The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1865-12-13

is such that. If thev were allowed to TAX
advantage Of it forpurposes of local revenue
the commerce between States might be in
t inrionsIy bu.dened, or even virtually pro
hibrted ltis best, while the country is sti
young, and while the euder cy to dangerou
monopolies Of this KIDD is still feeble, TO us
he power of Congress so as to prevent AM
selfish impeachment to the free circulation Q
men and merchandise. A tax on travel ant
merchandise. in thar transit constitutes on,
Of The worst forms Of nionopoly, and lh,
evil Is increased if couple8 with denial o
the choice of route. When the vast exen
Of our country IS considered, it is plain tha
every obstacle to the free circulation Of com
merce between the States ought to be sterny
guarded against bv appropriate legislation
witnin the limits Of the Constitution.
The report of the Secretary of the
Interior explains the condition of the pub
lie lands. lhe transactions of the Patent
Office and the Pension Bureau. the man
agement of our Indian aff'.irs, the progress
rnade ia the construction Of the Pacific
Railroad, and furnishes information in
| reference to matters of local interest in the
District Of Columbia 1t also presents
evidence Of the successful operation Of the
Homestead Act, under provisions Of which
l,160,533 acres of he pablo lands were
entered i ring the last fiscal year-more
than one.tourth Of the, whole number Of
acres sold or otherwise disposed Of during
that penod 1t is estimated that the re-
celpts derived from this source are sufli
cent to cover the expenses incident to the
survey ana disposal of the lands. entered
under this Act, and that payments in cash
70 the extent of from forty to fifty per
cent, will be made by settlers, who may
thus at any time acquire title before the
expiration OF the period at which It wonli
otherwise vest. The homestead policy
WAS established only after long and earnest
resistance; experience proves its wisdom
The lands, 10 the hands of industrious set.
tiers, whose labor creates wealth and con-.
tributes to the public resources are worth
more to the United States than if they bad
been reserved as solitude for future pur-I
chasers.
The lamentabls events of the last four
wears. and the sacrifices made bv the psl
ant neo of our Army and Navy. have
swelled the records of the Pension Bureau
to an uoprecedeuled extent Or the 3Oth
day of June last, the total number of peo-
sioners was 81 $50, requiring for their an
nual nav. exclusive of expenses, the sum
of IS O23 AS. The number of applics.
tons that have been allowed since that date
will require a LARGE increase of this amount
for the next f,cal wear. The means for
thn pavmant of .ihe slipapds due. unda,
eyist,no laws. to our disabled soldiers and
sailors and to the families Of such as have
ne,isbad in ihe service Of the countrv. will
no do,ht ha ch.erfnIlv and n,o,nntlv rran,
ed. A grateful people will, NOT hesitate to
sanction a,r ,na,.sn,as hav,ng for 1ha:r oh.
ioct ,b. ,sIef Of s,Idie,s mnlila,e1 and
fsnilias mada f,tbarlass in the efforts to
,,,,s.,va o,r n,,ic,,I evstanco
Tha ranort Of ihs Postmaster General
,,esants an ancouraoiny exhibit of the
:, ,,a,at,a,s Of rho PoSt.offica lIe,,rt,nan,
iI,jno. iba re,r rha "a ayunna, "a ,he has,
,par fron, he loyaI Slaas aloha exoeedsd
ha ,n.vi,oun animal recain.s Ram an tha
~,,,os uravions ~ tho ,obeiI;no, in tho a m
: &c na2 noI. .nl tho .o,,.l .,or..ro ;,
,ra.sa IF raya,ua duying the last to,,r years
,onsdiatalv .racad;no tba rebellion, was