, 1864-01-16
GuVEitAOn,s MEssAGE.

the striking events Of the brief period
whirh has passed since the adjrnrhtnrnt U
the last session, and circumstances now sur.
rounding us, furnish abundant reasons for a
siucere expression Of our gratitude to Almighty
Gol.
The progress Of the arms Of the United
States has been marked by n series Of brilliant
and important vi tories, jnstii,ing the hope oi
III" patriot that ere long the authority Of the
National Government will he rc.cstahlislIed il,
all the rebel States, md our country enter
upon brighter and more Curious career oi
prosperity than ever before known amongst
the most powerful nations Of the Earth.
The people of this Territory, by their re.
motcness lr III the scene or open rebel ion aud
actual conflict, have been spared the immediate
aud dreadful conSt tqucncrs Of the wicked
treason and rebellion against the Cover nuent
and Union nf our behaved country.
Here our homes have not been made eso.
late by the absence or death Of fathers, br0th.
crs or snns called away to aid in maintaining
the honor, integrity and perprtuity Of the
Government cf the United States.
Here no assassin raids have murdered the
teaceabc inhahi,fats, nor robbed, plundered or
burnt down Their towns, villages or dwellings.
The great mass II our citizens are loyal; and
while we as Q community Of fellow w.citizens
have enjoyed all the blessings of peace, uni.
versal gW"i hralth aud prosperity has prevailed,
1.-The earth has yielded abundant harvrsts,
and many new sOui cps Of vast mineral wealth
have becn unfudal.
Let us mt, however, In the midst Of our
prosperity. be fIrgrtfhl UC the duties We owe
to our country, but let Us, by every mrans
within our power, all In striking down the II.
famous han'l 0f treason and rebellion, as the
only metllOd of securing To ourselves anil our
children perman:nt md honorable peace.
| II aiInrls me sincere pleasure II announce
that the prudent and energetic measures
adopted by Generals Wright and Alvord for
the protection Of the fruntrrs and the overland
emigrants along their drrary and dangerous
route. have been crowned with entire success
During all the emigration across the plains
for the last ionr,een years 10 the gold fields oi
California, Oregon, and Washington Territory,
great damage Ia been d"nc, aud many lives
last every year, hut this is the first year the
enigrant trains have all arrived safely anl
been fully protected against the will. Arab
| like savag.s west nf the Rrky mountains
For this gratifying rrsnlt, the thanks Of the
country are due to Generals Wright aud ~.
word, and to all the officers aud men of this
Military Department.
| The organization of the new Territory Of
Idaho by act Qr Congress of March 81. 1868,
will render nrccssary new superintendent nf
the representation IN the Legislative Council
aud House &c Represent .tivrS l....
| Gratifying progress has already been made
under the act of Congress To aid in the con
siruriim of the Pacific Railroad. The Trie.
graph line has been already finished acrnss
our continent. ir0m the Atlantic cities 10 San
Francisco, aud branch thereof will soon be
completed to Portland, Oregon. / trust that
one Of your earliest acts will hc the adoption
Of memorial 10 Congress praying grant to
aid in the construction Of Northern Railrmd
t6snme one Of the points already desgnuted
a. proper terminus III this Terr try.
Your attention Is also called to the act If
Congress, approved Prh. 0, 1863. enlitlrd an
Act CONCERNING the District Courts Of Wash
,ngtor Territory" hy which provision Is made
FDr the holding Of District Courts, IN addition
To those already authorized. At such times and
plares. nnt sxeessiiag three places IL each dis.
lrict. as the LegislAlite Assembly shall deter
mine. 4
By tho Treaty concluded with the Nrz
Pcrcrs, on the Dlh day of June last, the lndi
ans have rrliuquished TO the United States
nearly nine.trnths 0f their former reservation,
which embraced an area of about ten thousand
square miles. The ARA Of the new reserya
tim includes al,out twelve hundred square
miles. aud is situated wholly within the Terri.
tory Of Ilahn.
am Informed BY the Superintendent nf In
dian Affairs. that our relations with the lndi.
ans are 0f the most peaceful character.
The following information relative to the pro-
gress Ol the surveys Of public lands 10 WASH
ington Territory. during the present yvar, has
/ h,nn iurnshfd hv the SuFvnvor (ipupFtll