Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-12-11

IAN jon OrrIcf.
Printing done in colours when desired,
ThcPstronsgc Of our town and country friss(
respectfully solicited,
to the causes that produce il. tho princil
one Of which Is the immense transpor
ton demanded by our new ly acquired
r,tories The increased expenditures
army resulting from our recently acquir|
territory. including Texas. amounts to q
356.7os 10. according to carefully-prrpd
| ed estimates.
But for unexpected balances or fcrm>
appropriations. serious cmbarrnssms
would have resulted to the ser, Ice from Il
omission by Congress. ut their Lost sessio
to provide for deficiency in the Quartz
masters Department
In pursuance Of the manifestation
Congress to reduce the expenditures
the army as far us possible. the Sccrctar
has laborcd 10 reform abuses, and to q
force rigidly all economical regulations
Among these he enumeratcs the roductiol
Of the ordnance department from 667 me
to ESQ, the number existing before the war
the dismouniing Of six companies Of ligh
artillery, four Of which to remain dismouns
ed; the diminution Of the number Of clerks
Nc and the substitution Of so diers to per
form their duties; the cultivation Of farm(
by the troops. and various other econo
mics.
A great laxily aud disregard Of ecoho-
mcal regulations had for some time pre-
vailed in the army; and the effect Of the
measures adopted by the Department, GEO.
onded by the jealous CO operation Of ~
superior officers, is already discernblc In d
considerable reduction ofthc expenditures
the estimates for tho next fiscal year bs.
ing considerable below tho expenditure Of
previous years.
The expenditures iorthc army for tho year
ending on the 30th Of
June last, were. S9.060. EOS So
For the next year ..... 7,S9S.775 81
Showing a reduction Of =. i.1Gl,a92 rs
Other measures Of economy would have
been carried out had not the aid oflcgisln.
ton been necessary.
A number of arsenals. once needed ae
certain points, are now entirely uselrss.and
authority is asked to enable the Executive
to abolish these establishments. ..
The Secretary presses prcvions recon.
mendaton, that the Department be author.
lied to enlist tcamastcrs.
The removal of the Instructions to tho
navigation Of Red river and the Rio
Grande would greatly reduce the expense.
he says. Of supplying many Of the posts ia
Texas and New Mexico, by Eliminating
the amount ofland transportation.
But the expenditures Of the army will
always he enormous. SO long as n largs
portion oft is stationed on tho frontier; and
to this end the Secretary recommends that
every facility nnd encouragement bo aiior.
dcd to the formation Of II local militia in
our new settlements, and that arms bo die.
tribu'ed among the inhabitants.
Policy and humanity, says the Secrcta.
ry. require that We should employ some
other means Of putting stop 10 these do.
predatons than the terror Of our arms; and
to this effect he recommends conciliutory
measures. Despair and hunger frequent
ly operate on the Indians. The Iands that
afford nourishment TO cattle and game sro
the first TO tempt the settler; SO that tho
Indians ure frequently driven into arid
plnns and mountains that afford no suste-
nance, with the circle Of " bite population
rapidly closing around them--and particu-
lorly is this the case in Texas. since tho
right Of occupancy by the Indians is no,
recognised by that State. THIS policy il is
that alarms aud exaspcratcs the Indians.
and brings on collisions between them and
the whites. The Secretary suggests tha,
it is TO the advantage of Texas herself M
well as the United States, that these Indans
should be left IN possession OF a small part
Of hor tcrritpry and he recommends that
food and other necessaries DO furnished
them for series of years.
The Florida Indians have been placed
under charge Of the Secretary Of the Inte-
rior
The Military Academy. the Armorics At
Springfield and Harper's Ferry. the ope-
ration, Of ihe Bureau Of Typographical
Engineers. the Survey of the Northcrn
Lakes. that Of the Creek boundary. and
that Of the Delta Of The Mississippi. and
the expeditions 10 Salt Lake and to Santa
Fc, and briefly noticed and favorably com.
mented on.
The Secretary calls attention to the laws
organizing the Subsistence Department. in
order that its efficiency may be maintained.
and pecuniary risk aud loss guarded -
galnst.
The Secretary announces that the board
appointed for that purpose have dcIcrmiI-
ed on site in the vicinity Of this city for
an asylum for disabled and destitute col
diers, that the terms of the pnr.base have
been agreed on; and that. us soon a. tho
titles shall have been examined and sp.
proved. the ogreemcnt will be carried into
effect.
Hc suggests the expcdicncy Of creating
retired list Of disabled officers.
He recommends that the act which al.
lows small sddiiional pay to officers and
soldiers in California and Oregon be con-
tinucd in force, and thai il include also N.
Mexico.
He concludes by recommending sys-
TEN Of equalizing the distribution Of arms
to the militia the several States on basis
derived from the latest census returns.
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Mr.. Boyd. Of Kcntucky,upon taking tho
Speakers chair said.
Gentlemen IF Mc House IF Reprscsta.
tires: For the Kindness and confidence
shown me by your selecting me as presi-
ding officer Of this body. beg you to ac-