Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-12-10

interior, suggesting Il m0dllcatlOn OF the act
In favor of those engaged in the military and
naval service Of the United States | doubt
not that congress will cheerfully adopt such
measures, without essentially changing the
general features of the system, and secure to
the greatest practical extent its benefits to
those who have left their homes in the de-
Tense of the country in this arduous crisis.
invite your attention to the views of the Sec
rotary as to the propriety of raising by appro-
pirate legislation a revenue from the mineral
lands of the United States.
THE INDIANS.
The measures providedaty our last session for
the removal of certain Indian tribes have been
carried into effect. Sundry treaties have been
negotiated, which will in due time be submit
ted for the constitutional action of the senate
They contain stipulalions for exlingushing
the possessory rights of the Indians to large
and valuable tracts of lands. 1t is hoped that
the effects of these treaties will result in the
establishment OF permanent friendly relations
with such OF these tribes rs have been brought
into frequent and bloody collision with our
outlying settlements and emigrants. Sound
policy and our imperative duty to these wards
Of the government demand our anxious and
constant attention to their materialwell being,
to their progress in the arts of civilization, and
above all to that moral training which under
the blessing of divine providence, will confer
upon them the elevated and sanctifying in
tluences, the hopes and consultations of the
christian faith suggested in my last annual
message propriety ofremodelling our Indian
system. Subsequent events have satisfied me
of its necessity. The details set forth of the
report of the secretary evince the urgent need
for immediate Legislative action. commend
his i.n.rtmnut IN vonr o.nor,n. and t,stor-
inc care
M, inh rNClfIo NAiL"oAp'
nc attehuoh Vi congress- uurlhB the last
session, was engaged to some extent with
proposition for enlarging the water commune
cation between the Mississippi river and the
northeastern sea-board, which proposition,
however, failed for the time. Since then,
upon call of the greatest responsibility,
convention has been held at Chicago, upon
the same subject, summary of whose views
is contained in "A memorial addressed to the
president and congress, and which | now have
the honor to lay before you. That tins inter-
est is one which ere long will force its own
way, do not entertain doubt; while it is
submitted entirely to your wisdom as to what
can be done now. Augmented interest is Civ
eil u ltllS SuUJeCI, by lle actual commence
ment OF work upon the Pacific railroad, under
auspices SO favorable to rapid progress and
completion. The enlarged navigation be-
comes palpable need to the great road.
AGRlClLrtJRE.
transmit the second annual report of the
commissioner of the department of apricnl-
ture, asking your attention to the deveIon-
ments in that vital interest of the nation.
PROGRESS OF THE WAR.
When congress assembled a wear ago the
war had already lasted nearly twenty months,
and there had been many conflicts on land
and sea with varying results. The rebellion
h.,I h~o,, pressed back into reduced Limits
Yet the tone OF public feeling and upIniun az
home and abroad was not satisfactory; with
other signs the popular election then Just past
indicated uneaslness among ourselves, while
amid much that was cold and menacIng the
kindest words coming from Europe were utter
ed in accents that were too blind to surround Il
hopeless cause. Our commerce was suffering
from such additions from the same quarter as
would sweep our trade from The sea and raise
our blockade. We had failed to elicit from
European governments anything hopeful upon
this subject. The preliminary emancipation
proclamation issued III September was running
its assigned period to the beginning OF the
new year. A month later the final proclama-
ton came, including the announcement that
cOlored men Of suitable condition would be
received intu the war service. The policy of
emancipation and Of employing black soldiers
gave to the future new feature, about which
hope and fear, and doubt commended in IN
certain conflict According to our political
system as matter of civil administration the
general government had no lawful power to
effect Communication in anY state and for n
long time it had been hoped that the rebellion
could be suppressed without resorting
to it as military measure. 1t was
all the while deemed possible that the neces-
sity for it might come and if it should be, the
crisis OF the contest would then be presented
1t came; and, as was anticipated, it was fol-
lowed by dark and doubtful days. Eleven
months having now passed, we are permitted
to take another review. The rebel borders
are pressed still further back, and by the
complete openns OF the Mississippi the coun-
try dominated by the rebellion is divided into
distinct parts with no practical cOmmunica-
ton between them. Tennessee and Arkan-
sas have been substantially cleared OF insur-
gents, and influential citizens IN each, owners
OF slaves, and advocates of slavery at the be-
ginning of the rebellion, now declare openly
Tor emancipation IN their respective states.
VI these states not included IN the emanclpa-
ton proclamation, Maryland and Missouri,
neither OF which three years ago would toler-
ate any restraint upon the extension of slave
ry into the territories; the only dispute now
is as to the best mode OF removing 1t within
their own limits.
Of those who were slaves at the beginning
of the rebellion full 100000 are now in the
United States military services about one.