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TfiUBSDAY DECEMBER 7. PRLSIDEIIT'S MESSAGE Fellow- Citizen' of the Senate ' " , "and House of Bepresenlatives : To express gratitude to God, in tbe name cf the people, for the preservation of the United States, is my first duty in addressing jou. .. Our thoughts next re vert to the death of the late President by an act of parricidal treason. The grief of tbe nation is still fresh; it finds ' some solace in tbe consideration that he lived to enjoy tbe. highest proof of its confidence by entering on the- renewed term of the Chief Magistracy, to which be had been elected; that he wrought the civil war to a close; that his loss was deplorei in all parts of the Union; and that foreign -.nations have rendered justice to his memory. ' His removal cast on me a heav ier weight of cares than ever devolved upon any one of his predecessors. ; To fulfill my trust, I need the support and . confidence ' of all who are associatM me in the various departments cf Government, and tha support and confidence of the people. There is bnt oneway in which I can hope to gain their necessary aid; it is, to state with frankness the principles which snide mr conduct, and their application to tbe present state of affairs, well aware I that the efficiency of my labors will, in a great measure, depend on your and thric nodivided approbation. - The, Union of the United States of America was intended by its authors to last as long as the States themselves shall last "Thb Union shall be Pebpbtual," are the words of the Confederation. " To FORM A MOBB PERFECT UNION," by an ordinance of the people ot the United States, is the declared purpose of the Constitution. The hand of Divine Providence was never more plainly visible in tbe affairs of men than in the framing and tbe adopting of that instrument. -, It is, beyond comparison,, the greatest event in American history; and indeed is it not, of all events in modern times, the. most pregnant with consequences for every people of the earth? The members of the Convention which prepared it, brought to their work tbe experience of the Confederation, of their several States, and of other Republican Governments, old and new; bnt they needed and they obtained a wisdom superior to experience. Ani when, for its validity, it required the approval of a people that occupied a large part of a continent, and acted separately in many distinct conventions, what is more wonderful than that, after earnest contention and long discussion, all feelings and all opinions were ultimately drawn in one way to its support ? The Constitution to which life was thus imparted contains within itself ample resources for- its own preservation. It has power to enforce the laws, punish treason, and enforce domestic tranquili ty... Tn case of , the usurpation of the government of a State by one man, or an oligarchy, it becomes tbe duty of the United States to make good the1 guarantee to that State'of a republican form of government, and so to maintain the homogeneousness of all. Does the lapse of time reveal defects ? A simple mode of amendment is provided in the Constitution itself, so that its conditions can always be made to conform to the requirements of advancing civilizatiou. No room is allowed even far the thought of a possibility of its coming to an end. And these powers of self-preservation have always been asserted in their complete integrity by every patriotic Chief Magistrate by Jefferson and Jackson, not less than by Washington and Madison. The parting advice of the Father of his Country, while yet President, to the people of the United States, was, that " the free Constitution, which was the work of their hands, might be sacredly maintained;" and in tbe inaugural words of President Jefferson he held np "tbe preservation of tbe General Government, in its constitutional vigor, as the sheet anchor of our peace at home and safety abroad." Tbe Constitution is the work of " the People of the United States," and it should be as indestructible as the people. -- It is not strange that the framers of the Constitution, which had no model in the past, should not have fully comprehended tbe excellence of their own work. Fresh from a struggle against arbitrary power, many patriots suffered from barrassing fears of an absorption of the State Governments by the General Government, and many from a dread that the States would break away from tbeir orbits. But the very greatness of our country should allay the apprehension of encroachments by the General Govern-, ment. The subjects that come unquestionably within its jurisdic.ion are so numerous, that it must ever naturally refuse to be embarrassed by questions that lie beyond it Were it otherwise, the Executive would Bink beneath the burden; the channels of justice would be choked; legislation would be obstructed by excess; so that there is a greater temptation to exercise some of the functions of tbo Government through the Sta'.i U.-''- r s;:.3S on their rightful sphere, '"'i'lie abaolate acquiescence in the decisions of the majority" was, at the beginning of the century, enforced by Jefferson " as the vital principle of Re publicB," and the events of the laBt four years have established, we will hope forever, that there lies no appeal to force. The maintenance of the Union brings with it " the sopport of the State Governments in" all their rights;" but it is not one of the rights of any State Government to' renounce its own place in tbe Union, or to nullify the laws of the Unit d. The. lareest liberty is to be maintained in tbe discussion of the acts of the Fed eral Government; but there is no appeal from its laws, except to the various branches of that Government itself, or to the people, who grant to the members of the Legislative and of tbe Executive DBDartmenta no tenure but a limited one, and in that manner always retain tha nowers of redress. - "The sovereignty of the State" is' the language of the Confederacy, and not the lansnr.e of the Constitution. Tbe ' latter contains the emphatic words: " The Constitution, and the laws of the United States which shall be made in ' pursuance thereof, and all treaties made or which shall be made under tbe authority of the United States, shall be the sapreme law of tha land; and the judges in Avar? State shall be bound thereby, TtViintr in the Constitution or laws: of any State to the contrary notwithstand ing. . Certainly the Government of the United States ia a limited Government; and so ia nvorv State ' Government a limited Government With us, this idea of limitation spreads through every form of administration, general, State, and municipal, and rests on the great distinguishing principle of the recognition , of the rights of man. The ancient republics absorbed the individual in the State, prescribed his religion, and controlled his activity. The . American system rests on the assertion of the equal rights of every man to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; to freedom of conscience, to the culture and exercise of all his faculties. As a consequence tbe State Government is limited, as to the General Government in the interest of Union, as to the individual citizen in tbe interest of freedom. . States, with proper limitations of power, are essential to the existence of the Constitution of the United States. At the very commencement, when we assumed a plane among the Powers of the earth, the Declaration of Independence was adopted by States; so also were the Articles of Confederation; and when " the People of the United States " or-1 dained and established the Constitution, it was the assent of the States, one by one, which gave it vitality. In the j vent, too, of any amendment to the ' Constitution, the proposition of Congress needs the confirmation of States. Without States, one great branch of the 1 egislative -Government would be wanting. And, if we look beyond the letter of tbe Constitution to tbe character of our country, its capacity for , comprehending within its jurisdiction a vast

continental empire is dae to tbe ay stem

of States. The beat security forbe per-4

petual existence of the States is tbe arte ion assertion oi ..me power. oi " supreme authority " of the Coiistitu-; General Government inquires the bold- :,. W. TiuA siV Tha ner-J. ina of Circuit Cour' of the United

.;(. f ,Wa rt.iUntinn hnag with if r the Demetuitv of the States; tbeir mutual relation makes us what we are, and in our political system their connection is indissoluble. The whole cannot exist without the parts, nor the parts without the whole. So long as the Constitution of the United Statas endures, the State will endure; the destruction of the one is the destruction of the other ; the preservation of tbe one is the preservation of the other. I have thus explained my views of the mutual relations of the Constitution and the States, because they unfold the principles on which I have sought to solve the momentous questions aod overcome the appalling difficulties that met me at the very commencement of my administration. It has been my steadiest object to escape from tbe sway of momentary passions, and to derive a healing policy from the fundamental and unchanging principles of the Constitution i , I found the States suffering from tbe effects of a civil war. Resistance to the General Government appeared to have exhausted itself. The United States had recovered possession of their forts and arsenals; and their armies were in the occupation of every State which had attempted to secede. Whether the te'rri-. tory with'n the limits of those States should be held as conquered territory,' under military authority emanating from the President as the head of the army, was the first question that presented, it-, self for decision. -.." .'.- Now, military governments, . established for an indefinite period, would -have offered no security for the early suppression of discontent; would have divided the people into the vanquishers and the vanquished; and would have envenomed hatred, rather than restored affection'. Once established, no precise limit to their continuance was conceivable. They would have occasioned an incalculable and exhausting expense. Peaceful emigration into that portion of the country is one of tbe best means that can be thought of for the restore-; tion of harmony ; and that emigration would have been prevented; for what emigrant from abroad, what industrious citizen at home, would place himself willingly under military rule? Tbe chief persons who would have been dependents on tbe General Government, or men who expected profit from tbe miseries of their erring fellow citizens. Tbe powers of patronage and rule which would have been exercised, under the President, over a vast and populous, and naturally wealthy region,' are greater than, unless under extreme necessity, I should be willing to intrust to any one man; they are. such as, for mybelf,. I could never, unless on occasions of great emergency, consent to exercise. .Tbe wilful use of such powers, if continued through a period cf years, would have endangered the purity of the general administration and the liberty of the States which remained loyal. 1 Besides, the policy of military rule over a conquered territory would have implied that the State whose inhabitants may have taken part in the rebellion bad, by the act of those inhabitants, ceased to exist. Bat the true theory is, that all pretended acta of secession were, lrom the beginning, null and void. Tbe States cannot commit treasoi, nor screen the individual citizens who may have commited treason, any more than they can make valids treaties or engage in lawful commerce with any foreign Power. The States attempting to secede placed themselves in a condition where tbeir vitality-was impaired, but not ex tinguished their functions suspended oui not destroyed, But if any State neglects or refuses to parform its otnees, there is tbe more need that ' tbe General Government should maintain all its Authority, and, as Boon as practicable, resume the exer ciseof all its functions. On this princi ple t have acted, and have gradually and quietly, and by almost imperceptible steps, sought to restore the rightful en ergy of the General Government and of tqe states. io that : end, Provisional Governors have been appointed for. the States, Conventions called, Governors elected, . Legislatures ' assembled, .and Senators and Representatives chosen to tbe Congress of tbe United Slates. At the same time, tbe Courts of the United States, as far as could be done, have been re-opened, so that tbe laws of the United States may be enforced through their agency. The blockade has been removed and the custom houses reestablished in ports of entry, so that the revenue of the United . States may be collected. The Post-office Department renews its ceaseless 'activity, and the General Government is thereby enabled to communicate promptly with its officers and agents. The courts bring security to persons and property; the opening of the ports invites tbe restoration of industry and commerce ; the post-office renews tbe facilities of social intercourse and of business. And is it not happy for. ns all, tbat the restoration of these functions of the General Government brings blessing to the States over which they are extended? Is it not a sure promise of harmony and renewed attachment to tbe Union that, after all that has happened, the return of tbe General Government is known only as a beneficence? I know very well tbat this policy is attended with some risk; that for its success it requires at least the acquiescence of the States which it concerns; that it implies an invitation to those States, by renewing their allegiance-to the United States, to resume their functions as States of the Union. Bnt it is a risk that must be taken; in the choice of difficulties, it is the smallest ribk; and to diminish, and, if possible, to remove all danger, I have felt it incumbent on me to assert obb other poner of the General Government the power of pardon. - As no State can throw a defense over the crime of treason, the power of pardon is exclusively -vested in the Executive Government of the United States. In exercising tbat power, I have taken every precaution to connect it with tbe clearest recognition of the binding force of the laws of the United States, and an unqualified acknowledgment of the great social change of condition in regard to slavery which has grown out of the war. ; The next step which I have taken to restore the constitutional relations of the States has been an invitation to them to participate in the high office of .amending the Constitution. Every patriot must wish for a general amnesty at tbe earliest epoch consistent with public eafcty. For this end there is need of a coucurrence of all opinions, in the spirit of mutual conciliation. All parties ia the late terrible struggle must work together in harmony. It is not too much to ask, in the name of the reople, that, on the one side, the plan of restoration shall proceed with a willingness to cast the disorders of the past into oblivion: and that, on the other, the evidence of sincerity in the future maintenance of the Union shall be put beyond any doubt by the ratification of the proposed amendment to the Constitution, which provides for tbe abolition of slavery forever within the limits of our country. So long ss the adoption of this amendment is delayed, so long will doubt, and jealousy, and uncertainty prevail This is the measure, which will efface the sad mem ory ottne-pasi; ting is vue measure which will most certainly call population and capital and security to those parts of the Union tbat need them most. In deed, it is not too much to ask of the States which are now resuming their places in tbe family of the Union to give this pledge of perpetual loyalty and peace. Until it is done, tne pasr, nowever much we may desire it, will not be forgotten. The adoption of the amend ment re unites us beyond all power of disruption It heals the wound tbat is still imperfectly closed; it removes slave ry, toe element wnicn nas eo long per plexed-ana aiviaea tne country; untaxes of once more a united people, renewed and strengthened, bound more than ever to mutual affection and support The amendment to the Constitution being adopted, it would remain for tbe States, whose powers nave oeen so long in abeyance, to resume their places in the two branches of tbe .National Legislature, and thereby complete the work of restoration. , Here it is for you, fellowcitizens of the Senate, and for yon, fellowcitizens of the House of Representatives, to judge, each of you for yourselves, of

tbe electiouf, returns, and qualifications

i - , ot yoar owruMmoeM. . "- ; 8' atee within -the dbtr!ettwhere their authority has been interrupted. In the present posture of our public aaairs, strong objections have been urged to holding those Courts in any of the States where the rebellion has existed; and it was ascertained, by inquiry, that the Circuit Court of the Uniied States would not be held within the District of Virginia during the autumn or early winter, nor until Congress should have " an opportunity to consider and act oa the whole subject"- To-your deliberations the restoration of this branch of the civil authority of the United States is .therefore necessarily referred, with the hope that: early provision will, be made for the resumption of all its functions. It is manifest that treason, most flagrant in character, has been com mitted. Persons who are charged with its commission should have fair and im partial trials in the highest civil tribunals of the country, in order that the Constitution and the laws may be fully vindicated, the truth clearly established and affirmed -that treason is a crime, tbat traitors should be punished and the Offence maaejntamous; and, at the same time that the question may be judicially' Settled, finally and forever, that no State Of its own will has the right to renounce us place in tbe Union. ' Tbe relations of .the General Government toward the four millions of inhabi tants whom the war has called into free dom, has engaged my most serious con sideration. On the propriety of attempt ing to make the freedmen electors by the proclamation of the Executive, I took for my counsel the Constitution itself, the interpretations of the instrument by its authors and their contemporaries, and recent legislation by Congress. When, at tbe first movement toward independence, tbe Congress of the United States instructed the several States to institute Governments of their own, they left each State to decide for itself the conditions for the enjoyment of the elective franchise. - During the period of the confederacy, there continued to exist a very great diversity in the qualifications of electors in the several States; and even within a State a distinction of qualifications prevailed with regard to , the officers who were chosen. Tbe Constitution of tbe United States recognizes these diversities when it en joins that, in tbe choice of members of the Jiouse ot .Representatives ot tne United States; ":he electors in each State shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch cf tbe State Legislature." After the formation of the Constitution, it remained, as before, the uniform usage for each State to enlarge the body of its electors, according to its own judgment; and, under this system, one State after another has proceeded to increase the number of its electors, until now universal suffrage, or something very near it, is the general rule. So fixed was this reservation of power in the habits of the people, and so unquestioned has been the interpretation of the Constitution, that daring the civil war the late President never harbored the purposecertainly never avowed tbe purposeof disregarding it; and in tbe acts of Congress, during that period, nothing can be found which, during the continuance of hostilities, much less after their close, would have sanctioned any departure by the Executive from a policy which has so nniformly obtained. Moreover, a concession of the elective franchise to the freedmen, by act of the President of th United States, must have been extended to all colored men, wherever found, and 10 must have established a change of suf 'rage in the Northern, Middle, and Western States, not less thaa- in the Southern and Southwestern. Such act would have created a new class of voters; and would have been an assumption of power by tbe President which . nothing in the Constitution or laws of the United - States would have warranted. - On the other hand, every danger of conflict is avoided when the settlement of the question is referred to tbe several States. They can, each for itself, decide on the measure, and whether it is to be adopted at once and absolutely, or intro duced gradually and with conditions. Ia my judgment, the freedmen, if they show patience and manly virtues, will sooner obtain a participation in tbe elective franchise through the States than through the General Government, even if it bad power to intervene. When the tumult of emotions that have been raised by the suddenness ot the social change shall have subsided, it may prove that they will receive the kindest usage from some of those on whom they have heretofore most closely depended But while I have no doubt that now, after the close of the war, it is not competent for the General Government to extend the elective franchise in the severalStates, it is equally clear that good aiih raquires the security of the freedmen in their liberty and their property, their right to labor, and their right to claim tbe just return of their labor. 1 cannot too strongly urge a dispassionate treatment of this subject, which Bhould be carefully kept aloof from all party strife. We must equally avoid hasty aisump tions of any natural impossibility for the two races to live side by sicte, tn a state of mutual benefit and good will The experiment involves us in no inconsist ency; let ns, then, go on and make that experiment in good faith, and not be too easily disheartened. Xbe country is in need of labor, aod the freedmen are in need of employment, culture and pro tec tion. ' While their right of volun tary . migration and expatriation not to be questioned, I would not advise their forced removal - and colonization. .Let ns rather encourage them to honorable and useful inuustry where it may be beneficial to themselves and to the country; and, instead of hasty anticipations of the certainty of failure, let there be nothing wanting to the fair trial ot the experiment Ihe change in tbeir condition is the substitution of Is bor bv contract for the status of slavery, The freedmen cannot fairly be accused of unwillingness to work, so long as doubt remains about his freedom of choice in his pursuits, and the certainty of his recovering his stipulated wages. . In tbi tbe interests of the employer and the employed coincide. The employer de sires in bis workmen epirit and alacntv and these can - be permanently secured in no otner way. ' Ana it tne one ougnt to be able to enforce tbe contract, - so ought the , other. The public interest will be bent promoted, ' if the several States will provide adequate protection and remedies for the freedmen.' , Until this is in some way accomplished, there is no chance tor tne advantageous nse of tbeir labor; . and the blame of ill success will not rest on them. I know that sincere philanthropy It esxnnt for tbe immediate realization or lie remotest aima bat time ia alwaye an element la reform. It ia one of tbe greatest acta on record to have brought fcur millions of people into itdom. 1 he career of free industry muit be fairly opened, to tbem ; and then their future prosperity and condition mnat. af.er all, rest mainly on thtmseires If they Ull, ana so perls n away, let as be earefol that tbe failure shall not be attributable to any denial of justier.. Jn all tbat relates to the destiny 01 tne iroeamen, we need net 1)a too anzioa to rea i the rntu. e : a-any iaotd nte which, from a speculative point of iew, miht raise alurm, will quietljr teltie tnenuelTa N,w that alsrerv is at an end. or near its end. thi grettoees of iu evil, in the point of view of public economy, oecomttB mureiuw Slarery wm essentially a monopoly of labor, and ..rh Wked the States where it prevailed acainat the inoomine ot free induatry. . Where labor in the property of the capita 1st, the white man was excluded from employment, or uiu out the second beat chance of Boding it; and the f reigo emigrant turned away from tbe region woere hie oonaition wouia oe mo precariou. ivu u destruction- of the monopoly, free labor will hasten from all parts of the civilized world to as, sist In the eevlcjpmetit of tbe immeasurable re sourcei wfekh hare hitherto lain dormant. The eight or nine' States nearest the Golf of Slexf-o have a soli of exuberant fertility, a climate friendly to long life, and can snstain a denser popula tion than M touna as ye m any pari vi uui orauir. and the future influx of coimWtlon to them will be mainly-from Ihe North, or from the most civilized natl ms of Europe, .from the inrferiDgi tbat have att?n4edthem daring ear late straggle, let as look away to the future, which is sate to be lad it fer thsm with greater prceperity than has ever before bxn known. In removal of the monopoly of alave labor Is a pledge tnei inose regions will be peo.-led by a numerous and enterprising population, which will vie with any U the Union in compactness. Inventive gen in wealth an industry. -' ' CHS Our Government springs from and was maoe for the peop:4 &ot tbe people for the Government ' To them It awes allegiance ; from th'la it

mnat deriv. its eoi raice, atr-n. IB, ana widom. Bnt, while the Govern merit is thus bound to da. fer to the people, from vrh m it derives it exl tenee, it should, from the very eoneidetattoa of its erigin, be atrJBg In Its power of eslstano to tha fstabliabmest of inequalities , Monopolies, per petnitiea, and alass legislation an contrary to tha aenlns of Ires government, asd enght not to be allow d. Hera, .then io no room; for favorad classes or monopolies. Tha principle of oar Government 1 that of aqaal laws aod freedom, of i ' ,H t fa . .1

d-st,y. Wbrever monopoly obtains a feothold,

It is sure to be a source or danger, aiecord, aud tr able. We sua I bn; In fU oor dur'y as legist tors by according "equal and exect justice tomll men ; special privileges to Bona." The Govern-' ment it subordinate o the people; but, nt th a.rent and representative of the people, Jt mntt be hold superior o-enonotwrtesr-whicli, far selv s, ought never to be i ranted, and which, whero they exi t, mast be subordinate and yield to the Uovernment. The Constitution confers on Congress the right to regula'e commerce among tbe eeveral 8tates. It is of th first necessity, for tha maintenance of the Onion, tbat that commerce ahouM be fl-ee end unobstructed. No State can be justified in nrdevico to tax the- transit of travel and com merce betwfen States. The position of many States is such tbat. if they were allowed to take advastagoof tt for purpose of local revenue; the commerce between States Bi?ttt b It.Jo- us y burdened, or even virtually prolitblteii: It Ts best, while tbe ooantry is still young, and while the tendency to dangeron monopolies of thie kiu4 i still feeble, to uw the power of Conarts i s as to prevent any aelnih impediment to the fe circulation of suen and merchandise. A tax on travel and merchandise, in their traosit, constitutes oue of the worst fornt of monopoly, and tbe evil is increased if coup ed with a denial of the choice of route. When tWVaft extent of our comfry 1 considers:), it Is plain that every obstacle to the free circulation of ommerce between the States ougbt t be tternly guarded against by appropriate Irgiilation, wltiuu the limits of the Constitu tion. . . - , - - - i Toe "report of the Fesretary cf the" Interior explains tbe conditions- of the public lands, the transactions of tbe Patent Office aud the Pension Bureau, tbo management of oar Indian affairx," the progress made In tha construction -or the Pacific railroad, and.fnroiahea information in reterence to matters of .local internt ia tlie District cf Columbia. It alio presents evidence of the successful operati n of the Horoeitead, Act, under the provisions of which 1,160,333 acres of lands were entered during tha last fi-cai vaix . a ore than one-fourth of the whole number of acres sold or otherwise diep ted pt dUiing that period. It Is estimated that the receipts deiired from this soorca ere sufficient to cover, tte-ex-psntes incident to the survey and disposal f the lands entered under this aot, and that payments in caih totheextent of from lorty to fifty per cent, will be made by settlers, who may thus at any time acquire title before tha expiration of tbo period at which, it would otherwise vest.- The homestead policy was established only after long and earnest lea'stanoe; 'experience proves, its wisdom. The laodi, ia the hands of industrious settlers,- whose labor- oreatoa wealth and contri buU-s to the puolic rssona., f-v wrr4v Tr,-s ti the United States ti,u:.j ,t jt A u r ajriGi as a solitude fur futote pBJoheer -t - hTbe lamentable ovents of the last four years, and lbs sacrifice!' made by the gal ant men of our army and navy, have swel.ed the records f the Pension Bureau tests precedented extent-- On the 30th cday of June last, the total number of pensioners w.s 65,tiHi, requiring fur their annnal piy, axel mi vj of expenses, the sum of $7,03,4-13. Tha nutoAax ot appaoatioMs that .havo, lowed sines that date will require a large increase of this amount for tha next ascil year. The means lor tbe payment of the stipends dm, aader existing laws to our disabled soldiers and sailors, and to the families of such as have periehed in th service of their country, will no dou'.t be cbasMU'ly ani prompt'y granted. ' A grateful people will not hesitate to sasction any measures having fjr tbeir object the relief of aoEdiers ma Ilate 1 and families made fatberto-a In their efforts tv preserve onr national existence. Ihe retort of ths Postmaster General presents an encouraging exhibit of the operations of tbe Postoffl je Department daring tbe year. The revenues of the past year from the loyal dtatea alone exceeded the maximum annual receipts from all tbeotHt-s previous to the rebellion, in the sum or S8,038(.9l; aud the annual average increase of revenue during the last four years, compared w th the revenu'i of the four years immediately pre ceding tie rebellion, wa i,53 1,1(15. The reve nues of tb? last naoM yen amounted t4,5bb,1:8, and the expenditures to $13,694,928, leavtua a surplus of receipts over expenditures of SS61.4 Kt. Progress has been made in restoring the postal servio ia-H Sootbera 9rate.--T1ra'vlew presented by the Postmaster Ginaial against the pjllcy of granting subsidies to ocean mail ateamship lines npon establ shed routes, and in favor of contiouinc the present system, which limits tne compentattjn for ocean service to postage oaroiof", are recommended to the .caret -4 consideration of Congress. ' - ' '? . i- t " . It appears from theTeporf of the Secretary' of the Navy, that while, at tbe commencement of the prsient year, there were in commissi n 630 vessels of all classes and de criptions, arajed with S,0CO guns and manned by fl 1,000 men, the dumber of vessels at present in commission Is 117, with 830 guns end 12,128 men. By this prompt reduction of the naval force, the oxpens-s of the Government bave been largely dmiuishd, and a number of vessels, purchased fjr naval pn -posts from the merchant marine, have been returned to the peaceful parsuits cf commerce. Since the suppression of active hostilities onr foreign sqca -' vona have been re-eetablipbed. aud consist of vessels much more efficient than those employed on similar service ptevious to the. rebellion. Tha suggestions for the enlargement of tha navy yards, and especially lor the establishment of one in fresh water for iron -o ad vceels, is deserving of consideration, as is aleo tha recommendation for a different Ideation and mora ample grounds for the Naval Academy. In the report of the Secretary of War, a general summary ia given of the m lltary campaigns of 1864 and 1865, ending in the suppression of armed insistence to the national sntbority ia the Inta--gent Slabs., 'lhaoperat'om of the-gea.ral adminlstra'ive Bureaus of tbe War Department during the past year ar. detailed, and an estimate made of the appropriations that will be required for military purposes Iti the fiscal year commencing the 80th day of June, 1866. The national military force on the 1st of May, 1863, numbered 1,000,310 men. It is proposed to reduci the mili tary establishment to a pnace footing, comprsbending flity thousand troops of all arms.-organ-tzed so as to admit ' air enlargement by filling up the ranks to eighty-two thousand six hundred, If the eircum rteoxes of the country should require such an augmentation- of the army.- The volunteer force has already been reduced by tbe discharge from service of- over eight .hsndrei thousand troops, and tha Departaient ia proceeding rapidly iu the work of forth r reduction. Tbe war estimate are redttced, from $516,240,131 to 933,814,461, which atnonnt.-ln the opinion of the Department, is adequate fer a peace establishment. The measures of retrenchment la each Bureju and brauch of Ihe service exhibit a dillgent economy worthy of commendation. Beference is also made tn the report to-the necessity of providiog for m uniform mUttta system, and to tbe propriety of making suitable provision for wouuded aud disabled officers aod ec-Uliere. " Tbe revenue sysb m of the country la a subtest of vital interest to lie honor and prosperity, aad shonld command ths o-iroest co sideration of Congress. The Secretary of the Treasury will lay be'ore yon a full and detailed report of the receipts and disbursements of the Steal year, of the first quarter or the present fisca1 year, of the probable receipts and expenditures lor the other three quarters, end ihe estimates for tha year following tbe 30th of June, lo6. I might content myself with a reference to tbat teport, In which you will find all tbe information required for your deliberations and deoision. Bat the paramount importance of the subject so presses itself on my mind, tbat I cannot but lay before yon my views of tbe measures which are required for the good character, and, I might almost say, for the existence of this people Ths lff of a republic lies certainly In the energy, virtue, and Intelgenceof Its citizens; bnt ft is rqmty true that a good revenue system is tbe life of an orgauia d government. - I meet you at a tlma whsra tha nation has voluntarily burdened itself with a debt an precede--ted in our annals. Vast as -is iu amount, it fades away into nothing when co topared with tbe cduotlees ble slogs that will le conferred upon oor country aud npon man by the preservation of the cation's life. Now, on Ihe flrat occas.on of tbe meeting of Cetigrots since Ihe return or peace, it Is cf tbe ulmoit impor tance to inaugurate a juet policy, which shall at once be pat In motion, and which assll commend Itself to those wao cone after us for Its contlnu ance. We most aim at-nothing less than the complete efTacement of tbe financial evils that ceceeearily followed a state of oivil war. We must endeavor to app'y the earliest rema !v 'o the deranged state of the currency, and ot shrink from devising a policy which, without b.-ing oppreosivo to tbe people, ehail immediately begin to e if-ot a red no tion of the publio debt, aBd, if persisted in, die charge it within a definitely fixed number of years.... . ... .... . ..... -.- It is our first duty to prepare in etrn?st for onr rexjvery from tte evor-iicreaslng evils ef an irre deemable currency,' wfthont'a'SuddenTevnlclon and yet without untimely procrastination - For that end, we must, each iu enr-revpectire post tions, prepare ths way. ' I hold it the duty of the rxecutlve to insist upon rrngalrty In fbe expen ditures ; and a eparlng economy is Itself a great national resource "Of the banks to which author! -y has been given to Iwqo notes secured by bonds of tbe United States, we may require tha areateat moderation and prudence,; aad tbe law SBB-t te rigidly eo forced when eta limits ere exresd-d. We e-ay,eacb one of os, counsel our active ana enterprising coBatrymea to be con stantiy on tneir guard, to liquidate dents con tracted in a paper currency, and by coodacting business as nearly as possible on a sys em of cash paymente or short credits, to hold teemsevee pre, oared to return to the- standard f gold and sil ver. To aid our fellowritizan in the prudent management of th-ir monetary affairs, the dnty devolves on ns to dimiaith by law the amount of paper money now m ctrcuiattoo. 4 rive year ago me dbd a note circulation 01 toe country amount ed to not much more than two hundred milliore bow the circulation,, bank an 4 national, exceeds seven hundred miiliocs. Tbe simple statement ef the ftct recommends more strongly than any words of mine oould do. the necessi-y of our re straining tms expftofti n. T graanai reouotiou of the currency ii the only measure that can save th-' business of the country from disastrous calamities ; and this can be almost imperceptibly accompusneu iy grana(iy luaaina- enntiona! circulation in etenrities 'bat may be msde re deemable at tbe pleasure of the Government. . Our debt is doubly secure first in tbe actual wealth and still greater undeveloped r sources of tha country y and next in the character of our institutions. The most Intelligent ottservers among political economist asve not failed to re, mark, that the public debt of a country is safe in proportion as Its ptjople are fr f; n- f debt of a republic is the t-af"st of ail. On,- rory confirms and -oetabiiiaee ' the- these y, a,nl Is, I firmly believe, destined to give it a attll more signal .lilcstratlou. tne secret or this so pert ority springs not merely from ihe fact tbat in a republic tbe national obligations are distributed mora widely through countless -numbers ia a:l c asses of society ; it has its re t ia the character of onr laws. Here ail men contribute to the peb lie we fare, and bear their thir share of the nub lie burdens. During the war, under the impulses of patriotism, the ,nc, ot the great body of tbe people, witnont rcgara to tneir ewn comparelive want ef wealth, throneed to oor armies and filled oar fleets cf wax, and held themselves ready so oner toetr itvee lor tne puoiic gooa. eiow, la tneir tarn, ine property atid income of the conntry shonld bear their jujt proportion of the bur den of taxation, while- iu our impost system. tn'oogn me ins 01 wnicn increasea vitality ia in cidentally imparte1 to all the iudn-trial inteiata of the nation, tha duties shonld Be so ad joe ted as to tan most oeaviiy oo artistes or luxury, leaving the necessaries of life as free from taxa tion i tne absolute wants of tb Government. economically adminiitered. will justify. fiolavorea class should deniau freedom from asseesmen , and the taxet should b so distributed as not to fall unduly oa the poor, bn rather on tne accumulated waalih of Jltaoonntrv- .Wo should 100k at tbe national debt just as it i" not as a national blessleg, hat aa a heavy burden on the industry of tha country, to be discharged without unnecessary delayIt ia estimated by thoeseorerary erthe Treaanrv tbat the exnoB-iiturea toe the fiscal year eudinir the 30th of J", 366j will exceed- the receip.s $112,V9-1.&''. .-M i 1 gratifying, howaver, to state that ltf also estimated th t th revenue for the vaarendine- Si'ttr of JuneJ t8iy will ereeed the expenditures in tbe turn of 1111,68218. This amount, rr so much as may oe aeemea eumcient for the purpose- may be applied, to the tadasti in or the public debt, wmrn on tne out asy 01 October, 186S, -was r,740,5,rSO. Every redaction will diminish the total amount of i a teres t to be paid, and so enlarge tbo means of still fur. her reductions-, an til the wh le ehnlb be liquidat-ed ; and this, as will be teen from the estimates trf the Sacretarv of the TTeasnrvi may bo accomplished by annnal payments even wllhfn a period not ex- J ceding thirty -swara. I bave faith that we shall 1 dj all this within a reasonable time-, that, as wo bave amazed the world by tbe suppression of a civil war whfch was thought to. be beyond the control of any Government, so we shall equally show tha-aupariuity of nor inatitutiana by-th prompt and faithful discharge of oor national obligations. . - , ji '. The Department of Agriculture, under its pres ent direct on, ts accompitsmng macn la develop ing and utilizing tne vast agricultural oapabili lies of ths raw try, end for information respecting

the details of Its management reference la made to Ihe report of the GommieetoAeev-.-m-I have dwelt thus folly on our domestic affairs because of their tranecaiident importance. Undet any citenmetances, onr great ett of territory and variety of climate, producing al most every, thine that .Is necessary f r ihe wants, ami even

tfi'$m--reBoiforts,"of "man, make at singularly independ

ent oi tn varying policy oi foreign powers, and protect ns ag tin t every temptation to 'entangling alliances," while st taa pre ent moment there-eetaWishmetit of harmony, aud tha strength tbat ccmee from harmony, will be oar beet etcarIty aiMnal "nations who 1 power and forget a or mys-lf it has been and it wi 1 be my eonstantaim to promote peace and amity with all foreign nations smd P. were; and I have every reason to btlievo tbat they all, without exception, ar-animated by tbe same d spoeitloD. Our relaHons w.tb tho Emperer of t bina, so recent In thiir -origin, arj nmtt friendly. Onr commerce witanii eVimln-'ons Is receiving new developmen's; and It is very phatant to find that the faovernmfnt of that great Empire manifestsati 'action with oar policy, and reposes iu t confidence in ths fairneas -which marks onr intercourse. The unbroken barmo.y between tbe United Statet and the Kmper .r o Russia ii receiving new support from an ent rprlte designed to carry telegraphic lines across the eoniinent lo Asia, through- bis dominions, and so to connect ns with all JCurops by a new channtl of inter, eoorso. . tnr commerce with Scnth Am.rW i. .k,, receive encouragement by a direct line of mail Bca-jjaiia h ne rising empire or Brazil. The distinguished party of men of ecieuci who have recently left oaroonntry to make a Scientific exploration of the natural history and rivers and mountain ranges of that region, bave received inom the Emp-ror tbat generous welcome which whs to bave been expnsted front bis eonatant friendship fer the United States, and his well, kaowi-aeal lay premcting the advancement of knowledge. . A hope is entertained that onr commerce with the rich and populous countries tbat border the Med-terranean sea niy be . iarjrelr incr.. Nofhingwill be wanting, on the part of this Government, to extend tbe protection of out flag over tbe enterprise of our fellow ctix ns. We ac.T.,im tun rowers ib mat region a-snran. cs of good will: and it is Worthy of note that a special envoy has brought as meseages of condolence on the death of oar late Chief Magistrate fromlheBeyoTunii; whoso rule includes the old dominions cf Carthage, on Ihe African coast. Onr domestic contest, now happily et did. has 1 -ft some traces ia our relaticns with one at least of the great maratitne Power,. The formal ac-r-.l-r, -0 of b liferent r ght t, the lusa gent 5"Vt UHPrec'iel"l- "d has not been iusti. fiad by tbe . i-m Bat la the r y,tems of neutrallty pursued by the Power wblwb made that concession, there was a marked oinerence. Tha materials of war for tha imu-gmt State were farnishei. ln a great measure, from the woi kshops of Great Britain; and B.itish ships. .nned by Brilish subjects and p spared for receiving Brit. tan armaments, sailed from tbe ports ol "fi. B.itain to make war on American commerce on aar inosneitertra commission from tee iasnrThe ships, having once escape! from British ports, ever , fterwards entered them in every part orthjworldto rtfit.audso to renew theiJdepredatlona. .Tie consequence! of this conduct were most disastrous to the States then ia rebellion, i-icreasing tbeir desolation and m'sery by the prolongation of our civil contest. It had moreover, the effect, to a great extent, t drive ihe American flag from thn se , and to transfer much of our shippjog and our compjeres to the very power whoso sutjects had created the nesessi.y for snch a change. These events took p.ace bifore I was C;llel to tbo administration of the Gov rnment. The sincere desire for peace by which I am a-tuated led me 10 approve tie prop; stl, already made, to tubmit the questions which had thus arisen between ths countries to arbitration The questions are of such moment tbat they bave commanded ths attention of the great Powers, and are to Interwoven with tha peace aud interests of "try one of tbem as to have insured an l,mpVU! deoi,ion- 1 to fB'orm you that Great Britain declined the arl.ltrament, but on the other hand, invited us to the formation of a joint commission to settle mnlual claims b-tween the two soon trios, frem which those for the den. redatioos above mentioned should be excluded The proposition, in that very unsatisfactory form, has been declined. , The United Stat.s did not present tbe sublet as an Impeachment of the good faith or a Power which wat professing the most friendly dlsposltions, but as involving questions of public law. of which ths settlement is essential to the peace of nations; and th oghpeennia y reparation t their iBjuwdeitruna would ba-ve followed Incideo tally on a decision against Great Britain, snch compensation was not tbeir primary olject. They tad a higher motive, atd it - i ,he mtereile of peace and Justice toe. ablish Important principles of international law. Too correspondt-Bo will be placed fore yon. The ground on which tbe British Minister rests his justification Is, substantially, tbat tbe muulcpai law of a nation, and the domestic interpretations of that law, are ths maaaure of its du t v as a neutral; and I feel bound to declare my opinion, before you and before the w rid, that that lustifi! cation oannot fa sustained before the tribunal of nations At the same time I do not advise to any ,iri,:?t "? rea, by acta- of legislation. For tbe future, friendship b-tween the two conntries must rest on the basis of mutual initios. ro- the moment of the establishment of our free Constitution, the civilized world has been convulsed by revolutions in the (uteres ts of democracy or of monarchy, but through all thoee revolutions the United btatet bais wiaely a d firmly refuted to Become propagandists of republicanism It is tbe only government suited 10 our condition ; but we have never sought to impose it on others ; and we have consistently followed the advice of Washington, to recommend it only bv tbe ctr ful preservation aad prudent nse of Ihe blessii g Daring all the intervening period- the poiicy of European pawera and ff tha United States has, on the whol, been harmonl, one. Twice, indeed, romors of the invasion of some part of America, 1 in tbe interests of monarchy, have prevailed ; twit any predecessors have bad occasion, to announce tbe views of this rati n in respect to aoch inter. Jerence. On both occasions th remonstrance of the United States was reapected, from a deep conviction, on th part of Snropean Governments, that ths system of non-interference and mutual abatiuenoe from propanaud rm was tbe true rule for the two hemispheres. Since those time we have advanced la wealth and power; but we retain the tame purpose to have the nations of larc pe to choese their own dynasties and form their own syeteme 01 governmeut. Th's copsiiteat moderation may lustlv daman ,1 a cei responding moderation. We should regard It as a great caianity to ourselves, to tbe canae of gooa government, ana 10 tne peace or the world stould any European Power challenge tbe Amer lean j.e'iio, a, it were, to IU9 aeiense of republic an ism agnuat lureiga interference. We cannot foresee ana are unwiiung to consider what op portuniiies mignt present themselves, what combinations might offer, to protect ourselves against assigns leimicai to our for.n of govern ment- Tne united states desire lo act ia the future a they have ever acted heretofore; they aever will be drives lrom tbat conre bnt by the aggression of ICnropeaa Powers; nd we rely on the wisdom and jnstic of tboae Powers to reipect luoijiwBWBvu-ui'wwiniEe w ii ic n ns so long been sanctionel by time, and which, by its good lusuiii, re e. tav i to coin continents. xne correspouuence netween tbe united States ana ranee, in reiererce to questions which hav become suijecu or aivsnssion between the t Governments, will, at a proper time, be laid osiore viongresa. When, on tne organization of onr Govern men ander the Constitution, tbe President of the L intra mate uaiiverea ms inaugural address to tne two nouses oi uongress, ns said to them, and through them to tbe countrv and mankind, th-t. "the preservation of the sacred fire of liberty and the destiny of th ret oblican model of irovarnment are justly considered as deeply, perhaps a finally staked on the exerimeot intrusted to th American people." And tbe House of Maura. seutatlve answered Washington by the voice of maaisoa: -nt muw tne invisinie band which has led th American people, throngh so many aiincuitioa, ei 6hwhib s ouarcioa responsibility for tne aesiiny Cf republican liberty." More tt-au seventy-six J ears have glided away since these words were spoken ; th United btatis bave . passed through severer trie s tban were tinswn ; and now, at this spech in oar existeaos- as one nation, with our Union purified by sorrows, and strengthened by conflict, and established by tbe virtue vi iu tvopM,, iu gn ainess oi tne occasion invitee at once more to repeat, with solemnity th pledge ef our fathers to hold tbemeelvsa an. swerable before onr fellow men for the success of the republican form or government. Experience bas proven It sufficiency ia peace and in war; it nas vinnicateu its antnonty t nrougn dangers and afnictioBOf aad sodtlern and terrible emergencies, which would bave crushed any system that had been frees firmly fixed in the heart of the people. At the inauguration ef Washington th foreign relation of the country were few. and Its trade was repressed by hostile regulation; now all the civilized natnns of tbe blobe welcome our com merce, and tbeir Governments profess toward ns amity, men onr country left its way bsi tatingly along an antriod path with States so lit tie bound together by rapid meana of communi cation as to be barely Kaown to one another, an with mstorio sraainora extending oe- very few years; now Intercourse between the States is swift and intimate; the experiencs of centn ries baa been crowded Into a few generations, and Bsscreateu an intense, inaottroc'.ibts nation ality, Than our jurisdiction did not reach beyond th inconvenient oouuoarie or tne territory which oea acnievea looepeooeaee ; bow, tnreugu eesioni of lands, first colonised by Spain and France, tb country basacquirea a more complex charaetor, and has for its natural limits the chain of Lakes, lb unit cf mexloo, and on the eastand tne west tne two great oceans, Other rations were wasted by cf ill war for aires before they could establish for - themselves the neoessary degree of nutty ; tbe latent conviction tbat onr f-un of Government ie the best ever knows to the. world,- ha enabled en to emerge frem civil war within four years, with a complete vindication of tbe-coastitatioaal authority of tha Udnerai uovernment, ana with onr iocil Ijberti - and ftate institutions unimpaired. Tb throngs of emigrant that crowd to our shores ar witnesses of tb confidence of all people ia onr peruMuvuuo. in- great iana ci rree labor, where Induatry fa blessed with nnexampled reward, and the bread of the workin ened by the const iousoes that tbe canae of tbe country u bis own cause, his owa safety, his own dignity. ..Here eve y one enjoys tbe free n-e of hi lacnltie ana tn caoic , of activity as a natural right. Here, nndtr tbe combined influence of a fruitful eon, genial clime, and happy institu tions. population baa Increased fifteen-!.. lit within a oentary. Here, lis rough the easy development of boundless reeocroes, wealth ha increased with two-iota greater rapiaity man numbers, so that we naw vacuun mviv imiin tne noaarf-! vi-ii. itndea ol Other coaa ri-a, and, alike in basinee ana in opinion, are oeu cenrerea and truly indepenoenB. xaera, more ana more care ia give a to provide education lor every one born on our soil. Hers, rel'gion, released from political connection with the civil government, refuses to sub-erve the craft of statesman, and becomes, in ita iniWnri. vuos, iim spiritual in wi uie people, xiere, toleration ie extended to every opinion, In the quiet certainty tbat truth Beads only a fair field to secure the victory. Bere, tbe human mind goes iortu uoKtii in toif pursuit or science, to col act store oi anowteage sna acquire an ever. in creasing n eatery over the forces of nature Here, the national doma-n is oft-mad asd held io millions cf separate freeholds, so that onr f-lln ciiizxaa, beyond the en c pant ef any other part v, uw, w. bmuhiwiw iu iwiit Mona. I i nrn exists the democratic form ef government; anH mat ions ui government, oy toe confession of Aurocean sia'eemen, " gives a power of which ma other fjrm is capable, becanse it incorporate very man with the atate, and arouses overytbfoe that i along to tbo soul." , ...n::. Where, in past history, dee a narallel arrlat tb. tbe paella happiness which is within th reach V the people of the United r tales I Wham. t ... part of the globe, can institutions be feud so ailed to their habits nr so entitled to th.ir aa tbeir own free Constitution t Xvavy on.-r them, then, in whatever part of tbe land he has bi home, must wish iu prpotuity,r Who ef them will not now sckaoal d.e. In the wnrri. ..r Washington, tbat "every .a-yS,,by; which th peop a of the United State have advanced to tbe character of an independent nation, ems to have been distinguished by sonM-toketvof Providanti.l agency T ' Who will not jjin in with me in the prayer, fat ins invisible ban rbloh bas led as throngh th clouds that gloomed around onr path, will so oroide as onward to a perfect restore--tion of fraternal affection, that we of this day may be able to transmit our great Inheritance, of State Government, in.atlnshsir fl fits, ot tbe General Government in It whole constitutional vigors to ur posterity, and they t their through conns. 1 fee generations i , . At Blew JOUHOOS. WaaBixoroa, pecemUr i, Uti6V

SHOES. &c. Out Jb ISostoia ! Out of Boston! .;. .lit Henry ft C. Gwathmey, SUOCKSJOB TO TURNER & 6WATHMEY ' - HAS BIMOYID TO No. 7 First Street, I (Above JKkln,) ' I ! ii y Where he Intends keeping a well-selected stock of BOOTS & SHOES; UAT8 and CAPS, ! - - - . Off the latest stylea and beat quality mads by j , Hannlai't,urers -.a K buT OF Boston? u'Where all th Beti.Good are -Made. We not only know these Manufacturers, bnt buy onr Goods of tbem. We bay them a cheap as ANT MAN, and will sell them a cheap. The PEOP LK will fiiud good Goods at No. 7, tat Low Ptlecss Vi.. I.; JU.- ,r;,U-W 7-; SHOES AND BOOTS Of Everj Style and Variety. CUSTOMWORK Always on Hand and Made to Order. - :.'.. Eastern Work As Low as any House in ihe City. GEORGE BlILER, 38 Hal st Street. A CARD. . M ,- v HAVING ENGAGED, FOB THE PRESENT, in the employ of Mr. George Miller I shall be pleased to see my old acquaintances aad friends looking afte Boots and bhoee, at Vo. 38, Main Street. T. W. TUKNEB. Evansville, Oct. T, I860. . ... . octfl-2m. 1 , S i. BOOTS AND SHOES AT WHOLESALE. : ' f i. . . i. ,i O.1 !.' ii- - y .- s - . main street: S ;: 1-11 i It ALABOI ABSOBTMEKT ON HAND AND Goods arrlv'ng almost dally. Th trade I respectfully Invited to examine my lock with th assurance that they will find a good Good and as low price a Any bouse in th Ww.. - - v i - .-. Thankful to old customers for past favors, I would respectfully .solicit a continuance of tbe same. ' P. 8 JEM ON IN. . Eva u vi li, July 13. - ; NEW STORE. , 46 BXain Street 46 MATTHEWS AND FULLERTON, OPEN THIS DAY FOB SALS AT Wholesale and Retail, A well selected Stock ef WOOD AKD WILLOW WARE, Agricultural Implements. SEEDS AND HOUSE-KEEPING : . ARTICLES. ,. ; , - In thslr stock will be found Bockets and Tubs, ol all sorts. Manure. Wocden Bowls and Trays of all slses. Boiling-fins, Towel Boi'eis, nutter frlnts, Ac. - iiret, ('lot lies, wain ana uorn aiasne s. Faney Baskets of BanberJes varietle. Willow Cradles, Wagons and Children' Chain. iirnsne ana linstrrs in great variety. Mate and Bugs, a large asaortmsnt. Canisters and other Kitcheo Conveniences. Sllvr-nlated, Brtttania and Planished Tin Ware. Cordage and Twine, ot Hemp, Jote, Siral and sianuia. j Family Cm lory of best make. Tea Travs and Wallers of varlons style. Fancy Japanasd Toilet rts of beau tfaJ designs. sir j-ron Mtanas in great vartij.. j 1 Flat Warmer. Fancy Par'or Ccal Vase. Ani various other article, too nomeron to men. tion. Tbey call particular attention to th novelties of 1 THB AMEBIOAN COFFEE BOASTEB, Which, when wound np like a clock, roasts cof fee without fortiiev attention, browtitog every tr-tla e-sncfflyltn the samcoior,an4 wnion. jr asea ID coulnnction with one of cur Old Dominion Coffoe pot, will enable everybody to bate perfect conee. t : 4 ; t 4 i , ' ; IVES TATENTOOA b OIL LAMP AND SHADE ,,u ATTACH MB ST, , . Which so concentrate th lisbt that there Is no shadow ander tba Lamp, and allowath Lamp to be ailed, trimmed and liabtad vrithont removing bade or chimney. --- - A convenient as gas more portable and cheeper, and a better ugbt f.r tne eye. . . UNION CARPET SWEEPERS, - - With which a child can aweep a room whil thinking he I claying "boney." The n nest assortment of fancy BIBD CAGE! ever Drought nere. Ail style of law and small Folding Chairs caipt, slat, cushion and cane-seat the most eemlorialile Chair yet made, and gnaraaued perfect in wooa ana woramanaa p. . ,- We ask a share of onblic Datronam. and will ao our beat to deserve it. MATTHEWS A FULtEBTON, , no6 dlww4w No. 49 Ualn street. MILLINERY. iCv SELLINGS t0FE kt Cost. : a. -s, "TP HE LADIE3 WOULD DO WELL TO CAlIi 3Iis. McGormick's before porcnailng elaevrhere, as sit a selling off Her nunnery Stock and otner fancy potions AT OOS'aVsaaA will aons.au lo do as- aattU tba lU.h 1 orJnury.onacconntofgoingtoak ai:hanga in Ui store. . .-. - - ... - j- Qtct mm I 1 T.'T1' CITY NOTICES lTotice to Contractors. - "VrOYEMBKB 13. 1805. .... .. .. .'.. . Ths Common Conncil of th Cllv of Ivansvtlla will reeeiv Sealed Proposals until tha 11th day of Mwmiwr, looj, uir graaiog uanai street lrom Ingle street to Bond street. , ' ' a , By order or toe ooobcII. - , . . A.M. MoGBIFF. Clerk."

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V. eBusiness Transacted on Saturdaj. A BIG STOCK . CZ 2?" FANCY GOODS, Wholesale & He tail IVo. li; First Street, (BETWEEN MA IN AND L 0 CXTST) To Tlio IILL I N EESj MEE.C H;A T S ; 3lxxc3L Tlio Community.at' Lar;e. WE have just retnrne-f from the East with a well-selected Stoek of ' ' X ' " ;-, ' Bonnet and Trimming .BibboEs'. a Velvet Ribbon, Plain and Edged. Bonnet Velvets, Plain and Faney. T'V.,". -4 ,; i Satins and Silks.' J OFrench and" American Flowers. Feathers and Plumes. fit Birds and Oiher Ornaments. A!r Millinery done to Order, at - . , Shortest Notice. O Straw, Felt and Silk Hats and Bonnets. ' io :: A Fall line of Cloths for Cloaks. IX Cloaks in Great Variety. 12 Cloak Ornaments A Full Line. m , 13 We Make Cloaks ti Order, in the Best and Latest Styles, at the , Shortest Boticj. 1-4 A Fall Line of .Dress Trimmings. ' . - ;- 13 :.-.,;.:,:. A Big Stock of Fur for Ladies and 1 " Children. , - - 16 -A Fnll Line of Hainan Hair, in Every Shape and Style. -: X"7 A Large Stock of Fmcy Woolen Knit and Woven Hosiery and Gloves. 18 ' : . ';. :' : ' V' Hat and Bonnet Blocks. 13 :- ' ... ; Notions and Fancy Ooods " too Numerous to Mention.. : Let all buyers eoming to town call and see. for themselves, compare the price, as they will find it a low as in any tity west of New York and Philadelphia. epl6,6m. , B. BATJM. BANKING. Capital Paid In - - $350,000 Limited tc " - - - - $700,000 THE MERCHANTS' . IT AT I OH A L B A IT K C. R. UKNKNT.., -ISO. D. KOC1IK. .Hresldrnt, Attnicr, Having commenced business at its Office, corner ol Main and First Mreetg. Odors Its services to thneirlzers of Kvansvil'eanr I , its. vicinity, belli nrepted to carry on a (. , icg.iin.aw , . f . . . v General Banking Business, : , And to Purchase aid Supply : 7-30 Treasury Notes, Gold and Silver,'; BahkHbtesr Exchange, Buys r. S. CEBTlFIf'iTES, BOJDS, . ana oilier - wecuruiex. and Discounts FKEIGX and DOMESTIC 1M ri.lt. . And for tba aocommodaLion 'of mechaatcs and others, who bave InvetUd their savings in the popular Oovernment loans, ft ctl.rs to receive packagns of U. ti. Bonds, Interest Bear mmg naiea mum oiner -Securities, on is iitti.i ueuo.it, ti recoi SJflsxrfire.alfnnl. Ing sma,l holders tbe opportunity to avoid tbe insecurity ana nstt or retaiuiug them la tlicir I own poasossion. Jela-tf ills, mm ice., iMPOETKRa f I A. Fit 1 l-l K AHD G JJ STltEET, (IIIO BIG PAD-LOCK,) . COMMISSION. - Hailnillo Ccmmission Honse. i Rhea' sc sitiTia:.---Receiving, ForWarflintr Rr ' nrsTTirn-ioo-irt-r, 3ing.Sc Com: ; . ' . --"--.a.ia-jLs . Merchants, CLAKK BU Bet. MARKET & FRO.Vr, Nashville, Ten n. Wholesale Poacrs In Groceries, Floor, Meal, Ba con, s.ara, iorn, care, tlay. roiatoea, . Apples, Onions. Ac. l. We reepectfuily aak ou.ieumenls from tba BtcruDants aad Dealers of vaaavllle, and nroaa. ise strict attention and prompt remiuaneea., . , ne. Safer to Messrs. Baird A etan And Roach A Turian. fI5-lm BOARDING."" B0ABD1NQ. Flrat-slaa Boarding can be bad os Viae stetet. between First and Hammi, nea.. uoor so oterreu runtircn. alS-lwl

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FAMILY GROCERY. FAMItY-1 GROCERY j I Griffith & Blytho, 136 a i main- st.. - laa-i-'Mi yi WQCLD BKSPSCTSTJLLT INF0BM iv. thacltiaen of KvansHlIe and n peo-ule generally, tbat we hav opened a ltrt Class ?tore, at Ko. 134 Main 8tret frt tfa sale of 3 - '(; -. . --, 'i l 'i ,'-..i .2.:u ' ' '' i i ',' 9'; ;1'-.k Jj ! suen a MEATS,' si'i j r BEEADSTUFPS, t Z j '.,1 q-tl. -i FBurrs; TEAS, ., , COFFEES, SUGARS, ;it i. J .! ;jj i i -.1 , "11 ! Vj i .ii '.;i :, ei V -at n -i-j- u v i 1 ,.U.Oi i'5iiT. OYSTERS, &c:; A 'iii '; - - .-.-I- ' ' :! '') i.'l ,',! flit Oil A full stock of which we shall keep cenataaUy, 05 nand for the beneBt ef tbs nho maj. fcvor ,na wltb their patronagv '. . .; f( 0.. t ! j-f-n 1 u. ; ,:..( J ,,r-u .--r At the Lowest Current Prices GBIFFITfl k!Btf -ritK .' n7 , 1S6 Mala Street. . 4 -TT" TRANSPORTATION. 1 1 M-vys so S -? V Atlantic ;t ASD CreatWestern Cotton Express ! -' a: ue tn . . : i-j Jv j. ': " ? i - ")., " : AND ! 'i.. .1 - : FAST FREIGHT LINE ; t , !.,l,--v, ; i.. , i. 1- . ., , ,1 FROM ' ...... ,j EYAXSTILLLK TO '' NEW I0RK A5D - . Boston. TIMK OCARANTEED. ,:' , . " 'T1H1S IS - THE ' OUTSAT BBOAD OA-URl L Boad, reaching from N'-w York to fit. Lonls, Mo Freights received lierewill fro throegh with hut one chanfre of care, and withont any delay whatever.- Frvlirhts received by this Company at How Yurk or Union will cum throngh In like maimer. Freights passlug throngh this city, dcatii ed for point b.low aud above bere, will be tiaiisforred fi-r 1 anient wltfaoatdelay by the' Aent of the Cwmp.Any in this city uoB " DAN. O. HABK, Agent, No. 18 Main blreet. GROCERIES. Hominy and Buckwheat Flour. N t!w HOMINY AND BUCKWHEAT FLOCK at VICKSB-Y BKO.'n 13. M.in tit. i-s. -.-; - - -'Fruit 1 " -L : NEW BAI9INS, CC KB ANTS, PRUNES, Dried A pie and Ptaches, and choice Oreaa Apples, to I Lad cheap at V10KKRY BUOi., ' No. lai MalaStreef. Shell Bark. Hickory Huts. " 5BBLS. SMALL SHELL BABK NUTS FOB sale by VICE K BY BBOS. Hew Corn Meal. - AOOOD SUPPLY ALWAYS ON HAND AT VlOKlittY BUOS. ' . Cheese. ' "' 1 )l BOXE-1 ENGLISH DAIBY AND NEW U York Chaese, In (tor and for sal by VIG&kBY DUOS. . Potatwaa. rfifTi BUS. GOOD NOATHEBH POTATOES JJJ la store and for sale by V1CKEBY BBOS, Oat Meal and Pearl Barley. ".AT HEAL AND PKABL HABtlY, FOB sale at YICTtERY BttOS. . New Codflgh. ..;.;; -VfKW CODFISH, IN 8 ORE AND FOB SALE At by t . , V1CKEBY BUOa. Shaker Brooms. GENUINE OHAKEB and for sale at BBOOMS, IN STOBE VICKKBY BUOS. " " Tarkeyi. T'HANK'-GIVINO TDBKEY9 A GOOD BCPA P ply for th occasion' -to b had at 1 I VIUKEBT BB08. TrfnTnTTrifi-n o ' g Q , S. S 0 II HTA G & CO. IMPORTERS OF Hardware and Cutlery AND Guns i and Pistols. No. 31 No. 31 ivr A.1TS' STREET, ETAJfSTILLK, SALOONS. Crescent City BILLIARD SALOON W. WS,. STOCKToll, Proprietor. C0BNX3 0 MAIN AND THIRD TRETS. n41m AC VAtaH-VtLl.K. USD. CLOTHING. Hawley & SMth, ; - Dealera In ; CLOTHIUQ AKD FUENISHIKQ i ! . GOODS, -i - : 84 Main Street, EransTllIe, Inri. - . CARD. , ! ! Drs. Ehrman & Herr,' HOMEOPATHIC PHTSICIAIi'S AND SCRGKOSS rFICa AND BSt-IDESCE NO. 10 NORTH Beeoad street, betwaea Main and ' Sycamore. nztdem t i ...i h j AUCTION. TJ : S.; Auctioneer, . .? ' r ,,..-,(.... .. . Hat . JCemoved . Ktt Auction Boom ia b?; 1T0. 27 LOCUST ST..: ' 1 : (roca psoas bslow tms suzawoop hocsc). Where be will attend to all kind of Auction baslne; lo tne aelllnc or Mnrehandisa. waitons. Carriage, Hone, and Beal Tftatate. Auction days TUESDAY, mTJBSDAT and 8ATUBDAY of each week. . i ,. Oasa advance on consiga'ment. ' . Bofcrs to all tha itiawna , srf IvaavBl who know him. - ! .- Will givs kU whols tim to his basliiaiA.

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WSVI;:''HEiLi.lArJj9 MANnFACTI7Ea and BTTILDER OF r 1 ENGINES B ;L:pS, a"vv and Grist IIill j ri a c hi rj er y, . TTPPACCO SCREWS, UliOIING ..MACHINES. Chinese Sugar Cane Mills, Threshia Machines, eSfcC, a -afire., jrf 7 vt; 1 1 . ; ,i-i . f . r -. - 'HE rBOPSllEfOilOrTliaOlTY KiUND. ry negs leavti to infi rm Li. frhnd. m.,.l tha i)llo in general that he is prepared o do all Machine & Hnishing Work i-mrythf nf appartinfnff to the Foundry bust uvma, xio jf manufacturing STEAM ENGINES I AND - BO-ILEES af aovslr.e and rower' required; Saw Will Ns-1 chloery and Mill Glaring of any sire; Distillery! aud olfnfiig Machin'rv, T -bocco Screws, Guruming Haofaine, lltmliing Mschloes, Malt Milhs Hoisopewers, Corn Kh-Knrs, Machinery of all kiada made and repaired ; Iron and Braes Castings of every description, lro House Fronts, Cellar Gratis, Ac. Oooliing- fc Heating 'I STOYES, ' . . - - - . t-f tlie latest Improved patterns; Hollow Warn Dog Irene, Ac. '' " (' ' - ' ' ' Eriwers, Distillers, Rectifiers, &c ,

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Supplied with every description of Copper and Sheet Iron Work, Brewing Kettlot, Itefrlgerators, Aftemporators, Sparfres, Sttllheads and Worms on an improved pincijile, Columns fur Alcohol V f tills, Yeast Jui;s, Cans, r'yphons, Ao. ; Copper, Ltad and Iron Piper Copper, Brass and Iron Pumps of ev.ry taxi ty, for Boer, Spirits, Oil Ao, ' Bra Cocks aud Valves, 8ttm Whist es, Ao. Workmen sent ti all parts to tit np work aad do i-oiairs oo Mteam Boilers, Copper and sheet Iron 1 Work, A. 1 1 ''I .- V --, - f O.ld Metals Bought.; I i- He is dealing in and wiling Allen's Improved -Steam Ouage, Wrougbt Jro.i Welded Pipes ard TuLbin-r, Uiram IfoukiDs' I rn,l Hmut Ma.

elilnea, tfti-piien Ilugtia' i'lower Separators, Qermnti BolliUK Cloth, Unm Klaafi Belting, Packing, -Hess Ar, , tf the. bst kiarl ; Tinplafe, Bheet Iron Block Tin, Pig Irou, Babit Uotai, bpelter, W I rv5 A 1 ILA, H hseverv fao.lily of Hie Ixst Knchinerv and workmen, aid w II give all work entrosled to him bib imiivi dual atl-rni. n, tilling onlers promptly, warmnt'ng his work, and is satisfied with reat-otiaMe'frricea.- . i .SMTOB!ce and Bile Rooms, Foundry, Boiler, yard Machine Bbop on Pine Street, between )rst. and Feeoud Btrsets, Kvausvlile, Ind. DEY GOODS. G. MAGHEE & CO. 7 HAVE REfitOViD INTO THEIR - 2?cw and Blegant 12 f-FIRST STREET - - -12 i (Next Door to Their Old Stand), Where they are Opening an - STOCK OF f W ".My. AND I Which we haye reduced to Bucn iiow Prices as to inj duce all to purchase, CONSISTIaTG, IN PART, OF -1,1- ,'. ; Ecgant DeLaines, 'J Handsome Prints, New Style Dress Goods,' Kentucky Jeans, . , - , Satinetts, Ca?simeres, Cloths, Red, Yellow & White , . Plannels. Striped Shirtings, ansa jjinens, , . '. Tickings, ,". ; - Drillings, J Cambrics, i ," ' Csnton Flannels AND A FULL & COMPLETE STOCK OF m NOTIONS li.. ; .. .- : t ; ... ' - i a I . - - v AND Skirts, Jeainlera Batrs, : Winter Shawls, ! ) Balmorals, i : Zephyr Goods ' j '' "" ' Elankets. .. i - -, . , . ' i-sCall and seo, and exam- .' ine for yourselyes. ' CLOT.3ING. j GREAT, .W.iKDROBE, rVo. 4- lYI-nin Street, "" (Next t r to lA'ashlngton Doose). Fin ClotLlrig of Every Description. s7 HAWEKY & SallTH. i REMOVAL.1 ; 1- i.j. Removal of . -w,' -v ' ri 'I ! Il ' f -pJ MMW - PKRSON3 WISHING TO ubtaih muBSS, Valiws, Ac, will hnd th same at D. Baer'a Now Stand '- Corner First and Main Ftrcet, Under j . . jiisi Aavionai itiiuit. - , ' mr Bepairing will be attendod to at Iii F An fe-lrat strttuT. b tween fins ana '' streets. o31 OYSTERS. 0YSTKR8, OTSTJBS. SO CASKS CO TIK8, Just retelvsd and nr sal at price by B. 8. AUdToN A ' No. DO "t'tr -aV cw

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