Santa Fe gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1859-1864, 1862-07-05

The s peaker laid before the House tho follow.
ing message from the President 10 the Senate aud
House,
THE insurrcction which is yet existing 10 the
United States. and aimed at the overthrow Of the
Federal Constitution and Union was clandestlne.
Iy prepared during the winters of 1860 and 1861
and assumed IN open organization, in the form OF
q tFeaso8al 10 Provisional Government ut Mont.
gomery, Ala. Ou tho 18th duy u February, 1861.
On the 9th day Of April, 1861, the insurgents
committed the Aagant act Of civil war By the
bom5ardmenl aud capture of Fort Sumter which
cut oil the hope Of immediate cancellation. lm,
modiotely 0tterward all The ro0dSand avenues to
this city were obstructed and the Capital was put
lato a condition of siege. The mails in every dir.
eciicn were stopped, aud the lines Of telegraph
cut oiidy the insurgents and military and naval
forces which had been called out by the Govern
mont fur the defense Of Washington were proven
ted from reaching the city by organized md com
biaed reasonable resistance in the State oil Mary
laud.
There was no adequate and effective organiza.
ton for the public defense Congress had indie
iinitely adjourned; there was no timo to convene
il, aud IL became necessary for me to choose
whether, using only the existing means, agencies
and processes which Congress had provided,
should let the Government TALL into ruin or wheth.
en- ayailing myself OF the broader powers conferred
10y the Constitution in case oiinsurrectiOn, would
make an effort to save it with all its blessings for
the present age aud for posieFiiy. thereuppn
summoned my constitutional advisers, tho heads
Of Departments, to meet on Sunday, the 20tl day
Of April, 1861 at the Office Of the Navy Dapart.
mcnt, aud then and there, with their unanimous
clueumuce, directed that an armed revenue cut
ter should proceed 10 sea TO afford protection to
tins commercial marine, especially to the Calilvr
MIA treasure ships then on their way to this coast
also directed the commandent Of the Navy yart
at Boston to purchase or charter and arm ai
luicSly as possible five steamships for purposes o
public defense | directed the commanlant at tn
Navy yard at Philadelphia to purchase or chorte
AT equal number for the same purpose. drecte,
the commandant at New York to purchase o
Charier aul arm an equal number. dlrecte,
/ Commander Giles 10 purchase or chlrer and art
and pu. to sen, two other vessels Similar dire
tilns we 0 given TO Commandr Dupont with
Il view to the opening Of passages by watertO an
from the Capital
a directed the several officers to take The at
wee and obtain tho aid and ehc.ent services
the matter Of His Excallency, Edwin Morga
Governor Of New York, or, in his abseuce, Geurg
| D. Morgan, William EycIts, Il. ", BatchIord, al
Moses ii, GriNnell, who were, by my direction
especial y empowered by the Secretary Of tn
Navy to act for his department in the crisis,
matters pertaining to the forwarding of tro0l
and supplies for the public defense. On The san
occasion directed that Governor Morgan ar
Alexander Cummings Of the city Of New Yor
should be authorized by the Secretary Of Wa
Simon Cameron, To make all the necessary alrang
mcnts for tho transportation oftroops end muT
lions Of war, in aid md assiiacco Of Tie officers
, the army Of the United Stats, until commuuC
} ton by mail and telegraph sGoul be complete
I 10 established between the cities VI WashIngtt
Q and New York. No security was elulred Ip
A given by them, and either OF them was auhori2
! to act IN case Of inability to consult with t
a other,
0 "On tho same occasion authorized and dire
2 ed the Secretary oI the Treasury to advance, vii
y out requiring security, S20OOOUO Olpublic mon
d to John A. Dix, George 0pdyke and Richard
d Batchord, Of New York, to be used by them
J. meeting such acquisitions as should be direc
t consequent upon the military and naval measul
t for the defense aud support Of tho Governmei
g recurring them only to act without compensate
? land to report their Transactions when duly cal
p upon. The several departments Of the Cove
e. inent at that time contained su large o number
m disloya persons that it would have been impOs
IN Bile to provide safely through Official agents o
for the performance oil the duties thus conhded
oil citizens hyoaby known for their ability, lOys
III and palrotsm. The several orders issued u
ie these occurrences were transmitted by Tri'
ar messengers, who pursued q circultous way to
er seaboard cities inland, across the States Of Pc
he sylyania. Ohio and the Northern lakes.
ire ~ believe that by these and other similar N
ke sures taken without authority oihw, tho Gov
es, ment was saved from overthrow. | am not aS
NIX that dollar of the public funds thus conf
raj without authority Of law to unofficial persons
Ills either lost or wasted, although Opprehenslons
ho such misdirections occurred TO me as objection
0u' these extraordinary proceedings, and wero ne
TIL satily oyarruled. recall these transactions
$50 because my attention has been directed to a |
Iul luton which was passed by the House Of Re
lns sentalives on tho S0th Of last month, which
ice these words: han
en- aResolyed, That Simon Cameron late 81
as tor,, af War hv investing Alex Cummings