The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-12-05

interior region hereinafter 70 ba noticed
at some greater length.
j propose having prepared and laid be
/ fore you Mt IN early day some interesting
and valuable statistical information upor
this subject. The military and CONNER
cial Importance of cnlargipg the Illinoi,
and Michigan Canal and improving tht
Illinois River, is presented in the repor
Of Col. Webster 10 the Secretary ofWar
and now transmitted to Congress. ] re,
spectfuly ash your attention TO it.
Yux A AtILruRAL BUREAU.
To carry out the provisions Of the ac,
of Congress of the l5,h uf May last, ]
have caused the Department of Aericul.
tmrc of the United States to be organized
The Commissioner informs ME that with
IN tie period of a few months this depart
ment has OF tablished an extensive system
Of correspondence and exchanges both al
home and abroad. which, promises toeffect
highly beneficial results in the develop
n,ent Of a correct knowledge Of the re-
cent improvements in agriculture in the
Introduction of new products, and in the
collection Of agricultural statistics of the
different States; also, that il will soon be
prepared to distribute largely seeds. ce-
reals, plants and cuttings, and has al
ready published and literally diffused
much valuable information.
In anticipation OF more elaborate re
port, which in due time will be publish
ed, embracing some valuable tests in
chemical science now In progress in the
laboratory, the creation of this depart
mept was for the more Immediate benefit
of large class of our most valuable citi-
zens, and / trust that the liberal basis
upon which it has been organized viii not
only meet your appreciation, but that it
will realize ST no distant day all the fond
est aaticipa,ions of its most sanguine
friends, and become the fruitful source OF
advantage to all our people
THE PROCLAMATION OF sGfr. 22p.
On the 2sd day of September last a
proclamation was issued by the E1ecu-
tive--a copy oil which is herewith SUBJ
mitted. In accordance with the purpose
expressed in the second paragraph Of that
paper / now respectfully recall your at
tention to what may be called compensa-
ted emancipation. A nation may. be said
to consist of its territory, its people and
its laws. The territory is the only part
which is of certain durability. "One
generation passeth away and another gen.
eration cometh, but the earth abidetL for
ever" 1t is of the Grst importance to
daily consider and estimate this ever en-
during part.
TIE UNION ONE AND INsEPAnABLE.
That portion of the carth's surface
which is owned ana inhabited BY the
people of the United States is well adapt.
ed to the home of one national family
1t is not we'll adapted for two or more,
Its vast extent, and its variety of climate
and productions are of advantage in the
age of one people. whatever they nigh,
have been in former ages. Steam, and
telegraphs AMI intelligence, have brought
these to be all advantageous combination
for one united people.
4 THE FOLLY OF DIsUNIoN
In the Inaugural Address / briefly
pointed out the total inadequacy of dis.
union as a remedy for difficulties between
the people Of the two sections. | did SC
in language which l cannot improve, and
which, therefore, l beg to repeat.
THE MATTER IN NUTSHELL.
One section of our country believe
slavery is right and ought to be extend
ed. while the other believes it to b.
wrong aud oasht not to be extended
This is the only substantial dispute. The
fugitive slave clause Of the Constitution
and the law for the suppression of the
African slave trade, are each as we'll en-
forced, perhaps, as any law can ever be il
. community where the moral sense of thu
people imperfectly support the law itself
The great body of the people abide b,
the legal obligations in both cases, and
few break over each. This think can
not be perfectly cured, and it would b,
worse In both instances after the separa
ton Of the sections than before. Tn,
foreign slave trade, now imperfectly sup
pressed, would be. ultimately, revive.
without restriction in one section, whil
fugitives now only partially surrendere,
would not be surrendered at oil to tn
other.
THE PHYSICAL ARGUMENT AGAINST DIS
], UNION.
physically speaking, We cannot sepa
rate. We cannot remove our RESPECTIVE
sections from each other. nor build an i'm
J passablc wall between them. A HUSBAND
and wife may be divorced and 20 out Q
the presence md beyond the reach of eac
other, but the different parts Of our coun
try cannot do this. They cannot but re
main face to face, and intercourse eithe
amicable or hostile must continue be
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