Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1862-12-02

capacities Of the great canal in New York and
Illinois, rs being of vital and rapidly increasing
Importance to the whole nation, and especially
to the vast interior region hereinafter to be
noticed at some greater length ! purpose
having prepared and laid before you ut an early
: day some interesting and valuable statistical
information upon this subject The military
and commercial importance of enlarging the
II Illinois and Michigan canal, and improving the
Illinois river, il presented in the report Of Col
onel Webster to the Secretary of War, and now
transmitted to Congress ! respectively ask
attention to it.
10 carry out the provisions Of the act of Con
gress Of the 18th Of May last, | have caused
the Department Of Agriculture Of the United
States to be organized
II The Commissioner informs that within
the period OF a few months this department has
established an extensive system OF correspond
ence and exchanges, both at home aud abroad
I which promises to effect highly beneficial
results i'll the development Of a correct knowl
edge of recent improvements in agriculture, in
the introduction OF new products, and in the
collection of the agricultural statistics Z. the
i several States.
Also that it will soon be prepared to distri
bu'e largely seeds, cereals, plants and cuttings
and has already established. and libeJally diff
fused, mu,h valuable information in anticipa
ton OF more elaborated report, which will in
due time be furnished, embracing some valua-
Bile tests in chemical science now in progress in
the laboratory.
| The creation OF this deI artment was for the
more immediate benefit of large class Of our
most valuable citizens and ! trust that the
| liberal basis upon which it has been organized
will not only meet your appreciation, but that
it will realize, at no distant day, all the fondest
anticipations Of its most sanguine friends, and
! become the fruitful source OF advantage to all
| our people.
| On the twenty second day of September last
i proclamation was issued by the Executive, a
copy Of which is herewith submitted.
In accordance with the purpose expressed in
the second paragraph of that paper now re-
| specttully recall your attention to what may be
called compensated emancipation"
i nation may be said to cons st Of its territory,
its people, and its laws. The territory is the
only part which is of certain durability. Zone
generation passeth away, and another genera
ton cOmeth, but the earth abideth forever" 1t
is of the first importance to daily consider, and
estimate this ever enduring part. That portion
OF the earth's surface which is owned and in
habited by the people of the United States, is
Il well adapted to be the home of one national
family and it is not we'll adapted for two, or
more. Its vast extent, and its variety Of eli
hato anu Piouuctous' Aie vi ouNdutaSc, III tnis
age, for one people, whatever they might have
been in former ages. Steam, telegraphs, and
intelligence, have brought these, to be an ad-
vantageous combination for one united people.
In the inaugural address 1 briefly pointed
ou' t"e 80 ,naetuo-' y. usuuTn,
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/ 80, ;r,,r'v. .nJ ub;ch ,hI,a..,. 10, 10
repeat
i s.Dne section Of Our cOuutry haliavrs slavery
1 -, "a onaS, ,D ~, ls;ySaS ~ 80 ~
l n,h:r I.,;,yaS ,t 20 h ,,,.,, - 49, ~, 70
.x,a, I'D Tb;s Is ,h. o,,iE sn,s..u,;sI s;snr,s
m, r,,r,,;,,. sI.,. cIa,S. IS H.. T',.,i,r,t;,
ond ,hs, l.u for tho srnn,a.,;,,, as a.. ,ara;,r,
IT,, tt. ar. ..ch .s Ill for..t .h,.,ss
| ,s INV Iaw c,n .yar A.. l., a aau,n,r,;tr -
| ,b. nnr,, sans. af tha ,ao,,Ia ;,o,,.rt,.nti,,
| sunr.,r,. tb,. law ;,S.,f n, -, hHiv ~ ~.
| n.nnI, ,h,d. hv th., d., I.,..I r,bE1.,.;a, T.,
h,,h ,.,..s ID Gu, - -.
ms ! t,,ink c.n,nt h., - 81, 80, -,
il would In, vvn,s. in hn,h ,aS..s 1h.r m.
s,paration of the sections than h.f,r.. Tbs
torrirn slave trad. no,, ;,n,.rf'c civ sunn,sss.J
wnuIJ IN. ult,ma,cIy ,.v;y.. .;,hnvt rlI,,,c,;.S
in one x..,ion WI, t,,oi,;,, - 80. 80,
n,tlalIv Surrendered wnnid NO, hs s,,rr.na.reS
,,t ,II by I'M. oth.r
| .pbvsir,,iv sn.akiny u, c.nno, s.,a,.ts
W.. ,,nnnt ,e,nny.. onr r.sn.c,;na s.,a,;'I" So,
,ach other nor bnild an imnass,I,.. al r. H..
tween them A husband and w.t. NAV r.. Il;
vorc,d and 90 ont Of the n,sssnc. and b..T,na
the reach of Zach Other hut the d;fi,rant naI,S,
onr country c,nnot do This Tbev cannpt Inn,
remain face 10 face: and interconrse either ami.
c,hIe or hostil,. must continue b..tween them
| T. it possible. then. to make that intercourse
more adyantap-ous or more satisfactory oft,r
srnarat,on than b,for, ? Can aliens make trea.
t;,s ,,siq, than friends can mai. Laval can
treaties he more faithfully enforced between
/ Aliens than laws can nmony friendsf Supnose
you yo 10 war Won cannot fiyht ALWAYS. and
when after much loss on botb sides, and no
gain on either Won cease lighting IN, identical
oJd on,stion as I, terms of interoours. ARE
again man yon
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