Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-12-12

Indian title large tracts Of valuable land within the limits
OF the States and Territories, has been exinguished and
arrangements made for removing them the country OF
the Mississippi Between three and four thousand of differ
emit tribes have been removed the country provided for them
by treaty sipuaons and arrangements have been made for
others 10 follow.
has been given to the important subject OF education The
number Of schools established among been increased
and additional provided only for teaching them the
udments OF education, but Of insueng them in agriculture
and the mechanic arts, s
refer you the report Of the Secretary Of the Navy for
satisfactory view Of the operations Of the Department under
his charge during the past year. IL is gratifying perceive
that while the with Mexico has rendered it necessary
employ unusual number OF armed vessels her coasts
the protection due to other quarters Of the
world has not proved insufficient No will be spared
to give efficiency the naval service in the prosecution Of the
war and am happy % know that the officers and men
anxiosly desire deyose themselves the service of their
country any enterprise, however difficult of execution
recommend to your favorable consideration the proposition
to add to each of foreign squadons efficient steamer
and, as especially demanding attention, tho establishing at
Pensacola Of the necessary of repairing and eng 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 consideration.
The progress and condition Of the mail for the past
year are fully presented in the report Of the Postmaster Gene
raj The for the ending the theh of June
last amounted to three millions four hundred eighty
thousand one hundred and ninety dollars which eight
hundred and thousand hundred and ortywo dollars
payments for that Department during the
ed to four million eghyour thousand two hundred and nine
seven dollars and twenty-five cents OF this sum, five
hundred and ninety thousand and ninety dollars
and eighty have been drawn from the Treasury The
disbursements for the year hundred and hiry-sx
thousand four bundled and thfour dollars and seventy
cents less than those Of the preceding year While the
disbursements have been thus diminished the mail facilities
have been enlarged by mail Of five thousand seven
hundred and thirty nine miles, of transportation
Of one million hundred and sxtyour thousand one
hundred and forty five miles, and the establishment of four
hundred and eighteen post Offices Contractors post
masters, and Others engaged III this branch of the SERVICE
have performed their duties with energy and ahfuness de-
serving commendation For many interesting details
ed with the operations OF this establishment you referred
to the report Of the Postmaster General and his suggestions
for improving its recommended your favorable
consideration repeat the opinion expressed in my an
nua that the business of this Department should be
regulated that the derived from it should be made
to equal the expenditures and is believed that this may
done by proper notifications of the present laws suggested
in the report of the Postmaster General without changing the
present rates Of postage.
With full reliance upon the wisdom and patriotism Of your
deliberations it will be my duty, it will be my anxious de-
Sire to cooperate with you in every constitutional effort TO
promote the welfare and maintain the honor of our common
country. JAMES X. POLK
WAsHISeroN, DECEMBER s, 1916.