Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-12-16

their claims. NO DOUBT Is entertained III
partial Justice has done by the late board, aud that all
valid claims nbraced by the treaty have been considered
and allowed This result and the maj settlement TO pe aue
with this tribe, under the treaty OF 1910, when WIZ nc COM
peod and laid before you during tho session. wil adjust all
questions controversy between them aud the United States
and oduce STATE Of relations with them, simple, we'll
defined and satisfactory.
Undel The discretionary authority conferred by the act of
the 81 March last, the annutes due 10 the various oeS
have been paid during prese year the heads fdu
lies instead Of their chiefs, such persons as they might
designate required by the laws previously existing Inns
mode of puymon given general satisfaction to the great
10 uhe Indians Justice las been done them, ana hey
ure grateful to the government fol it. few chiefs and III
teresd persons may object to this mode OF payment but 1t
is believed be the only mode Of preventing fraud and mn
position from being pac.ed upon the great body of common
indians, consiil uting majority OF the tribes
Iii gratifying to pocelve that num2er oil the TIMES nave
recently manifested an Increased Interest IN the establish
ment of cho among them, and are making rapid advances
in agriculture some Of them producing suihcie quanty
OF food for support and in cases surplus to dispose OF
their neghbors. he comforts by which those who have
eiyed even limited education, and have engaged IN az
ricuuro sunounded tend gradually to draw off their
less civilized brethren from the precatous Of suhss
by the chase, to habits Of labor and civilization.
The accompanying report Of the Secretary Of the Navy
presents ana gratifying account of the condl-
ton and operations Ut the naval service during the past year
Our CONNIE rec has been pursued with nceaed ucvy an'
with safety and success quarter OF the CLIQUE uet
the protection u h4g which The navy has caused to be
respected in the most distant seas.
In the Gulf Of Mexi w and in tie Pac ifc, the officers aud
Of sQadrOns have displayed 1lstn- uished gulHny,
and performed valuable services In the curly sage OIL he
with Mexico her ports both coasts were bocb9ded
and more recently many Of them have been captured va
held by the navy When acting in cooperation with inc
land forces the naval office Wand men have performed gal
LIANT and distinguished services land well as Oh water,
and deserve the high comucndaon Of their country.
While other marantme powers adding to their nayes
large numbers of war sreumers, policy
part to nuke similar additions to our navy The four war
authorized by the Of the third of March, lelI,
in course Of constructions.
In addition to the four stemers authorized by this act
the Secretary of the Navy has in pursuance o. ITS PROVISIONS
entered into contracts for the construction of five steamers
be employed in the transportation OF the United states
mail from New York to New Orleans, touching at Chailcs
ton, Savannah and Havana and from Havana to Chasres
for three at mer to be employed IN like manner from
Panama Oregon, to connect with the mail from 1a
Chagros the lsthmus p and for five steamers
be employed in like manner from New York to Liverpool
These steamers viii be the property OF inc conec'os, oIt
to be built under the superintendent and direction OF
naval constructor in the employ of tho Navy Department.
fn 10 he constructed to render them convertible at inc
LEI possible expense into steamers OF tho first class"
prescribed number OF naval well MS post office agent
to be on board them and authority reserved to the
Navy Department all times to exercise control over said
scambnals" and TO have the night" " to take them Tor
the exclusive and services Of the United Sute cup
making proper compensation the contractors therefore
VIII st these Steamships will be employed in transporting
the muls Of the United coustwiso, and foreign
countries upon compensation to be paid to the
ers they win always he ready upon emergency requiring
it, to be converted into steamers and the right reserved
to take them for public use will add geaty to the efficiency
and strength Of this description of our naval force 10 the
steamers thus authorized under contract made Ny the Sece
tay OF the Navy should be added hFe other steamers auhor
lied under contract made in pursuance OF lazy by the Post
master General, making an addition, in the whoe OF eight
war steamers, subject to be taken for public use AS
further contracts for the transportation OF the mail to foreign
countries may be authorized by Congress- this number may
be enlarged indefinitely
The enlightened policy by which a rapid communication
with the various distant parts Of he globe established by
of American built steamers, would find an ample
reward in the increase Of our commerce, and making our
country and its yoraby known abroad but
the national advantage still greater, of having naval
officers made fmiu with steam naygaton and Of having
the privilege of taking the ships already equipped for mmc-
dilute service at moments notice; and VIII be cheapy pur-
chased by the compensation to be paid for the transportation
of the mail in them, and above the hostages received
just national pde no less than our commercial interests
would seem TO favor The policy of augmcntng the number of
this description of vessels They be built in country
cheaper and IN greaor numbers thnn any other in the world
refer you to the accompanying report of the Postmaster
General for detailed and satisfactory arc unt OF the Gond
ton ard aOns of that department ming the past year
1t gratifying to find that within so short period after the
Reduction in the rates of postage and notwithstanding the
great increase of mail SERVICE the revenue received for the
year will he sufficient to deIay all the expenses, and that
further aid will be required from the treasury for that purpose
The fist of the American mail steamers authorized by the
of the third Of March, 1885, completed and entered
upon the service the first of June last and now on her
thnd voyage to Bremen and other intermediate ports The
other vessels authorized under the provisions of that act
in Of construction, aud will be put upon the line as
completed Contracts have also been made for the
transportation Of the mail in steamer from Charleston to
Havana.