The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1846-12-19


Territories TO pay the revolutionary
and other pensioners the amounts al 4
IIowed them BY law. Your attention
is invited to the Recommendations Of the
Secretary Of War on this subject
These agents incur heavy responsible
ties and perform important duties, and
no reason exists why they should not
be placed On the same footing, as to
compensation, with other disbursing
officers.
Our relations with the various Indian
tribes continue to be Of a pacific char
acter. The unhappy dissensions which
have existed among The Cherokees for
many years past have been healed
since my last annual message import.
ant treaties have been negotiated with
some of the tribes, by which the Indian
title to large tracts Of valuable land.
within the limits Of the States and Ter
|ritories, has been extinguished, and ar
rangements made forremoying them to
the country west Of the Mississippi.
Between three and four thousand, Of
different tribes, have been removed to
the country provided for them by lrea-
lty stipulations, and arrangements have
been made for Others TO follow. ad.isi
| In our intercourse with the several
tribes particular attention has been Civ
en- TO the important subject Of educa-
ton. The number Of schools estab-
lished among them has been increas-'
ed, and additional means provided,
| moi only for teaching them the rudi-
mentsof education, but Of Instructing
them In agriculture and the mechanic
arts. b34 8 sF % ssi 4dyls
refer you to the report Of the Sec
re,ary Of the Navy for satisfactory
view Of the operations ofthe department
under his charge during the past year.
Ii is gratifying TO perceive that while
the war with Mexico has rendered II
necessary 10 employ an unusual num-
ber of our armed vessels on her coasts,
the protection due TO our commerce IN
other quarters OF the world has not prov
ed insufficient. No means will bespar-
ed to give efficiency to the naval SER
vice in the prosecution Of the war; and
| am happy to know that the officers
and men anxicusly desire to devote
themselves to the service Of their coun-
try IN any enterprise, however dlthcult
of execution. fla5 W ,aF ~
/ Il % b. .rf 4. b "a.
L | recommend TO your favorable con-
sideration the proposition 10 ado to
each Of our foreign squadrons an etfi-
cient sea-steamer, and, as especially de-
manding attention. the establishment at
Pensacola Of the necessary means OF
repairing and reftting the vessels OF the
navy employed in the Gulf OF Mexi
CO. sf'it
i There are other suggestions in the
, report which deserve. aud, ldoubt not
| will receive your consideration.
i The progress and condition OF the
mail service for the past year are fully
presented in the report of the Post.
master General. The revenue for the
wear ending on the soth Of June last,
. amounted to three million four hun
dred and eighty-seven thousand one
hundred and nineiy-nine dollars, whicf
lis eight hundred and NO thousand siA
hundred and forty-two dollars and for
ty.five cents less than that OF the pre-
r ceding year. The payments for tha
!. department during the same tune
!. amounted to four million eighty.tou
: thousand two hundred and ninety-se
r ven dollars and twenty-five cents. u
> this sum FIVE hundred and ninety-sevei
> thousand and nmety-seven dollars ant
! : eighty cents have been drawn from thu
r treasury. The disbursements for tx
wear were two hundred and thirty-sl'
Z thousand four hundred and thirty-lou
III dollars and seventy-seven cents les
i than those Of the preceding year.
:. While the disbursements have beeI
,fl thus diminished, the mail facilities hav
}. been enlarged by new mail routes Q
il five thousand seven hundred and thir
i. ty-nlne miles; an increase OF transpol
Z tation Of one million seven hundre'
o and sixty-four thousand one hundre
n and forty-five miles, and the establish
!. ment offour hundred and eighteen ne'
e post offices. Contractors. postmasters
!. and others, engaged in this branch 9
Il the service.have performed their dutie
q with energy and faithfuluess deservin
. commendation. Formany interestin
If details connected with the operation
,e Of this establishment, you are referre
d to the report Of The Postmaster Ger
d eral, and his suggestions Tor impro'
ofI ing IFS revenues are recommended
vi yorr favorable consideration. l r
,r peat the opinion expressed in my la
m annual message, that the business
- this department should be SO regulate
a.. h..ayan,,or derivad from NJ shOu