Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1846-12-17

Wisconsin and Iowa." were authorized to be sold.
The act is confined in its operation, to lead mines
and contiguous lands.''
large portion of the public lands containing
copper and other ores is represented TO be very
valuable, and recommend that provision be made
authorisng the sale OF these lands upon such terms
and conditions as their supposed value may, IN the
judgment of Congress-, be deemed advisable. hav-
ing due regard to the interests Of such Of our ct
zens as may be located npom them.
1t will be important, during your present ses-
sion, to establish territorial government and to
extend the jurisdiction and laws Of the United
States over the Territory Of Oregon Our laws
regulating trade and intercourse with the Indian
tribes east OF the Rocky mountains should be ex-
tended to the Pacific ocean; and tor the purpose
OF executing them ana preserving friendly relations
with the Indian tribes within our limits, an addi-
tiona number of Indian agencies will be required,
and should be authorized by law The establish
ment of custom houses, and of post Offices and
post-roads, and provision for the transportation of
the mail on such routes as the public convenience
will suggest, require legislative authority ItwlI
be proper, also, to establish surveyor generals
office in that Territory and to make the necessary
provision for surveying the public lands, and bring
ing them into market. As our citizens who now
reside in that distant region have been subjected
to many hardships, privations, and sacrifices in
their emigration, and by their improvements have
enhanced the value of the public lands in the neigh
borhOod of theiI settlements it is recommended
that liberal grants be made Of such portions OF
these lands as they may occupy and that similar
grants or rights Of pre-empton be made to al who
NAV emigrate thither within limited period to be
prescribed by law.
The report of the Secretary Of War contains de-
tailed information relative TO the several branches
of the public service connected with that depart
ment The operations Of the army have been OF
satisfactory and highly gratifying character.
| recommend to your early and favorable con
sideraon the measures proposed by the Secretary
of War for speedily filling qp the rank and file Of
the regular army, for its greater efficiency in the
field. and for raising an additional force TO serve
during the war with Mexico.
Embarrassment is likely to arise for want OF ie-
gal provision authorizing compensation To be made
to the agents employed In the several States and
Territories to pay the revolutionary and other pen
sioners the amounts allowed them by law. Your
attention is invited to the recommendations of the
Secretary of W ar upon this subject. These agents
incur heavy responsibilities and perform important
duties, and no reason exists why they should not
be placed Oh the same footing to compensation,
with other dsbursing officers.
Our relations with the various Indian tribes con-
tnue to be of pacific character The unhappy
dissensions which have existed among the Chero-
KEGS for many years past have been healed Since
lny last annual message, important 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 Territories has
been extinguished, and arrangements made for
moving them to the country west of the MiSSissIp-
pi Between three and four thousand, of different
tribes, have been removed to the country provided
for them by treaty stipulations, and arrangements
have been made for others to follow.
In our intercourse with the several tribes part,-
ular attention has been given TO the important sub
iect of education The number of schools estab-
lished among them has been increased, and addi
tional means provided, only for teaching them
the rudiments of education, but of insrucng them
in agriculture and the mechanic arts.
refer YOU to the report of the Secretary of 5ie
Navy for a satisfactory view of the Opera,ionS af
the department under his charge during the past
year 1t is gratifying to perceive, that while the
war with Mexico has rendered it necessary TO en-
ploY an unusual number of our armed vessels
her coasts, the protection due TO our commerce in
other quarters of the world has not proved INSULT
cent. No means will be spared to give efficiency
to the naval service in the prosecution of the
and | am happy to know that the officers and men
| anxiouslY desire to devote themselves to the ser
vice of their country in any enterprise, however
difficult of execution.
| recommend TO your favorable consideration the
proposition to add to each of our foreign squad
rons an efficient steamer, and, as especially
demanding attention. the establishment at Pensa-
cola of the necessary of repairing and reht-
ting the vessels of the navy employed in the gulf
of Mexico.
There are other suggestions in the report which
deserve and, doubt not, will receive your consd-
Grafton.
The progress and condition of the mail service
for the past year fully presented in the report
of the Postmaster General. The revenue for the
year ending OF the thrtIeth of June last amounted
to three million four hundred and eighty seven
thousand one hundred and ninety nine dollars,
which is eight hundred and two thousand six hun
dred and forty two dollars and forty FIVE cents less
than that of the preceding year.
The payments for that department during the
same time amounted to $4,094 ,297 22 OF this
sum $597 ,097 so have been drawn from the treas
ury The disbursements for the year were 1885,
434 II less than those OF the preceding year.
| While the disbursements have been thus dimin-
ished, the mail facilities have been enlarged by
new mail routes of five thousand seven hundred
and thirty nine miles; an increase Transportation
of one million seven hundred and sixty four thous-
and one hundred and forty five miles, and the es-
adjustment OF four hundred and eighteen new post
Offices. Contractors, postmasters, and others, en-
gagged in this branch of the service, have performed
their duties with energy and faihtuness deserving
commentator. For many interesting details
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