Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1864-12-09


The remainder was located with military land
warrants, agricultural scrip certified TO States
/ for railroads and sold for cash. The cash re
eeipts from sales and location fees was 81 ,O94,
446. The income from sales during the fiscal
year ending June Both, 1864, was $67, $780,
/ 72l against $l3, ,607 ,7S5 received during the
preceding year. The aggregate of acres sur
veyed during the year has been equal to the
quantity disposed of; and there is open to set
tlenent about l33, 100000 acres OF SURVEYED
land
The great enterprise of connecting the At
lautc with the Pacific States by railway and
telegraph lines, has been entered upon with a
vigor that gives assurance of success, notwith-
standing the embarrassmeuts arising from the
prevailing high prices OF materials and labor
The route of the main line of the road has
! been definitely located for one hundred miles
westward from the initial point at Omaha
| City, Nebraska, and preliminary location OF
/ the Pacific railroad OF California has been
made from Sacramento eastward to the great
| bend OF Mucker river ia Nevada.
Numerous discoveries of gold, silver and
cinnabar mines have been added to mauy here
tofore known, and the country occupied by the
| Sierra Nevada and Rocky Mountains and
subordinate ranges TEEN with enterprising la
| Dor, which is richly remunerated 1t is be-
ieved that the product OF the mines of pre-
cious metals in that region has, during the
year, reached, If not exceeded, $IOO0OO,0OO
in value.
Il was Recommended in my last annual
message that our Indian system be remodeled
Congress, at its last session, acting upon the
recommendation, did provide for reorganiz-
ing the system ia California, and it is believed
that, under the present organization, the man
agement Of the Indians there will be attended
with reasonable success. Much yet remains
to be done to provide for the proper govern
ment of the Indians in other parts of the
country, to render it secure for the advancing
settler and to provide for the welfare of the
Indians. The Secretary reiterates his recon.
mendations, and to them the attention of
Congress is invited.
The liberal provisions to invalid soldiers and
sailors of the republic, and to the widows.
orphans and dependent mothers of those who
have fallen in battle or died of diseases con-
tracted, or of wounds received in the service
OF their country, have been diligently admins
tered. There have been added to the pension
rolls during the year ending the Both day Of
June last, the names of l6, no invalid soldiers,
and OF 27l disabled seamen, making the pres
ent number of army invalid pensioners 22,-
767, and of navy invalid pensioners 7I2. OIL
widows, orphans and mothers, 22I98 have
been placed on the army pension rolls and 248
on the navy rolls. The present number of
army pensioners of this class is 25,433 and of
navy pensioners 793. At the beginning of
the year the number of revolutionary pension
ers was l43. Only 13 of them were soldiers.
OF whom seven have since died. The re-
mainder are those who under the law receive
pensions because Of relationship to revolution
ary soldiers. During the year ending the Both |
of June, 1864, $4,5O4,616 90 have been paid
to pensioners of all classes.
cheerfully commend to your continued |
patronage the benevolent institutions OF the
District of Columbia, which have hitherto
been established or fostered by Congress, and |
refer, for information concerning
them, and in relation to the Washington
Aqueduct, the Capitol, and other matters of
local interest, to the report of the Secretary
The Agricultural Department, under the
supervision of its present energetic and faith
Iul head is rapidly commencing itself to the
great and vital interest it was created TO ad
vance. 1t is peculiarly the peoples depart
nent, in which they feel more directly con-
,erned than in any other. 1 commend it to
he continued attention and fostering care of
Congress.
The war continues Since the last annua.
Message all the important lines and positionl
hen occupied by our forces have been mains
aimed, and our armies have steadily advanced,
hus liberating the regions left in the rear, SO
hat Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, and parts
f other States have again produced reasona-
'Iy fair crops. The most remarkable feature
n the military operations of the year is Gen.
'herman's attempted march of 300 miles di- :
ectly through the insurgent region. 1t tends l
o show great increase of our relative
trength. that our General-in- Chief should
sel able to hold in check every active I
1rce of the enemy, and yet to detach q well {
Imported large army to move on such an ex- !
edition. The result not yet being known, :
onjecture in regard to it is not here indulged. a
important movements have also occurred dur a
lg the year, TO the effect of moulding society Q
II durability in the Union. Although short q
complete success, it is so much in the right c
rection that twelve thousands citizens in e
lch of the States of Arkansas and Louisiana a
ave organized loyal State Governments with 81
ee Constitutions, and are earnestly strug- 81
ing to maintain and administer them. The c
ovement in the same direction, more exten- y
We though less definite, in Missouri, Kentucky 81
I'd Tennessee, should not be overooked.- IL
ut Maryland presents the example of com 81
etc success. Maryland is secure to liberty CT
ID Union for all the future The genius of Ia
bellion will no more claim Maryland. Like II
lotheT foul spirit, being driven out, it NAV u
elk to tear her, but it will WOO her no more. Ia
At the last session of Congress a proposed III
nendment OF the Constitution abolisbipg sy
lvery throughout the United States passed 81
Z Senate, but failed for lack Of the requisite u'
o-thirds vote in the House of Representa- ~
res. Although the present is the same Con ca
ess and nearly the same members, without 70
the wisdom or patriotism of those ID
10 stood in opposition, venture to recon Gu
md the reconsideration and passage of the to
assure at the present session. OF course the co
Stract question is not changed; but an in oe
vening election shows almost certainly that m'
. next Congress will pass the measure, if
s does not. Hence there is only a question res
time as to when the proposed amendment pa
I go to the States for their action And as DIG
is TO SO go at all events, may we not agree ol
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