The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1864-12-14

able to save enough for the purpose
The great advantage of citizens being
creditors as well US debtors, with relation
to the public debt, is obvious. Men
readily perceive that they can no, be
much oppressed by debt which they
owe to themselves. The public debt on
the first day Of July last, although some
what cxcrcding the estimate of tho
Secretary Of the Treasury, made to Com
.rc>s 4. the commencement Of tho last
session, falls short Of the. estimate Of that
officer made in the preceding December
as TO its probable amount at the begin.
ming Of this year, by the sum Of $685..
079. .33. This fact exhibits satislac-
tory condition aud conduct Of the opera
,ions Of the Treasury.
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L, is Of noteworthy interest, that the
steady expansion Of population, i'm.
provcmcnt and governmental insti,u.
lions over the new and unoccupicd por:
tions Of our country, have scarcely been
checked, much less impeded or destroy
ed, by our great civil war, which at first
glance would seem to have absorbed al
mos, the entire energies OF the nation.
The income Of sales Of public lands
during the fiscal year ending June 30,
lSGl' was sC'o,oo' - against 0'-o'o"
70 received during the preceuins year
The aggregate OF acres surveyed curing
the year mas oeeh cI"a' 10 '"c l''no'y
disposed o. ana .hcf" .n,H Is oPc" " Sc'''e' ~
MeHt ABOUT ''"'0V''00o' "eies VI S'i''y
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Inc war co""nurS' H'"ee '"c ''>'
""nua' message all '"c Emporium, ''"es @
anu F"S'''o"S INT" 'v'"P'I' - ""'
i'fccS nave 'et" I!, 'u''"'","'o' I"0 .n''' I"'
armies nave s'cau''! "u'""'."' ''"'
ibera'In$ The rc@'nEs Ac't !" '"c rear )
SO that Missouri, NenlucSy, lchnessee'
and part o. other H''teS' nave again pro-
ducsd reaso"a'Y 'a,r crops:
lhe most remafKaoiG 'Sa'ufc 10 TIC
military operations o' '"e year Us uy"'
Sherman attempted mare" o' "oo m'lrS
directly through the ins"rSe"' region
It goes to show Il great increase o' our
relative strerGth, that our Gencra'''";
Chief should feel able to confront and
hold IN check every active force OF the
enemy, ana yet " ue'aeh "ei. 'aPPo'h''
e0 ia.I' ~ w H " "'o'I "" ,
trnw, coniretnrc in rc"arl 20 il IS no,
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