Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1825-12-08

WORKS well in The construction Of Notifications,
for purposes of Internal Inprov emeni 80 far as
they have been expended, have been faithfully APP
piled. Their progress has been delayed by the want
OF suitable officers for experimenting them. An
increase oil both the Corps of Engineers, Military
and Typographical, was recommended by my pre-
decsssor at the last session OF Congress. The rea-
sons upon which that recommendation was founded,
sliossi in all their force and have acquired ad-
diional urgency since that time. 1t may also be
expedienl 10 organize the ropographicai Engineers
into corps similar 10 The present establishment OF
the CORPS OF Engineers. The Military Academy al
West Point " i'll furnish. from the Cadets annually
graduated there officers well qualified Tor carr lug
this measure effect.
The Board OF Engineers for Internal Improve
meat, appointed ior carrying into execution tie Act
oil Congress OF Both OF April, 1874, . TO procure
the necessary surveys, plans, and estimates, the
subject oil no DIS and canals have been actively
engaged in that service from the close of the last
session of Congress they have completed the
surveys necessary for ascertaning the practicable
~ OF Canal fTom the Chesapeake bay TO the Ohio
River, and preparing full Report on that
subject; which, when completed, will be Lid be-
lore you The same observation Is TO be made with
regard to the other objects of national import
ance upon which the Board have been occupied:
namely, the accomplishment Of National Road
from this City to New Orleans, and the practical
6llity OF uniting the waters OF Lake Nemphramasog
with CONNECTICUT River, and tine improvement OF
iiie navigation oil that River. The surveys nave
been made, and are nearly compile, ed. The Report
may DC expected AT early period during the pre-
cent session Of ongrcss.
The Acts OF Congress of the last Sessioa, rcla-
tive to the ying, marking, laying out, roa>
10 the Territories OF Fiorida, Arkansas, and Nil
chisan, from liissouri MeXics, and for the con-
/ .iauaiion OF The um5erla,id Road, are, some OF
them, fully execul cd, and Others IN the process OF
execution those Tor completing or commencing
lortcations, nave been deia ell only Tar the
Corps OF Engineers has been Inadequate furnish
officers Tor the necessary supeTln Evidence oil the
! works. Under the act confirming the statutes OF
Virginia and Mary land, Ink operating The Chesa-
pealle and Ohio Canal Company, three Commis-
sioners the part al the Uii;ed States have been
appoi ed Tor opening books and receiving su5scrip-
,lons, il concet with like uumier OF Comms-
soners appointed the part OF each OF those states
| n meeting OF the CominissIo has been post
yoned to await The drhniiye Report oil the board
OF Ensineer-. The lighthouses and monuments
| Tor the safety OF commerce and mariners; the
" orks Tor the security OF Plymouth BE en-, and for
me preservation OF the Islands in Boston Harbori
have receiy ed the al end required by the laws
| relating TO those objects respectively. The con-
:inuaton of the Cumberland Road. tie most inn
portant o. them all, al ei snInouuting no nconsde-
rable jhcuiiy in fixing upon the direction Of the
| road has commenced under the most promisi z
auspceS, with the inproy oil recent invention
IN The mode of constructions and with the adv antase
OF e eat reduction in tile comparative of the
work.
The operation ofthe laws relating to the Revolu-
onary Pensioners may deserve The renewed con
siera;ion OF Congress The Act of 18Th March
1918, yhie it made provision for many Ineroriou
and indisent citizens, who had served in the War
oil dependence, opened dnor to numerous abuse,
and imPosltions. To remedy this, the Act OF Isl
May, 1920, exactcd proofs of absolute indulgence
which many really in want were unable, and all
susceptible oil that delicacy which is allied TO many
virtues, must be deeply reluctant 10 give. The
result has been, that some among the least deserving
have been retained, and so''e in whom the requi-
sites both OF worth and want were combined, have
been stricken from the list. As The numbers OF
these venerable relics OF age gone by diminish;
as the decays OF BODY mind and estate of those
that survive, must, IN The common course of ma
lure, increase; should no more liberal portion OF
indulgence be dealt out - them? May MOI the
want, in most instances, be inferred from Tie de-
mand, when the service can be duly proved; and
msy not The last days OF human iniir-hy be spared
the mortihcation oil purchasing ptance of relief
only by The exposure of its own necessities; |
submit to Congress the expcdiency elher Of pro-
vding for i .dividual OF this description b,
special enactment, or of revising the Act OF Isl
'lay, lc20, with view to mitigate the rieour
OF lis exclusions, in favor OF persons TO whom
charity now bestowed scarcely discharge tie
,Ieb, of justice.
The portion OF the Naval force of the Union in
actual service, has been chief employ Ell on three
stations: The Mediterranean, the coasts of South
America bordering on the Pacific Ocean, and the
West Indies. a occasional cruiser has been sent
10 range along tie African shores most polluted b.
The traiiic OF slaves; armed vessel has beet
Stationed the coast of our cas- err boundary. TO
cruise along the fishing grounds ia Hudson's 3 w.
nd the coast OF Labrador, and the first service
OF frisa,e has been performed in restoring 10
native soil, and doines c enjOJ inents the vete-
he,o whose youthful blood and treasure had
eeiy flowed Ia the cause OF our Country's Inde-
jehdence, and whose hole lite had been serie.
of services and sacrifices the impro, emen; ol
bis iellon-men. Tne visit OF General Lafayette
alike honorable to himself and 10 our Country
closed, II lad commenced with the mnst affect,
iHg testimonials Of devoted attachment on his part
AID oil unoounded gratitude OF this People 10 him
., return. II viii form, he. EATER pleasing Incl
dent in the annals OF Union, giving to real his
Org ille intense Interest OF romance, and signal,
marking the unpurchssable !iibute of great Ma
IONS social affections TO the disnlerested chatnpon
o. the liberties OF human-kind.
Inc constant maintenance of small squadron in
the Mediterranean Is necessary substitute Of the
"nmliiding alternative OF paying tribute for the
security o. Our commerce in that sea, and for a
precarIous peace, tie mercy OF every caprice OF
iour Barbary States, by whom it was liable TO be
violated. An additional motive for keeping res
pecaDie force stationed there al this lime Is found
in the maritime war raging between the Greeks and
the Furks; and in which the neulra! navigation OF
this Union Is always in danger OF outrage and
depreciation. A few instances have occurred of
such depfedations upon our merchant vessels by
prIyateers pirates wearing the Grecian flag, bn,
without real authority from the Greek or an,
other Government. The heroic struggles Of the
Greeks themselves, in which our warinest symp,-
Ihies as Freemen and Christi have been engaged
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