The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-22
Affairs IN .lnCton.
Correspondence Of the Baltimore Sun.
WASHINGTON Nov. To- 1861
Hscts ef the LQnd Graduation sys.lLnf.o,. I,

lAprretpondence OF the Baltimore Sun.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10, 1861
Eyeas If the Lana Graduation Ba!-sfscusalios ~
Lands dc.
The disposition OF the public lands under Mr. Cobbs
graduation bin, is going on very rapidly The amount OF
viii be considerable from this source in add
ton to the proceeds from the regular land sales and
entries large portion ofthe entries under the gradua
ton bill have been at twelve and half cents per
Specuators OF course, have eontrysd 10 eyade
the law, and mcnopolse the lands at this price.
II was the intention Of the law TO give the privilege Of
entry at the reduced prices only TO those who would
cupy and improve the lands But the intent of the law
has been defeated. The old preempton laws al
ways eyaded. Senator Niles OF Connecticut, had the
candor 10 declare In the Senate that be "a squaer
by construction that is that he caused lands to be
marked for him and received for him, under the pre-
empton law, while he at home in Connecticut, or
making speeches in the Senate. The public domain is
not far from being used up.
[Correspondence of the Philadelphia Ledger
WASHINGTON, Nov. 49, 1854
7he Pension Law Of the United States Treaties With the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Cipili,ctiop and Iscla ion from
the Whites-No Dgoahing Postmaster in the Union-
The Secretary Of the Treosarys Report the Turf.
am inclined TO think that the report Of the Secretary
Of the Interior will contain some very important recem
msndatlcns in regard to the pension laws Of the United
States. Under the law, II exists the grossest
frauds are perpetrated the government while the
latter tse appears often to unequaly In regard
to claimants Thus, under the present law, seaman,
marine and soldier all equally disabled would receive
very unequal pensions The would receive three
dsars yer month the marine six dollars and the soldier
eight dollars per month Such law is evidently unjust
and ought to be amended.
that there never appears to be any dmnution in the
disability for which tho pension is granted. With two
and only two honorable exceptions pensoner got well
during the last fiscal year, and no disability diminished
The Secretary very properly thinks that the pension
ought to be reduced as the patient improves and to
altogether when the patient j. entirely recovered
Fourteen treaties have been made with different Indian
tribes during the past fiscal year the largest number
ever concluded during an equal period OF time The
entire abolition Of cash payments WILL in al probability,
be again recommended and provisions and clothing
substituted for them This is the only Of prevent
iuxt hp III IA heir aod md With
The appropriations made late during the last
sion, will probably be sufficient; but appropriation
will he demanded for cconizng and ciyzng the Indians
Tho colonization Of the Indians in California, far
tried has been rather successful If colonization and
civilization fail, the destruction Of the inc
vtablc. IL Is the hunter tribes OF Indians who commit
all the depredaons and harrass the cngrants 10 Cali
forna and Oregon but these exactly the tribes with
which we have no treaties and who steal or murder for
The kindhearted and able Secretary of the Interior
wll probably, no prompted 10 recommend Kindness to
the Indians instead of chastisement Kindness has al
ready done wonders with several tribes, and there Is
why II should not be successful with others
The Indians Of New Mexico Utah, Oregon and Washing
ton Territories and those east Of the Rocky Mountains
ought to be domestcatod and Isolated from the VIII ties
arts to- be introduced and settled form of govern
ment ought 10 be established among them. For this
purpose however large appropriations will be required
1t Is remarkable fact, that out of the 81 600 post
Offices in the United States, has been defauer
either during the last preceding fiscal year The sin
gle dciacaon which occurred in Troy was promptly
made goed the whole severity OF the law against default
ing sub-tIeasurers being at once applied 10 the den
quent To secure the entire income from the Depart
men ard to introduce economy into all its branches, is
the surest Of diminishing the deficit between the
and the expenditures Of the Department 1t is
believed that in less than four years the Post
Office Department will under the present system,
TO be charge to the Treasury.
Though the Secretary Of the Treasury Report will,
necessarily, contain some recommendation about the
Tariff, doubt whether it will recommend any radical
coming into operation under the Reciprocity Treaty with
the British Iroy inces OF North America