The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-12-08

Yard, and suitable establishments Cor ths
construction and repairing Of iron vessels
and the machinery snd ermsture FOR VA
ships, which reference Was made in my last
ANNUAL message. Yoar attention Is also in
vited to the views expressed in the report
in relation to the legislation Of Congress 81
its Last session in respect to prizes on our
inland waters. L cordially concur in the
recommendation Of the Secretary ~ sOthe
pr0Priety OF creating = new rank Of Vice
Admiral in our naval service.
Your atteution is directed 10 the report OF
the Post saastar General for eeiailed ae-
count Of the operations and hnancial con-
dition of the Post Office Department. The
pAstal revenue for the ear ending June
10th, 1854, amounted 70 sI34, ,272, ,SSs, and
the expenditures 70 $I20, All ,sS2. The ex-
cess of expenditures over receipts being
500, $50 A. The views presented by the
Post Master General On the subject Of
special grants by the Government in aid Of
A the establishment Of new lines Of ocean
mail steamships, and the policy he recon-
mends for the Developments Of increased
commercial intercourse wikh adjacsnt coDn-
tries should receive the careful considera-
tion of Congress. 1t is worthy Of interest
that the steady expansion Of population
| and the Improvement Of Government insti-
tutions over the now unoceupied parts Of
|
much less impessed or destroyed by our
great civil war which the 6rst glance would
seem 10 have absorbed almost the entire en-
/ ergies of the nation. Tbs organization and
\ admission Of the state Of Nevada has been
completed in conformity with ls~, and thus
our excellent system Is firmly established
in the mountains which once seemed bar
rem and uninhabted waste between the
Atlantic States andthose which have growa
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territories Of the United States are generally
in condition Of prosperity and rapid
growth. Idaho and M0nt0ns, By reason Of
their great distance and the interruption Of
eommQnication with them By Indiaa hos
tiIities, have been only partially erganized,
but it is understood these difficulties are
about to disappear, which will permit their
governments, like those Of OGhers, TO 90
into speedy and full operation as intimately
connected with, and PromoGYe Of the nat
ursl growth of the naLioa. i ask the Rtten-
tiOn Of Congress to the valuable informa-
ton and important Recommendations rela-
ting to the public lands and Indian affairs,
the Pacific Railroad, and mineral discOys-
ries contained in the rsportof the Secretary
ofthe Interior, which is herewith TRANSMIT
ted, and which report also snbodies the
subject Of patents, psnsionss ana other
topics of interest pertaiiing 70 his depart !
ment. The quantity OF public land dis
posed Of during the i've quarters ending on
the goth Of september last, was Az ,342
acres, Of which ], ,63s,6l4 acres were entered
under the homestead law, the remainder
was located with mill AIRY land warrants,
agricultural scrip eeftiAsd 70 States for
railroads, and sold for cssh. The cash di-
vided from sales and location fees was
s., SOC, 446. The income from sales during
the fiscal yesr, ending June 20, 1854, was
500, 800 %, against So,0s7 IS, received du-
ring the preceding year, the aggregate OF,
and there is open TO settlement, IL, ,000, 900
acres Of surveyed land.
The great enterprise OF connecting the
Atlantic with tho Paeihc States by railroad
and telegraph lines has been entered upon
with Vigor that gives as urance Of sue
cess. Notwithstanding The heembarrassments |
arisisg from preva ence Of high prices Of
material and labor, the belanos Of the road
has been definitely located for one hundred |
mi .es outward from the Initial point from
Omaha city, Nebraska, and the preliminary
location OF the Pacific railrOad Of Cola has
been made from Sacramento, eastward, TO |
the great bend of Mucker river, in Nevada |
Numerous discoveries Of gold, silver and |
cinnAbar have been added 70 the many /
heretofore known, End the country OcOG-
pied by the Sloux, Nevada, Snd Rocky /
Mountain and subordinate aavages, now
teens with enterprising labor which Is r.eh-
ly remunerhtive.
1t is believed that the products Of the
mines of precious metals In that regim has,
during the year, reached not exceeding
$l0e, 900 900 in value
II was recommended in my last annual
message that our Indian system be remod-
eled.
Congress at its last session, acting upon
ha nd Ha for |
ganizing the system in Colorado, and is is
believed that under the present orgsniEa-
tion themoVement Of indians there viii be
attended with reasonable success Much
yet remains TO be doas 70 provide for the
proper good ef the Indians in other parts
Of the country 10 render il secure for the
advancing settlers, and to promote the well
fare of the Indians, The Secretary reiter-
ales his recommendations, and 70 them tbs
attention Of Congress Is invoked.
The liberal provision to invalid soldiers
and sailors Of the Republic, and the vid-
ows, orphans and dependent moGhers Of
those VINO have fallen in battle, or died Of
disease contracted, or of wounds received
in the service Of their country, have been
diligently administered. There have besn
added 70 the pension rolls during the year
ending the 30th Of June last, the names OF
le,770 invalid soldiers, and Of 27I disabled
seamen, making the present number OF
army invalid pensioners ~, ,767, and Of navy
invalid pensioners u; Of Wid0Ws, orphans
and mothers, q, ,1q5 have been placed on
tho army pension rolls, and 284 on the navy
rolls; the present number Of army pension
ers Of this class is Is, ,4s3s and Of navy pen
sionsrs 1893; at the beginning of The year
the nuEber Of revolutionary pensioners vas
1 ,430, only ~ Of them Wsrs soldiers, who
have since died; the remainder are those
who under the Law receive Pensions because
Of their relationship 70 Revolutionary sol
diers; during the year ending the 3otn Of
June, 1854, S459s4el ,esT have been paid 20
pensioners Of all classes.
chserfuIly recommend 10 your continu-
cd patronage the benevolent insttations ef
the District Of Columbia which have hither-
to been established Or fo4tered By Congress,
and respectfully refer for informatioR con-
cerning them, 10 raiation 80 the Washing
ton sq1educt, the Capitoian other matters
OF interestso the report Of she aecrstary.
The Agricultural DepGrtmeEt, undsr the ,
supervision Of its present ezsrgetsc and
faithful hea1, IL rspidiy e0mmsnding itssifi
70 the great aad vital intsresssi is wss eroa
ted to advance. Il is pecuiiekiy the peoples !
in which they feel more d.
rectly CONCERNED than IN any other. sOm-
mend it TO the continued attention Eud fOs- |
ttriaE CaTo VI Ny-At Lp44-
The war eontinues. Since the last annual
message all the Important lines and posi-
sions tnen occupied By our forces kave been
and our armies have steadily
advanced, thus liberating the regions lsft !
ii the rear, 80 that Missouri, Kentucky and Z
and parts Of other Sesses, have
again produced rsas6nsbly fair crops. The ,
most reliable Indication Of publie purpose Z
N this country i verified through our pop
alar elections. Jndging by the recent can
ysss and its result the paFpossa the people
Eithin the loyal States % nainteIu ths in Q
.egrity Of the Union, was never more arm 4
aor mare unanimous than aoN. The ex- b
raordinary ealmness ana good order With
xhich the mifloEs 0f voteFs yefs mingled
Il the polls, gave strong assurance Of This. :
got only ell who supp rted the uEion tick
I, 30 called, bot great majority Of the op- ?
,osing party may si o be fairly eaimed 70 .
,ntortsin and % be aotuEtsd By the saTae
purpose. I
Il Is Al uasnsWsrahla axgnmsntto tkla sf- i
eet, thai No s6naidats for any oflcs what
Iver, high or loS, has Ysntdre1 y secure
Tctes on the syoEal Of the Laws log eiving '
be unicn. Thers has been much inpugn-
ng Of motives and much hsnted eoutrogsr- q
y, as % the proper means and best meds Of e
Idvaneing the Union eaases Dut IN the dis 4
met issas Of nnioa Or disunion, be poliH~ 1,
ians have sheWn shnir instiacliys knoyl- =
Idge thai thsrs is 10 diversity aneag ths
5eopls. In swsFding 70 he people shs fslr :
opportunity Of showing one 70 anosher Anc