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marksi ood Be scid, upon such .efras snd s.asr
such reS-Tic'ioos Is Congress might prs.cribe.
By The sei Of the iith Of Icy ss,, .ihs reserved
cad mines and contiguous lands I. tts s.nses oF
Illinois and Arlsansas, ard Territories or yv!s-
cousin and lowe" vera uUihorzsd 10 b soli.-|
The act Is confined, in rs operation, 10 lead
mines nni coniig1ous lands."
A largs portion Of the public lands containing
copper and oiher ores is re2rsssnied 20 be very
valuable, ond recommend that provision Be made
Authorizing the sale Of these lands, uyon such
terms and conditions a. iheirsJppossd Valus nay,
10 the judgsmentof Congress, hedeemod advisa.
BE, having due regard 10 The interests OF such Of
our citizens as nay be located upon them.
\ Il will b. important, during our present session,
10 establish q terri,orial government and 70 extend
the jurisc and laws Of the United s'otes
over the Territory Of Oregon. Our laws regu.
ia;nE trade and intercourse with the Indian irioes
east Of the Rocky mountains should be extended
10 the Pocihc Ocean; and for the purpose Of ex.
ecuting them, and preserving friendly relation,
with the Indian tribes within our linits an
additional numbsr Of Indian agencies will be
required, and should be arhor.zsd bv law. The
establishment Of custom.houses. and Of posl.offi.
ces and post roads, and provision for tho lranspor
tation Of tho mail on such routes as the public
conveyance will suggest, require legislative uu.
inoniy. II will be proper, 10 establish survey.
or generals Office in that Territory, and 10 make
the necessary provision for surveying the public
lands, and bringing them into market. As our
citizens who nov reside in that distant region
have been subjected 10 many harJships, prva.
lions, and sacrifices in their emigration, and ~
their Improvements have enhanced gnc value OF
The public lands in the neishborhood Of their set
/ Elements, il is recommended that liberal grants
. be made 10 them Of such portions Of these lands
as they may occupy, and thar similar grants or
rights Of pre.emplion 10 be made TO oil who NAV
emigrats thiher within limited period, 10 be pro-
scriOed by law.
The report Of the Secretary Of War contains
detailed iniormrion relative 10 the several bran.
ches Of the public service connected with that
department. The operations of the army have
been OF satisfactory and highly gratifying char.
acter.
I | recommend 10 your carly and favorable con.
sideration tho measures proposed by the Secreta.
ry Of War for speedily filling up the rank and
lle OF the regular army for lis greater efficiency
in the field, and for raising an additional force
10 serve during the war with Mexico.
Embarrassment is likely TO arise for want Of le.
gal provision authorising gcompensaliouro be made
to the agents employed in the ssyera! States and
Territories 10 pay the revolutionary and other
pensioners the amonnis allowed them by law.
Your attention sinyitedto the recommendations
of the Secretary Of War on this subject. These
agents incur heavy responsibilities and perform
important duties, and no reason exists why ihev
should not be placed on the same footing as 10
compensation, with other disbursing officers.
Our relations with the various Indian tribes
continue 10 Of pacific character. The unhap-
Ipy dissentons which have existed among the
ICherokees for many years past have been heal.
ed. Since my last annaual message important
treaties have been negotiated with some Of the
tribes, by which the Indian title 10 large tracts of
valuable land within the limits Of the States and
Territories had been extingushed, and arrange.
ments made for removing them 10 the country
west of the Mississippi. Between three and four
thousand, Of different tribes, have been removed
TO the country provided for them b. treaty stip.
ulations, and arrangements have been made for
others TO follow.
In our intercourse with the several tribes par.
ticuIar attention has been given TO the important
subject Of education. The number of schools
established among them has been increased, and
additional means provided, not only for teaching
them the rudlments OF education, but Of insruc.
ting them in agriculture and the mechanic arts.
refer you 10 the report Of the Secretary of
the Navy for satisfactory view of the opera.
atoms Of the department under his charge during
the past year. 1t is gratifying 10 perceive, thai
while the war with Mexico has rendered it neces.
sary TO employ an unusual number Of our arm.
ed vessels on her coasts the protection due 10 our
commerce in other quarters Of the world has not
proved insufficient. No means will be spared to
give efficiency 10 the naval service in the prose.
cuton Of the war; and am happy to know that
the officers, and men anxiously desire to devote
themselves to the service of the Country in any
enterprise. however difficult Of execution.
recommend to your favorable consideration
the proposition 10 add TO each Of our foreign
squadrons an efficient sea steamer, and, as espe-
cially demanding attention, the establishment a
Pensacola of the necessary means of repairing
and refuing the vessels Of the navy EMPLOYED in
the Gulf OF Mexico.
There are othersuggesons in the report which
deserve, and, | doubt NOT will receive YOUR con-
sideraIion.
The progress and condition Of the mail service
Tor The past year are fully presented in the report OF
the Post Master General. The revenue ior the
year ending on the 3oth OF June last amounted to
three million four hundred aud eghty-seven thou
sand one hundred and ninety-nne dollars, which
is eight hundred and two thousand Six hundred
and torytwo dollars forty.fve cents less than ,ha,
OF the preceding year. The payments for that de-
partment during the sane time amounted 10 four
million eghty-iour thousand two hundred and
nnety-seven dollars and twenty-five cents. Of
this sum five hundred and ninety.seven thousand
and ninety-seven dollars and eighty cents have
oeen drawn from the treasury. Tie disbursements
Tor the year were two hundred and for.y-six thou
sand four hundred and ihirty-tour dollars and
I$eventy-seven cents lass Than those Of the prered-
ing year. While the disbursements have been thus
diminished, the mail facilities have been enlarged
by new mail routes of five thnnsa nd seven hundred