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Tliey must be paid for In advance.- wrifipriisii, I). Boskr, Pros't. DISCOUNT May 10, '(ifl.-ly. .1. C. Flhnnikkm, Cashier. DAY TUESDAYS. W. E. GAPEN, ATTORNEY AT LAW, WAYMESBLPRQ, PA. $3J-OiTicii In N, feburfjr.tr . Claik's building, S A. M'CONNKLL. J, '.I. IIUITMAX. M'C0?JNELL & HUFFMAN Attorneys and 1'ounsellon itt l,aw IVuiitcstmrq, J'i'iin'a. -Offig;-. ,a ijlie "Wright House," E;ist doore. Oolln..' ;ns &e., will receive prompt attention. ' 'Wnynesburg Att ust '20, 1 802. If.. rTw. DowiiiYi ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW (3Oillce In Lcidwil'u's Building, opposite the Court House, Wuyilesburg, l'a. Nov. 4, I Si!.", ly. w mm ; ; . ' I ATRXLEH IN 11 .inks. Sintionery, Wall Pnner XI Window Paper, &c. Buiidny Sclmol Hooks of nil kinds constantly on hand, Wuy neshui';, J'a., oppobite Post Olllce. Jlay , 'CC.-ly EI .. UL' I? f n A w MliRCiUST T.ITWR, llt.ACIll.KV'S mill.llINO, WAYNI'SIIUIIO, ! made tn order, in finest and best style, Cutl'mnnnd Fitting done prompt ly, nnd according to latest lusliion plates. Stock on 'land and for sale. May a. tf 7Vro.. 132x11 oy. WATCHES AND JEWELllY. MAIN STItKET, OITOSITK WHUilir IWV&K. KEEPS ON HANDS ALWAYS A clioleo aud select assortment of watches and Jewelry. Kepiurnijj Uouo at the lowest rales, "lil. y b. IAVI4J11. "AAS, TAYLOB & HAAS. Jewellers, No. 3,t uiiiDbiill's Row. YVayncs'jurg, Pa Havine'rccently received an extensive stock embracing watches, rings, eye glasses, OLOO IS. S3 , &o. They are irepared to sell ut low rates for cash. Hepalring done at short notice, nnd In good style. Oct 10 3 111 hamiltoh houseT D. G. SPKRRY, Pnoi'iiinTon, WAYNESBURQ, GUEENE CO., PA. TPIIE subscriber respectfully announces to J. tlie public, that ho has taken charge of the Hamilton House, which ho is determined to conduct as a Hist class hotel. Lonij experi ence in hotel-keeping has qualitled him for tt e business, and ho (eels perfectly confident that ho can satisfactorily entertain nil who may invor him with a cull, llio house is large and well furnisli.'d. It, has m derg mo a thorough renovation and been refitted m such stylo as renders it quite pleasant. The rooms have been re-papered and newly painted j the tnblo is abundantly supplied with the best cdl blcs the country all'orils, and pains are taken to reudur guests comfortable Hates ns low as those of other hotels. D. G. Sckuky, here is connected with the Hamilton Ilnuso a Livary Stable, with good horses, carriages ' and buggies for the accotnoda'lon of the pub lic, Horses boarded, and well attended to, at moderate rales D. G. Si'.-.ituY & Son. aug 5, NiU.-ly PEOPLES LINE STB AM UK "CHIEF T.YIN," R. R- Alliums, ' rV,r,,,,.,nil.. P.,t It 'ai C, Mason, Clerk; leaves Brownsville didlv at 7 a. m., for Pittsburgh, ud leave that citvat 6 1'. m dally. STEAMER "ELECTOR, "'RomiM Pita. hps, Commander; R. G. Tayi.ou,' UlorK , leaves Greensboro, for Pittsburgh Mondays, WmlnnsrlilV and Friday, nnd return on Tues- Hiiv. Tlinnuluv and Saturday, leaving Pitts burgh nta p. i. Mity u, uu -Cm. SLATEli ODENBAUG1I, TvTr.AT.F.Tl IN DRUGS. MEDICINiiS, LT- JJ quors and every thing pertaining to a lust ClaSS Ul Ug BlOrO. rroscripumia uaiuiuiijr tnm- pounded. "CrcLjh'a Old HMnd," Waynes tmrB, Pa. May 8(),'C0.-ly. , 7ALER la Books aud Stationery, Magi- SJ zincs, Daily Pupe,. X ancy Articles, ac, 8ht gftciroMu wnynosoura, r., Apru i,ou-iy. itiiU gaptt-gtrotcJ to golitift f President's Message. FkI.I.OW ClTI.KNS OK Till! tfliNATK AND IIOUSK Ot' IlKl'IIKSKNTATlVUS i After n brief inturvitl the Congress of tho United S utcs risumus its unnual li'ilalivc labors. An all. wise mid uier cilul 1'roviilciiuo lias ubntcd lliu esti lcnuu wliicli Uited our shoies, leaving its calamitiiius tiaccw upon S"ine ioitloiH ot our country, l'enct', onlur, li anqiiili ty ami civil authority have bi'un t'oiniaU 1) (U'clnroil to exist tlirotigliotit tho wholo of'lho UniloJ States. In all of tho States civil authority has superceded tlio coercion of arum, ind the jiuo j)lo, by their voluntary action, mo maintaining their goveiiinieiils in ti.ll activity ami cotnplelu opeinlion. Tlio enloroenient" of tiiu laws is no longer "obstructed in any Statu by oomlii. unions too pmvtrful to bu suppresetl by the ordiunry conrsu of judicial proceeding- and the nni inosities eugendi red by the war ate rapidly yielding to tho benilicent inllii onees of otr freo institutions, and to tho kindly elK'cts of unrestricted social and commercial in ereoiirso. An entiie res-, toratiun offr turual feeling must be tho earnest wish ot every patriotic heart; and wu will havo necaiiiphsht'd' our grandest naliunnl nehieveiiieiit when, forgetting the sad events ot the past, aud remuiiihei nig only their instructive les sons, we resume our onward career lis a lieu, prosperous and united people. IiliSTOIiATION 01' THE SOrTHHliN STATICS, III my message of the -1th ot Decem ber, 18115, Congress was informed ot tho measures whiuli had been instituted by the Kxeuiive with a view to tin.' gradual restoration of the States in which the insurrection occurred to their relations with the General Government. Provi sional Governors hud been appointed, Conventions called, Goeiiiois elected, j Legislatures assembled, "nnd Senators 'and ltepiis in nines chosen to tho t on I gnu of ihe Unite. I Stales. Courts had I been opened tor the enforcement f laws long in abeyance. The block ido had been removed, custom houses re. estab lish d, mid the ntei nal revenue, laws put. ii. force, in order ilia1 tho peoplo i .. .;..i. . , i...... ... .1 i : ini.ii u.iiLiiuuiu iw iiic nairoiai incoilie, 1'ostnl operations had been renewed, -md efforts were b dug maili' to restore ihem to iheir former cc million of eflioiuiuiy The States thein.-elves h d been asked to take part in I e high function ol amending the coi.stitution, and of thus sanctioning the extinction of Alriean slavery as one of the legkimalo rcsuliu ol our lnteniecino struggle Having progressed thus far, tlio Ex ccutivo Department found that it hud accomplished nu:uly a'l that was within lliOHUopu of its iRmst national authoiity. One thing, however, yet remained lo bo done betol'H the work ot recotisti notion could be completed, and that was the admission to Congress of loyal Senators and Itepreseniatives Iroiu ihe Stat' h whoso people had rebelled apamst the lawful authority of tho General Govern ment. This question devolved upon the respective Houses, which, by the -Constitution, are mado tho judges ot the election, returns, and qualitioatioi'.s ot their own menibors; and its considera tion ot once engaged the attention ot Congress. lu the meantime, the Executive. De partment no other plan having been proposed bv Congress continued il effort!) to perfect, as tar as was practi. cable, the restoration of the proper re lations : etween tho citizens ot llio re spective States, the Slates, and the Fed end Government, extending frc.-m time to time, ns the public, interests seems to require the judicial, revenue, ard postal system ot the country. With the ad vice and consent of the Senate, tho ne cessary officers were appointed, nnd ap propriations Hindu by Congress for the pay.ientof their salaries. The propo. sition to.umend the Federal Constitution, so us to prevent the existence ot slavery within tho United Males or any pl.ieo subject to their jurisdiction, was ralilied by the requisite number ot state1 ; and on the lbth day of December, 1BG.", it was officially declare.! to have become did as a part of llio Constitution ot the United States All ot tho Stales in which tho insurrection had existed promptly amended their Constitut oni s as to make Ihi m conform to the great change- thus atl'ected m tho organic law of the land ; declared null and void all ordinances and laws id' secession ; repudiated all pretended debts and obligations created for the revolu tionary purpo-ics ot tho insurrection i and proceeded, in good faith, to the en actment ot measures tortho protection and amelioration ot the condition ot the colored race. Congress, however, yet hesit. led to admit any of these States to representation i and U was not unlil to- wards mo eiosc oi mu eigmii inouiii oi , ., i -i.i... .; i. . i i. z tho session that an exception was made in favor ot Tennessee, by tlie ndmission of bur Senators and Representatives. ""'" " ! " I deem it a subject of.profound regret that Congress , has thus tar failed to ad - mil to seats loyal Senators an. I Kepro- sentalive from the other states whoso inhabitants . toiruther, wiih those nt Tennessee, had engaged in rebellion. Ten Stales, mote than one fourth ot the eulire number, remain without represent . and the permanency ot our torm of Uuv. tntion. ' The seats of 5U members ot tho eminent, my conviction heretutor. ex IIouso ad '20 of the Senate are yet va j pressed buye undergone no change, but WAYNESMJltGr. umrnsracoQasia cant not by, their own consent, not by a tailure ot election, but by retosai ot Coiiaress to accept their credentials. l'lietr adimsKioii, it is believed, would havo accomplished much toward llio rencA'til and strengthening of oty rela tions as one people, and removed serious cause for discontent ou tho part ot the people of '.hose states. It would havo accorded with the great principle enun ciated: in tho (leehiriilion id' American Independence, that no people ought to bear tho burden of taxation and yet be denied the right of representation. ItVouId hivo been in consonance with the express provisions of llio Constitu tion that each Stuto shall l ave nt least one representative, and that no Statu without its consent shall bo deprived id' equal eutlVago in tho Semite These provisions were intended to secure to ever)' Stale t,:o right of representation in Congress, and so important was it deemed by the t'rninoM ot the constitu tion that the equality of tho States shall bo preserved in the Semite; that not even by an amendment of the constitution can any State without its consent be denied avoiioinlhat branch ot the National legl-latttre. It has been assumed Unit these Slates, by rebellion, became ter ritories; but till departments of the Gov ernment, wi ll great distinctness, refus ed to sancli' ti an a-'sninpliou so incom patible tvitli tho nature of our Kepub lieau system ai.d tho professed objects ef the war '1 hroughoiit tho recent legislation of Congress, thu undeniable fact makes itself apparent that these ten political communities are nothing less than States of this Union. At tho very commencement of iho rebellion, each house declared with tin unanimity ns re markable as it was sigmlicant, that the svar was not 'waged, up,.ii o r part, in any tqiiril of oppression, nor for any purpose ot conquest or subjugation, nor purposu of o,ei throwing or interfering with tlie rights or established institutions ot those S nes, but to ileKnid aud main tain thu supremacy of the Con-tii lilion and all laws made in i-ui'suaiice thereof, and to preserve thu Union with nil thu dignity, equality, and rights of the soy oral Mates unimpaired ; and Hint as soon as the-e objects were arcomplisl.e 1 tho war ought to ceasu." In some in stances, Senators were permitted to con tinue their legislative function, while in ,tlu-i' i i.Miiiiu.c-a Ki-,i L-Hi'jilul u ch wero elected and admitlcd lo souls iifu.-i- their States had t rinally declared their rights lo withdraw ti'Mii the Union, and were endeavoring to maintain that right by force ot arms. All ot iho Sta'cs whose people iv i re in insurrection, ns Stales, were included in the apportionment ot the direct lax of twenty millions ut dol lars annually laid upon tho United Stales by ' hu Act approved oth August. 18GI Congress, by the Act of March 5. 18ii2, and by the ai poinlinent ot repiescnta- ilon thereunder, also recognized their presence as States in the Union ; and they have,, for judicial purposes, been di vi led into distifcts, ns States alone can bo divided. Thu sa.ne recognition ap pears in tho recent legislation in refer, once to Tennessee, which evidently rests upon the lact that thu functions ot thu Statis were not destroyed by the rebel lion, but mere y suspended ; and that principle is of course applicable to Chose State which, like Tennessee, attempted to renounce'their place in the Union. Tho action ot the Executive depart ment of the Government upon this sub ject has been equally definite and uniform ami the purpose of tho war was ppeci lieally stated in the I'roclaniali in issued by my predecessor ou tho 22d day of September, 1 8ti-2 It v. ns then Kohuni ly proclaimed and declared that "here-utter,- ns heretofore, tho war will be pro-ecuted tor the o'ject of practica'ly res'.oiing the constitutional relations be tween the United Slates and each o! the States aud the people thereof, in which Slates that relation is or may bo sus pended or disturbed." Thi! recognition ot tho Stales by the Judicial Department of the Governiicnt has also been clear and conclusive in all proceedings iiflecling them ns Status, had in thu S promo, Circuit and District Courts. CONfiliKSS TIM! Jt lKlK OF Till! QUAI.IHCA THINS OI-' ll'l JIU.M1U!I:S. In the admission of Senators nnd Uepieseiitativis Irom till ot the States, there can no no .just grounds ol appre hension that pcrsoi.swho are disloyal will lie clothed with the powers of legislation, tir this couhP not happen w lien thu Constitution aud the jaws are n.forad by a vigilant and faithful Congress Each 1 louse is the judge of iis own members. A Senator or member may bo admitted, or rejected, or his creden tials referred Lo a proper committee. If admitted to a sent it must bo on evidence satisfactory to the House ot which ho becomes a member, that ho possesses thuicqnisite loyal nijd Constitutional qualification. If refused admission and I sunt to his constituents tor vM of due allegiance, they are ndmonfrhed Hint iiotiu but. persons loyal to tlio United j States will be allowed in tho eouiicils of 1 the nation, and the political power and moral iiilluenue ot uongruss nro urns et- tect.vely exerted in the in e, est ot loynU ty to the Government u.:u fiddly to thoM, Union. Upon this question, so vitally affecting '.ho restoration of tho Union, itmtutf, orrim, PA., WEDNESDAY, ou tlie contrary th ir correctness has been ennhrmed by reflection w d time. If the admission of loyal members to seats in Congress was wise a year ago, it is not less wiso and expedient now. It tins) anomalous condition is right ; if in Iho cxictcoiidit on ot thuso States at the present lime, it is law ful to exclude then) from reproeuinlioii, I do not see that the question will bu changed by the elluxoflimo Ten years hence if.thuse Slates remain ns they ate, llio right ot representation will bo no w eaker. T 1 : 14 IU.TV OF Till-: KXICCUTIVU, Tho Constitution makes it tho duly ot the 1'iesideiil lo recommend to llio consideration id' Congress such meas ures as ho shall dot in expedient. I know (d no measure, more imperatively demanded by every consideration ot national interest, sound policy aud eipial justice, than the admission ol loyal menibors from thu unrepresented Stales. This would eonsutnuio the work of restoration, and exert a most salutary m llilence in life reestab ishment of peilco. lii!tT..ony and fraternal feeling It woi.l.l lend greatly to renew tho confidence of the American pe -pi in the vigor anil stability, ot their institutions, h would bind us more closi ly together as a na lion, and enable us to show to tho world the inherent nrd recuperative power of a Government lounded upon the will of the people, and established upon the prim iplus of liberty, justice and intelli-. gtnee. Oar iuciea-ed strei.gth and en hanced p'rosp illy would irrcfnigibly demonstrate the fallacy ol ihe iitguinents against free institutions drawn from our recent national disotders by Ihe enemies of republican goveinnunl. The ad mission of loyal members from the St tea now excluded from Congress, by a'lay lttg deiibi and apprehension, would turn capital, now awaiting an opportunity for investment, into thu channel ot trade and industry. It would alleviate the pteseiit troubled condition of those States, and, by inducing emigration, aid in the settlement of t.-rlilu regions now uno'dlivntcd and lead lo an increased production of those staples w hich have added so greatly to llio wealth of the nV.ton and the' c inmeieo ot thu world New fields of enterprise would be opened to cur progressive people, and s"on the1 devastations i f w::r would be repaired, and all traces ef ourdnmest o diflerences elt'aci'd bom llio nilmla of our country men . IT.ITY OfTIIUOOVUr.NMt'.STTO l!!i i'ltESKI! V- l-;i). In our efforts to preserve Mho unity of Government which constitutes us one people,' by restoring thu States to ihe condition w hich thev held prior to the rebellion, wu shoil'd iiu cautious lest, having rescued our ration from perils ut tlneateued disintegration,, wo resort, to consolidation, nnd in the end absolute despotism, as a remedy for thu recur - reneo ot similar trouble. The war having terminated, and wuhit all ouoas sion for thu exerci-oof powers of doubt ful constitutionality, we should Listen to bring legislation within the bouii darie prescribed by the Consli'ulion, and to return to the ancient landmarks established by our lathers tt-r the gui dance ol succeeding generations. 'The Constitution which at any lime exists, until ehai.ged by an explicit nnd au thentic not ot tho w hole people, is sa credly obligatory upon oil ' 'If in the opinion of thu people, the distribution or modification ot the constitutional powers bu. in any particular, wrong, let it bo corrected by an aineiidmer.r in ihe way in which tho Constitution desig nates, lint let there b'J i o change by usurpation; foi it is the customary wen pon bv w hich true Governments are ih s troyed.' Washington spoko ihisu winds to his countrymen, when, followed by Iheir love and gratitude, he voluntarily retired from th'o cures of public-life. ' To keep in nil things within thu pale of our iv.itisiit mini, id powers, and cherish the Federal Union as the only rock ot salety,' were prescribed hy Jefferson a rulos'of action lo indear to lii 'coun trymen the true principles of then Con stitution, and promote a union of senti- tneiii. I action equally : llspi'-'iotis to their happiness and safety.' Jackson held that thu action ef ihe General Gov ernment should always he strictly con -fined lo tho sphere of its appropriate duties, ami justly and forcibly urged that our Gou'ri.mciit is not, to bo main- laincd nor our Union preserved -by invasions ot tho lights and powers of tho several Suitesi In tliUM iittemptinur to make our General Government strong, we make it weak Its t''"o strength con- .sists in leaving individual una mutes ns much r.s pos-iblo to themselves; in milk ing itself telt, not in its power, but in its beiiilieeiiue; not in its eotiliol, but, m its nroteulion. not in binding the Slates moro elose'y lo the center, but leaving each to move unnb.iti tilted in it proper oonslitulional orbit.' These nro llio leaching of men whoso deeds and set vices have mado them ill'jsirious, mid services havo mado them i lusirious.nnd who, long since withdrawn trcm the scene ot life, have left to their count ry tho rich legacy of V oil' example, iheir . " ' " , ' ., .,. ll!HN(lllH. M wisdom ami iiieir natriousiu ........ T'. ? : uu-, eounirv and lin viu.ni.tr ilium III ii - ... ospeot tor tho Constitution nun mo l;iws, FINANCIAL CONDITION 01' TUB OOVIillN.MUNT. The report ot tlio Sooreluiy ol tho Htomc ;uul HisrcUanceus .tw, DECEMBER 11, 1SG67 Treasury uttoids much information res pecting the revenue and comineroo of iho country. His vimvs upon, tho cur rency, and wilh reterono 1 to a proper adjustment ut our revenue system, inter nal as well as impost, are ooinniendod to Iho careful crnsidoralioii ot Congress In any last annual message I expressed my general views upon thuso subjects. I need now only call attention to tho no eessity ol'oarrying into every department in mu govei iiineui a system ot rigid au cottiiinbility, thorough retrenchment and wise economy. With no exuoptinnal nor unusual expenditure, tho opnressivo burdens ul taxation can bu lessened by such a tnodilioalioii of our revenuo laws ns w ill bu consistent with the public faith and the legitimate and rccessary wants ot thu Government- Thu rep' i t presents a much moro at isfacloiy cund lion of our finances than one year ago the most sanguine could have anticipated During thu fiscal year ending the 3nih ol June, 18(15, tlie last year id ihe war, I he public debt was increased 0 1 1 ,!)02,"37, and on the Slst ol October, l8(io, it amounted to $2, . 7-10,8.) -l.Tot) On tho 21st day of Ou tober, 18li(l, it had been reduced to 2, 5,"i 1, 3 1 ll,()00, llio diminution, during a period of f .iii teen months, commencing September 1st, 18(15, and ending Octo ber 31st, 157(1. having been S2.)U,07!), 505. In thu last am ual report on iho state ol tho finances, it was estimated that during tho three duarters ot tlie fiscal y. nr ending the 3dth ot June last, tho debt would bo increased Si 12,1 01, 917. D ring that period, however, it was rod need S'51,l'Jii.387, tho receipts of tho year having been !j8!),!)U5, 1)1)5 more, and the expenditures ' $-'00.5:2!), 235 less .than Iho estimates. Nothing could more clearly indicate iline theso statements llio extent aud availability of the national resources, and the rapidity and safety with winch, under out tot in of government, great militiry ami naval establishments can bo disbanded, and expeu.-es reduce I from a war to a peace looting. During the lisnal year ending the 30th ofJunu, lHfjli, the receipts were $558,. 032, (120, arid tho cxpondiinres S52U,. 75"H 010. leaving t n available surplus of S37.28 1,(180. It. is estimated that tho receipt for tho ti cal year ending the 30th of June. 1807, will bo 8-175.01)1 38(i and thai the expenditiii as will reach tl'o sum of g:tl0..rj8 U'U, It-living in tlie Tieasnty a surplus of !gl5H,G33,3()8. For the li-eal year ending Juno 3d, 1808, it is estimated that the receipts, will amount lo g l.'ld.OJO.OOO. and that the expenditures will bu !?350 217,1141 snowing an excess ot 85,75.350 in ta vol' of ihe Government. The estimated receipts may bu diiuini-hed by i reduc tion ef excise ami import duties ; but after all necessary reductions shall havo been male, llio revenuo of tho present and et following years will doubtless be sufficient to cover all legitimate charges upon iho Treasury, nnd leave a larco annual surplus to be applied to the pays menl ot thu principal ot tho debt. There stem now to bo no good reason why taxes may not bj reduced as tho country advances in population and wealth, and yet thu debt bo extinguished within tho next quarter ot a century. TIIK All.MV. Tho report ot tho Secretary ofWir furnishes valuable and important infor mation in reference to tho operations ot his Department during the past year Few volunteers now lemain in iho ser-" vice, and ihey ii'e being discharged as rapidly us they can bo replaced by regu lar troops, The army has been prompt ly paid, carefully provided with medical treatment, well sheltered nnd subsisted, and is lo ho furnished with breech-loading small arms. Thu military strength of the the lui'ioii has been unimpaired by thu disohargy of volunteers, the diss position ot unserviceable or perishable stores, and the retrenchment ot expendi ture. Sullicient war material lo i out any ciucrgi-iit-y has been retained, and, Ironi the disbanded volunteers standing ready to respond o the national call, huge armies can bo rapidly orunuizuil, equipped and eouco.nli aled Fortifica tions on the oniist nnd trouticr have re in ive.l, or aro being prcired lor more poweitul ai'tnameiil ; hiku surveys and harbor, nnd river iiiipaoveiuenls tiro in course of energetic prosecution. Prep arations have been made for llio pay iieutiflhe additional bounties iiuihor ized during thoiecenl session of Con. gre-s, under such regulations us will protect thi! government from fraud, and secure to thu honorably discharged sol diet' llio well earned rewind of his lailh fuliiess and gallantry. Moro than fiOUO maimed soldiers havo received nrtilleiiil limbs or oilier surgical apparatus ; and loity one iiationiiUeuietenes, containing the remains ot 104.520 Union soldiers, havo already been established. The to lal estimate of military appropriations is $25,205,009. Till'. NAVV. It i stated ill the report, of iho Secre tary of the Navy that, ihe naval toice at thi limit consists ot 278 vessels, armed with 2351 guns. Of these, 1 15 vessels, earn ing 1020 guns, are in commission, distributed chielly among seven squad rons. The number of men in the -service in.fiOO. Groat nii'ivily and vigi lance has boon displayed by all tho souiidroim, nnd their movemoi ts hove Leon judiciously aud eHicluul'y arranged in such a manner as would best promote American fommerco. and protect tho rights and interests of our countrymen abroad. Tho vessels ' unemployed are undergoing repairs, or aro laid up until their service aro requited, Most of the iron clad licet is at League Island, in tho vicinity ot Philadelphia, a placo which, until decisive actio.i should bu taken by Congress, was selected by the Seorotary ot tho Navy as tho most uligiblo location for that class of vessels. It is important that a suitable public station should be provided tor the u-jn.clad fleet. It is inteni'cd that theso vessels shall bo in proper condition for any emergency.and it is desirable that the bill aoueptmg League Island for naval purposes, whn h passed tho IIousu ot Uupresentatives at its hist session.shoulil leceivu final action at an early period,- so lhat there may bo a suitable public station for ibis clas of vessels, as well as a navy yard of an area sufficient tor 'he want of the ser vice, ou llio Delawaro r;ver The Nuv. a! pension fund amounts to gl 1 .750.000 having been increased S2,75t),0()() during tho jear. The expenditures of tho Do paitmeiit for the fiscal year emPng the 3()th of Juno last wero 13,321,520, and tho estimate for thu coming year amount to $23,508,430. Attention is invited to tho condition of our seamen, and the importance ot legislative meas ures for their relief and improvement, The siiggo-tious in behalf of this deserv ing class ut our tellow-eitizons aro ear nesily reooinniundud to tho favorable allunlion of Congress. TIIU POSTAL SUHVICR. Tho report of the Postmaster General shows n most satisfactory Condition i t the postal seivice and submits recommend ations which deserve tho consideration of Congress, The revenues ot the !) piii'lmciil for the year ending June 30th. 180(1, were 14.38(5, 08U, ami tho expen dilute 415,352.070, showing an excess ol the latter ot 8'J05,U93 In anticipa tion of this deficiency, however, a special appropriation was mado by Congress in thu act approved July 28th, 1877. In cluding tho standing appropriation of S700,UUO tor tree mail matter, ns a le gitimate portion ot the revenues yet re maining unexpended The actual de ficiency tor the past year is only 205, 003. a sum within $il,l41 of thu amount estimated in the annual report of 1804. The decrease ot revenuo compared with iho previous year was ono and one-tifih per cent., and the inoi ease of expendi tures, owinsi urinciiuilly to the enlarge ment of the in;-it service in tho South, was 12 percent. On the SOih of June last there wore in operation 0030 mail routes. wilh an aggregate length ot 180, 021 nnleH.nn aggregate annual transpor tation 71.837,014, and an aggrciate an mini cost, including all expenditures, of Hi-UI0,I84. Tlio length ot railroad routes 32,002 miles, and the annual transportation 80,000407 miles. The length of steamboat routes is 14,340 miles, and the annual transportation 3.4 11.002. Tlio mail service is rapidly increasing throughout the whole coun try, and its steady extension in the Southern Suites Indicates their constant ly improving condition. Tho growing importance ot tho foreign service also merits attention. Tho Post Office De partment of Great Ilrituin und our own have agreed upon a preliminary basis for a new Postal Convention, which it is believed will prove eminently beneficial to tho ciiinmurcial interests of the Unit ed Stale, inas niich as it contemplates a reduction ofthe international letter post ngu to one half tho existing rales ; a re duction of postage will) ail other conn-, tries ta aud from which o .rrespoiidenco is transmitted in the British mail, or in closed mails through tho United King don) ; the estalil slunetit of uniform and reasonable charges tor the sea and terri torial transit of correspondence in closi ed imiils : ar.d nn nllowanc'6 to each Post Office Department of tho right to use all mail communications est tb ished under thu authority ot tlio other for the dispatch ot eore;-ponilence, either in open or closed mail, on the same terms in those applicable to tho inhabitants of tho country providing the-transmission Till! trill IC I.ANKS. Tho report of Ihe Secretary ot tlio Interior exhibits tho condition of those branclie ol the public service which lire committed to his supervision. During the last tisoal year, four million six hut -dred nnd twenty-nine thousand three hundred and twelve acres ot public lands were disnosed of. one million eight nun dred ami ninuty-two thousand five hun rlnd and sixteen acres ot which were entered uii.ier tho homestead act. The policy oiiiriniillv adopted relative to tho public lands ha under gone essential niodilieationa. Immediate revenuo, and not tin ir rapid settlement, was the oar- .ii l nfniii. Iuii. I (vuliuil 1,0112 cxtiorici co and earnest discussion nave resulted 'in the conviction that the early j development o( our agricultural resour- ees and tho diflusion of an energetic I 'population "vor our vast territory, are . i ....ii ..et-ir erreatcr importance to the, Ollllll ICIltuiu V . " , national growth ami prosperity than tho proecoi ds of the sale ot mo ana 10 ino Udder in onon market. '1 ho iiro-emption laws contur upon the pio - ... who complies with the terms they highest impose the privilego ot purchasing a ami privileges as a di leuate represen-,, limited, portion of 'unoflored lands' at1 ting a Territory. The increasing enter tlm minimum price. .The homestead prise nnd rapid progrosol' improven.ent enactments relieve tho settler from "the in iho Dist' iet arc highly grutifyinDnd payment of purohuBe money, and secure j I trust, that tha etloru of tlie municipal . . - M i'.'.v; :i ..... . ; : . to. ; NO. 28. him a permanont home, upon the condi tion of residence for a term of yoars. This liberal policy invites emigration from the old, and more orowded portions of tho new world- Its propitious results are undoubted and will be more signaU ly manifested when t'uno shall have given to it a wider development Congress has mode liberal grants of public land to corporations, in aid of tha construction ot laiiroads and other inter nal improvements. Should this policy hereaftor prevail, moro stringent pro visions will bu require-lto secure a fai'h- tul application of ihe fund. The title to 'he lauds should not pass, hy patent or otherwise, but remain in tho Govern ment and subject to its uontrol until some portion of iho road has been autualy built. Portions of them might then, from ti no to time; be conveyed to the ooiporatinn, but never in a greater ratio to the wholo quantity einbraoed by tho gi'hnt then the completed parts bear to Ihoeniire length of tho projeuted im proveiiiuni. This restriction would not operato to the prejudico or any under taking conceived in good faith and exe cuted with reasonable energy, as it is tha nettled practice lo withdraw from market tho lands tailing within tho ope ration of sui h grants, and thus o ext elude ihe inception of a subsequent ad verse right. A breach of the conditions which Congress may deem proper to imposH should work a forfeiture of claim to the lands so withdrawn but uncon veyed, nnd of title to tho lands oouvey. ed which remain unsold. THIS I'ACllTO hauhoad. v Operations on the several lines of tha Pacific r .ilroad have- been prosecuted wilh unexampled vigor and success. Should mi unforeseen causes of delay occur, it is confidently autiuipaled that this great thoVougliline will bo complet ed before tho expiration of the period designated by Congruss. l'HNSIONS AN!) rilNSlONKKS. Daring tlie last fiscal year tho amount paid lo pensioners, inch ding the expen ses of disbursement, vaa thirteen million tour hundred and lihy-nine thousand nine hundred anil ninety-six dollars. aud fifty thousand one hundred nnd seventy seven names wero added to the pension rolls. The entire number of pensioners, , ,, tine 30, iKliO, was ono hundred and twenty-six thousand seven hiunlru 1 and twenty two. This fact furnishes melan choly and s'riking pro. f of the sacrifices made to vindicnto the constitutional authority ot the Federal Government, and to maintain inyiolate the integrity ot the Union They impose upon us corresponding obligations. It is ostimm ted that thi. ty-threo million dollars will bo required to meet the exigencies of this branch oi the service during the next fiscul year, . TREATIES WITH THE INDIANS, Treaties have I een concluded with the Indii.ns who, enticed iuto cruicd op position to our Government at the out break of the rebellion, have unuondiV tionally submitte to our authority, sad mainlisted an earnest desire for a renew al of friendly relations. PATENTS ISSUED. " During tho year ending September 30, 1800, eight thousand seven hundred and sixteen patents tor useful inventions aud designs were issued, and at that date the balance in tho Treasury to the credit of the Patent fund was two hundred and twenty-eight thousa d two hundred and nincly-seven dollars. THE I.HVKliS ON TUB, MISSISSIPPI lit V Kit. As a subject upon which depends nn immense amount of iho production and : commerce ot tlio country, I 'recommend to Congress such legislation as may be necessaiy tor ihe preservation of the Mississippi river. It is a matter ot na tional importance that early steps should bo liken, not only to add to ihe elHui. eney of these barrier against destruc tive inundations, but for the removal of all obstruction to the tree and sate navi gation i t t1 ut great channel of trade aud commerce THE D1STUIOT 01' COI.UMU1A, TheDistiict of Columbia, uu dor ex isting laws, is not entitled to that repre sentation iu the National Councils which, from our eiliest history, has been uniformly accorded to eaoh Tor. . ritory established from time to lima . withiu our liinii. It nia'ntatns pe ouhar relations to Congress, to whom the Constitution has' granted the power of exercising exclusive leg islation over the seat of the gov. eminent. Our fellow-citizens residing in ihe District, whose interests are thus confided to the special guardianship of Congress, exceed in number the popula te n ol several oi our lerritories, ana no , . , - , , . just reason is peiceivt-u y uetegam ot their choice should not be ndn.itten to a sent iirthu House of Representatives, No mode Veins so appropriate and eft'ec tual of enabling them to make known their peculiar condition and wants, and j ot securing the local legis slum adapted " to itiein. i iiiureim-u ikbh mu m ' ca-siiae ot a law aui noi lztng me electors 1 of the Diatriot of Columbia to choose a delegate, to be ullowed the same rights
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