, 1862-12-02
CHICAGO, TUESDAY, DECEMBER ?, 1862.

NavY and War, and SAYS, though lengthy,
these are only brief abstracts. He saya there
Is decided improvement In the financial cor
ditlon ot the Post Office Department CON-
pared with preceding years. The Secretary Of
the Interior reports that public lands have
ceased to be source of revenue.
Speaking OF Indian affairs and the recent
tronbles, he Gays: II submit fo7 yeur special
consideration whether our Indian system shall
rot be remo2P1ed.
Guilty of making any national boundary line
AMENDING THE CONSTITUTION.
BE then suggests amendments to the Con-
ed to The Legislatures or conventions Of he
several States, Which, If ratiffed BY rhree-
fcurths Of ssid Legislatures, are 10 be valid as
parts Of the said Constitution. The aest
alticle proposes that all States abolishlas
slavery before January 1st 1900 shall receive
compensation from the Cnited States.
: Inc seeocd p51:ldes that all slaves freed by
the chances OF war any tine before the end Of
the rebellion shall be forever tree, but all
owners Who had not been disloyal shall be
compensated.
The third provides that Congress nay ap-
co3ou1zlng free coloTed persons, with their
consent, at any place without the United
States.
The President discusses these articles at
Ecme length, and asks, s'If thus. for com
mon object, slave properly is to be sacrificed,
Is it Lot JUS! it pc done ct common charger
And If With less money, OF money m3Ec easily
Fnid, &c tcan preserve the benefits OF the
Union By this means than We can By the war
alene, is it not economical to do it? Tie pro-
posed emancipation would shorten this var
I:eFpetG2te peace, insure TIT increase il Dop-
ulation and propo1tioEab!y the wealth Of the
country.
THE WAR NOT TO WAIT FOR IT,
The President then SAYS the plan consist.
ing Of these articles is Recommended not but
that q restoration Of the national authority
Ecnld be accepted without its adoption
Nor '6i]l the var, or the proceedings rEder
the proclamation of Sepsenber 22d, be stay
cd. Eecarss of the Recommendation of this
plan. Its ti:AeIy adoption, doubt not,
would hI1ng restoration and thereby stay
b:th. And nctwithst analog this rlzr,
tte reconne ndatlon that Congress pro-
vide by 1aw for compromising any
State which may adopt the emancipation
before this plan shai1 have t=en acted upon,
is Eersby earnestly renewed. This plan is
LeTeby{ recommended as means, not in con-
clusicn Of, hnt additional to all others for re-
sto,ing aEd preserving the national authority
throughout the Union: The subject is pre-
stIfed exclusively in its economical aspect.
The plan is Proposed as aper,nanent constitn-
tioDal laT.
pACIIF1c RAILROAD AND ILLINOIS SLIP
CANAL.
He suggests the earliest completion OF the
Pacific RaiiTuad, also favorable action in Con
ertes OF projects for enla7ging great canals in
New York, Illinois and Michigan.
COMPENSATED EMASC.PATIoS.
TIE President refers to his Compensated
Emancipation Proclamation OF Sept. ed. Hc
says that 8 portion Of the earth occupied by
the people Of the United States is well adaJ-
ted TO be the home cf one national family, but
Iot for Two Or more. In my Inaugural address
I briefly painted out the total inadquacg Of
dlsunion, as remedy for differences be-
tween the people If two sections. did 50 in
language which cannot improve. Physically
s.fe1E1pE, We cannot separate, re cannot rs.
E.cye cur respective sections from e:ch other,
nor build III impossible wall between them.
In conclusion, the President sa35 tie dog
mas OF the quiet past are inadequate 10 tie
stormy rreeeEt. The OCCASION Is piled high
with difficulty and ne must rise with the c.
cas1on. TAe fiery trial through which We pass
VII light us down in honor or diehon5r to
tEe lat*st gcscratlon. We say taat ne are
for The zion. Tie wor!d, will not forget
that while We say this, We dc know how to
save the Enion. r. giving J7eeiona to tie Stare
re t3s7s;c 'sttoa t. the tte,s honorable cZhs, IL
acant ne 9iee d"fz 7ehat aes 4sctige.
We shall nonl5 save or meau1y lose the last,
btst hope OF she earth. Other mems u.ay
succeed; this could not rai1. The way is
plain, peaceful, generous, just-a way which,
it followed, The world will forever applaud,
and God must forever bless.