Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1864-12-13

annual message of the President of the
United States, or rather, st present, the
disanited States
Excepting for its breyity, we find moth
ing 10 1t to commend. As a state paper.
it is sadly unlike the messages of any of
bis predecessors. Considering the appsl-
ling condition of the country and the mo
mentous questions at issue, it is the tamest,
the most unmeaniug and unfeeling docu-
mcnt we ever read. 1t talks at length up
on issues 10 which the people have no in |
terest, but has nothing or at least little to |
say upon the absorbing topics Of the day. |
- The President begins his message by |
Informing the people that the condition of
our foreign affairs are reasonably satis>
factory" But in his mention of foreign
powers he does not include Europe, either
in whole or detail, nor does be euumer =,
Brazil among the American States with
whom we have a good understanding He
wishes it distinctly understood that our
relations are ''satisfactOry' with Hayti.-
Aud as q proof of satisfactory foreign reS1
lations, he says that Mexico continues to
| be theatre Of civil war. and that the same
! condition of things exist in the Spanish
part of San Domingo. These two powers
being the scenes of civil war, surely our
fore On relations should be on satisfactory
terms with them.
1t there is anything encouraging in the
message, it 10 the information that the ire
belliOu which has 80 long been. in progress
in China has at last been suppressed, with
the cooperation and good Offices of this
government" The Quincy Herald esPe-
ciaIly takes encouragement from the an
nonncemeut Of this fact, aD6 suggests that
the old Tycoon, or whatever they Call their
Lincoln over there, be sent for to put down
our rebellion.
The President regards foreign ipmigra-
ton to this country as a PrOvidential de-
vice to supply the waste CT civil war He
admits that foreigners have been Induced
to come here by false pretences, and rec
oDmends legislation which shall assure
them Of their exemption from military ser
vice on their arrival here. Upon the SUBJ
Ject Of immigration, be says ''ths act pas
sed at the last session # Congress for the
encouragement Of immigration has, as far
as possible, been put into operation" II
the only object, as he alleges. of encourage
ing foreign immigration is TO fill up the
country with people, a ootsmpOrary sug-
gssts that be recommend to Congress the
passage Of an act TO encourage population,
and tell them If they will pass such an act
he will put that in operation also"
The statement of our financial operations
during the year are but briefly alluded TO
The President states that our expenditures
during the last fiscal year exceeded our
income by over six hundred and twenty
millions of d liars. How long can our ma
ton stand il at this rate.
Mr.. Lincoln, having discovered that bis
emancipation proclamation failed to abol-
ish slRvery, recommends an Amendments 20
the constitution aboliohipg slavery in all
the States. As it requires two-thirds
vote IN Congress to Commence this aboli-
ton movement, ne grsVely suggests TO
Democratic members of the present Con
Gress that they had better let the measure
pass, but if they do not. he informs them
that the mex: Congress is sufficiently Abo-
litlon to accomplish Ihe object. The Dem.
Ocratic members. Of course, will not aid in
this work of breaking up the government
and trsmpliEg upon the rights CT the
States. and Consequently the matter will
have to go over until next Congress.
The President draws from the fraudu-
lent returns Of the late election 30 show
that the war increases instead Of dimiu-
ishes the number of men. Or 80 use his
own words. n twithstanding whole corps
AID divisions and brigades and regiments
have formed and fought aud bled and gone
out Of existence" We have more men than
we had at the commencement of the war
According to his showing the best way to
fill up o country with men. is to set them
to killing of each other at the rate Of
thousands and tens of thousands months
ly.
On the question Of peace, Mr.. Lincoln is
about ss clear as be is in other ma1ters.-
Tie prOclaims no plan Of reconciliation with
the rebels but such as any sane man would
reject, were he in their circumstances -
His declaration that they eau have peace
by laying down their arms and submitting
to the authorities under the constitution, is
rendered nugatOry by the declaration that
he will not retract or modify his emauci-
patton proclamation" or any Of bis other
unconstitutional acts.
Thus the reader of the message can find
nothing in it TO encourage the hope of a
termination of THE terrible civil war The
country is to continue to gr9au and bleed
under the dark shadow of appalling civil
war. How long! 0, how long shall this
condition of things last.
Gen. MCCIelIRn's RESIGNATION.
Gen. Mcclellan sent in HE resignation
Of the office Of Major General of the United
States Army to the President on the 9Th
Novenber-tho day Of the election-re-
questing that the acceptance thereof should
date on thnt day. There was great good
taste and delicscy in the selection of the
time to offer bic resignation He held
himself ready to perform whatever duty
might be assigned TO him till that day
when he or Abraham Lincoln should be
! elected to the Presidential Office; if elected