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Excerpt from President's Message and Accompanying Documents to the Senate and House of Representatives of the Confederate States Of the Mississippi River and portions of the territory Of the different States. The measures taken by the department for relieving these embarrassments as far as practicable, are detailed in the report. It is a subject Of congratulation, that during the ten months which ended on the 31st March last, the expenses of the-department were largely decreased, whilst its revenue was augmented, as compared with a corresponding period ending on the 3tith June, 1860 when the postal service for these States was conducted under the authority delegated to the United States. Sufficient time has not yet elapsed to determine whether the measures, heretofore devised by Congress, will accomplish the end of bringing the expenditures of the depart ment within the limit of its own revenues by the first of March next, as required by the Constitution. I am happy to inform you, that in Spite both Of blandishments and threats, used in profusion by the agents of the government of the United States, the Indian nations within the Confederacy, have re mained firm in their loyalty and steadfast in the Observance Of their treaty engagements with this government. Nor has their fidelity been shaken by the fact that, owing to the vacancies in some Of the Offices Of Agents and Superintendents, delay has occurred in the pay ments of the annuities and allowances to which they are entitled. I I would advise some provision authorizing payments to be made by other Officers, in the absence of those Specially charged by law with this duty. We have never-ceasing cause to be grateful for the favor with which God has protected our infant Confederacy. And it becomes us, reverently to return our thanks and humbly to ask of his bounteous ness that wisdom which is needful for the performance Of the high trusts with which we are charged. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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