Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-12-12

'ihVv OciOIe tuaL tItDc nave cspOOScl tDt
insnrrectionary cause, and assumed 10 ex.
ercisc the powers Of agents by virtue oI
commissions from the insurrectionists. II
has been stated in the public press that a
portion OF these Indians have been or
ganlzed as military force and are attach.
Ell to the army Of the insurgents, al
though the Government has no official
information upon the subject. Letters
have been written to the Commissioners
of Indian affairs by several prominent
chiefs. giving assurance Of their loyalty
to the United States, and expressing
the wish for the presence Of the Federal
troops to protect them. 1t is believed
upon the re-possesion by the Federal for.
cs, the Indians will readily cease all
hostile demonstrations and resume theil
former relations to theGovernment.
AGRICULTURE.
Agriculture, conlessedly the largest in :
terest OF the nation, has not department
or bureau, but clerkship only assign
cd to it in the Government. While it is
fortunate that this great interest is so in.
dependent in its nature as not to have de
mandcd and extortcd more from the Gov
eminent, csfectfully ask Congress t
consider whether something more can
not be given voluntarily with general al
vantage. Annual reports exhibiting tht
condition of our agriculture, commerc,
and manufactures would present a funt
of information Of great practical value tc
the country. While | make no sugres-
tons as to details, | venture the opinion
that an agricultural and statistical bureau
might probably be organized.
THE SLAVE TRADE.
The execution Of the laws for the sup
preston OF the African slave trade, has
been confned to the Department of the
interior 1t is a subject of congratula.
ton that the efforts which have been made
for the suppression Of this inhuman traffic
have recently been attended with unusual
success. Five vessels being fitted out for
the slave trade have been seized and con-
demned; two masters engaged in the
trade, and one person equipping the yes
sci as a SLAYER, has been convicted and
subjected to the penalty of fine and i'm
prisonment, and one captain taking up a
cargo of Africans on board his vessel has
been convicted of the highest grade Of Of
fence under our law, the punishment o
which is death.
THE TERRITORIES.
The Territories of Colorado, Dakotah
and Nevada, created by the last Congress
have been organized, and civil admins
tration has been inaugurated therein un
der auspices the most gratifying, when il
is considered that the leaven of treaso
was found existing in some Of these new
countries when the Federal officers arrived
there. The abundant natural resource
of these Territories, with the security anc
protection afforded by organized Govern
ment, will doubtless invite to them
large immigration when peace shall re
store the business of the country to it
accustomed channels. l submit the res
olutions of the Legislature of Colorado
which evinced the patriotic spirit of tn
people Of the territory. So far the au
thority OF the United States has been up
held in all the territories, as it is hoped i
will be in the future. | commend thoi
interests and defence to the enlightened
and generous care of Congress.
THE DISTRICT.
l recomend to the favorable cousilera.
ton of Congress the interests of the Dis
trict of Columbia. The insurrection has
been the cause of much suffering and sac
rifce to the inhabitants, and as they hav,
no representative in Congress. that body
should not overlook their just claims up
on the Government.
THE WORLDS FAIR.
At your late session joint resolution
was adopted authorizing the President tC
take measures for facilitating a prope
representation, of the industrial interests
Of the United States at the exhibition o
the industry of all nations, to be holder
at London in the year 1862. l regret t.
have been unable to give personal atten
ton to this subject, subject at once S
interesting in itself, and so extensivcl
and intricately connected with the mate
terial prosperity Of the world.-Throug
the Secretaries of the State and interior
plan or system has been devised and pal
TALLY matured, which will be laid befor
you.
THE CoNTRABAND QUESTION.
Under and by virtue of the act 0
Congress, entitled an act to contiscat
property used for insurrectionary purpo
ses, approved Aug 9th, 1861 legal claim
of certain persons to the labor and servic
of certain other persons have become fol
feited, and numbers of the latter thus lib
Grated are already dependant on the Uni
ted States, and must be provided for i
some way besides this.-It is not impos
sible that some of the States will pa
similar cnactments for their own benef
respectively, and by the operations whic
persons of the same class will be throw
upon them for disposal. In such case
recommend that Congress provide for ac
cepting such persons from such States
according to same mode of valuation, il
lieu pro tanto Of direct taxes, or upo
some other plan to be agreed upon wit
such States respectively : that such pei
sons on such acceptances by the Genera
Government, be at once deemed free, an
that in any event, steps be taken coloni
/ zing both classes, or the one first mention
ed if the other shall not be brought int
existence, at some place or places in
climate congenial to them, 1t might /
well to consider, too, whether the fire.
colored people already in the United State
could not, so far as individuals may dt
ire, be included in such colinization. I