The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1846-12-19

tcrns aml conditions as their supposed value may,
m the Judgment of CoHgeSs, be- deemed Advisable
nA,tus due regard to tho lnteests ot such oi ou'
eut1en. a. may he located upoa lhom
will be ,muOrtun!, duuug Iht ptesont session.
hlish tardoual s0Nc'nu'ent and TO extend
arIsdiciiou and Law, at the laltcd states overt
.,rilOry OF Oregon. Oar laws regulating INdel
and ,ntrrcDvne wllu the .udlan uIhr, west VI the
Rocky Mountains should he extended to the Paci.
!e ocean, aud Or the purpOso ui executing them
aud prsasNiug tleudh relations with the Indian
Tribes within our limits, an additional number Of
! Indian agencies vii he required aud should be
lanthnyIzed by law. Tia, establishment VI custom
lhousrg and ui post office. and post roads, and pro-
vision for the transportation Of The mail on such
routes az the puUio convenience shall suggest, ro-
louire legislative authority. II will be proper, also
Ito establish surveyor general Olhce IN that tcIT
and To make the necessary provision tor surveying
the pu bic lands, aud bring them into market. AsI
our citizens who now reside in that distant region
have been subjected to u any hardShips prtvalous
end sacrifices IA their GHgtau0n and by Then
improvements have enhanced ha value Of the pub
! lie ianus n the nelghbIrhOOI their settlements,
is recommended that liberal giants be made to them
of such portions OF these lands as they may occupy
aud that similar grauts 0r rights OF pre-emPuon ho
made tO all waJ my emlgtIe thi y within iim
lied period, " be prescribed bY law.
| rns repnr oil lae Secretary of War contains
detailed information relative TO The several branch
os Of the pubic service connected with that Depart
menL The operations VI tho amy have heen VI
sati factory aud high J gratifying character.
i recommend TO your early and favorable con-
Isileraton the measures proposed by the Secretary
Iof War for speedily filing up the rank and file OF
1.-THE reglar army, tOr It's greater ctiittrncy IA the
field, and for raising un additional force to serve
during the war with heAicO.
Enba rassmcnts are likely TO arise for want ot
legal provision authorizing cUIuI eusalion to he
lmddo to the agents employee ia the several States
land Territories to ptY the revolutionary and other
pensioners the amounts closed them by Iaw,--
Yout attention I invited - the recommendations
LOT the Secretary of War on this subject. These
Iagents incur heavy responsibilities ana peiiornI I'm.
poItant duties, and no reason exists why they
. IshOuld not be placed on the same lOotnst as 10
1 lcompensallUn, with Other dIsHursing officers
Our relations with the various Indian Tribes con.
tinue to be of pacific character The unhappy
ldisscnsiOns which have existed among the Chero-
} KEGS for many years past have been heated
! Since my last annual message important treaties
| have been negotiated with some Of the tribes 10y
(which the Indian title to large tracts of valuable
Hand within the limits OF the States and Territories
has been eAtingulshed; and arrangements made iO
removing them to the country west Of the Mlssls
Isppi Between , and 4C0O OF different Tribes,
have been removed to the country provided to
them by treaty siipuIalons,and arrangements have
. IJeen made for others 10 follow.
In our intercourse with several Tribes particular
attention has been paid to the important sugcc
of education. The Lumber Of schools established
among them has been increased, and additional
means provided,not only for teaching them the ru-
1 diments OF education, but Of nstrucllng them IN
agriculture and the mechanic arts
refer you to the report OF tho Secretary of the
NAVY for satisfactory view Of the operations o!
the department under his charge du,iug the past
year It is gratifying to perceive that whI,e the
war with Mexico has rendered it necessary TO en-.
! ploy an unusuaI number Of our armed vessels Oh
her colsiS, the protection due to our commcIce IN
tother quarters of the world has not prove asuii-
cicnt No means wili be spared 10 give efficiency
to the naval service in the prosecution of the war;
and am happy to know that the officers and men
y Ianyiously desne to devote themselves to the ser
difficult of execution.
/ recommend to yolr favorable consideration
the proposition to add to each Of our foreign squad
rons an efficient sea steamer, and, as especial,
: demanding attenii n, the establishment atPu nsa.
i cola of tie necessary means OF repairing and rciil-
ung the vessels Of lhe navy employed in the Gull
! 3f Mexico.
? Thcle are orhc, suggestions in tie report whrl
deserve, and doubt not, will receive your coHsId-
Icrltion.
The pr1gre.s 3 Oni condition ofthc naval service
70: the past year are fully presented in the rcpol
of the Post Master General. The revenue oil ,h,
T year ending on the 3Oih of June last amounted
i S3,4s7 99, which is SsG2 642 is less than the
, preceding year, The payments Of that depart
mCat dunng the same time amounted to Si,0Si.
900 %. OF this sum S597O07 50 hay, been
drawn from the tea my. The disbursement.
for the year were S236,I34 II less than those Of
D tn e preceding year. While the disbursements.
Ihave been thus diminished, tie mail facilities have
] been cnlalged by new mail rontes Of 1853 mi'Cs
Ian increase of transportation Of l.IGi, AS miles
and tie establishment Of as new post cihcrs.--
: Contractors posmaser5 aud orhcs euglgtd il
this branch of the service have performed tcir ].
ties with energy and fUthfuInc.s deserving e..
Imenda,ion. For many interesting dcl.is contact
ed with the operations Of this csahlishmcr: ,uu
NO 'N''s'''.l - 'iI ''l' - t't' ~ N''IlN
ral, and his suggestions for improving IT, re'cuUgs
are recommended to your favorable consideration.
repeat the opinion expressed in my last annua
message, that the bushes. al this department.
should be 50 regulated tIat the revenue derived
from it should he made 10 equal the expenditures.
VI is believed that thu may lie done by ptopu
nf'difc Aon OF the present laws, as suggested j.
the report of the Post Minister General, without
Ichangng the present rolcs Of postage.
With full reliance upor She wisdom and patriot.
sm of your deliberations. it will he my duty rs
it will be my anxious dr-rcto cooperate wuA you
iuevcyy constitutional effort to promoethc "eiHr,
ard maintain the h"LOr If our rrumon c0Iulry.
JAMES X. POLK,
Wa.hngon Dec. 3. 1916.
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