M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-01-10

on slx hundred and twenty.six thousand
two hund,ed and six dollars; that tie
cost rf mail transportation during thai
year was six hundIrd aud seventy -four
thousand nil hundred andIhfty, two dol
lars greater than the previous years.
Much Of the heavy Expenditures, 10
which the Treasury is thus subjected,
IS to be- asciibed lo the large qusnlity
Of printed me tier conveyed by the mails,
either frsnke1, OF liable TO no postage
by law. or TO every low rates ol pos
tSge impaired with that charged on let.
teTs; and to the great cost Of mail ser
vice on railroads and by ocean steamers.
The suggestions Of the Postmaster GEN
eIal on the subject deserve the consid
Grafton Of Congress.
INTERIOR.
The report OF the Secretary Of the In
terror will engage your aiiention,as we'll
for useful suggeston it contains, as for
the interest and i'm Portance OF the sub
jecl towhich they refer
TIE aggregate amount Of public land
sold during the last fiscal year, located
with military scrip Of land warrants,ta'
ken up under grants for roads. and sell
ected as swamp lants by States, is
thenty.four million five hundred and
| lfty.2even thousand four hundred and
nineacres Of which the portion sold
as ifteen million seven hundred and
twenty-nine thousand five hundred and
twenty.four acres, yielding in receipts
the sum OF eleven million four hundred
and eighty i've thousand thvee hundred
and eIghty dollars. In the same period
of time. eigh: million seven hundred
and twenty three thousand eight hun
dred and fifty.fJur acres have been sur
veyed; ;but in consideration OF the guam
tity already subject to entry, no addi-
tionsl tracts have been brought into
market.
The peculiar relation Of the general
government 20 the District OF Columbia
renders il proper to commend to your
care not only its material, but also its
moral interests, including education,
more specially in those parts Of the dis
trct out side Of the cities of Washing
ton and Georgetown.
| The commissioners appointed TO re-
wise and modify the laws Of the District
have made such progress in the perfor.
nance Of their task, ss,to insure its
com pletion in the time pTecribed by
act Of Congress.
Information has recently been receiv'
ed, that the peace Of the settlements in
the Terri; ories Of Oregon and Wishing
ton disturbed dy hostilities on the part
OF the Indians, viii indications Of ex'
tensiye combinations OF hos'iie
character among the tries ia ma guar
ter, the more serious in their pos,sio'e
effect by reason of the undermined fol-
eign interests existing in those Tenitor-
les, to which your attention has alrsady
been ESPECIALLY invited. Efficient
measures have been taken, which. it is
believed, will restore quite, and afford
protection TO our citizens.
IL :.aas T::::;:;:oiv Of Kansas, there have
been acts prejudiciaI t: soOd order. "u'
Os yet none have occurred under circum'
stances to justify the interposition OF
the federal Executive. That could OH
ly be 10 case of obstruction Of fpEeral
law, or of organized resistance to terri
toral law, assuming the character oi
insurrecLion which, if it should oc-
cur, it would be my duty promptly tOI
overcome and suppress. cherish the
hope however, that the occurrence of any
such untoward event will be prevented
by the sound sense of the people of the
Territory. who by its organic law, pos.
sessing the right TO determine their own
domestic institutions, are entitled
while Geporting themselves peacefully
TO the free exercise of that right. and
must be protected in the enjoyment OF
il, without interference on The part OF
the citizens Of any OF the States.
The southern boundary line Of this
Territory has never been surveyed and
established. The rapidly extending
settlements in th:. region and the fact
that the main route between lndepen'
lence in The States OF Missouri and New
Msxico,is contiguous to this line,sug-
gest the probability that embarrassing
questions Of jurisdiction may consequen'
tly arise. For thsse and others consld
:rations, commend the subject TO your
early consideration.
CONSTITUTIONAL. THEORY OF THE GOV
ERSMENT.
have thus passed in review the gen
.ral states Of the Union, including such
particular concerns of the federal gov
'rnment, whether Of domestic or foreign
elation, as il appeared to me desirable
nd useful 10 bring 10 the special no.
ice Of Congress, Unlike the great
'tates OF Europe aud Asia, and many
# those OF America, those United
'tates are wasting their strength in nei.
her foreign or domestic Strife. What
ver of discomfort or public dissatisIac
ion exists, is attributable to the imper.
action of human nature, or is incident
o all governments, however perfect
which human wisdom can devise Such
subjects Of political agi'ation,as occuP!
he public mind. consist, to great ex
eut of evsggeration of inevitable evils,
,r over zeal in social Improvements. OF
mere imagina alton Of grievance having
,ut remote connection with any Of the
functions or duties oil
he federal government. To whatever
extent those questions exhibit Iendsn.
,y menacing to the stability OF the Con
;ntaoKfty nf fha lIuinp