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BY :ftiAWLEY. '86.. CRUSER.
Farewell ! my darling I the words must be .
spoken ;
Now we are parting for ever and aye.
Tears may be flowing, and heartb may be bro
ken
Ah ! let me tell you my love while I may.
Here is my arm, darling, cote your wild sob
bing,
;
Silently with,yourlaa on iny. heart.
Listen, my own one, for you it is•throbing
Well nigh to bursting, beesusaire must part.
All your fair gold hair about Ine is: =Streaming,'
And your soft White ulna; around me are ,
presitd, '': -.
Down in your gray , eyes the love light is g leam
ing.. . , ~ .
Bright as ,the jewels that flash on iow .
breast.
What can I do, sweet
.1' Our love dream is
over,
Dark is the path t ust travel alone ; • -
Not one bright step sell I ftvr . fr disegver ,
When 1 have lerti;yon, niy 'darling, my own I
Life is but made up of all such sweet teeming.
But it has sorrows' that uo time can qu.911 ;
Ours has just come to us—we have: been dream:.
Too bright a dream of love—darling, fare.
well !
Fareyvell for ever eetang to-morrow,
7 - Nothing' bat,memorrvilth us' to. stay ;
Here I must leave you alone in your sorrow,
_ Weeping and lonely and I far away.
But yop willithink of ine only and ever,
Breatinginy' name in each trusting pray'r ;
And when y4u bend your knee L to the:•great
Giver,
Darling ,my spirit will surely be there I
Farewell! my own one! The words have been
spoken,
Given and taken the last parting, kiss ;
Tears may be flowing and hearts may be bro
lint In 'the world what reek 'they of
this ?
WASHINGTON Dec. 5, 1876.
To. the Senate and House of Representa
, •t
Jives:
In submitting my eighth and last annu
al message to Congress, it seems proper
that I should refer to and in some degree
recapitulate the events and official acts
of the past eight years. It , was my for
tune or misfortune to be, called to the
office of Chief Exedittiie' without ttlijr
prf,sious political, training. From the age
of, 1,7 years Iliad never even witnessed
the e.xcitement,ittending:)a Presider, drat'
campaign, but twice antecedent to my
own candidacy, and - at bat, one of them,
was I eligible as .a voter. , -
Under such circumstances it is but
reaabitable to suppose that errors of judg
ment must have occured, even bad they
not differences of opinion between: the
Executive, hound by_an oath to, tht strict
performanae_ofi,his :.duties, and ',Writers
and debaters must have arisen. It is not
necessarily' - evidenee - of Wilder on the
part of the- . ExOdu tire because, there are
these ditlereticea l ef views. Mistake's have
been made, as yob - can see and I adinit,
lititit seems to me oftener in the select
iota made of the assistants appointed to'
edit' carrying out the -various duties of
adminisrating the government in every
cas-, seleeted without a personal Icquain 7
tanbe'With the appointee, but upon rec
onietidations of the representatives chosen
directly 'by thepeople. It is impossible,
where so many trusts are , to be allotted,
that the right parties should . be chosen
,in svery instance. 111.iitory shows; that
adtainistration from the time of tirashing-,
ton 'to . . the. present his not been' free from
theeic:miat,koa: ; But I reave,compailion
to history, 'claiining only.that I.have.af t
ed in every instance from a Cettscientious
desire to do what:was right;donstitutiOnal,
within ,the law,-and• for the,yerY,best in
tertiO of ' the *hole people, —Foilures
have leen errors of judgement, not Olin:
in
tend 4 ! • ••
M civil career'commenced at a 'Most
critical and,ditlicult time r less' than four
years befor:e : the _country had emerges;
from a conflict end •no other4iation
ha.l„.4ver Survived. - ,Nearly Of .
the States had revolted against - the gov
ernment, and el those remaining.faittiful
to the Union, a large per Cents& of the
population sympathized with the rebellion
and made an enemy in the rear alniost as
dangerous as the more honorable enemy
in the front. The, latter -.committ4 er
rors of judgenient i ' but they maintained
them openly and courageously: The for
mer received the, protection, of, thegov
,ernment they would See destroyed, and
reawd all, the pecuniary advantage to be
gaided‘Out of the then . existing 'state of
affalo, intmy of them by obtaining con
tracts and. by dwindeling thn gtiverntnent
in the delivery of their gonds. , . - --
Immediately on_ the cessation.: Of hos
tilities the then noble President; Who had
cartiedlhe country so far :through its'
perils ' ,fell . s martyr , to his patriotism, at
the hands . of an assaliAn. Tho,interven
ing 1 11 0 to my first inauguration waa
ed up With wraeglings betwie4:co_pgrefia
FARE WELL.
Grant's Mesmtge.
and the new- Executive as to the best
mode of reconstructing; or,to speak plain
ly, as to whether the control of the gov
ernment should ki - e thrown immediately
-into the hands of those who had no re
eently and persistantly tried to destroy
it, or, whether the Yicters!should continue
to have an equal voice with them in this
control. Recoustinction,' as finally agreed
upon, means this and only' this, except
that the late slave was enfranchised, giv
ing.an increase, as was Supposed, to the
Union loving and Union.:' supporting.
voters. If free in the full:esense of ,the
word; theTwould - notldisappom t this ex.
pectation. Hence at the beginning of my
' first administration the work of recoil,.
struction, much embarrassed, by the lOng
:delay', virtually commenced. It was
work of the legislative branch of the goy
ernment. prevince .was wholly in ap
proying their acts,which , I did most heart
ily, urging the legislatures of the states
that had: not-.yet done so to ratify the 15th
amendment to the . constittition.' The
country was laboring* under in enormous
debt. contracted in the suppression of the
rebellion, and taxation was se oppressive
as to discourage production..
Another danger also threatened us—a
foreign war., , The last difficulty had to
be adjusted, and was adjusted without
war, and in a manner highly honorable to.
all concerned. Taxes have been reduced
within.the last seven years—nearly three
hundred million .9f
,dollars, and the. na
etional-debt MIS been reducedin the same.
time over four hundred and thirty-five
millions of dollars. By refunding the six
per,cent.,bended debt for bonds bearing
five-and four 'arid one half per cent. inter
est, resptctively, the annual interest has
been reduced from over one hundred and
thirty millions of dollars in 1869. to but
little over one hundred millions of dollars
in 1876.
The balance of trade has been changed
from over: one hundred and thirty mill
ions against ,the United States in 185930
more than one hundred and twenty mill
ions of dollars in our favor- in 1876. .It.
is confidentlybelieveds that the balence of
trade In favor of the United States will
increase,not diminish, and, that the pledge
of Congress to resume specie payment:in.
1879 will n be easily accomplished, even in
the absence of the much. desired legisla
tion on the subject. A policy has been .
adopta 'towards the Indian tribes, in
habitirk a, large- portion of territory of
the United States, which has been hu
mane, and has substantially ended Indian
hostilities in the whole- land, except in a
portion a Nebraika, and Dakota,
IWyoming:and Montana Territories, the
I,Blaolt Hills .regton,and approaches there ,
to- -Hostilities - have - grown 'out of the
avarice of the white man,who has 'notated
our treaty , stipulations in his search for
gold. '
Tile question-inight . be :asked, -`'Why
the government 'has not enforced . obe-
Ldience to the terms of the treaty .prohibi
qing the occupation of the Black Hills
region by whites ?" The:=answer is sim
pie. ; The first emigraute. to the Black
I Hills were removed by troops,buf rumors
of, rich discoveries of gold in that' region
rincreased the numbers. Gold- has actual
ly been found in paying quantity, and an
!effort to remove the miners would only
result in the desertion of the bulk of the
l i troops that might, be sent there to remove
them. All difficulty in this. matter has,
however, been removed, subject to the
approval of Congress, by a treaty ceding
the Hills and approaches a settlement by,
citizens. The 'subject of Indian policy ;
and treatment is so fully, the
set forthcby,
l
Seeretary of the Interior a:J - (1 the. Coro
miseioner of' Affairs,. and my.
views so fully expressed therein, that IL'
refer to the reports and recommendationsy
sts iny own.
:The relatione of the United States
'with . foreign powers continue on a friend
lylooting. Questions have, arisen from
'tithe to 'Urns. ,in' the 'foreign:. relations Of
, the government but the, United States
halT been happily free during the past
:year' from the coniplicatiens_ and ember
rtusments which have surinUnded, *some
of :the foreign powers. The diplomatic
correspondence subtoittedl'herewitb corii;
tains„. information -as- to—certain—of - the
matters whickhave.c+ccupied thegnvern- .
'went. The which :attendsour
relatiobilWiftftlieliowers of the. East has
'been 'plainly' shown, by the general liar= ticitiation 'cot foreign naticinatir the Exhi- -
bitionl w,bich has jitst closed, and ; by the
'xertiOns by:dititant powers-to show.
their interest in, and friendly ".feelings. to,
ward the*United Statesin thecommemo
ration. of the - e,entennial, nation. The
aoternment and peciple ,of the 'United
States have - not only fully appreciated
thin exhibition of kindly, 'feeling; but it
may be justily and fairly expected that
no small benefits will result both for our
selVes and other nations fioin_ a better
acquaintance an,d a better , appreciation.
of :our inntuar 'advantage and mutual
wants.
,Congress at its last.. session saiv, fit to
reduce' the amOtitiVinahlly : itiprottria6d
for:foreign intercourse by. uphqlding RP
.apprepriations for representatives of the
United States in 'certain foreikOmiltries,
and for certain 'coznici4lat officers, and by
MONTROSE, PA., DEC. 13, 1876.
reducing the • amounts usually appropria
te{ for certain other diplomatic posta,
and thus necessitating, a change in the
grade of. the represeetatives. For these
reasons, immediately upon the passage of
the bill making : appropriations for the
diplomatic and, .cOnsular.services for the
present tiscal.year,instruetions were issu
ed •to the representatives Of the United
States at:Bolivia; ECoadot and Columbia,
.
,and tO-the Coniular offiders for whom, no
appropriation - had.: been ,- imade, to close
their respective legations and consulates
:and cease" froiti.:the,perforMance of their
doties., and. i n ::like ; ' - miner steps were
immediately to:l*stitute charges
d' . :Affaira - for - ,ininititeri:. , iesident in Port
ugal, Denmark i -GreeceWitzerlatd Par
ag.uay.- ' theroughly. impressed
•with the , •w rsdom of:S.OUnd economy in
the , foreign. service; -Other branches
of. the government; I oarinot escape the
Conclusion that in 'some, - instances the
Withholding - Of. apprepriations, will prove
an expensive' 'edenonay,:,and that the
small retretielitient .seCuted by a change
of -grade in . pertain 'diplomatic posts is
not an adequaief.cen - sideration for . the
loss Of inthence and :iiipurtance which
will, • attend our., fOreign ,, representatitei
under this redu*-
Cti -
: I . '"ktM of the opin - •
that re.examinatton of s the subjot s
will cause in - sidle instanees in
the conclusions reached .On thespillbjeat
at•the lastisesSion. Congress. •
The Court .:,of,' Commissioners.. of the.
Alabatna .W.ho'se, tunetiens.: were,
continued' fict
.of 'the . - last session
Congress , until the first'- day of January,
1877, has carried on -its _labors with dili
genoe and general satisfaction, By a -re
port froin the_ clerk of
.the court s trans
mitted herewith; bearing date November ;
14; !1876 . . -, It appears -- that . : within - the
.time:now allowed , by imilhe court - will
have disposed,._.of all claiMs present for
adjust ification. This report also contains
a stateinent'of the general reiults of the
labors.of court- to date thereof. - It =is -.a
cause of satisfaction that the method
' adOpted for the satigfaCtionof the-Claims
submitted to the country,' which are :Of
long statidingand'justly -entitled to .early
conideration, : should have proved stir=
cesSful and , acceptable..- It is with.satis
faction that, I am enahlA to state-that
the work - Of' the Joint Coil) mission . ,f9r
determining' the boundary line between .
the United States and' - British
ion, from ";the , northifest--angle - of the
Woods to the Rocky Mountains, com
menced in 1872,. has been completed.
The: final agreements of the Commission
ers, with the maps, have been duly sign
ed and .the. work of. the Commission is
ftomplete. . .
The fixing of . the • boundary ;upon
,the
Pacific. coast by the protocol of March
10, 1873, pursuant .to the award of the
Emperor of Germany, by articleXXXlV
of the treaty' of Washington; with 'the
termination of_ the work of this cornmis
sion; adjusts and fixes the entire fbonn,
(Lay line 'between the United States .and
the British .Pesiessions,except - as the por
tion of territory ceded by:Russia to the
United States under the treaty of 1867.::.'
Th^ work - entrusted to the Coinmis,
sioner.aod theofficers Of' the army attach
ed to the commission;. has been well and
Satisfactorily performed. -
The official repri of the commission
er on the part of thf! United' States with
the report of the chief 'astrOnomei.ef the
United States - will be submitted - to Con
aress within:lh :short time. I rrserve'for
ieperate, communication to -Congress ft'
statement of the condition of the quei
tions :which lately arose with Great
Britain,.respecting the surrender of fogi - -,
tiie criminals under , the treaty of 1843.:
The Ottoman government - gave - notice
under date,of January; 15, 4875, of -its
desire to' terminate the
.treaty 1862;
concerning Commerce: , and navigOckn,.
pursuant to 'the 'provisions, 'Of the Ond
'article. ,thereof. :Under riotiee - ',the
'treaty- terminated. on ,; the - sth - -of June l ,
1876.
.That, . government has • invited
:negotiationstowards, the conclusion of: a
new treaty:
The' necessary legislation'4O - earry into
`effect the convention respecting Com . ..
mercial reciprocity,:., concluded - With' the
- 1 - fawaiia,. Island . in.,18 . 70; baying-. been'
had, the . proclamation to carry: into, effect
the convention , 3 provided by the app.:-
proved 'August fbe : - 15th, 1876, was duly,
!issued upon ,the 9th day- , Of September'
last ; a copy thereof accompanying - thii
*lnge., 'Rho spbject .of, adjustment of
this cause Of difficulty is under considera
tion
between "the. two ' republics, the
_governnient.of the United States of Col
umbia, has paid the award in the case'Of
ihe'.itearner .Montijo, seized- by • the au
thorities of that. governmerik somelyears
: l eince,' and the amount has : .l)ecn 4:1'43 7
Terred - to the' claimants.":
It. is satisfaction that able, to an
nounce that the joint committeelOr- the
adjustment. of the claims '.between the
United State's and Mexico,_ p Oder. con yen ! ,
tion in 1868 -the duration of which has
several timea , heen• extended;'hati brOught
its labors - to: a ' .
your attention: : to. the! legisla.;
tion which,will.be necessary to .provide
the'payriOt , of the awards, of 4iti
commission. n':thii: 3Onnectioni:l
jf [ i
? .r>
pleased tn be able, to express, the acknowl
edgment to 'Sir B. Thornton; the Um
pire of the Commission, who has given
to the consideration, of the. largii number
of claims submitted torbim • much time,
unwearied patience, and that fairness, and
intelligence which are well known: tobe
.long to the eicomPlitthed representa tive
of Great , Britain,‘ and which are likewise
recognized by the representatives of 'this',
country,. .
Of the Republic of Mexico. Monthly;'
,payinenti of very stuall "part of Alle y
amount - due'by the.Goiern*eirt of Veil . -
eznela to citizens of. the TinitedStates;6 l n t
,
'account ot claims of , the latter against
thatgevernment,contin bs inadelwith
reesonable punctuality., "ff '
, t• ,:`
In . former' Megiairee have Called the
attention Of ''Coilgregi to -- the ineceisitY of
legislation with - regard- •to ratidulerit
naturalization and ,to the subject of ex
patriation and the election.Of nationalityc
I - suggest no additienal
~requirementsi t o
the acquisition of'citizenship beyond,
these now existink,butlii theeatirei,ie
attention of .ozingress.' to the ' neceSkitf
and wisdom some proviSions•regardiiikt
`un ifortnit y the . , records and,eirjfic.ates.
and providing' against the frauds which,
frequently' take plaais and fOr• the vaca
tion-01a record of n'atutaliiii ion lb
s in frands. •These provisions ire neededin
aid aul:for ,the protection,,of the honest
eitiiens'.foreign •
he birth andfor, he walla
'-"'
o is 'made to suffer not in 7,
frequently.,- '
The United., States' has inAsted - upOn'
the right,of.e*patriation'and.has . obtainJ'
ed, after a long struggle, au adinissiotof
the principlecoutended-for-by-the acqui
escense. tber c io, on the..part many
foreign .posiersand by the of
treaties onthe subject.. It is howeier but
just. to the government, : to : :which :such:
naturalized citizens have fOrrnerly ()Wed,
allegiance, as as, to the United States,
that certain fixed and definite rules 'should
be adopted governing -'such 63869. - and'
providing how expatriation . may'.be ac
complished, while emigrants i large num
bers become oitiz: : ns . of
,the United States,
it is also true that perions both native .
'born and naturalized, tit:6e cit'zens of the
United States, either by fornial acts; or .
as the effect, of a series of facts and cir
cumstances, abandon their citizenship
and caste. tobe entitled "to the protection
of the Unitedi' States, hut continue o n
convenient occasions to assert ' a 'claim to
protection; in the absence of provisions.,
.on these questions. •
And in this ccnitection,. I again invite
your 'attention to'the necessity of legisia-,,
tion concerning the Marriage of Ameri
can citizens, ti
contracted 'abroad, anc:On:
cerning'the; status of American women
who may marry , foreigners, and of child
-
Ten born of American parents in a, for
eign country. The delicate atutcompii.,
cated questions continually occurring
with reference to' naturalization; ezpatri
atipn and the status of Such persona as I
have above referred to, induce, 'me to
earnestly direct your attention again to
these subj cts.
In like manner . I repeat my recommen
-datien that some manner he provided for
the hearing, and determination of the
just and subsisting claims of aliens upon
theGoverninent . Of the 'United States,
within - - a reasonable - limitation, and of
each as may hereafter arise: While by
existing provisions of law, the court of
claims may in certain cases be resorted to
by a an alien climant, the absence of any
general provisions governing al lanai cases
and the want of a- tribunal' skilled in• the
disposition, of such eases, • upon 'recog-.
nized principles, either provides
,no rem
edy in many deserving eases ; or ;compels
a consideration` of such Classes by Con
gress or' the oxecutive departments of
_the
government. , •
It is believed that 'other governments
are in advance of the United Stateempon
this question, And that the practice now,
adopted is entirely unsatisfactory.,Con.;
gress;• by an itot 'approved the 3d day of
March 1875, authorizing the inhabitants'
of 'the Territory of Colorado to' foitty4
State gvernment, a constitution- having
been adopted and ratieted„ by the people
of that State; and the acting governMent
certified to me the facta 'as provided by'
said act,. together with . a copy Of said
constitution land ordinance 88 provided
fer in, said act,. and , the ,provialons of the
said act'of Congress hav ) ng been CPI -
plied with, I issued a proclamation upon
the ist:of Augutt, 1878, a Copy of which;
is hereto annexed. -
The estimates of e War Department
are made exclusive of,,engineer estimates.
presented 'in accordance w ith
‘ acts of Cop..
gresacalling for titirVeya• and estimates
for improvements at Various 'localities.
The estimates.-now - • presented. are about
tAOOO,OOO in excess of the appropriations,
for the years 1874775 and 1875-76. This
increase is asked in order to provide for
the increase' • cavalry force, . shoUld, their;
servicee,he •necessary , to 'prosecute eca . :-
.nomically,tbe work .uponiniportant'ptib
-116 buildings; to Provide „for . the arms-
Merit of fortifinations and mantiftieture
of small arms and replenish the working
stock in the'suriply departments:
The appropnationefilr these last iiartied`
have_ far, tie past few years been so-limit-
.VOL. - . - ‘ . 33r.!-N6.5 . 1
ed,, that the aecuraulation in store, will,
be entirely exhausted during the present,'
year, and it . Witl be necessary to at once
begin to
,replenish them. I invite your
sptcial attention to the following recomt
mendation of the Seeretary,of War.
That the clams the act et July,
4th 1874'for'siippliet ••t*lceti,:by the army,.
during ''t h e I: war - be ternoved ftein the
offices of thelfififterinaiter and,cetnans
sary General` and transferred lb the
Southern claitcns commission, these claims'
are of •c i pfeeisely aimilar nature to those'.
'now before„the Southerit .cjaimassommis-?
sion and` the.,...Wiii—Etepartment Bureau
haye .net' the clerical. force for, their ex
alaination, nor
,prOper machinery for, in-:,
viiitigating the loyalty Or the claimant e.
That- Otinkrest-sanction' the scli iris "
of ,theannuitY fund.for the benefit of'-the ' '
families of deceased officers, and= that-it'
also providelorthe --- permetit.bY organiza
tion.efi -the signal, service, both 'of Iwhich
were: recommended in my- , lust' annuain
•. i A
-3: 'That 'oh' :man Uflictuiieg,
Qf the'Ordinance Deparitnent'be.coneen- 1
trated at thm-arsenals Cnd in•ariniiry ;-
and that therenTaiiiiiii - arSeicals b? si„,ll,cl
and ;theopree,•?ed - s applied
the. 9rdinan,ek. Department. Tue. I
priations and ; improve-.t
men tto fbr the: year were ,$.5,,416,000.
m± `approval the SecretarY of `War,
„direetedthsrorthie Cinema - $2,000,000 .
shoul& be-expended;- and r etv .works
should be begun - Atithiblielirosecuted
which were, mot of.national' inipaitanee.
Subsequ,ently this amenet :wigs increased 4
,to 12,237,600; and •the 4:,irks, are now
prOgreising 'On ,thiS•liasis. • •
The Not- that' our 'navy is not more \
modern atittpoWerfulithan it is,`has been'
made
.the ; cause of complaint against the
,Secretary, tbe, I)i•4viy. by , persona Who at
the same time pritielse t and complainno
hi'B, endeavors to bring the. navy, that we ,
have to its - best and most efficiejit*ndi
lion; but: the good 'sense of the - O'iuntry
:will anderitand, thatit is really due to
this pcactieal action, that, we have at this )
Aitrie any effeetive naval, force, at, coctD , 4 l = l
mand.
TherepOrt of the Postmas'er General
'shows the , excess of expenditures on ac.
- count of the previous. year over receipts- •
for 'the fiscal year ,ending : june 30,1876, •
are $,4,151,988, 66. t The estimated ex
pendatures fo r fisCal`year ending June
30 18 1 78, are 06,723;432' 43. • The esti
mated revenue for the saute period is s3o,'
645,155,, leaving an- eptimated - excess of
expenditures to be,appropriated - as'a
ficiency,cf $6,078,267. 43 ‘•
The Postmaster 'General, like his, pre- .
-dews - sari:la convinced thot a change in
the , batiis of a,djuating the saleries of Post- •
triastersof ithe fourth class,' is necessary
for the vied of the. service, as well as' for •
the interests of the,
government,. and,:,ll.
urgently reeommendsthat the.compensa-.
ti,on of the class. of Postmaiters above
mentioned, be based upon - the business of
their: respective offices .ascertained- tram
the receipts to A.nditor Avery.. , A grati
fying result is presented, in the fact that
the - deftelicy of this Departrueat during°
the last fiscal year„was reduced to $4,081,
790.18, against $6,169,936.88 of the'
ceding year. The difference can be traced
to the large increase in its . ordinary:re
04ipts, which greatly, exeelled., the esti.: ,
mates therefor, and a slight decreasein
its expenditures.' • •
The International Exhibition in Phila
delphia thisyear, in cOmmemoration of the
one huOredth auiversary of American
Independene,e has ,proved,a great success
and will 'no doubt, oe of. . enduring ,
advantage - to the 'ciatitr. 'lt has
.shown the great- progress in the arts p
seiencea, And mechanical' skill made in a; •
single century, and demonstrated that.ii
we are. bat little - behind Older nations ilk
-any one branch, while la some we . scarce
1y .have .a rivalr'irliairifeiiie,h7l:lo Qkity,
to bring 'peoiale arid‘priid'acts of 'skill itha .
labor front $l parts pl,the world, together
but 'to bring together people ..frora . ..all,,
parts of -our own country, which, must.,
prove a great 'benefit in theinforMatfaii -
Imparted. and pride of .comitry ehgender-- '
ed.
It his been stiirgested by ecients ts
termed in c"an connected i ted With' 'the
Sniithsonian institution—in a conimani
nation , herewith ; that) the • government
exhib4be removed to, the Capital andal..:
.
.suitablo bnilfling be erected or purchased!
for:its accommodttion as a permanent •
exhibit. I 'earnestly receirimend: . this
and believing . that Congress would sec
ond thisykesv, I,direoted that all , (lota*.
went' Ext4bits at the Centennial Fxhibi. •
than should Ogden ,where they are,- ex,
cept such as might be injured by remain=
ing in: a building not intended as a pro.
tection in inclement *either, or inch at
May be wanted. by the department fur.
111811 in g- them, :. until the question of a
'permanent Exhibition is acted upon.
Although the moneys approvriated by.
CongreSs to enable 'the particwitioi of
-the several Executive Departments in:
the International Exhibition' of' 1013,
were not
.sufficient ta carry out-the un
dertaking to the full extent at first P , 1141
teraplated,.it'‘kves me' pleasure - to refit.
46:the very - efficient and creditable man.
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