The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-12-03
Abstracts Of the Annuul Reports Of the Secfe-
taries Of the Navy and War and
Postmaster General.
The Condition of the Indians in the
United states
OUR NATIONAL DOMAIN.
Abstract of the General Land
Once Report. .,
THE PENSIONERS OF THE COUNTRY.


AND HOUSE Representatives.
The constitution requires that the President shall from
time time not only recommend to tho consideration Of
Congress such no may judge necessary and
expeden but also that sha give information TO them
of the state of the Union To 90 this fay involves expo
gon Of s matters In the actual condition of the country
domestic ioreignwhich essentially the go.
neral welfare While performing his constitutional duty
IN this respect the President does speak merely TO
express personal convictions but the cutve minis
Ger Of the government enabled by ns Doson called
upon by his official obligations to x.o ~ Impartial
eye the Of the whole and Of part Of the
United States
or the condition Of the domestic interests Of th. Unoa,
tn agriculture, mines, manufactures, navigation and
commerce. necessary only to say that tue Internal
prosperity Of the country its oonnaols aud eteaiy ad
vancement In wealth and population and 10 private as
we'll public we'll being attest the wisdcm o cur ns
Autions and the predominant spirit OF nteigeaoo and
patriotism, which, Notwithstanding OCCASIONAL rreguari
Ss or opinion action uting from popular freedom
has dstng pushed and characterized the psope Of Ams
sioa.
In the bro interval botwecr the ,oa Of the last
end the commencement of the present session oil Con-
sress the public mind has been occupied With the care
or seleoug for another constitutional term, the Presi
dent and Vice President Of the United states
The determination OF the persons, ~ho OF rgnt
contlngenty, to preside the administration of the
government, Ia, under our system, committed to the
States and the people We appeal 70 tnem by their voice
pronounced in the forms OF law call whom they
will 70 the high post Of Chief Magistrate.
And thus is that the Senator's represent the re-
spectve states Of the Unon and tho members OF the
House Of o~.--.iives ths several constituencies Of
s&sh State the President repfesonu ,no
Sulation Of the United States Their election Q, him Is
the explicit and solemn OF the sovereign authority
81 tse Union. +. I
n s impossible 10 misspprehend the great phncples
which, by their recent political action, the people OF the
United States, have sanctioned and announced.
Thsy have asserted the iuliona equality OF each
ana eli Of he sates OF the Unon Sttcs they have ar
Hrmed ihe constitutional equality Of each AM all OF the
citizens of the United staes cizsns whstever their
xeligon uherever their birth their resdence taey
have maintained she irvolaD!y OF tb9 c5axitutonal
Yahu Of tbs different se iors o the Uai,n and theT
have proclaiued their dagoted and tsraole ataca
sneat % The upon and Z tho cons; .aon as onsca
groyersy, the sa'egulrd Of ihe rights OF ALL tho
spirit and he essence Of the liberty, peace and greatness
In doing tnis they have at she sane ,ne, mpbsti-
cay condemned the idea OF o'gsDzng Ia these unued
States mere Geographical psrne. o. mar.hang IN hos
country, North or South, EAst or West
schemes OF this nature, fraagns with ncalcuiable mis-
chief and hch the consderss OF the people has
rejected could have had counienance In no part Of the
country, had they not been disguised oy Suggestions
The public mind induced BY causes ,emporary in their
character, AMI 70 be hoped TRANSIENT In theis inna
Persec. liberty OF association for political ote,s aud
the widest ecope Of discussion the received aud or
dinary conditions Of government In our country Oar
Institutions framed 10 the spirit OF condolences In the In
selgeuce and integrity OF the people, do not forbid cu
sons eNher ind viduay associated together 70 attack
cs force. The cor s,aSn aud tho sory existence o. the
Union undor tho shelter OF taW great liberty, and pro
teced by the laws sna usage, Of ine sney as
vent The the spread % Of the institution Of slavery
INTO the present or future incbosss states OF
she Union, are really inGimsd with desire 10 chsnge
the domesiic instrtons OF existing States 10 accom-
psh their obecS they dedcs themselves 70 the oiious
suk OF deprecallns the rovernn organization whlcn
stands In their way, and Of caiumnai1g, Win in1scf
nsss 20. ob ny, oS Ss ss a q al o,sss q
aher fellow czens hrougnoat tho country who DO not
participate with tppn IN hef sassul1 upoa he c,nsu,a
for the privileges has secured and the blessings has
conferred steady support aad grateful rovsace OF
10 h. revociopsry one. Tnsy are perfectly aware
that the change IN tho relative condition of the white
and black rscss w the 'lavenolans states Which tney
ha, 70 them uts foreign object that canno, be effected
by any peaceful nsrumeutay OF theirs tnai for tnem
The Sstes OF which tney citizens, the only pstn
20 its accomplishment 10 through burning cites and n
vsged heids and slaughtered populations and all there
nost terrible IN fcreFn compoa,ed win civil and
Gls war and n at Toe rst s,ep 10 the attempt for
cible disrupton OF country embracing IN It's broad bo
som degree Of liberty aud An amount OF Individual Aud
public prosperity 70 ch there Ia no parallel In history
and substusipg 10 s place hostile governmens driven
at and Inevitably Into mutual devastation and ire
scdai csrnsge, Transforming the nov p~acetu and fell
.Sitous brotherhood into vast permanent camp OF
armed men like the rival monsrchies Of Europe
and Ana. Well knowing that such aud such only. are
the means ana consequences plans and purposes
they cndeavov TO prepare the people o. ne Ined states
Tor civil war by doing eyeryhing sner power 70 ae-
sr 10 undermine the fabric OF 'ne Unon by Appeals 70
passion and sectional prejudice, by inio 'trnatng ius
stsnd lace 70 face a. enemies rather than shoulder 70
h nv the agency Of such IN ~rsn,sbls inlcrsrcncs,
forelsn ard domestic that the minds ~ many oihcrwse
mood cstiyeps have been n,med into tbe sic
condemnation OF The domestic natsuions Of the s,usoern
Sates length 70 paes nscr siby 10 almost equahy
passionate hostility toward their ellow citizens OF those
Aatce, and thus finally 70 fall Into temporary
fello vsbp with the avossd aud active tnemies Of ths
cousususion. Ardenuy attached 10 nbay ln the
abstract they do not stop 20 cousiacr pesctsay how
the objects they would attain be npshef nor 10
reflect tbst even the evil were great they deem
g. they have remedy 70 appy and that u can be ony
aggravated by their violence aud unoonst ions ac'loo
A question: which 10 one Of the noss osfcui OF s the
problems OF social Institution, peiacal economy ani
sisesmanship they treat with unreascung iniem
d thought aud guage Extremes oegc, extremes Vic.
lent attack from Norh apds It's inevitable consequences
in the growth Of spirit Of angry defiance at the sodtn
Tbus in the progress events had reached that
srmms alton which the voice OF tho people has no
postedly rcbuked, OF the attempt OF portion OF th,
States, By sectional Organization and movement 70
usuvp the control Of governmsn OF the United states
confidently believed that the great body OF those who
took this fatal step, are sincerely attached
10 the constitution and the Union They woud, upon do
liberation shrink with unaffected h,rror from any con-
ecious Of dsunion civil Bat they have entered
into path which eads nowhere, unless " be 70 civil
war and disunon apd which has other possible outlet
They proceeded thus lar In ,nst direction In conse
queDce Of the successive stages their progress having
consisted Of series of secondary issues each Of which
profeesed he confined Within constitutional aud peace
MI lrnns bat which attempted Indirectly what few men
were wiling 10 do directly, tnat H. 10 act sggesevely
sfsirst The constitutional rights Of nearly onehs Of the
ahirty one states.
In NE long series OF acts or indirect Aggression ths
rrst was the strenuous agitation by OF the North
States Congress and out Of H. OF the question OF
pcsrc emancipation W The Southern States.