Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-12-11


of Kansas renounccd their allegiance
to the United States, and entered into
treaties with the insurgents. Those
who remained loyal to the United
States were driven from the country.
The chief of the Cherokees has visited
this city for the purpose OF restoring
the former relations of the tribe with
the United States. He alleges that
they were constrained, by superior
force, to enter into treaties with the
insurgents, and that the United States
neglected to furnish the protection
which their treaty stipulations re-
quircd.
In the month Of August last the
Sioux Indians, in Minnesota, attacked
the settlements in their vicinity with
extreme ,verocity, killing, indiscrimin-
atc!y, men, women and children. This
attack was wholly unexpected, and
therefore no means of defence had
been provided. 1t is estimated that
not less than eight hundred persons
were killed by the Indians, and a
large amount Of property was destroy
Gu. IoW WIS Outotcdh was iHuuSeu
is not definitely known, and suspicious
which may be unjust. need not be sta
ted. Information was received by
the Indian Bureau, from different
sources, about the time hostilities
were commenced, that simultaneous
attack was to be made upon the white
settlements by all the tribes between
the Mississippi river and the Rocky
mountains. The State of Minnesota
has suffered great injury from this
Indian war. A large portion of her
territory has been depopulated, and a
severe loss has been sustained by the
destruction Of property. The people
of that State manifest much anxiety
for the removal Of the tribes beyond
the limits Of the State as guarantee
against future hostlities. The Com
missioner of Indian Affairs will fur
nish full details. submit for your
especial consideration whether our In
dian system shall not be rcmodelled.
Many wise and good men have i'm
pressed me with the belief that this
can be profitably done. ~.
/ submit q statement OF the pro-
; ccedings Of commissioners, which
shows the progress that has been
! made in the enterprise Of construct
ing the Pacific railroad. And this
r suggests the earliest completion Of
: this road. and also the favorable ac-
ton of Congress upon the projects
now pending before them for enlarg-
. ing the capacities OF the great canals
. in New York and Illinois. as being Of
vital and rapidly increasing impor-
: lance to the whole nation, aud espec'
tally to the vast interior region here,
matter to be noticed at some greater
length. purpose having prepared
J and laid before you at an early day
some interesting and valuable stats
teal information upon this subject.
The military and commercial impor-
lance of charging the Illinois and
Michigan canal, and improving the
Illinois river, is presented in the re-
port of Col. Webster to the Secretary
. Of War, and now transmitted to Con-
grcss. respectfully ask attention
to it.
To carry out the provisions of tho
: act of Congress Of the 18th Of May
| last, have caused the Department q
: Agriculture of the United States to bt
: organized. .... ...-
c The Commissioner informs me tina
J. within the period of few months thi.
n department has established an exten
: sive system Of correspondence ant
J. exchanges, both at home and abroad
c which promises to effect highly bene
e fetal results in the development of a
: correct knowledge of recent improve
) ment in agriculture, in.thc introduc'
: ton of new products, and in the col
lection of the agricultural statistics
! of the different States. Also that il
, will soon be prepared to distribute
: largely seeds, cereals, plants and cut
tings, and has already published and
, literally diffuscd much valuable in
E formation in anticipation of a more
! elaborate report, which will in due
e time be furnished, embracing some
: valuable tests in chemical science
: now in progress in the laboratory.
: The creation Of this department
g was for the more immediate benefit OF
: large class of our most valuable
+ citizens aud | trust that the liberal
, basis upon which it has been organ.
; lied will not only meet your approba.
ton, but that it will realize, at no dis
: tant day, all the fondest anticipations
! of its most sanguine friends. and be-
come the fruitful source Of advantage
. to all our people.
On the 22d day of September last a
, proclamation was issued by the Exec
ntivc, a copy of which is herewith
submitted.
In accordance with the purpose ex.
pressed in the second paragraph of
that paper, | now respectfully recall
your attention to what may be called
compensated emancipation"
A nation may be said to consist of
its territory, its people, and its laws.
J The territory is the only part which is
Of certain durability. Zone genera
ton passeth away and another gen.
GRAFTON cometh, but the earth abideth
forever" 1t is of the first Importance
to duly consider and estimate this ev.
err enduring part. That portion of the
earth's surface which is owned and
inhabited by the people of the United
States is well adopted to the home of
one national family and is not well
adapted for two or more. Its vast
extent and its variety of climate and
productions arc of advantage in this
age for one people. whatever they
might have been in former ages
Steam. telegraphs, and intelligence
have brought these to be an advanta.
geous combination for one united poo
pie.
In the Inaugural Address l briefly
pointed out the total inadcquacy Of
disunion as remedy for the differ
ences between the people of the two
sections. / did so in language which
| cannot improve, and which, there
| fore, / beg to repeat.