Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1869-12-11


ding the mcans Of paying bnt nfo-.
Viding The meano could not a8rnEe
the object desired without g proper
administration 81 Tue laws cor The
eolleeaum % tha EsBaaaos and me
econ0mleal disbursement af taem.
To this aubieetlhe Administration.
has most earnestly addressed iiaeif
with resalls1 hope satisfactory 10
the country. There hes been no
hesitation IL changing amcials 10
order 10 secure IA efficient exaen-
don Of the MWs, sometimes. TOO,
where IN 3 mere paFtysEiew, uuis.
sirabls political results we're liiEe-
ly 10 follow nor any Oscillations IN
sustaining efficient officials against
remonstrances wholly political.
Ii may be well 70 mention here,
the embarrassment possible b arise
from leaving on the slatnlo books
the sO.callcd tenure-of-ofRce acts
and to earnestly recommend their
total repeal. Il could not have
been the intention Of the trainers
Of tho Constitution, when provid-
Ing that appointments made by the
President should receive the con-
sent Of the Senate that the latter
should have the power TO retain
in Office persons placed there, by
federal appointments, against the
will Of the President lhe law Is
inconsistent with q faithful and Of
fcient administration Of the Gov
Ornment. What faith can en- execu-
tive put In officials forced upon him
and those, too, whom he has aus
pended for reasonsp How will
such officials be likely 10 serve an
administration which they know
does not trust them for the second
time? Requisite to our growth and
prosperity, time and Z Arm but hui
name administration Of existing
laws, amended from time TO time,
O. they may be Ineffective, or prove
harsh and unnecessary, are proba-
bly, all that is required, and the
third cannot be attained BY Speclal
legislation, but must he regarded as
fixed by the Convention itself, and
gradually acQuiesced In by force Of
public opinion from the formation
Of the Government 70 the present
time. . .Hs.4 Il
The management Of the original
inhabitants Of. this Continent the
Indians, hash been O subject ofem-
barrassment and expense, and hAs
been attended with continuous
rObberies, murdaFs and was. From
my own experience upOn,t the from.
tiers, and 10 Indian cOuntriea, l do
not hold either legisiatioH or Che
whites who commonwealth contact,
blamelesa for these hOstilitiea ThC
past, however, cannot be nndpne
|. and the question must be met 81 WI
now find Il. Klhave4 attempted {
, new policy toward these wards o
this nation. They cannot BE- 70
: J garded In any other light than .
wards, with fair results as far q
|. tried and which I hope viii Dol 90
tended, ultimately, with great suc
y cess. The Society Of Friends ]
. well known as having succeeded \
! having lived in peace with the In
. dams in the early settlement q
= Pennsylvania, while their whit
: . brothers in other sections weT
= constantly embroiled. They 81
= also known for their opposition
! all strife, violence and war and aI
generally noted for their strict II
.o tegrity aud fair dealing. Thei
considerations induced me to Civ
y the management of Q few TeservI
u ton Indians TO them and to thrOV
II the burden Of selections upon II
n society itself. The result has prove
a satisfactory. 1t will be foun
- more fully set forth in the repoI
y OF the Commissioners Of India
70 Affairs. For the Superintendent
n Indians not on the reservation
Il officers Of the army were selectet
:. The reasons for this are numerOu
m Where Indians are near theI
70 troops must be sent ais
~ Agents and commanders Of trooI
arc Independent Of each other, au
subject TO orders from different d
n parLments Of the Government III
army officer holds q position forl III
IN the agent Of the will Of the Pres
!. dent. The former Is personally II
Al terested In living in harmony wi
\. tho Indian and in establishing pc
Z. manent peace, 10 the end that son
=. portion Of his life be spent with.
the limits of civilized soiety. III
y latter has no such personal interei
If Another reason lie economy, OF
Ia still another, the hold which q
h. government holds upon a life Off
=. to secure O faithful discharge
:. duties and in carrying out q Civ
ho policy, the building OF records o.
al the access thereby given 10 all.
oe The agricultural and mineral
nj gions Of tho country are rapi
as " bringing civilization into co
'al tact with, all tho tribes Of !
dams no matter what oug
to be the relations between SD
settlements and the Indians. I
Il. fact is, they do not harnOnize, a
ono or the other has 10 give way
.oo the end. A system which looks
m the extinction Of a race Is I
horrible for q nation to ado
Zoe without entailing upon its
the wrath Of all chrlstendom. and eng
wv derinR la the citizen . disregard for hnu
)st lie and tho right of Others dangerous TO
clety. Isoe NJ substitute toF such al
IN ten except in placing all the Indians 2
reservation and as rapidly rs II can be d
on and giving them absolute protection th
As soon as thsy are lifted ior IL, they sho
de be iaduced 10 taKo thAr land In sewers
mn and set up Territorial gOyernm ints Tor q
own protection. For full details on
os, subject / all your especial attention 10
ella reports OF the Secretary OF the Interior
tha Tom uRf.alnnar nj fudiau AFFAIR."