Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1836-12-16


lance Of providing n well digcs,cd and com
prchensivc system for the protection. su
pervision, and improvement Of the various
tribes now planted 10 The Indian country.
The suggestions submitted BY the Com.
missioner of Indian affairs. aud enforced
bv the secretary on this subject, and also
in regard to the establishment Of addition.
oil military posts IN the Indian country, are
rntlilrd to your profound consideration. -
Both measures are necessary for the pur-
pose o! protecting The indians from intcs
tine war, and IN other respects comply
ing with our engagements TO them, and Of
securing our western frontier against in.
cursions which otherwise will nSsnrrdlv BE-
made on it. The best hhpes of humanity.
in regard to The aboriginal race. The weltnr"
Of our rapidly extending settlements. aud
the honor Of the United States, are all
deeply involved in the relations existing
between this Government aud The cmiero,
ting tribes. trust. therefore, that the
various matters submitted in The accompa.
nying documents, IN respect To those rrla
,ions. will receive your early and mature
delibcratlcn; aud that it may issue in the
adoption of legislative measures adapted
TO the circumstances aud duties of the pres.
cnt crisis.
of The Navy for - satisfactory view of the nperal ions
Of the department under his charge, during the pres
ent YEAR IN the construction ot vessei The diff
ferent navy Yards, and in the empo, menl uf our
ships aud .quad ons ~ sea. that branch Of The
vice has been actively and us,fuly employ ell
While the situation Of Our commercial interests in
the West lndIes required II 9 eater numler than us.
ual Of armed vessels to he kept on that station, it
10 gratifying TO pc, ceive that the rsoiecii due to
our commerce IN other quarters Of the wnrln has
mt ms ftlra, &an.,r hsst, m.
to facilitate The equipment of the exploring expe-
dIon authorised 10y the act ofie last session, but
all the preparations necessary to en- ,ble u sail
has not YET been compleied. No means will I've
spared Nv the Government :" III out the expedition
on ~ scale cor espond'no with The liberal approprl.
alton for the pOrpose, and with the elevated char
ac'er of The o',jeMs which are to he effected hy it,
beg leave 10 renew the Recommendation made
In nv last annual message ,resprciine the enlistment
uf,,s in MIR naval service, aud TO urge upon your
attention The ueressiry Of further appropriations IN
inc, ease The number oi ,hips afoat, and TO enlarge
generally ihe capacity ANA iurce of the navy. The
increase oi our commerce. and our position in re.
gad 10 the other p,meis Of the world, VIII always
make it pntirv and interest To cherish tie g. cat
naval resources Of our c,.uniry
The report Of the Postmaster Grnr,ai presents
graft, ing pic u,r Of the conon of The l'nsi OF
fee Department. It's ,e,euue- for the wear ending
the 30h If June last. were So: 9S. 453 10, show
ing an inc,e of revenue over that uf the ~ |.
ing year Of I04 S73 SO, mo, e than l3 per rent.
Tie expenditures for the same year were 81, 7o5,
1928 IS, exhibiting n surplus Of S642 ,S3l 43. The
Department has been rcdpcD,ed i,nm em',airass
mel, md de!n ,lms accumulated surplus exceeding
h,IT n mion Of dollars. has largely extended and
10 preparing still farther extend, The mai, service
and recommends u Ir'iuciion of passages equal IL
about 20 per cent. II Is practising upon HE great
principle. which should control every branch of on
Government. Of rendering To the public the greatest
good possible, with The least possible taxation IA
he ,enle scale % pnsiun es Ue>tp
Post maser General recommends Itself. not Ony b,
the reduction it proposes, bu' by til" simplicity u
i,s arrangement, It's conformity with the Fedora
currency, nnL the iWprn, emen, u viii introduce IN
to the accounts Of The Department md its agents.
Your particular attention is invited 10 the subject
Of mail contracts with rail road companies. The
present las, providing Tor the making Of CON
tracis, aye based upon the presumption that com
petition among bidders will secure the service N
fair price. But most Of the rail road lines, 'her,
10 no competition in ,ha, kind Of transportation, am
advertising is therefore useless. No contract car
now he made whh them except such IA sl''lbe neao
iiaied before the time Of ofe' ing. or aiirrwnrd
and the power a. the Postmaster General 10 pa,
them high price, 10 practically without limitation
II would I've u relief 10 him, and M doubt wou'
eontuce the public interest To rrescri''e by law
some equitable basis upon which .utli contract
,hall resi-, and restrict him bv some fixed rule I"
allowance. Under u liberal act Of that sort h.
would undoubtedly lie able 10 secure the service
Of most Of the rail road companies and the nieres
Of the department would Inns he advanced.
The correspondence between the people Of tn
Unet! States and The European 'i"ns, and par
tioulgrly with the British islands, has becmne yer
extensive, and requires the in'erpositiou Of Con
gress 10 give il security. No obstacle IS perceive
to an interchange Of mails between New York an
Liverpool. other foreign ports, as proposed u
the post master genera, on the contrary, u prom
Uses by The security it will Afford, 10 iaciila'
commercial iransaclio ions, and give rise 10 an ~
iarged intercourse among the people OF diferei