Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-12-18


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C. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
IS refer you to the report of the Secretary
J. the Interior which is herewith laid before 20
for ussfaI and varied information in rel
. tioE to Public Lands, Indian Affairs, Patent
3 Pensiens and other matters of public concer
i pertaining to this department. The quantit
Of lands disposed Of during the last quartz
and the fiscal quarter of the present fiscal yea
was three uillions eight hundred and forty
; one Thousand, FIVE hundred and forty-nin
: acres; Of which one hundred and eixty-on
thousand nine hundred and eleven acres Wer
] sold for cash, one millisn four hundred an,
. 6ftysix thousand five hundred and fouFtes
acres were taken up under the homestead law
and the residue was disposed Of under the law
granting lands for military bounties, for Rail
roads. and other puFpOses.g Il aIso appear
that the sale Of public laAdssis largely on tht
increase. ~sst.,. .,-.f-f.- ,l.as
It has lsng been q cherished opinion o.
some of our Wisest statesmen, that the people
of the United States had a higher and more
enduring interest in the early settlement and
substantial cultivation of the public lands than
in the amount Of direct revenue to be derive
from the sale of them. This opinion has had
a controlling influence in shaping legislation
upon the subject of our national domain I
may cite, as one instance Of this, the liberal
measures adopted in reference to actual set
tiers, the grant to the States Of the oYerhowed
lands within their limits, in order to their be-
ing reclaimed and rendered ft for cultivation.
The grant to railroad companies Of alternate
sections OF land upon the contemplated 1iues
of the road when completed, will largely mul-
tiply the facilities of reaching our distant pos
sessions. This policy has received its most
signal and benefcent illustration in the recent
enactment granting lands to actual settlers,
for, since the first of January last, the before
mentioned quantity of one million four hundred
and ffty-siX Thousand five hundred and four
teen acres of lard have been taken up under
its provisions .
This fact, and the amount of sales, furnish
gratifying evidence of increasing settlements
upon the public lands. Notwithstanding the
great struggle with which the energies Of the
natioa have been engaged and which has re-
quired SO large a withdrawal of our citizens
from their accustomed puFsuits,I Il cordially
concur in the recommendation Of the Secreta@
~ of the Interior, suggesting q modification of
the Act in regard to those engaged in the
military and naval service Of the United
States. 1 doubt net that Congress will cheer
fully adopt such means rs will, without essen
tally changing the general features of the syS-
tenn, secure to, the greatest practical extent
its benefits tothose whozhave lsft their homes
in defense OF the country in this aFdaOus erisis.
invite your attention to the views Of the
Secretary Of War as to the propriety ofrais-
ing by appropriate legislation revenue
from the mineral lands of tho United States
The measures provided at your last session
for the removal of certain Indians have been
carried into effect. Sundry treaties been havs
negotiated, which will in due time be submit |
ted for the constitutional action OF the Senate |
They contain stipulations, for extinguishinR |
the possessors right of the Indians to large and
valuable tracts Of land.J DIDO Gs1a 80 ssdf !
1t is probable that the effect of,thess moa-
sures will result IN the establishments of per |
manent friendly relations with such of these
tribes as have been brought intOfrequsnt and
bloody collisions with our outlying aBettle-
ments and emigrants. Sound policy aud
our imperative duty to- these wards of the
slant attention to their material weIi-being, |
to their prOgressin the arts of civilization, and
above all, to that neral training Whish, unde |
the-blessings of Divine Providence, will con-
fer upon them. the elevation and sanstifying |
influence of the hopes and consultations Of the |
Christian faith. l0 aal aeas Vrsga al d.
q Tsuggestedg in my last annual messsge, the
of remOdelIing our Indian syetem.--l
Subsequent events have satisfied me of its De-.
cessity. The details set forth ius the report of
the Secretary will evines the urgent need Of
immediate legislative action.o5 za,t --at 1
commend the beneV0le1cs of e.iainstitusa
tiens established or patronized by fhs Govern
ment in this District to your generous and fOss
tering care h1f .reasQ 10 as .on4 IL -.t
--- y THE sHrPR SixA1. - H!raa i'ai.s
The attention Of Congress during the last sss-
sion was engaged to come extent with, the pro-
position for enlarging the water cOmmunica-
ton between the Mississippi riYeE. and the
north eastern seaboard, which proposition,
however, failed for the time. Since then, up
on a call signed by men of the greatest res
a convention has been called at
Chicago upon the same subject a Summary
of whose views is contained IN q memorial ad-
dressed to the President and Congress, and I
which now have the honor to lay before
you. ,,a,7 .z.--zt.:-.. .- 9s.t .aasr r.
That this interest is one which ere long
will forcs its own way, T do not entertain a
doubt. It Is submitted entirely to your wis
dom as to what can be done nOl0. Augment
ed interest is given to this subject BY the ac.
tuaI commencement of work upon the Pacific
i lfS.,. H., 81.
progress and completion, that enlarged navi-
CATION becomes q positive need to this great
road. 1fs 7a tou iT l7,i s'sis- 5ssH d(
TRANSMIT the Second Annual Report of
of the Department Of Agri-
culture, asking your attention to the develop
nents in that vital interest OF the nation.
s-. , THE REBELLION.
When Congress assembled a year ago the
war had lasted nearly twenty 'months, and
there had been many Conflicts both on land (
and sea, With varying results The Rebellion
had been pressed back into reduced limits I
Yet the tone Of public feeling and opinion at
home, and abroad, was not satisfactory. With
other sigma, the popular elections then just
past indicated uneasinest among ourselves,
while amid much that was cold and mena-
cling, the kindest words coming from Engiand
were uttered in accents of pity that We were
too blind to surrender. Our commerce was
suffering from attacks BY few armed vessels !
built upon and farniHhed from foreign shores;
and We we're threatened with ssek additions /
from the same quarter as would sweep our {
trade from the sea, and raise our blockade. {
We had failed to elicit from European !
Governments anything hopeful upon this sub
iect, The Emancipation Proclamation which Il