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\ ‘ " - in Gland Again '(hh. In pro-l
MEETS MESSAGE- “can; mingnmwrciohgemu. our oon-'
“ ‘ ’vuln ban norm-my had In encounter in
‘mued lubort and mwnnibiljtin.gming
cut of the vur, Th 9” they hue. {or the
man part. run and dischargrd ,witb zeal
and efficients. This acknowledgment inso-
Iv includen (hope consuts who. midiug in i
Horocco. Egypt. Turkey. JIPID. Chinn. Ind ‘
other Oriental countries, Are charged with ’
complex function: Ind axtnordinnry pow- '
era. ' I
FMFfiuntrj MI final; end How of Rep- I
"mindset: !
Another year or health and sumoiemly
_ebnndeat hare-t 1 has paged. Far-these.
ad eepecid _r tor ”1° important condition
of Ollllllionlli mam. our renewed end pro
found gratitude to Godi- due. We rennin
In pane Ind friendship Wh’ foreign Pow
en. The efl'oru of disloyal citizen: 0! the
Rind State: tgimoive us in foreign wan,
lid in inexonubie .ineurrection. heve
o'o misleading. fier Britenic Med-jeety'u
"If; ' en , mu jultly ex t , have
euro”: the: authority to giant the
departure‘of new houiie expeditions from
ntish ports. The Emperor of Frmce
wt. by I like proceeding, promptly {vindi
petal the neutrality Whivh he prnohimed
At the beginning of the content. Question:
.0! greet intrieecy and importance heve
arisen out of the biock-de and other heiig
mm operations between the Government
I‘m] tavern! of the ny‘nritime I’oan. but
they have been discussed ind. eofur an In:
pong-2N9. locommoduted in} spirit of frank
pnguetioe. and mutigul good In”. It is
pooh“)! gratifying {but our prize- courts,
gyms impartiality of their adjudication;
Ive commanded the retpect' en‘d confl--
,dence of men'time Powers. . i
The lupplementnl trutv between the,
Hnitod’Smtes; and Great! Britain. for thou
suppression of tho Africnn slue trade, ;
made on the 17th of February lust, hu‘:
been duly; utiflnd and carrie'i into exp-1
cutmn. It is ix‘lieve'l that. so far as King. ,
can port- and Amerieeu' citizens lure con-1
cerned, thlt innumln end admin "150
ha been brhught ? an end.
I lhniireuhmit .or the consideration of
the Senate 3 convention for the adjustment
of pone-try cleimi in Wuhingwn Terri
tory. grief; out of the reety of the 16th
,or ane.‘ / . between the United States,
11nd (treat ritain. and which hue bee
nonmeofj‘eome disquiet among the 1
Jane of that nowrnpidly improving per -- '
the country. ,
h novel and important. question. inyolv
in; the extent of the maritime ‘jurisdiction
,0)! Spain ii;;,the waters which surround the
Mind offluha. has been‘drbsted without
etching”! sgrecment. and itis proposed.
in MI smr‘cnble spirit. to refer it to the-ar
big'smcnt of A friendly Power. A convenw
fiioh for tint purpose will he submitted to
_.the'Senste. » , '
i have thought it proper, stibjetho the
spprovsl ol‘. the Senate. to concur withthg
intereateil commercial powers in an "rang:
:men't tor the liquidation of the Schei ti
,ilués‘. upon the principles which have been‘
ilieretnfure adopted in regard to the im-I
ports upon nuvrgaunu in tipgau‘ra nt‘ D-.-rt-‘i
msrk. Th; 13m: [‘u-n’iim: co )truvursy be;
tween this Government and tint of Cinli.‘
touching the seiztw- at Silunn. in Peru. by]
Chilinn officers. of a large amount in trom
urdEbelonging -tn citizens of thQL United
Ststes. has been brought to s close by the
nw‘ rdgf his Majesty the King of the’ Bel.
‘gincisri‘to Whose. hrbitrnment the question,
'wu referred by the parties. The subject]
wab thoroughly and ationlly ex med by
gthtt justly rear-relates magistra . and, B‘-
.thou'gh the sum swsrded to t claimants
~m y not hsve beenso large it! they inspect
,od therois no reason to distrust the wis
do of his Majesty’s decision. That do.
ciidgn was romptly complied with by Chili l
.wlien intelligence in regard to it reached|
th t country. ‘
‘ ‘F‘he joint commission under the act of
.la t seslon for carrying into effect the con
‘veiition with Peru. on the .subiicct "ct?
.clnimsL has been organized at Lima.
:9an islcngsged in the business entrust
. to it. i _- .
imculties concerning inter-oceanic tren
.si through Nicsrngun are in course of smi
no: le‘ ndiustment. In conformity with
liin‘oi'ples set forth in my last unnuiil met
.fre. have received I representative from
t 0 United States of Columbia. and have
nriedited s minister to that country.
[lncidents occurring in. the progress of
7?." civil war have forced upon my stten:
ion the uncertain state of internstionsl
gratiomfiouching' the ri hts of foreigners
i__ _this country and of. the United Suites
[1 sens n‘brosd. In regard to some gov
_,e merits. these rights are. st lesst'psrti
-1!. defined by treaties. In no instance.
M'Ner. is" it expressly stipulnted that. in
theorem of civil wbr. s foreigner residing
.1 this couhtry. within the lines of the iii-l
. gents. is to be exempted from the rule
_ ich c'lssses him As a belligerent. in whose]
”behalf the Government of his country can“
ot express any privileges or immunities
. 'stinct from that character. I regret to"
. 1. however. that such claims hsve been I
.. ut forwsrd. ‘snd, in' some instances, ini
\ ' slt‘ pf foreigners who have lived in thet
. ‘ nitcdi Subs the greater part of their lives. I
There is reason to believé‘that many per
,ons born in loreign countries who have do. I
filn‘red their intention to become citizens,
hr who ~hsve been fully nntursliied. hovel
‘ .'vndcd the military duty required of them ,
y denying the fact, and therebyrthrowingl
pan the overnment the burden ofproof.
,3‘ ins been found difi'lcultor impracticable
fichtsin this proof from thewsntot’ guides
the proper sources of"infcrmution.~—
"than might. be supplied by requiring the
lerks of courts here declarationyof in
entiou may be niZde, or naturalization of
noted. to send periodically lists of tlii;
mines of the persons naturalised, or de
‘laring their intention to becoma citiiens.
{a the Secretsry of the interior. in whose
. apartment these names might be arrang
and printed for gencnl information .
erelis else resson to believe tin-Kt foreign
frcqnently become citizens of the United
tntes for the sole purpose of evading the
uties imposed by the laws of their native
try.towhich.on becoming naturalized
re. the: at once repair. and. though
_ er returning to the United States. the;
tillclsirn theinter ition of this Goverm
ant. as citizens. {any sltercstiens. Ind
reat prejudices. hsve heretofore arisen out
" (QM! shun. It is therefore submitted to
r serious consider-tion. It mifin be ad
'snble to fix a limit beyond whic no citi
un of the United States. residing abroad.
my chin: the interposition of his Govern-l
pent. The right of sutfroge has often been
gluon: Ind exercised by aliens. under'
tin-etc ’ ot' nst-uralisation. which theyhavet
iniscwned when drslted‘qinto the-militaryl
(service. I submit the ex’pediencyrot’ such‘
3.“ smendment of the laws u will mukel
”he {not of voting an cs'toppel against any,
]plen of enemption 'frour militsry service,‘
or other civil obligation. on the ground of ‘
i'fliemgc. _ 1
1 p.) common with other western Powers.
l our relations with Japan have been brought'
1 into serious jeopardy through the per-versei
[copposition of the whereditsry nristocrscy of
i. empire to the enlightened and liberal}
E. lie; of the Tycoon. designed to bring the
L‘ ‘ : ipto the society of nations. It is'
'3 operfi’nlthou h not with entire confidence.
'.thfl these di%culti‘es why he peacefully
ijan'reome. l sslr your attention to the
I .cuim of the minister residing there for the
,dmnges he sustained in the destruction by,
g” cf the residence of the kption ntj
_wflqfimry arrangements have been '
‘t In?" [Emperor of Russia, which
i: itbliév wi result in efl'ectrng s con
, ' line of tetegrnph through that em.
thorn our Pacific coast. {I recommend
_ your fsvorsblc ponsiderstion the subject!
“‘.s' mum-tion“ telegraph acros- the
We ocesn. and also of u tel'egrnph be
4m thil capital incl the nltlonul forts!
.the Atlantic seaboard and the Gulf
Mexico. Such communicstton. estab.‘
mad with my r 0000!“ ”9“?“ 23““
bomb“ ll ”4 u efi’eotlyo ‘1 ‘ to
“p 1 _ .. r mam. gnd'Bstl fieercQ.
W ‘on—w 9f the “I?“ 5‘8“"
“d. “3”“:me 95 the lost Congress.
‘ .to ho ”Hamming- W‘ "W?" ”
.9 Po elastit um. . 91° {militia
,5, g (g )2: increa- d mam t".
W MW" W 513?” ' fsithful
9:» minute)! dim .. ‘ 11°99 . . -.
' 'l‘ho- condition of the several orgniud
l'l‘errilories is generallygsatisfsctorv. sltho’
jtbe Indian disturbances in New Mexico
. have not been éntirely suppressed. The'
1' minersl resources of Colorsdo. Nevnds.
l Idsho. New Mexico. and Arizona. are prov
i ing far richer than has been heretofore u“.
dentood. I lay before you acotntnunicn-i
tion on this so »ject from the Governor of.
1 New Mexico; I'agsin submit to your con-i
aideration the expediency at establishing a}
isvstem for the encouragement of immigrn- 1
tion. Although this source of national i
wealth and strength is again flowing with 7
,grnter freedom than for several years be,
More the insurrection occurred. there igstill I
i‘ neat deficiency of lsborers in every field,’
'l. of industry. especially in sgrkulture. sud:
tgin our mines. us well ofiron end coal as of;
I; the. recious‘metals. While the demand,
'for flbor is thus increased here. tens of'
‘ thousands of persons. destituteot' remunera
i live ution. nre thronging our foreign
mmulim and offering to emigrate to the
iUnitecl States it essential but very cheap
: assistance cw be afforded them. It is easy
[to etc that. under the; sharp discipline or_
,civilV war. the nation‘ is beginning a new
" life. i This noble ell'ort'demands the aid and
ought to receive the attention end support
of the Government. ( . , -
. Injuries unforeseen by the-Government
and unintended. may, in some cases. have
been inflicted upon the subjects or citizens
of foreign countries. both at sea .and on
. land. by persons in the service of the Uni~
.ted States. As this Government expects.
redress from other Powers when similar
‘ injuries are inflicted —by persons in their-4
service upon citizens of the United States.‘
_..., must be prepared todojustice tot‘oreignr
ers. 1f the existing judicial tribunals are‘
inadequate to“ purpose. a special court.
may be author . withpower to hear and ‘
. d! 'de such claims of the character referred f
toil may have nrisen under treaties andi
thefimblic law. Conventions for ndjuating‘
the claims by joint commission have been '.
‘fu- ‘posed to some 'Governments. but no
fluid.“ aiiswer to the propOsition has yet“
n received from any. ' i
In the course of the session I shall probn~
bl'y’have occasion to reqfist you to provide
indemnification to claim ts where decrees‘
of restitution have‘been re‘hd'ered and dnm- ‘
sizes mum-ded by the Admirilty courts.Tt
And in other cases where this Govérnn’iontn
may be acknowledged to be liable in prin- ‘
ciple. and where the amount ofthat liability y
has been necertainod by' an informal urhi-i
tration, the roper officers of. the Treasury
have deemed themselves required. by the‘
law of the United Slates upon the subject. 5
to demands tax upon the inchmes offoreign ‘.
consuls in this country. While such it
demand may not. in strictness. be a dero
gation of public law. or perhaps 01 hny‘
existing treaty between the United States!
and"). loreign country; the expediency 011
so far modifying the acti'as to exempt from
tn: the incothc of such consuls as are not
citizens of the- United States. derived from
the emoluments of their allies or froml
property not situated in the United States.
is submitted to your serious consideration.
I make this suggesti upon the ground
that a comity which eight to betreciproca
ted éxempts our consuls in all Either coun
tries from taxation. To the extent tlLus
indicated. the United States. Itliink. ought ,
not to be exceptionally illiberal to interns:
Jional trade and commerce. . 'fi'
The operations of the Treasury during
the last year have been successfully con
ducted. The“ enactment by ’Congress of a
National Banking law has proved a valuable
support of the public credit. "ind the general '
legislation in relation to lonns has fully ‘
answered the expectations ol‘iits favorers.—.
Some nmon’dments may be. required toé
perfect existing laws. but no change in ‘
th'eir prinoégle: or general scope is believed ;
Since these moth-inns hove beenein opera--
tion. all demands on the‘trcasury. including I
the pay of the army and navy. have; been }
promptly met and fully satisfied. | No .
considerable body 61‘ troops. it is believed. ‘
were ever more amply provided and more :
liberally and punctunlly pnid. and. it may i
be added, that by no people were the'
burdens incident to a great war ever more!
cheerfullybome. The receipts during the]
year from all sources, including loans snd
the balance in the treasury at its coin-i
mencement; were 3901.12.55“ 86. the sir-i
gregate disbursements, $8§5.73§.630 65.‘
leaving a balance on the Ist of July. 1863. i
of $532,904,421. or the receipts there wera‘
'derived from customs 569.059.1542 49 ; from 1
internal revenn‘e. $37,640,787 95: from:
direct taxes. 31.485.103 61 ; from lands»)
$167,617.17: from miscellsnmu‘s source's.
$304.65 1. 535, and fromloans, $776,682.3815T. .
makings the aggregate $901,123.674 86. Of
the dis u’rsemenls th _were for the civil“-
5ervice.523.253.9225: pensions and ln-i
dians, 54.216.520.59 . or interest on public
debt, 524.729.846.51: for the War Depart-i
merit. $599,298.60083; for the Navy De-lI
pertinent. 363.211.105.27: for payment of}
unded and temporary debt. $181,086.033 07.1
making the aggregate. $895.796._639 65, and'
leaving the balance 099,329,044 21.
But the Julyment of lb lunded and
temporary cbt having been made from
moneys borrowad during the yesr. must be
regarded as merely nominsl payments. and
the moneys borrowed to make thermos
merely nominsl receipts. and their eincunt.
318.108.663.507. should therefore “(deduc
ted both from the receipts end disburse
ments. . .
This beingione. there remains as actual
receipts $7 £39,039 79, and the actuall
disbursements §714,709,995’58, leaving t
balance as already stated.
The actual receipts and is'bursements
for the first quarter. and be estimated
receiEts and disbursements or the remain
.ing t reo-fiusrters of the current fiscal year
‘of 186-1. will be shown in dethil by the re
port of the Secretary of the Treasury, to
which I invite your attention. It ‘is sum-1
cient tossy here that it is not believed thst.
the actual results will exhibit- state of thol
finances: less favorable to the country thari
the estimates of that oficer llol‘fibo‘aral
submitted, while it is confidently expected
that st the close of the year both disburse
merits end debts will be found Jory oonsid- ‘
011ny less than has been snticipnted. ‘
The report uof the Secretary of War is e
‘ dtowment of general interest. it consists
o _
First. The military. opentions of the
year. deuiled in the report cMhe General
-In-Chief. ‘ ‘
Second. The organiutiog of colored
persons into the war service. _ .
Third. The exclungoof prisoners, fully
net forth in the letter of General Hitchcock. l
Fourth. The operationl under the tell
for enrollini end calling out. the national
forces. doui ed in the reportvfthe Provost l
Mmhnl General. "’ ‘
Fifth. The organization of the Invalid
Corps; Ind - ‘
Sixth. The operation of the several do- ‘
part‘ments of the Quancrmuter General,
Commissary General. Plymastqr General.
Chief' ol Engineers, Chief of Ordnnnce, and
Surgeon General. . _
It has appemd impossible to maka a.
valuable summary of this resort. arc-cpl.
mph as would be 100, «(an ed for this
place. and hence ‘1 content mynlf b; 391;-
iqg yoqr utention to the ”port iuel -
The dutiudemlung on the nan! branch
I of the service. during the yen-find through-
Om they-hole ot'tlris unhnpm‘ contest. hue
been discharged with fidelity 9nd eminent
immu- The extensive Mocha. ha been
{ppmuntly ‘lnureuing in efloienoy u the
la!!! bu "Plndgd. yo; on no let]; u line it
lag- }? it! been «Wm-119.1.- “ mm!!! Inp-
press illicit trade. From the returns re- Idin famofthoss engaged in the saili
cel'l‘d at the Navy Department. it appears and m'nl mice at t s 111-ind Sweat-ti
that more than one thousand vessels have . doubt not that Collin-so wi lohesrfnllysdo t
been captured since [the blockade was ' such measures as will. without essentially
millmted. and that the value of prizes changing the general féatures ofihe svstem.
nlreariv mat in for adjudication amounts to secure to # greatest practicable exi'em its
over 313.000.000. benefits 1 those who have left their homes in
The nuiul (arcs of the United Sutton the defence of the country in this uduous
constqts at this time of 588 vessels: comple- crisis. ,
led and in the course of completion, and I invite your attention to the views of the
of these 75 are iron-clad armored steamers. 590 nm") as to the propriety of raising, bv
Ilia events 0f theirs: give an increased appropriate legislation, a revenue from the
interest and importancefto the navy,wliichymineml lands of the United States. The
will probably extend bfiyiuid the waritaclf. measures provided at your last session for
The armored vesselsin our navy. completed thorium-ill of certain Indian-tribes have
and in service. or which are undnr contract bee carried into rill-ct. Sundry treaties
and approaching completion, are believed have been negotiated, which will in due time
to exceed in number those of any other he submitted for the constitutional action of
Power; but while these may he reliedvupon the Senate. They contain stipulations, for
for harbor defence and coast service, other! ' "tinguiahing the possess-in rights of the.
of greater strength and capacity will he. Indians to large and valunb‘e tracts of land.
necessary for cruising purposes. and to his hoped that the shots of these treaties
maintain our'riglitful position on the ocean. , will result in the establishment ofpcrinsnent
The change that has taiten place in naval i friendly relations with such of these tribes: as
vessels and naval warfare, since the intro‘l have been brought into frequent and bloody
duction of steam)” a motive power forleollisions with uur'out-lyingrettlements and
shtps-ot-war, demands eithér a correspondd cmigrsnts. Sound policy and our'imperative
ing change in sonz‘e of our existing navy I duty to those words of the Government. de
yards, or the establishment of new ones, mand our anxious and constant attention to
for the confirmation and necessary ropoim their material well being, to their progress
of modern naval vessels. ~No inmnlidél‘lo lin the arts of civilization, and, above all. to
ble embarrassment, delay, and public iniu- that moral training which. under the blessing
ry have been experienced from the want of Lof Divine Providencct will confer upon them
such Government establishments. Ithe elevated and sanctitving influence, tb
The necesoity ofsuoh a navy yard, so fur- , hopes and consolations, of the‘ Christian
nished. at some suitable place upon the faith. _ -
fitlzintic seaboard, has. on repeated occu-I I sungested in nivlast annual message the
'sions. been brought to the attention of Con- . propriety of remodelling our Indian system.
press by the Navy Department. and is again I Subsequent events have satisfied mo of ice
presented in'the report. of the Secretary necessity. The details set forthin the report
which accompanies this communication. 1‘ of the Secret try "will, evince the urgent need
think it my duty to-inuito your special at‘ I for immediate legislative action. .
tentidn to .this subject, andalso to that of. [commend the benevolence-OHM institu4
lestablishinié a yard depot. for naval purpo- I tions established I-r patronissd by the Gov
ses upon one of the, Western rivers. A nu- ' eminent in this District to yOurgeaeroua and
val force has been created on~these interiorl fostering care- . ,
waters, and“ under ms?! disadvantage:.! The attention ofCongress during the last
‘ within little more than t oyears. exceeding session was engaged. ts some extent. with p
in numbers the wliole'naval three of the lpruposition for enlzi ing the water'commnni
{country at. the commencement of the prei- I cations between therg‘liasissippi river and the
rut. Administration. Satisfactory and im- i northeastern soobmrd. which, reposition.
:portant as have been the performances of however, failed for the time. ginoe than,
1 the heroic men of the navy at thii interest- upon a call of the greatest respectability. e
, ing period, tlieyiare scarcely more wonder- commotion has been called at. Cnichsgo upon
l'ul than the mamas oi our mechanics and the s ime suhj ect. a summary of. whose views
artisans in the (production of war-’vcssela, I is contained in a memorial addreseed to the
Iwhich have created a new' form of naval» President and Congress. and whichl now
I power. I i I have the honor to lav beforeyou.‘ That this
I Our country {has advantages superior to interest is one which are long will force its
, any other lititiqn' in our resources of iion i own way I do not entertain a doubt. whileit
a'nd timber; with incxhau‘ible quantitiea'is submitted entirelyto your wisdom as to
'of fuel in the immediate vicinity of both, I what cinbe done now. Augmented interest
lanrl all available and in close proxiinitv.to l is given to this'subject by the: actual com
navizable Waters. Without the advantage menccment of work upon the Pacific Railroad.
of public works; the resources ofthe n‘tlion ‘ Under auspices so favorable to its rapid pro-
I have been developed and its power disp .lin gross and completion, the enlnrged navigation
' ed in“ the c‘on'l'rqction' of a navy of such : becomes a pin-palm: need to the great road.
I magnitude which has. at. the very period of I I transmit t 2 second annual report of tho
Lits creation, rendered signal service to the Dommissiuner of the Department of Agri
“ Union, _ , ~.1 culture, asking your attention to thedevelup-
I The increase in the number ofiseem‘en in l merits in that vituldntercst ut the nation. .
‘ the public service from 7.50:) men in the I When Congress asneinbled a year iigo.the
I spring of 1861 to 5b ut 34,000 at the pres°ntj war hnd‘alrendy lasted nearly twenty months
‘t'me. has been accomplished ‘ivitliou spe- a and there had been many conflicts on both
i cinl legislation or extraordinary‘tuiydies to 4 land and see, with raryinw results. The re
! promote that increase. It has been found, I bellion had been pressed Thick into reduced
how’ever, that the operations of the draft, (limits, yet. the tone 'ui public feeling and
with the high bountiea paid for army re- . opinion,“ home and abroad. was not satis
‘ emits, is beginning .to afiect injuriodply the ‘. factory. With other signs, thuicpular elec-
I naval service, and will. if not corrected. be i tions.'than just passed. indicat uneasiness.
il'kely to impair its efficiency. by detaoh'n; I among ourselves; while :tinid much that was
sLamen from their proper vocation, atid in- ' c-Jldnnd menacing, the kindest words coming
ducing them to enter the army. I. there- I from Europe were uttered in accents of pity,
fore. respectfully ”Suggest. th‘at Congress" that We here too blind to surrender a hopzless
' might aid both the arm and the mural ser- 3 c iur-e. Our commerce was sniferiug g utly
vices byadefinite provigyion on this subject,lby a few armed vessels, built upon and
which would at the some time be equi-‘furpishod from foreign chore-8,3116! We were
table to the community}; more especially ' threatened with ouch :idditiousfromthc siino
i 'terested. ‘ ‘ - V I quarter as would sweep our trade from the
it commend to your consideration the sen, and raise out; blockide. We had failed
ggcs‘tions of the Secretary-of the Novy‘lin to elicit from European Governments any
, regard to the policy of fostering and trazn- ' thing ho icful upon this subject. ..
in: seamen, and als’o the education _of I The preliminary financipution proclaim»
officers; and enginaprg for the novnl'service. ' tion. which was issued in September, was
The Naval Academy is renilaiug signal 591- , running its assigned period to the beginniu
vice in preparing tuidshipinen for the. high- 3of the 'new year. A month later the finai
ly,reBponsihle duties which in after 1.05.1 proclamation come. including the annealing
they .will be required to perform.’ ~In order ment that colored men of suitable condition
' that the country should not be il-rpr'ived of I would he received into the war service'.‘
Ithe p per quota of educated ofiicers, rl'or I i The policy ofemincipntion.‘nnd of employ.
. whichrggal prOvision has been mide at the ing black sullliers, gave to the future a new
mural hool, the vacancies caused: by the I aspect, about which hope and Year anddoubt
Inegleot or omission t‘o molte. noniinztioni ' CtllM'idM in uncertaip conflict. ’
limit: the States .iu insurrection hive boonl According to our p.litiusl..system. as a
filled by the Se'cretary of the Nivy. The . matter of civil administration, the General
, school is now’ more full and complete than iGoverniuent had: no lawful power to ,eflect
lat 'any farther period. and in every respect lemnucipntiun in any Stite. and for a long
lentitled to the favorable consid‘ratiou of ‘ time it had been hoped that the rebellion
: Congregq, ‘ f I could be suppressed without resorting to it. as
_ During the put fiqmfl your the financial
condition affine Port. Office l) Ipart-men! Inn
been one of increasing prosperity. and I
am nratiflpd in being able to state that, the
actual postal revenue hm nearly ('unlle'l
tho Pnti're oxbenditure.,the latter nmnunt
in: to 511.314.205.84, and the fprmar to
$11.11‘)3.789.59. lmvt'ng a deficiency of but.
$156.417.25. In 1860. the year immediate
ly preceding the rebellién; the deficiency
amounted to $5,656,705.49. .thp pmml re--
ceipts of that vear being 52.65.7132.” less
than thnse of 1863. The-'glecrease. since 18.
GO. ingho unnual amount oftransporution
5115 been (filly about twenty-livelier cent-.,
but the annual expenditure on account. of
the same has been reduced thirlyfive per
cam. lt. is manifest, therefore; that the
Post OtficefiDepxrtment may lmmme self
sustaining in a few year's oven with the res
toration of the whole service.
The International Conference or postal
delegates, from the principal countries 01
Elli-ape and America, which wag‘ called at ‘
the mime-tion of the Postmaster General.
met at Paris on the 11th of May last. and
concluded its deliberations on the Bth of I '0! those who were slaves st th'c beginnin
,lune. l The principles established by that of the rebellion. lull one liudllred thousand
Conference as best adapted tofscilitnto pos- i are now in the United Stntes militnryperviee
tel intel‘ccntse between nations, and Its the —-nbon:t one half of which number sctnslly
hutsofihtureponventions.llianguretéogen-_l bear arms in the rsnks -thns giving the
erslegstcmof uniform international chorges,l double advantage of taking so much labor
at; uced rates of postnge. and cannot fail from the insurfifnt‘ cause snd sufpeljying the‘
to produce beneficisl results. ' plncce which at erwise must he a l with so
I refer you to the rcport;of the Secretary, many white then. So (ores tested. it is dif
of the interior, which is herewith laid be- ' dealt to say that they no not ss good soldiers
fore you. for useful and vuriedp information l n my. No scrvile insurrection or tendency
in relation to thepublic lands. Indian sfi'ninn. 'to vio once or crng‘lfy has marked the men.
mgnts.‘ pensions. sud other nutter: of . sures of emsncips ion nmlsrming the blscks.
<pu iic c2ncern.pertsnnin3 to his depart These messures hue been much discussed
. ment. - in foreign countries, sn‘d cotemlporsry with
. The quentity of land disposed of during such discussions the tone of pubic sentiment
the last and first gusrtcr of the present fis~l there is much improved. At home the same
‘ csl yearn wss three million eight hundred measures hove been fully discussedmnpmrtcd.
snd- forts/lone thousand five hundred sndleriticised, and denounced, end the annual
’ torty~ninc sores. of which $1.911 were sold sleetions following are highly encouraging to
3% cash; 1.426.514 sores were taken up' those whose official duty it. is to be" the
. der the homestead law. and the residual country through this great trinl.
disposed of under laws grnnting lends forl Thus we hue the new reckoning. The
i militsry bounties, for railroad end other' c ieis which thremlened to divide the friends
purposes. It slsn appears that itlie sale of Jabs Union in put. ,
the public lnndt is largely on the inoresse.l Looking now to the present and interment!
It In. long been A cherished .opinion ofl with reference to a resumption of the nntiuosl
some of our wisest statesmen that the authority within the States wherein that
people of the Ueited Sistcs had n high" suth'ority ha been suspended. I have thought
or end more enduring interest in the curly fit to issue a proclamation. I copy of which is
settlement nnd substantial cultivation of . herewith transmitted. On examination of
the public lands then in_ the amOunt of di-‘ this reclamation itwill appear. as is believ
ret‘t revenue to be derived from the sale of ed, that nothin is attempted beyond whntis
them. This oginion has land e controlling! amply justdhy the Constitution. True,
influence in s aping'le islotion upon the Lthc form of anonth is given’, but no man is
_gubject ‘of our national domain. I may. coerced to take it. A mun is only pmmiged
cite. nsevidenccohhis, thcllbersl measures i a pardon in c-ise he voluntarily takes the
lldOpted in reference to actual settlers.— l osth. The Constitution authorizes the Ex-
The grant to the States of the overfloweil ‘ motive to grant or withhold the psrdcn all his
lands within their limits, 11l order to their; own absolute discretion. and this includes
being reclaimed and rendered fit for culti- the power t) grant on such terms a is fully
cationnrnd the grunts to railroad companies " established by judicial and other suthorities.
of alternate sections of land upon the con- Itis also proffered that if “in nny oi the
itenit-lstedilines of their roads. when com- ‘iites named. s. State Government shnll be
‘pleted. w'il largely multiply the facilitigsl the mode prescribed set u . such goverm
for reaching our distant pcssesions. , ' ment shall he recognized sncr nrnntaed by
l This policy has received it: must signal the United Smes, and thst unfir it the State
land bencficent illustration m the recent en- shall, on the coustitutionsl conditions, be
’ octment granting homestends to actual set-i rotected extinct invasion and domestic vio
it‘s“. Since the first d[y of January lest, fence." ‘ ‘ ‘
, the before mentioned quantity cl one million‘ The constitutional obligation ofthc United
{four hundred and fifty~six thousand tire huh-l States to guarantee to every Slate in the U
dred nnvl fourteen acres of Lind has heenlnion empublimn form of government, and
‘ taken up on lcr its provisions. This fact’nndl to protect the State in the cases stated, is oh
lthc amount of sales. furnish grstli‘ying evi-, plicii slid full. But why tender the benefits
Idence of increasing . settlement upon the: of this provision only to in State Government
; public lands. . Notwithstnudmg the great‘ set up in this peculiar wsy? This section of
[struggle in which the energies of the nation‘ the Constitution contemp ates nonsc wherein
] he" been engaged, and which he: required the elementwithin : Shite favorable to 3 re.
into large n with rswsl of our crtltenl‘fromlpubliczm form of government in the Union
. their accustomed pursuits. loordlil"! ”Ml" } msy be too feeble for no exposite Ind hostile
{in the recommendation of thc_Sccretsr? ofiglmm, extsmnl-to so even within the
the Interior, suggesting s :3th o the State ; and such at precisely the cues with
a military-inane”. h was all the} while.‘
deemed possible that Ilia nev/essity for it
7min: coma, and tho it it should, fire crieie'i
(fifths contest. would than be presented. 'ltl
came. and, us win vurlended, it we fulluwed l
by dark and doul-tful days. ' - ‘
Eleven months lining nowynneed, we ere
permitted to take another renew.
~ The Intel borders are pressed still fprther
back. and by the complete opening of the
Mississippi river the country dominated By
the rebellion in divided into dictum. pork,
with‘ no pmcticnl communication between
them. Tennessee nnd Arknmde have been
substantially cleared ofineurgent control and.
influence. and the citilonl in each, ownere of'
elm-ex and advontea of slavery at the begin
ning'of the rebellion. now declare openly for
emancipation in their respectivoStum. .Ol'
those States not included in the emancipation
proclamation, Merylnnd npd Missouri—-
neither of which. Ihree yepn ago, would
tolerate anizentrniut upon the extension of
slavery in new ’l‘erriwries—oply dispute BOW}
as to the best mode of “mowing it within
their own limits. j l
whish‘wo‘ are now dealing. An attempt to and sllwhohm sag-[sunny way lam-tin; '
guarantee and pmtoct a revircd State govern. colored persons or whlts persons‘in charge of
.ment~ constructed iii-whole or in prepondera- Inch. 0'50"“. a“ “flu“! “ gilt!"- 01'
. ting part from the very element agfiinu wsr.‘a«d _whleh persons .lnsy hang found
whose hostility and violence it is to he pro- in $5. “mud—33““ ”"1" M loldiers. Usenet.
tact? is simply abaurd- There muq he a'or in any other niacity. 1 .
: test y which to so nrata the oppOsing elo‘ And I do “:1" "hp,“ “n" ““1"" and
meats. son to build only from the sound: make husk. ‘ st wronevcri‘ "3 .“" “f. u“
and thst tut is n sufiiciently liberal one which flag”? gunshot-” Malina: (Birgirlf‘lmui'ildi:
weepissr‘sugnhd wfhoever will lashes sworn South C‘m‘m. “d North Carolina: . numb":
rec]: til I‘o 1s urn:or unsouu 0288‘” t f of persons not _lcss than ODE-tenth in number of
50... .5.1::°P.:.tm:3'322“0..; 2r ~... .. .. «gage-locum
. ‘ ‘ our .
allegiance to the Constitution [of the United Sizgiffxiiih: fifrfimufjdnds Dans“?!
SLIM. and to the Union um it avhy "0‘ since women it, and being a qualified voter by
“‘0 W the L". ““1 PM“ 955 " ”‘B‘er . the election law of the State. existing immedi
to slavery? These laws and proclamations ‘ ntely before the so-called not of Secession, an
were enacted and put forth for the purpose of excluding all others. she" re—estsblish a Stage
aiding in the suppression of the rebellion.— Government, which shall be republican. andin
-To give them their fullest “fact, there had tuLnowise contravining sold oath. such shall he re
he n pledge for their mnintenauoc. In my cogniu-dss the truc_GOVel'll|'nent onhs State. and
.judgment they have aided. and will further l thon‘tnte shallOrecc-Ive thereunder the benew or
‘ aid; the cause for which they were enlisted. : the Cnnslllu}lonll P'Otflsmn. ‘whlch declares
‘ To give up this principle would be not only; that “the_United 31“!“ shall guarantee to eve.
to relinquish a lever of power, but would alsoi'! 8““ "‘ “"5 Lnlloln. ‘ ”WNW?“ {0"}! of
'he a cruel and astounding breach of faith. I I “Yum!"m‘fndfh‘dplmffl "Fl! of them :-
lmay add. at this point that while I remain! ““3" “"“m' h '3‘; ’32:»?on ”h l!“
in my present position lshall not attempt to : Legislature. or " e ’ Led ° l." ”5' 9; L 95"?
retreat, or modify the emancipation proclama- ' 3:: cannot b° qouven ) .‘."m _ omeslic "'
tion. Nor shall I return to slavery any per. And ido {mum "whim deem... and? A“
's’“ whobiafroe b, ‘36:“. of the‘proclnmr known that any provision: which may be :‘dh .~
maghge‘n‘g’ 27;" 4:5:r-i‘ is thought ted by such BtueGovernmeut in relation lath;
but that the support of these tries-ores shall be "led P 303“?! ugh??? 'hm' 'h‘“ recog-x.
included in the oath. and it is believed the 51-}:- f :id: 2:, th'e‘irtduczio: xinziictfit°m {'B‘
ecntive may lawfully claim it in return for For l consistent as . “mug" arts ’3' .):
ldon and reiteration offurfeited rights. which he thelr p cat can . on u ‘ labo2ign‘meln a?“
has uclenr eon'stituuonal power to withhold and hamlet-aclawwlll not b. chiseled? 'l’"
laltogcéhcr. or grant upon theltorml which he I the National 2‘86“". 5 . _o y ‘
shall eem wisest {or the pub its interest. And it is an ‘ acted, u not im H: or tha i
1 It should be observed. also._that this psrt of-I constrnnllnll .zf‘oygl-State Govnfnmpent. inhnn
I ”'90.”! I! sub-1°“ ‘9 ”'9' mOdlr-"fl‘ "d 5""? ‘ State. the name of the State. the boundary, thy.
(53135“!1e of krill-“lve In'! "Pm“ Jud" l suhdiviaions. the Constitution. and the general
. _ _ . , fore t e Rebellion be mail -
The ro used at- mescence of‘ the National code onlaw‘a übe - ’ I
Executivel‘in any rzasonable temporary State l29::3l.‘luleectilorliosplil‘hggratifi‘t:of.“ made
larrsngement {or the (reed people is made with f tad. “Eng, others if an uolecontersie alta
the view of possibly modifying the confusion ’ id 0 ditions and'which'mn b d 3“ “K
land destitution which mum-st best. attend all Iso . c '.' h’ f . h 1 ° "n“ ex~
lrlasscs by a total revolution or labor through-,1 Legit“ b" 0" raining ‘ anew 83“.. Govern— ‘
out whole States. ltis ho d thstlhe already ‘ ' . . . '
deeply amicted roplo in thpoese States any be l T? "Old Ti'unhqerg‘nf'"p ."1 3“" b' ”9'
somewhat more ready m 8i". up “1. cause of per .0 say. t at ((18 roe situation. so for as it
I their sfllicljuu. if. to this mm. on. vital mst- j {"33 '° B;f°re;:'j;‘;fl°"g;f“g° “‘"wc'
‘ to: he left to themselves. while'no power of the . have.:llevgthe'whlle been maintai'nedonfl'xeg:
lxg'i'gn‘gl S”;“"" 'ooitwumt an abuse h‘the same reason. it may be proper to further
I‘ " 8‘ Y" .9 Pr.” ’ '°“' . say. that whether members rent to Congress
1 1}“ suggestiou’iurthe lp;oclamallp‘n. f” 1:0 from any state shall he ndtuittod, to scan c0n
.... n
lmsdrin the ho c that it msy do good with'out "" .H°“'°" "“13“” w "35 ”'e'".‘m' ”’9 E"
lll” danger (if him). It will an“ lnhhr “ltd ._ ' ecutrve. “Andi still further; that this l’luclsnm
l void great iconfunioni But whymny proclnmn- l tion unmendgd l? prt‘stflllghe'people "hhe’llme'
tionnow .upon the subject 2 This question is ‘ wherein the‘. anonal “3 "my has been 3".”
‘heset by the conflicting views that the step ‘ pegdrd's‘pd 0”; Sta-endzvcrnltlncnls lh/gé‘zlee‘l‘
might be delayed too long or betaken too soon. len "El .‘ - mo! c “1"] H’y w M'.' l "l' ”‘n‘
‘ln some States the elements of resumption seem.i “1 uul orityfan 'os.] 5 ”mi Gnyemmm'!’ may
“u" for I'clion.’ but "mum inactive appl-lbe reestablished within said States. or in nny l
rcntly forum: a! a rallying poim_'. Pl“ ‘1 or them : nnd. yrhilethe niodc pron-enter] is the
of action. ‘ “.‘., shall A adopt the P 1”) of B. best-the Executive can suggest. at h his pron.
rather than B‘that of A ? out! if A and 3 cut Impressions. ttmnslmt 13° understood m“
shduld agree, how can-they know but that (the ! "olfizbetpfizih: "hmkd‘itTill" bit'wcfl'v" H".
General Government here will reject their plan ? ' Pin ion theyflllimda , {“551 50b “hm“; ‘
By the proclamation I plan is presented which ; L a one' ”mum“ ei‘h‘i h 's‘“; "LIA; l_» 2
may he accepted hy them asa rallying point,] ; ‘ m a nd ““5 ' dm ”:1 ’"' s'“)-
and which, they are sssured in advance. will V, itf-d Stair ll“ .°h. .e. ‘l‘ EN“ 9"“ 0““
not be rrjccted here. This may bring them to lLn e es m“2 lhle‘llrll.Xhl Lth‘ .
act sooner than they otherwise would. i ‘ ‘ " ‘ ‘ OLS
The objection to a premature presentation of
a plan by the National Executive consist: in the
danger ofronimittals on pointiwhich could be
more gafely left to further developments. Care
I has bé'én taken to so shape the document on to
avoid embarrassment from this source. In
lisying that on certain lll'tnl certain classes
‘ will be pardoned. with their rights restored, it
,is not sail! that other classes on other terms
l will never be included. ' ln saying Ihat a re
construction will he accepted if presented in a
‘ specified way, it is not said that it will never be
.pccepted in any other way. '
‘ The movement», by State action. for emanci
-1 pation in several ofthe Stolen not included in
, the emancipation proclamation. are matters of
profound grstnlntiun : and \vhilcl do not repeat.
in detail what [have heretofore so earnestly urg~
ed upon this luhjt-ct. my génej-al views and feel
iiuxs remain unchanged. and 1 mm thatt'ongress
will omit no fnir opportunity of aiding theseim
portant steps to the great consnmmrfion. In the
midstaf other cares. h wcver important. we
must not lose sight nr ‘ fact that the ‘war
power isstill our main reliance :’to that power
nlénc om We look yetxfor a time to give confi
dence lo the people in the contested regions
that the inaurgcnt power will not again over
run them l'nlil lhnt confident-c shall be estab
lished little can he done anywhere for what is
called re-construptihn : hence our‘chiefcst care
must still he directed to the army and navy. ‘
‘WlthlVO thus for bomb their harder port so
nobly anG~well ‘
Audit. may by "mama fortunate that. in
giving: the gre-leu aficiency to those indislien
noble Irma we domiso honornhlyTet‘ognizc the
gnllnnt men. from commander to sentinel. who
company them. and to whom. more thln to
others, thl iorld must stand indebted for the
home. of freedom dinemhrnlled, rcgcnerded.
enlurged, and perpetuated. ‘ M
ABRAHAM ‘LIXCG'LX. ‘
Dnctvnrn B. 1863.
Proclamdtion bf. Antics ty‘
Where“. in end by Ike Constitution of the
United Statelyr it is pfiivided Ihnt the President
“shall have power to giant reprieve» end pardon
for ofl'en nee ageinu the L'niled smu, except in
cue: of iiupelchmenl : and ‘ ‘
Whereas. A llcbelliou new exirta‘. whereby
the loyel Slme Gonrnmente of seven! States
hue. for I long time, been subverted, and
men; persons have committed and are 'now
guilty of treason against the Uniled States : and
Whereu. With rrlcrenoe to said rebellion
end treeeon, laws have been enameled by (‘on
greu, decluing forfeiture: and eonfisc-tien of
property. md liberation of elm-es. ell upon
term: Ind conditions therein uuted~ end elm
deelnring the: the President I’ll thereby I -
fliorized At any time there-.fier. by Proclam!
tion, to extend to persons who my have perti
elpelcd in the exinting Rebellion in Any sute
orpnrx. thereol. plrdon Ind unnésly. with luch
exception! Ind M. such timel And on web con
ditions !' he may deem expedient for the pub
lic welfere ; end ‘
When-cu, The Congressional declaration for
llmited Bnd condiunnnl pnrdon ucco‘rda with
well uloblished judiciulgxpolilion a th. p-r- ‘
doniug pnwer ; engl "‘ ,
Where". )liilh reference to aid Rebellion,
the Preuident oflhe United Sum In: insued
nevu- nl Pro‘clamuions, with prod-ion: 1- :e-'
mud to flu lihention oral-veg; and _ l
Where“. It in now deuind‘by some penan
herflofore gag-god in laid Rebellion to mumo'
their allegunoo u. tho Uniud Slates. nail to:
n-innuguru‘e loyol SM Governments within I
uni for Iheir respective Sum: I
Therefore. l'. Autumn lecou. Pilllnnfi':
or r" Uxxnn'Snna, do pr9ol-im, declnre,
and make known to nll persons who hue direct.
I, or by implication, pmicipmed in the exist
ing Rebellion, except. a hen-clutter “copied.
thu nfull pardon is horeby granted to them,
Ind uch of them, with mlorllion 01811 righll '
of pro erty except u to nlnveo. I
An§in properly cueg, when rights of third
ponies shnll hue intervened. Ind upon the con-I
dilion lhl every such per-on shall Luke and
n‘nbncribo on «th. Ind lhenceforwlrd keep sud
mninuin uld oath invioluo : Ind which 0315 :
shall be registered for perm-neat punch-tion. I
Ind shall be of the tenor Ind eflect following to
wit : ‘
4"
do solemnly even, in presence of
Almighty God, the: I Hill henceforth fnithfully
support, protect. end defend the Constitution of
the United Stntel end the Union of the State:
thereunder ; and thstl will, in like menner, l
abide by end faithfully support ell acts of Con- '
gress passed during the existing Rebellion with i
reference to slaves. so long sad so far as not“I
repealed. modified. or held void by Congress,
or by decillion of the Supreme Court ; Ind thet‘
Ivn'llY in like msnner. abide by sntl feithfully
support ell Proclamulone of the President
made during the existing Rebellion, havihg
reference lo slaves, so long and so fu- tts not;
modified or declared void by decision of the‘
Supreme Count. So help me God.” 1
The persons excepted from the benefits of
the foregoing provia-nns m ttll who no orshnll
hsve been civil or diplomatic (among, or Igenu
of the so-called Confcd—rnte Government; sll who
have left Judicial stations under the 17. States
to aid the Rebellion ; all who are or shell hue
been military or navel ofiicerfl of said so-oslled
Cohfetlerate Government. above the flank of
Colonel in the Inny. or of Lieutensnt in the m-'
vy: all who left sent: in the United State! Con.
gnu to Aid the Rebellion; 311 who resigned‘
maul-tins: in the It'll: or any 0! the Unit“: ‘
Btu»; end “lei-wards sided the Rebellion‘
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no wruqufiu, "0L d‘ If T kn. “ID-Minn“) "a.“ “H
-4”: of we h'e-‘IML" ul{«...,'.~.ul'.fi|w ‘c waft}, A M
, le‘ hon" nfw """e H" n I“. it y
. bet-. 17" In! Li... .I...'mwmgm” m“
, law} “19 '14:" 'lnuin ”Indig‘dm'r’
‘ a. .llnlh.“ .WW “I" .
‘ ma]. Fair _‘E'
' ‘ “I”
1 By the‘l’re-aidcnt : ' ‘ r I
i ~ WILLIAM H. Smunn. _
i ‘ ‘ ‘ Secret-try of 15m:
conflictichr-ngod the pmitinn of tho armies,
and Jenny \v:\ll9'§‘n#y mu plucml in the
coffin delignad fur n-r countrvl'n enemy.
and thus the heroine of thtyslmrg was Im
ried.‘ The incidvnu of the heminu and
the hero of (lotus-burg ire beautifully
touching. "only uml mhltme. Uhl Julm
Rurm mg: the only man of (lottythurg who
partit-ipttted if: the. struggle to save the
North from innuion—whilo immcqnt Jum'
ny \Vll'll?‘ was the only sacrifice which the
people 0! that lty'cfity hml to ofl'e-r an the
shrine of their nonntry'. And now the
qum-tion is npprnprinte. Whit. should the
raffle of Gettyuburg do? We will lll!WFf.:
‘he nltion has provided tnunificrtttly for
the intnment of the fallen lat-Rm: ot‘the'
hattle of Gt‘ttysbnrg, and thm willrm-upy
a place WIH'I'O' future gohrntionn. in the?
race of greatness and glory. can pnu-‘eqml
honor them. Let the poople of Gettyvtbmg
then. provide for the pmerution ofthé’
memory olJenny Wade. 1»: n monuinent
be erected on the ground which covers her. 1
before hhich the pilgrims to the holy l
tombs of the heroes of Gettynhurg can bow i
Ind blm tfie‘memory of Jruny Wade. If 1
the people of Gettynlmrg are nnt able alone
to raise funds to my for :- suitnble monu
ment. _for Jenny KhVndo letnthem send 3’
committee ta Harrisburg. ‘nnd our little
boys and girls will mint in mlicitingenub
scriptipn- fol-.this holy purpoue. .
the summer sunshine Ignin kigs'u'fhe g-v ve
of Jenny ‘Vhdk-belbfe the summer irdc
once more c-yrole where she sleeps in glory»
~beforo the flowers sguin deck a.» plum
made humans by gallanfildveds. lot I manu
ment rise to greet the skies in token of
Virtue. dar' g'nnd noblvneue'. Who, of all
the good pgple of Gettysburg. will be the
first to earn a lasting honor, by taking prac
tical Maps for the achievement at this pur- , 7' .
p 050?" ’ - L . 3"
The shone in u very pretty story. at itl WM 721 :3; 0‘” t~- ,
do“ not happen to betll true—fur In it. —— ‘4‘" "" . J...
In any other ~uge butthis. it wouldbe 1’ zI rm I r
iahing that so lerge en emount of hu . Tit—Letters “h
could be manutuctured out of so emu ndminimution on the estate. at Jmep
capitll. A duo legnrd to all the facta, u in", late 01' “HUM to'mh‘Py td'm"
wen u justice to the two or three hundred con-1m dec’dq I'm-vinebcen Bmm: ?;n::i"'
glllant men the town has turniahed for the “fawn“: rcndxn]. "1 u" “m ‘.’ debug"
war, many of ghom participawl in the he hen-‘l’! 81“” “0"“ ‘0!” 92".“22' m me I‘
“struggle to save the North from invasion.” ‘0 “id estate ‘0 “"k'.’ “mm-mt all”! “:1;
may yet demand a more full and thorough I‘m" ‘50“: 3:298 r5313}, :gthzlnticnzed for
Illunon to_tlm mutter. {Staggxn P HENRY KUAIP, Adair.
“' 3 . 6t
E'We learn from Forney‘s I’rzu ”MN MO“: 7’ ”$3 -, _...—._...,M
D. McConaughy, of this place. delivered a: Nance.
lecture in the Musical Fund Hall, in that REDERICK "ox/ms ESTATE—Latter!
city, on Fridny evening weckmn the "Inci-’ ”,mmena‘...’ on the chute of Frederick
dent: of tle t Battle of July 1“. 2d 10m, hm or Stratum towm‘lzigi, Adum co., de
and 3d.” ln (min; says the Press. “he “fled, tau-ins been gran to the. under
introduced the venerable John Bum. 0‘ .igned, residing in the Inn townlhl?» the!
Gettysburg. who shouldered his musket hereby give notice to all per-on.- lfldebh
and marched forward with the 6th Wis-’ed to said estate to_uuke munch-to pl)"
cousin in ‘the nttack of the firstdnand ment, and thou hanug claim “mm the
fought “Dbl gn'lnst the enemy. The old nme to present them proper), “mum-me
hero wu waived with rounds of ”Thu“: {0" '“uemflm
which he acknowledged Vim "IRA“ b?'”- 3
315th? same time waving a 5.1 merit!!!“E 381*: 1863. 6t
ur devil thinks Banana: should look tog**’ . For Sale. .
'5 la. He ho 5, £OO. that Burnt ,
:I;hola{tz)l;eonce has spline“ in prospecty first-mu lot of new a&&gfig¥&
wu sufficiently. "sharp" to set his full’ N 533 51".?"r": '5O Co
slure of the proceeds reeliaed from thel 55‘56133- ”‘1“ 9° [o2' ‘
"crowded house”-oermnll ODO'IMU- °fl°°' . ‘ .‘
9 Bow & Woods,
(Sanctum: to I. I. ldlhuy.)
033 th 0? You 81'. AND NAHUM),-
OITTYSIUBO.‘ PA..
but on Mad Illd n 1: all M. the lowefl pricn,
3001‘s AND 83025.
Country, Wane-prod, Kip, French Cult, lo
rocco, Ind ull othenhudn for men nnd ban.
LADIES' SHOES.
Gwen, Bnlmornll, lorocco, Kid, Fina Calf,
and others.
CHILDREN'S 811038:
A lam “:ser of 31) non. find I'rtel. lold at
old prices. ' , ‘
A HATS AND CAPS,
01’ every size, qulit] Ind “’l2, for non,‘
boyl Ind children. - 'B.
NISSRS' HATS. _
A Inge lot of lhp luau Myles. ‘
rrnmsmxu 130005. A
White Shim, Can-smin Shir“, .flnlnol
Shir“; of I" ‘uylel, Cull-rs, Cnvm. 39c!
Tin. Suspenders. Pocket. lllndkervfiiefu, an,
whit-b will he sold chap.
I'NDERJVEAR
A unperiq; lot of [lndex-shim o! {'uiéu’b
kiud|,Drawerl,&c. ‘ _ 4
80018? '
"envy Wdolen, Merinoflmmb, Cotton. ofd‘
kinds—cheap u ever. 3 V
GLOVES. '
' Buck, Bearer. (‘.loth. Culimon, Kid, Co:-
-ton, J'hryld" of I" kludl—ulling :1 old low
“pm“. - ~
—\ . - SEGARS, ‘
\Of 1h: finelt flung and but mnnnllcture,
imported! And domulic. selected with em.
‘ ‘ WALL PAPER.
Poi Parlorl. Hulls, Roan". Cha'mbu-,Ceil
‘inga. Ind Hem, Centre Plecu. l-‘lre-bonri
Priuu, floor Paper, or nation: kinda.
' ‘ , WINDOW BLINDS. .
“'indom Pnprr. Oil Clolh. &c. Also. in.
plain papers 0! dlm‘éancwlors. V .
, ‘ , TRAVELLING mas.
' Oil Clolh IndeJllPQl' urn-ll lan large. . .
! Togellnergrlllm nuny other "Help. all ol
vwhlch we will 101 l u lumen'priru. «We unit
{out with the old, lnu good mnuo. "Quick
‘ Suit-s nnd Small Profiu,"nnd lnlrnd to udbu.
to it. ThllMS CASH;
Dec.l,|€o3. 11'. x
A Car
HE' lubscrihn E‘n‘ing «11-” poled ofhh Ila!
and Shuc Store In )h-nn. Rumk Wanda,
rL-r'peL-tfully :Iku (he conhnllfluce of M! Irkmls‘
(and cuilomern lu patron)” them-w lirn.. M the
old 51 -nd. R. I“. .\L ILHL’NY.
fine-Tho Fubwrihor hnl Inld M! "It and
Slloe Stun-e lo .\leurs. Row It Woods, who will
comix‘xiae‘lhe husmpu ut‘ the old alnnd. We‘»
are laugh obligtd‘l‘nr the liberal lllppofl u
lendo-l [0 ul. Inn] “4: mruonly requel! mm.
‘inllebu‘l to us lo call and nuke Immediate:
[mum-m, :u we dHirr m unh- our bulllml
without delay. _ The boukl will he lound It
,lhe I‘lu’nd when: the lnuiuru wM ulonr. '
. R. F. NeIIJIENY. ‘
Dec. 7, )963
3 __ Sherifl’s Sale. - , __
IV"plll'lll:Inl‘f‘ ‘9! n writ nl' Vo-mlirinni I?!-
)mnuu, hum-:1 n'n! a-F flu- (‘uun M “cur
nmn I’lem- «IVA-1.1m: mum). 1'.1..ur.d to me
directed, will he Hymn-d In Public Sale. M the
("Inn Home, iqr Getty-burg. on WHI),\'E“I) AX,
flu- 3F'l'h dJ" at “H liflllfill ind: HAM.) m 1
o'clock, l’. )|.', the fulluuiug Ilescnbml .'tml
' Eslnthvix‘: ‘ g
A TR \t'T 0? LAND; fitunlo in LNhnnra
township, All-hug cuumy, P 3,. mljoimnz luuls
bf‘Ahmham hiring-lon, (Shark-s Hove-r, Jaun
thun Baum-mammal "then. cuu- v. 5
Mining 2 .\vru, more or 1:59. im- “Rf-f " .
~‘pruv‘vd will: a Tms-nory Log mall-fl:
,erlihx "Marl. um. (fgllnr.,.«._‘.-\..‘ w.
lrl‘lxme wealhrrhoxrded Carpcul-r Shop, hymn:
"ya-cf spring of water run; .the dulluu,
V fume we‘mhrrhourffm Burn. Hug Pen .md
(‘orn Crilufiunull Orchnrd, with I virifly u!
1 ehgjrc lruit «no. Seized and nkJ-u in u"-
cntim u the prawn, of Jacob L. Cunhuxh
nut to he sold brute. ‘ : t
1 . . ' mu nanam‘, Slamfl'.
4 Shei'ifl'l Mice, Golly-burg, Dec. 7, '63.
I‘ WT": per rem. of the purchue 'maney
upon all Inlet hfthe Sheriflmusl he mud m’rr
limmediately alter the prqperty i» "ruck .lown
or upon ’ Aln cbmplythercwizh the map"-
13' w’ . again put up tor pale.
‘
7 The Adams County
‘EACHI'DIKS' [_\'STITUTE will be held It?
1: Flirtield. commencing Dre. 2?!“ find
continuing [hue any}. The friends i cduu-—.
tion generally ll’e inrltrd lo Itlcn-L‘ Thole
Tenn-hen to whom luhjrcufi'bre ”“8""! "'
the but. muting ue reqlmled ‘0 00“” P'E'
pared to renal essay]. W
l " ‘ . . . Sun-u!
genflrmen ol ability and prQl’il‘llte bane
“wanted to spank and Irrturc belore the ln
nimte. Conn: one. come Idl-
DAVID HOLTZ,
JOSEPH HUI. TZ,
Exec not].
now a woons.
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