Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-12-10

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, that
on the repossession of the country by the
Federal forces, the Indians will readily
cesse hostile demonstrations and resume
their former relations to the government.
Agriculture, confessedly the largest in
terest of the nation, has not Department
or Bureau, but clerkship only assigned
to it in the government. While it is fortu-
nate that this great interest is so indepen-
dent in its nature as not to have demanded
or extorted more from the government, |
respectfully ask Congress to consider wheth-
er something more cannot be given volun-
tarily with general advantage. Annual re-
ports exhibiting the condition of cur agri-
culture, commerce and manufactures would
present fund Of information of great val
ue to the country. While I make no sug-
gestion, as to details, venture the opinion
that an agricultural and statistical Bureau,
might proftably be organized.
The execution for the laws of the sup
preston of the African slave trade, has
been confined to the Department Of the In
terror. 1t is subject of congratulation,
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 vessel as 8
SLAYER, have been convicted and subjected
to the penalty of fine and Imprisonment,
and one Captain taking up cargo of Afri-
cans on board his vessel, has been convicted
of the highest grade of Offence under our
laws, the punishment of which is death.
The Territories of Colorado. Dacotah and
Nevada, created by the last Congress, have
been organized and civil administration has
been inaugurated therein, under auspices,
gratifying, when it is considered
that the leaven of treason was found exist
ing in some of these new countries, when
the Federal officers arrived there. The
abundant natural resources of these Ter
ritories with the security and protection
afforded by organized government will
doubtless invite to them q large immigra-
ton, when peace shall restore the business
of the county to its accustomed channels. I
submit the resolutions of the Legislature of
Colorado, which evince the patriotic spirit
of the people Of the Territory. So far, the
authority of the United States has been up
held in all the Territories as, it is hoped,
it viii be in the future. I commend their
interests and defense to the enlightened and
generous care of Congress.
recommend to the favorable considers
ton Of Congress, the interests of the Dis
of Columbia. The instruction has been the
cause of much suffering and sacrifice to the
inhabitants, and as they have no represen-
tative in Congress, that body should not
overlook their just claims upon the Gov
eminent.
At your late session, joint resolution
was adopted, authorizing the President to
take measures for facilitating the proper re-
presentation of the industrial interests Of the
United States at the exhibition of the in
dustry Of all nations. to be holden at Lon
don, in the year 1862. I regret to have
been unable to give personal attention to
thi is subject, q subject at once so interest
ing in itself and so extensively and nitric
ately connected with the material prosper
ity of the world. Through the Secretaries
of State and Interior, plan or system has
been devised and partly matured, which
will be laid before you.
Under and by virtue Of the act of Con-
gress, IS entitled "An act to confscate pro-
perry used for insurrectionary purposes, !"
approved August 9th, 1851, legal claims of
certain persons, to the labor and service of
ed, and numbers of the latter thus liberated
are already dependent upon the United
States, and must be provided for in some
way. Besides this, it is notimpossible that
some of the States will pass similar enact
ments for their own benefit respectively,
and by the operation of which, persons of
the same class will be thrown upon them
for disposal. In such case, recommend
that Congress provide for accepting such
persons from such States, according to some
mode of valuation, in lieu pro tdnto of direct
taxes, or upon some other plan to be agreed
upon with such States respectively; that
such persons, on such acceptance by the
General Government, should be at once
deemed free, and that in any event steps be
taken for colonizing with similar classes
or the one first mentioned, if the other shall
not be brought into expedience-in some
place or places in climate congenial to
them. 1t might be well to consider, too,
whether the free colored people, already in
the United States, so far as individuals may
desire, be included in such colonization.
To carry out the plan of colonization, may
involve the acquiring of territory, and also
the appropriation Of money, beyond that
to be expended in the territorial acquis-
ition. Having practiced the acquisition Of
territory for nearly fifty years, the question
of constitutional power to do so, is no longer
an open one with US. The power was first
questioned by Mr.. jefferson, who, however,
in the purchase Of Louisiana, yielded his
scruples on the plea of great e1pedience.
If il be said that the only legitimate object
Of acquiring territory is to furnish homes
for white men, this measure affects
that object; for the emigration of col
ored men leaves additional room for white
men remaining or coming here. Mr.. JEFF
ferson, however, placed the importance Of