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UNION, ONE AND INSEPARABLE. NOW AND FOREVER.' .neiotbe beat tr!e. and on abort notice. VOL. IX. BROWNVILLE, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 1865, " NO. 18, 11 m t S 9 i v n l Ay II. C. TUUKMAN, . 'TSDilaD IWM, jKOJV.Vl'ILLE, XE BRA SKA. Tol9-n2-Ij-rd j'jinry & Dross-making BISS E. l HARRIS, Vihei to inform tbe ladiei of nrownrHle and initT tba: Kb basju-'t cominenr ed a fir.t class ILLINERY & DRESS MAKING Ther. work will bs dme with grpat care and inM.iid aftr the lute-t Eaxturri atylei. !ifbin and rPT'S'rinp done Jn the Terr bet rand n h'Tt ii'ie. Ifw cull at the regi cc f..riiirlj j-w'H'iod bv J. V. "(ilimnii. r..wt.v.!!e. Mtr IH'H. TTITcH Hi TIME SAVES I.OI IS M ALDTl'n, nt bin i- ft t-. rfdj iH-rform ill -frk,r- 'ii 1 tt bi biifiln-i1. mii I jutintip.ij. eliiinj. and trwr banz- rtc. t .lirt notice. Hnd the m'wt ajipn.ved r. T'T'n't'ah (Ji bun a cull. h'.p ..ii Min Siret, at of Atkinoi'a Cloth- "Mufti. r,,wnnl!", A(.ril 7. ly. .. . B. C. 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T. ?A rvpM (fully nii.mnre to lb public ht h "l 'iji a Skv I.islii r,.0Ty. anil in now on-pared t every Mre mid style or pieiui c-k known i.. ' niil 1 ttie liiiest jnl niot apcrovetl siylp lownr ki. es t'M'i any oil.fr anisf p.-tof S Tti- K wi.iiiii-.' .ictnrH will flu.) it Krfiatly tc nrrp-i i th i Hint xuiiuiie Lis sieiiiietu and iwiore R.'inj .spwhf re luvlaor 1'iciiires cop,ied injtn Photo pnjli?.. - U-7-Snis WARD W. THOMAS, .MUrtHtY AT LAW, LICITUll IN UIIANCKItY, Olflrp c-rnr -f Ms, in, nfs, street.. if OWN V LU:L Nliu ASK A. 'all Ppsr Wall Paper ! Ulitly on li..i Harem's Tailor Suon, .J LOI'IK U4LIITCH, r-hmifiii.w d of in u,t m.i ai r-vat Hyie. ar.d if t ih i rnis Jii.ll m IrVdj U Jlhhll ILfilrvJgRY GOODS! ' . ' uic the 'a.Iies of tt ownville and vt "''' ,1"t 'o baa iut -cccived from the Kt a tnsinceut hiy k ,.t AND. WINTER MILUKEEY O30.BS, Oni.tiiOn uf ' and JJies' J'TrmetP and H& s, Ilibt bons. Fit ty era. &c- 1 he invite the attem ion of the ladies, feet rM they caauut te better sotted in style, qnai- n4l-ty lsu iji tir.vis, TORNEY AT LAW, FALLtt CITY, KEEURKA. V.l practice in all ike Courts jf KeV." New Remedies fox iPERMATORRHGEA VARD ASSOCIATION PHTTjADriLPHTA. "olent 4rttitv4ion ntablmhed by tfecial En f for fe Sifi of tht Sick ani Dittretsed. yrUh fitment and Chronic Du'atet, and "7 for tit Cure of Diseases offts Sexual t. - . . ICAL ADVICE Siven cratis, by tbe Acting Report s on 8perrrtrrha, and other dia be Sexual Orcans; an4 on tbe NKW REMK loyed io tbe IUpenai3,sent In sealed lettei .freeof cbargt. Twoox-UreStaujpg accepu PI. t. SEIT.LTN HOrflHTrrff Ttoward' At. Vo 3, Souta KiDtb Street, Pht-;elpbia, Pa. V - . After Maryland, Mtesosrl. Sleeping or waking, which brought ma tha riioa Out of tbe mctical cloud-Uui of dreamt Out of some mjiticallrram-land Elysian ? Uaauiiful, martyred ilioari itacaim. Stay till I paint ii, still fret-h with, tba mornirg. Era the buds bloin, tba dew flies away, Era tbe ist Cu b ai.d iLe biauty of dawning Melt in tba blaze of tbe fast coming day. Feet that are standing though naked and bleed i"g, On tha rough m uuuin top gained by their toil, Fatigue, nur dacger nor wtarinees buedicg, Thrilling with lila that is churning the soil, Gaiueiitsall battle-warn, blood-stained, reveal ing Blowing far ba k in the wild mountain wind, New.erutl scars that seek vaiuly .conoeahug, bears were won la tbe struggle behind. Sun'iht jugt gliding the mountain tip boarr, iJeLind aud around bar, tha gritu clouds of njght Eagerarms aitretcbcd out toward the gl id glory, peauiiful fae all ablate witn tne light. Ah our omu Maryland ,'bva.ring tbe b.inor Now in glad earnest tbe fl ig t the freft, Shout from the ea-nbore ajoiul Kooanua, Lo! sOji? friugiug to Frocdaui aud tboe. A. U. PUUosophy for Hie IJIscarded. Ve?, he was fa'iie-bearte.i,a-i every one kows j hhe wa4 won by another's mu-ta. ht- and pelf ; And 'ball I rcgrt-t tlutt be pay for:b tbes Or sigh thai bmra whole bd to loysell' ? P.o you tbir-k 1 should w-ep when I foot up my bills And find no item of 1'nnthers aud lace. Of cotton andchno iue, trimming? anu frills, Of coreet!1, and bustles. or rouge for the face T , Should grieve that the dear one once fondly ad. red Now teats the new broom, on another man's h- al ? Should I moura when my rival ''comes diwu" for ber board, And leng to fork over tbe greenbacks instead ? Should I languish and pine when I travel by railf Because I'm nut buried in "trap" to the ears? Should I bauker eeh night tor ?n infantile wail, And yearn to buy whiailes for nine little dears T Should I strive in gin-cocktails to drown such re grets, Should I take brandy-smashes to aaah np . woes Should I take to horse -racii.g, or venture fl- ts. Or seek consolation in six"" aud, qcore at the Bowery d.ances 'Caue he was caught first in the conjugal bauds ,h, ne ! lie may live with bis "package of lauciex," With my thauks that he's takeu ber oiTirooi my band. The Celebrated tacLer Rabbi Meir, ! at Lduri,,e f w of Sabb dy hi me jjuuiic m:iiuoi, tiairvjcunj me peo- pl. Duriog his absence from the house, hi two sons died, baih of theui of tin- comniun beauty, and enhj;htetied in ihe Jaw. His wife bore thttn to her bed chamber. laid iftetu upon the i:farria;;e L J J J ' oeu, ana spreaa a wntte covering over their bodies. In tbe evening the Rab bi came home. She reached him a gotlet. He prais ed the Lord at the going out of the Sab bath, drank and asked . Where are my two sons, that I may give tnt-m" my MttMug? Irptaiediy looked around the fxhool, and djd not see them there. Where are my sous t!.at they loo may drink of the cup of TJiey will n: be far off." she said. and' piaced food before him, that he mihi eat. ll was in a, gladsome, and genial mjod, and when ' e h-td al j.frace after meal, th thu adureed him Kalibi, with thy permission 1 wovtl-1 t a lit prop jo thfcL- one (juestion." it iheii my love." he r i-ljed. A few days ag a person entrusted some jewel to tiiy t:u-tudy; now he dt in it is iii i;i gair. Should I yive them Up? Th'si6 a t,u slion." faiil Ral bi Meir, which my wife j-h-'tilif n t l:ave thouuht it neees.-ary to ak. Wjat! wouIdVt tl O'. h iiat,or' be rih.ctant to tetcre to very on.- hi own ?" "N he replied ; lut yet I thousht u lefi j) t tn riibTp thetn without ac q'lHinttnu yo'i ih-re wi'h." She thei Ird him to the chamber, and .'t' f pu: to the btd tonic the white cuy enng tram the dtaJ bodies. Ah. nty sons, my sqqs!" Iptully- la mented the father. "My mhis, the light, f vr.y tja sou the iijht of my under standing ! I was your father, but you: were my teachers in the law." The mother turned -away, and wppt bitterly. At length he took her hus band by" the hand, and taid : j Rabbi, didst thou not teach me tht we must not be reluctant to restore tht which was intrusted to our keeping? See, the Lord gave, and the Lord taketh away, and blessed be the name of the Lord." ' "Blffsed t tho name of the Lord" echoed Ral bt Meir; "and Mf ssd be his name for thy sake, too,, for well is it written, "Whcso hth found a virtuous wife hah a greater trea.ure than costly pearls. Sh openetb. her mouth . with wisdom, and in her topjue is the law cf kinduess." ANNUAL MESSAGE OF GOV. SAUXDEnS To tht TerJh Session of the Legislature of tne Territory oj Jtbraaka. It is with great pleasure, that I again greet you, as the immediate representa tives of the people f Nebraska, in your capacity as Legislatots on the occasion, pf your annuaTmeetiog. Since you closed your labors a year ago, events, fraught with the most momentous consequences, not only to our common country but to mankind, have occurred, in rapid succes sion. The struggle for the maintenance of the integrity of our nationality, and the perpetuity of cur free institutions, continues. Our own Territory, hitherto exempt from the commotions and calam ities incident to a state of war. baa been invaded, and our peaceful homes threat ened with desolation by the ruthless sav qjs of the Plains. Yet, in reviewing the events of the ypar which has just plqsed, we have the greatest reasons for the expression of profound gratitude to the Supreme xv)er for our signal f rhrnphs over the public enemy for our compar ative exemption from the horrors, and atrocities attendant upon Indian warfare and for our general prosperity as a peo ple. The rtbel armies have been re peatedly defeated, with terrible lo.ssesof men and material, and the lines of the insurgents have been driven in at every point ea?t of the Mississippi; while the Athnup and (Julf costs have been almost hermetically sealtd by our powerful anc efficient Navy, against the piratical com merce which, duriLg the earner history of the Rebellion, was so successfully carried on between domestic traitors aud foreign sympathizers, stimulated by av arice and cupidity. West of the Missis sippi, if our succes has not been so de cided and gratifying, we have at leat steadily maintained our position, and ev ery attempt of the rebel armies to mvd iue tujar 6iate3,-1ias been ngnally and disastrously defeated, puriujr ti.is pm ofl, (if we except thm of Arkansas on the Red River.) ifie Union armies have met with no serious repulse. At minor points, trivial reverses have occurred iq our arms, in a few instances; but , the j general results has been decidedly fa? vorable to the great cause of Union and Freedom. This was for . the preservation of our National Life, aithough protracted through more than three years of bloody strife, is at length happily di awing to a tjase ; and recent events wxuld teem to n livme, with ahiiost mathematical cer tainty, that the end cannot be it.r in the future. Slowly, but steadily an: surely the Uuion armies are exhausting the strength and resources of the rebel for ces. Their lines are being rapidly con- traded thetr ranks decimated, beyond the potsibslity of recuperation, and the spirit of the rriisguided masses has been. trokeu. To-day tne so-caljed confed eral y cannot rightly claim to control one hilt the Territory embraced within its limit a,t the commencement of the Re bellion. Our Armies and Navies almost -compi'ss them, while one of otirgreaedi (jieneraB, with his victorious colums, has march d through the very heart of the Empire State of the South., lrrn the in- lt nor to the coast, and captured ilt niost populous and importanv commercial city In the rebe luus district, almost without opposuu. lhese sigtuhrant lacts leave no room to doubt that at an early period the Mjptemacy of the Constitution and the Law will be restored in every por? lion of the country thus establishing buimn liberty qlike in the South and in the North, and vii.dicating the capacity ot the people tor stlf-govermuent. The result of jh recent election for President and Vice president of the United States, indicates that the people fully comprehend the character of thJ ontest. and. that they are ready to make any sacrifice of men and, treasure neceV. sary to secure ultimate triumph. To the friends ot the Nuticmal Administration If afford peculiar cause of congratulation; indicating, as it does, that the Amt rcau people endorse the principles and policy whipji have controlled the President in administering the affairs of the General Government in the midst of the most gi gantic and formidable Rebellion kuown to history. I congratulate you on the terrnintttion, of the Indian war on our own frontier, which for a time, tince the close of your last session, disturbed the quiet which had hitherto prevailed in our Territory, and created the most serious apprehen sions for the safety of the exposed set tlements on pur western and norths lord rs. J'rcm facts which have come to the knowledge of :his dpartmeni. it is (Jeemed certain that these India n dep redations and distuibances vere the re sult of combined action between several tribes, instigated, aided and:our.iee by lawless white men who hope to share in the plunder which would result from their robberies and massacres. It is by no means certain that these coadjutors of the sivages were not. the eniiissaries of the rebel government, prompud to their inhuman work by the hope of treating a diversion in favor of their wating cause in the Sou-h. Portions of the Sioux, Cheyemes.Arap ahoes, Kiawas. Camanches anl Apaches, were evidently confederate! for the purpose of attacking the fronter settle ments and emigrant trains in Nebraka. Kansas.,Colorado, and Suuth-eistern Ida ho. Suddenly and almost simdtaneously without the slightest warning.ranchmen at.rl Pmicrrnnts were attacied at no less thin four diferent pin, remote from each other, t! us prorirp, beyond Hie possibility of doubt, that thi plan had bepq matured, and the co-opptration of different tribes secure in tht work of destruction,. The necessities of the Genffal Gov ernment had caused the wiihdrrwel. from time to lime, of nearly all th United States troops stationed in this Territory for its deferce ; so that when the out break commenced we possessec no ade quate force to suppress it. The few United Stales volunteers withinreach did their duty nobly. The Nebraia First, rendered illustrious by so inanyrilliant achievements in the South andthe Sec ond Nebraska Veteran, Cavalry prompt- Jy responding to tjie call of tie Execu tive," moved at once to the post a danger; and the Militia, with equal alacrity, hast ened to the relief of their brethren on the more exposed frontier, a.nd the vemi grants upon the plain?. . . - ' . There eilorts were crownef with sub-. stantial success. The feeble settlements were protected from the imptjndirg dan ger, the Indians, with very few excep tions, were driven from our iorder, and the various lines of coimnuncation be- . i tween the Missouri river and the moun- taiqsanp! mining districts of j the West, were again opened to the trtveler aud emigrant. i is lobe regreted thil these sqvages were not more severely punished, to as to effectually deter thepi frtsm a repetition of their barbarities in the future. But considering th-i number of troops available for the purpose, the result cf the campaign furnishes the people of the Territory abutident reason for congratulation. The militia engagedin ?ff "Ilirg, these hostile savages, were prWidi with sub sistence, tran3poftation,ainu::iticn, and ordnance stores, by the Federal military auihorities ; but in no case he 'hey re c.eivpd compensation of their p J s n.al se vices or for services of the h'; r?es fur nished by them. I therefo, urgently recommend that at early prio i a - of vour present session you provide, by 1 law for their full and jisi compensatori ffor these eryices. Congress, will dqu,U$ i. promjptr ly re-imburse the Territory. fJ r these expenses, when, the question ih! HI prop erly b.e presented for its act'o ; and 1 therefore respectfully suggest ht pro vision be made for an early sa 1 of these just claims, in order ?1 gress may be enabled to a,pt tir' as a a - berofe the close of the preset.i In calling your attention to th jects which more immediately e interest th people of the Tern" in the first place appropriate atu ef tha; I should refer to our finau fairs J and I do so with pride qnf 1 tire, wh-;n t cjmrast our present ; tion with what it was a few yea! agi. i was w i. .'.lolly jur, is ref y dol '. vide 4 ..' I a - j Then the Territorial indebtedbe; very little -if any less than it t f with at least three-fourths of it v unprovided for by qny available res whatever. Now, as will be seen I erence to the Auditor' report, e 2. lar of cur Territorial debt, is 1 or, and most of it in process,of tion. f Arfifirdinrr fn t?iA AiJlinp'j'- IS- urer's reports which : are J mi; tee the whole amount ofi ing debt ns follows: Outsta ndqig warrantr 1 cer;ificats unredee" the loth of Dic AmH of rS l5?K ila"7' !em Con l them --ssion. ; sub- ' u and y-:t ' ial af- And contingent appropri ations of last Legislature, not yet drawn for ; 2,137 25 Making our total inlebt ednes - . 57,839 36 To'meet thi rndebtedness there, is in the hand.) of the Territorial Treafurer, : cash belonging . Iq the General " Fund, . S SS3 37 Cah belonging to the Sink, ing Fund and to he applied in reducing outstanding bonds 6,249 40 Taxe now due and in pro cess of collect' m 52,256 95 Funds in hand of county Treasurers ar.d due from ths general Government 2,664 30 T til rr source C2.053 02 Beinr; an exces of resour ces over liabilities, of S4.193 66 From this statement of . the Auditor it will be seen that if the taxet be prompt ly paid, every dollar of our resent in debtedness may be paid within the pres ent y'eaf. . I take pleasure in calling your atten tion to the valuable ?uggesiions made by tl e Territorial Auditor and Treasurer. If the recommendations of the Auditor in regard to perfecting the Revenue Law be carried into effect, I think there will be no necessity for making any increase in tbe present rate of taxation, for, in my judgement, the increase in the valu ation of property w.ll bring upon the grand levy an amount sufficient to meet, at the existing rate of taxation, all. de mands, upon the Territorial Treasury, uniess, it be "thought proper to make ap propriations from the Treasury for ob jects not heretofore contemplated. I called your attention, at th4? last ses sion of the Legislature, to the propriety of providing by law., far the relief of sick and wounded soldiers, a,nd he. families of suldior ii th ti-ilJ, au4 the, vyiduvys aod orphans of th se wh j h iva fallen in de fence of their country. . Permit me again to invite your attention to this subject as one, in my judgement, worthy your inosi serious and earnest consideration. Aluy of the soldiers in the field are meu ot limited means ; and all must adiujt that $16 pur month, even when promptly and regularly paid, is a sum too. small, in these ti.ijes ot high prices, upou which to support a family. The times are pros perous, and those who remain at home and enjoy this prosperity should not com plain :f they were taxed to a small amount, if found necessary, to properly support the families of the brave soldiers who have periled everything, even .life iiself, tq sustain and support our Gov ernment, or to place beyond want tbe widow, and educate the orphan of those who have fallen in s defense. The report of the Adjutant General ot the Territory will be read with geueral interest. Owing to the fact that but fe w papers were lett in the otfice by the Ad jutaut General, previous to and at the commencement of the present Rebellion, it was impossible to m.ake a, lull report of all the i.thciaj acts in that department since the commencement of the Rthellr ion. Muon valu.itde. and, important in formation is, to be found in his report, to yhica your attention is rtfp.ectifully in vited. . I herewith submit, for your examination, the annual report of the Territorial Li brarian. This report exhibited a very satisfactory increase -in tlie aumber of volumes in our Library the aggregate of which now reach 13,733. A few vol umes belonging to the Historical depart ment have been, lost. The " Librarian very properly recommends that the n-i-sing volumes be replaced by others while they may be procured at reasonable rates thus preserving un unbroken series. In this recommendation I most cordially unite, and trust that su. h action may be had during your present session as wiil enable the Librarian to replace the lost volume?. No people within the jurisdiction of tbe United States are more deeply in terested than the pforle of Nebraska in the. success of the principle of justice yhich prompted Congress to enact tbe "Homestead Law." 13utthe experience of every settler on the frontier, has taught bim that the priuciple underlay ing that bei.t fiftnt enactmeLt is rot ;;!- "V rrinrJ nut its bv orovision. The obict s aaav-v w w J W . i ' ' 1 :e law was to open up Public Ltud, use of cultivators of the soil at M cost of survey aiid sale. The Vw stands, is defective in this, nmhibit' the siie of the -CI" """"i! occupied at the dent speculators. This class ut eoi;ie, either in perton or through thir agents. -flock around the new settlement?, tine purchase large quantities of lands ad joining or near the Homestsads cf actu al settlers, and hold them until the laloi and enterprise of the' resident owners have enhanced them greatly in value, ai;(5 thus reap large gains frim the labor of those whom the law was, intended to pro tect. I therefore reccom nend that you memorialize Congress, durjpsf your pres ent session, to prohabit ihe sale of the Public Lands to nuy except such as shall make proof that they propose to acquire them for the purpose cf actual settlement and cultivation. Intimately connected with this sul ject is another, of vast consequence to the welfare and prosperity of the p-ople of this Territory, which, in my judgment, has not heretofore sufficiently etgaged the attention of the people. I refer to the tardy growth of many of our settle ments on account cf the supposed deffi ciency of timber. It is true that timber is not as abundant in. many parta of ihe Territory a. it ia in many of the Wes tern States ; and yet there is more tim ber in the settled portions of Nebraska, in proportion to area and surface than in some of the most wealthy and powerful Stats of Europe. Cut granting all tLa may be said on the subject of the scar city of timber, have we no way by which we cj;n insure, at an early day, the set tlement and cultivation of our large aud fertile? praries a,ni beauti.'ul valleys ? I think we have simply by the ei actment of a general Herd Law for the Territory. Those who have already fenced their lands, and are prepared lo retain their stock from running at large, need not be damaged or effected by such a law, wh'le all .those who' may thus cultivate their lands without the expense of fencing, could .veil afford lo be taxed, lo a small amount, for herding their stock. The experiment of herding stock has already been tested in several portions c( the Territory, with complete success. Stock has been found to thrive much betttr when regularly grazed and watered, and a much less per centnge is lost by estry ing and otherwise. This subject is, in my opinion, one which claims your earnest and careful consideration, and I therefore trust you will give it that attention which its im portance demands. I can think of no other possible way by which you can do ?o much towards securing an early set tlement of our rich prairies an causing them to be cultivated, as by securing, through Congress, all the Public Lands to the actual settler, and enacting a gen eral Ilerd Law... During the progress of the present war. many thousands of the slaves, of the South? who nave, as a consequence or tne wr, been liberated fratn the tends of human slavery, b?ve been thrown upon thp clianties of our Government. They must either have the necessaries of life furnished to them, or ihey must suffer. Jt was no fauli of these people that they were hld in bondage, and it certainly is no fault of theirs that they are now free, or that they come to us without money, without property and without education. Common humanity would say they should be provided for. at least until they shall be able to earn for themselves and their families a 'comfortable support. The general Government has done, and is now doing, much to give this relief; but many ot the wise and benevolent people of our country have thought it proper to rjdopt some measures whereby the Gov ernment may, to some extent, be reliev ed, and at the same time these people.be protected and supplied with the neces sary comforts of life. J do not advise the taxing of the people or the taking f any funds directly from the Treasury for this purpose. If, however, irj your wis dom, you can devise any means whereby suitable labor can be fjrnished them, and no opportunity afforded them to earn an honest support for themselves and their families, it would be'an act which, I doubt not, would meet the approval of your intelligent aud philanthropic con stituency. !t now about two years since the Proclamation of Emancipation was issued and it has, 1 think, proven itself to be not only a humane, but a wise prudent and necessary Es?a?tire. The rebels hav put fcnr laws t defi ance the very laws whiclt were intend ed to protect their slave property, and have laughed iq scorn and trampled un- 'derfoot the Constitution under which - ----- ' they claimed to possess their rights to plainly tells us thai in-ri iier the sup pression f the rebellion and Fti.itinj V. tion must cro hand in hand, until thi foe ehal! be conquered and every shackla shall fall, and th oppressed permit ted to go fre. Then shall our. country be blessed 'with a pence which ?nti brin with it a res'ored Union, with all the blessings cf ivil and religious freedom. Our enemies having "sown to the wind," must ' fftP th whirlwind." It is scarcely necessary for me a-aint to enter into at. v leruil y argument ia. favor of the building of a Penitentiary in our Territory. That subject ha bea discussed in my former messages to your body, and alio bj tnost, it not all, of my predecessors, in office. 1, h.v,YeT! ?4 vise you to continue to press the subject of an appropriation f r this object, upon the attention of Congress, in the hop that it may receive favorable action at the hands of that body at an early p ricd. Aside from the necessity of. hav ing an institution of this Vrid, for tha welfare and stfety of titi hw-abiding people of the Territory, there is a great necessity for it in behalf of the' general Government. At present, all persons charged with oflenses against the gen.c. lal Government are. cf necessity, sruard: ed, until trial, at a heavy expense to the Natio ml Treasury, and after con rtion the prisoners are ordered to be taken, for confinement, to one cf the Stat pris ons, more than 700 miles distant from the Territory. A 1 this expense might be saved o the Federal Tretsury if the liberality were shown to Nebraska by Congress, that has usually been extend ed to the Territories. . I must be permitted; to .re.pectfuVy call your attention to our Terri;br(al Mil i,tia. This, law is in many re.p.jcts quit defective, and should, in ry opinion, re ceive seme attention at your h."nds. Tha urgitnic Act oi trie territory proviuej that the Governor shall be Co mm an r in Chief of the M.litia,; but it is cer tainly proper and right that the Legisla ture should provide for properly organiz ing aud drilling the Militia, aud alct' make provision for mounting a,nd equip ping the men, when called inta actua service. When the late call was mule for troops to assist in protecting our fron tier s-ttlers. from the savages, I foui d myself obliged to rely entirely up.-m.ih patriotism and liberality of the people ia order to raise and equip a sufficient f jree to gle reiiei u l"u euuenu jienjiio. The law regulathg the enrollment of the Militia of the Territory also .need amendment. Iiner-hais mtjht be pro- per to make it confirm, as nearly as pra,?t ticable, to the laws of Congress, 30,. we may be enabled. a,t any time, termine the number of Militia, in tbg Territory which would I p "'fii",t : 7- ' nary iiuty under the laws and regulations of the general Government. It will be gratifying to you, and the pepple of ihe Territory, to know that tha work on the Qrent U.noa Pacific Rail road, which js to pass through the entire length of Nebraska, is progressing at a very commendable rate. The work of grading, bridgir g and preparing ties, . is progressng much more rapidly thau hal been anticipated by our most janguiaa people. I feel fully authorized to sary that, unless 5m$ unforeseen misfortune attends this gre:.t enterprise, more than fifty miles of road westward from Omar ha, will be in readiness for the crs bei fore ypur next annual meeting. Not only is this great work progressing at this end of rout?, but the following no tice of the wjrc, taken from President Lincoln's late message to Congress, vyilj .-how th?tt the people at the Western ter mitious of the line are aUo pushing on "The great sn'erprise of connectin? the Atlantic wi:h the Pacific bv railroad aV aiid telegraph lines has been entered up on with a viiTor that rives assuranca of 0 f success, notwithstanding the embarrass, inents arising from the prevailing higJi prices of materials and labor. The rouu. of the main line of tht road has been definitely located for on hundred mil?" . wPstvvnrJ frnm tr-Piniiinl nio'iSt at Dm th s City. Nebraska, and a preliminary loca tion of the Tii :ific Railroad vf Calif or ti ia has been made from Sacramento east ward to the gr;t ben? o Mucker river; Nevada." . . . An'-ihe line cf railroad, which is de signed toconctct with'this route wnhir the limits of our Territory, has recently been surveyed on the south s de of ths P'a'te river. This line is dei gnpd to b aa extension of the Burlington aud Mis souri River Railroad, and from the fay rabla reports mde by th rnjinja:?, vo non-resi- hold slave property. The logic cf events' . ' . ' ' 7 r
