Litchfield enquirer., 1861-12-12

l Iue ulFeTSiOu Ol large nuuUerS HleH lrOHl ldDoI to military service have obstructed settlements in the new states and territories of the North, west.
 The receipts of the Patent Office have deciin- ed in nine months about one hundred thousand dollars, rendering large reduction of the force employed necessary to make it self-sustaining. The demands upon the Pension Office will be largely in increased by the instruction. Nu- merous applications for pentions based upor the casualties of the existing WAT have already been made. There is reason to believe that ma ny who are now upon the pension roll and in receipt of the bounty of the government, arc 1T the ranks of the insurgent army or giving them aid and comfort.
 The Secretary of the Interior has directed { suspention of the payment of the pensions of such persons upon proof of their disloyalty recommend that Congress authorize that officer to cause the names of such persons to be strick' en from the pension roll.
 THE INDIANS.
 The relations of the government with the In dian tribes have been greatly disturbed by the nsurrection, especially in the southern superin tendency and in that of New Mexico. The In dian country, south of Kansas, is in possession of the insurgents from Texas and Arkansas The agents of the United States, appointed since the fourth of March for this supernten dency, have been unable to reach their posts while the most of those who were in office be fore that time have espoused the nsurrectionary cause, and assume to exercise the powers O. agents by virtue of commissions from the insur rectionists. 1t has been stated in the public press that portion of these Indians have been organized as a military force, and are attached to the army of the insurgents. Although th' government has no official information upon thu | J,+t, Lr,-n fn tio tnno missioner of Indian Affairs by several prom nent chiefs, giving assurance of their loyalty tc the United States and expressing wish fol the presence of the federal troops to protec them. It is believed that upon the repossessiol of the country by the federal eU tserment Agriculture, confessedly the largest interest of the nation, las not a department, nor 9 bureau but clerkship assigned to it in the government. While it is fortunate that this great interest is so independent in its nature as not to have de- ntnded and extortcd more from the govern ment, respectfully ask Congress to consider whether something more cannot be given yolun tarily with general advantage. Annual reports exhibiting the condition of our agriculture, com- merce and manufactures would present a fund of information of great value to the country. While make no suggestions as to details, 1 venture the opinion that an agricultural and sta, tlStfCtu pTUuJdDif Ut
 THE AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE.
 The execution of the laws for the suppression of the African slave trade has beeu confded to the Department of the Interior. It is a subject of congratuation that the efforts wliick have been made fer the suppression of this inhuman traffic have been recently attended with unusual success Five vessels being fitted out for the slave trade, have be,n seized and condemned. Two mates engaged in the trade and one person ill cquipring a vessel as shaver have been con- victed and subjected to the penalty of fine and imprisonment, and one captain taken with car go of Africans on board his vessel has been convicted of the highest grade of offense under our laws, the punishn., nt of which is death.
 TIE TERRITORIES.
 The territories of Colorado, Dakotah, and Me- v;,la, created by the last Congress, have been organized and civil administration has been n- augurated therein under auspices especially grat- flying when it is considered that the leaven of treason was found existing in some of these new countries when the federal officers arrived there. The abundant natural resources of these terrto- rlcs, with the security and protection afforded organized government, will doubtless invite to them large immigration when peace shall re store the business of the country to its accus toned channels. l submit the resolutions ol the Legislature of Colorado, which evidence the patriotic spirit of the people of the tcrrito ". So far, the authority of the United States has been upheld in all the territories, as it is hoped 1t will be in the future. 1 commend their interest and defense to the enlightened and gen. erous care of Congress. 1 recommend to the favorable consideration of Congress the interest of the District of Columbia. The instruction has been the cause of much suffering and sacri flee to its inhabitants; and as they have no re presentative in Congress, that body should not overlook their just claims upon the government At your late session a resolution was adopted authorizing the President to take means for ia cilitating a proper representation of the indus trial interests of the United States at the Exhi biton of the Industry of All Nations, to be holden at London, ill the year 1862. regret tc say have been unable to give personal atten 1 ton to the subject-a sub ject at once So inter esting in itself and so extensively and intricate ly connected with the material prosperity of the world. Through the secretaries of state and o the interior plan or system has been devised and partly matured, which will be laid before you.
 | CONVERSATIONS.
 Under and by virtue of the act of Congress entitled < An Act to Confiscate Property Uset for Insurrectionary Purposes" approved Augus | 6, 1861, the legal claims of certain persons tt the labor and service of certain other persons have become forfeited, and numbers of the lat ter thus liberated are already dependent on tho United States and must be provided for in som' way. Besides this, it is not impossible that some of the States will pass similar enactments for their own benefits respectively, and by tho operations of which persons of the same clas will be thrown upon them for disposal. In sucl case l recommend that Congress provide fo accepting such persons from such States, accord ing to some mode of valuation in lieu l31'0tGet of direct taxes, or upon some other plan to b agreed on with such States respectively tha such persons on such acceptance by the genera government be at once deemed free, and that il any event steps be taken for colonzing bot classes, or the one first mentioned if the othe shall not be brought into existence, at som pl ce or places in a climate congenial to them It might be we'll to consider, too, whether th free colored people already in the United State could not, 50 far as individuals may desire, be IT cluded in such colonization. To carry out tn plan of colonization may involve the acquiring of territory, and also the appropriation Of mon ey beyond that to be expended in the terrltorIa acquisition. Having practised the acqulsitIo of territory for nearly sixty years, the questlo open one with us. The power was at first ques f tioned by Mir. Jefferson, who, however, in tn purchase of Louisiana yielded his scruples O the plea of great expediency. If it be said tha the only legitimate object of acquiring terrltor is to furnish homes for white men, this measur . effects that object for the emigration of colore men. leaves additional room for white men rs , mainng or coming here.
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