The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-12-17

ed currency is one of the greatest
: political evils. 1t undermines the
virtues necessary for the support
OF the eocial system and eCoour-
ages propensities destructive of its
happiness 1t wars against indus.
try, frugality and economy, apd it
fostersthe evil spirits of extrava.
gahce and speculation.
a1 tt,has been asserted BY one Of
our professed and most gifted
statesmen that of s,l oontrivauces
for cheating the labOring classes Of
mankind, none has been more eff.
fectual than that which deludes
them with paper money. This is the
most efeetual OF inventions to fer.
tilixe the rich mans fields by the
Sweat of the poor mans brow Ordi-
nary tyranny, oppression. excessive
taxation, these bear lightly on the
happiness of the mass of the com.
munity, compared, to a fraudulent
currency aud the robberies com.
mitted by deprecated paper. Our
own history has recorded for our
instruction enough, and moro than
enough, of tho demoralizing ten
dency, the injustice and the intol
erable oppression on the virtuous
and well disposed, of a degraded
paper currency authorized by law
or in any way countenanced by
Government. It is one of the most
successful devices, in times of peace
or war, of expansion or revulsions.
to accomplish tho transfer of all
the precious metals from the great
mass of the people into the hands
of the few, where they are boarded
in secret places, or deposited under
bolts and bars, while the people
are left to endure oil tho incon.
venienoes, and sacrifices, and de.
moraliEation resulting from the
use of deprecated and worthless
paper.
PUBLIC LANDS.
Tho Secretary of tho Interior, in
his report, gives valuable iniorma.
tion in reference to tho interests
conflded to tho supervision of his
Department, and reviews tho op-
orations oil the land office, pension
office, and the Indian bureau dur.
ing the fiscal year ending Juno
80, 1868. Six millions six hundred
and fifty-fve thousand seven hun.
drcd acres Of public land wero dis.
posed of. Tho entiro receipts of
the General Land Oflico for the
same period wero Sl.632, 145, being
creator by S294,8S3 than the
amount realized from tho same
sources during tho previous year.
The entries under the homestead
law cover 2,328,923 acres, nearly
one fourth of which was taken un.
der the act Of june 81, 1866, which
applies only to the States Of Ala.
bama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Ar.
kansas aud Florida.
PENSIONS.
On the Both OF June, 1903, one
hundred and sixty.nine thousand
six hundred and forty.thrce names
were on the pension rolls, and dur.
ing tho year ending on that day
the total amount paid for pensions,
including tho expenses ofdisburse.
ment, was s240l0,0S2, being S..
3ol,02o greater than expended
Tor like purposes during tho pro-
coding year.
PATENT OFFICE.
During the year ending tho 30th
of September last, tho expenses of
the Patent Office exceeded tho re.
ccipts by sl71, and, including
reissues and designs, II, 1873 patents
were issued.
INDIAN AFFAIRS.
Treaties with various Indian
tribes have been concluded, and
will DO submitted to the Senate for
its constitutional action. | cor
daily sanction tho ttipulations
which provide for rcsorving lands
for The various tribes, whcro they
may be encouraged TO abandon
their now idle habits, and engage
In agricultural and industrial pur |
suits. The policy, lnaugurated |
many years since, has met with /.
signal success, whcnoycr II hps
been pursued in good faith and
with becoming libcrality, by tho
United States. Tho necessity for
extending it as far as practicable,
in our relations with tho aboriginal |
population, Is greater now than at
any preceding period.
Whilst wo furnish subsislanco
and instruction to tho Indians and
guarantee tho undisturbed enjoy.
ment Of their treaty rights, we !
should habituaIIy insist upon the |
faithful observance of their
agreement to remain within their
respective reservations. This is
tho only mode by which collisions
with other tribes, and with tho .
whites, can bo avoided, and the
safety Of our frontier settlements
secured.
RAILROADS.
Tho companies constructing the /
railway from Omaha to Sacramento
have been most cncrgcticalIy en-.
gagged in prosecuting tho work, |
and It is believed that theline will
DO completed before the expiration
OF the next fiscal year. Tho six
per cont. bonds issued to these
companies amounted on the 9th
inst; to Sl4, ,337, 600, and additional
work had been performed to tho
amount Of s3,2O0,0OO. Tho Sec.
rotary OF the Interior in August
last invited my attention To Tho rn.