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MANN, AA tTORNEY AND COUNSELT.OR - AT LAW. . Coudersport, Pa., will attend the several Courts to Potter and Cameron counties. All business en trusted to his care will receive prompt attention. Office on Main street, in residence. , OLMSTED and LAITATABEE, ATTORNETS AT LAW, Coudersport, Penn's. . Will attend, to all business entrusted to their mare with promptness and fidelity. Will also attend the several courts in the adjoining counties. Office In the second storey of the Olmsted Block. ISAAC BENSON, ATTORNEY - AT - LAW, Couder,port, Pa., will attend to all - business entrusted to him with care and promptness. Attends Courts of adjoining coun ties. Office on Second etrect,nenr the Allegany bridge i'. W. IiNOV, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW, .Couaeraport„ Pa., .will attend the Ootirta In Dot er and the adjoitung couuties, • DULLER di IIicAIARNEY, TTOR EYI3-AT LAW, Ilsaltisncao, Pentia.— Agents fur thti Collection of Claims sgaii,st the United States and rate ore rn ments ,str:.ll as Pensions, Bonnty,drrearso k.typfix-Address Box 95, .Itirris burg w 11. miLLEII, J. C. M'ALAILNEY EL W. .Wc.4.I.A.:IINEY, "DEAL ESTATE and INSURaNCE AGENT.— Dv' Land Bought and Sold, Tiles paid and Titles investigated. I naures propkrty against tit ein the best companies in the Country, and l'ersonsagain , t And dents In the Travelers Insurance Company of Hart ford. . Business transacted promytly • P. A.I STEBBINS d• Co., MERCIIANT—DeaIers in Dry Goode, Fancy Goode, Groceries.Provisione,Flour,Feed,Pork, end everything usually kept in a good country store. Produce bought and sold 17 29' Cl IL SL.ILTIONS, URRCHANTLWELLSVII...LE N. Y., Whole sale and Retail Dealer in Dry Goods, Fancy and Staple Goods.Clothinv„Ladi es DressGoods.Groceries, Flour, Feed,,,Ste, Retailers supplied on liberal terms 'CHARLES S. JONES, MERCITANTbeaIers in Drugs, Medicines, Paints, Otis, Fand.• Articles, Stationery, Dry Goods, Groceries, sce., aim Street, Coudersport, Pa • 11 11 E. OLMSTED, , - MERCHANT Dealer in Dry Goods, Ready-made. Clothing, Crockery, Groceries,. Flour, Feed, , Procisions,!&c., Main street, Coudersport, Pa -- 1 COLLINS SMITH, NIiZRCIIANTI—, Dealer in Dry Goods. Groceries, Provisione4 Hardware, Queensware, Cutlery, and all Goods usually found -in a country store. n'Ol. • • • A. J. OLMSTED, ' ARDWAR: Merchant, and Dealer in Stoves, Tin and Sheet Iron• Ware, Main street, Couder apart, Pent.'a. 'llia and Sheet Iron Ware made to order, in good stye, on abort notice. COIJD IMPORT HOTEL. NC.VERMI YEA,PRoentsron, Corner of Main 11 - 11 and Secon. streets,Coudersport,Potter Co. Pa. A Livery Stable m also kept In connection with this Hotel. Daily Stance to and from the Railroad& Potter Journal Job-Office HAVIN G lately added a fine now assorttent of ' H JOB-TYPE to our already large assortment, we are now prepdred to do all kinds of work, cheaply and with taste and neatness. Orders solicited. L YIV~AN HOUSE. Lewisville, Potter county, Pennsylvania. "iIifiII7RTOZIT Propriletok.' Having JD taken this e cellent Hotel, the proprietor wishes o make the acquaintance of the traveling public and eels confident of 'giving satisfaction to all who may all on him.—Fell. 12,66 tf , MARBLE WORK kp i ya I. Monuments and Tomb-Stones 11nds,t' i of all will be furnished on reasona ‘ ,1111!, te MS and short notice by C. Breunle. 11111 . Res d nee : Enlalla, 1% miles south of Cond v;port, Pa., on the Sinnemahoning Road, or leave pours orders at the Post Office. feet - .111....11 BAILER, ' rENSIGN, BOtil.TY and WAR CLAIM AGENCY Pensions prociared for Soldiers of the present ar who are disabled by reason of wounds received or disease contracted while in the service of the United States ; and Pensitie, bounty, and arrears of pay iob tained for widows or heirs of those who have died or been killed whit In service. All letters of Inquiry ,promptly answer d, and on receipt by mall of a state ment of - the case f claimant, I will forward the ne cessary papers fo their signature. Fees in Pension cases as fixed by law. Refers to lions. Isaac Benson; A. G. Olmsted, John S. Mann, and F. W. Knox, Esq DAN BARER, . JuneB 6$ - Claim Agent, Coudersport, Pa. 1.'500 Per Year I We an everywhereto sell o w urt t ni a ltror n E t D s . tievidug .M.achines.Three new kinds. Under and 1,, upper feed. Warranted 1 five years. Above salary •r large commissions paid. The roux machines sold In the United Stales for leis than 640,'whielt are fully licensed by Howe; Wheeler dr. Wilson, Grover & Ba ker,Singer dr. Co.. do Bschelder. ALT. other cheap ma chines are infringpments and the seller or user are labia'to arrest, fine, and imprisonment. Circulars res. Address, or call upon Shaw & Clark, Blade feed, Maine, or C. icago, Ill. Den. 26, 1865. iswlY. Itch Itch ! Itch ! SCRATCH I SCRATCH! SCRATCH ! f IT TrintAT l MPS OINTMENT, Win Cure the Itch in 4S Hours ! Also cares SA T RHEUM ULCERS, CITIL ELAINS, end all ERUPTIONS OF THE SKIN. Price 50 cents. F r sale by all drnggists. By sending Wands to WEE 8 & POTTER, Sole Agents, 170 Waebtagtoo street, Boston, it will be forwarded by Isla% free of post.:*e,to any part of the United States. k 14 1,1146. sp.. oars 'wks. lyr. I . , . . • - . - I - - : ° . ': 1 '`, ' - I .'' . - ' " Ar•Sllir . '. • , 0 (y 7., 101. e. ~ ..._ . .0,.. 6; - ... -... . .• _ . tvr/ . 0 ' _ - _ ' - • . An : i . i • • . ... • i . . . •. . : . - . , . , • I .. 0 ~ , .., _ ~. G. ..,, 9 • . , -10 ~ . , , . , , •• , .. , , ..‘ i , . ~. THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE. ; i -,-- Fellow- CiVzens of Ithe Senate aid Hone Representatives:ofen . i After a b r i e f internal the Congress of the United States resumes its annual legislative laborsl An, all-wisci. and merciful -Provi denbe :has abateb _the iiestilenCe.which vis'- ited our shore; leaving its calamitous tra ces npon some portions of tour -country. Peace, order, tranquility, and civilauthor ity have been formally declared to exist throughout the whole United States. In all of the Stiles civil authority has super seded the coercion of arms, and the people, by th it voluntary action, are:.maintaining their oVeranients in full activity and corn t. , plete . bperation. . The enforcement of' the i laws no longer " obstructed in. any State' by co binntions too powerful to be• sup presse by Ithe ordinary course of judicial i i proceedings ;" and the animosities engen dered by the war arerapidly yielding to the benefieent influences!of our free institutions, and tn i the kindly effects of unrestricted so cial and commerciallintercourse. An en tire restoration of fraternal feeling must be the earnest.wish of every patriotic heart; and w will have accomplished our grand est national achieveMent when,i forgetting the sad events of the past, and remembering only their instinctiVe lessons, we resume our onward career an a free, prosperous, and united people.l I lii m l y message or the 4th of Dec. 1865, Corm' was: informed of the meguires whicl had been instituted by the'Executive rss with a view to the gradual restoration of the States] which the insurrection occurred to their relations 'with the general government. Provsional Governors had been appointed, Convnntions called, Governors elected, Leg islatur'es assembled, and Senators and Rep resentatives chosen to the Congress of the I Uniteil States. Courts had been opened for the enforcement of laws long in abeyance. The.blockade had been remdved, - custom houses re-established, and the, internal rev enuejlaws put in fcirce, in order that the peop? might contribute to the national in coml.} Postal operationi had been renewed, and effoits were being made to restorrthem to the r former condition of efficiency. The Sta themselves had been asked to take paft in die high function of amending the Constitution, and of thus sanctioning the extindtion of African Slavery as one of the legiriMa result's of Our inteipecine strug gle.; I H. -iri proirkss i eci thus' far,the Executive' Depa tmbnt found that it had'aecomplished near] 1. all that Was within the scope of its Constitutional aithority. Orie thing, how-. ever, yetremained' to be done before the work lof restoration could be completed, and that was the adruisgion to Congress of I loyal ISe ators' 'and Representatives from • the Stat 4 whose people had rebelled against the lawful authority of the ovneral Govern men t : 1 1 This question devol;ed upon the re spective HouseS,which, by the i Constitution, are +.4 the judges of the elections, returns, and qualifications of their oWn members; ane its 4nsideration at ' once= .engaged the Itteriii , - +f Di - \ -•=s , " - - elent York Masons 342, F. A. M. Stated' 4th wednesnaysofcach of the Olmsted Block! MWDL KEBAB, W.M. attention in ,ngres.i. In !the melniime\ the Ekedutive De art -1 , ' •, ‘ . P‘ , ment-=-, no other plan having been proposed by Cdingress--eontinued its efforts to per fect, its far as Was praCticable, the restora tion Of the proper relatinas between citizens olthsi rpective States; the States, andthe Federal'overtiment, extending from time to time, the !public intets seemed to e s ir • , require, the judicial, revenueand postal sys: teats of the country With the advice and consent of the Senate, the necessary officers were: appointed' and appropriations made by C egrem foil the payment! of their sala rim The pro Position to amend the Fede ral Constitution, so as to prevent the exis tence nfslaverywithin the United States,or any place Bubjet, to their jurisdiction, was ratified by the !requisite number of states;' and on the 18th day of December, 1865, it it . was ocially declared to have become valid as apart of the! Constitution of the United States.L All of,lthe States in Which the in surrection had 'existed promßtly amended their FonstitutiOns, so as to make them con form 4, the great change this effected in the organic laW,!of the land; declared null and vbid all ordinances and'' laws of seces sion; iepudiated!all pretende ;debts and oh ligittkins created for the revolutionary pur poses lof insurrection; and proceeded, in good faith, to this enactment of measures for the protection 4pd amelioration of the con ditidn; of the colored race. Congress, how , ever,:yet hesitated to admit 'sup of these States to repre4iitation; and It was not un til the close of the eighth month of the sss sion that an' xdeption was made in favor of Tennessee, by the admission of; her Sena tors; ! and Representatives. I deem it a snbjept of profound regret that Congress ha; thus far failed to admit loyal Senators and Representatives from the oth er States, whose 'inhabitants, with those of Tennessee, had I engaged in the Rebellion. Ten Statea4mpre than; one-fourth of the wholel number--remam ,Without represent ation ;the seats Of 50 members' in the House of. RePresentatives and Of 20 members in the Senate are iet vacant!--not by theirown , consent, not by a failure of election, but by the refusal of. Chngress to accept their cre dentials, Theii admission, it is believed, ' . Debola toli - p.tfill!,iplc , s of.to btipoehg r o9;q4a ffie DissehAqtion of brohlii - D, litp,lll#6 10124, would' haiwaccomplished much toward the reneival and strengthening of our relations as one people, and removed serious cause for discontent on the part of the inhabit ants of those States. It would have accord ed with the great_ principle enunciated in the Declaration of American Independence that no people ought to bear the butderuof taxation, and yet be. denied the right of representation.. It would have been in consonance' with the. expre:ss provisions of the constitution that "each State, shall have at least one Representative," and "that no 'State, without its consent., shall be deprived of its equal suffrage in the Sen ace." 1 These provisions were intended to secnra to every State, and to the people of every; Stnte, the right of representation in each House of Congress; and so important was it deemed by the framers of the Con stitution that the equality of the States in the SenAe shoul.l be preserved, ihat not even by, an amendment of the Constitution can any State without its consent, be de nied a voice in that branch of the National Legislature. It is true, it hai been assumed that the existence of the States was terminated by the re'bellious - acts of their inhabitants, and that,the insurrection having been suppress ed, they were the'ceforward to be consid ered merely as con uered territories. The Legislative, Exec tive and Judicial De i! partments of the Government, however, with great distinct ess and uniform consis tency, refused to s;nction an assumption'so incompatible with he nature of our repub lican system, ands ith the professed objects of the war. Thro ghout the recent legis lation of Congress,t e undeniable fact. makes itself apparent, tha these 10 political com munities are noth ng less than States of this Union. At the very commencement of the Rebellion, each House declared, with a unanimity as remarkable as it was signif cant; that the war was not "waged, upon ur part, in any spirit of oppression,• nor or any purpose of conquest or subjugation, co or purpose of overthrowing or interfering iwith the right!' or est ,blished institutions of thpse States; but to defend and mainta:n the supremacy of the Constitution and laws made in pursuance thereof, and to preserve the Union with all - the dignity, equality, and rights of the several States unimpaired; and that as soon as these objects" were "ac complished, the war might to cease." In some instances, Senatois were permitted to continue their legislative functions, while in other instances Representatives were elected and admitted to seats after their States had formally declared their right to withdraw from the Union, and were en deavoring to maintain that right by force of arms. All of the States whose people were insurrection, as States; were in cludedin the app rtionment of the direct tax of 820,006,00 annually laid upon the United States by I he act approved August 5, 1861. Congress, by the act of March 4, 1862,l and by the hpportionment-otrepre sentation thereunder, also recognized their presence as States lin the Union ; and they have, for judicial purposes, been divided in to districts, as Stales alone can be divided. The Same recognition appears in the recent legishition in reference to Tennessee; which evidently rests up 4 n the fact that the func tions of the State here not destroyed by the Rebellion, but merely suspended; and that principle is of coqrse, applicable to these States which, like [Tennessee, attempted to renounce their places in the Union. • The action of tlJe Executive Department of the Governmeni, upon this subject has been equally definite and uniform, and the 1 purpose of the war was specifically stated in thEi Proclatnation issued by my -prede cessor i ,on the 22d 'day of September ,1862. It wag then soleninly proclaimed and ue clared that "hereafter, as heretofore, the war will be prosecutEd for the object, of practi cally restoring the constitutional relation between the . United States and each of the Siates and the people thereof, in which StUten that relation is or may be suspended or disturbed. ' The recognition, of the States by the Ju dicial : Department of the GOvernment has also been clear , and conclusive in all pro ceedings affecting them as States,. had in the Supreme, Circuit and bistrict Courts. In the admission of Senators and Repre sentatives from many and all of the States, there can be no \ just ground of apprehension that persons whd,nre disloyal will be cloth ed with the powers of legislation; for this could not happen- when the Constitution and laws are enforced by_ a vigilant and faithful Congress. Each House is made the 'judge of elections,\Teturns, and quali fications of its own members," and! may, "with concurrence of two-thirds, expel a member." When "aSenatoor Represent ative presents his certificate of election, he may at once be admitted or rejected; or, should therebe any question as to his eligi bility, his credentials may be refrred for investigation to the appropriate committee. If admitted to a seat, it must be upon evi dence satisfactory to the House of which he thus beei?mes a member, that be possesses the reqinsite constitutional and legal qua ficationsJ, If refused admission as a ber for iant of due allegianee to the Gov ernment and retuniel to his constitiients f they areladmonished that none but persons loyal to the United States will be allowed voice in the Legislative Councils of the talon, and the political poWer and moral influence of o:ingress are thus effectively exerted to the interests of loyalty to the ; oveinment and fidelity to the Union. pon this question, so vitally affecting the restoration of the Union and the permanen ' of our present form of government, my nvictions, , heretOfore expressed, have uw ergone no change; but, on the contrary, eir correctness has been confirmsd by re ection and time. If the admisiion of loy sil members to seats in the respective Houses of Congress was wise and expedient a year ago, it is no less wise and expedient now. If this anomalous condition is rignt now-- if in the exact condition of these States at the present time, it is lawful to exclude them from representation, I dO not see that the question will be changed by - the efflux of time. Ten years hence, if these States remain as they are, the right of representa tion will be no stronger—the right .of ex clusion will be no weaker. . The Constitution of the United States makes it the duty of the President to re commend to the consideration of ,Congress "such measures as he shall' judge necessary or expedient." I know of no meanure more imperatively demanded by every consider ation of national interest, sound policy, and equal justice, than the admission 'of, loyal members from the unrepresented States. This would consummate the work of resto ration and 'exert a most salutary I influence in the re-establishment of peace,lharmbUy and fraternal feeling. It would tend great ly to renew the confidence of the American people in the vigor and stability of their institutions. It would bind us more cloikly together ati a nation, and enable us to show to the world the inherent and recuperative power of a Government founded upon ;the will of the people, and established upon the principles of liberty, justice and intelligence. Our increased strength and enhancedliras , perity would iirefragibly denionstrate' the fallacy of the arguments against free insti -1 tutions drawn from our recent national disorders, by the - enemies Of republican government. The admission oCloyal mem bers from the States now excluded from Congress, by allaying doubt and npprehen sion, would turn capital, now awaiting an opportunity for investment, into, the chan nels of trade and indu try. It would alle- ' viato the present troubled condition of those. States, and, by inducing emigration aid in the settlement of fertile regions now uncultivated, and lead to an increased pro duction of those staples which have 'added so greatly to the wealth of the nation and the commerce of the world. New fields of enterprise would be opened; to our pro gressive people,, and soon the devastations of war 'would be repaired, and all traces of our doinestic differences effaced from the minds of our countrymen. In oirr efforts to preserve " the unity of Government which constitutes us one people," by, restoring the States to the con dition 'which they had prior Loth° rebellion, we should be cautious, lest, havinw rescued our nation from perils of threatened disinte gration, we resort to consolidation, and in the end absolute despotism, as a remedy for the recurrence of similartroubles. Tue vrar baying terminated, and with it all oc casion for the exercise of powers of doubt ful constitutionality, we should hasten to bring legislation within the boundaries pre screed by the Constitution, and to return to the ancient landmarks established by our fathers for the guidance of succeeding generations.. The Constitutibn which at any time exists,until changed by an explicit and authentic act of the whole people, is sacredly obligatory upon all. If, in the opinion of the people, distriuction or tato& ification of the constitutional powers, be in any particular wrong, let it be corrected by an amendment in the way in which the con stitution designates. But let there be no changdby unsurpation; for" "it is the cus tomary weapon by which free Governments are destroyed." Niraqhington, spoke these words to his countrymen, when followed by their love and gratitude, lie voluntarily retired from the cares of public life. 'To keep in all things within the pale of our constitutional power's, and cheiish the Fed= eral Union as the only rock of seety,"were prescribed by Jefferson as rules of action to endear to his "countrymen the true, principles of their Constitution, and pro mote a union of sentiment; and action equally auspicious to their liappiness and safety." Jackson held that the ed i tion of the General Government should alway . s be strictly confined to the sphere of ;its ap• propriate duties and justly and forcibly urged that our Government Is not to bs maintained nor our Union preserved "by invasion of the rights and powers; of the several States. In thus attempting, to make our General Government strong., vve make it weak. _lts, true strength, consists in leaving individuals and States as much as possible to theriaselves; in making itself felt, not in its power, but in its beneficence; not in its crartrol; but in its protection; not in binding the States more clfrely to the centre,but leaving each to move unobstructed its proper constitutional orbit.."' ' These are the teachingsof men .wlice;e deeds and servises have made them illustrious, and who, long since witluintitnfrom 'the scenes of lif% have left to their country' the rich legacy of their example, their wisdom. and their patriotism. Drawing fresh inspiration from their lessons, let us emulate them in love of country end respect; for the Con stittition and the lasts. --•-- • . The *port of the Secretary of the Tress . ; • ury :affords . much; information - mspecting • the revenne.andicomnierce . O . „the cenntry. His views upon the currency,andiwith're ferauce to a proper adjustment ofl our rev enue system, internal..aq well as impost, are commended to the ;:careful consideration of . In my last Annual Message . 1 • exprssed my general views' upon these sub jects. I need now only: call. attention to the necessity of carrying into every Depart ment of the Government a,systeni of rigid accountability, thorongh . retrenchment, and wise , economy. • With no ,exceptional nor unusual expenditiare-s,the oppressive burdens of taxations can be lessened, bysncha mod ification of our revenue laWs as will be,con, sistant with the public faith, and the legit imate and necessary wants of the - GoVern ment. The report presents a much more satisfactory condition of our a finances than one year a g o-the - most sanguine could" have anticipated. DUring tbefiscal year ending the 30th June; 1865, the:lest year Of the war, the public ;debt was -increased $941,- 902,547; and on the 31st of October, 1865, it. amounted to $2,740,854,750: On the 31st day of,October, 1866, it' bad been re duced to ; $0,551,310,006, the diminution, during a period of 14 . inenihs, commenc e ing September 1, 1865;;ari ending OCto ber 31, 1866, having been '5206,379,565. In the last :srinnal report on the state of the finances, it was estimated during the three quarters of the fiscal - year ending the 30th of June last, the debt would be increased $112;194,947. that period, how ever, it was reduced $31,1 . 96,387,• the re ceipts of the year having been $89,905,905 more, and the expenditures $200,529,235 leas than the ;estimates. - Nothing could more - clearly indicate'.thantheie statements the extent and availability, of. the national resources and the rapidity and safety with which, under our form . Of goveennent, great Military and and establishments can be disbanded, and . expenses •adirced from . a war to a peace footing. During the fiscal year eliding the 30th of June, 1866, the receipts were 8558,032, 7 620, and the expenditures $520,750,940, leaving an available, surpluS of $37,281,680. It. is estimattd that the receipts for the fis cal year ending the 30th June, 1867, will be $475.001,380, and than the eipendi tures will reach the sum of $316,428,078, leaving in the Treasury a surplus of $1.58, 7 633,308. • For the fiscal. year ending June 30th, 1868, it is estimated that the receipts will amout to $436,000,000, and 'that the expenditures will be .$350,247,641—5h0w ing an excess of $86,752;359 in favor...of the Government... These estimated receipts may be• diminished by a reduction of ex . - Cise' and - import . ditties ;- but, after all ne cessary reductions shall have been made, the revenue of the present and of follow ing years will 'doubtless' he . sufficient to cover legitimate charges tipontlfe.Treaiury, and leave a large annual. surplus; to be Ali plied to the payment of the, principal of'.; the debt. There seems how to be uogood: reason why taxes . may not be reduced as .the country advances in population and wealth, and yet the 'debt be. extinguished within the next • quarter of a century. The report of the Secretary of war. fur nishes valuable andimportaut information . in reference to the operations of his Depart nient during the past year, Few volunteers now remain ip the settee and they are be ing discharged as rapidly. as they . cad! be replaced by • readier, troops. The Army has beau promptly paid, carefUlly pro'ided With medical treatment, well sheltered and subsisted,.and is to be furnished with breech loading small arms. . The military strengt of the. nation has been unimpaired iby the discharge of volunteers, the disposition of tinseryicable or perishatle stores ; and the retrenchrnent of. expenditure,•: Sufficicfit war Materials to. meet any ... emergency has been retained, and, from the'disbanded,vol unteere stand. ready to respond to the na tional!, call, large armies can - be. rapidly Organized, - equipPed and - - concentrated. FortifiCationa on , the coast and: ; frontier have received; or are being prepared for more '',powerful armaments; lake -surveys and harbor and river improvements are in course of energetic prosecution. .F.'repam-; tions have been made for the payment of the additional bounties! authorized during the recent Congress,'; under suchlegn lationi; as will protect the Gofernment from fraud, and secure to the.hatiorable dis charged' Soldier the Well-earned tewardlof. his faithfulness - and , More than • six thousand .Maimed soldiers have received artificel limbaortother surgical apparatus; and forty-one rational cemeteries, contains-. the remains of 104,526 Union soldiers have already been established: The :total'. estimate of military appropriations is $25,- 1205,669. •• • • • -1..• i r • .1. . • It is stlrted in the report of the. Seem tart' of the Navy that the naval force at this time , consists of 278 vessels, armed with 2,351 guns. Of 'these, 115 vessels carrying 1,029 _guns, are in commission, distributed ehieffy among seven 'BO adroue. The iiMnber of men_ in ..the service`iii'l3,- 600.1 tateat activity and; vigilant* ....bave beehdisplayed by all the squadroasoind their, movements have - been judiciously and efficiently arranged in such eeniatmoe. as would best promote American commeree f and protect 'the riglits . and interests ef.otir country Men abroad. The vessels unem ployed are undergoing • repairs, or are ,laid up, until their services may be, required. Most of the iron-clad fleet is at League Islat , l, in the vicinity of Philadelphia, a ,place which, until decisivelietion shoidd be taken by Congress, was selected by the Secretary of the. Navy as the most eligible location for that class of vessels. 'it is im portant that a suitable public statioh should be provided for the - iron-clad fleet. 1t is intended that these vessels Shall be in proper condition for any emergency,; and it is desirable that the bill accepting LeagUe Island fir naval purposes; which passed the House of Representatives at its last session, should receive final action at an early pe riod, in order that there may be a suitable, public station for this! class of vessels, as well as a navy-yard of area sufficient -for the wants of the service, on the Delatittere river. The Naval Pension fund =mints to 811.750,000, - having been increased 82,750,000 during the year. The expeil-t ditures of the Department for the liseal year ending 30th June last were $-13,324,- 526, and the estimate for the corning year amounts to 823,508,436. Attention -is invited to the condition of our seamen, and the importance of legislative measures for their relief and improvements, The , std., gestions in behalf of this deserving class of our fellow-eitizens are earnestly recommend ed to the favorable attention of Congress. The report of the Postmaster General presents a•most satisfactory condition of the postal service, and submits reetniimen-t dations which derves the attention .or COngress. The revenue for the: Doped ment for the - year ending June 30, iBup, were 814.386,086, and the expen.litotie4 $15,352,079, showing an excess a the rat , ter of 8905,093. In - anticipation or this deficiency, however, a special anpropriti• tion was made by . Congress in the let rip provedi July 28, 1866: Including the standing appropriation of 870.000 fOrTre.e mail matter, as a legitimate portion of th:e revenues yet remaining unexpended, the actual clefficiency for the past year is only 8265,093—a surd within $51,141 of the amount estimated in the annual report of 1864. .The The decrease of revenue, compared 'with the previous year, was one : fifth per cent s and the increase of ekpendituretii, oiv e ilig . principally to the enlargement,- of the mail service in the South, was„ twelve per cent. on the 30th of June last thine was in operation six th ,usand nine hundred and thirty mail routs, with.an aggregate length of one, hundred and eighty thotisand nine hundred and twenty-one miles, an, annual transportation of seventy-- one million eight hundredand thiry-severt thousand nine hundred and fourteen mire! and an aggregate'annual cost, including all expenditure of 88,410,184. Thee. length of railroad routes is 32 ! 092"tniles, end the. , annual : transportation 30,609,461 1 miles. The length of steamboat. routes is miles, and the annual transportasicmf3,4li,- 962 miles. The Mail service is eapt(lly in.-. erasinglthroughout theiwhole \ couittry, art its steady extension in theSonthern State:, i indicates their constantly mpro • vin„. coti,l:- tion. The growing importance Tof P e f treirrn servicealso merits retentiori. The_ Post-Office Department of Great prittain and our own have r., : ereed upon a preli , ,,itt:, ry basis for k a new Postal Con l yeetion, which it is believed will prove . entieently beneficial to the commercial hiterest of • the United i States, inasmuch as it conteMplates a reduction of the international tett+r post age to one-half the existuig rates; a retitle: bon of postage with alt Other couLtries to. and from• which correspondence is trans mitted in the British mail, or Melees maitw through the United Kingdom; the astati-- lislimeat of uniform and reasonahlo charges', for the sea and territorial trapsit of ctirre spondenee itieiteh Past Offiee D partnient of the right to use all mail conita inieatiiya:s. established under the anthority of theetfrer for the dispateh of borrespoudeeee_, eitisee in open or closed. Mails, on the tow. as those applicable-to the inhabirait% of the country providing the Means of teumenission.- The report of the See4tary of the Intetior ex,hibits the conditon of those branches of the putilie service whit,~ are eounuitt.):l to his supervision. Duriricr:the last ffl yell 4,629,312 acres of pii lie land •were dis posed Of,! 1,892,516.. res of-which were entered under- the 'H rhestead act The . policy Originally adop 7 relative by the public lands has. undereone essential mod ifications.' Immediate revenue{ and not tn their rapid settleent, lwas ea the rlitial ~. features of land syst Long experience and earnest discussion ave resulted in the conviction that the ea ly development 4. e i our agricultural resourcand the diffusion, of an energetic popula ton over our veg. territory ; are objects of far greater impor- FS, tance to the national grpivth an-lprosperity, than the proceeds of the sale of rte. lan I to tb4 ltio.hest bidder in t}Ten neat,* Tley COfti 11.114 Olt II EIS II =I 1 1 4 82 Pat',
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