The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1848-01-04

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Experience has proved thai foreign cor
will not circulate extensively, as currency
among the people. The important meas
ure of est nding our specie circulation, botl
Of gold and silver, aud Of dilllsing il among
the people. is effsciually converting sucl
foreign into American coin. | repeat the
recommendation contained in my last annu-
al message, for the establishment ofa branch
mint Of the United States, at New York.
1t is estimated that uet less than ten mil
lions Of acres Of the public lands will be sur
veysd, and be in conditi on 10 be proclaim
ed for sale during tho year l64S.
u In my last annual message presented
the reasons which, in my judgement, render
ed il necessary to graduate and reduce the
price Of such public lands as have remained
unsold for long period after they had been
offered for sale at public auction.
Many millions of acres Of the public lands
lying within the limits of several Of the
Western States, have been offered in the
market, and been snbject to sale, at private
entry, for more than twenty yeas, and large
quantities for more than thirty years. and un.
cultivated, for an indefune period, unles:
the price demanded by the government shall
be red uced. No satisfactory reason is per
ceived why they SHOULD longer be held a
rates above their rcol value. At this peri
cd, an additional reason exists for adopting
The measure recommended. When the
country is engaged in a foreign wal, and we
must necessarily resort 10 loans, it would
seem 10 be dictate of wsdomi that we should
avail ourselves of all our resonrcesi and thus
limit the amount OF he public Indebtedness
TO the lowest possible SUN.
recommend that the existing laws on the
subject of pre-emion rights, be amo nded SO
as TO ope'a'e prospeclively, and 10 embrace
all who may settle upsn the the public
lauds, and mako Improvements upsn them
before they are surveyed, as well as after
wards, in all cases where such settlements
may be mads sller tile Indian lille shall
have been eylinguished
If the right of pre-.miion be thus extend
ed, it will embrace large and msritorious
class Of our citizens, it will increase the
number Of small freeholders upon our bor-
dsis, who will be enabled thereby to edu-
cate their children, and otherwise improve
their condition, while they will be always
found. in tho hout of danger 10 our country,
ameng the best of our volunteer soldiers;
ever ready 10 render their services in cases
of emergency, and tho la 81 TO leave the
field as long as an enemy remains TO be ell
countered. Such policy will also impress
those pioneer emigranis with deeper feelings
of gratitude for lhs parental care of their
government; when they find their dearest
interests secured to them by The permanent
laws of the land; and that they are no long
er in danger oflosing their houses and hard
earned Improvements, by being brough, in
TO competition with more wealthy class Of
purchasers at the land sales.
The attention Of Congress was invited
at their last, and is agaiu al the present sesi-
on, tothe Importance OF establishinga Terri
lora Government over our possessions in Or
egop, and it is 10 be regretted that there was
no legislation upon the snbjeci. Our ci,izens
who iuhabit that distant region Of country
are still left without the protection of ourlaws
or any regularly organized government. Be-
fore the question ofih limits and boundaries
Of the territory of Oregon was definitely set
led, from the necessity of there condition,
he citizens of that territory had erected d
temporary government of their own. Besides
The want Of legal authority for continu ing
such governmet, it is wholly inadequate to
project them in their rights of person and
property, or TO secure 10 Them The privileges
and enjoyments of other citizens 10 which
,iher are entitled, under the constitution of
he U. States. They should have the righ
IF sutf,age, be repreressnted in Territorial
Legislature, and by Delegate in Congress,
assesses the rights aud privileges that cili-
ens ofthe United States have heretofore en-
Dyed, or may now enjoy.
Our judicial system, revenue laws,--laws
cgardIng trade aud intercourse with the In
liam tribes, and The protection Of our laws
should be exIeud ever them.
In addition to the iphabitAnls OF that Terri
ory, who had previously emigrated 10 it, large
numbers of our citizens haye followed them
Turing the present year; ;and i, IS not doubted
hat, during the neat year, their numbers viii
70 greatly increased.
Congress, at its st session, established
'ost routes leeding IN Oregon, and between
Iiflsrent points within that Territory; and
uthorized the establishment Of post Offices at
Astoria, and such other places on the coast
'f the Pacific, wiihin the territoty Of the
United States, as the public interest many re-
uire. Post offices have accordingly been
Established, deputy postmaster appointed,
nd provisions made for the transportatio. of
he mails.
The preservation of peace with the Indian
vibes ,ssiding west of the Rocky Mountains
1ill render i, proper that authority should be
iveu by law Tor the apportisnment ofan ad
quate number of indian agents TO reside a
long them.
recommend that n Suryayor General,s |