Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-12-09

! e'snae" V'mmerciHl Intercourse with adiaoeI
y ana ne'ghboring countries should receive il
10 CAREFUL consideration Of Congress 1t lis Of note
worthy interest that tue steady expansion
l. population, improvement and governmental in
j. slitutious over the new and unoccupied portion
d oi our country have scarcely been checked inuo
e less impeded or destroyed by our great civ
Is war, which at the tirst glance would seem
d have absorbed almost the entire energies of III
Q nation.
The organization and admission Of the Stat
OF Nevada has bsen completed in conformit
u with law, aud thus our excellent system 10 firm
" established in the mountains which ono
seemed barren and uninhabtabe waste be
tWaen the Atlantic States and those which hayt
i grown up IN the Pacific ocean
The territories Of the Union are generally il
i condition OF prsperity and rapid growth
ilaho and Montana, by reason Of their grea
distance and the interruption Of commun icatior
, WIN them by Indian hostiiies, have been onl,
partly organized but il 10 understood that thest
ullhcult.es arc about 10 disappear. which will
permit their governments, like those Of the
others, u 60 into speedy and full operation.
As intimately connected with aul promotive
OF this Material growth Of the nation, ask the
attention Of Congress to the valuable informa-
ton and important recommendations relating to
the public lands Indian affairs. Pacific Railroad
aud mineral discoveries contained in the report
OF the Secretary Of the Interior, which is here
with transmitted, and which report also en-
braces the subjects Of patents, pensions aud
other topics OF public interest pertaining to
his department.
The quantiry Of public land disposed OF
uuriBg the five quarters ending OH the 30th Of
September last, was 4. 22l, 342 acres, Of which
| l,0aS,6 6l4 aures were entered under the home
stead law. The remainder was located with
military land wsrranis agricultural scrip, Ger.
| tined to States for railroads and sold for cash
| The cash received from sales and location fees,
was 81 ,Ol9,, 446. The income RON sales during
the fiscal year ending Juue Both, 1854, was
$GiS0O7.24, against $l36, or. 95 received dur
ing the preceding year. Tne aggregate number
Of acres surveyed during the year has been
equal to the quantity disposed Of and There is
open to settlement about l39, 100000 acres Of
surveyed land.
The great enterprise Of connecting the Allan
tic with the Pacific States by railways and tele-
giaph lines has been entered upon with Vigor
that gives assurance Of SUCCESS, notwithstand-
ing the embarrassmeais arising from the pre-.
yaling high prices of materials and labor. The
route OF the main line has been definitely locat-
ed for ono hundred miles westward from the
initial point At Omaha City. Nebraska, and
pecunary location of the Pacific Railroad Of
California hag been made from Sacramento
in Nevada. Numerous discoveries Of gold, sill.
yer and sinnebar mines have been added to the
mai" heretofore knUwn aud the country occu.
pied Ivy the Sierra Nevada end Rocky Noun
tains aud the subordinate ranges now teens with
enterprisng abar which il richly rrnuneratiye.
IL Is believed that the product Of the mines Of
precious metals 10 that region has. during the
year, reached, il mot exceeded one hundred
millions in value
II was recommended in my last annual mes. |
sage that our Indian system be remO1sled. |
Congress, in its last session, acting upon the re-
commen1aion did provide for the organizing the /
system in California, aud il is believed that
under tho present organization, the management
Of the Indians there will be attended with reas-
orable sucoess. Much yet remains TO be done
10 provide ior the proper government of the
indians 10 other parts Of the country TO render
it secure for the advancing settlers, and to pro-
vide for the Indians The Secretary reitefates
his recommendations. and to them The attention
of Compress is invited.
The liberal provisions made by Congress for
paying pensions to Invalid soiliers and sailors
of the Republic, and to the widows, orphans
and dependent mothers Of those who have fallen
in baule, tT died Of disease contracted, or Of
wounds received in the service of their country,
have been diligently administered
There has been added to the pension rolls
during the year ending the Both day Of June
last tue names Of IL, 40 invalid soldiers, and Of
27l disabled seamen, making the present num-
Der of army Invalid pensioners %, 7G7 and Of
navy invalid pensioners 7l2. OF widows Or
phans and mothers 20 99e bage been placed on
the army pension rolls, and 2i9 on the Navy
rolls. The present number Of army pensioners
of this class is 20, ,433, and Of navy pensioners
1913. AT the beginning of the year the number
Of revolutionary pensioners was / .430, only
-.
have since died. The remairder are those who,
under the laws, received pensions because of
relationship to revolutionary soldiers.
During the year ending the 30lh OF June,
1864, s45, ,01G, GIG o. have been paid TO pension
ers OF all classes.
cheerfully commend to your continued
patronage the benevolent institutions OF the
District of Columbia, which have hitherto been
or fostsred by Congress, and respect
fully refer, for information concerning them, and
In relation to the Washington aqueduct, the
capitol aud other matters Of local interest, to
The report Of the Secretary,
The Agricultural Department, under the su-
pervison of it's present energetic and faithful
head, s rapidly commencing itself TO the great
and vital interest il was created to advance, II
is peculiarly the Peoples Department, in which
they feel more directly concerned than in any
,ther. | commend II to the lntinuei attention
tuu fostering Cufb Ol OOnBTeba.
The war continues. Since tho last annual
message oil the important lines Rnd positions
hen occupied by our forces have been main
aned, aud our arms have been steadily a l.
'anced, thus liberating the regions left in the
ear, 20 that Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee,
ind part of other States have again produced
easOnably fair crops
The most remarkable feature in the military
operations Of the year is General Sherman's
.aa.1z g ~ 4
y through the iusurgent region. Il tends to
hOw great increase OF your relative strength
hat our General in Chief should feel able TO
confront aud hold in check every active force of
he enemy aud yet to delach we'll appointed
arge army 10 move on such an expedition. The
esult not set being known, conjecture in re-
yard to it is not here indulged.
Important movements have aleo occurred
Turing the year to the effect OF moulding society
or the durability Of The Union. Although short
II complete success 1t iB much in the right di-
ection, that twelve thousand citizens in each OF
he States Of Arkansas AMI Louisiana have Or
,anEed local State Governments with free Con-
tiiusions and are earnestly struggling to main
ain and administer them.
The movements in the same direction more
Extensive though less definite in Missouri. Ken
ucAy and Tennessee, should not he overlooked;
nut Maryland presents the example of complete
uccess. Maryland is secure to liberty aud =,
Ilion for all the future. The genius Of rebel :,
ion will no more claim Maryland Like another ~
Ou spirit, b.iug driven out il may seek to fear Il
Ter, but il will woo her no more 0
At the last session Of Congress a proposed n
Of the Constitution abolishing sla-
cry throughout the United States passed the
ienate but failed for want Of the requisite two.
birds vote in the House OF Representatives.
ilthOugh tue present is the same Congress and
nnrlY the ammo memhers md Mithnnt nnna