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V( >T. X.

CAPE ISLAND. CAl'K MAY COUNTY, NKW JERSEY, TIIUHSDAY. DECEMBER IS. 1964. 1 —

NO. 99.

THI) PUIIDB2VT*! MSIU6B. /site** <y tkt >f*uU and llou** of ItspressettUu-v* : Again ihv blessings of health and to ■buu dan I harvest clans our prufouodcsl gratitude to Almighty G«»d. roaxius rflstioxx The condition of our for» igu affairs la reasonably satisfactory Mexico c niiauet to be a theatre of civil war While our political relations with thai i-oantry ha*e undergone no chn»g«\ vr hate at the *awf t«aic strict Jjr inatutaiiird a neutrality bvtwecn the belligerents

At the reqeest of the Mat« a of Costa Ric- and Nicaragua, a competent engineer has hren authorised to inak* a survey of the river of San Juan. It ia a source of such satisfaction tbst the difficulties which for a moment excited some pulitirai apprehensions, mid caused a closing of i be uuer-oceanic transit route, hate tx-en amicably t« justed, and that there ia a g"ud |»r«*apei'i ihst the note will ao»»n tie reopmed, with mi iDTua»e of capacity and adaptation We could not cxagg rift- nthcr the commercial or lb« political iiapon Mice of thai grrat improvement It would h* doing mjeatice to an ioi l»oriabt tsoulh Aw ncaa Slate not to •ickao* lt*dKr the dircctuesa. the frankueaa and cordiality with which the Uuicd Mates of Co aw hi have slilered into inlimat* r- lalt na with (his govern>i>ritt ig A C am a Contention has been c instituted o» c uipiete tba unfinished *«rk »f the one wuicb closed its aesaioa in 1861 T • i-«w Ida ral constitution of YenZn la hill' | gOtt*- lUto * tf« CI Wli li ihr universal •< qu c -ceucr of the people, the go.agr men under t has been reeognixed, and diplom .tic intercourse with it he* In ru opem d in a cordial and ; frtendiy Sjd.il T e long deferred Areata land cl in* b<*s bam sali*f<*c*orily | aid and di»cb^rg<*d. Mutual pwyinrnla hare Keen made of lh** claims awarded by the laie joint coiun.isaioii fa,r the *citleio#ut of cl -i'iis lieiw-en >lie United St.iftaud Peru An earnest mid cordial friendship coniinu* a to cziat between the two countries, and sa h efforts as were in my power have been used to remove misunderstandings and avert a threatened war l«etw*eii P»ru and Spain Our relations *r« of the most friendly na ore with Chili the Atg*oiinc Repu - lie, Bolivia. Co«ta Kir*. Paraguay, xten Salvador and Haytl Daring itte pa»l year no differences of ; any kind b»»e crism with any of those i republics, and Ob the other hand their sympathies with the United 8*i»rs are constantly ex pre srd with cordiality and ! earnestness. The claim arising from the ttixore of the cargo of the brig Macedonia, in 1821 j baa been paid in full by the government i of Chili Civil war continues in the Spanish part of Sen Domingo, npparenily without proapuct of an early close. Official correspondence haa been frrely opened with Liberia, and it gifra us a pleasing view of social and pulitirai progression in that republic It may be expected j ta derive new vigor from American in- I floencs, improved hy the rapid diaappauranee of slavery in the United S'.atea. 1 solicit y'*r authority to furnish to the repuhbe a gunboat of moderate cost to be reimhorsed to U»« United States hy Instalnien'S Such u vessel is bended for the safety of that 8tate against the * native African races, and in Liberiau hands it would be more - ffective in ar> resting the African slave trade than a squadron in onr own bands The posaeaeloo of the least organised naval force would stimulate a generous ambition in the rti-ahlic and the confidence which wr should manifest, by furnishing It, woald win forbearance and favor towards tba colony from all civilised nations. The proposed nrerlaud telegraph between America and Europe, by the way of Retiring'* Straits and Asiatic Russia, which wan sanctioned by Congress at the last session, haa been un vrteketi under very favorable circumstance#, hy an association of American eliiiuna, with the cordial good will and support, at well of this go ernmeiit na of thai of Qtr at Britain and Russia. Assurances have hern received from most of the rt.miN Ammcan States of their appreciation of i ha enterprise and their readiness to ee- •! per ate in censiraetiag lines tributary te that world -eacircli eg corn manleation. I learn with much satisfaction that the noble Assign of a tele- ' graph* cotninniiieatiua between ihe eastern ro-et -f America and 0 eat Brittle haa Iowa renewed, with full elpectatWn of I s acrotwpliabment. Thus It Is hop.d t a', with the return of domestic peat!*, tbe CvOhtrj Will be abla in resemv wnfc energy and advantage its former high career of commerce and clvl. Oar very popalar end estimable representative in Egypt died in April la- 1. A a ■■pleasant aberration which «r*ise between the temporary incumbent of tba office aed the go tern merit of the F«ch* reaalu-d la a suspension of intBTcoaroe The e«il Was promptly corrected ot. the arytvai of thr successor in the Consulate mid oar raiationa with the Bar bar; Powers, are eatlnly satisfactory The rebellion whieh haa to I ng been flagrant Ob it a, baa at left beet in p ^ ' 'r" ■ F \ L

era of thla government and ol ihc other , wen em couirocVul States. The judicial Consular •-•uMulwuent there has breome very difficult and onerous, and it will need legislative revision to adapt it to tba extension of our commerce and to the more iutimate intercourse which has ' bem instituted with the government and peopla of that vast empire. J Clnna seems to be accepting, with hearty good will, the conventional laws which regulate commercial and social intercourse among the western nations Owing to lha peculiar situation of Japan, and the anomalous form of its government, the action of the Empire in performing tr sty stipulations is inconstant and cspricioua Nevertheless good progress has been effected by ibe H catera Towers moving with enlightened concert. Onr own pecuniary claims have been allowed or put in course of settlement, < and the inmnd ara h«» hem reopened to commerce. There ia reason to Lsuwc that theat procedltigv have IncfOdted, ra:h*r than diminish** the friendship of Japan towards she United Sutes. TBS CONTRABAND TRADE WITH THE RKDELS Toe porta of Norfolk, Frruaudiua, and Teuaacola have been opmad by proclaination. It ia hoped that foreign merchant* will buw con*id*r whether it ia not safeV and more profitable to lh*maelrea at well *a just to the Uuilrd States, to reawrt to tliea* a d other opeu porta, than it ia to pursue through many hazards and at vast cost a contraband r-ide with other porta which are closed, if not by actual military occupation, at )*aai hy a lawful and effective blockade. For i myself I have no doubt of the power and duly of l n Executive, uader the law of uati-ina. to exclude enemies of tha human race from an asylum in the j United Stales. If Congress should think that the proceedings in such rasas lack the authority of law. t-r ought to be further regulated hy it. 1 recommend thai provision be made for effectually prevent iog foreign slave traders from acquiring domicile and facilities for their criminal occupation in our country Jl ia possible that if it w*re a new and opeu questioa, the maretim* powers, with the lights they now enjoy, would not cori'-ede the privileges of a naval twlligerent lo the intargenta of the United St*t««, detlitute as they nre and always have bera equally of tdiipa of War and of por>« and harbors Dir-lnyal emissaries have been neither lea* assiduous nor more successful during the last year than they were before that time in their efforts. und*r favor of thai* privilege, to : embroil ouaycountrj in foreign war. Th* ; desire and determination of the Government* of the maritime neat# to defeat i that design are believed to lie as aincere, and cannot be more earnest than our owu. Nevertheless, unforeseen political dif- ; Acuities have arisen, especially in Itra- ; ' zilian and British ports, and on the 1 . northern boundary of the United Steles, which have required, and are likely to continue io require he practice of con- ! statu vi tils ace, and a just and conciliaj tory spirit on the part of the Uniiqd i States, a* well as of the nations con cernvd and their governments. Commissioners have been appointed under the treaty with Great Britain on the adjustment of the claims of the Hudson's Raj and PugeB* Sound Agnrsl- : tnral Companies, in Oregon, and are sow proceeding to tha execution of the trust assigned to them THZ KAID8 ntOW CANADA. la view of the lusecuriiy uf life and ' property ia the region adjacent to the ! Canadian border, by reason of aecret assault* and depredations commit ed by ' inimical and desperate persona who ar* j harbored there, it haa been thought proper to give notice thai after the expiration of six months, the period condiiiowallj stipulated to the existing ar- ! rangemeni with Great Britain, the Uni | tad Hutea must bold themselves at lib j erty to increaaa their naval armament ' upon the lakes, if they shall find tbst proceeding necessary. The condition ef ibe border will necessarily come Into ; consideration in connection with m* i qossiiun of continuing or saodifying the 1 ' ri- his of transit fr-im Canada throogli the United States, as well as th r*gu lation of imposts which art temporarily ' established hy tbs Reciprocity Treaty j ; of June 5. 1864. I desire, however, to bs ond*rsigud. < while making this statement, that lb* Colonial authorities of Canada are sot | deemed to be Intentionally unjnst or onfriendly towards tba Uaitrd Suits, boi j on tha contrary, thera It avery reason : to ei|iecL ibst, with th# approval of th*- ! mparts I Government, they will take the nrceeaary meoaare- to prevent new Ineoraiont across ihc border. AM IU RATIO V. The act poaeed «A lha lost araaion for the encoaragvmvnt of emancipation haa, . ao far as was pofltible, hern put Into j operation ft vatms to eved amend ment, which will enabla tbn officii a uf ; the Government to prweav the prhetice of fronds against the (migrants while ob thalf way, and on their arrival io thr porta, ao as to secure them hart a free vholet of * vocation » aad places of iftt Jem eat. A liberal disposition towards this «Mi oasUaal paUey «a maMf-aVd by 6

' moat of the European States, and ought ' to be reciprocated on our part hy giving lh« iiuigrania effective natioual prt»t*c- | lion I regard our in igr-tnla at use of th* principal replenishing Mreams which are appointed by Providence to repair lb«ravagra of internal war, and its waste of material strength aad wealth All l hat is necessary U to aecura the tip* of that stream ia its proaCUl tuine*s. and '«» thai end the Govrrumcnt must in ev*ry way make it manifest that it neither i.vtds or designs to iuipo»e involuntary military **rvice upon those who come from other land* to cast their ; lot in our cout.lry financial affairs. The financial affairs ol the Government have her u aucceaafully administered during the ls«t year. The legisiulion of th* last session of < Coiigrvsa baa beneficially affrcted the reveiiuas, although sutlieinit time haa not yet clapaad to expcricure the " full j effect of several of the provisions of the acts of Congress imposing increased taxation. Th* receipts during the year from all sources, upon tne ha*ia of warrants signed by the Secretary of the Treasu ry, including loans and the ball »ace io the Treasury un ihe l*t day o! July. . 1863. w*r* $1,394,796,007 62. and the I aggrrgaic di*hur**inanla upon the same basis were $1,29S 056 101 89, leaving a balUnce in the HOaaury, as ahown by warrar.ia. of $9C 539,905 73 Deduct from these omtiunts the amount of the principal of the public debt redeemed, -nd tha amount of ia»u*a ia substitution i her* for. end the actual cash operations of the treasury were — lLccipts, $3S4 • 076. 646 67. Di*bur»«iurnts, $8C6 234,- j 087 86, which l*sves a cash ballanca in the treasury of $18 842.568 71. Of the receipt* tb re w- re derived from CQ«toms, $102.316 162 99; from lands. $589 333 29 ; from dir«nt taxes, $475 648 96; from luternsl revenue, $lu9.741 134 10; fr.»n» mincellaueoua sources, $47 611 443 19; and frow loans applied lu actual expendilurra, li clu- . ding form*r ballancv, $623 443 929 13. There were d Aborted for the civil *e rvices $27 608,599 46; for pensions and Indians, $7 517.930 97; f »r the war deptrtuieiit, $690,791 842 97; for the navy d*-par^>*ut $85 733 292 77; for iit!er*t>i on the public dent, $63 636,421 69; making an aggregate of $965,234,037 96 and leaving a balance io the treasury of : $19 842 558 71. as before stated. For the actual receipts and disbursement* lor the first quarter, and the estimated receipt* and disbursements for the three remaining quart. r« of the eur . rant fiAral year, and the general operations of the treasury in detail,! ref»r you t<» the report of the Secretary of tha Tr«a*ary 1 concur with him in tht opinion that . the proportion of moneys required to meet the. expends consequent upuii thv ; war, derived from taxation, should Instill further increased; and earnestly invite your attention to mis subject, to the end that there may be such addition*! . b-gi*lotioii as shall be required lo meet the just expect-tioas <-f the Secretary. TIIC NATIONAL I'tHT. The public debt on till 1st of July last, ss appears hy the bo-ika of tna Tresvory, amounted to our billion seven hundred and forty millions six hundred and ninety thousaud four hundred aud eighty-nine dollars and forty-sine cents'. Probably, should the war continue another year, that amouut will be increased by not far from five hundred million*. Held as it is, for the most part, ll> ' ' onr own people, it has become a substantial, though private, property. For obvious roatont the more nearly t bin property c*n be distributed among the people the better. To favor such general distribution, greater inducements to become owners might, with good ef- • feet and without injury, be preaeutud to | per»oni of limited mgana. With this view I *sggeat whether it I ' rnig t not be both cooi|>eietil sod eipei dient for Connress to provide that a | limited amount of somv future issue of {ub| « securities might be held by an? omi fid* purchaser, exempt from" taxation and fr..m seixurt for dvbt. Under such restrictions snd limitations is might ; lie neceas«ry to guard against abuas of', so important n privilege, Thi- would ' suable every prudent person to sat aside ; ( a small annuity agaiasl a pustibla day I of want Privileges like the># would rander tha ' I possession of inch securities, to the amount limited, uiou desirable to every person of small meant who might be • ab'e to save enongh for the purpose 1 Tne great advantage of citixeus Using creditor* as well at debtors, » ilh r«la- ; lion to ths public debt, ia obvioot. They readily perctlva that th*y cnhdoi l»o taueb upp eased by n debt which they ow# to themselves. ♦ The psblie debt on f a 1st day of July 1 a » t although aeoiewha* exceeding j the Mtimate of the Secraiory o! th* Trteaory made to Congrvoa at th# eonmencrment of tba Inst arsslon, fall* sbori ef the estimate of thot officer made in the prrceeding December as to Its probable amount at the beginning of . this year by the sum of $3,995 007.31 Tlila fart oxhtltRa • sati»faetory con | dltlun and ooudnnt of the operations uf the Treasury. Tha National Hanking syeum 4s proving to he accept abla u> I vepsieWetn and so She f •

(tn th- 2f»th of N'ovfahvr five I>arn1r*il sad eighty. four National Ha<*k« h*d b*rn I organised, a c.iasid- raid uarabrf of ahu-b »*r«* coneea»imia from Stale Bank*. Change* from the Stel- hysteria to lh* Nation*! Maiems are rapi ijy taking td«ce, and it i* bopei that v*ry anon lL -re will t»e in l lie United Slate* I o ' a"k* wf l**Ue Hot J aathorited t»y t'l.ngre--. and no hank note cirrulatiOH not eat urnt ny tl.e tjovernineiu. Th*i tb' Goverumet ao-. the people wdl | derive great lienefit Irom this change in ilia 1 banking syeleaie of tha country c*n hardly be quesiioio-d. Th* notional *yat*-ni wifl create a reliable and permanent indu*nre • n eupport of tha naiioiial credit, and pr«». leel the people again*! |ft-S*S in the l**U* of pa|>«r money. Wkeihor or not any furll.ar legislation is advuable for theaupprav- • ion of Stale b nk js*u*s. it will b* for Conarnsa to datermint. It aeein* quite clear that the Tr»-a-ory raunot be satisfactorily coiol cud. ei.lesa ibe Govarnmeul cau exerci»e * restraining |M>aer o«ar the b«lik note circulation of thr roust ly. TUX ARM AND XAW. Th* r-port of the Secretary of War. And the accompanying document*, will detail tl.v campaigns of lh«- armies id th* ti-ld tinea the date of the lavt message, and al*o ihe operation! of the »ever*l administr*1 l. to bureau* of the War Depart aicnt during lh* past year. It will alio -pec.fy the m»a-ure« e**eii:ial for the natn nal defense, and to keep up aud supply lha requisite ! military force. The report of the Secretary of the Navy pre**- ot* a cotnpreheiiei re und satisfactory exhibit of the affair* of thai department an • of the naval s-rvic . It is a subject of cunt validation and laudable pride to our countrymen t at a nary of such va»t pro|>ortiniis ha* been organized in so liriel a jMrriod, and €-on>liiclad with so much rfiiciancy sod vuccvas. Tba general exhibit of I lie navy, includin g ve*s*l« under construction, on the Ut ' of D-reuibar. Ih64. *how« a total of 671 Vessel*, carrying -JnlO guos. and of 51(1.396 - tons, being au actual increase during thI year over aud above all ln**ea by shipwreck aud battle, n #3 vessel a. 167 gun* and 42.- - 427 tons. The totu number of men at thi* i time' io lh* naval *erv;ce, mcl idiny officarr, > Is about 51.000. There hav« liesu raptured by the navy during (he ear 324 vessel*, and the whole number of nuval captures nnre hostilities ',co-« menced i* 1379, of wb ch 267 are steatoer*. The eru»* proceed* arising Irom the sale of condemned prize property thus rajMirted amount to $ 1 4,396,. fiO 51. A ' . large amount of such proceed* is at ill under adjudication, and y»ii to be reported. The total ex|**nd»inre uf tin- Navy Be. pamnent of every deaeription. inrludmg the cost of the immense squadrons that have been called into exiau-nee, frani the : 4th of March. 1861. t • the l*t of November. |pti4, i- jt23S.L47,262 35. Your favorubla conaiderAliou is invited to tht- ra ieu* recottun-nd lions of the Secretary of the Navy, vs. cc mily in rep'ard to a Navy I Yard and soititble w-thblishnivnt for Ihe c ustructioD of iron ve>*ela, and 'he machinery and armature for our >bip*t to which fefi rence bus b»-eu made in my last Annual Message. ro*T orncK dktartmknt. Your attention is also muted to the view expire.! in ihe report in relation to ' the legislation of 4'ongrwo* at the Uat aes. : aion «u reapect to prize* in our inland eater*. I cordially concur in the recommendation ol t*e Secretary a* to tha propriety oi creating the new rank of rear-admiral in ' our naval service. Your Mention i« invited to the report of thr Po*tma-lur. General for a ueiaih-d account of the op< rat ion* mid financial condition of the Post Office D«- part 'n- lit . The postal feveiiue for the year, ending Jnna ^ Ciflt I*. 1861. amounted to 812. 43c, 233 78 ; and I be exp*n-ulurea to $12,644,786 20 ; the e*c*-s» of el pendituros over receipt* (K ing 8206.652 42. The ueaa prcsemed by tba Po«tinaaterGeoeral on the subject of special grant* by the laoreruta- nt io aid of the eataldi-hmatit of new lines of ocean mail Steamships, and i the policy he recommend* for the develup- . in*- in of increaaed commercial intercourse with adjacent and neighboring countries, •hould receive the careful conxdermtiou of | t'ougres*. It is cf notaworthy Interest thai the 1 steady expansion of population, improve, incut, and governmental institution* over the new and unoccupied portion* of our country has scarcely Iteen c ecked. much i less impeded or destroyed, by our great ' ( civil war, which st ths first glance would i seetn to have absorbed almost the entire . ; energies of the nation. A NEW sT ATK. The organisation end admission of the ' Stat a ot Nevada ha* been completed in ; conformity with law, and thus our excellent system is firmly eatabliahed hi the mountain* which once seemed a barren and un- , inhabitable w*»t« between the Atlantic ' Slates and those which bare grown up on tha Pacific Ocean Vita TRRRITORIKa. The territories of the Union are generally 10 a condition of pronpeiity and rapid ■ growth. Idaho ato' Montana, l»y reason of their grail distance and tun interruption ol c »mm un teal ion «ilh I hem hy Indian ho*l tilii ic*. have been only p rtiaily oiganixed; | bat tl l* understood tout Ibeae diiiicultie* | are about lu diMp|»ear, which mil permit thi-ir government*, like iboae l>f Ihe others to go in' o s|*e*-d) and full operation. As Intimately connected • lib and pro s-inotive uf tin* material growth of the teflon, 1 ask the silent ion of C-oOKrcaa to the Valuable information and important recum tnendation relatiog lo the public lahd*, ! Indian affair*, the Pacific It- 1 1 road, and mineral d #c.»v.-fie» contaiord 'n ibe report I of the Jeevetnry of the Interior, which I* < herewith trnHimitted, and which report el*o « m brace* the eobjecU of patent*, |H-naloits -nd other tvpi-*a uf pablic interest pertain tag 10 this Department. rnc roauo lard#. Thv quantity of public land disposed of I during the five quarter* vndtn. the JfcHh of Hepiemb-r la-t was 4,231,342 acre*, of iwnteh 1,338,614 acre* w- re entered under ad la-. The It WM > land warrant-, agnr%\ «r*ip «m r»,4-e V* MB**ee gov veil-

• mad*, and sold for ca-h. The r*-b rei c-ived from sale* and location lee- was $1,019.44* The income from sn1*s during the fiscal j year ending June 30. 1-64. at- $678.007 21 against $13G.077 65 received during Ihe ) preceding your. The aggregate nurnb-r of acre* surveyed during the year ha* br*-n - «-qual to the quantity disputed of. and th«-re lis open to settlement about 133.000, (mm) ! acre* of surveyed land. i nr. i-ai'IHC railroad. The great enterprise of r«uiuecting the Atlantic wilh the Pacific Siute* !»y railway- and telegraph litre* has been entered , upon with a vigor that gives us-uraircc of success, not with-Laiiduig the ••mtiarru—menu uionng from the high price* of ma. terials and labur. The route ol (h* uiaru j lina *d' the road has hern definitely located 1 for one hundred miles wesiwarn from tieiniual point at Dnmha City, Nebraska, and I a preliminary location of ibe Pacific Bail- ! road of California, ha- been made from • Sac i o tor i) io ea-tward lo Ihe Great Bend of . the Snc-rwe river in Nevada. Numerous - discoveries of gold, silver, and cinnabar 1 mia- s have been added lo thu many heretofore kuown hi the country iN*>*upied hy tba ^>erra Nevada and kt hi ••untaiiiv and the subordinate range* now teem wdli ant -i prising labor, which is richly remunerative. r It is believed that the product of the nines or precious metal- in that region haduring too year reachw i, if not exceed, $100,000,000. uklatiork with tiik Indians. It was recommended in my last annual mes*age that our Indian system tot remodelled. t'ungres*. at its last *e*-iuo, acting b.-on tha recouiiueiidatioii. did provide lor r-'orgauizitig the syal in in 4'alifortiia. ■mint is Relieved that und-r ihe preiMHll orgauizniioti tlie mauageinaul of the Indiana there will Re attended wilh ressvaable SUCCeSS Much yet remains to be done lo provide for the proper government of the Indians in other inula of the country to redder it aec -re for the advancing aeiiler. ami to provide tor the Indians. The Secretary reiterates hi* recoinnieiotaliou*. and to ib-'Ui the attention of t'origre-s i* tuvnad. rknmonk. ktc. The ltireral provisions made hy t'ongreas for paying |H-n-oin* to invalid stddiors and tabor.* ol thu Ueputilic. au-t to the widow*, orphans, ami dependent mother* of those who havo alien lu bat* It* or died of disease contracted or wound* received m the ser. •vice of the country, have be«u diligently administered There have teen added to the pension rolls dnrtng the yefcr ending ihe 30tb day of June last, the name* «if 16.770 iov*liii iold.fi*. wild of 271 disabled «rauirn. making the pic-enl number of army invalid pebAiofiwrs 22.767, aud of navy invalid pensioner- 712. Iff wiUqws. orphan*, and mothers, 22.19s have been placed «u the -rni) p-tiaxon rolls, end 246 mi the navy rolls. The pr*«eut huinb-r of army p-asioners of thi- rlasa is 25.433, in i of navy petisumar* 793. At the beginning of the year the number ol revo. luminary pensioner* was 1430: obi\ twelve ' of tlieru were soldii-rt, of whom acven have ; since died. The remainder are thote who, under the laws, receive pension# tecause of relationship t » Revolutionary soldiers. During the year ending 30th of June. : 1664. $4,504,616 92 La* been paid to pen- • eiouere of all rls*»«-i. 1 cheerfully commend your continued palronug-* tic benevolent insiitution* of ihe District of t'olund ja. which have hilh. : erto teen e*tablivhed or fostoied l»y t'nn. greM. and »e«pecifn|ly ref--r. for infotmalion concerning them, and iu relation to; the Washington aqueduct, the t apitol, and other mailer* of local interest, to the report of ihe Secretary. The Agricultural Department, under the au)iervision of Us prevent en*-ig« tic and I faithful head, i* raptdlr commending itself: to the great aud vital interest it wa« created to advance. 1 1 i* peculiarly the Peo pie's Department, in which they feel more j directly concerned than in aB> other. I commend it to the continued atteutiun and . fostering rare of 1'ongre**. rftooasy* «»r the war. The war continues. Since the last An- i nual Message all lha important lines and position* then occupied hy our forces have - been maintaine«l, and our armies have been steadily dvanced, thu* liberating the regions left io the rear; to that Missouri. ; Kentucky, Tennessee, and parti of other Slates have again produced reasonably fair crops. The most remarkable feature io ths miliJ tary operation* of the year. I* General j Sherman * attempted march of three hon- ' dred miles, directly through the iuaurgeobj j region. It tend* io show a great increase of our | relative *trength, that our General-in-Ohief | should feel able to confront and hold in i check every active force of the enemy, and i yet detach • »oll-appoinied large army to , move on such an expedition. Thi* resnli not yet teing known, conjecture in regard ' to it ia not here indulged. Important movt-menis have also occurred during the year to the effect of uiruldiog Aocirty fur ihe durability of the UitOn. Although short of complete aucceas.it I* much i*i the right direction that twelve ihouvand citixen* iu each of the States of Ark*" a* and Louisiana have organised j local State Governments, with free const t- . lation*. aR«l at# earna*t|y atruggling to maintain all# adnunutsr them. The movaments in the tame direction. , more egtenaive, though lea* definite, in , Miaaouri, Kentucky, and 1Vnn.-a«ee, should j nni be overlooked, bui Maryland present* the example ut complete success. Mary- j land i* secured to liberty and Union for all lha (blare. » ho gemot ol, .liebtlliow will | no more claim Maryland, (dke another ! foul spirit, bring driven out it may seek to tear bar, but It will woo her M mora, amrrdmrrt or tiio ooRnnmoR. At the la*t aweaidn of Goagres* a nro ' posed amendment of the Goualiiolioo abol lahiag slavery ihrawgnoot ibe United ' .States paa*ed lha ctenaie, bet failed foV i want of the requisite twu-thtrd* vote, ia i ihs House of Representatives, Although I the preaenl I# the s«ia# cong rea, and nearhp vte war** memtera. wed wtvteav qnaai

t toning (he wi-doni or patri»ti*o* •« '»• who stood in uppo*i'i»»n. I «e..tnre ••»nn- • C'inimeiid the rvcom-iileralion mi |»^»%ege of the inea-ure the present •*»■«•»> Of coarse th* aterrart qo*-*iiun is Ml changed but an intervening elecrion ahows almost ceruinlythat the next Ooagre-- will the toea«ura if. this di»ea not. Il»-nce there is only a quaati«»nvof iim* a* t when ibe pr<ij>o*ed amendment will g« f.» »te Hiaie* fur their action, aud m* it is lo go ai ail event*, may^ffce not agree that »lie aootwf • the letter? 1 1 ta not claimed that th* election ha* uoptiaed a duty on membrr* to change their views or their vole* any fur* her man. a* an additional element lo l»e c.»u*ider- d. aheir ludgment may te effect d by it. It i« the Voice of the people, now for tbe brat f:*»e heard up->b the question. In a gr» a' national cri*i* Ilk* nor* onemqpty of -ni' i am> dig tho*a ae*-kiog acowBOti cad i- *« •* de*irabk- — aliuoM ind ape»*ab'e. y I in* approai-b to »u h unsound* i- all* - able, unless soma defereiiep shall l»e paid ; io the will of i he majority. In this esd the coaimon end is the ais-u-tenance of the I'nma. and amoiik- *h»mean* to secuie that end. such wdl, throu.h the eUcilou i* most clearly ««eclared in favor of such a Con«i|ia'l'»wl amendment. 'The must rrltahle iwdieaiiuii uf public purpose in this c*»»#»ry. is de- ; riirt-d through our popular election*. Judning by the recent canvas* and U* reaalls, the purposa of the (a-ople wjihio be lo\«l States to maiaiaia tbe iniegrit) of ibe Union wa* never mure liroi or vnure aearlv uuanioiou* than -now. The extraordinary calmness aud good order with which tha niilhoas of vuier# , mingled at the poll*, g.veatroag aa*u»auce of thi*. Not only all those who supported the Upi*0 ticket, so called, bat a great mafutit y of the opposing patty «•*> be lair1) claimed lu entertain and t»> be actuated by the same purpose. il is an unanswerable argument t«> ibis effect, that no candidate* for any «-fti*e. however h:sh or low, ha* ventured tu#rrk vote# on the aVuaal that lie ws» for g *L g up the Union. There have much in|>3?*i*x of motive* an*! much beat«d controversy ** i« proper mean* uiul •orit mo-«e uf adva*«c» . : he Cnion cause, but «»n the d'*<iuct ol IpjoD the pollln-taa* have show II* .» ' instinctive knowledge ihel there i- no *i - vefaity ainoug the p- opl*-. In aff-u •• . the people the fair opp-»rluniiy *»l -bow ^ one to auolher and lo the world th » ■ u.hesa and unanimit) of purpose, -he bc» lias tern of vast Value lo ihe cause. Ylir. nat! oral RKAOl'RCKS in»:xiial'at!klr. Tho election ha» » Xtnbited «oo*.ber »*• not les* valuable to be known—the fatthat we do nut approach exhaustion in n« must imporiati' branch ol natioi «1 « -- huursrs — that of liv.ng men. VI bite i »• melancholy l<* reti-ct mat the war l»a* filb o ' *o mail) giaves. ah cairted mouruing o »< many lieartbs, il is soma rcliet lo kn«*a that compared with ihe rqrviving, ihe fatl-n bav® beeu s.i few. While c.-rp* and iv»i sions, and briua«iea ami r-w meat*, i.av. : fotinrd and fought, and ilvrimthd a*i>' r«»* « out ot riideuc, i treat maj«>i,«y ••• ' i-u-n who com . u*eti Ili«-m ar-- eitll I vu-g. The -ame is true ol ih» naval service. Toe election returns prove this. Be many i Ore I could aol else te louad. The State* regularly lodJi g -l-ctii-ns k Loth iinw and four yeai* ag». «u wi> ; ah'forma, CuoneriicBl, Delawen-. I ii>. t*. Indiana, lows. Keutuck*. Maine, Meiylaori. MasrmchusalU, Michigan. Mll'U suta, Missouri, New lla*iif shire. Naw Jar**.*. New York, tl o*. Oregon. IN iinsylvauia. Rhode Island. Y ermoni. V\« -ipiu Virginia or Wisciiiisiii, cast 3.9MJ.011 vote now. ; again -t 3,b8ti.22- ca-i thm. sbowingaD J aggregate uuw ol 3.962.011. To this is io be auned ;i3.7C2 cast now ; in tbe u**w St«trl of Kausa* aod Nevada, ; «hu-l^$late« did BCl vote in Icfill. thus ' swelling lha aggregate to 4.015.173, and the wet increaaa during the thiee years and a halt of war to 145. .**51. A laid- is ap- ; pended showing jiarlhulars. To thi* again should te adde the number of soldier* ill the field fr- n» M..s » t*oI Sells, Rhode Island, New Jar- y, !)• «s- * ware. Indiana. Illinois and Galif--ri.i« who, 1 by ihe law* ofthe*« Male*. Cuuld not Co •• away fr*im their homes, aud which • u-u •» cannot be h-*s thsw ninety th-uMDd. N- i yet is tins til. 'The hunibar in Ihe UU-O-gtniied lerntorifK i* a trifle ao* to mbe* : || *|i four years ago, while thousand-; white aud black, joia u- a* thr jvii nxl j armies press back the ia*urgeul line. So much »s shown. affirina*iv*4y »e. galtvoly. by the election. It is act material to inquire how the increase ha* been Cduced. or to show that it would have n greatei. hut for the war, which i» proj bibly true. The important fact reniama I demonst rated that we have more men now i than when the war began ; thai we are not j exhausted, nor in process ol exhau*tc>n. That we are gaining strength, and may, i if need be. maintain the contest indefinitely —this av to a>en. Material resources are now more complete and abuudanl thau 1 ever. Tht natural resource*, thru, are i unexhausted, and, a* wr* telivVe. inexhaustible The punlic i-urp«*ee lu re-ettab-I sh and maintain ite national uuth »ri»y is ; unchanged, aud, 41 we believe, unchangeable. cormtiors or r«Af «. Tha mann- r of continuing the *ffori | remain* lo choo#*. On careful ceii«i>>«faliou nf all ibe wvptencw accessible, j« ! lo me that no attempt at neg -nation » th i I lie insurgent leader could reenll in any He would sccepl nothing short of sevs- ( ranct of Ihs I' oion— precisely what wt Will nut and cannot give. His decUt*ti*n» ta | thi* effect are explicit and of '.repeated . lie does not attempt to deceive at ; h« •ffunli a* no excuse to deceive our*e|ves. ! Ht cannot volantaiily re-accept tha Union. He ceunot volnnlarilr yield it. Between ! him and as II* lint is dielitocl, single, and j iaflexibls. It is ao i*tu<i which cen only be triad by war and decided by vivtoi). li we yield wa ore beaten If lbs Hub I hem people fail htm be I* beaten. Kilter way it wanld be tbv victory and deleal following wot. What Is trow. ho»ov*r, at him who heede ths isssrgoot causa, is #»« nssi'sunnly traa ' •( Ihoa# wbqjfoUuw ^ .-•'*• we wte . $