The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-12-11

ttne union IOT thTee quarters OF tilat year
Notwithstanding The cessation OF revenue
from the SO called secsded States during
the last 6scal year, the increase Of The
oorrespondepcs Of the loyal States has
been sufficient 10 produce a revenue du.
ring the same year Of SO, ,299, ego 80, bs
ing only $50, 600 less than was derived
from all tho States Of tbs Union during
the previous year The expenditures
show sill NJ ore favorable result. The
amount expended 10 l961 Was $13 COS.
l759 n. For the last ear the amount
has been reduced 10 silI2o, 364 l3,
showing a decrease Of about So .48l 900
in the expenditures as compared with the
preceding year. and about So, $50. 600 as
comparsd with htba fiscal year 1860 Tie
de6ciencyiii HE Department tor the pre-
vious yeai was 1851 1866 98 For the
last fiscal yoar il was red iced 10 S2, 49,
8i4 81. These favorable results are in
part owing to the ctssation Of the mail
service 10 the osurrec,irpary States, and
in part to o care nl review Of all expend.
lures in that department 10 tile interest
Of economy! THE efficiency Of The pos
tai service, il is believed, has been much
improved, The Postmaster General has
also opened a. correspondence, through
the Department Of State. with fireign
Governmep's, proposing a convention OF
postal representatives for the purpose Of
simplifying the rates Of foreign postage.
and to expedite the foreign mails. This
proposition equally important! to our
adopted citizsns, and to the commercial
interests OF this country, has been favora.
bly, entertained. and agreed 10 by sll the
!, GOVERNMENTS from whom replies have
been received. Il.
p ask the attention Of Congress to the
suggestions oi the Postmaster General 10
4 his report respecting the further lecisla.
ton required, in his opinion, for the ben.
eft of the postsl service. .'1's .'i n .a
The Secretary of the Interior reports
as follows .ihregard to the public lands:
1.-The public lands have ceased to be
a.source 9of revenue From the lst July
1861 Ito the 30th September, 1862, the
entire cash receipts from the sale Of lands
were 81 81. .476 26--4a sum much lees
than the expenses Of our l-nd system du-
ring the sIWe fpericd.J TIE homestead
law, which will take effect on the lst Of
January next, offers such Inducements to
settlers, that sales for cash caupotbe ex
tpectc d'to an extent spffieiADt TO NEE titbe
Ecxpenses1 eof the. General Land Office
and the cos. Of surveying and bringing
the land into market, .gN ,,.a..,lW M
| The discrepancy between the sum here
stated as arising IRON. the sales Of the pub, /,
lie lands. and the sum derived from the
Fsame source as.rsported from the cTrea
sury Department arising, as UNDERSTAND, /,
from the fac', that tls periods Of time.
though apparently yere not really, coipf
cidypt at the beginning. Point-tle Trra
Isury report including a consid' rable sum
NOV, which had previously been reported
III ON the Enthusiastically. large TO
tgreatly over reach the sum derived from
the three months now n ported upon By
the Interior, aid not BY the Treasury.
| The Indian tribes upon our frontiers
have, during the past year, manifested .
fspirit-of insubordination, and, at several
points. have engaged 10 open hostilities
against the white Settlements, in. ther vi
ciuity. The tribss occupying the Indian
country south Of Kansas, rsnounred their
all4giance to the United Stats, and en-
tered into treaties with the insurge ents, -
1iThose who remained loyal to'ths United
States were driven from the CT unIry. The
iohief4oiJthe Chrobees has visited this city
for the purp pose of restoring the former
relations Of the tribe with the United
lStatns. b dHeoslkges that they were con
strained, by superior force. to enter into
treaties with the insurgents, and that tbe
UIited States neglected to furnish the
protection which their irJieaty stipulatioDs
required. -. z
T In the month Of August last the Sioux
IrditDs, 70 Minnesota, attacked the, set
elements ip that vicinity With extrems
ferocity, killing indiscrimipately. pen.
w men and children, This attack was
: wholly unexpected, and, therefore, 20
means of defense had been provided. y
lie estimated that not less than eight hun
7 dred persons were killed by the Indians,
and a large amount O. property was des-
= troyed. How this outbreak was induced
; is not delft itely .knoTn, and suspicious,
Z which may be, unjust, need not to be stat
4 ed. Information was received by the In
dian bureau, from diIeren; sources, about
the time bostilities were commenced, thai
; simultaneous attack Was TO be made up
, on the white settlements by all the tribes
h between the Mississippi !, river and the
4 IRQcky mountains, The State Of Mime
g sofa has suffered great injury from this
{ Indian war. A large poriop.of her ter
6 ritory has been depopulated, and severe
:. loss has been sustained BY the desIruc
y tion of properly The. people Of ,ha
8 St,jto NANTES. much anxiety for the lie
= mGyal Of the tribes beyond the limits o
d the State as a guarantee against futpr
p hostilities, The Commissioner Of Indial
i Affairs will furnish full details. ! sub
! NIT for your especial consideration wheth
Q er sur Indian system shall not bs reno
i deled. Many wise and good men hav
Impressed me with he belief fthat this cal
= be pro6lably done, . 'l ''.'. .'., 10
+ / submit statement Of TIE proceeding
? Of com missioners. which shows the pro
e gress that has been made, in the epterpIis
= Of constructing the Pacific Railroad An,
. this suggests the, earliest completion 0
!; thi' road, and also The, favorable actiol
e lof Congress upon Tho protests now pend
3 ing before III % for charging the caParri
! ties of the great canals in New York an,