The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-05-28
President ; Message.

10 the Senate am IiouSe Of Representatives.
The instruction whic: ,s yet exa ing III The
United >lutes and alms AZ The yeIthrow Of Che
Federal Coneu'utlyu and the Ualon, vas can
dsollnely prepared uoii"& tie Ninler Of 1850
and 1901 and assUhed Oh open Organization III
lhe form Of y t:edSonlb!e provisional government
at Montgomery, AtiDa!pa, on the lotii dav .!
! Oh. 1861. On the l2th Day Of april, 1861 the
insurgents committed the tilsruntuct Of ylyll war
y The bonn 5ardmeni and capture Of Font sum
ter which cut oh The hope OF Immediate concila.
ton. Immediately afterwards all the rOaas and
| avenues to GhIs city were DISTRACTED, and tie
Capital Was put nt0 the condition Of Is stige.
The mails i'll every direction we're stopped and
the lines Of telegraph cut Oft by the insurgents,
and military and naval forces whcG had beea
! called out by the government for the defense Of
| " ashlngton were prevented from reaching the
! city by organized and combined ,.easOnAhie re.
ssrance in the STATE OF Marylu there was
no adequate OF effective Org aBizatol Tor ,he pub
! lie detenses Ongress had indefinitely Adj yurned
| There WAS no tiu3 To convene them. II he.
| came necessary iOrm5 t. choose Whether, usinr
only :ha existing inedns, agencIe1, ani processes
Which Congress had provided, / sh3uit lei,
the govel uluent l4i iulo ruin, or whela,r await.
llS myself Ot tbr broad poWeiS con-, rr.l ~ lie
! constitution IL cas- IS OF 'nSuilc5uJn, should
make 40 effort 70 save it with all ~ blessings
| for inc present age ana for posJerlty. | ,h-:g-
| lore sumnoneumy constitutional advisers the
heads OF all the departments, to meet o. Sunday
the 2Och day Of April, 1861, at tie ollice of the
navy department, and thea and there with their
unanimous concurrence, | decided that an armed
revenue cutter should procsed 10 sea 10 affoid
protection to the commercial marine, especially
| l',l, al,
to the coast.
| l also directed tho commandment OF the Navy
Yard ut Boston to purchase or charter and arm
az quickly as possible five steamships Tor pur-
poses OF defence. 1 directed the communicate
of the Navy Yard at Philadelphia toipurchase or
charter and arm an equal number. directed
Commander ellis to purchase or charter and
arm and put To sea two other vessels Similar
directions were given 10 Com. Dupont with u
view to the opening of passage by water to and
from the capital. | directed the several officers
to take the advice and obtain tho aid and el-
6cient services inthe matter of His Excellency
Edwin d. Morgan, the Governor of New York
or, in his absence, George ID. Morgan, WIN. NJ.
Evarts. RIM. Blatchford and Moses II. Grinnell
who were, 10y my directions, especially elnpuw-
cred by the Secretary Of the Navy to act Tor his
| department. III that crisis in matters pertaining
TO the forwarding OF troops and supplies for the
public dcieDses. On the same occasion direct.
ed that Governor Morgan and Alex Cummings,
| OF the city OF New York, should DO authorized
by the Secretary OF War, Simon Cameron, TO
make all necessary arrangemements for the
transportation OF troops ana munitions Of war
Ia aid and assistance vi officers OF the army O
the Uuted States, Until communication by ma IL
and telegraph should be completely re.estabish-
ed between the cities of Washington and New
York. No security was required to be gwen by
them, and either OF them was authorized to act
and III case OF inabili y 10 consult with the other
On the same occasion | authorized ana directed
I the Secretary Of the Treasury 10 advance, with
ont requiring security, two millions OF dollars
OF public money to John A. DIX, George Op-
dyk:, and Richard NJ. Blatchiord Of New YORK