Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-06-13
PREsIDENT's MESSAGE.


10 thes,ssaan and Hoaae Of Rtprcscnta-
tires.
The insurrection which is now exist.
ing in the United States and aiming at
the overthrow of the Federal Constitu-
ton and Union was clandestinely pre-
pared during the winter of 1860 and
1S6ls and assumed an open organization
in the form of 2 reasonable Govern
ment at Montgomery, Ala, on the 18th
day Of February, 1861. On the 18th
dsg Of April, 1861, the insurgents com.
United the aagraut aos of civil war. by
tte bombardment and capture Of Fort
Sumter, which cut off the hope Of i'm
mediate conciliatien. Immediately af-
terwaris ALI the roads and avenues to
this city were obssruetcd, and the capt
taland avenues to this city put into the
condition of a siege. The mails in ev-
cry direction were stopped, and the iines
of telegraph cut OF by the insurgents,
aud the military aud naval forces which
had been, called out by the Government
for tho defense Of Washington were
prcyented from reaching tbs city Big Or
gaDizsd and combined IRRESPONSIBLE re-
sistauce in thu 8tatc of Maryland
There was no adequate and effective or.
ganizatien for the public defense; Con
elesa had Indefinitely adjourned; there
was 10 time to convene theIni and it
became necessary for ma to choose
Whether, usiug only the Existing nsans,
aSenciea snd processes which Congress
had provided, should let the Govern.
ment fall into ruin. or whether, availing
myself of the broader powers conferred
BY the Consultation in cases of insur-
rectiop, would make an effort 70 save
il with all its blessings for ago aud for
posterity.
thereupon summoned my constitu.
tional advisers, the heads of all the de-
partmenis, to meet on Sunday, the goth
day Of April, 1861, at the Office Of the
Navy Department, and then and there.
With their unanimeas concurrence, di
rected that an armed revenue cutter
should proceed 10 sea to afford protec.
ton to the commercial and marine, and
special.y to the California treasure
shits. then on their way to this coast.
] also directed the Cepmandaut of the
Navy Yard at Boston to purchase or:
charter and arm as quickly as possible,
five sssa mships--for purposes OF public
lefspse.e I directed the Comrnandant
at tho Navy Yard at philadelphia to
purchase or charter an eqaai number for
the same purpose. ! directed tho Com
mandant at New York to purchase or
charter and arm an eAuai number. I
directed Commander Giles to purchase
OF charter aud arm and put to sea two
other vessels. Sinilar directions were
Ei~cn 10 Commander Dupont, with
View to tile opcnins Of passages by va
ter to and from the Capital.
directed the several officers to take
tho advice and obtain the aid and eff.
csept services 10 tue matter, Of his Ex-
ceileuey, Edwin 3. Morgan, the Cover.
nor of Sew York, or, in lis absence,
Geo D. Morgan, Wm. Erercts, r. VI.
Black ford aud Moses Grinnell, who.
were, by my direction, especially EN-
powered by the Secretary Of the Na.y to
act for his department in that crisis in
matters. pertaining to the forwarding Of
ts0ops and supplies fer the public de-
Tense. On the same occasion directed
that Gov. Morgan and Alexander Cum
,nings, of the city Of New York, should
be authorized by tue Secretary Of War,
Simon Cameron, to make all the neces-
ssary arrangements for the transportation
offroops and munitions of war in aid
aud assistance OF the officers of the arpy
oftha United States, until communica-
f.ou by mail and telegraph should be
completely rc-established between the
eities of N ashington and New York.
No security was required to be given
rs them, aud either of them was author
lied to act in ease of inability TO consult
with the other. On the Same occasion,
authorized ard directed the Secretary
Of the Treasury to advance, without re-
quirips security, two millions Of dollars
of public money 10 John 4. Dix, Geo
opdYke and Richard 81 Blatchford, OF
New York, to be used by them in meet-
ing such acquisitions as should be di-
rected, consequent upon military and
II val measures, for the defense and sup
port Of the GoTernment, and requiring
them only to act without Goa peusation,
and to report their TRANSACTIONS when
duly called upon.
The several. departments Of the Gov
ernmeut at that time contained so large
u number Of disloyal persons that it
would have been impossible to provide
safety through official agents only for
the performance of the duties thus con-
fded to, citizens known for their ability,
loyalty and patriotism. The several
orders issued upon these coneurrences,
were transmitted by private messengers
who pursued a c:rcuitous way to the sea-
board cities inland across the States of
Pennsylvania and Ohio, and the North
ern lakes. / believe that by these and
other similar measures taken without
Authority Of law, the Government was
saved from overthrow.
am not aware that dollar of the
public funds thus confded, without au-
thority Of law, to unofficial persons, was
either lostor wasted. although. app.-
hensions of such misairections occurred
to me as objections to these extraordi'
nary proceedings, and were necessaril!
orerruIed. | recall these transactions
nsw, bseanss nay attention has been. .di
rected to resolution which was passet
by tho House of Representatives en- th
30th Of last month, which is ia thes
werds:
Resolred, That Simon Cameron, lat
Secretary Of War, by investing Alex
Cummings with large sums of publ
money, and authorizing him TO purchas
military supplies without restriction