Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-12-07

falling within the operation of such
grants, and thus to exclude the incep-
tion of a subsequent adverse right
A breach of the conditions which Con-
gress may deem proper to impose should
work forfeiture of claim to the lands
so Withdrawn but unconveyed, and Of
title to the lands conveyed which re-
main unsOld.
Operations on the several lines of
the Pacific Railroad have been prose-
cuted with unexampled vigOr and sue
cess. Should no unforeseen causes Of
delay occur, it Is confidently anticipa-
ted that this great thorOughfare will
be completed before the expiration of
the period designated by Congress.
During the last fiscal year the
amount paid to pensioners, including
the expenses Of disbursement, was
thirteen million four hundred and fif.
ty-nlne thousand nine hundred and
njnety-sIX dollars and fifty thousand
one hundred and seventy seven names
were added to the pension rolls. The
entire number Of pensioners, June 30,
1866, was one hundred and twenty-siX
thousand seven hundred and twenty
two. The fact furnishes melancholy
and striking proof of the sacrifices
authority of the Federal Government.
and to maintain inviolate the integrity
of the Union. They impose upon us
corresponding obligations. 1t is esti-
mated that thirty three million dollars
will be required to meet the exigencies
of this branch of the service during
the next fiscal year
Treaties have been concluded with
I the Indians who, enticed into armed
/ opposition to our Government at the
outbreak of the rebellion, have uncOn-
ditionally submitted to our authority.
and manifested an earnest desire for a
renewal of friendly relations.
! During the year ending September
4 30, 1866, eight thousand seven hun
I dred and sixteen patents for useful in
ventions and designs were issued, and
at that date the balance in the Treas
ury to the credit of the Patent fund
was two hundred and twenty eight
/ thousand two hundred and ninety
| seven dollars.
As a subject upon which depends an
/ immense amount of the production
and commerce of the country, I rec
| ommend to Congress such legislation
! as may be necessary for the preserva-
! ton of the levees of the Mississippi
river. 1t is matter of national i'm
pOrtance that early steps should be ta-
/ ken not only to add to the efficiency of
/ these barriers against destructive in
uudations, but for the removal Of all
Instructions to the free and safe navi-
cation Of that great channel of trade
and commerce.
4 The District of Columbia, under ex-
4 listing laws, Is not entitled to that rep
resentation in the National Councils
which, from our earliest history, has
i been uniformly accorded to each Ter
/ ritory established from time to time
within our limits. It maintains pc
eullar relations to Congress, to whom
the Constitution has granted the power
/ OF exercising exclusive legislation over
| the seat of government Our fellow
/ citizens In the District, whose interests
are thus confided to the special guard
ianship of Congress, exceed in number
the population of several of our Terri
tories, and no just reason is perceived
why delegate of their choice should
not be admitted to a seat In the House
/ of Representatives No mode seems
/ so appropriate and effectual of enabling
them TO make known their peculiar
condition and wants, and of securing
the local legislation adapted to them
l therefore recommend the passage of
a law authorizing the electors of the
District of Columbia to choose a dele
gate. to be allowed the same rights and
/ privileges as a delegate representing a
/ Territory. The increasing enterprise
and rapid progress of Improvement in
the District are highly gratifying, and
l trust that the efforts of the munie-
ipal authorities to promote the pros
/ perity Of the national metropolis will
receive the efficient and generous CO.
operation of Congress.
The report of the Commissioner of
| Agriculture reviews the operations of
his Department during the past year,
and asks the aid of Congress in its
efforts to encourage those States which.
scourged by war, are now earnestly
engaged in the organization of do
nestle industry.
1t IS a subject of eODgratulatiOn that
no foreign combinations against our
domestic peace and safety, or our le-
gitlmate influence among the nations
have been formed or attempted. While
sentiments of reconcile tinu, loyalty
and patriotism have increased at home,
a more Just consideration of our ma
tiOnal character and rights has been
manifested by foreign nations.
The entire success of the Atlantic
Telegraph between the coast of Ire
land and the Province of Newfound
land is an achievement which has
been justly celebrated in both hemi-
spheres as the opening of an era in
the progress of civilization. There is
reason to expect that equal success will
attend and even greater results follow
the enterprise for connecting the two
Continents through the Pacific Ocean
By the projected line of telegraph be-
tween Kamschatka and the Russian
possessions in America.
The resolutions of Congress pro-
testing against pardons by foreign gov
eFnments of persons convicted of infa-
nous Ofenses, on condition of emigra-
ton to our country, has been cOmmu-
nieated to the States with which we
maintain intercourse, and the practice
so justly the subject of complaint on
our part, has not been renewed.
The congratulations of Congress to
the Emperor of Russia, upon his es-
cape from attempted assassination.
have been presented to that humane
aud enlightened ruler, and received
by him with expressions of grateful
appreciation.
The Executive, warned of an at
tempt By Spanish-American adventur-
ers to induce the emigration of freed
men Of the United States to a foreign
country, protested against the project
as one which, if consummated, would
reduce them to bondage even more
oppressive than that from which they
have Just been relieved Assurance
4
ment of the State in which the plan
was matured that the proceeding viii 1
meet neither its announcement nor |
1t is a question worthy /
of your consideration, whether our
laws upon this subject are adequate to |
the prevention or punishment of the /
crime thus meditated.
In the month of April last, as Con
gress is aware, a friendly arrange !
ment was made between the Emperor /
Of France and the President of the I