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RESIDENT'S MESSAGE.
r.fiiuM'S 'l'
iif the serials ami
lloiut of tiepretmtatlves :
brief interval the Congress of the United
i:W ' umei ire annual legislative labors. An all-
’‘’ ' Tinrn 'Ii'l l’ r "Viiletiee has almted the peeti-
u u .u, d our shores, leaving its calamitous
•* i n some portions of our country. Peace,
> rt am iity,aml civil authority haa been formal-
;rr 'i 11* 1 exist throughout the whole of the United
J ‘ln»H of the States civil authority has super-
s ‘ ’iirwr.iou of arms, and the people, by their
--" a ^nou, »re maintaining their governments
' f iiruy and complete operation. The enforce-
,,ne laws is no longer • obstructed In any
-' c ,„ u hinatioua too powerful to be suppressed
^ 'rdiuiry course oi judicial proceedings;" and
L ‘ .mmiisities engenderJ by the war are rapidly
■* 'j, t »„. henclieeut influences of our free inatitu
■"dMtije kindly effects of unrestricted social
L iiiiuier.-ial intercourse. An entire restoration
ruJ l le riing must be the earnest wiab of every
‘ r nclitMit; and we will have accomplished our
nation^ achievement when, forgetting the
rUta ,,j tin- past and lemembering only their in-
‘ 'te lessonh, we resume our onward career as a
urit-l'eroUH. iind united people.
" v iiitr-=^t.* of the 4th of December, 1805, Con-
" ' informed of the measures which had been
i,v the Executive with a view to the gradual
• ration of the States in which the iusurrection
" t-d to their relations with the General Govern-
T provisional Governors had been appointed,
- cDtiows called. Governors elected, Legislatures
' u td and Senators and Representatives chosen
Tiouertss ol the United States. Courts had
, ,.| U (i for the eiifoj cement of laws long in aboy-
’ ihfc blockade havl beeu removed, custom-
i * v .ii-estabii.’'Jied, and the liiterual revenue Jaws
ofortft. * u th.TT the people might contri-
10tbe national income. Postal operations had
1 icaewed, and efforts wore being made to restore
i. their former condition of efficiency. Tho
tli* lust Ives had been asked to take part iu tbe
7uui-tn»ii ol amending the Constitution, and of
u .Miicti*)tung the i xtmctiou of African slavery as
i ;ije legitimate results of our internecine strQg-
HiwDj,'progressed thus far, tbe Executive Depart-
n.oud that it liatlaeeomphshed nearly all thatwas
7: tii-. sco,»c of its constirutiouai authority. One
7 l •wtver, yet remained to be done before the
ri i testoratiou could be completed, and that was
asioii to Congress ot loyal Senators and Rep-
wut.vc- Ireui the States whose people had rebelled
7*;the lawful authority of the General Govern-
^ inis question devolved upon the respective
.... winch, by the Constitution, are made tbe
77die election nquriis and qualilientions of their
.i.ambers; and itJconsideration at once engaged
. i^cLtwn of Congress.
jxr un-auume, the Executive Department—no
i:jiuii luvmg been proposed by Congress—cou-
; u Knits to perfect, as far as was practicable,
. -yWMtiou of tuo proper relations between the
;»-L:ui the respective States, the Stales, and the
i.-JujVfrnu.eni, extending, from time to time,
Hike interest seemed to require, the judicial,
r^ii-.aiiil postal s\stems of the country. With
tcvkt ami cun sent of the Senate, the necessary
i L. were appointed, and appropriations made by
ujms fur the payment of their salaries. The pro-
1*141 taaiueinl the Federal Constitution, so as to
itthe existence o: slavery within the United
s.*.;auy place subject to their jurisdiction, was
al loy ioe requisite number of States; aud on the
ji Lv : December, 1865, it was officially declared
t; ir oeconw valid as a part of the Constitution of
A-~UiU*dStates. All oi the Slates iu which the m-
uv i. had existed promptly amended their Con-
is so as t<> make them conform to the great
.a,curns dhcicii iu the organic law of the laud;
.^. t Juuland v-nJ all ordinances and laws of se-
i.,v,:v\i\iduted all pretended debts and obliga-
u jm-jinlior the revolutionary purposas of tho
rti. .. proceeded, in good laiib, to the en-
1 v>:. Ilucasures f./r the protection and ameliora-
I i. :iri iiulitinii ill the colored race. Congress,
IJ y«-t hesitated to admic any of these States to
1^ -:i.*n; and it wa« not until towards the close
I - ...will month of ibe session that an exception
I in favor of Tennessee, by the admission of
II vaiiors and Representatives.
I It a subject of profound regret that Congress
|>_s.'4r iaiJed to admit to seats loyal Senators
U.-.ri^matnes from the other Slates, whose in-
Kw with those of Teunessee, had engaged in
p .dioh. Ten States—more than one-fom tb of
|- ! 4ic number—remain without representation:
•t fitly members in the House of Representa
rn eiity members iu the Senate are yet v»-
ky ihcir own oou^ent, not by a failure of
• but by the refusal of Congress to accept their
uls. Their admission, it is believed, wduld
iLphshed much towards the renewal ftud
.ruing ot our relations as one people, aud re-
thous cause lor disconteut on the part of the
cid ol those Stales. It would have accorded
B ivut principle enunciated iu the Declaration
..v*n Independence, that no people ought to
c Mir. ien ol taxation and yet be denied the
:: risen tali on. It would have beeu in conso-
•.tli the express provisions of the Constitution,
-u Suite shall have at least one Bepreaenta-
:..j that no State, without its consent, shall
wni oi its equal sulfiage in tbe Senate.” These
were miciiiied to secure to the people of
suic the tight ol representation in eacn House
ages*; aml so important was it deemed by the
>uf th«* t.ohwliluuou that the equality ol the
the Senate should ot* preserved, that not
•. an aiumdiuciit oi the Consiitutiou can any
- viiiiuiit iti consent, be denied a voice in that
tlif National Legislature. .
. haa been assumed that the existence of
* terminated by the rebellious acts of
i iiahis, aud that ihe iiiHurrecUon having
,:es>cd. they wore thenceforward to he con-
‘ctt ij us conquered territories. The Legisla-
uioe ami Judicial Departments of the Gov-
W'f, however, with great distinctness and
‘-uswumey, reiusedto sanction an sssumfi-
‘■•-ua*pauble with (he nature of our republican
- *u<i witli the professed objects of the war.
‘ut the ment legislation of Congress, the
-vi makes itseli appareut, that these ten
luumiies are nothing less than Slates of
At the very commencement of the rc-
iiuuec declared, with a unanimity as re*
7 : “ s *iwa3 aiguiiicant, that the war was not
r our part, in any spirit of oppression,
• ^yimrposf of conquest or subjugation, nor
acrthrowiug or interfering with the rights
*■ •^<*1 iutUiutiohs of those States, but to de*
*- ajaititaiu the supremacy of the Constitution
‘-^Uiaiie m pursuance therein, aiui to pie-
kuioa with all the dignity. cqu.Iiij- aud
•-c-'cicia: States unimi*aired; and that as
‘•m: objects” were ••accomplished, the war
in Home instances. Senators were
• 1; ooiitmue their legislative functions,
•-<: itatances, Representatives were elected
■m\ ii, t, iLir ac lld u *p t . r their States had for-
tie ir right to withdraw from thu Union,
tuduuvoring to mamUiu that right by force
Ad ut tue states whose people were; in in-
-■ ^.Mated, were* iucludea in theapfH>rtijn-
hre t tax of twenty millions of dollars
upon the United btales by the set ap-
1401 August, 186L Congress, by the act of
•*•2. uuu by the apportionment of represeu-
'7-ii(ler, also lecognized their presence as
7-"l’aion; and they have, for judicial pur-
. - dividea into districts, as States aloue can
^uvrecoguition apjiears iu the re-
• l i a in l. ii-rcnce to Tennessee, which;evi-
,'.‘; 5a Wu the fact that the functions oC thn
Ut -dcatiujed by the rebellion.but m«i-eiy'
^ tdat principle is ol course applicable
7* Wludi, Urc Tennessee, attempted to re*
iu Union.
Executive Department of the Gov*
< ru,' B object has been equally definite
^ •‘Hd the purpose of the war was specitt-
t. 7“,^° * )rocittmi4tlo l | issued by my prede*
^•..* *-d or September, 1862. • It w f as then
Luue,l ami declared that “hereafter, as
<a *ar will be prosecuted tor the object of
the constitutional relation be-
. •‘Ut-a Suited and each of the States aud the
111 which States that relation is or may
ur dibturbed ”
ut the states by the Judicial De-
»veriiiiieiit has also beeu clear aud
■ * tSn 4 foceeiiugs affecting them as States,
P;. ‘‘Pf'-iue, Circuit aud District Courts.’ - *
of Seuators and Representativ«is
they are, the right of representation will be
njo stronger—the right of exclusion will be no weaker
The Constitution of the United States makes it the
duty ot the President to recommend to the considera
tion of Congress “such measures as he shall judge
necessary or expedient.” 1 know of no measnre more
imperatively demanded by every consideration of na
tional interest, sound policy, and equal justice, than
the admission oT loyal members from the now unre
presented States. This would consummate ttw* work
rentonUoajaad Axartamaat aalaUry influence on
the re-establishment of peace, harmony and fraternal
feeling. It would tend greatly to renew the confidence
P* “ American people in the vigor and stability of
institutions. It would bind ns more closely to-
i v M 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 tbe principles of liberty, justice and intelli
gence. Our increased strength and enhanced pros
perity would irrefragably demonstrate the fallacy of
the arguments against free institutions drawn from
ohr recent national disorders by the enemies of repub
lican government.- The admission of loyal members
from the States now excluded from Congress, by allay
ing doubt and-apprehension, wool l turn capital, now
awaiting an -opportunity tor Investment, into the
channels of trade &nd industry. It would alleviate
the preeent troubled condition of those States, and, by
inducing emigration, aid in the settlement of fertile
regionanow uncultivated, and lead to an increased
production of those staples which have added so
greatly to the wealth of the nation and the commerce
of the wor.d. Hew field* of enterprise would be
opened, to our progressive people, and soon the devas
tations of war would be repaired, aud all traces or our
domestic differences effaced from the minds of oar
countrymen.
Iu our efforts to preserve “the unity of Government
which constitutes us one people,” byrestoring the
States to tbwqopdiUon - ~
,, ^ Uld be dduaouW^
our nation from perils ot threatened disintegration, *• •—**--■* •• • - *
were sort to consolidation, and in the end absolute
despotism, as a remedy for the recurrence of similar
troubles. The war having terminated, aiid-with it all
occasion tor the exercise of powers of doubtful consti
tutionality, we should hasten to bring legislation with
in the boundaries prescribed by the Constitution, and
to return to the ancient'landmacks established by our
fathers for tft« ggqk}&|iCe of sucpbS&tiii^.gtnarikloas.
“The Constitution which at any time exists, until*
changed by an explicit and authentic act of the whole
people, is sacredly obligatory upon all.” “If; iu the
opinion of tbe people, the distribution ur unxliflcation
of the constitutional'powers be, in any particular,
wrong, let it be corrected by an amendment in the
way in which the Constitution designates. But let
there be no change by usurpation ;* r for “it is the
customary weapon by which free Governments are
destroyed.” Washington spoke these words 10 his
countrymen, when, followed by their love aud grati
tude, he voluntarily retired from the cares of public
life. “To keep in all things withiu the pals of our
constitutional powers, and cherish the Federal Union
as the only rock of safety,” were prescribed by Jeffer
son as the rules of action to endear te his “couutry-
men the true principles of the'ir Constitution, and
promote a union of sentimeut and .action equally aus
picions to their happiness and safety. ’ ’ Jackson held
that the action of tlueGeneral Government should al
ways be strictly confined to the sphere of i£s appro
priate duties, and justly and forcibly urged thac our
Government is not to be maintained nor our Union
preserved “by invasions of the-rights slid powers of.
the several States. In thus attempting to make our
General Government strong, we make it weak. Its
true strength consists in leaving individuals aud
States as much as possible to themselves; in making
itself felt, not in its power,^but in its-benefieence; not
in its control, bat in its protection; notin binding the
States more closely to the centre, but leaving each to
move unobstructed in its proper constitutional orbit.”
These are the teachings of men whose deeds and ser
vices have made them illustrious, and who, long since
withdrawn from the scents of life, have left to their
country the rich legacy of their example, their wis
dom, and their patriotism. Drawing fresh inspiration
from their lessons, let ns emulate them in love of
country and respect for the Constitution and the laws.
The report of 1 he Secretary of the Treasury affords
much information respecting tbe revenue and com
merce of the country. His views upon the currency,
and with reference to a proper adjustment of our
revenue system, internal as well as impost, are com
mended to the careful consideration of Congress. In
my last annual message I expressed my general views
upon these subjects. \ need now only call aitention
to the necessity of carrying into every department of
the Government a sypteip of rigid aaconatabiiity,
thorough retrenchment, aud wise economy. With no
-exceptional nor unusual expenditures, the oppressive
burdens of taxation can be lessened by such a modifi
cation of our revenue laws as will he consistent with
the public faith, and the legitimate aud necessary
wants of the Government.
The report presents a much more satisfactory con
dition of our finances than one year ago the most
sanguine could have anticipated. Duriug the fiscal
year en ling the 30th J une, 1865, the last year of the
war, the public debt was increased $041,902,537, and
on tbe 31st of October, 1865, it amounted to $2,640,-
854 750. On tbe 31st day of October, 1&G6, it had been
reduced to $2,551,310,006, the diminution, duriug a
period of lourieen months, commencing September
1, 1865, and ending October 31, 1800, having been
$200,3X9,565. In the lusiaunual report on the state of
the finances, it was estimated that duriug the three
quarters of the fiscal year ending the 30th of June
iaat, the debt would be increased $112,194,947. During
that period, however,.it was reduood $3-,196.387, the
receipts ol' the year having beeu $89,905,905 more,
aud tue expenditures $200*529,235 leas than the esti
mates. ’Nothing could more clearly indicate’than
these statements the extent and availability of tbe na
tional resources, and the rapidity and salety with
which, under our form of goveruineut, great military
and naval cst iblishuients can be disbanded, aud ex
penses reduced from a war to a poaee footing.
During the fiscal year endiug the 30th of June, I860,
the receipts were $558,032,520, aud the expenditures
$520,750,940, leaving an available surplus of $37,281,-
680. It is estimated that the. receipts for the fiscal
\ear ending the 30th June, 1867, will be $475,061,386,
and that the expenditures will reach the sum of $3t6,-
428,078, leaving in the Treasury a surplus of $158,-
544,308. For the fiscal year ending Juue 30, 1868. it
is estimated that the receipts will amount to $350,-
2£7,641—showing an excess of $83,752,359 in favor of
the Government. These estimated receipts may be
diminished by a reduction of excise and import du
ties; but alter aU necessary redactions shall huve
been made, the revenue 1 of the present aud of iol-
lowiog years will doubtless be yufficient to cover all
legitimate charge* upon the Treasury, spd leave a
large annual surplfts to be applied to the payment of
the principal of the debt. There seems now to be
now no good reason why taxes may not be re
duced as tbe country advances iu population aod
wealth, aud yet the debt be extinguished within the
next quarter of a century.
The report of the Secretary ot War furnishes valua
ble ik^l important information iu reference to the op
erations of his Department during the past year. Few
volunteers now remain in the . Service, and they are
being discharged as (apidiy as they can he replaced
by regular troops. The army has been promptly paid,
carefully providt‘4 Hith medical trea-ment, well shel
tered aud subsisted,aud is to befqmisbed with breach
loading small arms. The notary strength of the
nation has beeu unimpaired by the discharge of vol
unteers, the disposition of unserviceable or perish
able stores, aud tbe retrenchment of expenditure.
Sufliceient war materialto qu*et any emergency has
Std»nd U 8ii h tS“»^^?i ele Th IlUlou , 84n ‘ , H i “ e . bliI “- ! Atluun t • c.ttieo of tbeUnlfcri 8«te« for io-
nUl. ini<M. ^ .. 2?he mail ear\u*e U ra* ilemnity for apoliatiaoe committed on-tbe tueti eeee
Fta d 8leX^7un«iur > i l ^n? fi U ^o t , Wl '°'i. couutry : '■“ ,i i by tl,e >’«uch authority., iu tbe exereie. of* belli-
their matota ^ “"f bL,U " m;icat * , o*-rent power against Meiion. haa beeu met Ky tbe
^ Browing importance of 'lie r.ovtrmueutof.Frauce.witb e propoaitton to defer
SSS^nt G™at m Br7Sii i ,,0n ' The . P ‘ ,St 1 “a til a mutual cou.euEm.for tbe adjunt-
our own h** 1 ’** “Br*®* 1 ! nt all claims of eitizeuaeud aubiecta ol bulb
which it is beUeved vif/nr'ir 11 ue w‘ , ‘' !iU1 ‘' ouvel * 1 * j countries, arising out of the reasut ware ouihiacou-
wn.cn it is bettered will prove eminent y boueiiml to I tincut, shall be agreed upon br Ibe two countries
^ Bf ,h » Vb,u * ««**••>*. >nsa. | The suggestion iTuot d^Ld uuroi^S^ butit
much as it contemplates a reduction of the iiiteri- " —~ “.‘““A **“*'——““s
tionsl letter postage to oue-Lalf tbe existiug rales
reduction of postage with all other countries to ami
from which corre-pondeuce is transmitted in ti e
British mail, or iu dosed mails through the Uuited
Kingdom, tbe establishment of uniform and reason
able charges for the sea aud territorial trausit of cor
respondence in closed mails; aud an allowance to
each Poet Office Department of the right to nse all
mad communications established under the authority
of the other for Ihe dispatch of correspondence, either
iu open or closed mails, on the same terms as those
applicable to the inhabitants of tbe conutry providin',
the me axis of transinisMioii.
The report of the Secretary of the Interior exhibit*
the condition of thoue branch, s of the public aorvi. e
which are committed to his supervision. During the
last fiscal year, 4,629,312 acres of public Uud were dis
posed 1,892,516acres ol wiiich were entered under
the homestead act. The policy originally adopted
relative to the public lands has undergone essential
modifications.
Immediate revenue, aud uot their rapid setUcii em, I
was the cardinal feature ol our land system. Long ex
perience aud earnest discussion have resulted in ihe
conviction that the early development of our agricu -
tnral res.»urces, and the diffusion of an energetic
population over our vast territory, are objects of tar
greater importance to the natiouai growth au l pro*-
pefity than the proceeds of the sale of the land to the
highest bidder in open market. The pre-emption Uv s
tioh of “unoffered lands” at the minimum price. The
homestead enactments relieve the settler irom the
payment of purchase money, aud secure him a perma
nent home, up. in the condition of residence for a
term of years. This liberal policy invites emigration
from the old, and from the more crowded portions of
the new world. Ire propitious results are un
doubted, and will be more signally manifested when
time shall have given to it a wider development.
Congress has made liberal grauta of public land to
corporations, in aid ol the construction of railroads
and other internal improvements. Should this poli
cy hereafter prevail, more stringent provisions will
be required to secure a faithful application of the
tund. The title to the lands should uot pass, by
patent or otherwise, but remaiu in the Government
aud subject to its control until some portion ot the
road has been actually built. Portions of them might
then, from time to time, be conveyed to the corpora
tion, but never in a greater ratio to th*i whole quanti
ty embraced by the grjnt tbau the completed parts
bear to the entire length of the projected improve
ment. This restrictiou would uot operaio to tin-
prejudice of any undertaking conceived in good taifcli,
and executed with reasonable energy, us it is the set
tled practice to withdraw from market tbe lands fall
ing within the operation of such grants, and Ihus to
exclude tbe inception of a subsequent adverse right.
A breach of the conditions which Congress may deem
proper to impose should work a forfeiture of claim to
the lands so i|ithdruwn but uaconvened, and of title
to the lands conveyed which remain unsold.
Operations on the several lines of the Pacific Rail
road; have been pr.»secuted with unexampled vigor
and success. Should no unforseen causes 01 delay oc-
cnr. it is confidently anticip tied, that this great thor
oughfare will be completed before the expiration ill
the period designate. 1 by Congress.
During the last fiscal year the amount paid to pen
sioners, including the expenses of disbursement, was
thirteen million four hundred and fifiy-uiue thousand
nine hundred and ninety-six dollars; and fifty thou
sand one hundred and seventy-seven names were ,.d-
ded to the pension rolls. The entire number of pen
sioners, June 39, 1866, was one hundred and twcuty-
six thousand seven hundred aud twenty-two. This
fact furnishes melancholy and striking proof of the
sacrifices made to vindicate .the constitutional author -
lty of the Federal Government, aud to maintain in
violate the integritv ot the Union. They impose upon
us corresponding obligations. It is estimated that
thirty-three million dollars will be required to meet
the exigencies of this branch of the eei vice duriug
the next fiscal year.
Treaties have been concluded with the Iudians, who.
enticed into armed opposition to our Government at
iifferua- j belongs to Congress to direct the in which
c j aim8 *or indemnity by foreigners as well as by
citizens of the United States, arising out of the late
civil war, shall be adjudicated and determined. I have
no doubt that the subject of all each claims will en
gage your attention at a convenient and proper
time.
It is a matter of regret that no considerable advance
has been made toward an adjustment of the fliffnretires
between the United Staies and Great Britain', arising
out oi tho depredations upon our national commerce
and other trespasses committed during our civil war
by British subjects, in violation of international law
and treaty obligations. Tbe delay, however, may be
believed to have resulteji in no smrtll degree from the
domestic situation oi Great Britain. An entire change
ot ministry covurred in that country during the last
session of Parliament. The aiteution of the new
ministry was called to the subject at an early day, and
there is some reason to expect that it wiU now be com*
sidtred iu a b< coming an.I lrieudly spirit, Thu tin,
portance of au early disposition ot Tbe question can
not be exaggerated. Whatever might be tbe wishes
oi tne twvstiovcrmaentb, it in insuUnst that good-will
uud friendship between the two countries cannot be
eMahlisheu until a recipiocity in the practiced!' good-
luith aud neutrality blioil be restored between there*
speedve nations.
On tbe 6ih of June last, in violation of our neutral
ity laws, a military expe.mion and enterprise against
the British N>»rth American Colonies was projected
and attempt-, d to l>e carried on within tho territory
und jurisdiction of the United Slates. In obedience
to the obligation imposed upon the Executive by the
CYustituiiou, to see that the laws are faithfully exe
cutes, all citizens were warned, by proclamation,
against taking pail in or aiding sucU unlawlul pro
ceedings, and the proper civil, military, and naval
office ra were directed to take aU necessary measures
lor the enforcement of the laws. The expedition
tailed, but it has uot been without its painful conse
quences. Some of our citizens who, it was
were engaged in the expedition, were captured, and
huve beeu brought to trial, as for a capital offence, in
the Province 01 Canada. Judgment and ****>>dunof
death have been pronounced against some, while
others have been acquitted. Fully believing In the
maxim oi government, that severity of civil punish
ment misguided persons who have m
revolutionary attempts which have disastrously filled
is unbound and unwise, such representations have
been nude to the British Government, in behalf of
tin* convicted persons as, being sustained by an en
lightened aud hum .ne judgment, will, it is hoped,
induce iu their cases an exorcise of clemency,
a judicious amnesty to all who, were engaged in the
movement. Counsel has beeu employed by the Gov
ernment to d lend citizens of the Uuited States on
trial lor capital offences in Canada; aud a discontin
uance ol tho prosecutions which were instituted in
the Courts of tho United States against those who
took part iu the expedition has been directed.
1 li a v c regarded the expedition as not only political
in its nature, but us also an a great measure foreign
from the Uuited States in its causes, character and
objects. Tne attempt was understood to be made iu
■sympathy to an insurgent party in Ireland, and, by
striking at a British province on this continent, was
designed to aid ill obtaining redress for political
grievances which, it was assumed, tue people of Ire
land had suff ered at the hands of the British Govern-
inent during a period of several centuries. The per
sons engaged iu rt were chiefly natives of that coun
try, some of whom had, while others had not, become
citizens of the Untied states under our general laws
•ti naturalization. Complaints of inir*g‘ tw **rn m **nt * n
Ireland continually engage the attention of the British
nation, and so great an agitation is now prevailing in
11 elaiid that the British Government have deemed it
necessary to suspend the writ of habeas corpus m
that country. These circumstances must necessarily
modify the opinion which we might otherwise have
i ntertaiusd in regard to an expedition expressly pro
hibited by our neutrality laws. So long as those taws
remain uuoii our statute books, they should be Yaiih-
luily executed, and if they operate harshly, unjustly
or oppressively, Congress aloue can apply the remedy,
by tueir modification or repeal.
Political anil commercial interests of the United
Insurance.
The Knickerbocker
the outbreak of the rebellion, have unconditionally Elates are not unlike to he affected in some degree by
submitted to oqr authority, and maiurestetl an earnest ‘ Vents which are transpiring in the eastern regions of
L ’* : -cj
;»lIoi the 'states,' there can bernb /tst
i*. •■aeusinu that persons who are disloyal
the powers of legislation; for this
^‘-’Urreij
"’heu ihe Coustituiton and the laws
r. 4 iui V M and faithful Congress. Each
“ Ju,| « e of the elections, returns,
” "t it s own members,” and may.
« iue of two-thirds, expel a mem-
‘dor or Representative ureuoutu his meut for -the year eni
t ■ >•« »»>•' t oifTu ^abutted or — — ~~
t * lerc bo any question as to his
a 1 /j i L ‘ nllal3 hiay bo referred for*investi.
4 ^’us.i,. i,rii4te committee. W admitted, to
*■ sWhV "h uu evidence satisfactory? to the
tstl S'.: till)M lii,i*rm,ua J hik*,4liA«q||g klk
* llu, ‘ l>“onn» 4 mrroberfthat lit
i; ron-Hinthmal *n<Hi-{Jal qnali-
K^.iiee, ^foiaaiou as a meut bar for want
fi llil: tfoveriuneut, and returned
P'iti t„“W’ are admtmiehed that none but
‘ uu *d Slates will be allowed a
fo* 11 foie, ,’ e 1 * j » u o1Ib of the Nalfon, and
|** t 'Wvai >nu fooral influence of Congress
INiio!;, J tXcrt *d iu tbe Interests Of loyalty
li.? 11 qaeTi “ UJ •‘‘‘“lily to the Union.
'-Mon “, u Vlti *llj' affecting tiiereetora-
_ leroin.*" 11,1,1 l*ernunency of our present
m,,1 m y oonvictidua, heretofore ex-
tr'ojr, “' r * une no change; but, on thecon-
1. I 1168 lias been confirmed by reflec-
Jj* nxiZ.v!^ admtaion ot loyal members to
Hu usee of Oougresa was wise
lv lr “ uo le ** wlaeandeope-
1 *■< ‘‘‘"‘nalouB condition le right now—
■ 1 *^* w lultoe 0n t,leae Htateaat Hin .meant
the * e Btateaat tSe
^ the “ fro “ repreeeL. ..
question will be changed by tbe forty*
been retained, and, fromthe disbanded . volun
teers standing ready to respond to tbe uatioal call,
large armies can he rapidly, organized, equipped, and
concentrated. Fortification, qu the coast and fron
tier have received, or are being prepared for more
powerful armaments; lake auiveya and liarbor and
river improvements are iu course of energetic prose
cution. preparations have been made for the pay
ment of the additional bounties authorized during
the recent section of Congress, under such regulations
aa will protect the Gtoverutueut from frauds and se
cure to tbe honorably discharged soldier the well-
earned reward of bis faithfulnoaa aud gallantry.
More tbau six thousand maimed soldiers have re-
ctivid artificial limbs or other surgical apparatus;
and forty-one national cemeteries, containing tbe re-
maius of 10i,52S Union soldiers, have already been
established. The total estimate of military appro
priations is $26,205,069.
It is stab d lb the report of tbe Secretary of the Navy
that tbe naval force at this time consists of two hun
dred and seveuty-esfht Traaala, armed with thro thou
sand three biuniredaiid tifty.odB gun*. Of Cheae^yule
hundred and flheW vahselsj Carrying one
and twenty-nine gu|a, fre in cdiimiMion, di
chiefly among seven tupiadrem*- The numb
in tha service ia thirteen thousand eix hundred. Great
activity uud vigilance have been displayed by all tbe
squadrons, and their movements have been judi
ciously and efficiently arrauged -iu such manner aa
would beat promote American commerce, and protect
the rigbta aud interests of onr countrymen abroad.
The vessels unemployed are undergoing repairs, or
are laid up until their services maybe t. quirad. Most
0 f thSJron-c sd fleet is at League Island, iu the vi
cinity « Philadelphia, a place which, until decisive
action should be taken by Congress, was selected by
the Secretary ot the Navy aa the moat eligible loca
tion for that class of vessels. It is important that a
suitable public station should bo provided for the iron
clad fleet. It ia iuteuflad that these vessels shall be
in proper ooudilfobi *)rlny eBergtofcJ.Md tfcia dte
gtreble that the biHuftc3p?iug fceajue Island for usVsl
purposes, wbieff niiiflil tbe House of ffappMOwfiflu
at its last session. Should receive final action at an
early period, iu order that lhere may be « stotoble
public station for this class of vessels, as well as a
navy*vard of area sufficient tor tbe vtuts of tbe .ser
vice, on the Delaware river. The N*T*1 Pension fraud
amounts $ 11,750,009, Raving been increased $2,759,900
duriug the year. The expenditures of the Depart-
rneut for the fiscal year ending 3 >th June last, were
A43.324.fi26, and the estimates for the couiing^year
amoiiai to $23,568,436. Mlenuou invited fo ffie
condition of our seamen, find |lhp
gislutive meaanreafor their ftlier aba improvement.
The suggestions in behalf of this deserving class of
oqr fellow-citizens are earnestly recommended to the
ffivorable attention of Congress.
The report of the Postmaster-General presents a
most satisfactory condition of the postal service, and
submits recommendations, which deserve Hto*opii.
tidchttion ofCongres*. TUB*V+ U ***
meut for The year ending June Jutb, 1S06. were
$M 386,9B6, aafl the expenditures $18,392,019, show-
hig W ixrere of the latter of $965,093. ta anUclpa-
tiun of this deficiency, however, a epeclal apjwoprffi-
ss;srrS%
iu operation six th.uitind' nine lMfolredtadtbutf
nine hundred and ' “
annual ouat, inetud
The length of railroad
and ninely-iwo mflea, _-™
rtss.sssas&sg-s
transportation thrM
desire lor a renewal ol friendly relation a.
During the year ending Seprember 30, 1866, eight
thousand Beven hundred aud sixteen patents lor use
ful inventions and designs were issued, and at that
date the balance in the Treasury to the credit of the
Patent fund was two hundred aud twenty-eight thou
sand two hundred aud ninety-seven dollars.
As a subject upon which depend* au immense
amount of the production and commerce of the coun
try, I recommend lo Congress such legislation us may
Oe necessary for the preservation of the levees of the
Mississippi river. It is a matter of natiouai impor
tance that early steps should be taken not only to add
to the efficacy of these barriers against destructive
inundations, but for the removal of all obstructions to
the free aud safe navigation of that great channel of
trado and commerce.
The District of Columbia* under existiug laws, is
not entitled to that representation iu the National
Councils which, from our earliest history, has beeu
uniformly accorded to each Territory established from
lime to time within our limits. It maintaius peculiar
reUtiojD') to Cougress, lo whom the Constitution has
crouted the power of exercising exclusive legislation
over the seat of government. Onr fellow-citizens re
dding in the District, whose interests are thus cou-
fided to the special guardianship of Congress, exceed
in number the population of several of our Territo
ries, and no jnst reason is perceived why a abnegate
of tlieif choice should not be admitted to a scat in the
House of Representatives. No mode seems so appro
priate and effectual of enabling them to make known
iheir peculiar condition and wants, and of securing
the loci) legislation adapted to them. I therefor* re
commend the passage of a law authorizing 111.: elec
tors of the District of Columbia to choose a delegate,
to be allowed the same rights and privileges as a dele
gate representing** Territory, ‘i he increasing enter
prise ayd rapid progress of improvement m the Dis
trict are highly gratifying, and 1 trust that the efforts
of the municipal authorities to promote the prosperity
of the national metropolis will receive the efficient
and generous co-operation ot Congress.
The report of the Commissioner of Agiipulture re
views the operations of his Department during t
past year, and asks the aid of Congress in its efforts
encourage those States which, scourged by war, a
now earnestly engaged in the reorganization of do
mestic industry. -ir
It is a subject of congratulation that no .
combinations against our domestic peace und said
or our legitimate influence among the nations, hu
been formed or attempted. While sentiments of re
conciliation, loyalty, and patriotism, have increased
at homti a more just consideration of our national
character and rights has been manifested by foreign
nations.
Tha entire success of tbe Atlantic Telegraph between
the coast oi Ireiaud and the Province of Newfoundland
is an achievement which has been justly celebrated in
both beiinsphereii ** to e opening ot up era iu the pro
gress of civilisation. • There is reason towxpect Dial
equal sulcce s will attend, aud even greater re-sulIs f 1-
iow, the {enterprise for connecting tne two continents
j » -- -
through the Pacific uceau by tbe projected line of tele
graph between Kamschatka and the Russian posses
sions in America.
The resolution of Congress protesting against par
dons by Foreign Governments of persons convicted ol
infamouk offences on condition of emigration'td our
country,! haa been comuiuuicated to the Slates with
which wh iqajntinu intercourse, and the practice, so
justly thh subject of complaint on our part, has not
been renewed.
The#otigratnlations of Congress to life Emperor of
Bosnia, bpou his escape Iro n attempted assassination,
have been presented to tnat huuiauo aud enligUtened
ruler, aod received by him with expressions oi grater
ful appreciation.
The Executive, warned of an attempt by Spanish
American adventurers to induce the emigration of
ireedmeii of the United States to a foreign -country,
protested against the project as one which, it consum
mated, wjouid reduce them 11 a bon tage even more
oppressive than that from which th^y have just beeu
1.1 Assurance has beeu received from the
it of the State in which the plan was rna-
the proceeding will meet neither its cn-
urageineut nor approval. It is a question worthy
your consideration, whether our laws upon this
subject are adequate to the prevention or punish moot
of. the criffie thus meditated.
In the mouth of April last, as Congrest is aware, a
friendly arrangement was made between the Kinpero.*
of Frauc4 and the President of the United Stales for
the withdrawal from Mexico of the Flench expedi
tionary military forces. This withdrawal was to bc
effected iu three detachments, the first of which, it
was understood, would leave Mexico in November,
now past, the second in March next, and the third and
last in November, 1867. Immediately upon the com
pletion of the evacuation the French Government was
to assume, tho same attitude of non-intervention ju
regard to Mexico as is held by the United States. Re
pealed assursnoOi liave been girth by tho Emperor
sines that; agreement, that he’ would complete The
promised evacuation within the period mentioned, or
TOk reasonably expected that tho proceedings
thus contemplated would produce a crisis of gro.it po
litical iu tercet ill the Republic of Mexico. The ue*ly-
appointed Minister of the Uuited States, Mr. .Camp
bell, was therefore sent forward, on the 9th day oi
November last, to assume his proper functions as
Minister Henipotentiary ot the Uuited States to that
Republic. It was also thought expedient that lee should
be attended in the vicinity of Mexico by the Lieuten-
aut-General of the Army of the. Uuited States, with
the view of obtaining such information as might be
important i> determine the bourse to be pursued by
the Un^tod States in re-establishing and maintaiug ne
cessary and proper intercourse with the Republic of
Mexico. ^Deeply interested iu the cause oi liberty and
humanity, it seemed an obvious duty on our part to
exercise.whatever influence we possessed tor tbe re
storation and permanent re-establishment in that
country of a domestic aud republican form of Gov
ernment.
Such was the condition of affairs in regard to Mexico
when, on the 2Jd of November lost, official informa
tion was received from Paris that the Emperor of
France had some time before decided not to with
draw a detachment of his forces iu the month of No
vember past, according to engagement, but that this
decision was made with the purpose of withdrawing
the whole of those forces in the, ensuing spring jDi
this determination, however, the United Stems bad
not received any notice or intimation; aud so soon as
the information Was received by tbe Government,-
care was taken to make known its dissent to the Em
peror of France.
I cannot forego tbe hope that Franco will reconsider
the subject, and adopt some resolution in regard to
the evacuation of Mexico which wiU conform as nearly
is practicable with the existing engagements; and
thus meet the just expectations of the United States.
The n*!**" relating to the subject will bo laid before
s believed. that., wi
State* wookl remain. Tbe expression, ot tbe £m-
neror aad people of Fiance warrant a hope that tbe
tndiUooanririendship between tbe taro countries
T ~* | ceaebe renewed and permanently re-
Europe, and the time seems to have come when oar
Government ought to have a proper diplomatic repre-
.scntatiim iu Greece.
This Government has claimed for all persons not
convicted, or accused, or suspected of crime, aa *bso-
hue political right ol self-expatriation, aud a choice of
new national allegiance. • Most of the Eihropeau States
have dissented Irom this principle, and nave claimed
a right to hold such of tlieir subjects as have immi
grated to uud beeu naturalized iu the United States,
•ilnl afterwards returned ou transient visits to their
nutivc countries, to the poiformance of military ser
vice in like matioer as re sideut subjects. Complaints
arising from the claim in this respect made by Foreign
-States, have heretofore been niauersof controversy be
tween the United Stales and some of the European
lowers, and the irritation consequent upon the failure
io settle this question increased during the war in
which Prussia, Italy audAostria were recently engaged.
While Great iiriuuu has never acknowledged the right
-*» expatriation, she has not piactically insisted upon
it. France has been equally forbearing; and Prussia
aus proposed a c onpremise, which, although evincing
iMCivused liberahty, bus not beeu accepted by the
Doited States, peace is now prevailing everywhere
ai Europe, and the present seems to be a favorable
tunc lor au assertion by Congress of- tbe principle so
long maintained by the Esecutive department, that
uatiiraiizaticn by one State fully exempts the native-
o.iru subject of any other State from the performance
• *f military service under any Foreign Government,
so 1«mg us he does not voluntarily renounce Us rigbta
uud benefits.
In tbe pertormance of a duty imposed upon me by
tbe Constitution, I have thus submitted to the repre
sentatives oi the States aud of the people such infor
mation ot our domestic and l’oreigu affairs as the puo-
tic in ererest8 seem to require. Our Government is
now undcrgt ung its most ti ying ordeal, aud my earnest
prayer is that tne peril may be successlUUy aud finally
passed, without impairing its original strength teid
symmetry. The Interests of the nation may beat be
promoted by ihe revival of fraternal relations, tbe
complete obliteration of our past differences, and the
i'eiiiaogiiration of all the pursuits of peace. Directing
•nr efforts to the early accomplishment of those great
• nils, let us endeavor to preserve harmony between
tin- co-ordinate Departments of the Government, that
• u-h m its prrtper sphere may cordially co-operate
uitu tbe other iu securing tbe maintenance of the
Con-dilution, the preservation of the Uuion. and the
perpetuity ot our free institutions.
Andrew Johnson.
Was!Liny ton, Dec. 3, 1866.
LATEST FASmOHS
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S K I RTS,
yyniGU arc mirersallj recommended by tb.
-'aehitiQ Magazines as ihe Standard SKIRT of the
/dohionflble World. J
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will And all styles, including the
EMPRESS TRAIL,
PRIDE OP THE WORLD,
PARIS TRAIL,
IMMOVABLE, 4d,
For sale at the lowest market prices, by
J. O. Maker & Co*
Of New York.
Haviflg Mtabllahadfi
Southern Braneh Office
Are prepared to
JOT POLICIES DIRECT,
Subject only to the approval of couaniiine and ex-
Physicians.
A party may make application aid receive Policy In
ONE DAY!
Miscellaneous.
PRICE, 5 CENTS.
Miscellaneous.
Losses Promptly Adjusted Here.
NO DELAY.
A Local Board of Directors, who; with Mana
ger, Agent and Physician, are In
sured in this Company.
THIS IS THE ONLY BRANCH OFFICE
SOUTH WHERE POLICIES ARt!
WRITTEN AND ISSUED.
FLORIDA PROPERTY
For Sale.
A SPLENDID RESIDENCE.
ALSO, A . LARGE TRACT; OF VALUA-
BLE LANDS.
TT^pra! and by virtue of a decree of the Bos
IJ WqylM Baku, Judge of the Middle Circtrtt.of
Fiorida,! wUl tdhrfonwfc o«UU«I>X¥ T U-.i;th oi
December, before the Court House door, in the town
of Qaiocy, Ga.ie(ien Count/, Florida, at public out
cry, to the bfituest bidder, a voiy desirable dwelling
house and lot located Au binkJown. -fi m dwelling
contains nine elegantly.liutassa roan*, and is fur
nished with gas fl3rtarc»-c:U*ia ,)Mi utlf rooms
conveniently *«rrarKe<r. Sail lor has on It an neces
sary out houses, cou-Uatlag ef * kitchen, Morehouse,
servants’ houses, carnage boose ami stable in good
repair. Adjoining tain fot, which c.;.fipriaes two
aerre, are nine acres o. lantfowhica will tie arid there-
Also, at the same itifle an i place, a Plantation con
taining twenty-eight hundred acres of good cotton
land. Well improved, lying and iieihgja. the <Smnt>
and Stale aforesaid, about eight mile, east of Uuiocy,
T'-fie.” and described aa the
aonth hair Sectiim Vu, Section ai. lhe soatheast qaar.
t.r, tbe east half of sunihwdstqwsrwr. and tliemth-
west quarter of soul!iwest quarter of Section as. tts
wast half ami tbe soutliwfet quarter of Bection 34, in
T. 3 R. 3, uorih and west, the northeast quarter o;
southwest quarter-or Section'$, the north balfol
Section 4. the north halt the southwest quarter, and
the tve,t half of southeast quarter of Section ., the
northwest q.ai ter or Section a, the east half of north
east quarter of sec'inD T, Ihe Southeast quarter and
the east half of northeast quarter of Section 6, in T.
2 R. 2 U\ Saul land - sold aa tb. property ot the es
tate of Harriet K. <iunn, deceased, and will be divid
ed, If desired into lots to salt purchasers.
Teima^-Oae.tbinl of part-hase money cash; the
balance payable on the flisf day ol Jancary, 1858;
note* drawing eight per cent. Interest from date, se
cured by mortgage on the land sold
WILLIAM H. OIBSOJf,
Do2l-2awtda Administrator.
Every kind of Policy NOW in nse can be
obtoine^ here.
A Life Policy at tbe age of 30 years casts
$23.08, for $1,000.
A Ten Year, Non-Forfeitore, same ago and
amount, costs $51.17.
Where tbe premium amounts to more than
$50, one-half may remain on credit.
Iaisraare EflTeeted to Ut Asiosst of
$50,000 on a Single Life,
IN THIS AGENCY.
This Company was represented In Savannah be
fore the war, and points to a record of jnst and 1 MURPHY & CLARK,
honorable dealing with all insured ia the Sooth.
Ho person, with family dependent upon them,
should neglect to Insure.
Cal) and get a Circular.
EA8TON TONCE, Bx-Physlclaa.
K. D. ARNOLD, Consulting Physician.
A. WILBUR, Manager,
WM. R. BOID. Agent,
nO-2-eod 68 Ray afreet.
FOWLER & WARD,
87 Water street. New York.
IMPORTERS AND WHOLESALE DEALERS IN
RICE.
C ONSIGNMENTS solicited, on jabich liberal ad-
ii.ee.adits will be mads.
aarsa to
SAVANNAH NATIONAL BANK.
MkRUHANTS* NATIONAL; BANK,,of IMf Tfirk
city. . no7-tm*
NEW ARRIVALS FROM .
PHILADELPHIA.
JUST H S.-Eivao, and now offering at the Invert
prices,
A fine assortment of Ladies’
POLISHED FRENCH KTD BALROHAL3, ~ ,-
Ladies’ FRENCH fill) RMFRKA BOOTS,
(tents’SINGLE AND DOUBLR SOLI BEHIERT
-- CALF BOOTS AND GAITERS.
EINSTEIN, KCKHAH A CO.,
dcc3-6t MS Congress SI refit
Sft it ,
AfTBIiave Increased our fieOIMn*. and are jefifr
yV. iug by every mail and steauetube latest. t;. ,
NEWSPAPERS. PERIOIHGALS, MAHA-
ZJNES, AND CHEAP LTraflATURK '
Foreign Psfellcatlons gnppUsd tq ffdw. . .
Any Ameiifian workprocuwslto order atpaMinh
ere’ prices.
je4.
SOLD MEDAL SHERRY,
PORT AND MADEIRA,
HARVEST BOURBON,
WHEAT NUTRIENT, .
... L OLD HOMESTEAD RYE.
In addition t>our hoalueaH of selftag Wines, etc.
in original packages, aud in order to Insure to con
sumers Pure Llqmus in a compact and coovenleut
form, wevommencerl ibe eni ‘rpriaeof bottling and
packing in cases out well Kn.'wil Wines, Brandies.
Wbislties, etc., aud have.sent ihetu pul taastyf* that
would fir dude the p-issilnlity «i their being tam
pered with Indore reselling the purchaser. The gen
eral appreciation and H ntteij ii.g snocesa that <1*11 re
warded our efforts has encouraged a* to *nri- , *‘-
the standard as regards quality, also, to make In-
cressed efforts to retain the confidence and patron
age which has beau so liberally bestowed upon as.
B1NINQKR A CO.,
Established 1778.] , Importers of Wines, Ac.,
No. IS Beaver street. New York.
Tbe above popular guode are pat np in caere con
taining one dozen bottles each, and are sold by
H. C.
SOLE AGENT FOR TI
SAVANNAH. ' 1 ' u '
and all prominent Drugs lata, Urocetm. etc.
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.
The name of Blulnger A Co., No. 15 Beaver street,
* guarantee of i£w intact and literaltmth of whal-
rer they represent.—N. Y. Cum. Advertiser.
The importing bouse of UinlngK A Co.. Nik 15
Beaver street^ bsoSdacted nponptlnfiiples ormteg-
rity, falrntam, and the highest honor,—N. Y. EUeang
Jefl-DepdhWly.
rtf?STATg^DF^
EORGIA,
RHODES'
Super-Phosphate of Lime
THE STANDARfi MANURE;
AT $614 SU PER TOR, CASH.
elS-tf MILLCR, THOMAS A CO.
Butter. Flour, Bacon, Pork,
lard, etc.
CA HOGSHEADS Oesr Ribbed ffides
JU $9 hogsheads Shoulders, Baltimore cured.
39 tierces Lard, Baltimore Leaf
5* barrels Pork. Prime, Prime Mesa and Mess
SPkSgunM half kp$8 Ratter, Choke Goshen
100 boxes Cheese
10 tierces Hama, New Sngar Cored.
SUGARS, COTFEE, TEA. SOAP, CANDLES, io.
50 hogsheads Sugar, St. Croix, Porto Rico and
Mascovado
100 barrels So ar, A, B and C
50 packages Tea, assorted qua'itlea
100 bags coffee, Rio
50 pockets Cqffee, Old Government Java
150 boxes boap, all 4ualities
lcO boxc. Candles, .adamantine sud Tallow *
ICO boxes Tobacco, ail qasHtiee.
Cubs Molas-es in hozsbasds and barrels
Hay, Corn, Oa's and Cow Fe-d cjudtuiitly ou'Iiand.
landing and for sale by '
SCRANTON, SMITH i -O r r. •
• «' llodgifciu’. BifMing.
°°27 Bay street, oopori'r A-.i'r-i-n. '.
ELEGAHT FORHITUBE.
Geo. J. Henkels, Lacy & Co.,
THIRTEENTH AND CHESTNUT. STREETS,
PHILADELPHIA.
Valuable Wharf Property
FOR RENT.
T HOSE valnable WHARVES and TIMBER BA
SINS, known on the map of the city aa O’Byme’a
Wharf, having b front of 300 feet on the Savannah
river, and running back to giver street.
The Basina have a capacity Or ducking 500,000feet
of ilcaher. '
For panknlar*. apply to
noai-u JOHN F. O’BYRNE, on tha Wharf.
STORE TO LET,
I N the best liusineaj part of the city. Inquire at
the corner of Drayton street and Congress street
Land. * oeg
For Sale,
6 000 Btr3HE:LS ? ei -£ow wrn.
9 Aypqrto *■ CflAS- U OOLBY A Ca.
n*14-tf Correr Bay and Abercorn streets.
Cams; Kubphv.
HOUSE,. SIGN. SHIP AND STEAMBOAT
PAINTERS.
LLDINO, Graining. Marbling* and Glazing. Signs
\I at every description furnished and painted at
short notice. ill -
AU orders leQt.at onr shop win meet with prompt
andfsilhfnl sttentiun. nn8-ly
w* haves salt of
■* t
- |film. Roosts, Kllgsslly Carpeted,
• And farnlihed complete aa '
PARLORS AND CHfiMBEKS.
Purchasers can see bow a4uit of Fornltore wUl
appear in
THiSR. HOUSE,
and can, tr„m ti^sc rooms, make a better selection
than they can from Furniture promiscuously placed
in large warerooms.
IMPORTED AND DO
ti QUO
I _
.0Ds aiock is.equal to any la the dtj. Cslland
judge for yourselves. * -
no27 SCRANTON, SMITH A CO.
Corn and Oats
oiJi;
FOR SALE.
6 000 landing from Brig
* “ GEORGIA.”
no27
N, A. HARDEE A CO.
DANIEL H. LONDON.
NO. 63. BROADWAY, NEW YORK,
Siripptng aad CoBURlssiPU Mereluut,
W ILL ae!! all kinds ol Jobicco, Cotton, Bagging.
Grain, Seed, Ac., and will execute orders for
buying Merchandise and Produce ot every detcrip-
lion. Consignments aad orderfc solicited.
RBFEKENCES. f
la Savahmah—Major A. Porter. Duncan A John
ston, N. A. Hardee A Co., E. K. Hertz A Co., John
Stoddard.
IK NSW Your—W. C. T andey A Co., Barclay A
Livingston, Wes. Watson AO*.
Liberal advances allowed on, Cotton, stopped to
Messrs, gyre’ Evans A Co- LlVfifpool. ncL3m
NOTES: DISCOUNTED
DAVID R. DILLON, Banker,
saggar
aa'4 DAY ITB1CE7;,
Established in 17'8Q't
S0AP9 CMM8I STGflCHI
N*, *4 PARK ROW, IEW TURK,
Invite* the attention of bnyera to hia aneqaalsd
stock of fivfiry grade of
Staple and Fancy Soaps.
Hoaey Soap, Demulcent Soap, Palm Soap,
Wind«>rSoap, Glycerin - Soan, Poocln* Soap,
White Soap, bhavtog Soap, Almond Soap.
Upward. sfOmHanilnd Stylos.
Soera. Ateiailise aiiMBfCQilGS.
OBmsntjy on hand And tor sal* by KANDILL A
OX, and many other'dealers. auto sodtiu
LAW NOTICE.
nnHE UNDERSIGNED are smOcistefl SO pakinerp,
X and pretpsae to prttttoa 4n the Stoss dsnita of
Law and Equity for the districts of Barn wall, BeaatoH
sud Colleton, under the. name
“DXYANT.”
oOce. for thspnssnk at OHUatoVlll*, BoMh Cteto
v R4 sc.'*
F. BROWN,
.. : 1 tana
Jeweler and Watchmaker. i
libel -
fTMlB ENORMOUS aud rainoni rsata now nehr^ for
Ciigibie stores has induced the anhacrilMr to rsmove
kia Jewelry and WhtohtoMklng bsslasai to Broughton
strest, over Cullen’s Crockery store, next to WaU-
holgWMw More, wherehf |* preppareA aMl Jperefo
ry/Wstchen and all other goods in his Uns at greatly
reunced priita, and lower -than am other eelablish-
meut hr the city.
CoHiJkflBak .
p«wVl«1iiliiilAiiliB bra Georgia,
dettott ROBT. HABERSHAM* BOM.
REMOVAL.
WM - J . t' L A)) C Hi I N ,
DEALER IN
W all Paper
and . . -
Window b a de s,
Haa Keuiovcd to the First Fleet
OVER HUXaJLqrS^fiRUfl: STORE,.
A large assottment of WafiPrerr, Window Shades
Gilt Cornices, Curtalu Lauda, Picture Frames, Gilt
MuuMu-ga, Ac., Ac., s!ways? OB hand.
OBDEBS FOB^
HOUSE. StfUUNftMiTIVE
i PAIN; F 1 il : Gi
PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO.
o2S-lm 1 ^pfr~>V
Wh olesaj^e
a<r,H-«ii
PAPER for Priutere and Bookbinders; Air Dry-
A Goods, Hardware and p >vt sud shoe Dealers;
t* Geocers sad Druggists. Printer.* Supplies of all
expstimssflfiaVl u< ~ * **'. \
-WAKRSN BROTHERS,
1 Bairstrsat.
Canal
that h*
Order hexes to be
woobyard!
between Htotw lfl—111
1 to thauHp) to Remfor «*•
Meson. Rdbt MbMUtiu h sinsi Bey 1
f* Lovell h Lai ~
Mr. E. Ehrlich’s Or
■ ■y.MttmMVBmgt
Ordsre forall, kinds of ; Wos*i
mssonehl" terms as can be had ai
ROBT. It. HABKBHHAM.
■ot- r xl sjorotmu .euta
:u
.of absolute null-y to every I
Agents preferring to war*
a*retoee»$2# to gse per day.
endlom sUm^iUMPdRp^^.j
X19« llli! “f
dWV.stl'SiL'
H o > .
JOperitq OtU T -1 «»
FOf -«■/*» - j
' s» miLevitL^SSmjS,.
MHilRItoMelREW. barea‘1
*** fish
G OOD BOARD eon be oMMned,witheflmhuge
rooeswith flrepleee, by early ippfirMtim at No.
- Proposals Wanted*
P ROPOSALS are requested for the following
named Public Works, as directed by resolution
of City Council:
First—To restore the banks of Screven’s Canal.
SAcquil—'To restore the culvert under tbe Central
Railroad embankment, being part of the wreck of ■
the wooden sewers running through the lands of
Re-srs. Giles k Bradley.
Third—To build a brick sewer four feet deep, east
of end parallel with the Canal.
Fourth—To dig a continuation of Bilbo’s Canal,
from tbs Thunderbolt Culvert to the opening of
the Park sewer.
Parties wishing information to relation to the
above work are referred to the Oity Surveyor (Offles,
third aiory Exchange Batiding,) for drawings and
detail.-^ and will submit their bids to writing (stating
lowest price and nature of securities) to
EbWARD C. WADE,
- Chairman Committee ou Dry Culture.
UO22-10C
SAVANNAH MUSEUM,
CHIPPEWA SQUARE,
J^EXT door to the Theatre, open dally, Sundays
excepted, from » a. m., to 9 p.m. Colored people
will be admitted on Tuesdays and Fridays.
noae-lm* THRO. MEYER.
TO
HUNTERS.
fpHE highest price can be obtained for GAME 'of
X any kind, by applylug at the OUK HOUSE. c40
Gardening Land For Sale.
OAA ACRES, in M or 50 acre Lots, situated on the
oUu Louisville road, five miles from Savannah,
well wooded, and adapted to raising all kinds of pro-
visions. Apply to M. J. BUCKNER,
At Einstein, Bcknun A Co.s shoe a
For Rent or Sale.
TITHE subscriber offers h:s property in Effingham
X county, fifteen miles from the city, tor relit or
sale. It consists of Two Plantations adjoining,
each containing one thousand acres. The laud fe wry
flue. For particulars sppty to tout, ou fius, ucrs-i,
second door from Whiuker, or to George TV. Wylly
Esq., of the firm of Bell, Wjllj A I'hrtttiae
' WM. .H,CUll.Ut. .
no22
0. V.
COMMISSION MERCHANT AND WHOLES.. LE
BkaLKB IN
HAY, GRAIN am PRODUCE
C«wn., Of.t«, MeaL Feed. Bran,
011
Oonst.htly recetriag, and ior. Me at the lowest
wUoieeale rates. . . ( . >.
Agent Sarsonah Flow Mills.
106 Bay Street, S»
oc4—eni
vannah.
Enw. O’Bran. , J. H. O’Brflax.
£dvr. O’Dyrwe A ,8m. . -t
Mmw.tu.ti aw> Rcgaft. Duuu to Gaooaaaas,
Liqcoks, Aa. Aa
BebUcHasAareofthepatrcuge of *6ur friend*
waoD,
Ooxw oe Araaemnccna, Fioarea.)
&SNERAI. coMMiaannr
Affi> .
; FOKWARUDiVl .MERCHAHT,
Na lo dtoddard’a Lower Ra*g*. Bay Btmat,
SAVANNAH, GA.
to t0 U *
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Lid = l QRHHUe b«M Wanda to thpeflp lpr a nteil te*M-
weter «WW*in stIMBiy eWBeti fcot of JCBh ttoto
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'' Hitf’AU IteWlLee of Gouretd *
byth»a
Attit
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HUflHF. GRANT,
R.D GUKRAJUX
$L BOLOOMBR.