The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-12-08

tion to tho legislation of Congress-, at
its lastsessioa, in respect toprizes on
our inland water. j cordially concur
in INSTRUMENTATION of tho-Secreta-
.rY as to the propri, ty of creating the
new rank OF Vice Admiral in our ma
val service.
Your attention is invited to the report Of the post
master'G enoral, for detailed account of the opera.
tons ana financial condition of the Post Office De.
paIlment' The postal revenue for tho year ending
June 3Oth, 1864, amounted to Sl2 7e, and the
expenditures to SeG4I 7Se 20 the excess or expendi.
lures over receipts beng S2O6,b52 2. The views pre-
sented by the Postmaster-Generai on the subject OF
special grants by the Government in aid OF the estab
llshment of new lines of ocean mail steamships, and
ot the policy he recommends for the development Of
increased commercial Intercourse with adjacent inde.
pendent neghbOrlng countries, should receive the
careful consideration Of Congress. a- ls1 -A
Its of noteworthy interest that the steady expan-
sion of population, improvement and governmental
institutions over the new and unoccupied portions Of
our country have scarcely been checked, much less
lmpeded or destroyed by our great civil war which,
st first glance, would seem to have absorbed almost
the entire energies OF the nation,
The organization and admission ofthe State Of Ne
Vada has been c0mp cted IN conformity with law: and
thus our excellent system is firmly established in the
! mountains, winch once seemed barren ind unnhah
liable waste between the Atlantic States and those
which have grown up on the cOrst Of the Pacific Oc
enn The territories Of the United States gener-
ally IN acondton OF prosperity and rapid growth.
Idaho and Montana, by reason OF their great distance
and the interruption Ofcolamuncation with them 10y
Indian hostites, have been only partially organized
but III understood that these difficulties are aboutto
disappear which will permit their governments, like
those of Others to go into speedy and full operation
As intimately connected WITH and promotye
! OF TINS material growth of the nation, ask the
attention ofCongress to the valuable information and
/ Important recommendations relating to the public
lands, Indian affairs, the Pacific railroads. and miner.
81 discoveries contained in the report ofthe s. crctary
of the Interior, which is herewith transmitted, and
40 ff n ttorts
pensions and other topics Of public interest pertain
ing to MS department The quantity ofpubiic land
Sbs4Y Yn Mas Ts oSs sRnE VG eS
l,j3S,Gl4 acres were entered under the Homestead
law The remainder was located with military land
warrants, agricultural scrip certified to States for rail-
roads and sold cash The cash receipts from sales
and location fees was Sl,00IiiG The income from
sale: during the fiscal year ending June 3Oth, 1864,
was Sj1sJO72 against Sl3G07 79j received during the
| preceding year The aggregate ofacres surveyed
during the year has been equal to the quantity dis.
posed Of and there is open to settlement about l33,
OJlWlO acres of surveyed land. ... ..t.-a
The great enterprise ofconnecting the Atlantic with
the Pacific states by railway and Telegraph lines has
been entered upon with vigor that gives assurance
otsucccss notwithstanding the cmbnIrNismcnts arrs-
ing from the prevailing high prices of materials and
labor. The route Of tho main line OF the road has
been definitely located for 100 miles westward from
the initial point Mt Omaha City Nebraska prelimnO-
ry2caton of the Pacific railroad ofCaornia has been
made from S0crumcnt5 eastward to the great bend Of
Mutkcr river, in Nevada. GH
mines have been added to many heretofore known,
and the country occupied by tie Sierra Nevada and
Rocky Mountains and subordinate ranges tesm with
lehtciprNng labor which is richly remnnelated. ltis
believed that the product Of the mines of precious
metals in that region has. during the year, reached If
not exceeded, %lUD,C CGn,tNOin value
II was recommended in my last annual message
that our Indian system be rcInOdcled Congress, At
us last session, acting upon thc accommodation, did
provide for reorgpnzmg tie systeInin California, and
1t - believed that underthe present organization, tine
management Of the Indians there will be attended
with reasonable success. Much yet remains to be
done to proVideio Tor the properGoyenncnt Of the In
dams In other parts OF the country to render
for tn advancing settler and to provide for the vel.
faro of the lneliaps. The Secretary reitorates his re-
commentators, and to them the attention of Con-
grcss is invited. ...
The liberal provisions to invalid solicrI and sail
ors Of the republic and to the WIDOWS orphans and
dependent mothers OF those who have fallen in battle
or died ofdeseases contracted, orOfwounds Teeoired,
in the service OF their country, have been diligently
administered. There have been added to The pen
sionrod durns the year ending the jOth day June
last, the names Of 1910 invalid soldiers and Of 27
Disabled scamen, making the prescott pumber Of army
Invalid pensioners 22,767, and dondvy invalid persion-
ers III. Otwidows, orphans aDdmotlcrs, q lbs have
been placed onthe army pension rolls End 24s On the
navy rolls. The present numberOi army pensioners
this classi' - l33 and ornoyy pensioners 70a, At
the bcgunngo the year the nunbGr orevolutionary
pensioners was li3. Only IL of them were soldiers,
= ci@h0m Scyen have since died. The remainder are
those who under the law receive pensions because Of
relationship to revolutionary scdiorS During the
year ending the 3Gth of June, 1851 SiJ0l, ,6G,02 have
been pad ~ pensioners vi all classes. r.'u rr,
chceriuly conmendt to your continued patronage
the benevolent institutions OF the District OF Column.
hiu which have hitherto been established or fOstercd
by Congress, and respectfully refer. for information
concerning them, and IN relation tothe Washington
eI Aqucdueb the CAPITOL and other matters OF local r-
torcst To the report oithG city. . ..
a The Agricultural Department under the supcryi-
sion oltS present energetic and faithful head, Is rap
IDLY commencing tstii 10 the great and vital interest
II was CrpHcd to advance II Is peculiarly the peO-
pies department, in which ley feel more directly
S concerned than in any other. lcommend u to the
continued attention and fotcringcore OF Congress.
Tic war cuntpleS. Since the last annual Message
all the impO tant lines aud positions then occnpiUd
by our tOrto-htve been maintained, and our aruls-
0 have steadily advanced, thus hbcratng the regions
, LEFT IN the rear that Missouri Kentucky, Tonnes
gee, and parts of other States, have again produced
IN the military operations oithe years. Gen Shcrmai's
: attempted march OF aU miles directly through the
"a lnsursct region. It tends to show great increase
OF oiu reAuVe strength, that oar GengrHl-in- Chie
slo feel able to hold IN check every atiyc i1rtc o
/ tie enemy and yet to Iotlch well Supported large
army tomoyc ON such an expeditions. The result not
yet Dehy known, vOheetc IN regard 10 tits not her,
. inuuiSrd. Important movements have also occurred
during the year, To the Cict of moulding society oI
durability IN the Union Although ShuIt Of complete
stlccosy, It Is 50 much in tue rIgIt direction that
twelve thousand citizens in each OF the States OfAr
!, kansas and Louisiana have Qrgmzod loyalSate Con
cIhincns with rcc Constitutions, and are earnestly
d. struggling to MAINTAIN AMI administer them ,1ht
movement IN the same direction, moro extensive
Z though less deiultc, IN Missouri, heulucy and Gu.
neSscc, should not he overlooked But Maryland
prescnts tho eXample OlcVmpetc success, MARYLAND
Il Is secure tolbcrty and UnUn for all the future. The
genius ot rebellion hlll no more claim Maryland.
Like another for sprt, beng tfvcn out It may sesk
lr to tear her, hutit WOO her no more. r., a.!
? At the lastScSsiOn of Congress proposed amend.
II ment to the Constitution MohshWg slavery IN the
United states passed the Seuatc, but failed for lack
the requisite mo-thrds vote in the House Of Rep.
:, rcsCnttYcs. Although the present is the same on
ress and nearly the same members, without qIts-
y oniug the Wisdom or patrolism OF those who 'toou
4 faa fttra In ras. tln
Grafton and passage OF the measure ut the present
Z son' Otcuurs0 the absr.t question Is not changed
+. but AN intervening election Sh9wsano' certNiny thai
the next Congress wlpass tho measure, IL this doe,
q not Hence there is OnlyN question Of time us tC
when tho proposed amendment will go to the State.
= Ior their action And rs its to so go at Rll events
may not agree that the sooner tho better It i,
\ not claimed TINT the election has imposed duty Oi
/ Members to change their Vows, Or tbvr votes, any
u urthcr than as an additional element TO be consid
cred their jud9mcn may be affected by IT, II il thC
voice OF the people, now Tor the first time heart upOI
' the question. In great hltonal crlss lic Ours
unNnmity OfNctOn among those seekAga common
q end, is very Observation-Disclosures indispensable; andy YET
no approach 10 such unannity is dttalnhbc, unless
some deIereneO shall he paid TO the Will OF the
M jOrity SIMPLY because 1t the will of the majority.
= In tliis case, tho common end ~ the maintenance
= OF the Union; and among the means to secure tha
>, oni, such VIII is through the election most cc'trI!
II declared In favor of such constitutional amendment
Tho most reliable ndcauonol public purpose in thii
country, is derived through our popular elections
Gudgug by he recent canvass olits result, the pur
q pose oi the people within the loyal States To nam
" tn the integrity Of the Union Wis never moro firm
II nor moro nearly unanimous, than now, The eXtraor
A dnary camness aud good order with which the mill
u IONS ofvoters met anti mingled al tho polls, gnv,
Is strong assurance Of this. Not only al who SUPP ort
cd the Union ticket, called, buv ugrcat majority o
J. the opposing party, also may be airy claimed Il
I entertain, and to he actuuted hy the same purposes
tits an unaiiswerablc argument to this effect that NJ
D. candidate Tor any office whatever, high or low, ha
yenurcd to sock votes ON the avowe that he was 70
W giving up the Union. t F.fN .Ef O.,
H There has bcen much impugniny of motives ant