Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-12-08


| have thousm it proper To refer to these facts.
No; on 20 e. plain the crnsrs ~ the delay In filing
the commission tit u ea1 suYr rtention to tho
propricty ofincrcosng the curnpenshssrs u tho
mssioncrs, The office il great labor and re-
| sponsibty. aud the compensation should be such
as to command men Of high order Of talents and
| the most unqucstionablc integrity.
The tt5pSy slsp9sal Of the mineral lands of Cali
iorn" is subject ~ttcaadcday great difficulties
In my last annual messugr. ss die
vcy aud sale of them in smnll rui cells, under such
restrictions would olcctually guard nrninat noal
opo,y anl specs gulion. Bat upon further ,tfofn,a.
ton uid in Difference TO tie opinions of persons ia
mar Sith jhe subject. am ino,ied 20 change that
recommendation. and 90 I'd iss Ihai .hes mo par,
| mttcd to remain, US al present, n common field.
open the enterprise and industry ola citizens
until further experience shall have developed ,hs
best policy 10 be ultimately adopted il tngltd d
4 fhcui. II is safer to suffer tho nconyrnchccs that
now exist Tor n shass period Ihah, BY premature
legislation to i,,teu the country ssstcn found
| ed in error. which may place the whole subject be-
| yond the future control OF Congrcss,
| The agricultural lands should. howcycr, be sur.
vsycd aud brought into market with US lfte' delay
\ as3nSaifc ili41 the lies may become settled. and
the inhabitants oaufatcd 20 make permanent i'm
| provcmcnts and enter oh tho orJinaly i.Arsaas ID
life To effect these objects IL Is desirable TINT tho
necessary provision be made ~ law for tho establish
] tacnt Of land offices IN Calitprta and Oregon. aud
ta ebcSeeicn rrasceg,ion OF the surrey 4, gnra,it
dav. S'f Pr
Some difficulties hnvc occurred in organizing
tho Territorial governments ot New Mexico aud
Utah aud. when nceurute information s)iell
be obnined Of the cruscs. tvr,hcr eauSnancntiun
1 will be niadc pp the sui cci ''"
In my last apnual eQr4autica,ion 10 Congress
recommended the establishment Of ap Agricultural
Bureau, nnJ rnse tis occast,a TO invoke your la
vonbfe consideration ol the subject.
Agriculture may justly he regarded ps the great
| ia, Il Epur,t IA. sfn
population arc emahscd 81 tl.e cultivation oi the
soil, and thc rapid xrnnsiop OF our sottlei.ss osi
territory il daily adding 10 the number ofthoso
engaged in thut ,bention. Justice und sound poll
cy, therefore, alike require that tho Government
should all the authorized hy the Constiin-
on promote the iutcrcsts aud welfare of shrt ini-
poItant cinss of our fllow-eiscns. &tI Jel u il
singular ihct that whilst the cmnuuineiuiing'ahd com
mcrcia interests have crgngcd the lion ofC o
gres- during large portion ofcvery session, and our
statutes abound in provisions Tor their protection
and encouragement. little Inns vet been done direct
ly for the encouragement of ngriolturc. II is.Ap5
that this rcproach 20 our legislation should b.
moved; and sincerely hope that the present Gun
rrcss will not close thcir lahors without adopting ri-
fcicnt means 10 supply the orisriops Of those wio
hnyc preceded iA,'sn.
AnAgricultural bureau charged witl, the .iaiy of
collecting mud disseminating correct information u!
the best modes Of cultivation und a the most IT.
icctual mems oi prcsrAins aud rc-t,rit tho i'rt-
~ OF the soil ind "t tpr"curng aud Distributing Neaj
and plants. and other vegetable productions, whh
instructions i tepud tn Ar soil climate. aud trent
4 ment. hest adapted ih'ir er,gs,th, roud not fail
to lc in the language al Wn-hington in hi. In-l na
nual niesahgc to Congress ivory ell, p in,ir r,nui4
4 of ninicn-r iuual benefit y
I Regarding ii,a At nf Congress. approved oSlh
Scp,cnter 1870 granting bounty laads,o rcr.ons
who htd b-cn engaged IN The military service oftl.
| country ms great rncn.n,e OF n,,iional isice and
| laa altg.t, lN
officer. entrusted with l. i,ns sdihto execution TO
4 give, lronbt effect io its pruyi.iops. An tho n,ynns
within their conrol were. therefore, brought into,c-
auiston 10 cxpcdtc the ad ludcntion vl clnins aud
nm grntiiied to bo nbc to state TINT near on. i,.i
drcd ,hou.nnd applications have been considered
and about seventy thousand warrants issucd within
| the short -pnrc Of nine months lfndrauuia prnyi,.
ion be made b. lasv 40 carr, ii,o acs 'tLt recon-
pcndotons Of the Department. ii Il cdn6dently os-
pectcd Tint before . close Of the next fiscal ycnr
nh WIN nr,, entitled 10 the benefits Of the act will
! have received th,ir warrants.
Tho s.cre,nr. q, the Interior has tugecerd ~ la
r, nadff yut,a. amthdmcuts of the lnus relating ID
pcnsion. nnd ,a.ty land. for the ptrpo-e Of more
cilcctuaIly guarding against otu.c. and hnuds On
the Cav, rup,cpt 10 all o " wch iilse your pn,t,-
culnr o,,,nt,on. -
The largo accession. to our Indisn population
consequent upon the acquisition of New Mexico aud
ID California and 1hcoNlenaon of oar sritlrAats ~
y, 10 Utah and Oregon have given Increased interest
and mportnnco 10 our relations with me nbo,ginpl
raec,
M, on,cr,ol oban,c i'm, ,nkcn nneo within IN,
l,si vcnr in ih conJii;on. npd pio.pec,- o ,he H.
Ji,n :, bc. VIM reside in In. Nor,hwe.c,u T,r,iio
ry and Yves, of the Mi.si.sippi river We arc !,
Pence with all them; and /, will be- source .l
. pl.nsuro TO Won To lcrrn TINT they urr GRADUALLY
Il, md IA, turn,its or ,oeie
N Ma. . NJ n" ' XII.
, Along the Mexican rr prier and il Calirr,i.
una in Oregon there have been occnsion, na,ii.s
turions ofunirepdy feeling and sornc depreciation.
comm ted am satisfied, however. tint they re-
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