The weekly Placer herald., 1853-01-15
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tile Government of that influence and
control over them, without which no dtf-,
rable peace can ever exist between them
and the whites. trust, therefore, that n
due regard TO her own interest, apart from
considerations of humanity and justicef
VIII induce that State to assign small
portion of her vast domain for the pro-
visional occupancy Of the small remnants
of tribes within her borders, subject of
course to her ownership and eventual iu-
risdiction. If she should fail to do this.
the fuillment of our treaty stipuIatons
with Mexico, and our duty to the Indians
themselves, will, it is feared, become a
subject Of seriohs embarrassment to the
Government. 1t is hoped, however, that
timely and Just provision by Texas may
avert this evil
Your attention is respectfully called to-
the Report of the Post Master General
for the detailed operation of his Departl
ment for the last fiscal year, from which
it will he seen that the receipts from DOSE
tage for that time were less by 81, ,48l, 1885,
than thai, for the preceding fiscal year, being a
decrease of about % per cent. This di-
IN the rates of postage made by the act or
March, 8, 1851, which reduction took ef1
feet at the commencement Of the last fiss
cal year.
Although in its operation during tho
last year the act referred to has not fulI
filled the predictions of it's friends by in
creasing the correspondence OF the coun-
try in proportion to the reduction of poss
bol ~.
policy Of returning to higher rates. Ex-
perIence warrants the expectation that as
the community becomes accustomed to
cheap postage, correspondence will in-
crease. 1t is believed that ff0fH this
cause, and from the rapid growth Of the
country in population and business. the
receipts of the Department must ultlinate-
y exceed its expenses, and that the coun-
try may safely rely upon the continuance
OF the present cheap rate Of postage.
In former messages have, among othef
things, respectfully recommended to the
consideration of Congress the propriety
and Necessity of further Legislation for
the protection and punishment Of foreign
Consuls residing ir the United States; to-
revlve5 with certain notifications, the act
of 10Th March, 1888, to restrain unaw-
ful military expeditions against the in
habltants of conterninous States or Ter
ritories, Tor the preservation and pro,cC-
ton from fhtilatiofi or theft Of the papersf
recurds and archives Of the nation; fof
authorizing the surplus revenue TO he aps
Piled to the paymend of the public debt in
advance of the time when it will become
due; for the establishment of land Offices
for the sale of the public lands in CaIifor<
lia anu tfir furrirory vf O."ss..., 81. .i.S,
of a road from the Mississip-
pi Valley to the Pacific Ocean; for the
establishment of bureau Of agriculture
for the promotion OF that interest, perhaps
the most important in the country; for
the prevention of frauds upon the Govern;
ment in applications for pensions and
bounty lands; for the establishment Of u
uniform fee bill, prescribing specific,
compensation for every service required
of clerks, district attOrDies and marshaIsS
for authorizing an additional regiment of
mounted men for the defence of our frolfr
tier against the Indians, and for fu filling
our treaty stipulations with Mexico to-
defend her citizens against the Indians
"wlth equal diligence and energy as our
own" for determining the relative rank
between navy and civil officers in our
pubic ships, and bewteen the officers Of
the Army and Navy in the various grades
of eachj for reorganizng the naval estab-
lishnent by fixing the number of officers
in each grade, and providing for retired
list upon reduced pay of those unfit for
actee duty, for prescribing and regulating
punlshnents in the navy} for the appoints
ment of a commission to revise the pub4rc
statutes of the United states by arranging
them in order, supplying defciencies,cor-
rectIng incongrultiess simplifying their
language, and reporting them to Congress
for its final action; and for the establish
ment of commission to adIuCffcate and
settle private claims against the United
States. am aware, however, that many
of these subjects have been finally acted
upon by Congress. Without repeating
the reasons for Legislation on these SUBJ
jects which have been assigned in former
messages, | respectfully recommend them
again to your favorable consideration.
1t has been the uniform policy Of this
government from its foundation to the
present day, to abstain from all interiors
ence in the the domestic affairs Of other
nations. The consequence has been that
while the nations of Europe have been
engaged in deSoiating wars, our country
has pursued its peaceful course to unexA
amp ell prosperity and happiness. The
wars in which we have been compelled to
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