M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1864-12-15
Nc I8.

h0 ttdI cAVeHIlluTcs Vi the Navy
Department OF every description. in
IcIudiug the cost of the immense
sqnadrons that have been called into
eXistence from the 4rh Of March; 1861,
70 the l't OF NIvelubsr, 1864, ars
| S,647, 1852 35.
Your favorabu considerations ia
invited to tire various recon- nenda-
rjon1 u tho Secretary Of the Navy,
especially in regard to a navy yard,
AMI suiable establishment Tor the
construction and repair Of iron vessels,
and the machinery and armlture for
our sfips, to which reference was
male ia my last annual message.
Gnut attention ls Hloo lnvitol TO tha
views EXPRESSED in the report in rela-
non to the legislation OF Congress At
It's last session in reepect to u prizss on
our Inland waters. cord aDiy clncur
in the recommendation OF the Sacra-
tarY as to the propriety Of creating tho
new rank OF Vice Admiral in our na-
va vi NICN.
Yonr attention ia invt'i to the 70.
port Of the Pr4tn ,ster General tlr d
detailed account Of the operations and
financial cluditon OF tho Post Ole
| ID partlrent The postal rsvenu 5 for
the year enling June 3Oth, 1854. a.
III runt to Sl3 433 253 = and the OK.
tpanlitdres to Sl2,64l,7532) Til,
excess OF expenditures over receipts
bong S206, 652 AZ. The views pre-.
scnted by the PO5!lnastcr.Ge on
The subject ol special grants by tho
Gyy1rnm5nt in aid oi tbs establish :,
,nrnt % new lines OF oGenmail st!sm.
: ships AMI tho policy he recommends
Ior tho development Of lncreaead com.
+ morcaI Intercourse with adjacpnt and
: neighburiug countries, should receive
, the careful consideration Oi OJngress.
II is OF note; sorthy interest that tho
3 steady expansion Of population, i'm
. pfovoment and governmental n4titu,
tlun3 over the new and unoccupic1
b portions Oi our country have scarcely
= been checked, much less impldel or
u dlsrJyed, Oy Oar great civil war,
which, At first glance, would seem ti
have absorbed almost the erti.1 enGr:
u GIGS OF the nation.
g Tn, organization and admission Of
$ the State OF Nevada has been c6rnpIet
u oil in conformity with law, and thus
II our excellent system is firmly e5tAbl-
Il ishal in the mountains which onc4
z seemed a barren ana uninhahitabI /,
n waste between the Atlantic States aud
' these which bsve grown mp on til,
u coast Of the Pacific ocean.
't Tue territories Of the United Ssa'ol
. are generally in condition OF pros
y aerty an rapid growth. Idaho an
l. VI Jntsno, by reason Of their great dis.
= tanee, ard the interruption Of com
It munjc .ti"n with then, by Indian hn4
5 tliruas, have boon only partially or
:. gaNize !; bhtlti5 understood that thsaI
n tltii u ties are aOOnt 10 disapuaaF.
u ghlcn VIII psr.uIt their g0vernG ant,
' Ike those ol others, to 90 into sp,ely
{ and 'ulI operation, As intimately
y cOnn"ctea van, sut pro motive of
the material growth OF The nation. |
:, AK the attention OF the Congress td
u lac valuable iulormati0n IN imp,rt
aHt denominations relating to fh.
" Public LanG9, Indian Affairs, tho
Il Facis Il il:o Vi aul Mineral Disejv
" ertes contaaai ia tha report of tbs
y Secretuy Of the interior, which is hers
'Hwlth trahsmjttsl, and winch report al
Il embraces the Subjects OF Patenss
- Pensions, an! other topics ofpubis
e '"tersSt poF1a'plpG to hjs Depart
, ulut. ..r
= The quantity a. pubic isni disp1s
~ o! during the Ave quarters ending
- on tHh Sjth Of September last was 4
& 23l, 34S acres Of which 53S, 6l4
, acres were entered under'the home-
stead law The remainder was loca
/ ted with miiitsry iaud variants, agri
'"' u'S' S"'iS' Cci'lIiJu W lne Db4let
"a for railroads aud Sod for cash. The
+ ea4l. received tom saies and location
fJos wac Sl,0l9. 4l6 fke izcomo
> irWH slios during tbs sseai year. end
!! jug JUGa 80 1854 WAS e. SOC, ,T2l,
D Hgaiuqt Sl3 607 795 received duria I
lhe prccsdug year. The aggregate Of
}, acres egrvegad duriHg the year ha
g i'oea eqail to fhe .snantity disposed ot
y and ;hrr1 is open 10 settlement abon;
d 1873 o09,9 acres OF surveyed land
>. Tho great .entorprise Of couneetin1 4
= ithe AtIaG.ic With the Pacific State
$ railway and telegraph lines has bse
U ,entarcdapo with avigar thst gives NJ
g sGranca ofsGccess, notwithstanding thu
} emparrassmeuts arising freA ths pre-
: vahing high prices Of .materipls SID
ll i at,nr 'nhu ~. Z