The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1863-12-16
Summary of the Presidents
Message & Proclamation.

acknowledgements to God. The President
notices the s'oppage by the British and
French Governments OF the Confederate
rams, forbding them to leave their ports.
A supplemental African slaye=trade
treaty has been made. and carried into
execution: as we are next informed. The
first person introduced into the message.
therefore is negro.
The President proposes to settle with
Eng land sosao laAd Claims in v ashington
Territory. aa tei ol a'
The maritime jurisdiction of Cuba,
United States aud Spain, is a question to
re referred to the arRtrament of a foreign
power.
The Scheldt dues are to be paid.
| 1t is recommended that list of all the
perons declaring their intention OF become
citizens of the United Sta,es be forwarded
to the Secretary OF the Interior, and that
law be passed for that purpose. 1t is
also recommended that the law be so CHI;
ged as to make the fact of voting a bar
against any claim Of no citizenshprsset up
by those who desire an exemption from
military service,
from our Pacific coast
The Consular systems Of the United
States begin to be self sustaining.
The President recommends telegraph
acrosssthe Atlantic Ocean, aud also be-
tween Washington and the forts on the
Gulf Of Mexico zs5.e.
L. A recommen ndation is made for navy
yard on the Atlantic Ocean, and also Oh
the Western rivers. azg1.s sss - $50
1t is suggested that Government
Schoole be established for the fostering
an1t raining of seanen for the naval ser
vice. .eH a5- .a 81 s-tlf rs..s
/ The Povt-office Department is nearly
selfsuStaining, being unly about sloO, ,0Ud
snort.
i Nearly millior and half of acres OF
Hand have been taken up under the H.me
stead Law, The President recommends
a modification Of the law in favor only oi
those who have been in the military ol
naval service of the country.
| Hc compliments our Ministers and Con
suls abroad
The condition of the Territories is sat
isfactory, although the Indian diff, ultie.
in New Mexico are not entirely suppress
led. lie alludes to the mineral wealth o
, the new Territories, just d:scovere |.
, The President suggests the expectancy
iof ests blrshng system for the encuur
Eagement of foreign emigration This i:
pretty good, coming from the head Of ,
party which, a few years ago, wanted tt
deny to einigrants the right Of citizenship
if not to forbid them coming here alto
gether
The President compliments the manage
ment of the Treasury.
He approves OF the National Bankin;
Law, but thinksssume amendments ma,
be made to it.
Even warmer than his commendatio,
of the Treasury Department is the prais'
Of the President upon Mr. ELLEs, tl.,
!. Secretary OF the Navy, He declares tha
mis- duties have been discharged with fl
deity and eminent success. Shades o
the Sumter, Ala bana and Georgia, villa
DO you think of this amazing declaration
! What do the merchants think, who's
ships by the hundred have been capture,
. by Confederate privatcers, that have roa III
ed the ocean without molestatien? LIN
colin is better satisfied with old Mr.. WEI.
: LES than he is with CHASE, to Judge b,
the putting he bestows upon him.
The measures of the last Cong ress, fo
the removal OF the Indian tribes, hav
. been carried into effect. He suggests tn
propriety Of change i'll our Indian sys
: tenn.
/ He seems to favor canal being bull
T around the Falls vi the Niagara, ON til,
American side
The Presiuent next alludes to the stat
of feeling at houie a. abroad year agc
and now. and finds, in his Judgment,
great Improvement, as well as in the hi
itary status. lie attributes this chunge 4
the Emancipation Proclamation ana III
employment Of negrs troops,
Let us look at that Il moment TIL,
Proclamation was, in fact, issued On th,
) I'D OF September, 1862. In October ant
November following, the Democrats car
risd all the electiuus, being greatly aide,
in SO doing by the unpopuiarity of sal,
Proclamation. The party uf the Presi
dent has carried the eiectlops in 1868
I. but the Proclamation, SO far from help
ling to that end was d draw back upon ii
e Before the Proclamation was issued Nc
q CLELLAN was within sight Of Richmond
} ani we had foughta severe battle in tn
center OF Mississippi Have We advances
, further in either direction since the Proc
\ lauiati"n was issued -
| The President claims that of those VIII,
: were slaves at the beginning of the rebel
; lien, fully one hundred thousand are nov
$ III the United States military service
about one-half OF whom are in the ranks
SO far as tested, the President thinks tn
negroes ,auhe as yood sotdir,s sos nsu Mtc&
7 The President then entc int Il d, ens
OF the Negro Proclamation, lie declare
that he will not retract or modIiy til,
Proclamation while he remains in hi
present position.
The Message. taken as whole, is bet
ter written than either of its predecessors
!: and we miss many Of the little points tha
made them SO ridiculous and t!.-eir autho
so absurd.
Appended to the Message is long ant
strange document called Proclamation
which bears more the impress Of LIN
COINS peculiar mind and mode Of expires
sion He offers a full pardon to thus,