Litchfield enquirer., 1869-12-16

,s sometimes, too, when in a mere party view.
 undesirable political results were likely to 'Tfol low, nor any hesitation in sustaining i efficient officials against remonstrances wholly political. It may be well to men tion here the embarrassment possible to
 arise from leaving on the statute books the
 so-called fenure- -of-offce acts, and to ear-
 nestly recommend their total repeal. It ,scould not haveibeen the intention of the Tframers of the constitution, when provi- ding that appointments made by the Pres
 ident should receive the consent of the
 Senate that the latter should have the power, to retain in office persons placed there by federal appointment against the will of the President. The, law is incon- sistent with faithful and efficient admin can an executive put in officials forced up- ? on him, on those, too, whom he has sus- pended for treason? How will such off,
 cials be likely to serve such an aaministra. q tion which they, know does not trust them? For the second requisite to our growth and prosperity, time, and firm,
 but humane administration of existing
 laws awarded from time to timS. as they
 may become ineffective or prove harsh and
 unnecessary, are probably all that is re- ,Quired. The third cannot be obtained by
 special legislation. but must be regarded as fixed by the constitution itself, and gradually acquiesced4 in by the fact of the public opinion. aaEt B :a9is4 ~a
 The President then proceeds to justify
 his selection of members of the Society of
 Friends for Indian Agents, and says that e the result has proved most satisfactory. !" He closes his remarks on Indian affairs as
 follows;--a alrs9l yd bla -5 e@1 5s.~
 The building of railroads and the &C., cess thereby given to all the agricu ltural
 and mineral regions of the country is rap-
 idly bringing civilized settlements into contact with all the tribes of Indians. No matter what ought to b6 the relations be-
 tween such settlements and the aborigines,
 the fact is they do not harmonize " ell ,and
 one or the other has to give way in the
 end. A system which looks to the extinc-
 tion of race is too horrible for nation
 to adopt without entailing upon itself the
 wrath of all Christendom, and engender-
 ing in, the citizen disregard for human
 life and the rights of others dangerous to g society. see no substitute for such a
 system except in placing all the Indians
 on large reservations as rapidly as can be
 done, and giving them absolute protection
 there as soon as they are fitted for it. They should be induced to take their lands in severalty and set up territorial governs ment for their own protection. For full details on this subject call your special attention to the report of the Interior and the Commissioners of Indian Affairs.
 After commenting on Department reports the Message concludes as follows
 I desire respectfully to call the attention of Congress to the inadequate salaries of @ number of the most important officers of the government In this message I will not enumerate them, but will specify only the Justices of the Supreme Court. No change has been made in their salarles for fifteen years, and within that time the h. bors of the court have largely increased, and the expenses of living have at least doubled. During the same time Congress has twice found it necessary to increase 1afgeiy the compensation of it's own mem- dDers, and the duty which it owes to anoth- CT department of the government deserves and will undoubtedly receive it's due con- sideration. There are many objects not alluded to in this message which might with propriety be introduced, but abstain believing that your patriotism and states manship will suggest the topics ofsthe leg islation most conducive to the interests of the whole people. On my part I promise rigid adherenceA to the laws and their strict enforcement