The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-12-23

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The length Of post roads in 1927 vas los
sa6 miles; and in the year 1887 there were
a42, sol miles of,he post road. including 22s-
$40 miles Of railroad, on which the mails are
transported. a.
The whole number Of indians within ous
territorial limits is believed to be. from the
best data in the interior Department, aboat
325, 600.
The iribes OF Cherokees. chocisws, Chic
kasaws, and Creeks, seuIed in The territory
eel apart for them west Of Arkansas, are fsp-
idly advancing in education and nj oil tho
arts Of civilization and ssff-govetnihenl and
we may indulge the agreeabIs anticipation
that at no very distant day they will be in-
corporated into the Union as one of the soya
sreisn States. 4, s.s....7
II viii be seen from the report of the Post
master Gen'I that The Post Office Department
still continues 10 depend on the Tressury,
as il has been compelled 10 do for several
years past, for an important portion Of the
means OF sustaining and extending its opsra-
tions. Their rapid growth and expansion
are shown by decsnnal statement Of the
number of post Offices, and the length OF post
roads commencing with the year 1927. In
thst year there were 1000 post Offices; in
1897, II, III 10 1897, 1915; and ih 1857
they number $3.50. In !h:s year i.725 post
Offices have been established and 704 dis.
continued, leaving a net increase Of t,o2i.
The posiinasteis Of sss offices are appoin,sd
| by the President.
The expenditures OF the department for the
fiscal year ending on The 30th June, 1857,
as adjusted by the Auditor, amounted to
Sii, ,5o7 ,67u. To defray these expenditures.
there was 10 lhecredil Of the department on
the 1st July, 1853, the sum of ss79, ,599; the
gross revenue Of the year, including the an
nual allowances for the transportation Of free
free mail matter, produced $3.053.95i; and
the remainder was supplied by the approrri.
alton from the treasury Of 90 ESQ, 900 gram
ted by the act Of Congress approved Ausust
is, 1856, and BY the appropriation Of $780,.
8s3 made by the act OF March 3,iS57. leav.
ing 1882, 1853 10 be carried 10 the department
in the accounts Of the current year. I COM
mend to your consideration he repor. Of the
department in relation TO the establishment
of the overland mail route from the Mssis.
sppi river 10 San Francisco, California. The
route was selected with my full concurrence
as the one, in my judgment, best calculated
TO attain tie important objects contemplated
by Congress- %
The late disastrous monetary revolutions
may have one good effect should il cause
both the government and the people 10 return
to the practice Of wise and jadicious econ
omy Both in public and private expendiiufes.
An overfowing treasury has led to habits
ofprodigaIily and extravagance in our legis-
la,iou. It has induced Congress 10 make
large appropriations 10 objects for which
they never would have provided had il been
necessary 10 raise the amount of revenue re-
quired to meet them by Increased taxation
or by loans. We are now conpelledto pauss
in our career, and 10 scrniinize our expendi.
lures with the utmost vigilance; and in per
forming this duty, pledge my co operation
10 The extent of my constitutional compe,en:
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