New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-12-02

In the month of August last, the Sioux Indians, IN
Minnesota attacked the settlements III their vicinity
with extreme ferocity killing Unfortunately. men,
women, and children. This attack wa.wholly unex-
uected and, therefore, means Of defense bad been
provided Ii fascinated that not ess than so persons
were killed by the Indians, aud large amount OF
was destroyed. How this outbreak was
induced is not definitely known, and suspicious,
which may lie unjust, need not to be stated. IN
Formation was received by the Indian Bureau
ron diAe-o1t sources about the time hosiill-
ties were commenced, that n simultaneous attack
WIS TO te made upon the white settlements by ali
the trib.s between the Mississippi River and
tie Rocky Mountains. The State of Minneso-
ia has suffered great injurys from this
territory has been depopusied and severe loss has
been sustained by the destruction Il property. The
ueo3le o. that State manifest much anxiety for the
removal Of the tribes beyond the limits OF the State
~ guaranty against further hostihies. Inc Com
missioner OF lnaian Affairs will furnish full details
submit fer your especial consideration whether
our lad AN system shall not be remodele1. Many
wise and good men have been impressed with The
belief that Ibis can be pToiitably done.
/ submit a statement Of the proceedings Of the
Commissioners, which shows the progress that has
been made in thu enterprise Of constructing the
Pacific Railroad, aud this suggests the earliest com.
peton Of the road, and alsO the favorable action Of
Congress upon the projects now pending before them
New-York aud Illinois, an being of vital and rapidly
increasing importance to the whole nation, and
cgDecaliy to he vast interior region hereinafter To
5e noticed nt some greater length. propose hay
ing prepared aud lald before you ~ an early Gay,
some Interesting and valuable statistical information
upon this sublect. The military and commercial
I'm Dor ance OF onarging the lllnois and Michigan
Canal and improving the Illinois Rtsr, IL prosen;et
IN the renort OF Col Webster to tte Secretary Of
War, and now traufuiliod 10 Congress. respect
fully ask attention 70 IL.
To carry out the provisions Of the act Of Congress
# TIE 18Th If May last, ! have caused The Depart
ment of Agriculture OF the United States 10 he or
aanized. The Commissioner informs me that within
tie period Of few months this Department has c.
taDlished an extensive system Of correspondence and
exchange, both ut home aud abroad, which promises
10 eec, highly beneficial results in the development
Of y correct knowledge Of recent improvements IN
agriculture in the introduction OF lew products,
and in tie collection Of the agricultural statistics Of
the different States. Also that 1t viii s0on lie pro-
pared 70 distribute largely seeds, cereas lans, aud
cuttiugs aud bas already published aud literally d-
fused much valuable information IN Anticipation OF q
more elaborate report which will IN due time be fur
nished, embracing some valuable tests IN chemical
science now IN progress N tic laboratory. Tue GRE
n;i ion of this Department was for the moge immediate
benefit o. large class Of most valuable citizens,
and rust that tue liberal hasis upon which II has
been c4ouizei will not only meet your appreciation,
foudesi autidpa,ions of it, most angIue iiend,,
and lecoue the fruitful source Of aayan'age 70 I'll
our people
on tie I'D day Of September last, PROCLAMATION
war irsued by the Executive, u copy Of which il
here with unlimited Ia ACCORDANCE wiki tae purgOse
exrres-od in tie second paragraph Of that paper /
now respectfully recall your attention 10 y LAT may
lie called " COmpeu-a'ed Emancipation nat on
nay be Fad 10 consist Of lie territory, lie people,
ana its laws. The territory is tie only .p@rt which
10 of certain durability. One generation passeih
away ana auo her generation oomeih, but the
earh abide,h forever. 1t il OF the fret IN
pOrtance 20 duly consider aud estimate thi-
ever-enduung p1t. That portion al tie earth r
surface which II owned aud !nha'ied by the people
OF the United States is well adapted TO 90 the home
Of one national family and i 10 not wei adapted for
two OF more. LIS v4st extent and ..s variety II eli
mate and production Gre Of advantags iu this axe
Tor one PEOPLE, whatever they nigh, have boln pa
former ase-. Steam aud teies npA. iA luicihr cnco
have brought these 20 be an gd} analogous co4blla-
tOnior one united people.
In ny Inaugural Addrcss briefly pointed oct The
total ile.sQuaDy Of d.suliOn a. 70 remedy i0r tlc
differences between The !oou.o q tie two sc-t ~.
dld 20 IN language which cannot improve .Hl which
therefore ! beg 10 repeat: " one e c'i0n OF our
country believes Slavery u right and ought 20 be-
extended, while the other believe % 10 wro' end
ought no. 10 be extended. I-ls E - or'y llii-
tial dispute. The Fugitive Slave cl.lFe o. -Lo Com
suluiiou and tho law Tor suppress ou Of ile Airi-
cen sliyc-t.adc are each a. well enforced p,rlsls,
10 any law can ever lie ia community where the
moral sense Of Tie pc0l e imlcri,ctl! lltof ihc
lsx itieif. The great body OF she people abide BY
the dry legal OIL CATION H. boih cS'cs, ana ie"
break over in each. This, think cannot be perfect.
IS cured, and ID would bo worae H. botn c-sr after
tie srnratiOn Of the sections thau before. The Tor
eign slAye-trade now impcrfectly suppressed wOnld
le ultimately revived without restriction ~ ono rec
uon, while fugitive slaves now only partially sur
l.. H..
other. hysic4liy speaking, We cgn1o. separaiei
we cannot remove orr respective sections IRON each
other, nor build an impossible wall between them.
4 husband ana wife may be divorced, and 20 yai OF
the presence and beyond tie reach Of each oiher
but the different pars OF country cannot do the
They cannot bat remain face "a face, aud inter.
course other aiuicaDle or hostile, must continue
between them. IL II posslbie, them g. make thnt
intercourse more advantageous or mOle e.fisfGctOry
alter separation than before Can al sns make
Treaties easier tlan irleuds can make laws &
Can treaties be more faithfully enforced be
tween aliens than laws are among friends /
Suppose you 90 TO war, you cann0t rsit always;
aud when, Iiler much loss on bOth eldcr, and no
gain either, you cease lighting tie identical old
questions Or ~ Terms Of intercourse are uglm ulOl
You"
Thee ia no line straight or crooked suitable FOR
d national boundary upon which 20 divide. Trace
throu.h from east 10 west, upon the hne between
tie ice and slave country, and we tlail End
rs little more than one-tlird VI 10 length
sre MYERS ersy to BE crossed and populated,
Or coon 20 DO populated thlckly upon boih aide,
while nearly ell It's remaining leDgth ARE merely
surveyors lines, over which people may walk back
and forth without any CONSEQUENCES oil tAeig pres
cnco. 40 pant OF tins line can be made any more
difficult 20 pass by wiring II down paper pagch-
iDent g. national boundary. Tie fact Of espar..-
ton, II 10 Gomez, gives up on tho part Of the
sectional obligations upon tho seeding sseucl the
Fugitive Slave clause along VIII al other c,nstitu
uonM Obligations upon the section seeded irOm
While eaoul. expect 10 trely stipulation ould
eycs be made 10 take iis Ilace.
But there is another difficulty. Tho great inferior
region bounded cast by the Allegbanes north b.
the British dOmirious, west 10y the Rocky Noun