Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1869-12-10

generally noted for their strict in
tegrity and fair dealings. These
considerations induced me to give
the management of few Reserva-
tions of Indians to them, and the
burden of the selections of the
affents upon the Society itself. The
result has proven most satisfactory.
1t will be found more fully set forth
in the Report of the Commissioner
of Ixdian Affairs. For Supreme
tenients and Indian Agents not on
reservations, officers of the army
wers selected, The reasons for this
are numerous. When Indian
Agents are sent there or near
there, troops must bs sent also
The agent and commander of troops
are independent of each other, and
are subject to orders from the diff
ferent departments of the Govern
ment. The army officer holds
position for life. the agent only at
the will of the President. The for
mer is personally interested in liv-
ing in harmony with the Indians
and the establishment of a place to
aid that some portion of his life
may be spent in the limits of civ
ilized section. Another reason is
an economic one; and still another
hold which the Government has
has upon life officer is to secure
faithful discharge of it's duties is car
rying out given policy.
The building of railroads and the
access thereby given to all agricul-
tural aud mineral region Of the
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 aborigines.
The fact is they do not harmonize
well, and one or the other has to
give way in the end. A system that
looks to the determination of a
race is too horrible for a nation to
adopt without entailing upon itself
the wrath of all Christendom and
engendertng in the citizeus disre-
gard for human life and the rights
Of others, dangerous to society. l
see no other substitute for such a
system except in placing all the In
dians on large reservation as ran
idly as can be done, and give them
absolate protection; and then as
soon as they are fitted for 1t thew
should be induced to take their
lands in severally and to Set up ter.
ritorial government for their own
protection. For the full details on
this subject call your special at
tention to the reports to the Score
tary of the Interior and the Com
missioner of Indian Affairs. The
report of the Secretary OF Wa1
shows the expenditures of the Wa,
Departm for the year ending 3Oth
June, 1869, to be $SO,644,O42 OF
which 23,S22,310 Was durbused in
payment of debts Contracted during
the war, and is not charbable tc
current army expenses. The esti
mate of the Bureau offices have beer
carefully scrutinized and reduced
wherever it has been deemed practi
cable. If, however, the condition
of the country should be such. D,
the beginning of the next fiscal year
as to admit of a greater consentra
ton of troops, the appropriation
asked for will not be expended
The appropriations estimated fol
river and harbor improvements, ant
for Notifications, are submitted sep
arately. Whatever amount CONGRESS:
may deem proper to appropriate fol
these purposes will be expended
The recommendations of the Gen
eral of the Army that appropriation:
be made for the forts at Boston
Portland, New York, Philadelphia
New Orleans and San Francisco, i
for no other, is concurred in. I also
ask your special attention of tb'
General commanding the military
Division of the Pacific, for the sail
of the Seal Islands of St. Paul ant
st. George, Alaska Territory, ant
suggests that it either be compiled
with, or legislation be had for tn
protection of the seal fisheries, from
which revenue should be derived
, The report of the Secretary o
t War contains synopsis Of the re
ports of the heads of bureaus, Of tb,
, commanders of Military Divisions
and of the Districte of Virginia
! Mississippi and Texas. The repor
q of the General of the army in full
, with the recommendations therein
q contained, have been well consider
q ed and are submitted fol your ac
ton. 1, however, call special atten
, ton to the recommendation of tn
Chief Of Ordinance, for the sale o
f arsenals and lands no longer OF us
+ to the Government; also, to the rec
ommendation of the Secretary Q