Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-12-04

60, mas also been much improved The Post.
0 mester' 1eneral has also opened correspond.
J. euce, through the Department. of State, with
i Iofeign governments, proposing a Convention
: OF po,tai representatives for the purpose OF
slinpni ying the ratee Of foreign postage, aud 10
eApeaite the foreign malls. This proposition,
equally important to our adopted oltizens, and
" 70 sne commercial interests OF this country, has
= pesn iav0rably entertained and agreed 10. bv
, been received - "~'
? sek the attention Of Congress to tie sue.
sosaons Vi the PJssmaster- General In his re.
, PoI respecting the further legislation REQUIRED
~ o's opinion, tor the benef. Of The postal
. service. r.... p'''"'
me secretary Of the Interior repor,s "a fol.
iows % 10 regard to the public lands:
: Inc public lands have ceased 20 be soutoe
or on revenue. From the lst of July, 1861, 60 ,te
Sosn september, 1869, tho entre cash receipts
.rom .nS SAFE oi lands were $l37 ats go.
SUN niucn iesS tnsn the expenses Of our land
syatem during the Same period. Tho boms.
stead Law, which will take effec, on the lat of
January next, offers such Inducements TO set.
tiers that sales Tor cash cannot be exoeeted. IN
eh ehIent sumcent to meet tho expenses Of the
Z oeneral Land Once, aud the cost Of errveyin0
: apa bringing the land into market"
Ane discrepancy between the sun here a.c,ad
as eiisiog from the sales of the public lands.
, uuo tue sum derived from the same eource aa
reported from the Treasury Department arloes,
ulaeis9and, from the fact that tho periods
VI ume, snougn apparently, we're not really,
SoincIuen. 81 me beginning pOi1t--ths Treas
w Lepois including q considerable sum nov,
Wnion hau previously been reported from the
lnterior--snfhcienty largo TO greatly oystreaeb
the Gum derived from the three months now re-
ported upoa BY the Interior, AID no: by the
!, Treasury. - VIC
the Indian trlbos upon our fronlieFs have.
uunnS Ine past year manifested spirit of Ia.
suoorainauon, and, et aeveFsl points, have en-.
gagged In open hOstiliiies against the white set.
Elements In their vicinity. The trihes ocoupy-
ing tue lndlan country south OF Kansas. re.
no9nced their allegiance to the United States.
Suu en'efsn Into treaties with the insurgents.-
inose VINO remained loys. to the United States
were driven from the country. The chief of
sno Cnetokees has visited this city for the pur-
pose OF restoring the former rela,;ons of the
tribe with the United States. He alleges that
tusy we're constrained, by superior force, TO
enter Into treaties with tho Insurgents. and
.nas she United States neglected 20 furnish
the protection which their treaty sJpuIations
required. '"pU'a''oH'
ln the month of August last the Sioux Iadi.
sns, IN Minnesota, att cked the settlements In
: .nen vicinity with extreme ferooiiy, killing, in
1iscfimlnately, men, women, and children -
us as'ack was wholly unexpected, and, there
ioFe' no means OF defense he'd been provided
rs estimated that not less than eight hundred
persons we're killed by The indians, and a large
b amount OF property was destroyed. How this
= outpreak was induced Is not definitely known,
and suspicious, which may be upiust, need mot
g De stated. Information was received by the
Q Indian bureau, from different sources, about
q tue Time hostilities were commenced, shat o
simultaneous attack was to be made upon the
n wnite settlements by all the tribes between the
i misslssippi river and the Rocky mountains -
= Inc STATE OF Minnesota has suffered great In
Il ury from this Indisu war A large portion OF
= hef territory has been depopulated, and a severe
8 loss has been sustained by the destruction OF
% property. The people OF that State manifest
j. much anxiety Tor the removal of the tEioes be.
J, yond the limits of the State as a guarantee
o sesinet iusuIe hosalities. The Commissioners
10 OF Indian AfaiFs will furnish full details.
T. submit for youf especial c0nsIdera zion whethe,
d our Indian sSetsn shail no. BE- rsnodeled. =
many wise and good men have impressed IN,
n Wltn tne Delief that this csn De proftably dons
o submit Q statement of the proceedings Of
Q commissioners, which shows the proeress that
!, hss Deen made in the enterprise OF construct.
f ing the Pacific railroad And ;his suoagsts ths
Q earliest completion of this road, and ALSO thf
: favorable action of Congress upon the projects
Z nov pending before them for enlareing lhe ca
J paclses OF the great canals in New York and
Illinois, as being of vital, and rapidly increasipe
importance 10 'he whole nation, aud especially "a
Tue vast interior regcn hereinafter to Do notcec
!, aseome gFeaser length. Ipurpose having pre-
d interesting and valuable statistical nformatio,
9 upon this subject The military and commer
l. eial Importance OF enlarging the Illinois spt
+ M'chlgan cinaI, and improving the Illinois
y river, 10 presented in the report of Colone
Webster 10 the Secretary of War, and nov
II transmitted to Congress. respectfully asE
"a attention 10 Il.
mi 10 carry out the provisions Of the act o.
of Congress OF the l5lh OF May laa:. have causet
n the Department OF Agriculture Of the Unite,
Z; States to he organized.
B. Inc Commissioners Informs me that Withi
II the period OF fsw months shis department hs
b. eaaoIlsned an extensive syesem of correspond
sncs and exchanges, both at home and abroad
ID which promises TO effect highly beneficial re
al sClts In the development Of correct kuo oVIede
r. OF recent improvements In agriculture, In "a
Z INTRODUCTION Of new products, and in the col
CO lection OF the agricultural statistics Of the di
ar ferent States.
es Also tost 10 Will soon be prepared to distriS
2; use Isrgely aeeds, cereals, plants and cutting
6, and mas already published, and libsrsIly di
9; fused' mach valuable information in antio.Dt
I'D tion OF more elaborate report, which will
n due lime be furnished, embracing come vain
Is, BILE tests In chemical scenos now in progress
J.. the laboratory.
he Ine creation of this department was for th
b. more immediate benefit of large class Of on
most valuable citizens; and trust that th
s.. liberal basis upon which is has been organize
nd will not only meet your appreciation, bat that
go Will realize, at no distant day, all the fondeC
ID, sotlcpations Of its most sanguine friends, an
ng become the fruitful source Of advantage 60 q
s. our people. .- ~. -
g. On the twenty second day of Sepseabsr las
DO a proclamation was Issued by the Executive,
be copy OF Waich ts herewith submitted.
ts 10 accordance with the purpose expressed
n the second paragraph OF that paper, no
respectfully recall your attention to what ,rs
I'd be called compensated emancipation"
SO A nation may be said 20 consissos i.s terr
re tory, its people, and its laws. The territory
20 the only part which Is Of certain, durability
60 Zone generation passeth away, and anotht
We generation cometh, bnt the earth abideth fo
%, evsr.n lis Of the fret importance 70 dul
or consider, and estimate, this evsr-endzrlne par
u That portion of the esrth's surface which
w. owned and inhabited by the people of tt
I'd United States, Is we'll adapted to be the home,
q. one-nstonal family; and Il 10 nos we'll adapte
be Tor two, Or more. Its vast extent, and ita VI
er, fisty of climate and productions are Of advsI
,si sge in this age. for one people, whatever the
oh lmieht have been In former sges Steam, tel,
OF graphs, and intelligence, have brought these,
ot. be an advantageous combination, tor ono unite