Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1846-12-23

posed value may, in the judgement Of
Congress. be deemed advisable, having
due regard 10 the interests of such OF our
citizens as may be located upon them.
IL viii be important. during your pres
ent session, 10 establish territorial gov
eminent ard TO extend the jurisdiction
and laws OF the United States over the Terrific
ryof Oregon. Our laws regulating trade and
inte recourse with The Indian tribes east of the
Rocky Mountains should be extended to the Pa
cihc Ocean /; and for the purpose OF executing
them and preserving friendly ralatiOns with
In our hmils, an additional number of Indian
agencies will be required, and should be author
ized by law. The establishment. Of CUSTOM
houses, and of pss,-otfices and pos, roads, and
provision for the transportation of the mail on
such routes IA The public convenience will sug-
gest, require legislative authority. 1t will be
proper, also, to establish a surveyor general Of
fee in thai Territory, and to make the necessa y
provision Tor the surveying Of the public lands
and bringing them into market. As our cit
liens who now reside in that distant region
have been subjected to many hardships,
privations and sacrifices IN their, and by
their improvements have enhanced the
value of the public lands in The neigh
borhood Of their settlements, il is recon
mended that liberal grants be made 10
them Of such portions Of these lands as
they may occupy, and that similar grants
or rights of prempiions be made 10 al!
who may emigra,e ihilher within limi
ted period 10 be prescribed by law.
The report Of The Secretary OF War
contains detailed information relative to
the several branches Of the ub,ic service
connected with that department. Ihera
operations Of the army have been OF Il
satisfactory and highly gratifying char
acter.
recommend to your early and favor
able consideration the measures propo+ ed
by the Secretary Of War for speedily fill
ing up The rank and file Of The regular
army, for lis greoter efficiency in the
field, and for raising an additional force
to serve during the war with Mexico.
The act of the Gin OF August last, ''to
provide for The better organization Of the
treasury, and for the collection, safe
keeping, transfer and disbursement of the
public revenue" has been carried into
execution as rapidly as the delay necess-
arily arising out of the appointment OF
new officers, taking and approving their
bonds, and preparing and securing places
for the sa(e-keeping of the public money.
would permit. 1t is not proposed to de-
part in any respect from the principles
or policy on which this great measure Is
founded. There are, however, defects
in The details of the measure. developed
by lis practical operation, which are iuliy
set forth in The Report of the Secretlry
Of the Treasury, to which the attention
of Congress is invited. These dtlects
would repair to some extern. the success
full operation OF the law at all hines, but
are especially embarrassing when the
country is engaged in war, when the
expenditures are greatly increased, when
loans are to be effected, and the disburse
ments are to be mede at points many hun
dred miles distant, in some cases, from
any depository, end large portion OF
them in foreign country. The mod-
ficatlons suggested in the Report OF the
Secretary OF the Treasury are recon-
men led to your favorable consideration.
In connection with this subject invite
YOUR attention to the Importance of es-
tablishng branch mimi Of the u. ). al
New York. Two-,hirds of The revenue
derived from customs being collected al
that point, the demand for specie TO pay
the duties will be large; and branch
mint. where foreign com and bullion
could be Immediately converted INTO
American coin, would greatly facilitate
business, enlarge the circulation OF gold
and silver, and be, al tho same time, IA
safe depository Of the public money.
The Importance Of graduating and re
1ucing the price OF such Of the public
lands as have been long offered in the
market, at the minimum rate authorized
bv existing laws, and remain unso.d. in
duces me again 10 recommend the subject
20 your favora BILE consideration. Many
millions of acres have been offered IN the
market for more than thirty years, ana
larger quantities for more than ten or
twenty years; and being of an inferior
quality, they must remain unsaleabIe Tor
an indefinite period, unless the prices
ai which they may berpurchased shall be
reduced. To place price upon them
above their real value, is not only 10 pre-
ven, their sale, and thereby deprive the
treasury Of any income from that source
but is unjust 10 the States in which they
lie, because it retards their growth and
increase of population, and because they
have no power TO levy tax upon them as
upon other lands within their limits. held
bv other proprietors than the U. States,
for the support of their local governments
The beneficial effects Of the graduation
principle have been realized 10y some oil
the States owning The lands within their
limits in which il has been adopted
| They have been demonstrated also by
the United States acting as the trustee oil
the Chickasaw tribe of Indians in the
sale Of their lands lying within the States
Of Mississippi and Alabama. The Chick
asaw lands which would not command in
the market the miuimun price established
by the laws Of The United States for the
tale of their lands were, in pursuance OF
treaty of 1924 with that tribe. suisse
quenily offered for sale a graduated and
reduced rates at limited periods. The
result, was. that large quntIlIes oil these
lands were purchased, which would other
wise have remained unspld.
The lands were disposed Of at their
real value, and many persons OF limited
means were enabled lie purchase sma Il