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EVENING EDITION.
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE,
Delivered Decimber 6, 1864.
Fellow Citizens of the Senate and souse of Rep-
resentatives:
Again the blessings of health and abundant
harvests claim our profoundest gratitude to
Almighty God.
The condition of our foreign affairs is rea
sonably satisfactory. ' Mexico continues to be
a theatre of civil war; while our political rela
tions with that country have undergone no
ch a nge, we have at the same time strictly
maintained neutrality between the belliger
ents.
At the request of the States of Costa Rica
and Nicaragua, a competent engineer has
been authorized to make •a survey of the
river San Juan and the port of San Juan.
It is a source of much satisfaction that the
difficulties which at one moment excited some
political apprehensions and caused a closing
of the inner Oceanic transit route, have been
amicably adjusted, and that there is a good
prospect that the route will soon be re-opened
with an increase of capacity and adaptation.
We could not exaggerate either the commer
cial or the political importance , of that great
improvement.
The new liberal constitution of Venezuela
having gone into effect with the universal ac
quiescence of the people, the government un
der it has been recognized, and diplomatic
intercourse with it has opened in a cordial
and friendly spirit. The long deferred Aux
Island claim has been satisfactorily paid and
discharged. Mutual payments have been
made of the claims awarded by the late joint
committee, for the settlement of claims be
tween the 'United States and Peru.
An earnest and cordial friendship continues
to exist between the two countries, and such
efforts as were in my power have been used
to remove misunderstanding and avert a
threatened war between Peru and Spain.
Our relations are of the most friendly na
ture with Chili, the Argentine Republic, Bo
livia, Costa Rica, Paraguay, San Salvador and
Hayti. During the past year no differences
of any kind have arisen with any of those
Republics, and on the other hand, their sym
pathies with the United States are con
stantly expressed with cordiality and earnest
ness.
It would be doing injustice to an important
South American State not SS acknowledge the
directness, frankness and eorpliality with
which the United States of Columbia have
entered into intimate relations with this Gov,
eminent. A claims convention has been con
stituted to complete the unfinished work of
the one which closed its session in 1861.
The claim arising from the seizure of the
cargo of the brig Ifacaoman, in 1821, has
been paid in'full by the government of Chili.
Civil war continues in the Spanish pare of
San Domingo, apparently without prospect
of an early close. Official correspondence
has been freely opened with Liberia, and it
gives us a pleasing view of social and politi
cal progress in that Republic. It may be ex
pected to derive new vigor from Amerfcan
influence, improved by the rapid disappear
ance of slavery in the United States. •
I solicit your authority to furnish to the
republic a gunboat at moderate cost, to be re
imbursed to the United States by instalments.
Such a vessel is needed for the safety of that
Statetagainst the native African races, and in
Liberian hands it would be more effective in
arresting the African slave trade than a squad
ron in onr hands. The possession of the least or
ganized naval force would stimulate a generous
ambition in the republic, and the confidence
which. we should manifest ley furnishing it,
would win forbearance and favor towards the
colony from all civilized nations.
The proposed overland telegraph between
America and Europe, by the way of Behring's
Straits and ,Asiatic Russia, which was sanc
tioned by Congress at the last session, has been
undertaken tinder very favorable circumstances
by an association of American citizens, with
the cordial good will and support as well of
the Government as of those of Great Britain
sad Raissia:
Assurances have been received from most
of the South American States of their appre
ciation of the enterprise, and their readiness
to co-operate in constructing lines tributary
to that world encircling communication. I
learn with much satisfaction that the noble
design of a. telegraphic communication be-.
tweenthe eastern coast of America and Great
Britain has been renewed, with full expecta
tion of. its early accomklishment. Thus it is
hoped that with the retdrn of domestic peace,
the country will be able to resume with ener
gy and advantage its former high career of
commerce and civilization. •
Our very popular and estimable representa
tive in Egypt died in April last. An unplea
sant altercation which arose between the
temporary incumbent of the office and the
Government of the Pacha resulted in a sus
pension of intercourse. The evil was prompt
ly corrected on the arrival of the successor in
the Consulate, and our relations with Egypt,
as well as our relations with the Barbary Pow
ers, are entirely satisfactory. The rebellion
which has so long been flagrant in China has
at last been suppressed under the co-operat
ing good offices of this Government and of
the other Western Commercial States.
The JudiCial Consular establishment has
become very difficult and onerous, and it will
need legislative revision to adapt it to the ex
tension of our commerce, and to the more in
+butte intercourse which bas been instituted
wititi Govertunent and people of that vast Em
pire.7l-
- to be accepting with
hearty goi.
will the conventional laws which
regulate com :aerclal and social intercourse
among the vice s C . rn nations.
Owing to the pea liar situation of Japan,.
and the anomalous foi s . l . l '. of its government
the action °Mat Empire in oerformhig treaty
stipulations, is inconstant Cul capricious.
Nevertheless - good progress has bt'ell effected
by the; Western Powers moving with e" „„. ",„ 13 " -
ened concert. Our own pecitniarY C'eu-"'s
have been all Owed and put in course of r,l4t
tlecient, and: the inland sea has been re
opened to. commerce. There is reason also
to believe that these proceedings have ill;
creased rather than diminished the friendship
of Japan towards the United States.
The ports of Norklk, Fernandina and Pen-
Imola have been opened by proclamation. It
hoped that toreifm merchants will now con
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sider whether it is not safer and more
ble to themselves; as well as just to the United
States to resort to these and other open ports
than it is to pursue through many 'hazards;
and at vast cost, a contraband: trade with
other ports which are closed, if not by actual
military occupation at least by a' lawful and
effective blackade:
For mys&f, I have no doubt of the power;
and duty of the. Executive, under the law of
nations, to exclfide enemies of the humanrace
from an asylmnin the United States.. If Con
gress shall think that proceedings in such
cases lack the authority of law, or ought to:
be further regulated by,it, I, recommend that
provisions be made for effectually - preventing
foreign slave traders from acquiring domicil
and facilities for their criminal occupation in
our country.
It is possible that if it were a new and open
question, the maritime powers, with the rights
they now enjoy, would not concede the pnvi- t
leges of a naval belligerent to the insurgents
of the United States, destitute as they are,
and always have been, equally of ships of war
and of ports and harbors.
Disloyal emissaries have ' been neither•
less assiduous nor more successful during
the last year than they were before that time
in their efforts under favor of that - privilege
to embroil our country in foreign wars. The
desire and determination of the Governnients
of the Maritime States to defeat that design
are believed to be as sincere as and cannotbe.
more earnest than our own. Nevertheless'
unforeseen political difficulties have 'arisen,
especially in Brazilian and British ports, and
on the northern boundary of the. United.
States, which have required and are like to
continue to require, the practice of constant
vigilance and a just and conciliatory spirit on
the part of the United States as well as of the
nations concerned and theiftGovernments.
Commissioners have been appointed under
the treaty of Great Britain on the adjustment
of the claims of the Hudson Bay and Pagitt
Sound Agricultural Companies in Oregon,
and are now proceeding to the trust assigned
to them. In view of the insecurity of life and
property in the region adjacent to the Cana
dian border by reason of recent assaults and
depredations committed by inimical and des
perate persons who pre harbored there, it has
been thought proper to give notice that after
the expiration of six months, the period con
ditionally stipulated: under the existing ar.:
rangement with Great Britain, the United
States must hold themselves at liberty to in
creak, their naval armament upon the Lakes
if' they shall find that proceeding necessary.
The condition of the border will necessarily
come into consideration in connection with the
quegtion of limiting or modifying the rights of
transit from Canada through the United States,
as well as the regulation of imposts, which
wept temporarily established by the reciproci
ty treaty of sth June, 1864. I desire how
ever, to be understood, while makiig this.
statement, that the Colonial authorities of
Canada are not deemed to be intentionally
unjust or unfriendly towards the United
States; but, on the contrary, there is every
reason to expect that, with the approval of
Her, Majesty's Government, they will take
the necessary measures to prevent new in
cursions to cross the borders.
The act passed at the last session for the
encouragement of emigration has, so far as
was . pos.sible, been put into operation.
It seems to need amendment, which will
enable the officers of the Government to pre
vent the practice of frauds against the emi
grants on their way and on their arrival in
the ports, so as to secure them here,' a free
choice of avocations and places of settlement.
A liberal disposition towards this great Na
tional 'policy is manifested by most of the
European States, and ought to,be, especially
on our part, of giving the emigrants _effective
national protection. I regard our emigrants
as one of the principal replenishing streams
which are appointed by Providence to repair
the ravages of internal 'war, and its wastes of
national strength and. health. All that is
necessary to secure the flow of that stream in
its present fullness and to that end the
Government must everywhere make it mani
fest, that it neither needs nor designs to int- ,
pose involuntary military service upon those
who come from other lands to cast their lot
in our country.
The financial affairs of the Government
have been successfuly administered.
During the last year the legislation of the
'last session of Congress has beneficially of
the revenue, although sufficient time
has not yet elapsed to experience the full
effect of several of the provisions of the Acts
of Congress imposing increased taxation,
The receipts during the year from all sources
upon the basis of warrants eigned by the
Secretary of the Treasury inclnding loansV
and the'balance in the Trelisnry 011 the Ist
daY of July, 1863, were $1,394,796,,1107.62,,
and the aggregate disbursements upon the
seine basis were '51,298,056,101 89, leaving a
balance in 'the Treasury, as shown by.war
rants, of $96,734,905 73. Deduct from• these
amounts the amounts of the principal of the
public debt redeemed and the.amount of
issues in substitution, therefor, and the act
'rtal cash operations of the Treasury were :
.. .
Receipts $884,076,546 57: Disbursetnenti4
$865,234,087 86, which leaves as the cash
balance in the Treasury.slB,B42,ssB'7l. Of
the!receipts there were derived from customs
$102,316,152 99. From lands, $588;332 29;
from direct taxes, $475,648 96; from internal
revenue, $109,741,134 10; from miscellaneous
sources, $47,511,448 10, and from loans, ap
plied to actual expenditures, including former
balances, $623,443,92913. There were dis
bursed for the civil service, U 75,055,994 46;
for pensions and Indians,. $7,517,930 87; for
the War Department, $690, 791,842 97 ; for
the Navy Department,:s7s,B33,29l 77; for in
terest on the public debt, $53,685,421 68, mak
ing an aggregate of $865,234,087 86, and
'leaving a balance in the Treasury of $16,84.2,-
558 71, as before stated.
For the actual receipts and disbursements
froth:the first-quarter, and the estimated re
ceipts and disbursements for the three remain-.
ing. quarters of the current fiscal year, . and
the generaLoperations of the Treasury in , de
tail, I refer you to the report of the Secretary
of the Treasury I concur with 'him iii° the.
opinion that the:proportion of moneys uftlit
ed to meet .the expenses consequent upon the:
derived war'
-ed from taxation, should be still_
farther increased, and I earnestly your
attention to this subject t6the end that there
may be such additional legislation as shall be
T ,,quired 'to meet the just expectations of the
,Secretary
(4 . 114, public debt on the. first dey of , JAV
leet,..ee appears by the books of the Sectetigy
of the Treasury, amounted to one billion
seven hundred and forty thousand -millions,
sir hundred and ninety thousand four hun.
"THE UNION-NOW A:ND :FOREVER."
HARRISBURG. PA. WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 7, 1864 PRICE THREE CENTS.
dred and eighty-nine dollars and forty-nine
cents. Probably, should the war continue for
another year, that amount may be increased
by not far from five hundred millions. Held
as it is for the most part by our own people.
it has become a substantial branch of national
though private property. For obvious rea
sons, the more nearly this . property can be
distributed among all the people the better.
To favor such a general distribution, gre c ater
inducements :to become owners. might 'per
haps, with good effect, and without injury, be
presented to persons of limited means. With
this !vie*, I suggest whether it might not be
both competent and expedient for Congress
to provide that a limited amount of some fu,
tureissue of public securities might be held
by any bone fide purchaser exempt .from taxa
tiOn and from seizure for debt—tinder-such
:rests ictions and limitations as might be ne
.cesssry to guard against .abuse of so impor
bnit: a privilege. This would enable every
,prurient person to set aside - a small annuity
against a possible day of want. Privileges
like these would render the possession of such
securities; to the amount limited, most desi
rable to every person -of small means who
might be able to have enough for the pur-
P9s€ l
The Secretary reiterates his recommenda
tions, and to .them theintention of Congress
is invited.
The liberal provisions made by Congress
toi•E•aykg Tensions to invalid soldiers and
sailors of the Republic, and to the widows,
orphans and dependent mothers of those who
have fallen in battle, or died of disease con
tracted, or wounds received in the service of
the country, have been diligently adminis
tered.
'The great advantage of citizens being cred
itonai as well as debtors with relation to the
pubic debt is obiious. Men readily perceive
thatithey cannot be much oppressed by a debt
which they owe to themselves.
.. •
The public debt. on. the, first, ,day of July
last,' although 'somewhat exceeding the esti
mate of the Secretary of. the . Treasury made
to Congress at the coirtmenceinant of the last
session, falls short of the . estimate 'of that
officer made in the preceding December, as to
its probable amount at the begirming•of this
year by a sum of $3,995,097,31: — 1hiS fact
exhibits a satisfactory condition and conduct
liithe operations of the Treasury.
The National banking system is proving to
be acceptable to•capitalists and to thepeople.
On the 25th day of November 584 National
Banks had been organized, a considerable
number of which were conversions from State
Banks.. Changes from State systems . to the
National system are rapidly taking 'place, and
it is toped that very soon there will be in the
United States no banks of issue not authorized
by Congress, and no note circulation not se
cured by the Government. That'the Govern
ment and the peoPle will derive great benefit
from this "change /a the banking system of
the country can - family lie-cinestromext. The
Nati:mai system will create a permanent - end'
reliable influence in support of the National
credit, and protect the people against losses
in the use of paper money.
Whether or not any further legislation is
advisable for the suppression of State bank
issues, it will be for Congress to determine.—
It seems; to be quite clear that the Treasury
cazi4ot be satitdactorily conducted unless the
Goveinnient can exercise a restraining power
over the bank circulation of the country.
The report of the Secretary of War and
the accompanying documents, will detail the
campaign of the Armies in the field since the
date of the last Annual Message, and also the
operations of .the several • administrative bu-•
resus of the War Department during the last
year. It will also specify the measures deemed
•nicessary for the national defence, and to
keep up end supply the requisite military
force. ,
The report of the Secretary ,of the Navy
preSents a cemprehensiVe and satisfactory
exhibit of the officers of that Department and
of the naval service.
It is a subject of congratulation and lauda
ble pride to our countrymen Pia a Navy of
sue vast 'proportions has been orgunized in
Fe brief a period ,and conducted with so much'
efficiency and success, The general exhibit
of the Navy, including vessels under contract
on the Ist of December, 1864, shows a total
exhibit of six hundred . ,coad seventy-one N'es
eels; carrying four thousand six hundred and
ten guns, and of 510,396 tons, being an actual
inlease during the year over and above . all
losses by' shipment or in battle of 83 vessels,
167 guns and 4,247 tons.
The total number of men at this time in the
naval service, including ofq.cers, is about Afty
onelthousand. There have been captured by
the tNavy during the year, three hundred and
twenty-four vessels, and the whole number of
leas], captures since hostilities commenced, is
thirteen hundred and seventy-nine, of which
twci hundred and sixty-seven are steamers.—
'The gross proceeds arising from the sale of
condemned prize property thus for reported,
antiiemt to $14,396,250 51. A. large amount of
such preceeds is still under adjudicationand
yetito be reported. The total expenditffe of
'the! Naval Department of every description
including the cost of the .immensefilquadrons
that have been called into existence since the
-fourth day of March 1860 to the first of No-
Veraber 1864, are • $238,647,262.35.
Your favorable consideration is invited to
the! various recommendations ‘ of the Secretary
of the Navy, especially in regard to a navy
yard and suitable establishment for the con
struction and repair of iron vessels, and the,
machinery and armature for our ships to
Which reference is made in my last annual
message. Your attention is also invited to
the, views expressed in the report in relation
to One legislation of. Congress at its last session
in respect to prizes on inland waters. I cor
dially concur in the recommendation of the
Seeretary as to the propriety of creating the
new rank of Vice Admiral in our naval ser
vice. Your attention is invited to the report
of the Postmaster General for a detailed ac
colint of the operstion and financial condition
of the Post Office-Department. The postal
'resources for the year ending June 30, 1864,
amounts to $12,438,253 78, and the expendi
tures to $12,644,786 20. The excess of ex
penclitUres over receipts beeing $20,665,242.
• The views presented by the Postmaster
General on the subject of specisl grants by
'the government, in aid' of the establishment
of ndw lines of oceari'mall steamships and the
:policy-he recommends for, the developement of '
t
,M.e eased commercial ' intercourse with ad
jac nt and neighboring' countries should re
cei e the careful consideration of Congress.
:It is of notewerthy.'hikterest thatthe steady
expansion of pOtitliAlett, improvement and,
joternmental institutions ovezithe new and
unoccupied. 'portions 'of our country have.
- nonreely been oheCked, much less impeded o
deatzoyed by our great civil war, wbieb, at
first glance, would seemed to. have absorbed
almost the , entire energies of the nation. .The
organieation and admission of the State of
Nevada;, hes been completed in 'conformity
with law', and thus our excellent sytitern is firm
ly established in the mountains' which were
once 'deemed a barren an uninhabitable waste
between the Atlantic States, and those which
have grown up on the coast of the • Pacific
ocean. The territories of the. Union are gen
erally in a condition of prosperitY and rapid
growth. Idaho and Monntruia, by reason of
their great distance and the interruption of
communication with them by Indian hoetili
ties, pave been only partially organized. But
it is understood these difficulties are about to
disappear, which will permit their govern
ments, <like those of the others, to go into
speedy and full operation, as :intimated and
connected with and promotive of this material
growth of the nation. .
I BO the"-tittention of Congress to the Vain
ablerformation and iniportant recommenda
tion relative to the public landsandian af
fairs; the Pacific railroad and mineral dis
coveries, contained in the report Of the Secre
tary of the Interior, which is hereivith trans
mitted, and which report also embraces the
eubjects of patents, pensions and other topics
of public ; interest pertaining to his Depart
ment The quantity of public land disposed
of diaing"the five quarters ending 30th De
cember last, was 40121,342 acres, of which
1,538,614 acres were entered under the Home-
Edell& law. The remainder was located with
'military land, warrants, agricultural scrip,
Certified to States for railroads and sold for
cash. The cash received from sales and lo
cation fees, was 41,016,466, and the income
from sales during the fiscalyear ending June
30th; 1864, $678,007 21, against $130,077 95
received during the preceding year,
The aggregate number of sores surveyed
during the year, has been equal to the quan
tity disposed of, and there is open to settle
ment about 133,000,000. acres of surveyed
land. The great enterprise of connecting the
Atlantic, with the Pacific Stateri by railways
and telegraph lines, has been entered- upon
with' a vigor which gives assurance of sue
cess. Notwithstanding the embarrassment
ariag from the prevailing high prices of ma•
-
terials and labor, the route of the main line'
of the Toad has been definitely locati3d for one
hundred miles westwardtrom the initial point
at (Amelia city, Nebraska, and a preliminary
location of the Pacific railroad of California
has been made from Sacramento to the great
beng of the Trace rider, in Nevada.
Numerous discoveries of gold and silvci, and
aimiiar mines have been added to the many
already known, and the country occupied by
the Sierra Nevada and.ltocky Mountains, and
the suburban ranges, now teem with' enter
prising labor, which - is richly reinulunative.
It isibelieved that the product of the mines -Of
tuevions minerals in that region, has already
mitt, ii' not exceeded, one 'hundred millions
•
It was recommended in `,my last annual mes
sage,that our Indian system beremodelled.
Congress, at its last sessioh, acting upon the
reconimendation, did proville - for a reorgani
zation of the system in 6alifornia, and it is
believed that under the present organization
the Management of the Indians there will be
attended With considerable success. Much
remains to be done to provide for the proper
management of the Indians in other parts of
the nountryto render ib secure for the ad
vanciing settler, and to provide for the welfare
of the Indian.
%There has'been added to the pension rolls
attripg the year ending the 30th 'day of June
last,c the names of 16,770 invalid, soldiers, and
of 271 disabled. seamen; Making they present
number of army invalid. nensioneis, .22,767,
and:of navy invalid 'pensioners, 7,121. Of
widOws, orphans and mothers, 22 ; 198 have
been placed on'the army pension rolls, and
248 bn the navy rolls. The, present number
of army pensioners of this class is 25,433, and
of navy pensioners, 793. At the beginning of
the year the number of revolutionary pen
sioners were 1,430. • Oily twelve of them
Were soldiers, of whom seven have since died.
The; remainder are those who, 'wider the laws,
receive pensions because of relationship to
revolutionary soldiers. During the year ending
the SOth of june t 1864, $4,504,616 92 have
been paid • to pensioners of all clasies.
I cheerfully commend to your continued,
patronage the benevolent institutions of the
District of Columbia, which. have hitheito
beeh fostered by Congresfr, and respeOtfully
refer for information concerning them, -and
in relation to the Washington Aqueduct., the
Capitol and other matters of local interest, to
the report of the Secretary of the Interior.
The Agricultural Departnient, 'tinder ,the
supervision of its preseritenergetio and faith
ful bead, is rapidly o.m:unending itself 'to the
great and vital interest it was created to ad
vance. It is particularly the department. in
which the people hierinore directly concerned
than in any other. I commend it to the con
tinued attention and fostering care of Con-
. .
The-War continues. Since the last annual
message all the important lines . and 'Positions
then'occupied by ottr forces, have been main
tained. and onr exudes have steadily advanced,
thueliberating the region left in the rear, so.
that Missouri, Kentucky,. Tennessee and parts
of other States have again produced reason
ably fair crops. • -
The most remarkable feature in the mili
tary operations of the year is General Sher
man's attempted.. March of tbree, brindred
miles directly through the. insurgent :region.
It tends to show a great increase of our reta-'
tive strength that our General-inzChief should
feel able to confront and 'hold in check every
active force Of 'the enemy, and yet to detail a
well appointed large army to move on, such
an expedition. The result not yet being
known, conjecture in regard to it is not here
indulged.
Independent movements have also occurred
during the year to the effect of modelling so
ciety for durability in thd Union.
Although it is much in the right direction
that twelve thousand citizens .in each of the
States of Arkimsas and Louisiana have or
ganized lOyal State - Governments with Free
Constitutions, and are earnestly struggling to
maintain and administer them, the move
ments in the, same Airections, More extensive
though less definite, in Missouri, Kentucky
and Tennessee should not be overlooked.
But Maryland presents the example of com
' pieta success. Maryland is seam to Liberty :
and the Union for all the future. The genius
of rebellion will no more claim Maiyland.—
LBO another foul spirit, being driven out, it
may Seek to.lear her, but it will• woo' "her. no
. „
It the last session of Congress a pro yeg. :
amendment to tits Constitution, abo., , W m j
alavery 2 throughontithe UnitedrOtites.
the Senate; but failed for lack of the regniatte
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two-thirds vote in tha House. of Representa
tives.l Although the present is thersame Con
gressi and nearly the same members, and
withnut questioning the wisdom or patriotism
of those who.stood in opposalon, I venture
to regommadithe recossidetationand pass
age of themeaminent the present session.
' Of' i wares- lited , aliptract question is not
changed, hut an Einterkeriing election shows
almo tcertairdy that the next Congress will
i h
pass e measure , if this Anis does not ; henna
it isOnly a question of *Me when-.the propo
sed ainendrnent will go to,the States for their
action, and as it is to-gb Abell events, may we
not agree the sooner the better. It is not
claimed that the election has imposed a duty
on Members to change theinviews,:or their
tfotes, any further than as an additional ele
mentto be considered how far their jai:lgo:Lent
may he effected by it. Itis the voice: of the
people far the first time; heard , upexi . the ,
question. , , ; • :
In a great national crisis like •cmis unanim
ity o action among those seeking .a common,
end Is very desirable, almost indispensable,
and yet no approach to suoh.unanimity is as.
tainable unless some deference shall be paid
to the will of the majority, simply because it
is th will of the majority. In this case the
connoben end of the maintenance of the Union,
and Mnong the means to secure that end such
will, through the election; is mast clearly de
clared in favor of such constitutional amend
ment. The most reliable indication of public
purpose in this country is derived.
Through our popular elections, judging by
the recent canvass and its results, the purpose
of the people within the loyal States to main
tain the integrity of the Union was never
more firm, nor more nearly unanimous than
now. ; The extraordinary calmness and good.
order with which the millions of voters met
and mingled at the polls, give strong assur
ance, of this. Not only all those who sup
ported the Union ticket, so called, but a great
majority of the opposing party also, may be
fairlir claimed to entertain and to be actuated
by the same purpose.
It is an unanswerable argument to this, ef
fect, that no candidate for any ~ office what
ever; high or low, has venturml,to seek votes
on the avowal that he was for giving .up the
Union. • There has been much impugning of
motives, and much heated controversy as to
the, proper, means andbest mode of advancing
the Union 'pause, but on the:distinct issue of
Union, or no Union, the politicians have shown
their instinctive knowledge that there is no
`diversity among the people. ,
In'affording the people the fair opportunity
of showing one to another and to the world
the fairness and unanbnity. of purposes, the
election has been of vast importance to the
national cause. , • .
The; election has exhibited Another fact not
less Valuable to be known.. The fact that_ we
do nbt ap proach exhaustion in the most: im
portant branch . of OM' national
r resources—
P - Aliavin ,s men r--iibile . o is melancholy relleet that : Alva' "liar list .i alad.. e.o man •
gravis, and. carried mourning • -to so many
hearts, it is some , relief to know that, com
pared, with the surviving, the fallen have been
; so few.
• When corps and divisions and brigades
and 'regiments have formed and fought, and
dwindled and gone out of existence, a great
majority of the men who composed them are
still living, The same is true of the Naval
service. The election returnsprove this: So
many voters could not: be . found. The States
regularly holding• elections, both now and
four yearsago, to wit: California, Conneoti;
cut, ;Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, lowa, Ken
tucky, Maine, Maryland; Massachusetta,Mich
igaiii, Minnesota, Missouri, New
_Hampshire,
NeW jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Penn
sylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Vir
ginia, and and Wisconsin, east 3,982,911 votes,
nOwi against 3,870 222 east then, showing an
aggregate now of 3,9 82,011.
To this is to be added, 33,762 cast now in
the row States of Kansas and Nevada, which
States/did not vote in 1860, thus swelling the
aggregate to 4,015,773, and the nett increase
during the three years and .a knif of the war
to 145,551. A table, is, appended showing
particulars. To this again should be added
the 'number of, all soldiers in the field from
Massaohusiietts, Rhode Island, New jersey,
Delaware, Indiana, Illinois and California,
who, by the laws of, those States, could not
,vote away from their homes, and which nom
13er 'cannot be less than 90,000. Nor yet is
this : all; the number in organiaed territories
is triple now what is was four years ago, while
thousands, white and black, join us as the
„National arms press back the insurgent lines.
So much is shown affirmatively and negatively
of the election. •
It is not material to inquire how the in
crease has been produced, or to show that it
would have •been greater but for the war,
whibh is probably true. The important fact
remains demonstrated, we have more men now
than we had when we began • we are not ex
hausted nor in process of exhaustion that we
are :gaining strenght and may, if need be,
maintain the contest indefinitely, and that as
to men our material recourses" axe now more
complete and abundant than ever. -
The National resources, then, 'are , unex
hansted sad, as we believe, inexhaustible.
The publio'purpose to re-establish and main
tain the National authorities is unchanged,
and ? we believe, unchangeable. The manner
of continuing the effort remains to choice.
On 'careful consideration of all the evidence
accessible, it seems to 'me that no amicable
**dation with the insurgent leader's would
result in any good. He would acceptnothing
short of a severance of the Union, precisely
what we can not and will not give.
His declarations to this effect are explicit
and often repeated. He does not attempt to
deceive in, he affords no excuse to decefve
ourselves. We cannot voluntarily yield the
Union, and we cannot yield. Between him
and us the issue is distinct and simple, and
inflexible. It is an issue which can only be
tried by war and decided by victory.
If we yield we are beaten. If the SoUthern
peciple fail him, he is beiaten: • Either ** f it
would be the victory and defeat "Pllewing
war. What is true, however, of him who
heads theinsurgent cause, is not necessarily
true of these'who folio*. -•-.
Although he e ( sof re-tiOccpt' the . llnion
they can. Some of we"mow, already
desize,peaceendUnion. The nutitber of such
may increase.;`. •
Theycan'at'an,y moment have . peace sim
ply, by laying' dinin their arms and . submit
ting to the =Wind authority, under the Con
stitutien. ' Alter eo finch the" Government
dotaa : act if it vat:ad; `iiistikktain war' , against
them.
1 0 :1 1 4.Piotile would not sustain or allow it.
Wei*Ould• we Wotad'• Seta t
- the the - peaietuVifieine iegialation,
Oodertro, courts ad Tate*, operating only
STEA PRINTING. ESTABLIS I Bit
Iniffrrugnitil tiLEI2I
The &lowing arethe rates fcir obertildeg in the Tema.=
note having advertising to do wil l And it con
vent
eu
for reference:
sir! Four lines or less constitute one-half square
}tight lines, or more than four, constitute a scum
FOYi A KAU swam.
One da 50
Tian days . 50
Three days ' 76
One week ....• 126
Onsmenth 300
Two neentlia 460
Three months 5 60
91X months B 00
One Year 16 oe
Adealnistration Notices
Marriage Notices
TOR ORS BQUAH7. -
One ....... .• 60
Two day 5......... 100
Three days • 12.9
One week.... 225
One month 6'oo
Two months ' 900
Three months 11 00
Six months 15 00
One year 25 00
•. 276
Auditor's Notices
Punka: Notices, each insert.'
Aar !Business noticee base
before abirril4N3 and Deaths,
each insertion.
1 60
on • .50
11.0 d in the LocalCo7lo7iii, or
&wry ems ram LUCE for
in constitutional and lawful channels. Soma
certain and other possible questions are and
would be beyond the Executive power to ad
just; as, for instance, the admission of mem
bers into Congress, q>l ,- ; whatever might re
quireithe appropriation of money. The Exe
cutive power itself would be greatly -dimin
ishedly the cessation of actual war.-Pardons:
,
and remissions of forfeitures, however, would
still be within the Executive controL In what
spirit and temper this - cOatrol - would be (met- -
cased, can be. fairly judged by the past
A year ago a general pardon and amnesty,:
uponSpechic terms, were offered to allex_eid ::
certain designated classes; it was at the same
time made known that the excepted classa
were 'still within contemplation of special
clemency. During the year nogg : availed :
themi3elves of, the general provision, and
many more would, 'only that theaigns 'of bta
faith -in some led to such precautionary Mew.
surest as rendered the practical process Jess
certain and easy.
During the same time also certain pardons-,
have been granted to individuals of the
ceptdd classes, and nosvoluntarr appliCation
has been' denied. - • -
Vans practically the door has been fora full
year open to all except such as were not in
condition to make free choice—that is, Snell
as were in custody or under restraint It is
so still open to all. But the time may come,
probably will come, when public duty shall
demand that it be closed, and that in lieu,
more vigorous measures than heretofore'shall
be adopted.
In presenting the abandonment of armed
resistenee to the national authority on the
part of the insurgents as the only indispe,nsi
ble condition to the ending the war on the
part of the Government, I retract nothing
heretofore• said as to slavery. I repeat the
declaration made a year • ago, that while Ire
main in my, present position, I shall not at
tempt to retract or modify the emancipation
proclamation; nor shall I return to slavery
any person who is free by the terms of that
proclamation, or by any act of Congress. .
If the people should, by whatever mode or
means, make it an Executive duty to re-en
slave such persons, another and not I must be
their instrument to• perform it.
Ia• stating a single condition. of peace
mean simply to say that the war will cease
on the part of the Government whenever 'it
shalt have ceased on the part of those who
began it.
(Signed) ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
Washington, Dec. 6, 1864.
RQIIIANGE IN REAL LIFE.
AN ABDUCTED. DAUGHTER DISCOVERED AFTER AN,
raisnvAr. OF TWENTY-SEVEN REARS--AN
The Taunton (Mass.) /i'vubtfean is respqn 7
sible for the' ollowing story: •
— qt. romance in reallifu has just come•to
light, and is at present the chief gossip of this
city. The facts,,as related by an intimatoac
quaintance of the fortunate family, are as fel
lows:
"It appears that about twenty-seven 'years'
ago, .a Captain Brown, whose family resided
in Mattapoisett, was the overseer of the,estatej.
of Mr.. Henry E. Clifton, a wealthy, gentleman
of lkichmond, Va. From'abine cause wAlch - ,
still remains a secret, a difficulty arose between
Captain Brown and Mr. Clifton, in which,the..
fonder considered himself the aggrieved party.,
To revenge himself for the supposed Wrong, be
stole Mr. Clifton's infant daughter (then but
six Weeks old) on the day she was &listened.
Theichild was brought to Mattapoisett, and
secretly adopted by Brown and his wife as.
their own. She was named Julia, lard grew
to be a woman. When only sixteen yearsold,
she married Mr. Isaac 0. Pierce, a printer,
who learned his trete in Fall River. Several
years ago they moved to Taunton, living for a
while at East Taunton, but more recently at
the Green. Two children have been born to
them, one of whom is now living.
"Miring this long period Mrs. Pierce has
lived in blissful ignorance of her high parent=
age,- and Mr. Pierce, who took her for better
or - worse, had never imagined himself the hus
band of an heiress.. He abandoned the print-
er's trade, shortly after learning it, and for
several years has earned' his bread by`the
sweat of his brow at Mr. Mason's works in
this city. 'This is their history until within a.
very short time. Now cornea the denouement
" Last summer while Rev. Mr. Talbot., of
this city, was at Saratoga, be became acquaint
ed with Mr. Clinton and wife, who, it appears - ,
at the breaking out of the rebellion, convert
ed their Richmond property into cash and
moved to Baltimore. In the course of eon-,
veriation with them Mr. Talbot remarked
upon the striking resemblance of Mrs. Clifton
tq, a lady, parishioner of his in Taunton,
Nothing particular was thought of it at first;
but on his repeating the rernark, Mrs. Clifton
inquired the age of the lady. On being
fronted that she was about` 27, Mrs.. Clifton. ,
immediately said to her husband, "Why, that
would be just the age of our daughter_ that
was stolen."
"The matter then received their serious( at-,
tention. Mr. Talbot was taken into theircon , zi
fidence, and inquiry instituted as to:the reprimf•
ted parents of the young, lady. He setaraed ir
to Taunton; had a conversation :WlO.
Pierce in regard to her parentage; informed'
her of the Saratoga conversation,- whiih •led
her to ask Mrs. Brown, _who,:she bail never
doubted, was her own Motile", if she really
was such, at the same time telling her the
season of the inquiry. Mrs. *elm, who bid
kept the secret of the; child's parentage for 27-
years, was so overcome by the question and .
the development of facts, that she immediately
became ill and died cif the heart disease. Be
fore her death, however, she acknowledged
that Mrs. Pierce was not her owndauglkter.,
Captain Brown died a number-of years ago. •
Within a few weeks the affafr has develoned
itself rapidly. Mr. and Bfre.' Clifton and Mrir:
Pierce -have met each other; and the oldeob
ored wo m an, who nursed the abducted
,in.
fimt, has recognized Mrs- Pierce at their real;
child by a mole on her shoulder! - 'Theillen-•
tity of their long lost daughter haviriglieen l
folly established, Mrs. Ppm° awl her hus
band have been invited to . live with the Clitf
tons and share in theit wealth;.and.thiathly
are preparing to do, havingbroken up
keeping and disposed Of their fUrniturA ' -
"The creamof the affair is that NEW.
,
is an only child l and therefore-sole ltetresii to •
an estate said to be worth bundredstnl thou
sande, if not millions of dollars, Pr,„ : as an old,
friend of Mrs. Pierce express t‘ triire;JeStl" --
than two millions.' It havitg been rumored'
that Mrs. Pierce had applied for a divorce from 4-
her husband,. she hes published-a cardindig-,7,
:tautly denying the derider."
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