Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-12-10

49,. al which one hundred and sixty one
thdnsa1d nine hundred aud eleven acres
,5eie taken an nnder the Homestead Jaw, /
And the residue disposed of upder laws
Ffattine lands for military Donates, lot
railroads, and other purposes. " also APP |
pears that the sale Of the public lanas u
largely ON the increase.
II it has long been . cherished oPlnlon,o k
#some Of our Wisest sstatesneni enet tue
peopIe cf the United States had Q hlgnSs
and more enduring Interest IN tne eaEIy
settIauient and substantial cultivation OF
that nnhlIe lands. than in the amount OF dt
tset revenue 10 be derived from the sale OF
chem. This opinion has had . controlltug
influence, shaping legislation upon the sub
ieet of our national domain, may cite as
an INSTANCE of this, the liberal measures
ad6pted in reference to- active settlers; the
Franc 10 the States oflthe overlooked lands
within their limits, in order 70 their being
reclaimed and rendered ft for cultivation.
The grant TO railroad companies of alter
nate Sections Of land upon the contempIa-
ted lines of their road, when completed,
will largely multiply the facilities OF reach
ing our distant possessions. This policy
tiaa received its most signal and benihcent
illustration In recent enactment granting
N
iday of4Jahuary last. The before mention.
cd quantity Of one million four hundred
and sfifty.six thousand five hundred and
fourteen acres Of land has been taken mp
ilunder its provisions. This fact and the
amount OF sales furnish crafty iey violence
| of the increasidg settlement upon the puo'
1Notwithstandihg the great struggle in
which the energies of the nation have been
l engaged, and which has required 90 large
la withdrawal OF our citizens from their
| accustomed pursuits, cordially CONCUR IN
the recommendatie ion of the SssretarY Of
\ ,hS faterioF suggesting modthcation OF
1.-THE act Ia favor of those engaged in the
\ military and naval service of the United
/ States. / doubt not that Congress will
cheerfully adopt such measures as will.
i without essentially changing the general
| features of the systemj reserve to the great
est practicable, extent its benefits to those
| who have lett their homes Ia defense OF
the eouutry'in this arduoqs crisis. tu-
vite your attention to the views OF the
Secretary Of War as to the propriety OF
raising, by appropriate legislation, rev
enue from the mineral lands ot.the United
States,
The measures provided dc your last ses,
4 sion for the removal of certain Indian
/ tribes have been carried into effect. sundry
treaties have been negotiated, which will
/ In due time be submitted for the constttu'
1 tionaI action of the Senate. They contain
| stipulations for extinguishing the posses
| sorry rights of the, Indiana TO large and VAL
liable tracts of land. II Is probablei that
/ the effects of those treaties will iFesultdtn
\ the ablishment Of a permanent friendly
Irelatiou with such of those, tribes as have
been brought into frequent aud bloody sol,
lisfons with our outlying settlements and
emil grants. Sound policy. and our i'm
\ peratiYa duty TO those wards ofgovernment,
| demand onr anxious and constant attention
Ito their material well being; to their pro.
1 gress in the arts of civilization, and above
/ all 70 that moral training which under the
1 blessing of Divine Providence, will confer
4 upon them the elevated aud sauetitying
Influence of The hopes and consultations Of
the christian faith.
i / suggested. in my last annual message,
| the propriety of rsmedyihg our Internal
/ system. Subsequent events satisfied me
| Fits necessity. The details set forth in
1.-The report of the Secretary will evinee the
t,urReut need for immediate leglslative &C,
| ton Il commend the benevotence Of the
Iinstikntibn establis he'd or patroniZed by the
government Ia this district to your gener-
Gus aud fostering care. The attention Of
\ Congress during, the last session was en-.
gagged 20 some extent with Q pSoposttipu
i N1rT ouiRFkftG, @tIi0 water Communication
4 between the Mississippi river aud the
| northeastern seaboard, which proposition
However, failed for the time. Since then
upon call Of the greatest respectability
a convention has been held at Chicago
upon the same subject; Q summary o
whose views is contained ina memorial
addressed to the President and Congress
k1aw tAt he
tore you. That this interest is one which
ere long win force its own way; do mol
entertain doubt, while it is submitted
entirely to your wisdom as to what can be
done now,
! Augmented interest is given 70 this sub,
liect by the actual commandments of work
Upon the Psciiic Railroad under auspices
so .favorabls to its rapid progress and com
pletion. Enlarged navigation becomes q
Ipalpable need to this great road.
transmit the second annual report OF
the Commissioners OF the Department oi
ARricult ure, asking your attention TO the
developments iu'that vital interest Of the
Ination.
When Congress assembled year age
the war had already lasted nearly twenty
l,months, aud there had already been many
Ioonfiicts on both laud aud sea, with vary,
i rytng results; the rebellion had been
il,pressed back into reduced limits, yet the
tone of public feeling and opinion az home
land abroad WAS not satisfactory. With other
lsfpns the popular elections then. Just past
indicated uneasiness amppg ourselves,
i while amid much that was cold aud meu-
actng the ktudsst iwords coming from Eng
land were uttered 10 accents Of pity that
we were too blind to surrender.
Our commerce was suffering greatly by
4. a few armed vessels, built upon and fur
nished from fsgeign shores, and we were
lthreatenetl with such additions from the
same quarter as would sweep our trade
4 from the sea and raise our blockade. We
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