Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-12-17

cent o. the operatives and fnascial ssa-
dition d th< Pest Gzce DsParts<ns- 1hs
postal srve.a<s ~ The y~H essiag Juas
%. 1854. sosssAea 10 ei3,&5s- sos IS.
IN! the exp-sdisuses 10 eis.6ss,sSs -.
Tk~ excess Il thu exPepdifures ss9 tA<
r-oeipss heing SCOT. sse a. fhe viess
rsed BY the Fossmasses-Geserslo %
the sEbjeef Il special er.ass By The Gov
srnm-ns in the sid II essahli<hoesf e .r~
isn~s II ocean mad steamships. snd the
policy b. rrcsmDesds far the d<rclspo~Af
ef incr~a>eA eonrsereii issefcourse vifk
ad5arrr. and nesghboxi,g eoznfrsss- shoal4
r~ceise the careful conssaerxri~n Of Con-
gr.ss
I, = az na,~vosthy Interest that the
sseady expansion a pastal facilities and the
imrrsxs ~ nj IN GoTcsrmcnt4l in~tirufsoas
Over the n~- and occupied Prsioss Of Our
esantrv. have sczseriv bern ch~ek-d. laack
less inp~1-d OF d-s;rvyed. b. our errsi
civil war. which. q, frs; g,aace, vszld
se-m to have ab-orhed almost the entire en-
er-i-s 81 the natioa- The organixaiisa
and admission af the State Of Nevada has
been completed in conformity with the
laws of cur exeellen, system. and is firmly
established in the mountains which once
seemed barren and uninhabitable waste
between the Atlantic States and those
which have grown up on the Pacific ocean.
TERRITORIES.
The Territories of the United States are
generally in q condition Of prosperity and
rapid growth. Idaho and Montana, BY
reason Of their great distance and the in
tcrrup,ion Of communication with them by
Indian hostiliiies, have been only partially
organized; but it is understood that these
difficulties arc about to disappear, which
will permit their governments, like those Of
others, to get into speedy aud full opera
ton.
PUBLIC LANDS, ETC.
As Intimately connected with, and pro-
motive of, this material growth Of the ma
ton, l ask the attention OF Congress 10 the
valuable information and important recon-
mendations relating to the Public Lands,
Indian Affairs, the Pacific Railroad and
the mineral discoveries contained in the
report of the Secretary Of the Interior,
which is herewith transmitted. and which
report also embraces the subject Of patents,
pensions and other topics of public interest
pertaining TO his department. The guam
tity of public land disposed Of during the
five quarters ending OH the Both of Septem.
Der last, was 4,221,342 acres, of which
4,23S,64I acres We're entered under the
homestead law. The remainder was To-
Gated with military warrants aud agricul-
tural scrip certified to the States for rail-
roads and sold for cash. The cash receipts
from sales and location fees are $10.l94 46.
The income from sales during the fiscal
year ending June 3Oth, 1864, was $677,-
OO7 FL, against $685. 75 o.. the amount
ofrsceipts during the preceding year. The
aggregate of acres surveyed during the
year has been equal to the quantity dis.
posed of, aud there is open to settlement
433,OOO.O00 acres of surveyed land.
PACIFIC RAILROAD AND TELEGRAPH.
The great enterprise of connecting the
Atlantic with the Pacific by railroad and
telegraph lines. has been entered upon with
a vigor that gives assurance of success, not
withstanding the embarrassment arising
from tho prevailing high prices of material
and labor. The route of the main line of the
road has been definitely located for 100
miles westward from the initial point at
Omaha City, Nebraska, and o preliminary
location of the Pacific railroad of Califor-
mia, made from Sacramento eastward to
the great bend of tho Truckee river in Ne
vada. Numerous discoveries of gold, sill
YER aud cinnabar mines have been added to
those heretofore known, and the country
occupied by the Sierra Nevada and Rocky
Mountains, and the subordinate ranges now
teem with enterprising labor. which is
richly remunerated. 1t is believed that the
product OF the mines of the precious met
ais in those regions has, during the year,
renched, if not exceeded, 800, 0O0, 900 in
value.
.' .S THE ELECTION.
The extraordinary calmness and good
order with which the millions Of voters
met and mingled at the polls, gave strong
assurance of this fact, not only those who
supported tho Union party SO call.d. but
a great majority Of the opposing party
also, may be fairly claimed to be actuated
by the same purpose. 1t is an unanswerabls
argument, that no candidate for any office
whatever. high or low. has ever ventured
10 geek votes on the avowal that he was
giving up the Union. there has been
much impugning Of motive, and much
heated controversy as to the proper means
and best mode Of advancing the Union
cause, but on the distinct issue of Union.
or no Union, the politicians have shown
their knowledge that there is no division
among the people in awarding the people
the fair opportunity Of showing. one to an:
other, and to the world. their iirmness and
unanimi.y Of purpose. This relation has
been Of vast value to the National cause.
The election has exhibited another fact.
not le.s valuable to be known. The fact