The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1861-12-13

want OF power to make its judgments final
Fully aware of tho dolicacy, not to cav III,
danger OF the subject. | commend to YOU
, careful consideration whether this power @
} making Judgments final may not DO prop
eriy given to tho Court, roserying tho righ
OF appeal to the Supreme Court, with sucl
other provisions as experience may hav,
shown to DO necessary
ask attention to tho report Of the Post
Master General, tho following being a sum
mary statement of tho condition of the De
partmeut. Tho revenue from all source.
during the fiscal year ending 30th June
1851, including tho annual permanent an
preparation OF 100000 for the transporta
ton OF FREQ mail matter, was 30 O40. 296 40
being about two per cent. less than tho rev
enue of 1860. The expenditures were Sl3,
COG 100 ii, showing "a decrease OF more thar
eight per cent, as compared with those o.
the previous year, aud leaving an excess O
expenditures over tho revenue for tho las
fiscal year, OF over 1857 .4627I. Tho eros,
revenue for tho year ending June Both
1903 is estimated at an increase of four 10,
cent on that of 1861. making SS. .6s3. 600
which should 10 added the earning of the
Department for carving free matter. viz.
S70O 600. making 80 3S2 600. Tho totu
expenditures Tor 1863 are estimated at &l2
52S 900. leaving an estimated dcfcionoy o
S3 334 0O0 to 10 supplied from the Troas
ury, III addition to tue permanent appropri
alton.
The present instruction shows, think
that tho extension Of this District across tn,
Potomac river at the tine of establishing
tho Capital hero, was emincntly wise. and
consequently, that tho reliuqulshnent o
that portion Of 1t which lies 10 Virginia
WAS unwiso and dangerous. submit fol
your consideration tho expectancy of re-
gaining that part of the District, and the
restoration of the original boundaries there O
OF, through negotiations with the State o
| Virginia
The report of tho Secretary of the Iate
rior, with the accompanying documents. OK
hlbIt tho condition ut the several 5ranche:
OF tho public business pertaining to that
Department. Tho depressing Influences OF
tho insurrectinn have boon especially folt in
tho operations of tho Patent and Gunera
Land Office. The cash receipts from tho
sales of public lands during tho past year
havo exceeded the expenses of our land
systom only about 100000 dollars
The sales have been entirely suspended iu
tho Southern States. while tho interruptions
v,
version of large numbers of men from labo,
to military service, have obstructed settle
monts in the new States aud Territories Of
the Northwest.
Tne receipts of tho Patent Office have de
clined in nine months, about 100000 dol
lais. rendering u ia'ge reduction nf the
force cinployed necessary to make it self
sustaining. The demand upon the Pensiou
Office Will be largely increased by the nsur
rection. Numui Gus applications for pensions
based upon tho casualties of the existing
war, have already beoD made. There is rea
son To believe thnt many who upon
tho Pension Roll, aud in tho receipt of the
bounty Of the Government, are in the ranEt
OF tho insurgent army or giving them aid
and comfort Tho Secretary of tho Ints
rlor has directed the suspension of the pay
ment of such persons, upon proof of their
dlsloyalty. recommend that Congress au
thorizo that officer to cause tho names of al
such persons to be stricken from the Pen
sion Rolls.
Tho relations of the Government with
tho Indian tribes have been lately disturbed
by tho insurrectOn, especially in the north
ern superintendency, and in that of Nov
Mexico Tho Indian country south o: Kan
sas is in possession of insurgents from Tex
as and Arkansas. Tho agents of the Uni
ted States, appointed since the Ith of Marcel
Cor this suporintendeucy. have been unabl,
to reach thuir posts, while the most o: :hos,
who were in office buiore that time have es
poused tho insurrectionary cause, aud as
sumod To exercise tho pewers of agents bl
virtue of commissions from the insnrrec
tionists. 1t has boon stated in the public
press that u portion of these Indians hav,
been organized as military force, and are
attached to the army of tho insurgents, al
though tho Government has no official in
formation upon tho subject Letters hav,
boon written to tho Commissioners of In
dian Affairs by several prominent chiefs
giving assurance OF their loyalty to the Uni
ted States, and expressing tho wish for the
presence of the Federal troops to protoc
them. Ii Is beloved that on tho ropossess
ion oe the country by tho Federal forces, III,
Indians will readily cease all hostile demon
strations. and resume their former relations
to the Government.
Agriculture. confessedly the largest in
forest of the nation has not a department
or a bureau. but IA clorkship only assigned
10 il in the Government. While il is fortu
nate that this great interest is so independ
ont in its nature as not to have demanded
CAlutttu HuIo tbO
respectfully ask Congress to consider wheth
or something more cannot bo given volun
tariIy with general advantage. Annual re
ports exhibiting the condition of our agri
culture, commerce and manufaciure woult
present fund of information Of great prac
iical yalue to The country. While l max,
no suggestions as TO "details, | venture th'
opinion that nm agricultural and statistica
bureau might probably be organized.
The execution Of the laws for the sup
prosson of tho African slave trade has beer
confined to the Department of the Interior
IL is subject of congratuIaton that the
effdrts which have been made for tho sup
preston of this inhumdn traffic has recent
ly been attended with usual success. Fiv,
vessels being fitted out for tho slave trad,
have been seized and condemned two mas
ters engaged in tho tradn, and one person
equipping the vessel as u SLAYER have beer
convicted and subjected to tho penalty o
,, fine and imprisonment, and one captain
taking up cargo of Africans on board hi
vessel has been convicted of tho highes
grade OF offense under our laws, tho punish
ment of which is death.
Tho Territories of Colorado, Dakotal
/ and Nevada, created by the last Congress
r have been organized, and civil administra
t tiou has boon inaugurated therein unde
D auspices especially gratifying, when it j
7 considered that the leayen OF treason wa