, 1862-12-02
MATTERS At the GAP|TAl.
A QUORUM IN BOTH HOUSES,
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE

IAE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
The Copperhead Democracy at
Work.
FIRST DISPATCH.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.]
WAeHHGToS, Dec. 1-G p. H., 1862
There Is full quoru1z in both houses. The
Presidents message was read in both houses
to-day at twenty minutes Of 2 p, H., ard is
now circulating here. The message advocates
the emancipation Of the slaves Of all dis1oyal-
lists. It was well received. 1t is about five
columns in length. The Associated Press is
sending 1t b. telegraph to all points. The
city is crowded with people. There is no war
neWs.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribrne1
WASHINGTON. Dec. /, 1852.
The President's message is spoken Of on all
Eandsas The ablekt written and best considered
OF any be has submitted. Radical Republicans
arc not particularly well pleased
With his lengthy Argument in
favor CT compensated emancipation.
but secession symnatbizs1s are far
worse pleased with the quiet way in which he
treats the emancipation proclsrnation as q
Thing accomplished anu With which Congress-
has nothing to do. 1t will. command much
attention.
Ta1landig5ana s. Co.'S demonstration on AZ
rests before the message Was brought in, is re-
earded as the keynote Of their policy for the
session.
Runners of fighting at fredericksburg are
in circulation, but doubtless are exceedingly
| unreliable.
The ftlloEing surgeons arc dismissed BY
lie President fur absence without leave:
D. 8. Dorsey, Sd Virginia; Assistant Sur
gecrs-T. E. Conant, I'd WISCONSIN; Scely.
10th Michigan; s. Ford, ed Virginia; c. ii.
Furiscn and e: A. North, 9Th ONO; D. ).
Caldwell, T4.n Ohio.
The medical examining hoard NOW in ses-
szcn at ST. Louis, is ordered dissolved and
| new one with similar powers ordered to
assemble at Louisville.
Col. A. A1oler OF the aSth Ohio, and Col,
VIM. Il Lytle Of the 10ih Ohio, are appoint
ed Brigadier Generals. Brig. Gen. Hart
suff OF Michigan, SO well known to all West
ern nlen in connection with Gen. Ro5scr:as'
campaigns in Western Virginia, and distin-
| guished at South Mountain, is appointed to
Major Generalship.
Men begin to tsiA about strange Omissions
il the Presidents message. First that il
scarcely recommends any thing save with r..
frceEce TO compensated e1aarcip cipation, which
il tahen 2s an Indication that the President
i,as lad eHoug3l OF Congressional LEGISLATION
Garirg TIE progress OF the war. The friends
of the bankrupt I'LL are particularly SURPRISED
| a. She absence of e racommen aation tur taa5
| .lr:s1lTe. The seye.est cri:icis1n on the mes.
| sese: arsorg the friends Of the Admjnistr,-
1ior, IS tisI It is more remarkable for what it
| I6ts not contain than for what it docs con-
The following is synopsis Of the Prcai-
| dents Message:
OUR FOREIGN RELATIONS,
He says the correspondence touchfcr for
tjsn a!llirs, wnicn jlas taken plsce during Inc
| last year, is herewith submitted III cen oil
| a,ec E!2h TtQues5 10 that effect. If the con
| dillon OF our relations Tlsl othsr nations is
less gratifying than formerly, it is certainly
distracted r,isit have REASONABLY ap :9re!lsrd-
| cd. L blockade o! 3 600 miles Of sea coast
! ceu,d Ec- 3'c established and vigorously en-
icEced, in season OF great contuescial :eliT-
! itJ Ike the present, without committing
| cecaEicra1 mistakes and in1ic!iny uuuin:eu-
| tic.:a: injuries UPON fcreign 1atiOas and Eu5-
| j+c4e. In clear cuses Of THESE kinds have, 60
| tar as possible, lesud aud redrvssed com
plants by friendly powers. There is, how
t evsr, 3a'ge and augI4eAti3g numbers OF doubt
| unable to agree with the governments a6ose
projection is demanded by the ciainl-
| ants There are, moreover, many c1ses in
! which the United States, or their citizens,
enff.r WRONGS from tie naval or military au-
/ thcritles Of 10Ttlgn nations, which the GOV
! cranrent Ct these s: A+es are not nj, once pre-
| pared to redress. I tsTe proposed to some
Of the foreign States interested, 1nutual
l. convention to examine and adjust some eam-
r'aints: This has been made especially 20
| Great Eritaln, France, Spain and Prussia. In
each case it has been kindly received, but not
ytt formal; adapted.
AFRICAN EMIGRATION.
Applications have been made to nc by
mary free Americans OF African descent to
favor tscir emigration with view to such
colonization, as Was contemplated in recen:
Gets Of Cor. O:her parties at home and
tiyts, have suEgested;s d;simi:ar measures, while
un the ether hand, several oi The Spanish
American Republics have protested against
| tit sscdihg ul such colonies to their r0spec-
live Territories. Cndef these circumstances
EaTe declined to move any such colony to nuy
its government, with an ayEee.aeat Oh its part
to +. ceive and protect euch e1I,i:,ta1t5 ID afl
! t:cif. rights as frcemen, and have at the
sarsc time offered to the several States situs
ed III H. Tropics, or having colonies there
10 negotiate With them, subject to the advice
an1 consent OF the Seuate, to favor the yolun
| tary emigration o. persons OF that class tl
tIeir respective territories upon condition:
, Which shall be equal, just and humane.
Liberia aud Hayti are yet the Only couu
, tl!ts TO which coiaulstc, Of African descent
from lure could so with tic certainty Of being
| received aod adopted as eitiz Ms, and I regre
: | 70 tas that SUCH persons, contemplating colo
iE!*tlon, DO nos Stem SO willing to emigsat
to these countries as to sou4e others--n0r s,
K willing AS ! think their interest demands.
/ believe, however, that the opinion is inproy
! ing, and that ere long there will be an aug
: ill:nted fEd considerable emigration to bot
g these Countries.
4 RELATIONS WITH MEX1Cp.
Our reletions with European States reuaai
). urdissurted, ard With the States Of our cor
| CIs.a Rica &c
i stNDRT SCIENTIFIC MEASURES.
{ The President says he fayors the project
= an Atlantic telegraph, and Of extending tt
C | Pacific line to connect with that being cxtent
| Cd across the Russian Empire. Ha think
D | LEE IiutIsA ICStIIctS OIL EAe IGITltuf1oS nu9t
= to be developed as rapidly as possible. Ever
Z step in that direction would have q tende1e
to improve the revenues,
r It is worthy Of serious considerable
h whether some extraordinary measures to pr
. mote thst end cannot be adopted. The u1ea1
o which suggests itself as most likely to be c
$, fectiye is 8 scientific exploration.
s THE WAR ExpESDITCRE.
= The vast expenditures incident tn the mil
7. ta1y an6 naval operations required LOT the su
= preston OF the rebellion have hitherto bee
:, met II ith pTomptitude AID ce1tsinty unnsu
- in similar circumstances, and the public cred
" has been fully maintained. The continuan
~ Of the war, however, and the increased dj
= tufements made necessary, demsnd your BE-
= reflections as to the best modes Of proqfdi,
- - The necessary revenue. The suspension
- specie payment by tue banks made large is5u
~ OF United States notes uuayoidable In l
90 other way could the payment Of the troo
and the satisfaction Of o,Eer Just demands
so economically or as well provided for. L
Ct extremely doubtful whether circulation
Is United States notes payable in coin, and sui
~. eiertly large for tie wants Of the people, G
!. be psr1naneRtly, usesully and safely mai
ea talned. Is there any other mode in which t
er necessary provision for the pui,ic wants c
H. Ge made, and the great advantage of ST
IT'S and uniform currency secured:
mt a GENERAL BANKING PROJECT.
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