The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-12-11

Ing the Illinois river, 10 presented 10 the
report 6f Colonel WI bster TO the Secrets.
ry Of Wsr, sud now transmitted to Con
igr'Ss. 1 respectfully ask attention II.
J- To carry out die provisions Of che asi
Of Congfess Of The 18th Of May last. I
have caused the Department Of Agricul-
ture OF the United States 10 be orgauizs'..
The COmmis' ionpr informs me that
within tile period Of fsw months mis-
department has established an extensive
system Of correspondence and exchangea; /;
both al home andabroad, which promises
to effect highly beneficial results in the
devrlopement Of a correct knowledge of
recent improvements in agriculture, 10 The
introduction Of new products. and in the
collection ~ The agricultural statistics Of
The different States. 1910 af T7pfd
Also that it will soon be prepared 10
distribute largely stsds. cereals, plants
and cuttings: and has already pu uhlisNej.
and fberaily didused, much valuable in
formation IN anticipation Of a more ella.
borate report, which will in due time be
furnished. embracing some valuable tests
in chemical science now in progrese IN
the laboratory. ~"
The creation of this department was
for the more immediate benefit Of large
class Of our most valuable citizebs; and
| trust tha, the liberal basis upon which
i, mas been orgati2ed will not only meet
your appreciation, but thai II will realize,
at no distant day. all the fondest artici.
paions Of its. most sanguius friends, and
bee ONE The fruitful source Of advantage
10 all our people. .tl-J01
On tie twenty. second day Of Septem-
Der last, proclamation was issued by the
Executive, a copy Of which is hsrswhh
submitted. .uaJ gre-jW -a. H9 yso...
In accordance with the purpose express
ed in the second paragraph Of that paper.
| now respectfully recsll your attention 10
what may be called compensated emau
|clpation."". c4i-,so,. ,r.u 3,sY .-.l 8.
territory, It's people, and ITS laws. Tie
territory is the only part which is OF Ger
tain durability, "One generation passcth
away, ard another generation comstb. but
the earth nbideth forever" 1t is. of tie
FIRST importance to duly consider and est
mate this eyer enduring part That por.
zion of the Garth 8 surfsce which is owned
and inhabited by the people Of the
Upited States, is wen adapted, to be lhe
home Of one natitna family; and is not
we'll adapted for two or more Its vast
extent, and its variety Of climate and pro.
duclions. IRE Of advantage. in this age,
for one people. whatever they might have
ben 10 former ages. Steam, teiezraphs,
and intelligence. have brought lhise 10
be advantageous combinations for Que
uuiied peopfe.s b'1s1o 81 q o sosss'a .
In the inaugural address I briefly poiu
ted out the total oinadequacy Of disunioa
as remedy for the difere nces befween
The people Of the two sections. l did 80
10 language which | cannot improve, snd
which, therefore. beg TO repeat: Z . p.
Zone section of'our country believes
Slavery ykisright and ought to be extended.
while the otherbeIieves IL is ,crong, and
oughtIuot 10 be extended This Is the
Only substantial dispute. The fugitive
slave clause ofuthe Constitution, and the
law for the suppression Of the foreign
slave trade, are each as we'll co folc csd, per.
hGps, sRnyi law can ever b. ina commul
nity whore the morafsanse Of the people
imprIfeotIy supports the eAaw itself Tn,
great body of the people abiee byaqhs
dry legal obligation in both cases, and q
few break over each. This, think. can
not be perfectly cured; and it would be
wo ;se 10, both cases after the separation
Of The sec ions, than ever beforedloThs
loreign slave trade, pow imperfectly sup.
pressed would BE- ultimately Y revived
without restriction in one section; while
fugitive slaves, now only partially surret.
dered, would not be sulieEds,ed ct al by
she other.o .ls isgs..r.' = 4lf
Physically speaking, we cannot ssps1
Iate. We cannot remove our respective
Issclions from each oIher. nor build an
impossible wal between them. Alhns-
band and wife may be divorced, and, go
out Of Lhepgesencs and beyond the reach
Of each .Gthrr but the ditfsreptparts of
our country cannot do this. They cannot
but remain face to face. and intercourse,
either amicablo or hostile. must con tiRne
between them, Is it possible, then, 10
make that intercourse more advantage Gus
or more satisfactory, after separation than
before? Can aliens make treaties easier
Than friends can make laws? Can peata
les be more faithfully enforced betweei
aliens than laws can among friends?
Suppose you go to war, you cannot fight
always; aud when after much loss on both
sides, and no gain on either, you cease
fighting, the identical old questions as 70
terms Of Intercourse are again upon you,
There is no line, straight or crooked,
suitable for national boundary, upon
which 10 divide, Trace through from
eas, to west, upon the line between the
free and slave country, and we shall fud
la little more than one third Of its length
are rivers, easy 10 be crossed, and popui
lated, or soon to be populated. thicby
upon both sides, while nearly all its 70
naming length are mere surveyors lines
over which people may walk back and
forth without any consciousness Of theil
presence. No part Of this line can b,
made any more difficult 20 pass by wri
hing !, down on paper or parchment as !
national boundary, The fact Of separa
Etior, iii, comes, gives up, on the psrt ol
the seceding section, the fugitive slavt
cause, Alobg with all other constitutions
obligations upon the ssclion seceded from
while | should expect no treaty sppula
ltion would ever be made % take its place