, 1864-01-16


States to any OF the States in open rebellion
the Collector of Customs for the District o.
Puget Sound, in June last, prohibited the ex
portation OF live stock from this Territory tt
Victoria and British Columbia.
The original order of the President was man
ifestly rendered necessary by the exigencies O
the rebellion, and was designed TO prevent the
possibility Of army supplies being carried from
the United States into the States in rebellion.
When. however, Il proper representation was
made Of the injurious effects Of said circular upon
the interests Of this Territory, closing, as il did
our only market. and at the same time Gsar.
ranging the commercial reciprocity and friendly
intercourse heretofore existing between the peO.
pie OF this Territory and those Of VancOuvers
Island and British Columbia. its continued en-
forcement on the whole ohcifc coast was
promptly revoked by the President.
Thus our citizens were relieved from the seri-
ous losses and cmbarrassments which an extended
operation Of that embargo would have produced.
and our business relations were again happily
restored and rc-cstahlislcd with the English
Provinces Of fancouveris Island and British
Columbia.
IN my last annual Message, I called atten
ton To the sad aud immoral effects growing
out 0f the rcad'nrss With which our Lpgisla.
tive Assemblies have annulled the solemn con
tract oi marriage, by granting dyo' ces to every
apr picani.
My views upon that subject remain unchang.
cd, and cannot Ton earnestly urge upon you
the proprirty of refusing all applications for di.
vorcrs aud referring the parties to the courts
ui the Territory.
In cOnnecinn with this matter, beg leave
to call your attention 10 an act passed by the
Legislative Assembly nn the 18th oi January,
1861, aud stll in force, by " hirh il is provided
that the party applying TO the Legislature for u
divorce must give three months y cviuus M.
tice, hy publication, Of such intended appl'ca.
tim. trust this law will mt he dlSrrgarded
aud vinatrd during the present session.
The most important subject at this time re-.
qniring your careful con>id, ration, is the great
measure Tor preserving the integrity aud unity
of Washington Territory, and Gr securing tho
immediate benefits aud blessings Of convent.
tnt internal communication aud transportation
between all the several parts thereof, aud To
mutually bind tns. ther the various aud dvrrsi-
lied interests of our widely spread population
tho construction Of pasSahlc Wagon Road
on the most prartirable route that eau be Ne.
lcctrd, across the Cascade Mountains, IL he
commenced IN good earnest, during the earliest
aud nOSt favorable season IL 1864.
i The construction Of this rua,i acrUSs the
Cascade Mountains will immediately aud pr.
Inanenily benefit the population in every part
of the Territory. aud Trinain a lasting monu.
nrnt 10 the crrtlit ii every m,mbrr oi your
honurablr body, wl'osc patriotism proInpis him
u aid in passing an act that dill secure the
complrtion, At an early day, Of this necessary
and praiscw orthy enterprise.
On the I'd 81 July, 1862, an act was passed
by Congress, entitled An Act donating Pub.
J lie Lands To the several States aud Trrrtmies,
which may provslc Colleges fr the benefit oi
Agriculture and the Mechanic arts"
| No action has yet b,vn taken for The purpose
Of securing To this Territory any part nf the
benefits an'l assistance provided by ssid las,
1 iO aid IN tile establishment aud suppUrt uT an
Agricultural Gollrgr. Aud nv the 9th sretun
tlIvrrOi. expressly prnvidcs the following rigid
ln,ilnliuns, that" No State shall be vntiIIrd
"a the benefits Of this act, unless II shall ex-
press lis acceptance thereof by is Legislature,
within two years if0m the date or its approval
4 by the President" ! therefore recommend
careful examination or the title aud provsinns
af said law, aud the adoption u the most suit.
able and efficient measures for securing 10 this
Trrrit0ry all the benefits that eau he derived
from said act. agreeably to the wise aud liberal
intentions Uf Congress.
BY an act of the l. glslature, passed Janu.
ary 9th, 1862, entitled An Act to provide
L,r the saj. krc,inv md treatment uf insane
and I,liut,,. D,rsous II IA mai,. nm, lutv ur m.
Iioyrrunr and r,rritorial Au,lilvr 10 i,rvyrir.
by contract, for the safe epins. care aud n,rd.
ical Treatment of MI iu.un. ,,.rsons In eu,n
plancr with th. REQUIREMENTS ol said law. N
cmlirnct far that nnr,.,s,, rns mai. nm m. %
day Of Uctol,.r. ia6s. with the sister, al C,,ar.
Inv. al 81. Johns Insane II ,sp,,al. Vanco1yrr.
sine. whicl, linn. tbs insane md ,Iiots uf tn,s
Turitury hay. hrru sent there.
During the ra,t summer visited that asy.
lum. antl was highly r,a,iiIrl 10 tlnd M. L,I,
eyolrut intentions ii ii, Lyrislatur. mr., very
prop.rly carried out.
Timer. mr.. n, nr.srnt six nati.n,s In the asv.
luu. and your attention IL resper,fIlly chilled
To the rvuurt Of N. Institution herewith sub
united,
Tn, necessity E,r increased mail facilities is
suggested iur yuur cousiI,ra,rm,. and m ,h,s
c,,,,,., /, ,.., ,r,,,,,,r ,,,,, s,,,'hlI -.
tu your attrntion M, irregularities m IN. mail
,crvic, between O,vunia ami porlla. A.
Tn. euld mines .l tho IT,, r,,u, hay. hem
worke,. 10 poul avan,,,,c n,,,l ,,r:n, nrli, dur.
ms thv ,,asi season. =
| The gold bearing region embracing the Eas.
tern part az Orrur. AZ. Faster, ,,ari of WASH.
inatn T.rritnry' and an Of LIaho. Wrs, or m.
t',cky Muuntnins yirldrd in Isis Tr,,n e;,L,
IL le,, ,pil,us uI ,l9llars n h ren,rullv .s,i.
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