American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1856-12-11

.,..s : 1, l, ~. ssss IN ne development OF NJ
49, s,a r;.!a tursI aud niherai resources
T.sy;slstion has been recommended n
Inv ms. an pravious oecaHions 70 cure de- a
fsc.s in tRe existing ofgauization, and 10.
i,,nrs sss sshs efficiency Of the army, ana II
,,ss.bs5 cbssrvation has but served to h
o,,fi I'm a,le in the views then expressed, I
oslto enforce on my mind the convict
tion tSat such measures arg not only |
proper but necessaryt ga a
| have, in aadition, to. invite the at
tantioA ef 6ongross 70, change OF poll
cv in the distribution oftroops, and to
tke npcssslty Of providing a moro faRia |
;uereass Of the military arlnamept,t FcfTII
istaFlg ofthese and other subjects relat-
ing 90 the army, refer to ths report Of
the Secretary of War. ,t,,., ss
r The condition Of the nayS Is not mere
" satisfactory, but exhibits the most
gratifying eyidences Of Increased yigor, |
aAsisis comparatively small, il is more
Important That it should be as complete
aspossiblein all the elements OF strength;
atitshouia be efficient in the charac-
!, lser Of is officers, in the zeal and discip-
Hive oFits men, IN the reliability of its
ofanance, and in the capacity of its ships
In al these various qnalitics the navy
has made great progress within the last
.feF years. The execution of the law of
Congtcss, of February 281S55, sto pro1
0mute the efficiency Of. the navy has
.6saen attended By the Inostadtantagcous
results. Tho law for promoting discipl
slise am opg the men is found conycnient
~
an honorable disebargc to faithful seat
.sssOaHph the expiration Of the period Of
Observation-Disclosures, and permitting them 70
felehlist afikra leave of absence of g few
mouths, with0ut cessation pay, is high
~ heneHcial in its influence. The ap-
prepticesystegn recently adopted is eyl-
donily destined to Incorporate into the
;seryice'a large number ofour country
.alnea hitherto SO diiichlt to procure. n
SSgetai hundred American boys are nop
on a three Years cruise ID our nationa
vessels, and wilretarn well-trainedsea
men. In the ordnance department. ther
isa decided and gratifying Indication
progress creditable toit and to'the coup
try. The suggestions Of thcySeerctat
OF the Navy, in regard TO further i'm
prossment in that hrapch of tile service
i7eieo,nmspd to your favorable action,
The new frigates ordered by Oongre'
siare now ahoat, and two Of them in actis
service. They are superior models {
naval Architecture, and with theirformIc
= -able batterypdd largely topublic streng'
ieezanA seeprity.a,
ST.sg re- .Iconcur in the views expressed b
.Iov the Secretary Of the Department in fave
.a.,-of still further increase Of our nay
Z, force. i7a ia Ass, saii3isl idf,G 4
a,iass The report Of the Secretary Of the i
aerior presents facts and views in rel
ton TO internsl affairs over which the 8,
sI pewision of his department. extends,
much interest and Importance.
% The aggregate dsales Of the publ
.a,s, lands, daring the eiast tiscSl year, amop
i ia 79.to 9,227 1878 acres; for which has bee
~ received thesu SSs21 ,4l4 Dcrir
.,s the same period there have been looate
with military scrip and land warrant
and for other pnrposes,B0, loo, ,230 acre
kpga making total aggregate of 80
QS asnl1I, On the 3Oth Of Septeu
hEd been made Of 16
,b90aores, 4 large proportion ofwhle
Is ready for market. :
.3lAThe suggestions IN this r6p6rh in r
gard to,the cpmplcatiQp and progrossi'
expansio1n ofth6 business Of the dffere
~" bureaux Of tho department.; to tho pei
s,sg sion. SYSTEM 10 the colonization of i
dian tribes, and tho recommendations
relation to various improvements in h
Y District Of Columbia are especially col
~ mended to yodr cDnsideration.
.sZaa The report of thesP Postmaster Gener
'aen presents fully the condition of that d
is ia partment 'of. thu government. Its b
tpendituresfor the last 6scah year, We
o $40, ,407 ,s6S; and its gross receiptsSi
>'iao' U20, ,90l lAmaking an excess Of expent
ture over rcceipts Of S2,787, ,046. II
< y deficicncyof thisdeparthentisl thus7+ 4
: s,la 900 dollars greater than forthe year en-
'o ing June 80, 1858, OF this. deicient
$3.50, 900 is to be attributed q. tho ldt
tional compensation allowed postmastt
by the act of COngrcssof June22, 49,
The inaip flciIitlessfh every part of t
gWO, ,tcppDtry haze been very much jnoreas
in that period, and the large addition
= " railroad service, amounting to 40
80 miles, has added largely tostho cost
s-,. transportation. a7 -i3.3' 3'ass
3 Hii The inconsiderablo augmentation
ia the income of the Postofiice Departure
= under the reduced rates ofpostagc, d
sb~s its increasing expenditures, must, for I
present, make it dependent to some a
I. y n vs. tpnt upon the treasury for support.
g The recommendations Of the Postulas
S General, ID relation to the abolition
'ha ~ the franking privilege, and his views
the esnbllshmentofina steamship lin
deserve the consideration Of Congress,
/ also cali the special attention Of Co
9 's grcss to tho statement Of tho Postrnasi
s Geueral respecting tho sums now ps
for the transportation Of mails TO t
Panama Railroad Company, and co
i mend to their carly and favorable &C
aidcration the suggestions Of that Off
Ia relation to nov contracts for IN
transportation upon thatrouLc, and a
.sss5 upon the Tehauutopcc and Nicaral
routes aWy lnHss r
The United States continue in the
ioyment Of amicablo relations with
ss..ac foreign powors.
When my last annual message
transmitted TO Congress, two subjects
aauao controversy, one relating. to the enl
ment Of soldiers in this country, for
ele eign service, and tho other to Cen
America, threatened to disturb good
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