Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1861-12-12

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those who v"ro in Office before that time have
rsponsod the msnrreclionary cause and assume
III, o,,,r,;s,;o,,t r.o,o ~, insnrrss.;onist, Il
L,s been Stated in tha nuhric orn.a hat nor
tiao Of these lajiaps Aa,o been orreniyed as a
=, military force, and are attached to the army OF
the n,Wgert*.- Although the Government has
NO ,hca' hlormation upon the subject, let
'erS hhVog been written I" 'Ae Commissioner
OF lH1Ao Affairs ny several PROMINENT Chiet',
Giving asSnr"n'e OF their Ioyay to the United
states, and expressing wish fr the presence
OF tine t"dera' troops to protect them 1t IS be-
leYet nat upon the re-PoSsoS'lon OF ths coun-
try by he Federal iorceS' the Indians will read
Iiy cease all hostile demonstrations and resume
thar formar relations to the Government.
Agriculture, conicsSed'y the largest interest
Of the nation, has not a department NOR bu-
rrin, but c'orkShlp only is assigned to it in
the Government White it is fortunate that
this ereat interest is so independent in its ma
ture rs not TO have demanded and eyorted
mere from the government | respectfully ask
NoAs'',S to consider ~"e,her sofHe'h'"s more
u 'Aroo' DC gwen Vo'u"'ar''y "''h general aoVan-
tage.
Aunnal reports exhibiting tho condition of
our agriculture, commerce nDd manufactures
voald present n fund Of information Of great
practical value to the country While make
no suggestion ~ to details, venture the opin-
ian thpt an Agricultural and Sastical Bureau
migh. rroGtlhy b. organized.
The execution Of the laws for tho suppression
of the Arrjcan slave trade has been confded to
the Department Of the Interior. 1t subject
Of conc,aulstion that the eSorts which have
been made for the suppression of this iuhuman
traffic have been recently attended with unusu-
al success. Five vessels being fitted out for the
slave trade have been seized AID condemned.
Two mates engaged in the trade and one person
in conirppr a vessel as n SLAYER, have been con-