The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1864-01-19
liEc0Ia'S Message.

Fo-cir. Rela,,onS anl Fore igners.
-lie consra,ulatcs Congress on the friend
w relations with foreign powers and the !
,inavailing efforts Of disioyal citizens To IN |
volvc the United States in foreign war
Great Britain has prevented the departure I
of hostile expeditions from Hr'tleh lor's'
and France has vindicat"d her neutrality. .
The blockade and other questions with Tor I!
cign powers has been accommodated III il |
spirit of good Will.
He complain; Of the course Of foreigners
in evading military duty, and advises an
amendment Of tn" laws 80 rs to make 'o'-
ing an rstnppal ag INST any plea OF cNrmp
ton ard the fixing n' Il limit beyond "hish
no citizen residing abroad may cia'.n Tie
interposi,iun II the Governments
N.. submits the rNn ..lirnCy OF cHcouraG-
in.. foreign Immigration I" supply the den
cheney OF ,ahurcrS and atfording assistance
tor the pHrpu>c.
Ecyc,S cr n. Se"'.',Iry i, h' Nm.
/ The blockade has bccu ct|ctuaily main
tanned, and Il huntrc vessels engaged /"
ratruliug rivers. Al Illicit lnierc"nr-" T."
! the rebels has not hcCn prevented. owing
, to the length of coast and number "t Ia>'
steamers engaged in running the hi"ckiIhe'
One thousand and fnr;, five prizes have
, been cauturcd. The value OF vessels con
demncd is estimated AZ SI"o9ao 900. TIE
NAVY is con,poSeti OF .tSS vessels. mounting
44l3 GINS The armed nee: consists ot u
vessels tor coast add - i"r man" service.
The number oil men cmpioScu III III" nav!
is $4,000.
The estimates for the fiscal year ending
June 30th. lSU5, are : i2.6iS,' - ~
Treasury Department.
The. National Banking law Is commented
as a valuable support oi til" puhiic 'r'h''.
All demands have hern promptly met by
the Department. The receipts from ali
sources during tn. year. ar" S9vl .l2'.6.t "a:
the aggregate disbursements, S-''.''n
63o G5 The payment of III" funded aud
trmuornry debt were made with borrowed
monies. The Report has not been r"b
li.hed but il is thought ii Will "Hhinlt a
3 state of finances more favorable than here
toiurc submitted.
: Uare,. ton.ni,nica'i"n bs',rc,', tie -ia"''''c
. dg.i Mississippi
The attention Of Congress during III"
las; session was engaged. To som" extent
with A propo.iticu tor cnlarcing ia" water
communication between the Mi--is>lrpl
river and the Northeastern scah"a'd. when
proposition. however. failed for The time
Since then. upon - call OF tn" greatest res
pec,abili,y. a convention has been he'd 81
2 Chicago upon the same subject. "A summary
of whose views is contained in u m"ITor!a
addressed Ia the President AMI Congress
{ and which now have the honor 10 lay h'.
fore Won. That this interest Is on" wiici
will eye long force It's own way. d" no
' entertain Il doubt while i, i submitted en-
tirclv to your wisdom a. 10 what can t''
! dou,. now. Augmented interest j. given Il
i this subject by the actual commencement
of work upun the Pacific Railroad, under
auspices favorable to rapid progress ant
" completion. The enlarged navigation be
2 comes u palpable need Ia the great road
Ti.r Ecb'Nion.
When Congress assembled year ago
l. III. war had already lasted twenty .uuarh>
- and thcl. had been many conflicts Oh bot!
land and sea. with varying results III
5 rebellion had been pressed back into re-
duce,i limits vet ,!:c tone 81 rnh!ic feel
ing and opinion at home ana abroad ".
Z not satisfactory. With other signs. the r"p
-. ular elections then jas; passed. indicate"
- unca>inc.> among ourselves. while. am
e much that cold and 'nlens ~ing. III
kindeSt urds coming from Europe ""r
II uttered in accents OF pity that We were /"
It blind 10 surrender :. hopeless c:.'t-r. ca
commerce wi,s suffering greatly 10y t.
. armed vr>s.is--bui!t upon and iurn!shr
10 from foreign sLGr"S-and We were th!r4
eued with such additions from the sam
l. quarters as would sweep our trade from ii
ID sea and raise our blockade. We had iaile
, to elicit from European Governments an.
J. thing hopeful upon this subject.
IN. Emancipation PI'"chsnt1'ioit.
The preliminary emancipation prociam
b. ton, issued IN ScpteIGber. waS running /
:, assigned period TO the beginning OF Il
u new year. A month later, the final pr
c,amaton came. including the snn"nnc
meut that eolnrcd men of suitable cnnG
ton would be received in the war servic
le The policy of emancipation and OF cmplo
ing black soldiers. gave III the future a ne
~ ASPECT about which. hope and fear al
re doubt contendcd in uncertain conflict. \
-. cording to our political system. as "A matt
10 of civil administration, the government h.
ms no lawful power TO effect emancipation
anv State and for Il long time it had bee
" hoped that the rebellion could be sIl
.;r pressed without resortng to it Il n militia
measure. /; was all the while deemed p,
re sible that the necessity for it might con
AZ. and that if it should. the crisis of the co
test would then be presented. 1t can
OF and as was anticipated, was followed
dark and doubtful days.
n Tie ContrdJumds IN ,Serri,e.
Eleven months having now passed,
p are now permitted to take another rrsie
le- The rebel borders are pressed sill iurtl
back. and by the complete opening OF ,
Mississippi the country dominated by
rebellion il divided iS.o distinct parts, "
Zee no practical communication between the
Tennessee and Arkansas have been ST
'"- stantially cleared of insurgent control, a
o.. influential citizens in each, owners of sla'
and advocates of slavery at the beginni
ire Of the rebellion, now declare openly
emancipation in their respective States
OF those States not included in the Emf
cipation Proclamation. Maryland and N
not souri,. neither of which three years :;
~ would tolerate any restraint upon the
U" tension of slavery into new territories, OF
dispute now as to the best mode Of
moving it within their own limits
those who were slaves at the beginning
nal the rebellion, FIJI one Hundred thousand
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