The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1860-12-18

herewith transmit to Congress the reports
of the Secretary of War, of the Navy, of the
Interior, and of the Postmaster General The
recommendations and suggestions which they
contain are highly valuable, and deserve your
careful attention
The report of the Postmaster General details
the circumstances under which Cornelius Van
derbilt, on my request, agreed, in the month of
July last, TO carry the Ocean mails between the
Atlantic and Pacific coasts. Had he not thus
acted, this important inter oceanic communica-
ton must have been suspended, at least for
season. The Postmaster General had no power
to make him any other compensation than the
hostages on mail matter which he might car
ry. 1t was known at the time that these post
ages would fall far short of an adequate com
pensation as well as of the sum which the same
service had previously cost the Government.
Mr.. Vanderbilt, in commendable spirit, was
willing to rely upon the justice of Congress to
make up the deficiency, and / therefore recon-
mend that an appropr iation be granted for this
purpose.
should do great injustice to the Attorney
General, Were ! to omit to mention his distin
guished services in the measure adopted and
prosecuted by him for the defence of the Gov
ernment against numerous and unfounded
claims to land in California, purporting to have
been made by the Mexican Government, previ-
Gus to the treaty of cession.
The successful opposition to these claims has
saved to the United States public property
worth many millions of dollars, and to individ-
uals holding title under them, to at least an
equal amount.
1t has been represented to me from sources
which l deem reliable that the inhabitants in
several portions of Kansas have been reduced
nearly to Il state of starvation on account of the
almost total failure of their crops, whilst the
harvest in every other portion of the country
have been abun dant The prospect before them
Tor the approaching winter is well calculated to
enlist the sympathies of every heart. The
restitution appears to be SO general that it can
not be relieved by private contributions, and
they are in such indignant circumstances as to
be unable to purchase the necessaries of life for
themselves. | refer the subject to Congress. If
any constitutional measure for their relief can
be devised, would recommend its adoption.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
| cordially commend to your favorable re-
gard the interests of the people of this district.
They are eminenty entitled to your considera-
ton, especially as unlike the people of the
States, they can appeal to no government ex-
cept that of the Union.
JAMES BUCHANAN.
dist church in America, in 1850, there
have been $4,000 erected-an average of
three a week.
BANK AT COUNCIL BLUFFs.-At the
late quarterly meeting of the State Bank
Commissioners at Iowa City, it was
agreed to have a Bank established at
Council Bluffs.
Arkansas and Texas are the only two
Southern States, which have doubled
their population within the last ten years,
Statistics show that all the South West
ern States have made a steady though
somewhat slow progress within the last
decade.
A Bakery, about to be established in
Boston, will turn out 100000 one pound
loaves per day. 1t is a joint stock con-
Germ, in which Mr.. Everett and the May
or of Boston have an interest.
A writer in the English agricultural
Gazette recommends that piece of steel
be kept constantly in the water to which
fowls have access. Iron rust, he says,
is an excellent tonic. A roll of brim-
stone is also recommended to be kept in
the water.
A sub-editor announces that the editor
of the paper is unwell, and piously adds
I" All good paying subscribers are re-
quested to make mention Of him in their
prayers-the other class need not do it,
as the prayer of the wicked ayaileth
nothing" according to good authority"
The ship Andrew Jackson lately made
the trip from New York'to Liverpool and
return, over $500 miles sailing, in thirty
days, (inclading two days calm, thus
averaging 22O miles day--a rate Of
speed probably never equalled continu-
ously in a sailing vessel before.
A nugget weighing 834 ounces was
found month or two ago, by the Koh-
i-noor Company, at depth Of 400 feet,
at Ballarat, Australia. About 100 ounces
of gold in small nuggets lay around it,
and in shape this monster piece of gold
resembles leg of mutton.
AT the late vote on annexation at Ma
pies, woman who, from her heroism,
has become famous, La Sangiovannara,
claimed the right 10 vote, and voted
She is the leader of large district in the
city of Naples, and fought at Capua.-
Having borne arms she was adud ged to
have gained the right of suffrage
The paragraph which has been going
the rounds for several weeks, in regard
to the arrest, at Attica, Indiana, of VIM.
Fox, one of the murderers OF Col. Dav-
export, is not true. The item is suppos
ed to have originated in the arrest, made
by Marshal Winton, of this city, of a
person in Attlca, who was priyy to a
murder on the Mississippi river in 1856.
DUBUQUE Il SIOUX CITY RAILROAD.