The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-12-05

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ninety seven dollars. go. tTI0'lI,.I,
AZ shtject upon which depends an I'm
mense amount Of the production and COM
merce or the country, l recommend Il
congress such legislation a. may DO neceA
sary for the preservation Of the levees O.
We Mississippi river. It In matter Of ma
nonal Importance that early steps should
De sAken not only to ADD TO the efficiency. o.
tlese barriers against destructive inunda'
tons, but for theremoval Of oil obstruction'
to the free and safe navigation Of that grea'
ohanneI Of trade and commerce; ls3,.,
Inc District OF Columbia, under existing
laws, is not entitled to that representation
IN the National Councils which, from oal
earliest history, has been uniformly accord
ell 70 each ,Ierritory established from time
70 tune within our limits. 1t maintains
peculiar relations to Congress, to whom tht
constitution has granted The power, Of ex
ercising exclusive legislation over the sea-
o. government. Our fellow'citi.ens re
siding IN tne Distrlct whose interest:ar'
tnus cohhded 10 tne special gdardiansnip o
congress, exceed IN number Inc populati0r
Of several of our Territories, and no ius
ra,sor 70 ,,orca; vod ,ubv a dojo,,ta ~ ,ko;
"ao" Sn;o - llS'..eI wy u..so " '.G,
cnolce should not De admltted 10 seat II
the House of Representatives No mod,
.,or,- ,o .,,,uo,,,;,.. .,J oa.....I .e ....
-" ~ uPp'"Ptie'o ""u o'To'uaA VI I.s
DnnB them 10. make known their pecullal
condition and wants, and Of securing thu
trai = iesls'a'loI auapseu 10 'heh,. 'nere'
iore recommend the passage Of law author
iZing the electors of the District of COlum'
bia to choose delepate. 10 be allowed the
s.r, ILL.,. W. " Va.
sa'nc lisl's anu privileges % M y oe'egate
representing q Territory. The increasing
enterprise and rapid nrooress of iu,prove.
..',.:., ~, n:..-.
ment III 'he Dlstrict are highiy grauiying
and trust that the efforts of the municipal
authorities 10 promote the nrosperitv of m,
national metropolis will receive the efficient
and generous cO-operation of Congress, ~
The ronort of tho Comm;s,;onoro of Acr;.
" y'e eoo'i'",,'''o'o' u. " 0fn
culture reviews the operations OF his De-
partment during the past year, and asks
tho .;d nf Connros. IN ~. otfnrt. IN .roonr
wy .~ 49, u" s"o." o"'o
age those States which, scolrged by war
are now earnestly engaged in the reOrgan.
;yo,;nn ~ joro,t;o ;@j,,otrr
n. = i !. -
put us asunlcct OF consratuIntlon that no
forcign combinations agalnst our domestic peace
ana saicty, or our leeillmate influence among
ine ~ nations. nave been formed or attempted;
patriotism have Increased at home, more jus!
coh',derat,oh "i our nlti"nei charactcr ana
tights mas been manlfcsted ny lOreiyn nntl0ns,
The cntirs success Of the Atlnntic ,Tclsgraph
i y vScb bS,
been justly celebrated in both hemisphorcs As
ths operHigE q ~ s5H 70 expect mat taua sue
cess will attend and even greater results M fSioV
nsnts ssT %ro"rb the psoic Ocean, BY The projecs
line Of telegraph between Kamschtka and the
RnSsian possessions IN N America.
LIZ hw nersos CON
vctcd Of Infamous oiienses, on condition Of eini:
Grating to our country, has been communicated
SnS IN tho nrSstcS so Justly the sabiect Of com
plant on our part, has not been renewed.
Tho congratulations Of Consress to the !Em M
IN hayp been to that
name ond enlightened. ruler. and received b,
him with expressions OF grateful apprschlaSiHn
nSce tbo S;rra
tion Of freedmen of tho United States to a for
cEn Soanty aHnSS HS .ne Ss on
mGn homdncn cvrS m"re ocpressivo Than that from
which they have lust been relieved. Assurance
has been received from thc government ~ whlcf I
meet U nsitIsr the it, cncour"gecnt @ EN- nor approval
It tisa question worthy Of your consideration
our aw upon of tbo cr,
thus meditated. '~T~.'" ' ~
In the month of April last, as Congress
is aware, friendly arrangement was made
between the Emperor of France and the
President af the United States for the with
drawal from Mexico of the French e1pedi-
tionary military forces. This withdrawal
was to be effected in three detachments,
the first Of which, it was understood, would
leave Mexico in November, now past, the
second in March next, and the third and
last in November, 1867. Immediately up
on the completion Of the evacuation, the
French Government was to assume the sam'
attitude of non-intervention, in regard t
Mexico, as is held by the Government o
the United States. Repeated assurance
have been given by the Emperor, since tina
agreement, that he would complete tn
promised evacuation within the perio'
mentioned, or sooner.
1t was reasonably expected that the pro
ceedings thus contemplated would produc
crisis of great political interest in TIL
Republic Of Mexico. The newly.appointe
Minister of the United States, MIR. Camp
bell, was therefore sent forward, on the 9t
day of November last, to assume his pre-
per functions as Minister Plenipotentiar,
of the United States to that Republic. ]
was also thought expedient that he shoul
be attended in the vicinity of Mexico b
the Lieutenant General OF the Army OF tn
United States, with the view Of obtaining
such information as mlght Dc Important