January 20, 1861. Ezra Cornell to I.R. Elwood: "The great question of the day is, have we a National Government? I have always thought we had, I think we have still." Topics: Possible dissolution of the Union; slavery; Tompkins County agricultural surveys; New York State Canal Commissioner's Office Personal names: Cornell, O.H. Perry; Robertson, H.D.; Cornell, D.B.; Rowell, Mary; Wood, M.B.; Cornell, Angeline Geography: