| From the Southern Confederacy (Atlanta,
Ga.) |
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| January 21, 1863 |
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| President's Message {to
Congress} |
| (Concluded) |
| ***** Dependence on foreign
supplies is to be deplored, and should, as far as practicable, be
obviated by the development and employment of internal resources. The
peculiar circumstances of the country, however, render this difficult,
and require extraordinary encouragements and facilities to be granted
by the Government. The embarrassments resulting from the limited
capacity of the railroads to afford transportation, and the
impossibility of otherwise commanding and distributing the necessary
supplies for the armies, render the control of the roads under some
general supervision, and resort to the power of impressment, military
exigencies. While such have to be exercised, they should be
guarded by judicious provisions against perversion or abuse, and be,
as recommended by the Secretary, under the regulation of law. |
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