act OF
the 3d oi March, 1889. Il how
ever, it should not he deemed
advisable TO carry that recon-
mendatIon into effect. | would
suggest that authority be given
for investing the prlncipai ofthe
surplus referred to in good secu-
rites, with a view to the satlsiac
ton OF such other just claims OF
our citizens against China as are
not uni kely to arise hereafter, in
the course OF our extensive trade
with that Empire.
By the act OF the 5th Of August
last, Congress authorized the
President TO instruct the com
.nanders OF suitable vessels to de-
lend themselves against and to
capture pirates. This authority
has been exercised in a SlDgle in.
stance only.
For the more efiectual protec-
ion of our extensive and valua-
Die commerce, in the Eastern Seas
specially, it seems 10 me that
t would also be advisable 10 all.
horize the commanders OF sail
ne vessels to recapture 1ny prizes
which pirates may make OF Unit
ID States vessels and their car
,oeS, and the Consular Courts,
established by law in Eastern
countries, to adjudicate the cases
n the event that this should not
,e objected to by The local au-
horlties. If any gooi reason exist
Why we should persevere longer
n withholding our recognition
If the independence and sover-
.ignty OF Hayti and Liberia, |
IN unlb'e to discern it. I'm