Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-12-11


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be the most earnest IN showing their
oood fajtf, IN makinr1H n SsiccaSf "a
His connection, i advise Such yeoiS
Elton as Nil forevsr pfscluda liz
onslAyemd,t Of the Ckines nnon -
all opderY III SHAME OF 1olIe. SSd
also prevent American vessels from
engaging i'm the TRANSCRIPTION of COO
'fics "a Sny country ffIarafiiii, Sfha
system. L also recommend that the
mission to Chinh be raised to1 cos ~
the first class.
on my assuming the responsftYH.
ties, OF Chief Magistrate OF the Uni
. .s states, itWaswith the conviction
.llsss ',I,ee .iI.ngs were essential to
peace' prosperity ana fullest develop
infmt u.a lonl, % ~ ~ IL, i,sil :.
rl,s1 ainonE tnese Is strict integrity
In G u,iIhhg S Mi our oollgations'
oeeohu, 40 secure projection 70 the
Per9on anu property OF the citizens
vi our coniIhoi country, wherever he
may choose 10 move, without refer
ence 10 orlginai nationality, religion,
coior or Politlcs, demanding or him
Only ooeuIence 20 the laws and proper
respect ior tne rights or others.
Iniru, Union OF all the States with
equai fights, indestructible, by any
un l,, means. ..i', ~
10 secure tne Irst ofsthese, ConS
gress mas tGken two essential.steps.
rlrst, ~ ueclarihg py Joint resolution
tnat tne pupllS dent should be paid,
prlhclpal ahu interest, IN coin. Sec
QUO, oH provialhg meaflsoior paying:
rrov ,Na.las. .tie means, however, could
not SECURE the ooJect desired without
proper uuministrston OF the laws Tor
tne coliection OF the revenues and
ecohonlcai disbursement OF them.
THE POSTAL DEPARTMENT. i
n Your attention 4 resbectf,rIv cai,ad
to the recommendations made NV ths
Postmaster General for nnthorIy in H." :
to change the rate Of compensation
to the main trunk, railroad lines fol
their services in carrying the mails
for having the post route mans execu.
ted for reorgarlizing and increasinp
the efficiency OF the special agency
service on the Pacific. and for estab IS.
fishing mail service under the fiag Of
the Union on the Atlantic and more
especially do call your attention &c
! his Recommendation for the total fb0.
lition of the franking privilege. This
is an abuse from which no one ra.
Iceives q commensurate advantage
1t reduces the receipts for postal, ser.
vice from twenty-five to thirty ne,
cent, and largely increases tho ser.
vice to be performed.
The method by which postage
should be paid upon public matter |.
set forth fully In the report of the
1 Postmaster General. i.lnl1 -IIls,,lf
The report of the Secretary of the
interior shows that the quantity q
public lands disposed of during The
year, Guiding 30th June !, 1869, wa.
1859, f42 acres, exceeding that Of IN,
preceding wear by / .OIO 400 acres n
this arnoiint 3 500 6l4 acres xvare soIf
for cash. and 3 737 385 ocres enfnres
under the hon,esfead laws. fha re
lmaiutler was granted To Aid in IN,
con structiofi On works of internal i'm
nroye,neutsl nnnroyeJ 70 fhn Stata
a. ston,n land apd locatad xrerro,,ts
and scrin The cosb rerei ved 6o,,, n /
sources were e1 47o 900 axcead,n,
that If the nreceding vnnr s3Si 0ta
ISouid rasnectfnIiv coli youraf ton
tiOn To the rQpOmfnnpdafinnp f fin,
Secretary of fine Interior far nnitin,
fine duties of snnervisiny The ed,,co
tior Of The freedmen with tho othe
duties davoiovinr ,inon The Cnm NJ ia
s;or,er az EducafionI II IL Tho des;r
of Conoress r. MAKE tba cans,,s
wb icl, n,,,st ba % t,a,, d,,.;na M voa
1870 more co,nniata and narsscta to- %,
tban heretofore f,yould sngaest earl,
action upon any plan that NAV 5
agreed, Us Congress at the last sessio,
appointed a committees TO take INF,
! consideration such measures as nigh
he deemed proper in reference to In
census, and to report a plan. I desis
from saying more. iA9fa iaii n
recommend to your favorai,le con
sideration the claims of the Agricul
tural bureau for liberal appropriation
in country so diversified in a eli
mate aud soil az ours, and with a popu
Iation SO largely dependent upol
agriculture. The benefits that can b