Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-12-11
SPECIAL DIsFATeRES
FROM WAsHIRaT0N.
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
Dinner to Speaker COlfax
COLONISTS FOR MISSOURI.
Governor Pierpont'a Message.
ITO the Cincinnati Gazette.I

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The first reception Of the Presidents
Message was quite favorable. AS they be-
gan to scan it more closely the radical
wing Of the Administration party, became
more cautious in their praise.
1t Is regarded IS decidedly settling
Montgomery Blsir's claim to have spoken
for the President in his Rockville speech
Nevertheless Blair is said to express salts
faction with It.
1t does not endorse Summers views on
reconstruction, yet, the friends Of the lat
ter, claim that it substantially includes
and embodies them.
The pivotal point OF the whole MESSAGE
IS the idea that absolute complete eman-
oipstion, will at length be the basis Of re-
construction. The proclamation il, in
itself, supposed to be Of little avail with
out important Congressional legislation.
II Congress takes up the question at all,
therefore, the subject Of reconstruction
must form large element in this winters
debates, notwithstanding the efforts which
have been made to stave it of. It now
seen, while Secretary Chase's Mozart Hall
speech did not exactly indicate Mr.. Lin
coins views, 1t came nearer 10 foreshsdow-
ing his policy than any other utterance
either from a member Of the Cabinet or
others. Mr.. Lincolh's friends claim that
the Message will prove one Of the most
popular State papers ever penned. The
Democrats, on the other hand, call il a
cunning trap, smseking rather Of the at
torney than the statesman, and deny that
It originated with him besides. The in
tense radicals express something Of the
same opinion, in saying that it owes its
apparent popularity TO its avoidance of
the points on which he knew anything he
would say would arouse differences among
his supporters.
l understand that the Secretary Of the
Treasury has not called for any authority
to issue any more greenbacks. He will
depend entirely upon the long bonds for
what money will be needed. The oulv
issues recommended will be to replace the
defsoed and mutilsted notes already au-
thoriEed to be put in circulation. The
Tressurer's estimates and appropriations
are, for the army and navy, S699. 5O2 5S7.
The balance between this amount and
S8Ol, ,8l5 088, which is the total estimate.
will be requ red for the civil service.
The newspaper men in Washington pro-
pose, next week, to give a complimentary
dinner to Schuyler COlfax, the first pro-
fessionsl journalist ever elevated to the
Speakership of the American House of
Representatives.
Congressman Blow Of Maine, has let
ter from Eli Thsyer referring to Gov. Gam
ble's recommendation Of an appropriation
to induce emigration TO the State. Tnayer
says he is preparing for organized efforts
TO direct emigration southwsrd as thc
war opens the country up, and is ready
now to go to work in Missouri. He thinks
that with proper cooperation he could put
htty thousand emigrants into Missouri in
1884. -
The Commissioner Of the General Land
omee mas decided that when pre-emptors
have failed to make good their pte-emp-
tion, their land is not subject to entry un-
der the Homestead act.
The Immigration Bureau statistics chow
that the total immigration, in forty years
previous to 1850 has been 5,O62, ,5i4; pre-
vious to 1920 it was 234, ,OlO, and since
1850, 35O, 900, making GAG, Ala sipee 1890.
At eighty dollars each the capital brought
into the country by these emigrants, has
been S424,000,000.
Governor Pisrpont of Virginia, has jus,
issued his message from Alexandria. 1t
goes into justifcstion Of his Government
IS the rightful one; advocates also the
freeing of all the slaves in the State.
The standing committees of the House
are not to be announced before Monday.
The pressure for the minor offices is tre-
mendOus.
Senator Henderson will, after the for
nation Of the committees, 70 into The Ad-
mlnistration caucus.
Schofelds confirmation is desired by
the anti-slavery men in s.. Louis on the
ground that the Radicals uphold him be.
cause he enlists slaves, and the Conserve
tiTes because Of his previous committal.
Arkansas is largely loyal. General
Steele is now an Abolitionjst.
1t is believed in some quarters that
Chase will soon call for another loan Of
S500000O0.