Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1863-12-25


ing. BY appropriate lerislaiion. a revenue
from the mineral land. Of the United
States.
INDIAN ATrAfEs
he measures provided az sour last scSs-
ION. Cor the removal % certain Indian tribc.
have been carried into effect, Sundr,
TREATIES have BEEN ncgotis'ed. Which vii Ia
due time he Submitted. for the constitution
al action Of the senate They eontain
siiPuiafioas for eNtinguishing the possessary
rights o. the Indians % large and valuablc
tracts % lands u Is hoped that tie efEccis
Of these treaties will rcssii IN the establish
ment q permanent and friendly rclatious
~;h such % these tribes a. have been
brUught into frcquent and bloody collision
With the outlaying settlements and erni-
grants. Sound policy and our Imperative
duty TO these wards Of the Government de-
mand our ANXIOUS and constant attention 10
their material ven being to their progress
m the arts Of civilization. ard. above all.
70 that Horaltraining which. under the
blessings Of divine providenoe. wiu confer
upon them The elcsating and sanctifyin- IN
fuenecs, the hopes and consolation Of the
Christian Faith
soggested. in nv last annual message
the ProPriety Of ren,odeling our Indian
system Subsequent events have satisfied
me Of is neoessity. The details set forth
IN the rvport q the SECRETARY c,ince the
urgent need for immediate Iegi.iAtiye az
ion
! commend the benevolent Institutions es-
tAbhshed or Pairoaized By thc Govrrnuaea,
IN tins district 70 yoar geneross and foster
ing care.
WEsri-RN CANALS.
The attention Of Congress. during the
last session. vas engaged % some extent
with proPositiou for enlarging the water
concentration between the Mississippi
river and the Northwestern seaboar,l Which
proposition, however. failed for the time.
Since then. upon a call q The greatest ~
sponsibihiy. a convc ntiou las been held a.
Chicago. upon the same subject. a summary
of~hose views j. contained IN a memorial
addressed % the President and Congress.
and which ere lo-g viii force is own vav.
do not entertain a doubt. While Il y sub
nitted 20 your wisdom. a. % What can be
done now Augmented interest l. given 10
this subject BY The actual commencement Of
work upon the Paeisc Railroad. under
auspices % favorable TO rapid progress
and completion. thar the enlarged nav iga-
tiOa becomes a palPable need 70 the great
road.
Transmit The second annual report oftha
COMMISSIONS Of the D-p.-tnent q Az
TieultEre. asking your attention - the De-
veioPenents in that vital interest Of the
nation.
rHE CTvu VAR.
Wben Congress assembled a wear aro
The war had already lasted nearly twenty
ncaihs, and there had been many conflicts
on both land and sea. with varying results.
Tie rebellion had been pressed back into
reduced limits. yet the tone a pubic
feeling 81 home ard abroad. vas not
satisfactory. Nith other sirns The popslar
election then Just past. indicated uneasines.
among ourselves. While. amid much tiat
was cold and uenacing. the kind,-sf words
coming from Europc were uttered in
sooents 81 pity that Ne we're too Blind 70
surrender hopeless cause. Oar commerce
VA szIcring greatly BY few armed
vesseis. built upon and flrnishe 4 from
forcien shores. and were threatened uith
such additions from tie sane quarter A.
would sweep orr trade from the SEA and
raise our blockade. We hadfailea 20 elicit
hon kuropeau governments anything bopc-
fuil on thi. subject.
DC P-eiinia ary emancipation p-oclsnia-
ton iss1oi in september. vas running IL
assigned period o. TIE beginning of The
new year. A month later the fn,i nm
eiarHation cane. incluiing TIE aunouncc-
men fhat coiorcf nen q Suitable condition
would BE- received b. the var service. IL
POLICY 81 the eulanciYaflon a-d of srrio,-
ing black sol dicrs. gave % fhs future
ne~ aspect. shout vhich hope. fear and
doubt contendri n uncertain conflict
According - our political system. A.
natter ~ civil alminisfraficn. the general
government Aal 20 laufl power u eject
euane patton on Any STATE. and for laar
time . had been hopcd that the rebellion
e'uid BE- stopped vithout resortine o. g, A.
military measure. 20 vas an che while
deemed Possihle that thc necessity for Be-
u'ighf come. ard tLaf ifi; sLoeld. thc crisis
% the contest would tbea Do presented If
came and Wa anticipated BE- va followed