Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-12-08


va recommended Ia nv lss q snnu. |
ia sage that our Indian system bs a.
m0desss Congress. at its last session,
ae1ing upon the reeommendation, did
provide for reorgsD iziag the system in
Csiitornia, and il is believed that, under
tue present organization, the manage
meut OF the indians there viii be
siieedei- te--%jJb reasonable sacepEs
Much yet reusius 10 BE- doue to provide
for the proper Government Of he n
diAns aud 90 fhe inhabitants al ths
country, to render a. seeare Tor the AL
vaneing settler and % ravi6e sor tbe
welfare Of lbe indians The SeeresAtg
reiteFasss bis Fscomms ndaiious. ana 90
them the attention Of Congress Is ia
vited, The liberal provisions 20 invalid
soldiers and sailors OF the Republic. nnd
the widows, orr bans. and dependent
mothers Of those who have fallen 81 .d..t.
tie, or died of diseases contracted OF &c
wounds received ia the service 81 ,hcir
country, have been diligently admins
tered There have been added 20 tae
pension rolls during the wear endiaE he
Both asy q Jane last the nsmss of
1910 lnYatd soldiers aud OF al dis
abled seamea, making ihe present mum
Der Of army Invalid pensioners - T6T,
and Of navy Invalid pensioners IL Ot
Sidows, orphans, and mothers. - i9S
have been placed on the army aeusiun
rolls. The present number 20 army pen.
sioners Of tbs class Is ., ass, and ol
Navy pensions 793 At the hesinnins
Of the year the nBmheF OF Revolution
sry pensioners was l.430, nu.T L. a
them were soldiers and who 4ve siDce
died. The reWMB Ger are fhuse Whn.
ander the Law receive pensions because
Of relationship to revolutionary soldiers.
Daring the year ending the S0,h Of ane.
=, 504 ,6l6 ", have been paid "a
pensioners Of an classes
cheerfullY recommend 10 your CON
tiuaed patronage the benevolent instiia
ton OF the District OF Columbia. which
have hitherto been established or Cos
/ tered BY Congress, aud respectfully re-
I fer for Information concerning fhea,
and m relation 10 the Washington
Aqaeddet, the Capitol, and other matters
Of local Interest, TO the report az the see
+ Rotary Of the Interior.
The Agricultural Department, under
The supervision Of its present energetic
and faithful head, israpidly commenting
itself 10 the great and vital interest 1t
was created 70 advance Ii Is peculiar.
y the people 8epaf aren't. winch they
feel more directly concerned than in nnv
other commend it 10 the continued
attention and fostering care OF Goa,
gress
The war continues Since tue last
annual message al the important Hines
/ ahd positions thea occupied by our forces
I have been maintained, aud our armies
/ have steadily advanced, thus iberatinr
/ the regions lefl IN the rear, 30 that Mis-
sour, Kentucky, Tennessee, and parts
Of the other States have again produced
reasonably fair crops
The most remarkable feature ia the
approach to such unauimiiy Is shown ia
The recent elections Some defer
ence should be paid to tho viii Of
the majority, simply because Il is
the will Of the majority. Ia THE case
the common end u the maintenance of
the Union; and among the means 90
secure that end the peoples will, through
the election, - most clearly declared in
favor Of such Constitutional amend.
ment The most reliable indication Of
public purpose in this country Is derived
through our popular elections Judging
by the recent canvass and is result the
purpose Of the people within the loyal
Stztes 10 maintain the integrity Of the
nation, was never more firm aud more
nearly unanimous than nov. The *.
tra0rdinary calmHers and GOOD order
with which lhe mil d, OF voters met
and mingled az The polls, gave strong
assurancv Of th5s Not only ell Who
supported the Uaion ticket 60 called.
but n great majority Of The apposln~
party, also, may he fairly clatmed io
entertain and 10 be actuated bV the
same purpose IL is our unansaerabie
argument to this effect, thar ua eaudi.
date for ans Office whatever. high OF low.
has erture1 e. seek votes on fdo asgg-
Al that he was lor giving up the Jn.on.
There has been much impuunlng af
motives aud much heated controversy
as 70 the proper means and beat mode
Of advancing the ORION cause. bat ia
The distinet issue Of Union or no
UnioDt the politicians have shown
their instructive knowiedge that there l.
no diversity among The psopia IN
awarding the people The fair opportunity /
Of shoWing one TO another add 10 sho
world this fairness and uuanimity OF
purpose, the election has been Of van
value 20 the National cause The siec
ton has exhibited another fact not less
valuable to BE- kuOwn. the fact that We
do not approach exhaustion IN tie most
important hranch OF the National re-
sonrces-that Of living men. While e
is melancholy 20 reflect that the var bas
hliee 80 very many graves und caused
mourning 70 many homes, 70 e some h.
lief 70 know that, compared With the sur
ylving, The fallen have been 80 few
While corps, divisions. brigadsa and
regiments haze formed and fought and |
dwindsed and gone out Of existence. that I
a great majority Of the men who com
prised them are still living. The same 4
- true OF the naval service. The ebac 4
ton returns prove this So many voters 4
could not else be found The States /
regularly holding elections both nov and 4
ioar Tears ago, to-wif Califorbia. Cor
neclieut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana /
Iowa, Kentucky, Maine. MARYLAND /
Massachusetts. Michigan, Missouri. New
Hampshire, New Jersey, ONO. VIRGINIA
aud Wisconsin cast 3. 9s2.0Il votes nov
against $3.50, 222 cast then, showing an
aggregate Hos Of 3,39S,3li to which ia
@ be added 80, 1862 cast nov in the new
States Of Kansas and Nevada. whieh
States did not vote in 1850. thus swelling
ne aggregate 70 4,0Tj,773 aud the net
increase during the three years and
half Of the war 10 1881 A table il
appended showing the par,icularsK 70
his should be added the number n Ell
foters ia the Geld from Massaehnaetts
4haia Isfs.d ~. -. L. +.