Washington telegraph., 1862-09-10
Presidents Message,
The Senate and Houss ofRepresentat;pe,

az a NSo"i"-is war Inc suTefIngs endured
by some portions Of the people excite the
deep solicitude Of the government; and the
sympathy thus evoked has been heightened by
the patriotic devotion with which those suffer-
ings have been borne.
The gallantry and good conduct of orr
| troops always claiming the gratitude of the
| country. have been further illus trated on hard
fought fields, marked by exhibitions of indi-
vldual prowess which can fluid but few paral
! iels IN ancient or modern times.
Our army has not faltered in any of the va
rious trials to which it has been subjected and
the great body of the people has continued to
| manifest n zeal and unanimity which not only
! cheer the battle stained soldier. but give As
surance to the friends of constitutional liberty
of our final triumph in the pending struggle
against dcspotic usurpation.
The vast army which threatened the capital
| Of the CoDfederacy has been defeated and
driven from the lines of investment, and the
| enemy repeatedly foied in his efforts for its
a scale such modern history does no. record
| to eff that subiuGation of the south often
; proclaimed as on the eve Of accomplishment
The Peridy which disregardcd rights Sc
| cured by compact, the madness which tram
1 pied on obligations made sacred by every con-
| sideration OF honor, have been intensified by
/ the maligHity cngendered by defeat. These
!
| tilities waged by our enemies who are becom-
ing daily less rcgardful Of the usagcs of civil
lizcl war and the dictates OF Humanity. Rapine
and wantou destruction of private property,
! war upon non -cOmbatauts, murder of capiives,
| bloody threats to avenge the death of inva-
! ding sodicry by the slaughter of unarmed cit
liens. orders of Punishment against peaceahle
families engaged in the cultivation Of the soil,
are some of the means used by our ruthless
] IL, tbn cr1lun NJ n
people to foreign sway. Confscatio on bills, of
/ a character so atrocious rs to ensure. If exc
! cuted. the utter ruin of the entire population
( Of these States, are passed by their congress
and approved by the executive.
/ The moneyed obligations of the Confederate
government are forged by citizens Of the Uni
ted States. and publicly advertised for sale in
! tleir cities. with notoriety which sufficiently
attests the knowledge OF their government:
and its completely in the crime is further
cvinced by the fact that the soldiers OF the in
vading armies are found supplied with large
quantities Of these forged notes. rs a means of
despoiling the country people by fraud out of
such portions of their property as armed vio-
leuce may fail to reach Two, at least of the
generals of the United States are engaged. uu-
checked by their. government. in exciting SER
vile instruction, and in arming AMI training
slaves for warfare against their masters citi-
found. OF instincts so brutal as to invite the
violence Of his soldiery against the women Of
a captured city Yet, the rebuke of civilized
man has failed to evoke from the authorities
Of the United States one mark of disappruba-
ton of his acts; nor i their any reason to sup
pose that the conduct Of Benjamin F. Butler
has failed to secure from his government the
sanction and applause with which it is known
to have been greeted by the public me etinrs
,.F, Of t1,o Of i.a I'M
To inquiries made of the commander-in-clief
IF the armies Of the United States whether the
atr0ciOus conduct Of some Of their military
commanders met the sanction of that govern
ment. answer has been evaded on the pretext
that the inquiry was insulting; and no meth
Cd remains for the suppression OF these enor-
mites but such rctribuJive justice it may
! he found possible to execute Retaliation in
| kind, for many of them is imprac ticable for
/ have had occasion to remark in a former mes
sage that under no excess of proyocation could
our noble hearted defenders be driven to wreak
vengeance on unarmed men, on women, or Oh
/ children. But stern and exemplary punish
meut can and must be meted out to the murder
crs and fclons who. disgracius the profession
I Of arms. seek to make Of public war the occa-
/ sion for the commission Of the most atrocious
1 crimes.
/ Deeply as We regret the character Of the con -
test iE-O which we are about TO be forced we
accept it as an alternative which recent man
/ ifestations give us little hope can be avoided
/ The exasperatops Of failure has aroused the
/ worst passions of our enemies; a large por-
ton Of their people, even Of their clcrgymcn.
! now engage an excited populacc to the extreme
| of ferocity; and nothing remains but to vindi-
cat c our rights and to maintain our existence
! by employing against our foe every energy and
/ every resource at our disposal
] append for YOUR information n cOrv of the
papers exhibiting the action Of the govern
mcut, up to the present time, for the repres-
sion Of the outragcs committed On our people
/ Other measures now in progress will he sub
mittcd hereafter.
In inviting YOUR attention to the legislation
which the necessities Of cur condition require
! those connected with the prosecution of the
war command almost undivided attention.
The acts passed at your last session intended
to secure the public defence by general enroll
mcnt, and to render uniform the rules govern
! ing troops in the service, have led to some un-
expected criticism that is much to be regretted
| The efficiency OF the law has been thus some
what impaired, though it is not believed that
in any Of the States the popular mind has with
! held its sanction from either the necessity or
| the propricty of your legislation Its only
| by harmonious well as jealous action that n
government as new ours, ushered into ex-
istence on the eve Of great war, and unproyi-
ded with the material necessary for conducting
on SO vast q SCALE can fulfil its duties. Upon
! You who fully informed of the acts and
! purposes Of the government, and thoroughly
! imbued with the feelings and sentiments Of the
! people, must reliance be placed to secure this
, great object You can best devise the means
for establishing that entire cooperation of the
State and Confederate governments which is so
essential to the well being of both at all times
but which is now indispcn sable to their very
existence, Aud if any legislation shall seem
to you appropriate Cor adjusting differences of
! opinion, 1t will be my pleasure as well rs duty
to CO. operate in any measure that may be de-
viscd ia rec0nciliug just care for the public
defence with proper Difference for the most scru-
pulous suscer tbilities Of the State authorities
The report of the secretary of the treasury
will exhibit in detail the operation of that de-
| partment. 1t will be seen With satisfaction
that the credit of the government securities re-
mains unimpaired, and that this credit is fully
justified by the comparatively small amount of
accumulated debt, notwithstanding the magni-
| tude of cur military operations. The legisla-
ton of the last session provided for the pur.
chase Of supplies with the bonds of the govern
ment; but the preference Of the people for treas
ury notes has been so marked that legislation
is recommended tc authorize an increase in the
issue of treasury notes. which the public SER