Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1869-12-16

duce me 70 give the management of a
few Reservations of Indians to them,
and to throw the burthen Of selection
of agents apOn the society itself. The
result has proven most satisfactory.
1t viii be found mOre fully set forth
in the report of the Commissioner Of
Indian affairs. For Superintendents,
and Indian agents, not on the Reser-
vatiOns, officers of the army were
elected. The reasons for this are nu-
meFOus. When Indian agents are
sent there, or near there, troops must
be sent also. The agent and the
commander of troops are independent
of each other, and are subject to orders
from different departments of the
Government. The army officer holds
a position for life, the agent one at the
Will of the President. The former is
personally interested in living in har-
mOny with the Indians and in the es-
tablishment of permanent peace, to
the end that some portion of his life
may be spent within the limits of a
civilized section. The latter has no
such personal interests. Another rea-
son is an economical one, and still
another hold which the Government
has upon a life officer to secure a
faithful discharge of duties in carry
ing out a given policy. The building
OF railroads, and the access thereby
given to all agricultural and mineral
regions of this country, is rapidly
bringing civilized settlements into
contact with all tribes of Indians. No
matter what ought to be the relations
between such settlements and the abO-
Figinees, they do not harmonic well,
and one or the other has to give way
in the end. A system which looks to
the determination of the race is too
horrible for nation to adopt without
entailing upon itself the wrath of all
ChristendOm, and engendering in the
citizens a disregard for human life
and the rights of others dangerous to
society. / see no substitute for such q
system except in placing all the In
dians on large reservation as rapidly
as can be done, and giving them alb
sOlute protection there. As soon as
they are fitted for it they should be
induced to take their lands severally
and to set up Territorial Governments
for their own protection. For full de-
tails on this subject l call yeur especial
attention TO the reports of the Secre-
tary of the Interior and the Commits
sioner of Indian Affairs.
The report Of the Secretary of War
shows the expenditures of the War
Department, for the year ending the
Both of June, 1859, to be $50, ,644 ,042, of
which So, 1882, 80 was disbursed in the
payment of debts contracted during
the war, and it is not chaTgeahle to
the current army expenses. The esti-
mate of S34, ,531 ,031 for the expenses of
the army for the next fiscal year is as
low as it is believed can be relied up
on. The estimates of Beureau officers
have been carefully scrUtenized and
reduced whenever it has been deemed
practicable If, however, the condition
of the country should be such by the
beginning of the next fiscal year, as
to admit of a greater concentration of
troops, the appropriation asked for
will not be expended. The apprOpri-
alton estimated for river and harbOr
improvement and Notifications are
submitted separately. Whatever
amount Congress may deem proper to
appropriate for these purposes, will
be expended. The recommends of
the General of the Army that appro-
priatiOns be made for the forts of
Boston, Portland, New York, Phila-
delphia, New Orleans and San Fran
cisco, if for no other, is concurred in.
l also ask your special attention to
the recon mendatiOn of the General
Commanding the Military Division of
the Pacific for the sale of the Seal
I'll l. &C
Alaska Territory, and suggest that it
either be complied with, or that legis-
latiOn be had for the protection of the
seal fisheries, from which a revenue
should be derived. The report of the
Secretary of War contains a synopsis
of the reports of the heads of Bureaus,
of the commanders of military divis-
ions and of the districts of Virginia,
Mississippi and Texas, and the report
of the General of the Army in full.
The recommendations therein con-
tanned have been well considered, and
are submitted for your action. 1,
however, call special attention to the
recommendation of the Chief of Ord
nance for the sales of arsenals and
lands no longer of use to the Gov
eminent; also, to the recOmmenda-
tiOns of the Secretary of War that the
act of the Sd of March, 1859, prOhib-
iting promotions and appointments in
the staff corps Ofthe army be repealed.
The extent of country to be garrisOned
and the number of military posts to
be occupied is the same with a re-
duced army as with a large one. The
number of staff officers required is
more dependent upon the latter than
the former condition. The report of
the Secretary of the Navy accOmpa-
nying this shows the condition of the
Navy when this administration came
into Office, and the changes made
since. Strenuous efforts have teen
made to place as many vessels in COM
mission or render them fit for service,
if required, as soon as possible, and to
substitute the sail for the steam, while
cruising, thus materially reducing the
expenses Ofthe Navy and addinggreat-
ly to its efficiency. Looking to our fu-
ture l recommend a liberal though not
extravagant policy towards this branch
of the public service.
The report of the Postmaster General fur
niShes q clear and comprehensive exhibit of
the operations Of the postal service and Of
POStOffice Department. The ordinary postal
revenues for the year ending the 3Oth or June
1869, amOnt to siS,3i4, $40 and the expenditures
TO 80, ,6o9, l3l, showing an eccess OF the expen-
ditures over the receipts of s., ,2j2 go. The
access OF expenditures over the receipts for
the previous year amounted to sc, 81, ,g9l The
increase Of revenues for 1862 over those of
1853 was g, ,05l 800. and the increase Of expen-
ditures was 1867 ,l2S. The increased revenue
in 1863 exceeded the increased revenue in
1859 by Sg96, 1886. and the increased expendi-
tures in 1863 was 81 81 30 less than the in
creased expenditures In 1867 showing BY
comparison this gratifying feature Of inn
prOvment that while the increase Of expendi-
lures over the increase OF receipts in 1868 was
81, ,439, ,4}5, the increase Of receipts in 1883
was 81, l,0S4,571
Ysur attention Is respectfully called to the
recommendations male by the Postmaster
General for authority to change the rate Of
compensation TO the main trunk railroad
lines for their services in carrying the mails
for having post route maps executed; for
reOrganizing and increasing the efficiency Of
the special agency service; for increasing the
mail snrvtce on the Pacific and for establish
ing mail service under the flag Of Union and
Atlantic. More especially I call yOus atten-
ton TO his recommendation for the total
abolition of the franklin privilege. This is
an abuse from which no one receives a cim-
mensurate advantage Itreduces the receipts
for postal service from fyrnntv-fy-a n fnfrfy Z