Winchester journal. [volume] (Winchester, Indiana) 1862-1863, 1862-12-12
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

This important document,
looked for with so much interest,
is quite a lengthy document
too much so to be placed in our
columns in one number, and as a
large majority Of our readers
will have read it before our pa
per reaches them, it is, perhaps,
the best we can do to publish a
brief abstract of the most impor-
tant parts.
Mr.. Lincoln begins with a ref
erence to the health and bounti-
ful crops with which we have
been favored the past year and
says, that although Providence
has not blessed US with a return
of peace, he thinks we have only
to press on with the light given
and all will yet be well.
While our relations with For
eign Powers are not as satiSfac-
tory as formerly, he thinks them
as favorable as could we'll be
expected under the circumstances.
Our treaty with England for
the suppression of the slave
trade he thinks likely to be sue
cessful.
The colonization scheme seems
scarcely practicable, except to
Liberia, and the colored breth-
rem seem rather disinclined to
migrate to that point. He be-
lieves they will think better of
that after awhile. He expects
much good to result from a soon
sular treaty" (recognltion) with
Liberia and Havti.
Independent States on our own
continent more friendly than for
merly, and our own Territories
in healthy and prosperous con-
dition; will soon be ready for
admission as States.
The Presiden. gives encourage
meut to the two great telegraph
schemes and favors a mineral
survey Of the Territories. Seems
solicitouS on the subject Of fl
nance. The treasury note sys-
+ TEN seemed almost unavoidable
and has worked we'll. He seems
a little restless over the matter
and longs for a resumption of
specie payments and strongly fa-
vors some plan of eliecting that
desirable object, and speaks OF
the organization Of well guarded
banking organizations.
The Post Office department has
much more nearly sustained it
self the past year than ever be-
fore 1t has had a better patron
age in the loyal States, has been
more economically managed, and
more than all 1t has been reliev-
ed from the burden of carrying
the mails for the insurrectionary
States.
The public lands have ceased
to be source OF revenue aad when
the homestead law comes into
effect, lst Of January next, the
sales for cash can not be expect
ed to reach near the expenses OF
the department.
The Indian troubles calls for a
remcdeling of the whole Indian
system.
The prosecution of the Pa
cilc Railroad enterprise is urged
upon Congress, and also the vi
dening and improvement of the
canals Of New York and Hi
nois.
The new department of Agri-
culture IS working well and
promising valuable results.
The territory of the United
States is looked upon as adapted
to be tue home OF one national
family, but not Of two; and he
refers to his inaugural for the ar
guments against disunion as a
remedy for TIE differences be.
tween the two sections at yarl,
ance, and reproduces the Ian
guage of that document, because.
as he says, he cannot improve 1t.
4 This, and his emancipation
{ proposals and arguments, we
: skip for the present, not wishing
to nutilate them and not having
room for a full survey of the