The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1862-12-09

he peopje OF tllaL olale manifest Hlucl
anxiety for The removal of the tribes be
yond the limits of the State, as a guar
antee against future hoslilities. Th
Commission of Indian Affairs will fur
nish full details.
submit for your special considsra
ton whether our Indian system shall no
be remodeled. Many wise and gooC
men have been impressed with the be
lief that this can be proftably done.
PACIFIC RAILROAD AND THE SHIP CANALS
| submit statement of the proceed
lngs of the commissioners, which show!
/ the progress that has been made in th'
enterprise OF constructing the Pacific
Railroad, and this suggest the earies
completion of the road, and also the ia
vorable action of Congress upon the pro.
Ject now pending before them for enlar
ging the capacities of the great canals in
New York and Illinois, as being Of vital
and rapidly increasing importance TO the
whole nation, and especially TO the vast
interior region hereafter 10 be noticed at
some greater length.
propose having prepared ard laid
before you at an early day some interest
Ing and valuable statistical information
upon this subject. The military and
commercial importance of enlarging the
Illinois and Michigan Canal, and improv-
ing the Illinois River, is presented in the
report of Colonel Webster to the Secre-
tary of War, and now transmitted to
Congress. | respectfully ask your at
tealion to it.
THE AGRICULTURAL BUREAU.
To carry out tile provisions Of the act
OF Congress Of the 5,h Of May last, ]
have caused the department of Agricul-
ture of the United States to be organized.
The Commissioner informs me that with
in the period of few months this de.
partment has established an extensive
system of correspondence and exchanges
both at home and abroad, which promis.
es TO effect highly beneficial results in
the development ola correct knowledge
OF recent Improvements in agriculture,
IN the introduction OF new products, and
in the collection of agricultural stats ties
OF The different States also, that it will
soon be prepared TO distribute Largely
seeds. cereals, plants and cuttings, and
has already published and literally ditfu-
sed much valuable information.
In anticipation of more elaborate re-
port which in due time will be publish
ed, embracing soms valuable tests in
iabtat9rt, The Creation of this department
was for the more immediate benefit of
large class of our most valuable citizens,
ard | trust that the liberal basis upon
which it has been organized will not on
~ meet your appreciation, but that ii will
realize al no distant day all the fondesI
OF It's most sanguine friends.
and become The fruitful source OF advan-
tasa 10 all our people.
the PROCLAMATION OF SEPT. 22p.
On the 22I day of September last a
proclamation was issued by the Execu
tiye-a copy of which is herewith sub
mitled. In accordance with The purpose
expressed in the second paragraph of
that paper | now respectfully recall your
attention to what may be called compen
sated emancipation. A nation may be
said 10 consist of its territory. its people
aud lis laws. The territory is the only |.
part which is of certain durability. I" One
generation passeth away and another
generation cometh, but the earth abidelh /
Ii is Of the first importance
to duly consider and estimate the never
ending part.
That portion OF the earth's surface
which is owned and inhabited by the
people OF the United States, is well adap.
ted to be the home of one national family I
| is not well adapted for two or more,
Its vas; extent, and its variety OF climate
and propuctions are of advantage in the
age OF our people, whatever they nigh
have been in former ages. Steam, and
,slesrapbs, and intelligence. have
brought these 10 be an advantageous
combination for one united people.
In the Inaugural Address | briefly
pointed out the total inadeqnacy OF dis
union as a remedy for difficulties be
tween the people OF the two sections |
did SO in language which | cannot i'm
prove and which therefore | beg to re-
peat.
One section of our country believe that
slavery is right, and ought to be extend
ed. while tbs other believes il TO be
wrong and ought not 10 be extended +
This is the only substantial dispute. The
fugitive slave clause OF The Constitution
and the law for the suppression of the
African slave trade, are each as well en-
forced, perhaps, as any law can ever be
in a community whore the moral sense
Of the people impertecty support the law
itself. The great body OF the people
abide by the legal obligations in both
eases, and few break over each This,
| think, cannot be perfectly cured. and
il would be worse in both instances after
tbs separation ofthe sections than before.
The foreign slave trade. now impsrfectly
suppressed, would be, ultimately, revived
without restriction in one section, while
fusitiyes now only partially surrendered,
would not be surrendered ~ al 10 the
other.
Physically speaking. we connot sepa
rate, Wa cannot remove our respective
sections from ZACH othar nor build an