The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1864-12-15

secretary OF the Interior, which is Acfe-
with transmiit d and which report also
embraces the subjects ut patents, pen
siopsnnd othrf topics OF public interest
pertaiuinr 10 his department. The guam
lii, Of public land disposed Of during the
Eve auartcrs ending ON the 30th OF sep
tstnbyr Iast. was aga ,343 acres, OF winch
t.93s.6la acres were entered under tho
II, mcstend law. The remainder was
located with military land warrants,
agricultural scrip certified to States Tot
railroads and sold for cash. Tho CAST
rec,ipts frum sales and location fees was
Al si.Oy4,Al6. The income from sales
durinu the q cal year ending Juno 10Th
1854, was S67 7,soO,12i agoinF. $ls,-
6O7,79b received during the preceding
wear. The aggregate oi rorcs surveyed
during tho year has been equal 10 the
quantity disposed oi and there is open
TO settlement Obost l33,0OO,00O acres ol
surveyed land,
The great enterprise Of connecting The
Atlantic with the Pacific States by rail.
WY aud telegraph lines, has been entered
upon with vigor that gives assurance oi
success, notw outstanding the ombarruss-
ments arisirg from the prevailing high
prices OF metcrals and lauor. The route
or the main line of the road has been
definitely located for 100 miles westward
from the init ill point at Omaha CITY,
Notrlskn, aud preliminary location oi
The Pacific ruilrpad OF California has
been made from Sacramento eastward to
the great bend OF Murkcr river, IN NcVa-
dMINt tf
Numerous discoveries of gold, silver
Rnd cinnabar mines have been added TO
many hcrotol re known, and the country
occupied by the Sierra Nevada and
Rocky Muuntains aud subordinate range
tcem with cntcrprising labor, which y
richly remunoratcJ. II is believed tha
the product OF the mines OF precious
metals IN that region has, during the
year, reached, II not exceeded, $lOO,OOO,-
900 Ia value.
IL WAS recommended in my last annual
message that our Indian system be rcmod'
clcd. Congress, at its last session,
acting upon tho recommendation, did
provide for tcurgnnizng the system ~
California, aud Il Is believed that, under
the present organization, the management
of the Indians there will be attended
with reasonable success. Much yet
remains to be done to provide for the
prnncr government Of the Indians ~
other parts OF the country, to rcudcr II
secure ior the advancing settler, und to
prov do Tor the welfare OF the Indians.
The Secretary rcitcrates his rccommcn'
dations; nnd 10 them The attention oI
Congress is invited.
The liberal provisions for invalid sol
dicrs aud sa,lors or The Republic, aud IL
the widows, otphaus, aud dopendoh'
oo,hrrs OF those who have fallen In bnt-I
lie. or died Of descascs contracted, or oI
Wounds received, in the service of thei
country, have been diligently administer.
ed, There have been add, Il To the pcn-
sion rolls during the year ending the 30,h
duy of June last, tho names OF 1910
inyslM soldiers, and OF 2il disabled
s,amrp, making the present number oi
army invalid pensioners 92,7BI, aud al
.uyy INVALID pensioners 7l2. OF widows,
orphnnds aud mothers, ~ loS have been
p,accd on the army pension rol's, aud
2lS ON the navy rolls. Tho present
number of army pensioners OF this class
|. 25 ,433, aud OF navy pensioners I93
At the beginning Of the year tho number
Of revolutionary pensioners was ll3
Only thirteen of them were soldiers, ol
HON stven have Since died. Tho re-
mainder of those who under the law
receive pensions because OF relationship
Ia revolutionary soldiers. During the
wear ending the 30th of June, 1864, Si,'
5O4,6l6 o. have been pad to pensioners
of all classes.
l chccrfully commend to your contin'
u ID patronage the benevolent institutions
of the District Of Columbia, whicA have
hitherto been established or iostorcJ by
Congress, and respectfully refer, tor
information cuuccr'hng them, and III
relation To the Washington Aquednci
the Capitol aud other m1,tcrs OF loca
interest, tn the report OF the city,
The Agricultural Department, undoi
the supcrvlsion Of its present energetic
aud faithful head, is rapidly commenting
itself to the great and vital interest 4
was created 10 advance. 1t is peculiarly
the pnuple's department, IN witch ihel
feel more directly cunccrncd than IN any
other. | commend II to tho continue'
attention and fostering care OF Congress
Tbp war continues. Since the las
annual Message all the important line
aud positions then occnpird by our iorec
have been maintained, nnd our nrmie'
have steadily advanced, thus liheratnG
the regions lrlt in the rear so that MIS-
souri, Kentucky, Tennessee, and paris
other States, have again produced r'ason
abIy fair corps. The most romarkahl
feature In the military operations OF III
wear is Gen. Shorman's attempted marc
of 500 miles directly through the insnl
1nut rrrihn. Ii tcuds 10 show grct
increase Of our relative strength, that ~
General.jn Chief should feel able 10 hol
In check every active force Of the enemy
and yet TO dciach we'll supported lorg
army 10 move on such On cxpcdItlnT
The result not yet being known, eonlec
ture in regard 10 Il IS not hero lndnlgc'
Importsnt moveNonls have also oeou,r'
daring the year, To- the effect OF mo9ia'h
society for durability in tho unio'
Although short of complete success
80 much in the right direction 'hat tw'h
Thousand citizens In each ol tue S'aV
of Arkansas aud Louisiana have orga
IN ID loyal State Government win r'
Constitutions, and are earnestly stru
Cling to maintain Hnd administer the'
The movement in tho same direelo
more extensive though less definite
Missouri, Kentucky, and Tennesse
should moi be overlooked. But MarylaI
presents the example OF complete suects
Maryland is secured 10 liberty and uni'
6,r ali the luiure. The genius OF rebI
Iiou will no more claim Maryland. liI
.nother foul spirit being driven ou',
,u,y seen IL tear her, but II viii WOO h
no'Dore. r c,>n....s. n n,
posed amendment ~ tno onnsl,tu', NV,
aholishing slavery throus' hOut snu ,,I oh', |,
States passed the Senate, Sut ,S,,'u
the lack Of the requisite two'ts "us v,
In the House Of Representatives
though the presenL Is the tame Conert