M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1864-07-21

Am UmdeI Vcred PTesiden-
tai TacsSasc--lhe State Of
the Nation.
THE E,IDGNT's MESSAGE.
FELLOW Citizens If tile Senate and
HOuSe:
In conformity with the reqiire-
mepts Of the Chicago Platform" |
now nv before your honorable hojies
an annual statement OF The condition
Vi the county, together with such
suggestions as are deemed important
lyr your Consideration 1T your presen,
session. The relations Ol the United
States with foreign nations are Oh the
most "lri.ndly too'lng,' with the ex-
ccptlun Ot the Souln,rn Confcderacy
Eng apd, France, NJ xico, Russia,
Austria, Spain, llAyti aud-the cop
perbeads, Eayti, in particular,
seems to be regardless Of her treaty
sipulalions. When thc "war for the
UniJn' was fist hatchrd into its
proper proportions, the President o!
that interesting Republic, 10y SOL
cmn treaty, agreed TO receive all per.
Soas oi African descent who might
tall victims to the lrrepre5siolo CON-
l.ct through "mIiitary necessity"
Accordingly | dispatched two vessel
loads oi"'ireedmen" to that country.
such Id had been captured in the
D,suct Of Columbia, with the de
SIRE that they b: received and cared
lor, a5 The fist iustal,ment OF a Sc
rles vi aCcesslons ~ their superior
race. This desire was hltly secuted
and was informed by 1.-THE Govern
mcur there, that "it' would "see me
ID first" Wherefore the captains
Vi sad ships were forced to sell their
eargoe5 ~ Cuban planters, | would
earnestly r,c1mlnend such action in
the case - yOnr wisdom shall deem
Proper. !, at that time issred a
proclamation" to that Government,
but there being LOO miles Of "her-
ring ponp betwean us, aud the =
kpoHiug little vr nothing ol my mill
raly eayacily, took it Tor shot gEl
waIi,ng.
Oar tilan.ial conliti3a continue,
ina very favorable plight. Since
The late adjournment OF Congress,
Secretary S. +. Chase has issued
eeven thousand millions Of tons o
paper currency, to be soon iolowrC
by six lnoasand i've hundred anC
elghty..our quarter sections $500
bonds Tuis, with the eighteen nun
dred millions OF sore shin currency
and the internal reyeuue," will b,
sufficient to carry on tho war tht
present year, provided succeed il
Keeping General Simon Cameron on
Of the treasury buildings, aud thl
rebels lay down their arms. But at
tho'best loi schrmus OF men and mice
gaug after g,c,;' Or, as my eXYecta-
tious in this respect may rot be resIl
ztd | woEld recommend the passage
oI al act authorizing him, (in case the
necessity aris,) to set aHoat Il few
tbousan miilIons during the recese
oI Congress. Fellow citiz.ns there
IS dreadful rebellion existing! and
We should shape cur policy to meet
Il. have done all my means would
warrant nie IN doing to crush it out
SIX hundred and thirty proclamations
iDur has Irui AMI Thirty bills, and
nineteen udic!s have issled in vain,
! would therefore recommend an in
GREASE OF the army to prosecute tht
war against armed treason will
greater vigor than heretofore. 1t i
thought by the Secretary Of War
whose report IS herewith transmitted
that eighteen hundied thousand men
between the ages Of thirty ivo anC
thirty six, together with the women o
Massachusetts, should be enlisted fol
torty.ive years o; during the war tt
render the army Of the Potomac ci-
fectivo.
In addition to this, I would sug-
gc., the propriqty OF enIisung TIN
balance OF the population Tor a like
period, which together with the en-
tire populat or Of the Chinese EN-
piru, would form the nucleus OF a.
army, round which the rest Of man
kind would rally, and secure wash
ington from demolition by the rebels
and insure The November election il
favor OF loyal candidates; besides i
would serve better purpose still, by
checking the audacity Of the copper
beais.
The operations Of tue navy, al
though efficient in some cases, is ia
from being satisfactory. woulc
recommend the purchase and armin.
Of all the Cape Cod d5hing craft, lol
harbur defense, and the immediate
CONSTR lction OF fifteen thousand iron
clad rams" Of twenty 1--WE thousand
tons each, encased with at least six,
teen feet in thickness OF wrough