North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1864-06-29
An Undeliyered Presidential Message.
The State of the Nation.
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE

In conformity wirh the "Chicago plat
form, now lay before your honorable
bodies" an annual stat ement of the condition
of the country, together with such sugges-
tions as are deemed important for your con.
sideration at your present session. The re-
lations of the United States foreign nations
are on the most friendly footing" with the
exception Of the Southern Confederacy, Eng
land, France, Mexico, Russia, Austria, Spain,
Hayti, and-the Copperheads. Hayti, in
particular, seems to be regardless of her tre-
atty stipulations. When the "war for the
Union" was first hatched into its proper pro-
portions, the president of that interesting
republic, by solemn treaty, agreed to re-
ceive and colonize all persons of African de-
scent who might fall victims to the irrerress-
ible conflict through military necessity"
Accordingly despatched two vessel loads of
freedmen" to that country, such as had
been captured in the District of Columbia,
with the desire' that they be received and
carei for, as the first installments of a series
of accessons to their superior race. The
desire was fatty secuted, and l was informed
by "the Government" there, that it, wod
&c see me id first, st,"-wherefore the cap
tains of said ships were forced to sell their
cargoes to Cuban planters. / would earnest
" recommend such action in the case as
your wisdom shall deem proper. l, a: the
time. issued proclamation" to that Gov
ernment, but there being 100 miles of
" herring pond" between US, and they know
ing little or noth'n, of ny military sagacity,
took it for shotgun wadding.
Our financial condition continues in q We
ry favorable plight, Since the last adjourn
seven thousand millions of ton of paper cur
rency, TO be soon followed by six thousand
five hundred and eighty four quarter sections
of Sc 900 bonds. This, with the eighteen
hundred millions Of sore shin currency, and
the " internal revenue," will be sufficient to
carry OF The war the present year, provided
can succeed in keeping Gen. Simon Gamer :
on out of the Treasury building, and the
rebels lay down their arms. But as the
" best layed schemes of men and nice gang
aft aglee )" or, as my expectations in this
respect may not be realized, ] would recom-
mend the passage Of an act authorizing him
Tin case the necessity arise) to set afoat
few thousand millions during the recess Of
Congress. Fellow-citizens, there is dread
ful rebellion existing and we should shape
our policy to meet it. have done all my
means would warrent me in doing to crush
it ont Six hundred and thirty proclama-
tions, four hundred and thirteen bulls, and
nineteen edicts, have1 issued in vain. /
would therefore recommend an increase of
the army to prosecute the war against armed
treason with greater vigor than heretofore.-
1t is thought by the Secretary of War whose
reports is herewith transmitted, that eighteen
hundred thousand men, between the ages of
thirty-five and thirty-six, together with all
the women in Massachusetts should be en-
listed Cor forty-five years or during the war,
to render the army of the Potomac effective.
In addition to this, would suggest the
propriety OF enlisting the balance of the pop.
ulation for like period, which, together
with the entire population Of the Chimes.
Empire, would form the nucleus of an army,
around which the res of mankind would
rally, and secure Washington from demolition
by the rebels, and insure the November
elections in favor of the loyol candidates
besides it would serve better purpose still.
by checking the audacity of the copperheads.
The operations of the navy, although eff
cient in some cases, is far from being salts
factory. l would recommend the purchase
and arming Of all the Cape Cod fishing craft,
for harbor defense, and the immediate con-
struction Of fifteen thousand iron-clad srams''
of twenty-five thousand tons each, encased
with at least sixteen feet in thickness of
wrought iron, to protect New England in
terests at the mackeral fishery from the
awful onslaught of the Alabama. Capt.
Semmes, the id rascal, having injur-
ed New England commerce hundred of doll
lars, should by no means be permitted to re-
peat his depredations upon that pious psalm
singing portion of our people. Such mara
time force, it is thought that the goldfish
interests Of the country might be sufficiently
protected. They demand, and should have
ample protection. With their fearful sacri-
flee of like and army blankest, the area of
the rebellion has been greatly surcumscribed
We have succeeded beyond all hope thus ia
in our efforts to crush ont treason, having
conquered all rebetlious territory but about
$4,000 square miles and Of the Ten millions
OF traitors, all are conquered and have taken
the oath, except 9.76s,920. We have taken
three stands of colora, one hundred muskets,
and two barrels of beans. Of the foIr mill
ions of -" cclored gemmen" my proclamation
OF January LIST, freed all but 100000.
With these evidences of our ability to