Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-12-05

economy The efficiency of the postal service,
it IS believed, has also been much improYed--
The Postmaster General has also opened a
correspondence, through the Department of
State, with foreign governments, proposing a
convention of postal representatives Tor the
purpose Of simplifying tie rates of foreign
D stage, aud 10 expedite the Foreign nails
This proposition, equally Important to our
adopted citizens, and TO the commercial inter
esis Of this country, has beer favorably enter
,a:ncd ard agreed 10 by ali the governments
| from whoni replies have been received
ask the attention of Congress 10 the sug
gesiionS Of The Postmaster Generai IA his re-
port respecting tie further legislation required,
/ in his opinion, for tllc beueft of the postal
] service.
! The Secretary Of the Interior reports as fol-
lows in regard Ia public lands:
| The public lands have ceased 10 be source
% revenue. From the Ist July, 1861, TO the
/ 3Oth September, 1862 the entire cash receipts
/ from the sale Of lands wcfc Sl314T6 ga
sum mach les than the expenses Of our land
system duliug the same period. The home
! stead law, which will take effect on the lst Of
J
/ tiers that sales for cash cannot be expected, TO
| an extert sufficient to meet The expenses of the
General Land Office. and tie cost Of surveying
and bringing he land into market
The discrepancy between the sum here
stated as arising from the sales Of the public
lands, and the sun derived from the same
source as reported from tic Treasury Depart
meat ii ises as l understand, from the fact
that he periods Of lime though apparently,
were not really, coincideut at the beginning
/ point tue Treasury report iRe!ading u con
siderable su,n now, which has previously been
reported from The interior sufficiently large
10 greatly overreach the sum derived from the
ihree months now reported upon by the lutte
rior, anG not by the Treasury.
Tie Indian Tribes upon our frontiers have,
during tie past year manifested Il spirit of in
su5oriinaiion, an:l. at several points. have en-
gagged in open bosriiiies against the white set
tements IN their vicinity. The tribes occupy
ing the Indian counIry south OF Kansas, re
nounced their allegiance To the United States,
and entered into treaties with the insurgeants.
Those who loyal to the United States
were driven from the country. The chief Of
The Cheroaees has visited this city for the pur-
poseof restoring the former relations Of the
tribe with the United States. lie alleges
.hat they were e"ils strained, by superior force,
10 enter inlo treaties with he Insurgents, and
hat The United States neglected to furnish
he protection which riheif treaty stipulaiiOns
Cquired. ,--
In the month of August krst the Sioux In
diana in Minnesota, attacked the settlements
/.
iHdist Intimately, men, women AID children
This Attack was wholly unexpected, and, there
fure, 10 means OF defence had been provided.
Il is estimated that not less than eight hun
drcd persons We're killed by The Indians and q
large amount of preperty was destroyed
How This outbreak was induced is not def
litcly known, and suspicious, which may be
unjust. need not be stated. Information was
received by the Indian bureau. from different
sources, about the time hosliliies were com
meuctd that a simultaneous attack was to be
made upon The white settlements 10y all the
tribes between the NJ Mississippi liver and the
Rocky mountains. Tue State Of Minnesota
has suffered great injury from This Indian war
4 large portion Of her territory las been
depopu'alcd ard severe los has been sus-
people of that State manifest much anxiety
for the removal Of the tribes beyond the linn
its Of the State a guarantee against future
hostilitios. The Commissioner OF IEdan Aft
airs viii furnish Iull details. | submit for
your especial consideration wbelhtr our Indian
system shal mol lie remodelled Many wise
ard good mrn have impr, ssed me with the be-
lief that This can be probably done.
1 submit a statement Of The proceedings Of
commissioners, which shows The progress that
has been made in the enterprise of constructing
the Pacific railroad. And this suggests the
earliest completion of this road, and also the
| Favorable action of Congress upon the pro-
jects row pending before them for charging
The capacities Of the great canals in New
York and Illinois, as being Of vital, and rap
idly increasing importance to the whole ia
ton, and especially to the vast interior region
hereinafter 10 be noticed at some greater
length. purposed having prepared and laid
before you at an early day some interesting
aud valuable statistical Information upon this
subject. The military and commercial impor-
tance Of enlargiug the Illinois and Michigan
canal, aud improving the illinois river, is pre-
scntcd in the report Of Col Webster 10 the
Secretary of war, and now transmitted to Con
gress. respectfully usk attention to II.
To carry Cut the provisions Of lie act of
Congress Of tie 18th OF May last, have cans
ed the Department of Agriculture Of the ULi-
lied States to be organized.
The Commissioner informs me that within
tue period OF a few months this department
has established an extensive system of CORES
| pundence and exchanges, both AT home and
abroad, which pr, misses 10 effect highly Jenc-
fetal results ii lie developement of correct
knowlt dye OF recent improvements in agricul-
Iurc, III the inroCaction Of Lew products. and
in lie collection Of ihe agricultural statistics
of the different States.
! Also that it will soon be prepared to distri-
bu:e largely seeds. cereals, plants and cuttings.
! and has already published, and literally d1used
lAuch valuable information in anticipation of
more elaborate report, which will in
due time be furnished, embracing somc valua-
| ble tests III chemical science LOW in propress
| in the laboratory.
The creation of this department was for the
more immediate bent ft ola large class of our
most valuable eiIiz us; and | trust tie liberal
! basis upon which il has been organic d will
not only meet your appreciation, but that it
will rcuize, at no distant day. all the fondest
anticipalions Of its most sal guine friends. and
brcome the fruitful sourc, Of advantage 10 all
our people.
On the twenty-second day Of Septem Der las.
proclamation was issued by the Executive,
copy of which is herewith submitted.
la accordance with the purpose expressed
in The second paragraph Of that paper, now
respectfully recall your attention TO what may
be called compensated emancipation"