The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1856-12-11

hahltunls thnn they have heretofore enluyrd.
t'nrw the recommendation previously express
I'D on former occasions to cure the dslecIs ans
nincrease the tflicieucy of tlie army p y e
n The condition Of The navy is highly gratfy
i ing. Ills comparatively small bntpossrssts d
llc elements Of strength. Late leeislation hai
I ebesn attended with hmost bsne licihl results. Tn
4 apbrntice system is-eviaenuy destinedfto NJ
Corporate into the service large number o
-Four coanltymen hitherto so difficult procure.
The progress in the ordnance department il
highly crrdtable TO it and the country.
The new frgates ordered by Congress are nov
aaoat aud two Of them in actual service. y Th
! afesnpprior models of naval architecture, ami
with their formidable batteries will add largely
TO public security and strength.
concilr,in, the sugeesdony Of thn Secretary
VI that Department in favor OF further increase
l4-of~ouF navel foFces
The r.port of the Secretary Of the In'erior
rprcsenis facts and views in relation TO internal
aifaifs, ovef which the supervision OF his de-
hparmcnt extends, of much interest and impof-
.t1ncc. , -.. .s,. .t s-. t..., al
The aggregate sale of the public lands, during
The last 6scal year amount to O227,S7 acres
for Which has been received the sum Of rs S2l .
| Ala. During the same period there have beea
located, with military scrip and land wrrants.
and for 0 her purposes, 30, 100 230 acres thus
making Total aggregate Of 1928 l09 acres
On the Both NJ September last, surveys had been
made Of 1888 500 acres, large portion of
/ which is ready for market.
The snggpstion in this reporL in regard TO the
complication and expressive expansion Of the
| business Of the diff rent bureaux of the depart
| mrni: TO The pension system. To the colooiz,.
tion Of Indian tribes, and the communications in
relation to various improvements in the District
of Columbia are especislly commended TO your
CONSIDERATION.
The rrport o6 the Postmaster Gencrul nrasenis
fully The condition Of that department of the
| government. lis expenditures for the last fiscal
year. wfr, $40 ,4O7 ,SGS; and its gros, receipts
az, ,G2O. sol making an excess OF expenditure
over cpipts Of 81, ,757 0l6 The deficiency Of
this department is thus @7I6.OI4 greater than
for the year ending June 80, 1853. OF this def
cheney 333O,OOO is to be attributed to the ad-
ditional compen alton allowed Postmnsters by
the act Of Congress of June %, 1851 The
m4il facilities in eveIy part of the country have
been very much increased in that period and the
large addition oi Rail Road service, amounting
to 1905 miles, has added largely to The cost OF
transportation.
The Posi- Office Department. under the re.
jucad rates Of postage, is for the present dapen.
dent upon the treasury for support The re-.
Communication in relation to the abolition of
the frnaklin privilege. his views on the estab.
fishing of mail steamship lines, as also, to the
statements respecting the sums now paid for the
transportation of mail to the Panama Railroad
Company, are recommended to the favorable
consideration Of Congr, S.
The United States continue in the enjoyment OF
amicable relations with all foreign powers.
Two subjects of controversy, one relating to the
enlistment of soldiers in this country for foreign
service the other occasioncd BY pretentions to do
minion or control over territories in or near two of
the transit routes across the Isthmus those Of Mica
ragua and Honduras asserted by Great Bitain,
and deemed by the United States opposed to eX-
press treaty sipulations threatened to disturb
the good understanding between the two govern
ments. or the progress of the former question
you were informed at tne time, ana the other Is IN
the way OF satisfactory adjustment Should the
Senate concur IN the arrangements proposed by
inc parties interested tue question VIII be finally
settled.
me TcLty betw zen the CLlteI states ana treat
britain when went INTO operation IN lo3o, has put
an end TO the causes OF irritation between the two
countries, and secures to our citizens the rights of
OF hShery equal to those enjoyed by British sub
Jccts. 1t has also had favorable eHtct upon 9th
er interests N the provisions II mate Tor reciprocal
freedom OF trade between the two countries.
Ine exports Of domestic articles to those prov
lhcc3 show IN increase over the previous year OF
nearly seven mi loh3 o. dollars ana imports snow
ai h'crtASS e' SIX HNIiouS upon tAo-e OF the pre-
Nious wear;
, Inc ehorIs 70 reheFe our traac tothe Ba!tIc from
inc cXacuon Gi Sound ID les by Denmark mas not
oeeh attendtdWith success; DennafI proposed an
arrangement WIN all inc european Powers inter
estei IN the SUBJECT AMI requested a temporary
suspension oil acton on the part ot orr govern
ment ms request has been acceded TO- and from
tla' iile me sums coHecleG IRON vessels ana car
goes o'ioAshS 10 our iA1Lc.iahlS are co-siIirai as
paul u1der P'oltst aiI sunJeit 10 luture arralg
men's; II ls believed Ihat the question may be
settleH III Il satisfactory manner:
WHh SPAN no new dlllcHltles nave araen' nor
mas mas narn progress Oech hade III the adjustment oI
the pending ones .-... ....- ...
Soon after the commencement OF the European
war, this government submitted two principles for
security of neutral commerce to the consideration
of all maritime nations one, that the neutral flag