Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-12-04
NUMBER 43.


appeal on questions Of law TO tho Supreme Court
with such other provisions as exp ricnss may have
shown 10 be necessary.
/ Iask attention to the report of tho Post Master
General the following being \ summary statement
Of the condition of the Department:
The revenue from oil sources during the hscaI
year. cnding on the Both Of June. ls6i, including
the annual permanent appropriation OF $7oo.o0V
FIR the trsnsror;atin OF free mail matter, was
s9ol9 a, being about per cent less than The
revenue of ls6l. The expenditures were SlS,-
6U6, ,709 II, showing decrease Of moro than Per
cent. compared with those Of the previous year
and leaving an excess OF expenditures over the
for the last seal year OF oveis5, % 62o
~. TIE gross revenue for the year ending June
30,h, 1858, is estimated at an increase oi per
cent. that Of sol making $S.6-3,Wo. to which
should be added the earnings Of the Department
for carrying free matter, viz S10o,.0O, making
S9,3S2,O0s.
The total expenditures for 1862, are estimated
Mt si2,5 goo, leaving mn estimated defect o.
} S2.3i5, 900 10 be supplied from the Tfeasury.i 10
addition to tho permanent appropriation Inc
present insurreciion shows, | think, that tho
extension of this District across the Potomac
river at the time Of establishing the capital here,
was emnently wise, and consequently that the
reiinGuis shmcnt Of that portion Of IL when hes
in the State Of Virginia, was unwisc and danger
ous. submit for yeur consideration tho expe.
diency OF retaining that part Of the District, and
the restoration If the original boundaries thereof
through negotiations with the State 81 virginia.
The report Of the Secretary Of the Interior, with
tho accompanying documents, exhibit the con-
diton Of the several branches OF the pablic busi-
ness pertaining to that Department. The dcp,ess-
ing influences of the insuTection, have been
especially ielt in the operations OF tho Patent
and General Land Office.
The cash receipts from the sale Of Public Lands,
during the last year, have exceeded the expenses
OF our Land system only about S20O.0oo The
sales have been emit rely suspended in the SOUTH
ern states. whiie interruptions to the business VI
ha ,pit i.ya of IN fphCr af
men from labor to military service, has obstrucicd
sc,teme't in the new States and ienitorio, Of the
| North West.
The receipts of tho Patent Office have declined,
| in nine months, about Si0N 000 rendering large
reduction of the force employed necessary, TO make
it .elf-sus tanng.
The demands upon the Pcusion OGicc will tc
largely ircre scd by the insurrcctlcn. Numerous
applications tor pensions, based upon the casual
ties OF the existing war, have already been maze.
There is reason to believe that many " no are new
upon The pension roll aEi in receipt of the bounty
Ct the Government, are in tho ranks Of the insur
gent army, or giving them aid and comfort The
secretary cf the Interior has directed the snslen-
| zion Of The IaJmen. ot tho pensions of such per
| sons upon lreoi of their disoyaity.
! litcomn, nd that Cohgrtss authorize that III
| Ger to cause the names of such person, TO be
| stricken from the pension rolls.
The relations OF tho G.ybInmeht with The In
dian tribe. have been lately s'urbed by the IL
| direction, especially in the Aorthern knpefin-
anie.cJ aal in chat of Nes Mexico. The lniian
country 81 south ern ksnsas is IN possession Of in
| surgcLta ron Texas and Aikansa-. lie agents
q! the L. :. appointed siLcc the s,h of March for
this snpcTintcudGhcy, ave been uhp bic 10 reach
| postS while the most u those who were in tiiice
before that time have espuu ed the in>urrec' iona
| ry cause. and Fsnmod t. exercise the poweIs Of
agents ty virtue OF Comns sioncrs from the in
suif.ctioniss. II has been stated in the public
! lresS thita potion Of ihes. Indian lave been
drgansed az military force, ard are attached to
| the army OF TIE insurgents, sithougn the Govern
mcnt has 10 ciicial information ulos the subject.
Letters have been written 70 tho COmps sioncr of
Indian AfIlss br several prominent chiefs, giving
assurance ot their loyalty to the u. -, and ex-
lrstfl'a iho.vite4Gn.' .'"s".."" = - = '~--'
Its beloved thnt the resossel.on Of the
| country by the FEDERAL iorces the Ind nns will
| readily cease hos lilo demonstrations and resume
! thei former relations to the goverumcnt.
| Agriculture, confesscdy he largest iItercst o.
! the Lation, has not de part mcDt hs burcnu, but
| aclerhshi. eniy assigned to in the goyeini.ent,
while it IS fortunate that this great interest is
iEdepei dent in Il. nature rs hot to have demand
| ed and exto.tcd more from The government ie
spcctfuily ask tdngf,ss to consider whether s'me
| thing cannot lie gwen Voluntarily " th gen
eral advantages fer annual reports. exhibiting tho
condition OF our agriculture, commerce ana manu-
factures IL would Irctcrt inform ton Of great
practical vauc 10 the couttry,and While make no
sngesuun a. to details venture the opinion that
agricultural and statistical bureau might
psDiiiab.y he oiganized.
The execution o! laws for the suppress ion of AZ
rcan slave trade has been cor fined to the Depart
men IT the Inferior. J, j. subject Of c3ngratu-
iation hat tho ell rts which have been made for
the suppression ol this inhuman traffic, have re-
Gently bren ptten led wgh unusual success. Eve
ycfGels fitting o.t for the slave trade have been
seilti aud Condemned. Iwo masters engaged in
The taic, nii quo Icrsbn tquiIIing the vessel rs
Il siases Lav. been convicted and sub ectcd t. the
penalty Z. tas ami imprisonment, nd orc captain
Il - gtF m IN n 10 sel
have rcc convicted .f The hlghes. grade OF Gfencr
nnder our laws, the punishment q which i death.
Ihe Territories oi Colorado, Eal ota and Nes ada.
created by tho at Congress. have been organizcd
nd civil adninstrs'ion been inaugurated herein,
under an. pre- esrecialy gratifying, when i u
c1nsldeTct That tic lcayrn Gf 're5sen Wa feun4
existing in sore &C these rev conn,rtcs when tho
Federal cf err Aiiied tao'c. TIE abundant
ma tufal stur.ss Of these Tarfit1fies With the
-ecurty aLd protection niior led hy an or anizcj
Gnverniaon', will doubtless irvi's IN thtm n largo
immigration when peace shall restore the busincis
OF the country 10 its accustomed channels. shb-
init the resolutions OF the .c' i.ature of Colorado
which ev'ncet tho patIic.c spirit OF o people oi
the Territory. So far, the authority Of the United
states has Ueen upheld in all the Territories,
il is hoped it will be in the future. commend
their interests and defence to the intelligence and
ganerous care Of Colgfess.
recon- ,r end 70 the favorable Consideration O.
Congress the interest. OF the Distc. of Co,nmhia.
The insurrectou has been the cause of much suf-
Ter NJ and sacrifice 10 inh otans, and a. they
have no representatives in Congress, that boiy
should not overlook their just claims upon the
Government
At your late session, n ipint resolution was
adopted authorizing the President 10 take inca-
surcs to facilitate proper represen'a,ion os tho
industrial interests Of the United States at the
hibii0n Of the industry II all Nations, to be hald-
en- at london, in the year 1852. regfe. to havs
been unable :. give personal attention to this sub
ject-a subject At once so interesting in itself and
40 extensively and intrcateiy connected with the
material prosperity Of the World. Through the
Secretaries Of State and the Interior, "a plan or
system hal been devised and partly matured, which
will be laid before you.
Under andisby virtue Of the act Of Con-
gress, entitled "An Act 10 Conisca,e Property
used for Insurectionary Purpcses," approved
August G,h 1851, legal claims Of certain
persons TO the labor and service os certain other
persons have become forfeited and numbers of the
latter thvs liberated are already dependent on tho
L. So and must be provided for iu way be-
side. this. Itis not impossible that s.ne Of the
States will pass similar enacincnts for their own
benefit, respectively, and by tho operation of
which pcrsons Of the same class will be thrown
upon them for disposal. In ,uch case recommend
that Congress provide for acceitng such person,
from such States according to mode Of valu.
alton in lieu pro taato Of direct taxes, or upon
other y an to be agreed On with such States
respectively; that such Ierssns on such accept
ance by the General Government, be At oicc
deemed free, and tha. in any event steps by taken
for colonizing both classes, or the one 6rst men
tioped il the other shall not be brought into ex-
istence at the same place places, in a climate
consenial to them,
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