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

- oss,y ~. 49,. 4 lo oox K0a .,,A ~. ..ti
~ ~ ~ X th ~. aoans an, We,H We smcunt 70 &
Xtsntiop q Invited 70 To cendItien of our sea-
msnt And ths inpostnncs q !sets!afiTyS T measures
tiSns Y bsSsf of III aeserviss Sixss OF our is-
low -citisens are earnestly recommended to the
isy%Srrable %r attention q Coqsrs.a s..,o, co,o,o,
| ,Ahe rePort " Vie IostinsS'eH 1ene'".
presents q most satisfactory condlu0n OF
The postal service. and submits recOmmen.
dations which deserve the confederation Of
congress. The revenuesOf the department
for the wear ending June 80. 1866. were
Ga oae GaR .nd ,Le az nond;t,,.s ok 9SD !.
S1a'ooI,ooo, ahu '"e eeAPel'uisur ~ %.oo
S985 .O03. In anticipation of this deficien-
Nv bov.v.r n snacioi snnrouri,tion wos
~ hoWcveE sPec'ai aPproPrlr'ion wa
made by congress IN the act approved July
28, 1866. Including the standing appro-
rs legitimate portion Of the revenues yet
remaining urexpended. the actual deficit
ior the psst wear IL onIv S265. O03-a ann
within $5l, ,i4I of The smonnt Estimated in
ths annual renort Of, 1874. The decrease
of revenue COMPARED With The previous
year was one and one.fifth per cent. and
The increass of expenditures. owing princi.
pally TO the increase of the mail service in
he South. was twelve per cent. On the
3Oth of June last there were in opera.
ton, G. $50 mail routes. with AN apprepat a
length of one hundred and eighty thou.
sand nine hundred and twentv.one
miles. an aggregate ANIMAL transnorta.
tion Of seycnty.ono million esht hundred and
thrty'ssven thousand nine hunrcd md four
tse1 miles, anu an asgresate annna, m @ cost, III. IN
Isnsth os ro;,r"aS romtns;, th;rtv'twn tho,sanS
nna nUety.two miles, iH and tbe ANIMAL n0usu tr"ns.
pOrtation thirty million six hundred and nine
thousand "A, s four hundred and si1ty.seven miles
sand tbrse hundred M and forty miles, and r the
annual transportation three million four hun;
uS two niles The nail service IL r"pidly % in
crcnsing throughout the whole country. and its
steady extension in the Southern states @ indi-
be growing ,%y inheritance Of tbe forcrn seryee
also merits attention, Tho Post Office De-
partmsnt 81 Great britain and our own have
agrseu upon pre'iminafy al. s nasis ior = new
os'al oo!lve.,loi', NaiCA !. iSDeieseu "lli
prove emiheh'iy pe,eiGiai " lne commer'
chl interests OF lie uh'IeG N!ales, mas
n'uch az ~ co"'e!n 'ia.es a leouc'ion Oh lne
i,ler'a!lcllai lc.'er pos'aee one-h"iI
lne existing rates reauc'ioh OF postage
with all other countries 10 ana from wnich
correspondence Is transmitted IN the BRIT
isl mail, or IN closed mails through the
United klngdcm; the establishment OF
uniform and reasonable charges Tor the sea
and territorial transit OF correspondence
IN closed mails ana an allowance TO each
Post Office Department OF the right to use
az mail communications estabilshr rH ,.si. ,,ntJi-
the authority Of the ci =; ~, , .,r' ~ u.sia Hia.s
., ~ ;TrreSh 90 .hs sams terms as those annli.
mai, .,as' VI, ~ ' ;nhah;,,nt. ~ % tho country rro.
e'.g:o .:y:s " -, .a0 ,a.ms n "s s,s,u.n';ss;nn W.
snns W. '''' 'n'a.' VI "'o =,
The report OF the secretary OF the ihte-
Nor exhibits the condition 9l those
branches OF the pubic service which are
committed to MS SUPERVISION during tne
last fiscal year 4129:3iz S acres Oh puoilc
land were disposed Oh A,SSZ,ol0 acres o,
winch were ehteree under tne nones,e''u s.:i
ACT. Inc poliGy griginatiy auoP..u oosn',,;.I .e
10 the public lands mas undergone esseItiai
notifications. Immediate revenue, and
49,, ,l,,;, r.,,;d so,tl.n,ort wo, tho cardinal
not ''e'r iapiu . ee's'o.n, ""I wy .n";
feature 0i our lana system. Long eAPeri-
ence and earnest discussion have resulted
:. ,Lo oorw;o,;on list Tho carly deveIon.
=" VIZ So,, | - IL
ment OF our agricultural resources, anu tne
diffusion of an energetic population over
our vast territory, are objects of far greater
ou. 'a'' ,n.;onoI orowt, opd
importance 10 tne iia'io''ai sio"'n any
prosperity than the proceeds of the sale OF
The land TO the highest bidder in open mar
-. M. ,,.o ,e,,,;n, I,w. contar unon
the pioneer who complies with the terms
thcy impose the privilege of purchasing a
S nIr o",;, e u,noHarod tondsD At Tho
limited portioh oi mioiierc" ia'u' "V "'o
minimum price. The homestead enact
mcnts relieve the settler frolr the payment
~ ,,mrohaso non.v and secure him n per-
y, no.. p",T"hS h"n,n ,,non the condition of resi-.
" dOn"a Cow r' - torm r of Years This liberal
I uol;cv in invites emiuration from the old, and
from Tho more crowded nortions of the new
world o I,s nronit;ous results are undoubt.
WI NJ" and iii ho ,noro s;onallv m.nifested
"J, ."lo" "' t;ms shoII have o;yon 70 Il a wider
Jamnionn,o,t m o t'''''' ''''N e''' w
"e'''opnle"' Nv r,..., , 90 n,,,,;,
congress mas ai n ad of ths constrpston
OF T railroads and other internal improvements
Should this policy hereafter prevail, more
stThEeha ppESsi1s " Ti he n% bc ttie to The
lands should not pass. by patent or otherwise
but remain in the government and subject to hn its
ha pnpons Of y them mrbt then
from fi time to time, bo conveyed to the corpora.
ton, but never in a greater ratio to the whole Who'll
quantity h py b sns Gs srnth t Of he
eeted i improvemcnt. @ @ This restriction would moi
operate to the prejudice of any undertakinEcon
IN good i ana ssed nr,cce %sn to With
drow ry % from market the lands falling within tho
operation Of such grants and thus exclude tn, },