The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-11-15

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nmY-bisSss M fesideht white males be-
tween 18 and As in the army, and revokes
Ill exemptions and details, and authorizes
the President to make details when neces-
sarxa Nothing else Of importance occurred
bef&6 Sdfoufn ment.
III ALLOWING sre prominent passages
fro Jea. D1eis' message. After mentions
tioHing the I'LL o. Atlantis, he says: eThere
are pcviAl points on the preservation OF
which, s'continued existence OF the Con
federacY depends There Is no military
success Of the enemy, which can accoms
plisRib dfstrnetiSn. Not even the fall Of
Richmond, Wilmington, Charleston, Saw
snush; hobite, nor Of ali of them combined,
can save the enemy from . constant and
Exhaustive drain Of blood and treasure,
Which must continue until he shall dis
cover that no peace is attainable unless
based cd fscoenjtion Of our Sindefeasible
RIGHTS ,
. On recognition, be says: at is not in
my power to announce any change in the
co nduct of foreign powers No such action
has been taken by the Christian nations OF
Europe as might justly have been expected
from their history. From the duties i'm
posed BY International law and the claims
ofhumlnityJ Its charitable to attribute
thtir conduct to no worse motive than IN
difference to the consequences OF the strng-
which shakes only the Republican portion
of the American continent, and not to as
sribe to design the course calculated to IN.
sure the prolongation of hostilities~ so
long, therefore, as neutral nations iaii' oy
recognition of our independence, to an
inounce that, in their judgment, the United
States are unable to reduce the Confedera.
az to submission, this conduct will be &C
cepted as tacit encouragement to our cne>
mics to continue their efforts, and as I'm
.pljed assurance that belief is still enter
tanned BY neutral nations in the success OF
their designs. Peace is impossible without
Independence, and it is not to be expected
that the enemy will anticipate neutrals In
recognition of that independence. When
the history of this war shall be fully dis
closed the Judgment of the impartial pub,
licist will be unable to absolve the neutral
relations of Europe from shame within mo-
raj responsibility for myri1ds of human
lives unnecessarily sacrificed during its pro-
gress."
- On the subject of railroads he says: The
recommendations on the subject OF faclllta
ting the acquisition of iron required tor
maintaining the efficacy Of railroad com
'manication on important military lines are
commended to your favor. The necessity
for operation in full vigor of such lines, Is
too apparent to need comment.
On arming negroes he says: 1t would
seem proper to acquire for the public ser
vice the entire property in labor Of the
slave, and to pay therefor due compensa,
ton rather than to impress his LABOR for
short terms. The policy Of engaging to
liberate the negro on his discharge, after
service faithfully rendered, seems prefera
BILE to that Of granting immediate manu-
mission, or that of retaining him in servi-
tude, If this policy should recommend
itself to the judgment of Congress, it is sug
gested that in addition to the duties hereto
fore performed by the slave, he might be
advantageously employed as pioneer and
engineer lsborer, and in that event the num-
Der should be augmented to 10000. Be-
yond this limit and these employments, it
dses not seem to me desirable, under exist
ing circumstances, to 60. liHiu d.. -i+
The broad moral distinction exists between
the use of slaves as soldiers in defense of
their homes and the Indictment Of the
same persons to insurrection against their
masters. The subject is to be viewed by
US, therefore, solely in the light of policy
and our. social economy. I must dissent
from those who advise general levy and
srming of the slaves for the duty of soldiers,
but should the alternative ever he presents
ed of subjugation or the employment of the
slave as 4 soldier, there seems no reason to
doubt what should then be our decision--
If the Recommendation above made for the
training Of 10000 negroes for the service
indicated, shall meet your approval, it is
certain that even this limited number by
heir preparatory training in intermediate
duties, would form more valuable reserve
force, in case of urgency, than three fold
their number suddenly called from the field
of labor, while fresh levy could, to Ger
tain extent, supply their places in the spe>
cial service for which they are now en-
ployed. ~~a 80 -'---' 90. '.
On negotiations for peace, he says: Peace
is m anifestly impossible, unless desired by
both parties, and the disposition for it
among our enemies will be best and most
certainly evoked by the demonstration on
our part of ability and mistaken determi-
nation to defend our rights, and to hold no
earthly price too dear for their purchase
Whenever there shall be on the part of our
enemies desire for peace, there will be no
difficulty in finding the means by which ne
gotiatiou can be opened; but it is obvious
that no agency can be called into action
till this desire be mutual.
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