Nebraska advertiser., 1866-12-13

ed "lhs expedition as Dot only political
in its nature, but also i8a gEsag messure
foreign TO the United States ID its causes
character and objects" He says "such
representations have been made to the
British-G
cOnvieted persons" "as will, it is hoped,
induce them in these cases to an exercise
Of clemencY and judicial amnesty 10 all
who were engaged in the movement
OF the neutrality laws be says, $50 long
as those laws remain upon our statute
books they should be faithfully executed.
and IF they alone can apply, the remedy
is their modification or repeal" He
says on the right Of repatriation" this
"Government has claimed for all persons
not connected or accused or suspected Of
crime, an absolute right of self-exPs.ria.
ton and a choice Of new national alIegi-
ancs. Most Of the European States have
disssnted from this principle, and have
claimed a right to hold such Of their sub
jects as have immigrated TO and been
n~ationallzed in The United States and
afterwards returned on transient visits to
their native countries, TO the perform.
ance Of military service in like manner
as resident subjects" As this question
has Frequently caused difficulties between
This and foreign cOuntries-aDd recently
during the war between Prussia, Austria
Ilaly-and as there is now general peace,
the President urges Congress 70 pass a
law plainly defining the position Of this
Government ia favor Of The right Of self
expatriation, et.,t AK, Las +.,u
The report of the Secretary of the
Treasury, accompanying the Presidents
Message, states that The public debt on
The 3lst of October, 1865. was S2,740,-
s54, 75Oi Oct, 3lst, 1866, it was reduce
ed to 50, 554 sl0.OO6. In the fourteen
months previous to the last date it had
been reduced 1906, 379. SOS. Receipts
during the fiscal year ending June 30th,
1866, were S55s, O32, 600, exceeding the
estimates $50. COS ,90E; expenditures
durlng the same period $500, ESQ, $40, or
$500 500 ,235 less than was estimated (;
leaving an svaiIable surplus in the
Treasury of S37 ,25l,6sO. sea
The yepOrt Of 1.-THE Secretary of War
is encouraging IN showing The easy and
.iqniet translation Of our government from
Il war TO a peace footing : gradually and
surely has the iclang of arms ceased, and
this Department taken again the even
tenor Of It's way as before the war. Its
report announces preparations complete
for the payment of additional bounties
authorised by the act of Congress passed
last July. "More than 5000 soldier:
have received artificial limbs or other
surgical apparatus, and forty.one nation.
al cemeteries, containing the remains Of
! IO4, 526 Union soldiers, have already
been established. 't
The Secretary of the Navy reports
that the naval force low consists of 37s
vessels, armed with g 1851 guns. number
, Of men in that service 1900. a1I5 YES
sells, carrying 1929 guns are now OF
duty, distributed principally among sever
squadrons. Most of the iron clad Zee
3 is now lying at League Island, near Phil
adelphia, which place Congress request
ed to make a station for this class o
/ vessels. ".'o" " E'7"oa'
r Tie report of the Postmaster Genera
D gives the receipts Of that Department a
= S14,3S6, 1856 and the expenditures a
SIS, 1852 ,079, an excess of expenditures o
) S765 ,093 this excess was partially sup.
: piled by al appropriation Of 100000 b!
last Congress, leaving an actual deiCi
of 1886 ,O9S. On the 3Oth Of June las
r there wers in operation 693 mail routes
5 width an aggregate length of 1882
E miles, an aggregate annual ~transporta.
lion Of 7l.7S7,7 14 miles, and an aggte.
. gate annual cost, including all expenses
Of S4O0, ls4. The length of the r~ailroa,
|. routes is $1,000 miles, and the annua
!. transportation S1,609,497. The length
1 Of steamboat routes is 4,346 miles, anc
E the annual transportation 34l ,962 miles
4 As to our foreign mail facilities. the re,
) port says: THE Post Office Department
Of Great Britain and our own hav,
5 agreed upon a preliminary basis for
new postal convention. which it is be
: lieved, will prove beneficial 10 the com.
! merGial interests Of the United States
' inasmuch as it e~OntemplaIes q reduction
Of the international letter postage to hal
the existing rates." and other advan.
iaGeOOs changes. ' $3.50 80.
The report of the Department Of the
Interior shows number Of acres of land
entered during the last fiscal year to b
1879 Sl2, Of which 1872, SIC were FOL
/, hOmeSteads. Amount of money paid tc
pensioners, including discussing expensi
Is, sl9,569, 1896; 50,177pensionsrs were
added during The last fiscal year; the