Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-08-15

Cor, .pOsden.e Of Tie Baum re Am rieaa.
WAsHiSoros, August IL.
The Post Route Bill upon inquiry, proves to have gone
into the receptacle OF Lost things The effect will be TO
leave matters precisely they The Poet Office
gation OF the existing Congress- thus far prove, two
thngs-ht that the present OF postage are
the expenses Of the Department. and secondly that no In.
crease OF postage will be made by Congress uni
form Of postage will be the reform Tor tho country
and after that reduction Of the higher rates. Time will
the wisdom Of those who hi. great
OF chcspenng the Of inellsn between man and
man. aud already the blessings Of the poor rost upon ho.
who have almost opened the that were blind and
that closed The loss oC the Poe, Route Bill give,
high qualification the Post Office Department beiiey.
as will save labor to the officers employed and expense TO
the Government
have boon looking the public bills TODAY tina,
have thus TAR passed the present Congress not able
TO learn the precise sum appropriated but believe IL will
exceed fifty millions OF dollars. ling many i'm
portant lost between the two Houses of Con
gfess
The Army and Naval Bills contain unus,,l ,,,,,n;.
tons In amount The persoHnee OF the former Ia. been
increased 500, and the latter 50 500 Tn, rcduc,.o
in the Navy Is TO take place the close Of the war but
the new ensmenis in the Army for Eve years and
all who have been be enlisted will have serve d.
nng that time.
The Volunteer Bills and Joint Resolutions which b.v.
passed four ALL and by the last act large sum of
money must be drawn from the Treasury as IL will not re-
quife very free construction Of the pay the one
hundred thousand men who in form or another Mt
some place or other. were mustered into service
IL believed by many intelligent persons who hav.
investigated the subject, that tho Administration hard
y dreamed OF the expenses II has incurred already
in the prosecution OF the Mexican war Tn, Pro
sidenrs last Message would to indicate that he ia
tired OF it, and the outward evidence would seem to bo
disposition 10 negotiate for Peace, but il must be peace
with surrender the part OF Mexico Of her most yauu
bic provinces This is the demand Of those who now adj
munster the government aud such demand assured
VIII be pressed There was long Cabinet Council upon
the subject to-day, and the action as far a, ha,
ed would seem TO be the part of our Gov
enmenito reopen negotiations by claiming not only the
nda hta ala( al, l... r.
OF sheer comPuson the MeHicans would never make
a treaty The Mexican Army is about the only supreme
power there IS in that Government
Two millions Of dollars is not the worth of Tho ,,fo,
MAS, they are worth any thing US; and nobody in MeI
leo would dare surrender them upon the terms prop sed
day or two will fully deveope the intentions Of the
Administration upon this subject
WASHINGTON, August L. 1876
The two FORrIrcNrIoN BILts passed by Cousres.
each appropriation for Maryland. The general hill
which passed IN May, the time many feared rupture
with Eng and, appropates large all the fottca
tons upon the frontier For the two forts near Boson b,
Dor $1,000 For Portland, S35 900. For the Penobsco,
river S35OOO N. York harbor 900 Ann,polis n.
IN this bill $4,000, and share OF $500 900
for fo hca'ion There something for James River Tor
North Carolina. Charleston, Florida Savannah The I,ks
frontier aud all the county where works were
and IN progress
The large appropriation bills are not mark ed BY .nv ne
eusr features except the heavy amount and
the provision for paying the fourth aud fifth of
the Mexican Indemnity. These instruments are five pet
cent each with interest at cent making an appropa
ton OF S320,000. The payment will be I'm Goyenmen,
Scrip running hVe and paying five per cent interest
sixteen instruments ct the award of the ed
OF 1889 will be LETT unpaid. and subject to any conditions
concluded upon in making peace.
Another OF the Bills passed allowed any merchandise
imported from the British North American Provinces ad
joining the u States and duly entered at any of the norris
OF entry the collection districts situated on the North
ern, North Eastern and North Western frontiers Of the
$ TO be transported by land water TO any ports where
merchandise may be under existing laws for the hon
eht OF drawback and be thence exported to any foreign
eouny-proNded that said expectation shall be made with
IN one year from the date OF importation.
The WaTehousing Bill is in harmony with hi, bill and
both are calculated largely 10 benefit the city OF New
without much regard the of the county Much OF
the prevailing protective influence has also come from
that city, and strange say, British agents and British in.
terests found hearing where Others were turned ndr
The whole OF the free trade ad pdlore has been
American, and preJudcial the best OF the
country.
As early January the House Of Representative, pas,
sed an act, which passed few days after in the Sem
ate calculated 10 make the Custom House officers relax
their usual vigilance in searching and detecting goods fraud
ulenuy imported goods Struggled into the United State,
They are not be paid from their fees before nor
low 10 draw their salaries otherwise than suartcry All
Geted to be paid the Treasury the United
and not distributed as heretofore.
Congress has passed bills satisfactory believe TO the
Territories OF Wisconsin and Iowa. and some Of them
make provision for their admission into the Union. Each
OF these Territories upon adopting State Constitution will
be allowed send Representatives TO Congress untI
the next Census They have i've per all the lands
sold IN the State for works Of internal Improvement and
ten sections OF land for public buildings. dozen Salt
Springs also given TO Wisconsin
For the navigation OF the Des Moines River, Iowa re-
ceyes by another act alternate miles wide
each side OF the river.
Wisconsin, by another act has equal amount of alter.
nate sections o all the unsOd lands each side of the NJ
be appropriated only upon conditions which shall
secure the improvement Of the rivers.
Another OF some interest the States named was thai
providing for the sale Of the lead mines in Illinois Arkan-
sas Wisconsin and Iowa. There be brief descrp-
ton Of these Mineral Lands advertised with the number OF
mines facilities for working them &c. but they are not to
be subject TO preempuon settlement until offered for sale
"A law likely be much more honored in the breach
than in the Observance"
The important Mineral Land bill for disposing of the
Mineral Lands in Michigan failed from the opposition OF
few members in the House 1t passed tho Senate and
large majority Of the House members were in favor of IT,
The Smithsonian Bill fails make any appropriation for
the public buildings. The omission was accidental but
inasmuch there Is much be done before the work
commenced, and much authorized be done by the law
which has passed there need be hndrance common.
cling this noble monument; IL should be- Of the munif
cence Of distinguished Engshman 'for the diffusion Of
knowledge among men," May the good impaired to ou
people contribute largely the dissemination Of that mora
and political intelligence upon which alone our free ins
/ tutons can permanently rest.
MIR. ADAMS will leave morrow for Quincy with his Ia
dy and family. Mr. a. quite feeble. No wonder
He just upon the threshold Of four years and ma
led not only industrious but exciting life Ii hard
ly be expected that his inclination or the parta,
Of his constituents will enable him pass many more sea
in tho public service.