If HJ II VJ 0 W.B. JACQ3T, FuMisher. Truth aud Right-God and our Couutrjs Two Dollars per Auunn. BLOOMS BURG. COLUMBIA COUNTY, PA., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER I4r 18G4. NUMBER 8. VOLUME 16. x FBBLrSHXD XTXRY WKDSISDAT BT " : ATM. II. JACOBY, . Cffirt en tain St., Jrd Square below fflarfce ' TEKMS: Two Dollars per annum if paid within 3 months from ihe time of subscri- i ing : two dollars and fifty cents if not paid within 3 months. No subscription lakenlbr less period than six mouths; no discon tinuance permitted until all arrearages are paid, unless at the option of the editor. 7 ht terms of advertising trill be as follows: ' One square, -sight lines, one lime, Sfl 00 Every subsequent insertion, ..... 25 Onesqoare, three months, 4 SO One year, lo 00 NOW AND THEN, t " air ' The Kingdom Coming." Tims was we had a happy nation, v . And a staunch Democracy ; Our fame was wide throughout creation, And a proud yonng people, we ; . Bat things have chang'd-ibe comet's risen With a different la'e tojtell, And no man now is safe from prison At a touch of Seward's bell ! Alas ! for liberty ; Alas ! for Uncle Sam ; - We've lived to see Ihe kingdom coming, la the d4ys of Abraham ! Time was we had our free discussion With the press, the tongue, the pen ; ' Nor had we learned to ape the Russian With his spies and dungeon, then. Bat now, unless one sings the praises Ot the Lincolr.-Sunton crew, Some bastile yawns a quick as blazes, And the poor soul's lost to view ! There's no more liberty Our rights are all a sham - Aud thii must be the kingdom coming, lathe days of Abraham! In days gone past-those days more palmy T- ' ' Than another land e'er saw Oar statesmen needed not an army j In the place of civil law ; ' Each roan his ballot ca:unfearing. And had thought it strange to find A blue-coat conscript guard appearing With a loaded gun behind ! Is this your liberty ? Poor sscrificia! Iamb I Bow down and bless the kingdom coming, In the days of Abraham! -. We love the War, and all are burning For the cause we hold so dear, The conscript wheels are kepi a turning in the country tar and near, Our taxes and our debt are bicker , n Tbao we are likely soon to pay ; Bat Ab'ram wants to Iree the nigger And we let him have his way. Oor chance for liberty Is hardly worth a d-n Bat there's a nigger kingdom coming, And the king is Abraham ! ; The President's Message. - m i ; JPeVow citizens of Cm Senate and House of , : , Representatives : Again the blessings of health and an abun dant harvest claim oar profoundest gratitude to Almighty God. '. fORXIGS RELATION?. The condition of cur foreign affairs is reas onably satistactory. Mexico continues to be a theatre of civil war. While our political relations with that country have -undergone no change, we have ' at the same time strictly maintained a neu trality between the beligerante. At the request of the States of Costa Rica ' and Nacaragua, a competent engineer ha been authorized to make a survey of the riv ' tr Sac Joan, and the port of Sfa Jnao. It is a source of much satisfaction that the difficulties which for a moment excited some political apprehensions, and caused a clos-, r. " . , : ng of the inter-oceanio transit route, bave J oeen amicawy aujusieu, uu .u . good prospect that the route will soon be re- , onened with an increase of capacity and i adaptation. We conld not exaggerate either (be commercial or the political importance of that great improvement. It would be doing injostice to an impor tant South American State not to acknowl edge the directness, frankness, and cordiali ty wittrwhivh the United States cf Colum bia bave entered into intimate relations with this Government. A claims Convention has been eonstitoUd to siomp lete the unfinished -work of the one which closed ita aedsioo in oQlt .1 The new liberal conititution of Venezuela ; baTing gone into effect, with the universal ' Acquiescence cf the people, the government ' .coder it has been recognized, and diplomat- - ao intercourse bas been opened with it in a cordial and friendly tpirit. The Ion? deferred Aresis land claim bas ' tbeen satisfactorily paid and discharged. " 3Iatual payments bave been made of the - claims awarded by the late joint commission for the settlement of claims between the United States and Peru. .-. .TAo earnest and cordial, friendship coatin--aea to exist between the two countries, and siueh eSbrts as were in my power have been cised to remove misunderstandings and avert "". threatening waf betwefn Peru anl Spain. C Oar telationf are of the most friendly nature with Chili, the Argentine Republic, Bo- " livia, Costa Rica, Paraguay, San Sal?ador, xad Hayti. ' ' During the past year no differences of any kind bave arisen with any of these Repub lies, and on the other band their sympathies . - with the United States are constantly ex- , preyed with, cordiality and earnestness. , . , The claims arising from the seizure of the cargs of the brig Macedonia, in 1821, bate ' been paid ia fall by the Government of s Chili. - Civil war continues in the Spanish part cf San Domingo, apparently without pros pect of au early close. Offiicial eorrespon- . jdsaia has been freely opened with Liberia, and it gives as a pleasieg view of social and ,-.: progress in that RepoLli?;" ' 'IsL jt be exsecta-i t dria "new vigor r-. - 2 -::: -a tosaaacs, uaprJTsa. cy tat rapid disappearance of slavery in the United States. I solicit your authority to furnish to the Republio a gunboat of moderate cost to be reimbursed to the United States by in stalments. Such a vessel is needed for the safety of that State against the native Afri can races, and in Li foe ri an hand it would be more effective in arresting" the African Slave trade tban n squadron in cur own hands. The possession of the least organiz ed naval force would stimulate a generon aoibitition in the Republic, and the confl uence which we should manifest by furnish ing it would win forbearance and favor tow ards the Colony from all civilized nations. The proposed overland Telegraph between America and Europe, by the way of Behr ing's Straits and Asiatic Russia, which was sanctioned by Congress at the last sesi n, bas been undertaken under very favorable circumstances by an Association of Ameri can citizens, with the cordial goodwill and support as -well cf this Government as of tlmse of Great Briain and Russia. Assurances have been received from most cf the South American States of their appre ciation of the enterprise and their readinesp to co operate in constructing lines tributary J to that world encircling communication. I learn with moch satisfaction that the noble design of a telegraphic communication be tween the eastern coast of America and Great Britain has been renewed, with full ex pectation of its accomplishment. Thus it is hoped that with the return of domestic peace the country will be able to resume with en ergy and advantage its former high career of commerce and civilization. Our very popular and estimable represen tative in Egypt died in April lat. An un pleasant altercation which arose between the temporary incumbent of the office snd the. Government of the Paoha resulted in the suspension cf intercourse. The evil was promptly corrected on the arrival of tha cue censor in the cun'ilat?, an 1 our roliUuns with Egypt, as well as our relations with the Birbary powers, are entirely satisfactory. The rebellion which has been so lueg rac ing in China has bpen snppres d. with the co-operation and offices of thi (J ,vcrri;.;e-.r, and of the other Western o .mm-r -.'i The judicial consular esr.iSlt: -n-e'it tht're has become very diffiouh. .in i mur n, a.i l it will need legislative revision Vi ad.-iPt it to the extension of our omniTc, an J : i t more iniiiuat intercourse wok'.! has t en instituted with the .Government an 1 p-pie of that vast empire. seems to be accepting with harty good will the conventional laws which regu late commercial and social intercourse among the western nations. Owing lo the peculiar situation of Japan, and the anomalous form of its government, the action of that Empire in performing treaty stipulations is inconstant and capri cious. Nevertheless good proofs has been effected bv the Ventssrn Powers moving with enlightened concert. Our own pecuniary claims have been al lowed or put in course of settleuient.and the inland sea bas been re pened to c immerce. There is reason to believe that then pro ceedings have increased, rather th i. dimin ished the friendship of Jupm towards the United States. THE CONTRABAND TRADE WITH THS FEBEL". The ports of Norf dk. Fernandina, and Pensacola have been opened by proclamation. It is hoped that foreign merchants will norz consider whether it is not sifir and more profitable to themselves as well as just to the United States, to resort to these and other open ports, than it is to ourus through many hazards and at vast co-"l a contraband trade with other porta whiiih are c'.o-c l. if Lot by actual military occupation, at least by a lawful and effective blockade. For mysr-lf, I have no doubt of th power and duty cf the Executive, unior the law of nations, to exclude enemies of tho hu nao rac from an avli;m ir iLe United States. If Cong-As tljlnk tbat pro ceedings in Huch canes lack the authority of law, or ought to be further regulated by it, I n-coinroend thut provision be mile for effectually predentin-' foreign eiav tralers from acquiring ('omicil a" 1 faciiif ies f.r their criminal occupation in our country. Il is possible that if it were a nsw and open question, the maratiiue powers, with the rights they now enjoy, wo'iM not on- ede the privileges of a naval hc-ligrrrnt t the iusurcents of the United States, deitirute as they are, and alwavs have been, equaily of ships of war and cf ports or harbors. I Disloyal emi'sario- have ben ne'ther less assiJious nor more successful during the last year than they wero before that time in their: efforts under favor of that privilege to em- i broil our country in foreign wars. Tse d3- iirg auu unci tuiniiiivi i ijc iiriuin-uii of the M iratinie St,tt to j,reat thdt i.A ami (t,la,mmiihtn n ( rka Ci iTprn-uaiit j I are he107ed t0 be a8 e,nc?re BJ and cannot bfl mor9 earnes, thao our n.n. N'erthe- less unforseen political diffiiiulties hive aris en, especially in Brazilian and British ports and on the northern boundary of the United States, which have required and are like to continue to require, the practice of cflostant vigilance and a jut and conciliatory spirit on the part of the Unite! States as well as of the nations concerned and their Govern ments. Commissioners have been appointed nnler the tr eat f Great Britain on the adju-t ment of the claims of the Iludnon Bav and Pucitt Sonnd A-rriftultural Comnaniii in n,.nr, anA ... -(nii th r.,at Oregon, and are now proceeding to the trust assigned to them. THE RAIDS FROV CANADA. Id view of the insecurity of life and prop erty in the region adjacent to the Canaiian border by reason of reeentasaul; au-i d.-p-- re lations committed by inimiuai and d-sp- rate persona who are harbored ther- it h i, been thought proper to givf norico th a: :it. tbe expiration of six month?, tti pc--i 1 c ditionally stipulate! undr ex':i'i ar rangements with Great Bri'iin, fre i:iiN-i States roust hold theraslv-'s at !i'j-ty t increase their naval ar'ucnvi' ii'oii '' Lakes if they shall fi i l tU : j.r,fec1; ..: ce-Hsary. The e ouditi 'o of the irlr -v l necessarily come into consider iti u, in n m nection with the question" of limiMMg modifving the rights of transit from Canada through the United States, as well as tb regulation of imposts, which were ternpora rily established by the reciprocity treaty o' 5 tli June, 18G4. I ,desire, however t t, underrtfool, while making thia titeuienr that the Colonial authorities of Canada ar -' no, deemed to be intentionally- unjust o onfriendly towards the United States; but. on the, contrary, there is every reason to ex pect that, with the approval of II t Maje ty'a Government,"" they will. take th neces sary measures to prevent new incursions to cress the borders. EMIGRATION." . - ' The act passed at the last session for the encouragemeut of emigration has, so far as was possible, been put into operation. It saeras to need amendment, which, will enable the officers of the Government to pre vent the practice of frauds against the emigrants on their way and on their arrival in the ports, so as to secure them here, a free choice of avocations and places of settle ment. A liberal disposition towards this great National policy is manifested by mot of. the European States, and ought to be, especially n our part, of giving the emi grants effective national protection. I regard our emigrants as one of the principal re rlenifhing streams which are appoiute J by Prmidenre to repair th ravages of internal war, and its wastes of national streng'h and health. All that is necessity to ceotiri the flow of that mream in its present fullness to that enl the Government mur every where make it manifest, that it neither nee lj nor designs to impose involuntary military service upon thoe who come from other lands to cast their lot in our ouutry. riNA.vciAL arraiRS. The financial affairs of Ihe Government have been successfally administeTe 1. During the last year the legislation of the Iat session of Congress has beneficially effected tne revenue, although sufficient time ! has not vet elapsed to experience the full ! efft'ct of several ot the provisions of the Acts of Congress imposing increased taxation. The receipts during the year from all sources upon the basis of warrants signed by the Secretary of the Treasury, including , loans, ao i tne oaianorc in tne i rea-mrv on ! the 1st day of July, 16:1, were l.39tjyii.- 007 C2, and the aggregate disbursements ! upon the same basis wereSl, 293. (150.101 89. j leaving a balance in the Tresury, as shown i by -arrant-., of 90 731,905 73. Deduct ', from these amounts the aoiounts of the ' principal of the public det redeemed and the amount of issues in substitution there for. and the actual cash operations of th Treasury were : R nipti SSS4.07G C4tl 57; Disbursements 337j,-3 1,067 8o, which leaves as the ct- baltncK in tiio Tre t-iry $18 .812 5"S 71. O th- rt;-eiiS thre wra derive I tr.nit fii-r-. -S 1 92.3 I'j. 1.32 i.. Ff -.n Un -, SiSS 332. 29; t. m., .iire-r rx-s S475 04 9- ; tr .m Kit-rnii nvMii.-. $10;I74M34 10; fnu r.ii -r: l'.i.-'-M'H : ore s. ."5 17 5 1 1,4 4S 10. uno fr...- l.-a-.", i;ip!'-'d t- u'ti-ii esti-'n lir'urs in -hi iir. - f r-M '.r :tl-.ncwf S-i23. 443.929 . 13. T-ie " r .ii'iured for th tivii srvice. 275 03" 991 43 ; fir pcr.xj.i.is ho i Injians. 7 317 90 c7 : for tuc War D partumnt. ."5'v791 842 97; fir the Niry D'partmen' S7-5.rf3-4.ll9 1 77 ; t'r interest on the puhli . . $."3 08 421 G3. ui.;king an aggregatr fif S0j.23l0b7 86. and !earr a bal ne in the Treasury of $16,812,553 71, as before Stated. For the actual receipt and dishurement from the lirsi quarter, and the estimated re ceiots and disbursements for'tb thre? re maining quarters of the current fiscal year, and the general operations of th Treasury in detail. I refer y m to the report of th Secretary of the Trea'iry. I n.mi'tit wi--. him in th opinion that th pronfim m-neys require! to met t-.e spen-"s c -i eeqnnt upon the war,d"rv--j 1 '- ixa. i'-:. shiull b'J li!l further ir;;:i e.. i. ao i I eirnestly ;Lite y.ur nt..-:iii n t' t'ii- -ii': je:t to the end that to-re ni -v f- . 1 ! ad JItional legi-latton as Mha 1 e re j iir 1 meet tfi just exp!jtatiiis .f fie Secretary. NAIIiNAL OSBT. The pu't.iic ti'-bt on to first day of Jtl lst, as appears by the b t iks T tne S:ore tary of tlse Treaury, amounted to one hi. li':Jl seven hundred and forty millions tlx huodr-d and nintity th msanl fur hun hunirel and eighty-nine dollar aai forrj nine cent". Probably, should t:e war con tiiiue another year, that acvunt may b increased by not far from five hundred mil lions. HfriJ as it is for tha most part, Ly our own people, it has become a Mubatantia-h'l-.nch f natnnat, though private, property Fir opti ma reasons the more nearly thi prp?rty can te di-"tributel among the pei ple the better. . To favor such general dis tril.utinn, greater inducements to becom owners mig!t, perhaps with g oo i effect uno without iojury, be presented to person o liuited me.nj. With this view I suggest whethor it mijrh rot b3 bth competetit aud exp-idi'iit fu Cmgress t- r-rotfide that a limned auiun' of S'-me future Usue ot puNlic eouritl might be h-ll by any bona fide puroiia-r exoicpt trvim taxttio: an-1 irmu sfimre f 'i deh:. Un.lT toich resiric'ionH and li.ni:a tins as might be necessary to guard againi ahue of eo important a privilege. Tui would enable every prudent person to nei aside a small annuity again&t a possible day of want. Privileges like these woald render thepos sessson of sj.-Ii securities to the amount lim ited, nost desirable to every person of uruall nil? .ins who miht be able tosare enongh for the pr:rpse. The great advantage of citi zens being creditors as well as debtors, with relation to the public debt, is obvious. They readily preceive that they cannot be much oppressed by a debt which they owe t themselves The publia debt on the 1st day r,f. July last, although somewhat exceeding the es timate of the Secretary of the Treasury nude to Congress at the commencement of the last session, falls abort of the estimate of that officer made in the proceeding De cember as to the probable amount at the be ginning of this year by the sum of $2,995, 007.31. Tnis fact shs a satisfactory condition and conduct of the operations of the Treasury. The national B inking system is proyin to ? aocepfarie to vapit iits atdtotte f..eupl. O i toe i.5;h dav oi November five hundie l an i eighty f ur X i;i"nal li i.iks oa 1 been ir g uiiz - i.a c ni i.;rvjlc niiniof r ( I which vtr c !.-esi-.!a ir on ti;- S'.t-.' B r ks. Cnang-s '.r un trio S'at-j .-vs'.n's ' tus National t -oa ro ('t ly takuv p:a ;f, an i it is ;...pol !'u5 vfry o..i iherc will be in tftr U.at? l i':.i:t's ii i Birks 'jfiio- not aur. tiori , i ! v U.-i.gr!.-. ai d no !iai,a n tti? cir.-uia-r oi n. t a i--.ii J. i w toe G y-riiuient. That 1; j i weri:nif;,t and fiepjepie wi.l derive 4r,-it 'n-o-ti. ir m this ciiaog-j in the bank u g h?s ftus ot ti,e cu:jry eau hardly be s'lond. Tne national siem will create eii itil-i and peroiaueut iatlaei.ee iu support f the national credit, aud protect the peo ple ogainst losses in the i?ae of paper mon ey. Whether or not any further legislation ;idiibl for the xuppression of S'aco bank issues, it will ba fJr Congress to determine. It seems quite clear that the Treasury cannot be satisfactorily conducted unlesetti tjovernment can exeroisa restramig piwer jver the bank note circulation of the country. Tin 4Mr A.it si?r. The renort of the Secretary of War and the accompanying documents, will detail the j campaigns of the armies in the fi-il i since the date of the last annual message, and also the operations of the several administrative bu-; reaus of the War Department during-the past year. It will also specify the nieaenaea 1 essensial for the national defence and to keep 1 up and supply the requisite milifaty force. The report of the Secretary of the Navy presents a comprehensive and satisfactory hibit of affairs of that Dapart.nent anl of the naval service. It is a suljoct of congrat nlation and laudaMe pride to our country men "that a Davy of such vast proportion has been organized in so brief a period, and conducted with so much efficiency and success. The general exhibit of the navy, inclu ding vessel un ler construction, on tfe 1st of December, 1804. shows a total r Ll ves He4s, carrying 4J10 guns, an 1 of 510. 390 t ins being an actual inr'-ase during the year over and above all los"s by s!ii(wrek anl battle, .f 83 vesl-, 107 guns, and 42 427 tons. The total nuubr of men at this time in the naval service, including officers, is ab.ut 51,000 There have bn captured by the navy du ring the year 324 vessels, and the whole na val captures sinee hostilities commenced is 1379, of which 207 are steamers. ' The gross proceeds arising from thv sale of condemn ed prize prouertv thus reported amount to $14 39i.230.5l. "A large amount of such proceeds is still under adjudication, and yet to be repotted. The total expenditure of the Navy Depart ment of every description inclu-.ing the cost of the immense squa trons that have been call ed into exisfense from the 4rh. of Irc'i 1801, to the 1st of "November. 1804 is $238, 047,202 35. Your favorable oonid3raf ion is invited to the various recouuue'idati ns of the Secretary of the Navy, e-p";ial!v in rogard to a Navy Yard and suitable esa! iishment for the construction of iron vess-ls and the machinery and armifora for our ships, to which reference bas bjen mala in my last Annuil Message. Your attention is rlso invited to the vievv expressed in the report in relation to ion 1 -gixl.ttioii of Congnw at th" l ist ses si n in re-pe.!i to prij s in "W i:l: J wa ters. I cordiiilv iMii .-iit in thft rJ ninn in ti in uf ih-s Si'ootiry as to the p opriety of creating the new rank of rear-a laii ral in iur naval csrviue. PO-T OFFICE DEPARTMENT Your attenti r is invited to th rnort of ;tm Postraaster-General for a detailel ac oojnt lif thr? operation and financial condi tioo of the Po-t OtSoe Djpa'tmnt Th p -r-al revenue for the year ending June 30, '04. am.iuritfcl to $12 438 253 78 ; and the ex penditures to $12.044.78073. ; the, exrts of xpenditures ovor receipts bing $500 052 42 The views presented by the P.8tmafr Gsneral oo the sutject of special erants by the Government in aid of the establishment of new lines of ocean mail steamship.-, and the policy he recommends for the devel p- nents of increased commercial iutercour-e with adjacent and n9ighboring coun ries, saoul 1 re-jfiva tlie careful c iusi leration of tjongress. I is .-f n tawr'jT intert th tt!ii steady Xpansi of p pul i'i m, i.(r ;vitient, hi- I !V'-ric,n-,"i:.il in-c.'.iti. over tha niw and on (. iip-.f d p irti j'K nf foir cuinry Iri l arcdy b-er Jiei,tl, r:;-i!;h irtip-'i-d r j-1;r y i , 'iy nar g'ea' civ;, w r. wiic'i th tirsr. t'8a'e Wjul t st-'hi t. l.nv V r!l luiast tii'? eucira ?t';rgis of the ojtioo.. . j A NE V STATE. Tui orgi:z itioa h.o i admi-sion of the S'a'e of Nvad-i has ten complete. 1 in c n ' irmity with law, arid thus our 'excellent ostein is firmly established in the m -un-j ains which once seemed an uninhabitable vate between the Adantie S'ates an I ttioe s hicL have grown up on the Pacific Ojean. THS TERRITORIES. The territories of the Union ara generally in a condition of prosperity and raoid growth Idaho and M tnata, by reason of their great distance and the interuption ofcommunioa 'ion with them by Iadiary hstilit:ei have tieenonly par'ially organirod ; but it is un i'rstool ttat these diffisultiea are nbut to disappear, whijh will permit, their G jvern- , nents, likg those of the ethers, to gj iato peedy and full operation Afc intimately connected with and promo tive of this m rerial growth of the nation. I tk the attention of Congress to the valuable ! nfurination and important rpnomen iation . ela'iog to t'i" public 1 txol-i. Indiin afTiirs. ! 'li P.ioifi-i lloiir ia I, and miner i1 discoveries -.ntained in b r-t"rt of tha Secretary of interior, which is herewith transmitted, nd which report alo einbraites th enVjects f patent, pensions and other tor.ics of public interest pertaining t j tuij Dep;rt- ment. THE PC 3 LIC LASDS The quantity of public land disposed of dn ring ihe five qnartut etdiog o:i Ihe 30 h of September la!i wa 4.221 f12, ol whi"?h 1, 333 614 acres were entered under the homasioad law. Th remain ler was loca ted wiih miliiary land warn ' agri'-oltu-ral ncnp certified to fStates lor railroad. a-d sold tor cash The cash received Irom sales ami location fee was 31 019. 446 The income) Irom a!?s during the fi-cal year ending June 30, 1864, was S67S,0U7,2 1 against SI26,077 65 teceive4 dunng ihe preceding year The aggregate number ol acres surveyed during the year ha bn equal to the quauiity dispor-ed of. and tner is open to fu enient about 133.000,000 acres of surveyed land. . THE TAClFiC RAILKOAI). The great en erprise of connecting the Atlantic with the Pa?iiic Siat by railways nod leiegrapti lines ha been entered upon w i ll .i vigur liiat jives a-sorar.oe; nt ucc, titwi:!isia'iiiiiig i '. e?mbarramtint ariing Iro n t iir hih price- ol materials and labor I'tie rou e nt main I tn ot the rod ha 't'li le!i:u;e y hicated for one hu-idred mile Hsiward Irom the initial poi-M al 0,n i!n City . Nehra-ka. and a priitni taty ca'iou ot 'h Pacific Railroad of Calilor on, has be--i made trona Sacramento eat ward to ;he Great Baud of ihe Sruokee river in Nevada. Numerous discoveries ol gold, ilver, and cmnaOar mines have been added o the many heretofore known in the coun try occupied by the Sierra Nevada and Rocky Mountains, and the subordinate ran ges now teem with enterprising labor which is richly remunerative." " Il is believed that the prod act of the mines of precious metals in that tegiou has, during the year, reached, if not exceeded, S 100,000 000. - KELATIOSS WITH THE INDIANS. It wa recommended in my last annual me age thai our Indian synem be renmd tslled C" ' gres rft its la! session acti g npou iht Texro.nmnda'ioii. did provi (e lor reorganizing!!. ystem in California, arid it is believed that nnd-r Ihe pre-e t organi zation the management of the. Indiais there will be attended with reasonable success. Much yet remains to be done to provide for the proper government of the Indians in other pari of tho country to reader it se cure for ttie advancing setiler, and to pro-' vide lor the Indians. The Secretary reiter ates his recommendations, and to them the attention ot Congress is invited. PKNHON8, ETC. The liberal provi-ions made by Congress for paying pensions to invalid soldiers and sailors ol Republic, and to the widows, or-, phans, and dependent mothers ol those who lave t!!?n in tiaitle or died of disea-e con- ; traded or wound received in the service of ; Uie country, have been diligently adrninis- ; tered. I Therrf have been added to ihe peusion ; rolls during ihe year ending ihe 30'h day ol i June lasi the same ol 16.779 invalid sol- tier, an ! o! 27l UsaMe 1 eamen, makin- j l!ie present numher ol army invalad pen hioners 22 767, and of navy invalid pension ers7!2. Ot widows, orphans, an l mo-.hers. 22 198 have be-n placed on ihe army p-u-ioo rolls ami 143 on the navy rolls. The present number of army pensioner.- of this class is 25.433, and ot navy pensioners 793. At the beginning ol the year the number of revolu lionary pensioners was 1430; only twelve of ihern wre soldier, ol whom seve have fine died The remainder are those who, under the 1sws. r?eive pensions bcaone of relation fhipto Il-?vol'i ionary soidiers. During the year ending 30; fi of Jnne l864. S4,ot)4 hlH 92 has ba paid to peiieioiifcr ol ail cla-e. 1 cheertulty cotTirnjnd to your roniinned patfo-iagu ihe t't' ierfoleot I ii!ouoo ol Ihe District ut Colmnia, whicti 'iare nntierio beii es'aMi-t.ed nr !oieted by Congress, and repect!u!ly reler, !-r mtormatioi on ceriiiug loetn, and in relation to the Wali ingion aqueduct. t!ie Capi'ol. and other matters ol local intere-l, to ihe report of the Secretary. The Aftricullural Department, under the supervi-ion ol us present energetic ami laiidl.il hea l, is rapidly commending itseli to the great a id vital mteresi it was created o advance li is peculiarly the PeopleV D-"p.irt:iieot, io winch (hey leel more ,di rec.lv concerned than in any other. I conri in'nl r io t'.e cootinoed attention and fos tering care f Congress PKOCIIEW OF THE WAR. The war corttitities. S'tice the lai An nual .Mee-age all the im portam lines and pn sitioriis occupied by. our torces have been maintained, and our arm have Peen stedi !y advanced., thu lr eraM g tlie r-giajts led in the rear; n that ilis-oori, Keotuckv, Te.inessee, and parts ol oilier Sta'es have again produced reaonatiy Isir crop. The most remarkable feature in the mili iary operation- of Tie year UGen Sfier:no't attmptd inareHi ot three hundrel mile. tdrecily itirn igh the iosurgeiit region It tend io phow a great incrae ol o-ir reU iv r -iigiti. filial our Geoeral-in i'hiel ool I lel atle lo con'roiit and hold in rlirtck e .erv aeuv Itiree o! the e-emy, and ye: :n iKoach a w eli-a pp i ,- ted large army to hi icli an e pedivion. The re- Mili oo; ei t-emg known cotjecture in re T:l ii ii i e' here milulged. Inipurient movenieni have alo occurred during ideeario the elT-'i-l ot moahliiii -ocie y lor the durabi i y ot th' Union. Al lit gh f-n ri ot romp eie sucre-, ii i niiicli i i iii- ng'ii .tirec'ion rat 'twelve thousand ci'izens i i each of the Sates of Arkansas, a-id L ii-ana fi ve organizl itical Ma'e Government-, wi h Iree in-titutioiis, and are eanie'ty s.rugliug to maintain and aJirnu iter h-tn The m ivemeiits in the sam direction more exiemie, though less detinue in t M:Miuri, Keniurky, and Teiinesee, shoull i be overlooked, but Maryland pre-etits the ! example ol complete success Mary la o! is secured to liberty and Union for all ihe fu- ; tore The genius of Rebellion will no I more claim Maryland. Like another loul ; spirit, being driven out it may seek lo tear her, bui it will woo her no more AMENDMENT OF THE CON-T1 I U TiON Al the last se-sion of Congress a proposed ! amendment ol ihe Con:i!uiion atuli-hing ' slavery throughout the United Sia'es pa-.d j t'ie Senate, hoi lailed, for want ot ihe req- j uiite two-third vote, in the House ol liep- j resen ative. Althougti tli pre-ent is ihe i atne Cougre.s, and nearly the came mem hers, and witliou; quesii-miig the widoin : .r patriotism ol thoie who s'ooil in oppoi- i tioo I venture to recommend the reconsid- i eratirvi anl pa-sae ol tne measure at the ; present session Of course ihe abstract ijoes'ion is not changeJ. but an intervening election show- atmo-t certainly thai toe next Coiigre will pass the measure if this , does not. Hence there is only a question ' ol time as to when the proposed amerl- ' rneni will jo to tt.- States for their action, : and a it is io no at all events, may we noi agree thai the soooer ihe be tor ? j Ii is not claimed that the ejection has 1 imposed a duty on member to change ' heir views or their vo'es aoy turl'ier thin, ; a an a Kli'ioriai element to be considered, 1 their judgment may t e affected by i: Ii is the voic ol ihe people, now lor ttie fi'st time ieard upon the quetion; in a 2reat national crisi- like our.- unanimity ol action i inior-g ihn-e se-icipg a common end is very i desiratdd, alino-l imJi-pen itle. aiul yet no approach to such unanimity is attainable, i unless ome dierence shall be paid to ihe ' will nf tlie majority, simply because il ii i the will ol the majority. In this case ihe common end is :he main teoaoce of the Union, and among the ' mean to secure that end, such will, through I the eleriion is most clearly declared in la- ' vor of such a Constitutional amendment The most reliable indication of public pnr po-e in this country, is derived through our ! popular elections. Judging by ihe recent 1 canva asd im re-til1., the purpose of the people within the loyal States to maintain ; the ritegrity of ihe Union was never more firm or more nearly unanimous ihan now. ! The ex raordu.ary calmness and good or der with which the millions ofwoters min- J gled at ihe polls, gave strong assurance of ! ihia. Noi only aii those who supported the f Union lickel. jro called, but a majority ofj the opposing party also may be lairly claim- , vA to entertain and lo be actuated by ihe same purpose I It is an unanswerable argument lo this effect, that no candidates- for any office, h ,wever hi.h or low. has veulurdd to eeek votes on ihe avowal that be was tor giving up the Union There have been moch impnning of mo- ' lives and much hea ed controvery as lo ihe ; proper mean and besi m -de of advancing the Uiiiori cause, but on the dis inci isue of Unjoii or no (I:ion ihe politicians have, shown their inlinctive knowledge that' here is no diversity smong the peop!e. In affordinr to the people the fair opportunity of showing one 1o another and lo the world this firmne-s and unanimity of purpose, the election has been of vast, importauce to the ; national caste. 1 - The election has exhibited another faci'not less valuable to be known the fact that we do not approacH exhaustion in the most im poraot branch of national resources that of living men While it is melancholy to reflect that the war has filled so many graves, and carried mourning to so many hearth it is some relief to know that cum pared with ihe surviving, the fallen have been so lew. While corps and divisions, and brigades and regiments, bave formed and (ought, and dwindled and gone out of existence, a great majority of the men who cotnposod ihem are Mill living. The same is true of the naval service. The election returns prove this. Sa many voters coaid not e se be found. The States regularly holding election both now, and four years ago. to wit : Cal if'irnia Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois. In diana. Iowa, Kenincky, Miu. Maryland Maac hnseits, Michigan. Niunesota. Mis fouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey. New York Ono, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Maud, Vermont. Western Virginia or Wis-con-in, ca-t 3 9H2.01I vo'es now, against 3.kho,'222 cast then, showing an aggregate now of 3 9-iZ Oil. To this is to be added 33 76? cast now in the new Stales of Kansas and Nevida which States did not vo'e in ISU0, thus svkwiliiiii lite aggregate to 4.015 773, and the net iucreae tin ring the three years and a halt of war to 145,551. a table is appended showing particulars. iu this again should be added the nam tier ol soldier iti the fi-ild from M issachu ens, Khode Island. New Jersey, Delaware, Indiana, Illinois, and California who, by the laws of these S'ates, could not vote away irom their homes, and which number can not be le- than ninety thousand Nor i this all. The number in the nnorgauizeJ lerriiories is a inrle naw to what it was tour ears ago, while thousands, white and black, join us as the national armies press back the insurgent lines So much is shown, affirmatively and neg J atively, by (he election. It is not .naterial to inquire how the increase has been pro duced, or ;o show thai it would have been greater, but for the war, which is probably true. The important fact remains demon- rated that we have more men now than when the war began ; that we are not ex haos'eJ nor in process ot exhaustion. That we are gaining strength, and may, it need be, maintain the coniest indefinitely this as to men. Material resources are now more complete and abundant ihan ever. The natural resources, then are unexhaust ed, and, as we believe, inexhaustible. The public purpose jo re establish and maintain me national authority is unchanged, arid as we believe, tinchaiigeaPle. The rninnr of continuing ihe conflict remain to c'ioo. On carelul considera tion of all ;he evidence accessible, it seems io me that no a tempt at negotiation wuh ihe insurgent leader could result in any good. He would accept nothing short of sever ance of the Union preciely what we will no: and cannot give. His declarations to tin- eff-ct are expiic.t and oti-re.ieaie.l. He does ii ol atiiempt to deceive us ; ne alfrd ii- uo exc ise to deceive ourselves. He ca .not voluntarily re-arc-'pt the Union. He cannot voluntarily yield il Between 'nm and us the isue is distinct, single, and ii. flexible I' is an is-ue which can only be tried by war and decHed by victory If we yield we are ceaien. It the Southren people fail him fie is beaten Ei'her way it would be the victory and defeat loliowing war What is iru-, however, ot him who heads Ihe in mirgpnt caue, is not necessarily true of those who follow Although he cannot re-accept the Union, they cao. Some of ihem, he knows, alrea dy desire peace and reunion. Th number ot such may increase. They can at any moment have peace by simply laying down their arms andsubmitiing to ihe na tional authority under the Constitution. After so much the Government could not, if it would, mai-itain war against ihem The loyal citizens would itol sustain or al low it If qnetions should remain, we would adjust ihem by the peaceful means of leg islation, conferences, courts, and votes, op erating ooly in constitutional and lawtul channels Some certain, and other possible qnes lior.s are and would be beyond the Execu tive power io djot, as, for instance, the admiion of members into Congress, and whatever might require the appropriation cf money. Ihe executive power itself would be grea'ly diminished by the cessation of ac tual war Pardons and remissions of lor-fejtur-s, however, would still be wilhin executive control. In what spirit and temper this control would be exereiseu can be fairly judged of by the paM. A year ago a general pardon and amnesty, upon specified terms, were orlured io all, except cer ain designated cl-ees, and ii was at ihe same time made known that the excepied clas-e were slill within contemplation of special clemency. During the year many availed them selves ot the general provisions, and many more would only that the signs of bad faith in some led to sirch precautionary meas ures as rendered ihe practical process less eay and certain. During ihe same tirre also, special par dons have been granted to individuals of the exceptoJ classes, and no voluntary ap plication has been denied. Thus, practi cally, ihe door has been, for a full year, open to all except 6uch as were not in con dition to make Iree choice; that is, 6uch as wero in custody or under constraint. It i still so opon io a.'l. Uut the time may come when ihe public daly shall demand thai it be closed, and thai in lieu more vig orous measures than heretofore shall be adopted. In presenting the abandonment of armed rs.-ihtance to the national authority on Ihe part of the insurgents, a the on'y indispen sible condition to ending the war on the pan of the Government, I re'.ract nothing here ofore said as to slavery. I repeat the declaration made s year ago, that while I remain io my present position I shall noi attempt io retract or modify the Emancipation Proclamation: nor shall I return to slavery any person who is tree by ihe terms of that ptoclarnation, or by any of the acta of Congress. If ihe people should, by whatever word orneaus, make ii an Executive dniy to re ensl?ve such persons, another, and not I, must be iheir instrument to perform it In slating a single condition of peace, I mean simply lo ay that the war will cease on the part of the Government whenever it shall have ceased on the pari of those who be gan it. (SiSigned) ABRAHAM LINCOLN. Dsccxsca , 1864. Investor or the Steam Engine A yogth wanting to sell spectacles in London, peti tions the corporations to allow(hiru to open a hide shop without paying the fees of fre dom. and is refused. He goes to Glasgow, and the corporation relnses him there. He makes ihe acquaintance of some member of ihe University, who find him very intel ligent, and who permit : him to open his shop within their walls. He does not sell spectacles and magic lanterns enough to occupy all his time ; he occupies himself at intervale in taking asunder and re-making - all ihe machines be can come at. He finds there are books oo mechanics written in torcign languages , he borrows a dictionary and learns ihoe languages to read those books. The University people wonder at him, and ihey are fond of dropping into hi little room in the evenings, lo tell him what they are doing and to look at tbe queer . instruments he constructs A machine in the University collection wants repairing, and he is employed. He makes it a new machine. The steam-engine is construct ed ; and the giant mind of James Watt stands out before the world the herald of a new force of civilization. Was Watt edu cated ? Where was be educated ? At his own workshop, and in ihe best manner. Watt learned Latin when he wanted it tor his own business. He learned French and German ; but these things were tools, nut ends. He need ihem to promote bis engi neering plans, as he used lathes and levers. Fletcher's Trades1 Review. Mo met. Money is a queer institution. It buys provender, satisfies justice, and beaU wounded honor. Everything resolves itself into cash, Jrom Mock-jobbing to building churches Childhood craves pennies, youth aspires to dimes, manhood is swayed by the mighty dollar. The blacksmith swinge .the f Iedge,the lawyer pleads for his clients, he judge decides the case of life and death -t for a salary. Money makes the man there, fore man must make mooey, if be wool 1 be respected by tools for the eye of ihe world looks through golden spectacles. It buys Brussels carpels, lace curtains, gilded cornices, rich furniture, and bnilds marble f mansions. It drives os to church in splen did equipages and pays the pew rent. It buys silk and jewelry for my lady it commands obsequious attention. It gilds tbe rugged scenes of life, and spreads over uut iukciu cAi-icLito a iouci carpet, OU 191 our Iread . llm rn.ie Inrmniti gnH irana arl encased in a gilt frame. It bids care van-i i-h, soothes the anguish of the bed of sick-J r.ess tops short ol nothing save the grim! uistroyer, wnose reienues hand spare J none, but levels all mortal distinction, and teaches poor humanity that it is dust. Thus wealth pauses oti the brink of eternity the beggar and the millionaire rest tide by side! benaih the sod, and raise in equality to an wer the final summon. I'se Jist Sam. During ;ne lat winter a? "contraband'' came into the Eederal line iti Nor h Carolina, and was marching np tr the offii-cr of the day to give an account o! himself whereupon the following colioqo7 enned. "What's yoor aame V "My name's Sam." "Sam what 1" "No, Sah ; not. Sam Watt. Sam "What's your other name "1 hasn t gri r.o oder oame, Sah. IV Sam dai's all ' "What's your master's name 1" i.n . i e goi no massa bow : massa rnr.ne away yah ! yah ! I'se a fiee nigger now 'Well, what's your father' and mother! name ?" "I'se got none, Sah oeber bad none IV jist Sam nobody ee. "Haven;i any brothers and sisters ?'' ".No, Sah ! neber had none No brodde no si-ter, no fadder, no madder, no mass "-nothing bat Sam. When yuu tee Sim, yj fee al! den is cfut." The REASON Why. Oce day , recent'y gentleman who holds a responsible ar lucrative position in government, conclude! to change bis lodgings, and sent one of t.1 waiters of the hotel where be bad select: apartments after his baggage. Meeting il waiter an hour or two afterwards, he said iir.it T i J : j t - t. - ei;, junii, uiu you urin ray uairga down V No, sar,' bland iy responded the i'J gentleman. 'Why what was the reason V 'Case, sar, the gentleman in the off. eaid you had not paid yourjbtll.' 'Not paid ray bill why, that's siogqK he knew me very well when he kept i Girard House in Philadelphia.' 'Well, mebby,' rejoined John, thoog! fnlly scratching his head, 'mebbe dat v de reason he wouldn't gib me de bagga Two fast yonng men. just returning horf" ' I Sn tt f m after a nights carou-el. tsw the sua risif . . . . I- One ot them insisted it was - the sua, . other that it was the moon. They agr to leave it to ihe first man they meb also had been out on a lark. 'Ecoe r sir, but my friend and I have made a l bet wether that's the son or the moon lb now rising, and we've agreed to have 1 decide the mailer.', 'Faci is, genllema should be very happy, but you -see w stranger in the city, and been out all oig "I hope you will be able to support m said a yonng lady to her intended, w walking out one evening, during a slipj state of the sidewalk. "Why, ye-yes," said the heiiaiine "with some liti!e aaaistabce Irom-juu ther.w- 1
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