Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-12-13

!, 1860. The deficiency in the department for th
i previous year gas 81, SOL 900 90. For the Ia!
q fiscal yaar it was reduced to 50 l42 Sl4 s.
3 These faTerabla results are in part owing 10 th
cessation of meil service in the insurrectionar
States, and in part to q careful review OF all e1
! PeBditures in Shat department. in the interest (
, economy. This efficiency of the postal service
Is believed, has also been much improved. Th
Postmaster Gthersl has also opened corrE
} sponaence, through tha Department OF Stats
With foreign g9veruments proposing conveH
tion OF postal representatives for tae purpose o
Simplifying tbs rates Of foreign postage, and +
expedite the foreign mails. This proposition
equally important TO our adopted citizsns and Il
the commercial Interests of this country, hai
been fsvorsb;y entertained, and agreed to. b,
al the governments from whom replies hav
been received
/ ask the attention of Congress 80 the 1su g
gestiOns Of The P0stmssteT-General in his rePOri
respecting thq further Legislation required, il
his opinion, for the benefit Of the postal service
TIE Secretary Of The Interior reports as fol
lows in regard to the public lands:
The Puhlic lands have ceased to be a source
Of Tevgnue From the lst of July, 1861, to the
30lh of Ssptemb5r, 1862 the entire cash receipts
from the sails Of lands were $ 1877 AIS 26-s sum
mRea less tasn the expenses of our land system
| dWriug tbs sans period The homestead law,
| which will take effect on the lst of January
| next, offsTs such inducements to settlers that
sales Of cash cannot be expected to an extent
sofioisst to msot the expenses Of the general
land Office aud the csst of surveying and bring
| ing the land into market,
/ Tho discrepancy between the aam here stated
as arising from the sales of the public lands. and
/ the sum derived from the Same source as re-
porled from the Treasury Department arises as
| uhderstand, froA tbs fact that the periods of
/ tims, though apparently, were not really; co a
! cidsnt at the beginning psint-ths treasury re
l Fort including considerable SUM Row, Whish
sad previously been reported from the in terrier
sufficiently large to greatly eVsTreacA the sum
| derived from the three mOntks new reported
upon by the interior. and not by the treasury.
The Indian tribes upon our frontiers have,
during the past year manifested 8 spirit Of in.
sUbsrdination, and at several points have en-
gaged ia open hostilities against the white set
Elements in their vicinity. The tribes occupy
ing the Indian country south Of Kansas reHouae.
ed their allegiance ts the URite1 States and en-
tered into treaties with the insurgents These
who remained legal 10 the URitsd States wore
driven from the country. Ths chief Of the
Cherckoss has visited this city for the purpose
ef restoring the former relations Of the tribe
with the United States. He alleges that they
were constrained by superior force to sntsr into
treaties with the insurgents, RAd that the United
their treaty stipulstisns required.
In the month Of August last the Sioux Ia
diaHs, in MRnesota, attacked the settlements in
their vicinity with extreme feTocity, killing in
Discriminatory, men, women and children This
attack was wholly unexpected, aad therefore,
no MEANS Of defence had been provided It is
estimated that not less than eight hundred per
sons were killed by the Indisas, and large
amount Of properly destroyed. How this out
break was iBdRced i5 not defnitely known, and
suspicious which may be unjust need rot DO
stated information was received by tke In
dian Baresu, from different sources, about the
tina hostiiities Wsre cOmmoHeed, that a stimuli
tansous attack was to be made upeE the white
settlements By oil tAe tribes between the Mis-
sisTippi river ard the Rscky Mountains. The
State of Ainssssta has suffered great iEiary
trOm ibis IndiaR war A large portion Of her
territory hss been depOpulatsj sRd severe lOss
has been sustained BY the distraction Of prop-
srty. The people Of that State manifest much
.Rxiety for the renewal Of the tribes Beyond the
limits Of the United States as a guarantee
against future hostilitiss. The commissioner of
Indian affairs will furnish full details
/ su6Bit sor your especial esnsideratisE
whsthsr our Indisn systsu shall not Be re-
modelled. Many wise and good men have in-
pressed mo with the belief that this can bs prof
itsbly done
ssbmit statement Of the proceedings of
commissioners, whieh sksWs the prsgrsaS that
has bssH nadS in lhs snssrpriBs of csHstrusting
the Pseihe railroad, and this s6ggestS the ear
lest completion of thS rssd and also the favsra-
bic actisn Of Congress uRsH ths projects Msw
Psadisg before them for sRlsrgiHg ths capasilies
Of the great canals in New York szd IllineiS, ss
being Of vital and rapidly Increasing nportaRes
10 the vhols nation, aad especially ts the vAst
interior region hsTsRaftsT ts ks nstissd ct some
greater length. propose having prepared and
laid before you at an asrly day sonae iatereslinK
and valuable statistical infsTmatioa upon this
subject. The military and semmsrsisl impor-
tsnce Of eAlarsiEg the IllinsiS aRd Michigsn
ssnal, sad iHProViag tia Illinois river, Is pre-
ssRted in the report of Colonel Webster to the
Secretary Of War, and new transmitted to Con
grsss. l respectfully ask attsntsR to II.
TS carry oGs the provisions Of the act of Cen
grsss Of ths 18th Of Nay last, have caused the
Department Of Agriculture Of the UatSd States
to be organized. The commissioner inferus ne
that within the period Of few months this do
PsrtnsHt has established sa extensive system ef
eOrrsspsndsnes Aad exchanges both at home
and abroad, which ProHise TO effect highly beEe-
fcial results in the development Of q correct
knowledge Of recent improvements in agris1l-
tars, in tbs introduction Of new prsdusss, and in
The collection Of the agricultural statistics of the
different States
Also, thst it viii sOon be prepared to diStrib-
ute largely seeds, esreAls, plants and eHttings,
and has already publishsd sAd libsrslly difuSsd
mGeh vslHAbls iHfsrRs alton in eRtieipstieR Of a
more elRbo1Ats report, Whiek will in due tine be
furnished embracing sems valuable tests in
chemical scisnee AoW in progress in the labara-
tory.
The eEestioR Of this depaltmsR was for the
more immediate benefit Of large Olsss of our
RoHA u.lu H. Al.
liberal basis upon which il has bees organized
viii not only meetysar appreciation bat that it
viii realize at no distant day all the fondest sn
ticipRtioHs OF its most ssnguins friends sRd be-
come the fruitful sourcs Of advantage to all our
people.
COMPENSATED EMANCIPATION.
On the 22d day of September last proels-
nation was Issued by the Executive, a copy of
which is herewith submitted In accordance
with the suppose expressed in the second para
graph of that paper, new respectfully call your
attention to what may be called compensated
emancipation"
The nadsn may be said to consist of the peo-
pie, its territory and its laws The territory is
the only part which is Of certain durability |
0ne generation Pssseth away and another !
generation eometh, but the earth abideth for |
ever" 1t is Of the frst importance to duly |
consider and estimate this ever enduring part |
That portion of the esrth's surface which is |
owned and inhsbited by the people OF the United |
States is well adapted to be the home of our ma
tional family and it is not well adapted for two
or more. It's vast extent and its variety of eli
mate and productions are Of advantage in this |
age for ono people, whatever they night have |
been in former ages. Steam, telegTaphs and |
intelligence have brought these to be an sdvan- |
tagesus combination for one united pa0pls.
In the inaugural address briefly pointed out |
the total inadequsey of disunion, as a remedy |
for the differences between the psople of the two
sections. did so in language which cannot |
Improve, AID which, therefore, beg to repeat /;
One section Of our country believes slavery |
is right and ought to be extended, while the |
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