Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1861-12-07

20 e stricken from the pension roll ~ ~
The aoue Of ts Cove nmeut with the indian tribes
have becn lately DISTURBED by the nsireeton cspce mis-
IN the Northern ~uperiniendotcy and that Of New Med
me lgdan GO n.ry soph Of hansS isin possess Or
appointed since the 9TH Of March for this Supcrlu
tendency have hceu enable to reach their posts wh III,
most Of osc WHO were 10 Office before tina time csprus
od the iBsaectonary cause aud assumed 20 exrrc ice ht
powers Of agents by virtue commissions from the nsur
rectonists has been htcd Ia The Iinic press that
rton VI these Indians have tceu oraa,izei ns a militia
~ 70 ce aud attached TO the army Of tho ins 70
although the Gov rnment haa no ofcia nionai upon
the subject etters have teen written TO the Comns
OF Indian afftrs by several prominent Vhiefs Civ
ing assurances Of their oytly 70 the United ,taes anC
express ng wish for e presence Of the Federal troo
20 protect them Il ~ believed thu the repusscsaon
the co nry by he fedc forces, the lndiaos wi tea
&c hosie demons rations. aud resume their formc
relat TO the East
Arcutu conf ssedy tho largest interest OF the na
tion. hrs no department, bureau hut clerkshI
tuy assigned TO Il in lhe Government whe Il is FORTH
nate tha this grea Interest md pendent ne nar
ne not 10 have demanded and extorted norr ON th
Government, rospe fully sRk Congress TO oonsidc
whether 50 nctng more canno he given Voluntarily W Il,
general advan aae Annual reports exhibiting the crndi
ton OF on ag culturn. commerce aud manufactures
wou present fund of information OF great praetca
value 10 the con iry White maze suggestions fC
dets venture te opinion that agrcu tral aud sta
list ca BureSu msht p-oft tahy n orasnized.
The exec tim OF the avs for the suppression Of the AZ
rtcan slave trade has been cnninei q the epatimcnt
the lneIir II is subj CT OF congratulate that the
edrts which baye been ina le for the suppression Of this
inhuman ttae have recently be attended with uiusul
surcess Five vesses heing fitted ont for the slave Uade
have heen seized and CO demned Two masters rag d
IN the trade aud one person equippns vcsSe as sa-
yer have been convicted ard aud slhecte to the pna
" Of ne and imprisonment, and captain taking up
cafs' Of Africans on toa vessel has heeu COW ed
OF the hs est 60 de Of offence under our laws. the pun
| lshment Of Nhichis death.
Tue territories of Colorado, Dacotoh aud
Nevada, crsatsd by the last Congress have
been organized, and civil administration has
been inaugurated therein under aupces
especially gratifying, when Il is con.
sidered that the leaven og the treason was
fund existing in snme Of these new coun-
ties, when the Federal officers arrived there
The abundant natural resources Of these
territories with the security and protection
afforded BY organized Government, will
doubtless invite to them large emigration
when peace shall restore the business of the
country to its accustomed channels
l submit The resolutions of the Legislature Of
Colorado which evipced the patriotic spirit Of thu
people nf the territory. SO far as the authority
of the U 8. has been upheld in all the territories
a. 1t il h"ped it will he in the future. / COM
mend their Interests and defeece to tho euIlght-
cped and geuernus care of Congress.
| recimmend t0 the favorable cJasdera.a %
Congress the interests OF the District OF Column
bs ,..-
The insurrCcicn has been the cause Of much
SUFFERING anN bdCIlnCe 10 lHB iBntDWantN, ahd as
they have no representative IN Congress, that
bo y should not overlook their Just claims upon
The Guvernmeut,
At your last session inint resOluiio was
adopted authorizing the President to take meas
ureS for facilitating pIOptr Representa- ion ut lhe
industr cal Interests OF jht u s. at The Cxiibitcn
of the Industry of all nations, to be holden at
London Ia & wear 1857 ...... 4..... .s...
regret t. have been unable to give personal
-. Oh, Al. -
efesting IN itself aud 50 exle1s 1sively aud intri-
ca ely connected with the material prosperity of
tie world.
Through the Secretaries of State and In
terror plan or system has been devised
and partly matured which will be laid be,
fore you, under aud by virtue of the Act of
Congress, entitled an Act to confscate prop
erty used for insurrectionary purposes,
approved Aug, 6, 1861. Legal cla ns of
certain persons hsvs b1cpme forfeited and
members Of the latter thus liberated are al
ready dependent on thu United States, and
must be provided for in some way. Be
sides this, it ia not impossible that some OF
the States will pass similar ens :tments for
their own beaeft 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
provides foT accepting such persons from
such States, according to some mode OF
valuation in lieu pro t0nto of direct taxes
or upon some other plan to be agreed on
by such States respectively, that such per-
sons on such acceptance by the Genera
Government be at once deemed free, and
that 10 any event steps be taken for c3lo
nlzing both classes, or the one first mention
ed, If the other shall not be brought into
existence at some place or places, IN a eli
mate OoDgenial to them. 1t might be wei
to consider, too, whether the free coloreC
people already in the United States coult
not,so far as Individuals may desire, bs in
cluded in such colonization may involve th'
acquiring of territory and also the appro
prIation of money beyond that to be ex
pended In the territorial acquisition. Hav
tlng pracilsed the acqnis ion of territory f.
nearly fifty ears, the question Of Constitu
lonsl power 10 do SO ID 10 lorger on opel
one with US.
The power was FIRST questioned Mr.. JEFF
ersop, whp however, in the purchase q
Lpuisians, yie ded his scruples on the pie
of great expedleucy. If 1t be said that tn
only legitimate object of acquiring territor,
IS to furnish homes for white men, thi
measure effects that object, for the emigra
lion Of colored men leaves additional room
, for white men remaining or coming here
J Mr. Jefferson. howerer, placed the impor
lance OF purcuring Louisiana more on pc
lt'csl and commercial grounds than proyid
ing room for population, This Who'll
proposition incndlng the appropriation @
t money, with the acquisition of territory
does not the expedieucy amount to absolut
necessityi that without which the Govern
Z ment cannot be perpetual.
In considering The policy to be adopte
for suppress,ug the lnsurrection, l hav
been anxious aud careful that the inevitable
conflict for this purpose shall not degenerat
I into violent aud remorseless IevolutIunar
I struggle. ..
have, therefore, in every case thought
| proper to keep the integrity Of the UOio
pre-emnent, as a primary object of the CON
test on our part, leaving all questions whicI
are not of vital military importance, to tn
more deliberate action of the legislature.
10 the exercise Of my best discretion,
have adhered to the blockade Of the port
held by the insurgents, instead of putting
IN force by proclamation the law Of Cou
gress, enacted at the late session. for clOsipi