The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-12-17
NUMBER 90

OF their roads when completed will. too
largely multiply the facilities for reacLing
our distant possessions This policy has
received Its most signal and beneficial L.
lustratlon in the recent enactment granting
honestcads to actual settlers Since the
first day of January last the before men
toned quantity of 456 OH acres Of land
has been taken up under its provisions
his fact, and the amount Of sales. furnish
gratifying evidence OF Increasing settle
ncnt upon the public lands. notwithstand.
ing The great struggle in which the cner-
gies oi the nation have been engaged has
required so large Withdrawal # our cit:-
hens tr' III their accustomed pursuits
/ cordially concur in the recommends
ton ot the Secretary Of the Interior. sue-
gcstlng modification OF the act In favor
OF those engaged in :he military and naval
service Of the | nited States. | doubt not
that Congress will cieerlully adopt such
measures as viii. without essentially chang.
ing the general features of the system. Sc
eure the greatest practical extent Of lis
benefits to tho who have left their homes
IN defence Of their country in tbs ar u.us
crisis
! REVENUE FROM MINERAL LAxps
| invite your attention to the views C
the Secrelarp Of War as 10 the rroLr.ety
Of raising By apfro} ration or legislation.
revenue from the mineral Land. Of the
/ United States.
The measures provided at vonr last ees-
sen for the removal OF certain Indian
tribes have been carriel into effect. sun
dry treaties have been negotiated. which
will. in due time. lie submitted for the
constitutional action OF the Senate They
contain stirulatioEs for cx,insu.shng the
posscssory rights of the Indians to large
and valuable tracts of land. 1t is proba-
b!e that the effects of these treaties wlll re.
salt in the establishment Of u permanent
friendly relation with such Of these tribes
as have been brought into frequent and
bloody collisions with our outlying settle
ments and emigrants
Sound policy. and our imperative duty
to these wards Of government demand cur
anxious and constant attention to Their ma
terial well-being to their progress in tie
arts Of civilization. and. above all. TO that
moral training which. under the blessing
Of Divine Providence. will cenfer upon
them the eievating and Sanctifying intlu-
encc, the hopes and consolation. Of the
Christian faith.
suggested in my last annual message
the propriety Of relredying our Indian
! ystem. Subsequent even have satisfied
me of It's necessity. The details set forth
B f..t ba u,
the urgent need for immediate legislative
action.
commend the benevolent institutions
established or pa:ronizcl by the govern
mcnt in this District to your generous and
fostering care.
The attention of Congress, during the
last session. was engaged to some extent
with proposition for enlarging the water
COMMUNICATIONS between the Mississippi
RIVER and the northeastern seaboard. which
proposition, however, failed for the time
Since then. upon d call Of the greatest re-
Spectabilltr. convention has been held at
Chicago upon the same subject. summary
of whose views is contained in memorial
addressed to the President and Congress,
and which now have the honor to lay be
iolc you. That this interest S one which.
ere long. viii force lis own way. Go not
entertain do0bt; while it i submitted
entirely to your wisdom rs to what can be
done now
PACIFIC RAILROAD.
Augmented interest is given to this sub
ject by the actual commencement Of work
upon the Paci iic Railroad unGer auspices
50 favorable to ITS rapid progress and ccm-
plelon. Enlarged navigation becomes
papable need to this great road.
THE AGRICUITUKAL RErOEr.
transmit the second annual report of
'hc commissioner of the Department of
Agriculture i king your attention to The
developments in that vital interest Of the
nation.
THE REEELLlaS.
When Congress assembled year ago.
he war had alrc. .dy lasted nearly twenty
m Dn'hs. and there had been many conf (
on both land and sea. with varying results
/ he rebellion had been pressed back INTO
reduced limits: Yet the tone OF public feel
ING and opinion, al home and abroad. was
not satisfactory. With ether signs. tie
popular elections. then just lassed. indi-
Gated uneasiness AMONG ourselves while
amid much that was cold and menacing,
the kinde.t words coming from Europe
We're uttered IN accents OF pity that we
were too bin. To surrender our commerce,
which was suffering greatly from few
armed vessels which were built upon and
furnished from foreen shores: N We
were threatened with such additions from
he same quarter as would sweep our trade
from the sea and raise our blockade We
had failed To elicit from European govern
ments any thing hopeful upon this subject.
The Emancipation Proclamation. which
was issued in September. was running its
signed period to the begnn W of new
year \ month later the final proclama-
ion came, including the announcement ut
hat colored men OF su table condition
would be received into the war service.
The policy of emancipation aud employing
black soldiers gave to ihe future new
aspcc.. about which hope and fear and
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