The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-12-11

reduction of postage with all other coun.
tries to and from which correspondence
is transmitted in the British mail. or in
closed mails throughout the United
Kingdom the establishment Of uniform
and reasonable charges ior the sea and
territorial transit of correspondcnces m
closed mails and an allowance TO each
Postolfice Department Of the right to
use all mail communications established
under The authority Of the other for the
dispatch of correspondence, either IN
open or closed mails. OH the same terms
as those applicable to the inhabitants of
the country providing the means of
transmission.
The report of the Secretary Of the
Interior exhibits the condition Of those
branches Of the public service which are
committed to ms supervision. During
the last fiscal year, four million six hun.
dred and twenty.nine thousand three
hundred and twelve acres Of public land
were disposed Of, one million eight hun
dred and ninety.two thousand five h,.n-
dred and sixteen acres Of which were
i
policy originally adopted relative to the
public lands has undergone essential
notifications. Immediate revenue, and
not their rapid settlement, was the ;ar.
dinal feature ofour land system. Long
experience and earnest diBcu .son have
resulted in the conviction that the early
levrlopement Of our agricultural re-
sources, and The diffusion Of an energetic
population over our vast territory, Rre
objects OF far greater importal,cs 70 the
national growth and prosperity than the
proceeds of.,lm sale Of the land to tile
highest bidder Ia open market The
emrtion laws confer upon the pioneer
who complies with,ihe terms they. i'm
pose The privilege ofpnrclla4ing limited
portion Of ''uhoFrred lands" at the mini-
NUN price. The homestead enactments
relieve the settler from the payment 0f
purchase money, AMI secure him per.
Iianent home, upon the condition OF
residence Tor II tern, Of years. This lib.
eral policy invites emigration from the
old, and from the more crowded portions
Of the new world Its propi,io,s results
are undonbted. and will be more signally
manifested when time shall hare given
to it wider devrlopemrnt.
Congress bas made liberal grants of
public lands to corporations, in aid Of tho
con ,trliclion of railroads and other inter.
nal improvements. Should this policy
hereafter prevail. more stringent provis.
ions will be required TO secure a faithful
application Of the fund. The title to
the bonds should not pass, by patent or
otherwise, but remain in The Govern.
ment and subject to its control. until
some portion Of the road has been actual.
ly built. Portions of them might then.
from time to time, be conveyed to the
corporation. but never III q gr.ater ratio
to the whole quantity embraced by the
grant than the conplrted parts bear to
the entire length OF the projected inn
provemcnt. This restriction would not
operate 10 the prejudice of any nnlerta-
KING conceived in good faith and execn.
ted with reasonable energy, as it is tl,e
settled practice 90 withdraw from market
the lands iallpg within. the operation Of
such grants. and thus to exclude the in
ception Of subsequent adverse right.
A brecch OF the conditions which Con.
gressmuy deem proper to impose. sho,ld
work forfeiture OF claim To the lands
so withdrawn but unconveye3, AMI Of
title tothe lands conveyed which remain
Iinsold.
!. Operations on the several lines 0f the
Pacific Railroad have been prosecuted
with unexampled vigor and success.
Should no unseen causes Of delay occ,1r,
it's confidently anticipated that tliia
great thofonghfare will be completed
befor' the expiration Of the period dss~
ignatrd by Congress.
During tbs last facal year the amount
paid to pensioners. including the exr en-.
ses Of disbursement. was thirteen million
four lmntlred and fifty nine thousand
nine hundred and ninety.sis dollars;