The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-01-11
VOL. .yQ--N0. jS1.

! - 0S VI '"o "uHeIy,
requires, also, an intimate
n;Ii. lne.uutIes oi an officer for
! or the general staff, il is desir-
NJ snaa "u snall nave served IN boN. With
'.'e", was recommended on former
oeeas'on .nat the duties OF the staff shodid be
m"y J Pe.ior'neu oy details IRON the line
N.Y. WIN We convection OF The advantages
WHY. "no" MVu'u result from suci change, 1t is
@smu P,e'e"'eu ior the consideration OF
cougress'
ho.a,,;,, J ispoi' ~ y, 'ie secretary Of me Navy,
s,;' 'uonl''eu' eHhiol's IN luii the naval
p', op.'"'o's y, ,"e past year, together win the
.eo"u',.oi, ol the service, ana u makes
t3ssS Us, VI 'ur'ner 'egisla'loh,79 wnich .
!s,r, Sn''oi ,s 'h'teu''
ne SUBSTITUTION OF the SIX steam frigates,
~ W ".'.n "pP'oPr'atlohs We're 1lpde blythe
80 'eae, ''"s P'oceeueu IN the most sat
"s u."i"u', ana WIN such eNPeuition
20 H. ~ar"Ilt 'he oeilet that they VIII be
,Ieauy ,or service early the coming spring
= po'u,n' US tllis aaoi'loh 10 our naval force
SUI ie'r'.,'S ''auequate 10 the contingent
soa on"at % VI .ne protection oi the extensive
If',oJ ''i,u vas, eonherc'ai interests OF inc
,ha IA view oi ''.s iact, ana OF
!, oroJ,ni AVA m',uom OIL I'VE poilcy oil
me annronra,;an " 's nn '''e'eIaI =. '.ie navy
e,rna,;on oc s;. 49, r io' '"e ''n-
In r.ororJ o., ,Lo sia, ,a, =, ....
of tho nc, Of Cnnor,ss =, ""u" ~ sNueu.'en a,
cheney of tho nav =, 10 n,,naa. r,Umu 're yin
TO soy more than To eynrsss en,;ro conorr' o
rpucc in tho nhsnrvot;nns on ,hn, a,,h;o',,
scented Inv the Srcre,.,u in his ranor, f''
Il will be nercr;ved br ,ho rdnn-t or ,ho
Post Master Ganer,I ,bot ,ha ,rpss a,naud;
lures of tbe Drnor,mont for ,6a i,s, sao"I
wear, was Sgg6s 3I2. and tho gross roco;rts
S7,342l 1876, making an excess of evnond;.
lures over recciots of S9615 2O6. tbat tho
cost of mail TRANSPORTATION during tho voor
was S674.952 greater than the nreyions year
Much of the heavy expenditure. TO which tbe
Treasury is thus subjected. il to he oscr;hod
to the large quantity of printed matter con.
veyed by the mails, either franked. or lable
to no postage by law, or to very low rates of
postage compared with that CHARGED on let
ters and to the great cost of mail service on
railroads and by ocean steamers. The suo.
gestions of the Postmaster General on the
subject descrvethe consideration of Congress.
The report of the Secretary of the Infer;nr
will engage your attention, as well for useful
| suggestions it contains, us for the interest
and Importance of the subjects to which thew
refer.
The aggregate amount of public land sold
during the last fiscal year, located with mill.
tary scrip or land warrants, taken up under
grants for roads, and selected as swamp
lands by States, is 24557 l09 acres. of which
the portion sold was Is 5,72e, ,524 acres, Weld.
| ing in receipts the sum of SIl4S5 3s6 Ir
the same period of time, S,723,S54 ucresh hay.
been surveyed; but, in consideration of the
quantity already subject to entry no add.
tional tracts hay. been brought into mar.
kct.
The peculiar relation of the general rov-
ernment to the District of Columbia renders
| It proper to commend to your care not only
its material, but also its moral interests,
including education, more especially in those
parts OF the district outside of the cities of
washington and Georgetown.
Inc commissioners appointed to revise
and codliy the laws OF the District have made
snch progress in tie performance Of their
'asHi nS 10 insure It's completion in the tinie
presrrlOcd by lhe act OF Congress.
Information mas recently been received,
mat ihe peace Oh Inc settlements IN the Ter
rItories OF oregon and Washington is dis
turbed 0y h"stIlilles on the part of the lndi-
ans WIN ihalcailohs OF extensive combina-
tIohs among inc tribes in that quarter,
'he more serious IN lhelr possible effect by
reason OF 'ne undetermined iorcign interests
EXISTING ~ 'hose territories 10 which your
attention mas Already been especially invited.
H'icieht measures nave oeeh taken, which, 1t
IS oeneVeo' VIII restore quiet, and afford pro-