The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1866-12-11

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iurludr tae Standing appropriation
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Msie E,iar g ltt REVENUES Yetlt
m.Hals ugNpeHded iha ae.ual dtt
aatE if thepast ytaf isou5 S363.u
suH Within S5l ltl % tire amut
estimated D. tine annual report oi lso
ih decrease oi pewupepmmred wli
she previous yeaf Wns oue aud unc,ffu
IA e,ul. aud tlle increase oi ySpcao
WU owing principally e. The nali
hyut H ti4t mml service n tae Sau
WaHiN ,u pea cent Ga he 3o ui Jpi4,
last there wero operation 4S thousal.
uiuc hundred and thirty mul rbut,
with gu ag fyeaie l,ugil Of ou"hune
rcd ana eighty thousand uhu hundr,
and twenty y-oue miles. uu aggregate al
nusl transportation = seventy enc mi
hon cigit hundred aud thuty-seyo
thousand muc luudrod and t0urtee
miles, and an aggregate annual costii
cludug al expenditures Of $S4l01S
The lcugth ot railroad routes Is thiris
+. tW0 thousand mduinots miles. andtl
annual transportation thaiy million IS
hundred and nu,c Thousand four hunt
red and axiy.suvcn miles The lengtl
:. OF steamboat routes Is fourlecuthousanu
three hundred and tWty-siX miles, am
the annual transportation three million,
fsur hundred and eleven thousand nir
hundred and sixty twOnnlcs The ma I
scvic. idlyincreasing thruughou
the whole country, and It's steady oxtci
sion mthe southauatatesnd indicates thor
4 constantly improving condition III
4 Postoiliee department of Great Brita
and our own have agreed upon pr
limiuary basis FOR new Postal Convci
I ton. winch i s believed VIII llprove en
ineuty bcnedcin to the commercial III
tercFts of the United States, innsmuel
as it contcmplates a deduction Of the ID
tarnotioum lelterpostngc TO orc hall ID
existing rates II reduction OF postage
4 with All other countries to and ftoi
I which correspondence IS transmitted n
/ Che British mail, or III closed mn
through the United Kingdom; the osia
4 lishm1nt of uniform and reusonabl
charges for the sea and territorial trni
\ sit Of correspondence in closed mails
and an allowance to each Postoilice dt
parlnent Of the right to use all mail
communications established under tle
authority ot the other for the disrnte
4 Of correspondence, either ID open 81
closed mails, ON the same terms MS thosG
Il Applicable to the inhabitants of tho
country providing the means Of ttnft.
mission.
PUBLIC I4Nns, rrc
The report Of the 5ecreteax 81 tho In-
terior exhibits the condition Of taosa
branches OF the public service which alc
committed to lis supervision, Du,n K
the last fiscal year, iourmillion siN iuI
( drgl md tWc4ty nine thousand thtte
hundred and twelve acres Of public lau
wefc disposed 81, one million eight buu
dred and ninety-two thousand five hun
drol and sixteen acres Of which were
entered under tho homestead net. T.,
policy originally adopted relative to fle
public lands has undergone essential
notifications Immediate revenue. .hno
not their rapid settlement, was the cartf
inal feature Of our land SYSTEM Long
experience and eureH discussion have
resulted ia the conviction that tie enily
development Of ouragicultural reaomC
cs and the diffusion Of energeticro,-
ulation over our vast territory, are OLE
iects Of far greater importance to As
national growth aud prosperity than ti
proceeds Of the sale 81 tic land to tl.
highest bidder IN open mmlsoe If
pre-cmption laws confG upon the riol
ecr who complies with tho terms thct
impose tho privilege Of purchasing
limited portion ol uuofiolcd lands
the minimum price The homestead
enactments relieve the settler frem tlir
payment Of purchase money, md secme
nm permanent homo. Hpon the con-
ditiun of residence ior term Of ycar.
This iibcral policy invites emigration
from the old and from tho more crowt-
ed portions 81 the neW world It's pre-
pitioua results arc undoubied, md viii
bc more aigfally manifested Wien thHo
shall have glfca tn L. u wider develop
ment
Cougre has Eado lilaral gltn'e &
public land q corporations in md ~
the construction q railroads and otbrl
internal improvements should Do