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We are ia a great ren4tiu i
the mtJLl of a gml ens.
Oar
c-nintry i m yast cp ;
Vuis a"alilier. We hi ""T"
leivd ur: rights for the aBoaaejcii,
l v are slaves thai we may be free.
Soccwr make Uanaf.K't 1f ' '"'i
" " - I k. - - -- - t v.. w-.:k anil
.Hence is oar - daty. We bite w
rights toaepaTfctle frjm the coastraosi
good : No pterojaJivc; either by
a-oactinent or nsare. that Mar be
ndulged or eej"3ed to the
and prejudice vf th cse. raJ4
necesaitr mast define oani-iu and
gie diicci!Vt aci n Oor j Who en d.nb that tlte war ha
duties are iuipvv: e, d if sed ! ! r.f tii;c ! id araatel
be, by compaUioo. TVe few aaaaf u grat tflrra -r f tle unn
jield to Ute .tatere&tt of the aaav. ; n I i j l .-ou-,buterrert-Nu
man maj legiximtelj p"e 4: itv t ta vreM Tak xir
to be eeinirt fivm the rrtaUii-- - rrr aa.i iiit-nojif tbiU
rhie . the zvoeral - welfare f the
coaatrr aj reader h prefer I-1
act. IndmdaaJ-liSeltj, projrty,
and eres life are, and, snoa oitia
ne to be held in wborCnation totbe
eoamon iAterest of j the people
and jiation to loo; a$ actaaj var
exists aa a oecewit J againat rdjm-
galioh and mnihiUtion. Tbo aril
Lw, Derertbelees nvst bekcU pre
cioaa and eofifwd, as far a ia
congiattfut. wilii its pan;, and
poawble to IU Ecirj in u sJ
eeueie of tbe timea. Dil wbenr-
er it ia foand inadeeaate of itself to
iu excellent eoda-iuo weak V de
lend the at ribu wbicb iarjre
all our other risnt as frieau-
then with patriotic jder4i shod
veciltottlMMuft tbe2a
of tba xtjUitarr, that will this reia
fofcemet it tnar triamf A orer owr
foea, bauiah or dattgers and ceatia
ee to aa the bletsuta of freJoes.
lij tuia we eridaUj do not Bean
that tbe eiU aaoaUl be alrJ br
the'tnilurj, bBllbaltierWIdlbe
blended in one comae screatb
aad pnrpoee - "tw Biere 't'r''iUiI -
loareJ ciaaaB3aajai ao araxu
h.all rha b.ral a&d trae. Iloowr :
.? t . j
the Ci it law I rrfpr it. aXreajctJa- j
ea it, help it, cry t with cee :
by tbia ran 1 reiuiurcumnaa ad :
talk atut toe reamMaaace err- j
fl LW orer the OXUitay in Uj Caaaj?
in a coantry in w Lich eery man
is a aoldkr. TIe ida ia tJ
It-grew an with the verbal
try which flourished darni rbe ?
ar future, wul be bnltier ana r - .-.rel f iIm? emtiie it and rett.ter it r :kw turn to the rail's atovn.i'ii
indepeodence may ere U be w..1 rrii iue if. wHch are piirin : "X 'he two rr- wi c,.nTly
Yet it U wraelbaa oaane. ff si, ..reriadeiwndence and n ".rn-L!
bwtiiay dajs tof tiesnocracr. juatr ...v ...-. ,
with that aopbis&y it bas fallen be SncMt of f t xeliaaja w are dia
fdre the. sweeping ferocity of aaa f t tiM iM thttk
toidable war. Wo tnust ada.toer-' ;r.
kuo ia a soldief I That this k tra?
we ire40uie so' relleenre aaind will f
eall iaqoeati- foramomerX Ertry itbrrf choice er expediency,
m?. that " W Uir f f a t bat of urrew.tr. If nr preSeiit
aoldier-weseerriceaodaats5!. - L , , ':,. ti
to the. Confederate Goeerwneot are xna-Sereot to withstand
which is of necessity for tU timet J. m !' of f,e
' the embodiment of mHItary aathor-1 img croebed, and t'e wholo eoootry
ity; and if Lois not inactnal( aer- j exposed to tbe ravages of a cruel
rice as a soldier ia the bteral seooe. Jorfe nbUrs, time and breath
serrices are equally essential ta tbw
discharge of some other dcty. lie
. ,. ...
ts umplyadetaiL iat Casaoau
na! exemptMn or detail, from actaal
service in the field, does not, or
ihouH4 net, exempt Lint from the re-
quiremenis ot W-r-
ansa itovtlM ofdexn.,
r-"" r- VTi
same elaaa. We cannot afford ..to
hare dieaemUera or motinoas per
sons ia the camp: We mast ba
strict obodjDeex tWoceJer
most render penance: fedyaieo, wita
a nation in which eeery oaa Is a
soldier or ia which every maa owes
aHegtaeee to the aopremelaw of the
Iac ...
Ia ooosk' -ratioo of these facts does
not pradeace aggest the propriety
of soma lesialatore enactment that
will promote . wsse ; and aadivvdod
ieL ainMeaeai ox purpose, asa
exa-. t implicit obedience to the su
Trenw law of the land, which, as we
ilarebewTviSi
ty, aHita
Tj law I Oaroldiers axa aader tie
arrr?nince ofoHiUry law ; and is
it riaU, is it proper, is it expefeefit
that .ir citizen aoldiery; or etaid
tUKB, a-ko aaUalo ti rdadosa
.-: .- . r .
I iU' ILI-ii.-S !' tin
o!Jivr i t iikp ait-t r.lu utv
-tLvr 'y n tunj. led! are
q it the t rv.ce f I J.c vwrn
tucr. Were it not tiie am'4t
or detailed men be t otiCe
placed in the rani of the anny.-
bat the gvernniei.t ia it wiedoui,
ha tboaht popi ! exempt them
tfviea U dredger tie': etp 1
rJow their, respecnr prolVlons,
art ea-e, nna 4 -oaa- -titetr
an l-ereooal inter a, but in o dr
titmrt
yie.a ecreitiei.
TWir are Hher trm'tntrin whic
(mm Bs!cr Ibe head d r rernuik.
bat we allmttf pecially to the w
prAiV Who ran eancuUtr
uijery hare san.rea iroin tuts
macti I -'.! bulwark f HWrvtv f
we ! utanrI. Hiiero lkl r-
. .a ...
m mm . k
er a unrr iorti tuan mr
bae &m thi s4rcrf .
Oat.Uitor
Mace tttia ar ki:n mM hv
been a b-rht ih) unffa lin? aa the
aan be&ma of hearen,1 bad we
beenaaf jeeted to tbe tindictive uwl
icev ioei eotamnj. and bad ouiiel
f certain lory prease in onr midr.
Ererj epeciesof reasoein ealcolated
todascowaetdeuNfalTx,and Jrrnk
es baa been atnuiooafj deviel or
lecfe4 and dlweninated amiKi tiir
x! br tbem witu an asidiat;
aaa Seal wurtiir uf a better kxv.'
It u ajftia these and socii a thee
that w write. Tbej baresafficie-i!-Ij
eairred a f tbe Mir of hav
injt a f -'re prr i n the . c tuip.
j- drrv iu sevrtB) f all
wrwiieiBeii. - It rciT are nc enn
tl.l tiTfev na(B f Itn-, they t
' iiew e are tt in tarr f a!"
tare snra
bt if there-is ope j
tbia Bar tbaJB aWiier that wou!l
iastifr the arttrarr interference I
!" - . .i.-l
I (be errant. that wcmkl liear
r MttUbre .rfitic o'ier
' b o' a ,
- . -..,...."""' i it.
reerrtefK tn- wrt:ei rnsen r.y j
. -u-. nva f tht :
' t . .It lf
CyV .
innre .n Incnre
i ...
e5abh-i tarty-- 64- perrfcafient r
-rser, tiia tb truicunmt f a U ;
j.,
Cam. and s! to fight thntmy.
h d-r n4 at pear t. tu aa a qnea-
IHuaavbta. r if we cuarmce
oaselee that we cannot spare ano
ther man it wilt amoout to nothing
aJeas we "fSre? the straU and
e.joe!ale to take tKc chaaeea f auU
iaatHm. Thi not be the end
j l"fed t" arid aimei t by tlrose wb
- y
.tleatoaVjrKheV.then
we like t. know what it ia.
Tliere
can be no WnefU.to or to or.feojer
oarielrea totfie ejea of the enemy,
and thoe who do it are anclt friends
as oejpij&t well pry tot.be delir
ef id from.
157" We call attention to Cspt
Jaa. 1L Good roan V notice of Nov;
the h, ia to-daj'a paper, and in or
der that it may be understood, we
are authorized to say that it does pot
refer to soldiers' claims of any kind,
bat only to those who hare furnished
asppliea, or performed work for bis
DeartaenL.
Wo are gratified to see that oar
yoang Townsman, Frank B. Craige,
bas been promoted to first Lieaten
sat tathe 3M Cegimaat, N. a T.
pr-i,iht. ' tlte ie tHH of eeerrj jtmntw to li.iie Tower. ii uiwe
I rrmbt tend to de trior, ze. 1 ern Virgiui, e wbkb Uire.r-
-,.1- ' . " r -r - , tewed lie .airire pt .Lyn:hburr and Jlvuw
of tit CwioifruU Stubs of Amtricn;
. It is i(!i"ui-f.iotifti tht I Wt-li-omrt yMir
jwtce al uti ttal er d than that iiitunl Tor
jMr t!ioii, MiJ with conti'loiict) tlut I in
Ti4e iW f )"M' vai at a time of
uch jHiblic eKipwy. , TU wmpnnrii wlifc h
WM'eotniirmctMl '.mOAt iiuultnutHxHly wiili
jmit e!iou enrljr io Ijr W"!, aod whkh
wuxiil in hnwiat your a.nHirniirfiit in
tin? njij.ll ifjune, has not yel, reach! ki
thewf tt hi prucutJ'o st srala and
with au utyy hf"ii' uiteaalleiL When
we iWwuaUHaia -.aar oMfatryat
Him incrptiiH of the ojvuiioiu t4 ihv freut
yar, to.lbe maiinumle f 'lh pivp.raliili
niaJo by thcfMMHUT, tb oumUrol lore,
tbtj atxttuttt!.ttii 'f bio warlike WH-pUV apt!
tU iiroJiL'!U a bK b hi ait resoiirrtw
have bf u Luiniifl m tbe attempt ti, rrnJff
jmirw aure ; wbtn fMiUast the auii
Urs ainl imiu-.i ir Jipo(l forlance,,
wiini ae cutMBplate the ' result of a
sirtiuirk! atwrf i.lv no anrflm.L we faiyiot
US, wUiUs ivirUtui th full n of 'oVasrra
ni in.f to yr vmaw and toptf
csve tluti a Powi-r bigiit tbaa nwui ha will
1 our i!iviaiK-r, and jrtfliiHy t red
nifc? tlw pmh(I of a kind Tioi'b'noe in
euaUuiK tta uMMW4iUy W wilbatau! be ot
ot.iett:ttort ufihe ruecuy tor oor ailjj.ia
Uori. '
At thf brgiwii"fr of the year the Slate of
Txaaaa partially in puou vt Um ene
my, an-! largo rxtrttoiis of Louwana ami Ar
Uy a,jarnfly tl?fencela Of the
feiknO. iiia.a Mmiml'f'
ate kuOwn to rrnwin except a prieier of
war. Iu northwrMern Loiiana, a large anJ
well 1 appiinte.1 wtiiy, ahlnl by a powerful
tWt, t n-ie-tly uefeaCml awJ demird it
telf fgnuuate ill fwally escaping with k-w
of oiie-tbird of it nniuber, a Urge part vt
iu military traiiw mnd many traieorta ami
funboxt. Tle nemy's ovcupaXum of Uat
estate relucel to lue nairow dwtrkt cotit
maivUxl.bv the rmm ol bis flfH. Arkansas
1ms bt-ii rVtoeil a ith tbe exreption of a
few fortiflfl potUa, ahito oirfoitulMie peo
eUainl into wtial ltituoM, atT.wdinjj towir
opurr-l brrthrrft ill tliat Stale an tpprt!
ty, ot which nnciy ha 1m-Sflre-,
of nktfljr for hberalWw from th ly
rann t STiith thiy'ha been wihjVrtM
tVi th Eat of tfieMiasonri, in jmu of wn
wtrr,'w hae nix'" cause for grattitalkn.
The i-nwiy bope-i t r5t, Jnn tW pre-st-iit
'yar,by wHicfutration ot fmr, thecoii
n. w bicb i e baoT prevWi Jy failed to ao-
oM(i by aior' xtefiHl iipwralH.iM.
Co,H-tt. thereto to wiirniiaw or (wnuus
y to wkfU the 4r. njth (f tbr armk-a of
i.,n kt Afr.rnt noidts L has
.jf ,,,! M9 tlieiportoTiiiy f roocrintf
irs.-on of esti-u-re terntonr. aity
the wboieof aortiam and western ii-Nppt,
vl.l....... aiul j wrflrn T-niw-
-"""rZJZ. .!! .t.
, t"?.I1..,I-. tin &-t tine Into
y. io,,. fj- tl AiJantic anil Golf Sttrt
have o-en twirhrn m ine entm: orvan
a. vH et Ojnfe.lera.7, ibe wbok
. .i i . a
c olt h mtnnv, with iIk Krinoi naval
-- of .mr pAopte nrforeiifn mi-
mMo:., webae rwater can- for rtetoot
tiT. oJ a MTirt of etr'n Tenne tv-
rcotkiiiered hf "or'wipa,"' In mrthern Vir-
rjn;a exieniTe ut-rnc rormenj u-cuji-i
by" the eueflif, a: now fire f ran lli prc
sem. Io tbe Wt.-r Valley, their reneral,
leTidcred dnrate by b inability to main
Uiu a lioMile oo-iipatioiH-hai resorted to the
a.fanvw expii't of converting a Irnitfid
land into drrt hj tMirrunjr it milK jrna-rw-&ud
httnieb-ad. and dt-strovinir the food.
funding cftf'.Be slock and agricultural
mHiletm-at of puarfiil non eotntatnt. Tlw
maia aiiny, after a wie of defeat in which
its loies have bernwiortnoi: after attempts
by raiding parties to break up our railroad
coauotinicatioos, wluch Uve reultei ill the
destj ubiioo of a part of the catalry ea
gageil in ibo work ; afit eoastant repute f
reprated assaults o our fensite fines, is,
with the aid cf m-y reinforotment but
with,, iib hopel, wanting prospect "of further
progress in tbe oVoii, nul engaged io an
effort, commenced iiKirn than i(r months
ago, to capture ttte town of Petersburg.-. .
The army of General Sbennan, although
succeediitg at tbe end of tbe aimmer in ob
taining pkexion of Atlanta, has been una
ble to wctire anf bliimate alraiitage fnn
this Sucre. Tlie saine General who, in Fe
bruary laxt, maiv-Tinj) s Urge army from V k-ka-borg
io Meridian with no titber. result than
being forued to uutl back airain, was able,
by the sjd of greatly iocreawd smiiUt, and.
Miler. touch delay, to lorce a paxwge from
ChaUanoopi to Atlanta, only to be for tb
!ecfmd time compelled to withdra w Oft tbe
liae A his ad ap.ce. without obtainiitg enntna
4 row trark uf fcia luarvb, anf Without gaining
aught beyond tbe precanoua' posvmoQ of a
few fortified points in wbk'b he is oocnpelled
to maintaiii Wary gsrrhons, and whitU are
aaenacel with rvoapturu.
Tba lemons aiCxded by the hiory of tbiw
war are fraught wits instrtxion and eoertur
agement. Rrpeatery during the war bar
iornidaUe expaditioas bees directed by tbo
enemy arainst pooits'tgrtorantfy fipooaed to be
of ital importano to tha Confederacy. 8o"De
of tbew exfie'liuM bare, at iuiiueose eoat,
been sueowi ; :t in no iastanoe (tare the
prpmUed tn .m ' u reaped. Again, in the
present ca ; . a'ai the detusiiwr fumfiy
rFienhel, tlat ( rHir of? Atlanta"
FJcbaKiq1 wn'J,.d l.ld, end the Warty
CLe oeertarow J our Uaearanwot and the
yibauMuti of our people. Ws) caa now dge
by experienea bow autoiportailt ia the in fine
ence of the Jonumr event upon our capautty
for defence, upon thecourags aodaptrif ol
If tbe caii.pan;ii"l,rt II.. i,M.o...l b I '-' - j
e.1 in s'lciv. instead of fa.l'.re; if U v-f (
oribeanuvuiek'T tl.e leaJe.h:i of US -
rou,.li!.ed r,.mn.Jer Jial rer .ed iu a.o
1 . . . . I.' im i
theoerwlK-lining niae
ahu ll W.-re,
tbd contrary. dVtirvly reK!.- h we
. . . .. ...
had bt-eo coinpellud to evacuate Uxtinwivj
aa well aa AlLnta, the fjbnle.h-racy would
have rttfnntoed as em-t ami di fiaiit aa erer.
Nothing coyll bar ba change-1 in I lie pur
pocf iuGoverninrnt, in llu in buuiuble
Jor of jtalro., ;cr in the" unq.ienoliabW
jifril dimi4a . Tl baffled and disap
pointed foe would in vain hare Seanned tle
aepmtaaf yearfreeeakiiga) at souse new te
gialatjre seat, IV any odwatam that progia
bad been wade in k gigsntw lak of eon
quenng tree peojV The truth so paleot
ions roast ere long be forred upon there-:
luctaut Northern min-l There are no'filal
polnta on the prestation of irbah Ibe coo
imneilexbUfrwe of tbeCiHife.leracy derenda.''
Tliere b no rmlitar atcbess if the enemy
which ep aecMnjJh iu Wtmrti.a . Not
the fall of'Kivhhaed. ror.Wiunrnirton, ftor
Cha. kioa, nor 8.nah. M.ibile.wor of
II ceoilned, ran fse the enemy fnnn tbe
,-onslaut arxl exha-e'lng drain tot blind anl
trrante whiHi tiin4 enntinue until lie shall
dbvorer that no paiv m atiainatAe naU- i
haaett m tle rrcnexitwn ou'r indfeable
ngl.ts.
n. t fe learme ih;s ar.j.vt, it I rratrlag
to aiie yot ttiat ill - Sdliiary suap'iea ea
atiiiHy reiH'ife f-r ntlio Uefruce wil be
fimta heret.fr'. ad.-iate to our nerd;
and that ahuiKiJit cr' tae rewaried trw
Wwrtif -the -fanrmtf and" WmtedniK'vfre
the inhuman attempt ol the enemy to pro
duce, by devaatiod, famuie SuAog tbe pcO-
J - '.
vokekS astarsHta '
. It is not iu n.y power to anonnnce any
ckange m the cod'n t of for powers No
sm b actioa has hre taken by the Ckniaa
tuthHis of Europe as might yM!y bare been
exjictM frotu llt hitofy,'trou the dutw
impose.! by internal wal Uw, and from the
eUuns oTbonianiiy. It it charitable to attri
bute tli'ir euiidxv-t to mi worse aiotivathan
imiuIV-renrw to tbe. wniy'wmu of a stmg
gir whkh sluik'-s only tie n.'iillicaB portioa
of tbe American connnent ; ml not to as
crioe fjvicj;t 'a course calculated to ensure
the prolongation of hoi.tilili.-S. 1
N iftjuaftce in biVtory is rememhernl by
tjje m which a nation peleoding to exerewe
donSnkw over amjtb.T, awrtuig usimWpen
deoce, baa b.-en the Erst to conoeile tbe ex
istence of such indepemlenee. No ca can
be called to. ftiy miml In - which npl pow
ers ha failed to t4 the example ol recogni
sing ihe Independence of a naliv wbi-n sat
fil of tlw inability: of Hscr.eniy to Wert.
its Govemmeni: aJ this, too, in tases where
the previous rvlution' tvtweeo tha coot ending
.partiee bail been ctiafekwdly that of OK tber
country and dependent colony ;"wt, as ? our
ca litat of co lajfajwwted hy feder
al inpa t It ba erif leo considered the
pmjier function and duty ol iteutnd power
Ii. rwrfctrm ili.'ifiif of HK!?il'e whelbef M
pwnt of feet the nation aertiog dotrib.Wio.Si
I . Nil. II. tm V UH .I..4 ... - - . w --
m aiakM mml iu Drrtelt.in by loree. of
aiar andil n". f rery)jrniiKn .if ibe r-Ht- j
snif 6rtt. to diinleuano tlie luriner co-
Onuai oe trfthe rwctesU. And the reason why
this d'ify is im -uftibrnt oo ricutial piwers is
ainly apient, wlieo we vefU-t that ihe
BiHiu and pas-wu winch Wind tle Ipuieot
of tbe prtiea t the ono(i.4 crnw Hie H)Iir-
iJ u-iiif WArfare. arid coMrOucfll UW
slaiiel'ter. kf-.jr alter ilie ineHatk! result
bas tVixiH' appan-nt to aU not enegea Ml
tiie struggle. jh lung, lueretore, as neutral
nations tail by rwjarrku of, our-independence
toaonni that, m their jmljru-ot,
tlie United late are unable to n-duce the
OmileMa-y to aibraiw, Uieir conduct will
be accepUii by our vw-nuef aa a lavif eoeour
ageinnt to cuMium iheu- efforts, and as an
iniplicl aiaiiop tliat belief is eotertainej
by neutral nation in tbe supcese of their de
signs. A direct uifnn!u whether ratentioa
al or not, is thus ajp5ed tosnroring a eouuu
uaoce of the carnage ami devatatkm which
desolate th'u continent, aa-1 which Uiy pro
fes deeiJy to defiliew. " " -
Tlie disregard of this just, humane, and
Cbrktttan poblie duty by tbe nations of Eo
npets the more' remarkable front tb fact
thai authentic etpresmoh baa long sinoe been
given by tt Governments of both France
and Eorfland to the convict km that the Uni
ted States are unable to conquer tbe Ginfed-eracy-
tt ie oow more thaq two years since
the Government of France anoounctdjofn
ctafly to the Cabitieto of London ami tML Pe
lersburg its own cooolu'km that the Uim'ted
States were unable to achieve any .- Jectsiva
military auccew. Ia the answers Seal by
those powers no intitnatkm of a omtrary
Opinion was convi-yeil ; ami it fa nof'WkHa
tkt in lioth in Xn I out of rHia-
(tuent. the member .l fl.-r ltnlannie Maje'
ty S Uovermu.nl if n lu-snaun toeapres
this oonvkt km io unu! ('-1 lerma. Thek
nial ol T our right under t!e cirturotanpea is
so obviooaly bnjatt, and drscntninatae-ao an
fairly m favor of the United States, that neo
traU have sought t palbato the wrong o.
which they ate eotwctoua, by profewing to
(rami in ohncMtfaia to hotorirtuS truth and
tekrwy!
laerecognttim fitpiir.mJepMueni.wwiiu ur
valuvleas without their further, inlerteotioa
in the struggle ; an iiitervequoo of which We
disclaim the dwaire atxl miaUuat the advan
tage. . We seek ao favor, we wish no inter
teulknt we know ourselves fully emnpetent
to maintain our own rights and io)epenJeoce
aeainst tbe ihvaders of our enoairy, sod we
f. juatified In "aerling, that without" the
aid derived from rcnutirig their armies from
foreign countries, the invaders wotuMj ere this,
have been driven. Iroi our joO. Whea thi
.wvnilinfi thdt fVwilUiivrBP waa pvimmI
. i - i , ,
by Great Britain, to the fall of 1&C2, the re-
sat vu excuse! on tne gwooq ulm any ac
tion by Her Majesty' Government Would
have the eiect of mflaming the pamiows of
the belligwranU and of prevent iog the return
of pwc. It ia aMmmod that tha opiniyft
v-a mnm3 Alrf .iruxt Kilt tha nnwl,
ence of two years of aseoaaBed carnage; 4
h . -. . . . . M . .1 I
soows ioat k, was acre aeous,. ana uu we
" y-- I"""' "" ' ' ' ' ?
Ui an unvaiyi.ig t.mif l Coit: n to ;J
the di.au.lj d o.,r ru.-uueo-u n'i ! 1
tin power of Her , M.J'f'y IW.i.im-nt,;
.n.l Kv-Milil. it l lair lit iirtniliiie. h.1 I rrnI, .
- - t - -- -"i ;- - I " :
'" . V -
lira tJ roliHrtliu'tlCr ill rv'rlte (if tin
' - - II -
w hkb Bare mrfiirtunatily loUow i'd us abUe .
Course of conduct, from tlie Ci-p niencjaaent
of the war to the tm sent tinits. . In a word, -peace
is bipoadLh wkbout . imtrpeudence,
ami it ii not to be rxptilnl that (be enemy
will anticipate aretikls fit the recigttitkt of
that ifkk-pcmlrno. ' Vf hcO tbn bbtory of this ,
war shall be fully diwloned, ihij calm judg
ment ef the impartial pnbKewt wilt, e tfarwr
reawHia, be unable to aloti'e the Dcuttal na
tkMis of Europe from a share in the moral re
aporribility lor' the myriadsfof buaian lie
that ' have been' nnocwwaifly tacrificed
during tU perwrrW.1 ' - ?
The renewed iustaaces in, whilh foreigq
powers have given wl Ju5t canW of compliant
niwdaot kere be detaile!. Tiie' extracts
fioni Mm vorupudrni vf the Sutc lpart-
meut, wbu-b. accowpapy H t: Kr will
. IT. trA tui-a Linb. u.tMM&Htt, i.- a et
ea without dot rknetit I.) the i.tiiiiiv interart.
ami we must rrwere ir inn. re uru ac-
iMi as may ibea be duruieii lviat'L to e-
oare redme.
Your stteoa! attentam i. ,-rti.-'lv inviti-d
to tbretort ol lhS--rrtrv ! I kiC Trrawi ?,
sibaitted raomiiwmnty wi law TU.-tM-M
iherem dua-loaed are tar tu rn iV-e.-. -uj'fiir,
and dverieaatrate that,, with jml etOui rU
twv.1 t."9irvicfta!ial UiouecUalUUex -igrncesot
the War fma otir a'.i.iii!aiit re
apurvaa, and avoid, at the Nnte nniv. wich an
accomttlatioa of eV a we'd.t n nd.-r at alj
doubdui our rapacity to red.-em it.
v The total cvrcworiao thwtreeiuiry for tbe
two qaitet etuling ea tlie 3kh frefiteaiber,
ISCi art $4KV9 6M. wh. b nm, added to
the balance ut $Jo8,2CJ.:22, t! t rewained
in the resury on tbe tt ol Aptil U lorm
a total of 7IZA in Of tlu total not
far from half, that is to ray. $34 lAA.Vt", ,
have te a aprJie.1 to ike rxtmeimo ol the
Cbhe eebt, wliletbe total exrmiwurcs have
en $27i,S7l!,5fV lg a ba!r.nee in tbe
irekMiry bo the IfJ Cctvlerf Irl, l $10.
4:JT,4I0. The urfal amonat of poblie debt, ae
exhibited on tlie books of the lU-er of tbe
Treawirf.eu the It ol la i.u Jhb4. was
$l,I4?70.2f8, of whub $Ki 34n.tm wer
funded debt, owning U teres, fa -UUr0
were tieasury aoiaof the n?rw w-?we. and tl
rrnuundor conau'ted k the lo;rr bme d
treasury notes which will be comrru-d into
other lortiH of. debt; snu will cie i, esw4
at rnrrewy on the 'AUt ut next ri-'n.
Tbe rvfiort, howerer, rxp'ars il t, to row
aroem of the aWrwe nt tfii?n retnree
fn.rn diMaut otTUvts, ijn- ;ie amour-i of the
uVU is W-a, by abu0-twMiiv-i tad a half
oulikms of dollars than apj- r on the bot ka
.the leaner, and that tbeWal pnLFedel.l
on toer ol Iairm'1a-etm4'
salered to Uveiieen $1 Tift 31 9x
1T.inaxpar of tiie MtMc r'urins tbe
- - w
six avoiU frwui tbe 1st A" J to the lt iX
...- . 4i Ti:"ji Tl K iitii ri'l rf more
( !,.. l& laai' Ofai nrr i-t:' ari.i it will be
. r.. h lXV . . - - - - . -
apj raren', a pen a! ol
the f.tHii. that
this auctte-wufasi wi"i hae b-et avoided.
and a (a e red'Mion W the aiwiwi wowo
bare U-"U riii ied, but be tbe m taia de
fects i tiie b'L'ieUiiou ou tiie a lct of tl
Bna nee, -which . jHntel l in the report
atid whicli c-iiis to hdti:' i i e.-t tt n.fdy.
l- r1e iAiertt ma'e tt.e foreign
d'bt omitied. ;-itcoiiiMMB ofily f the un
paid balam of the ka.n ki ofna 'be cotton
Ixmi, Tbb baWce is but Jt8MW amf
jfequltMy prwta.! tor by ao t 250,01 -0
taJt-s of roitoB' onei ty life Govcrnim-nt,
even it the turtuu te rated as wmth Uit a
pOCi-pi t pitid.
There ia one Uero .Tf die pubbe debt one
iiMvluded in the ubJes aeentc.i. to which
your . aiteuum -snrd. The l.-ounry
bondpfOUied to our .iera by tlie tbtnl
ection of the aU of 17lh February; 1864,
were ddimabfe on tlie V OetoJmr. .The
Secretary Ja been nn-d-le to Vue ibem by
reaouu of an omtsMoo iu die la w, ao tinie b
ing therein fixed for ,lhe payment of tb
bomk ? . -- "
The agfregate apprpruUion cnJ.ed tor by
the diuWutoVjartuieu ol the tJoterooieot,
according to the estimate suUiuOei with
the report, tor fie six moutlui einhnjr vn (he
?0thune, aiwunvt to $443,l2,b7l,
while tiie secretary estimates mai ue
remain anexpended, out of firmer appropria
tions, on lite 1st January, IiHV, a balance of
$437,416,604. . It would, thw.e, wm
tlAt lormor elitoetee have V-en largely in
iocs of actual fkpendibirt, ami that do
additional apjitopi iatioua are rnjni.ed tot.
taeeimg the neeils of tbe public service up to
tlie 1st July ol next year. lo.Uyl if the ta
tiinaies now presented sbo'il ? p'ov to b
.liuch in exec f actual expemlitm. as be
heretofore been the ca-e, a coiuuderalde rU
Snce willatiQ remain onexpen.lel at the clowi
of the .first Jhalf ol the ensuing y ar. ,
The Chief difficulty to be ajii-hevded m
conm-ctioa, writh oar finanoua, irsuiiafrom the
deprecitioyof the treasury note, a hah
seem justly to be attributed by tbe t5cre
tary to two caoscAredumUncr in amouiit
iitid want bifidcnceluulLuiafe red u p-
poa tor botn or e',mejjr
gested that Will cotntnend tJienntlves to your
cooaideratkm as being practicaUe as . well a
iBcwh-; -'zr---r 1 T'," ,
Tbe main feature of the plan preaented
ar wibataotially thm; 1L-That.the fcitb of
the Governtneot U iardgeithatfl- swne
rtn ever remain exempt from Jaxatieo. 2a.
That no issue ahanjbe made beyood that whh
ia already anthoriwd by lew. 3d. That a
certain fixed portion of Ibe aonual receipta
t .: tUm u.r. aLall be el
IT9niliuinvuiHij - - .- ,
apart specially tor the gradual exunctioo T
S I. A Mat'eataStaaliflf MriUatlllt. nntil it ahafl have
oeen reduced. V $lo0.00o,000; and 4th.
The pledge sod arewpnaxwo w aucu r-.
tioooitheUXtoknd,eiid iW wich n amber
Of yean after the return of peach, si i shall be
su&cicut for the final red.iBptkn of the eo
Uw orculaiioo. The dtila otlhs phuj,tb
caicwiaiwwi. w - 7 .
iiK-h it u tiaaeo. lam w-
ciencj Of ua operauop, aau wju. ao ff'
;