The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1862-12-05

offered to existing institutions
to reorgauigo, under the fact, substituting
only tho uniiorm natio1al circulation Tor
tho local and various clrculations now issued.
Tho President then gives summary from
tho Secretary Of the Troasurys report TO-
Gors to the reports Of tho Secretaries oil tho
Navy and War; says, though long, tboy arc
only brief abstracts. IIe says thote is a do
cided improyemont in the financial ooudi.
tion of tho Post Office Department, com.
pared with previous years. The Secretary
Of tho Interior reports that tho public lands
have ceased to DO n source Of revenue
Speaking of Indian affairs and tho rocCnt
troubles, no says Il submit for your
special consideration wbethOr our Indian
system shall not DO rcmodelcd. lie sug.
gests the earliest completion Of tho Pacific
Railroad also favorable action by Con-
gross on prospects for cnlarging tho great
canals Of Now York and Illinois and Michi.
gan.
Tho President rofors to his compensated
emancipation proclamation of September
22d. and says thar portion OF tho earth oc
cupied bv the people Of the Uuitcd States IL
well adapted to bO the homo Of ono national
family, but not for two or more. In tho
inaugural address. briefly pointed out tho
total inndCQuncy of disuniou as u remedy
for differences butwoon tho pooplo nt the
two sections | did 50 in language which
cannot improve.
Physically speaking. we cannot separate
wo cannot remove our respective sections
from zach other; wo cannot build an i'm
passable wall between thom. lIe thon re
marks at length on tho difficulty of making
auy national boundary line. Tho Presi.
don't then suggests amendments to the con.
stituion by Congress conCurring to be pro
posed to tho legislatures or conventions o'
tho several States. which, If ratified b,
three tOurths Of said legislatures, to be valid
as parts Of said constitution.
The first article proposes all States abol
ishlng slavery before January Ist. 1900. shall
receive compensation from tho United
Sintos. Tho second, oil slaves freed by
chances Of war. any timo before tho cud OF
tho rebellion. shall be forever trco, but all
owners who had not been disoyal, shall bo
compensated. Third, Congress may up.
propriate money, and otherwise provide for
coloniz'ng free colorod persons with their
consent, at any place without tho United
Statos.
Tho President discussess these articles ut
somo longth, and asks, If then, for u com.
mon Object, slave property is to bo sacri
feed, is it not just that it DO dono at a cutn.
mon charge, aud if with lass money, or mon
ey easily paid. VIC can preserve the benefits
Of the Union by this means than we can b,
the war alone, is it not economical to do it
Tho proposed emancipation would shorten
this war, pcrpotuato peace insure increase
in population and proportiona:eIy The
wealth of tho country.
Tho President then snys, Tho plan. con
sisting of these artlclns. is recommended
not but that u restoration OF the nationa
authority would hO accepted without ia
adoption nor will tho war or proceeding
, under tho proclamation of September %,
30 stayed because OF tho recommendation
of tho plan. LIS timely adoption. | doub
not, would bring restoration. aud thereby
stay both. And, notwithstanding this plnl
tho recommendation that Congress provid,
| by law for compromising any Sate whicl
may adopt tho emancipation before th
plan shall huvo boon acted upon, is horob,
earnestly rono~cd.
This plan is recommended ns a measure
not in conclusion of, but additional to al
others for restoring and preserving the Na
tional authority throughout tho Union
! The subject is presented exclusively in it
economical aspect. The plan is propose,
/ as n permanent constitutional law.
In conclusion, tho President SAYS The dog
mas of tho nuot past are inadequate to ih
stormy present. Tho occasion is piled higI
with difficulty. and we must rise with tn
occasion. Tho fiery trial through which W
pass will light us down in honor or dis
honor to tho latest e cneratinns.
/ We say that we arc tor tho Union. Tn
world will not forget that, while NO say thiI
wo do know how to save tho Union. !
| giving freedom to tho slavos. We ensur
| freedom to tho froo and honorable aliko i
what wo givo and what wo preserve, w
shull nobly save or meanly losc tho lat
best hope of tho earth. Othor means mn
succeed; this could not fail. Tho wnv
plain, peaceful, generous and just. A WIN
which if followed the world will forever al
plaud, and tho good must forever bless.