Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-12-27

of age or sex ss&d making tlieir way into
me very near aPn ceptre Of'the country,
SD tina, no paft u Is flee from their rava.
ges. Their sftt9Aent attacks c,, the liph,
houses along tlldi dangerous coas,. and ,ae
barbarity with hich they have murdered
the passenRers md crews of n,ich vesseIs
as have beer, sscked, upon the reefs and
KEYS which ts,sder ON the gulf leave The
Government csalternative hut 10 continue
the military operations agains, them until
they are iotalty Expelled from Florida.
There are otfier motives which would
urge the Government To- pursue this course
towards the Seminnles. The United
Sta,eshave fulfilled, in good faith. all their
treaty stpulatiiihs witt, the Indian tribes.
ni'h have IN eSary other instance insisted
upon like peltbrinnnces of their obliea-
lions. To relaH from this. sautar, rule. be-
cause the Seminoles have maintained
themselves SD lang in the territory thew
had relinquishetl. aud in defiance Of their
frequent and solemn eugaeemen,s, still con
tinue to wage aruthless war agains, the
Unhed States. you'd no, only eviieuce a
want OF constansy on our part; but be of e.
vii example incur intercourse with other
tribes. Experience has shown that but
little is 10 he g#ined by the march of ar.
mes through a eountry SO intereected with
inaccessible swamps aud marshes, and
which, from the fatal character of the eli
rnate, must he abandoned al the end of the
winter. lrecot,,n,en,I, therefore. to your
attention, the plan submitted hy the Secre-
tary Of War. inHhe accompanying report,
Tor the pernaneni occupation ut The portion
of the territory freed from the Indians, and
the more efficient protection of the people
Of Florida iromstheir inhunan warf;,re.
From the reEpri of.the Secretaryot the
Navy. herewith transmitted. i, ~ III appear
thai large portion nf the dispOsahle naval
force is either actively employed, or in a.
state of p' eparaiion for the purpose of ex-
perience aud discipline and the protection
ofour commercs.s SO eiectual has been this
protection, tfal.so far as the information Of
Govhrnnle,is extends. not "A single outrage
has been attempted in n vessel carving
he flag Of the uniied States, within the
present year. many quarter, however dis
tant or exposed, ~, Z.
The explOring expedition sailed from
Norfolk on; the 18th of. August last; and in
f1rnati"n tas lS,en received Of irs safe ar
rival al The lsiaad of Madeira The hes,
spirit anima,est officers aa.;;.. crew ), aud
there IL every lEason TO anticipate. from
us us sHor,s tSsuk g. beneficial to commerce
i ~ slsc t,,;tsinn - -
II will also be; seetithai no reduction ol
the force noS1in commission is coniempia-
ted. The Unsettled state Of portion ol
South America renders it Indispensable,
that our commerce should receive urofef-
ton in ihH quarter; the vast and increas-
ing Interests embarked in the trade of the
Indian and China seas. in the whale fshe
ries of the Pacific ocean, aud i'm the Guifni
Mexico, require equal attention tn their
safety; a small squadron may he employed
Ia grra. advantage on our Atlantic const
IN meeting sudden demands for the rein
torcement of other stations, in aiding mcr-
chant vessels in distress, in affnrIing ac
tive service,t to an additional number of of
fcers. and in visiting the differen, ports OF
the United States, All accurate knowledge
Of which is obviously OF the highest impor-
tance.
The attention Of Congress is respectfully
called TO that portion Of the repori recon-
mendine an increase in the number oi
smaller vessels, and to other suggestions
contained in lha, document The rapid
increase and wide expansion of our com
merce, which is every day seeking new
solute necessity Of a naval force f.r its pro
tecfion, precisely in the degree of its exlen-
si0n-a due regard to the national riohts
and honor--the recollection Of its former
exploits, and the anticipation of its future
lrulnphs. whenever opportunity presents
itself, which we may rightfuIly indulge,
from the experience Of the past, all seem
To point 10 the navy rs most efficient
arm of our national defence, and proper
object of legislative encouragement.
The progress aud condition of The Post
Office Department will he seen by refer
ence 10 the report Of the Posi- muster Gen
eral. The extent of post roads. covered
by mail contracts, is stated to he I34,sle
miles. aud the annual transportation upon
them 34.5sO.2O2. The number of pos,
Offices in the United States is I2, $50. and
rapidly increasing. The gross revenue
fnr the year ending on the Both day o
June last. was $4.262,l45. The accrnine
expenditures, S4.9SU. .O65; excess of expen
di,ures S4l7,923. This has been made
up out ofthe surplus previously on hand
The cash on hand on the Ist inst, was
S3l4i,O6. The revenue for the year en-.
ding June thirtieih. 1898. was Sl6I SAC
,nnre than tina, for the wear ending on the
3Oth Of June, 1887. The expenditures o
The department, had been graduated upou
the anticipation Of a largely increased re-
venue. Amodera,e curtailmeni of mai
service consequently became necessary
and has been effected, to shield the depart
ment against the danger of emba,rassmen emf
Its revenue is now improving. and will
soon resume its onward course in The marcl
of Improvement.
Your particular auention is requested t.
so much the Postmaster Generals repor
as relates TO the mails upon rail roads -
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