Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1864-12-09

the present number oil army Invalid pension
crs 22,TBI. and Of navy invalid pensioners
7l2, of widows, orphans, and mothers, o.
9sS have been placed on the army pension
: rolls. The humber of pensioners Of this
! class is 25,433, and of navy pensioners 1893.
Liberal provisions to invalid soldiers and
sailors Of the republic and to the widows,
orphans and dependant mothers Of those
; who have fallen in battle, or died Of dis ease
contracted or Of wounds received in the SER
4 vice of their country, have been diligently
administered.
At the beginning Of the year the number
Of revolutionary pensioners was $50 Only
- Of them were soldiers Of whom eight have
since died The remainder are those who
under the law receive pensions because Of
relationship to revolutionary soldiers. Dur
ing the year ending the Both Of June, 1864,
\ $3.50, 1912 have been paid to pensioners Of
all classes. ...'.. ....
He says:
The Agricultural Department, under the
SUPPLEMENTARY Of the present energetic
head, is rapidly commencing itself to the
great and vital interest il was created 10 ad
vance. 1t is pre- emincntly the peoples de
partincnt. in which they feel more directly
interested than in any other, and commend
it 10 the continued attention and fostering
care of Congress
The closing portion Of the message We re-
print in full
| The war continues Since the last annual
message all the important lines and positions
! then held by our armies have been maintain
! cd and they have steadily advanced. thus
| beIsting the States left in the rear, so that
Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee and parts Of
other States have again produced reasonably
fair crops.
suERMAN's GREAT MARCH.
| The most remarkable feature IN the mill
! tary operations Of the year is General Sher-
mans attempted march Of three hundred
miles directly through the inslirgsnt region.
J II tends to show the great increase Of cur
relative strength, that our General ia. Chief
should feel able to confront and hold in check
every active force of the enemy, and yet TO
dctach a well appointed army 10 move on
such an expedition. The result being yet
unknown, conjecture in regard to it is not
here INDUCED. g..
SIGNAL SUCCESSES.
/ movements nave also tttu1tcu
during the year, 10 the effect of moulding
society for durability in the Union. Aliho'
short Of complete success il is much in the
right direction that 1000 citizens in each
of the States Of Arkansas and Louisiana
have organized loyal State Governments with
| free constitutions, and are earnestly strug
Cling to maintain and administer Them. The
movement in the same direction, though less
| Il oEp IL, Missouri Enntp.Gy ,,t 1.YDcc
see should not be overlooked but Maryland
presents splendid example OF complete sue,
cess. Maryland is secure to liberty and
Union for all the future. The genius Of re-
bell on will no more claim Maryland. Like
another foul spirit being driven out, it may
seek to tear her, but it will Woo her no more.
TIE ELECTION AND ITS TEACHINGS.
! The most reliable indication Of public pur-
pose in this country is derived through our
popular election. Judging by the recent
canvass and its results, the purpose Of the
people within the loyal States to maintain
! the integrity Of the Union was mover more
| firm ror more nearly unanimous than now
| The extraordinary callnncss and good order
! with which its millions Of voters met and
mingled at the polls gave strong assurance of
| this. Not only all those who supported the
| Union tick t, so called. but great majority
OF the opposing party also may be fairly
! claimed TO entertain ard to be actuatcd by
the same purpo,e II is an unanswsrable
! argument to thus effect that 10 candidate for
any office whatever, high or low, has ven
turcd to seek votes on the avowa that he
was for giving up the Union. There has
! been much inrUgniisg Of motives, and much
heated controversy as to the proncr measures
and best mode Of advancing the Union cause,
/ but lii the distinct iSsucs-CnOn or Dis
union ne politicians have shown their in
t0itive knowledge that there is no diversity
among the people. In awarding the people
the fair opportunity Of showing one to
another. and to the world, this hrInncSs and
unanimjty Of purpose, the election has been
Of vast value 10 the rational cause The
election has exhibited another fac: not less
valuable TO be known; the fact that we do
not approach exhaustion in the most impor
tant branch Of the national resources, that Of
! living men. While it is sad to. reflect that !.
the war has filed 80 many graves and caused |.
mourning to so many homes, it is some relief
TO know that compared with the surviving,
the fallen have been so few While corps
and divisions and brigades ana regiments
have formed aud fought and bled and gone
out of existence, majority who composed
them are still living. The same is true OF
| the naval svrviec. The ekction ryturns
prove this. So many vetcrs could not he
found in the States holding elections, four
years ago, to wit: California, Connecticut,
| Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky,
Maine, Nary laud, Massachusetts,, Michigan,
Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New
Jersey. New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsyl
vania, Rhode Island, Vermont. West Virgin
il and Wisconsin cast 3,992 Oil votes now,
against 3,S7o, 222 cast then, showing an ag-
! grcgste now Of 3,39S,2ll, to which is to be
added 50, 1G2 cast now by the new States Of
J Kansas and Nevada. which States did not
| vote in 1860, thus swelling the aggregate to
! 1913, 7T3, and the net increase during the
three years and a hall of war to li5 ,T57.--
I 10 this again should be added the number
of sill soldiers in the field from Massachu-
sets, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Delaware,
lndiana, Illinois and California. who, by the
law Of these States, could not vote away
from their homes. and which number caanot
he less than 5000; nor yet is this ALL
The number in organized territories is triple
now what it was four years ago, while thou,
sands of whites and blacks join us as the
national arms press back the iusurgeat lines.
So much is shown aifrnatively and mega,
lively by the election.
1t is not material to inquire bow the in.
crease has been produced, or to show that il
would have been greater but for the war,
which is probably due the important fact
which remains to be demonstrated that we
have more men now than we had when the
war began, that we are not exhausted, nor in
Pre- cess of exhaustion, that We are gaining
nl &c mood ha |,
, test indefinitely. This, as to men and mate
rial resources, is now more complete and
abundant than ever. The national resources
then are uneXhausted, and, as We believe, in
exhanstablc. The pubic purpose to resstab
lsh the national authority is unchanged, and
as we believe, interchangeable. The manner
of continuing the effort remains to choose.
TIT. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
At the last session Of Congress proposed
amendment Of the Constitution abollshing