The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-12-07

dreds OF thousands Of people at home, and re. |
tain with us the means which othsfwse
railroads 10 Europe and the East 10 bringing |
into competition with our agricultural pro- !
duets like product. Of other countries sell |
In crest, II not seifpresctyation, Therefore, |
dustriai Interest OF the couutty. II teaches
u, also the necessity Of lookleg to other
neighbors south OF US, and China and Japan,
should receive our special attention. II VIII
be the cndesvot Of the A Naturalization to
as to entitle US to their confidence, and make
u their interest as well as ours to establish
better commercial relations
policy than that heretofore pursued toward
China, largely due to the sagacity and efforts
q one 81 our own distinguished citizens,
creased relations with that .populous and
hitherto exclusive nation, As the United
states have been the initistor, 10 this new
showing their good faith In making It a success
as viii forevsr preciodo the enhancement OF
Coolies and also prevent American vessels
from engaging In tho transportation OF coolies
to any country tolsratius The system. also
to one OF the nrst class.
% ny assuming the responsible duties Of
Chief Magistrate OF the United states, II was
essential to its peace, prosperity and fullest
Development. First among these 10 strict 10.
tegrity In fulfilling all our obligations Second,
erty Of the citizen OF the United States, 10
each and every portion OF our common eoun.
try, wherever he may chose to move, without
color, or politics, dems aiding OF him only ODE.
dlenee to the laws, and proper respect fLt the
rights OF others. Third, Union OF Al the
states, with equal rishis.) indestructiblc by
To secure the first OF these, Congress has
taken two essential steps, frst, 10 declaring,
be paid, principal and interest, In coin. Aud
second, BY providing the means for paying.
Providing the means, however, could not secure
tion of the laws Tor the eoileetion Of the reve.
nuss, and an eoono mica disbursement Of them.
To this subject the Administration has nost
satisfactory to the country. There has been
no hesitation In changing officials 10 order to
secure al efficient execution OF the lave,
undesirable political results were iikeIy to fol.
low, nor any hesitation In sustaining efficient
officials against remonstranees wholly poliii-
cal.
1t may be well to mention here the embar.
rassmcnt possible to arise from leaving on the
statute books tho socalled "Tcnure otoffice
acts" and to earnestly recommend their total
repeal. II could no. have been the intention
Of the trainers Of the Constitution when pro-
yiding that appointment made by the Presi'
dent should receive the consent OF the Senate,
that the latter should have the power to re:
tain In once persons placed there by Federal
appointment against tho will Of the President.
efhcicnt Standardization OF the Government.
What faith can an Executive put In officials
forced upon him, and those to whom he has
suspended for reasonl How viii such officials
| be likely to serve an administration which
they know does not trust them!
For the second requisite to our growth and
prosperity, time and Arm bqt humane human I'D:
time to time a. they may prove ineffective, or
The third cannot b. attained by special
legislation, but must be regarded as hxed by
| the Constitution itself aud gradually acQui.
eseed in by force OF public opinion.
From the foundation Of the Government to
| the present, the management OF the original
| Inhabitants Of this continent, the Indians, has
and has been attended with continuous
robberies, murders and wars. From my own
| experience upon the frontiers and In Indian
countries, do not hold either legislation or
| contact with the Indian blameless for these
hostilities The past, however, cannot be un-
done, and the question must be met AZ We now
| these wards Of the nation (they cannot be re.
| gsrded 10 any other light than as wards) with
air results; 80 f.r as tried, which / hope will
The Society OF Friends 10 well known as
having succeeded In living in peace with the
Indians In the early settlement OF Pennsyl
vania, while their white neighbors Of other
scots, In other sections, were constantly en-.
broiled They are also known for their oppo-
sition to all strife, violence and war, and are
| generally noted for their strict integrity and
| fair deslings These considerations induced
me to give the management Of a few reserva.
tions OF Indians to them, and to throw the
burden Of selection Of agents upon the Society
Itself. The result has proven most sstisfac.
tory. II will be found more fully set forth in
the report Of the Commissioner Of Indisn
| Affairs. For superintendents and Indian
| agents not on the reservations, officers Of the
| army were selected. The reasons Tor this are
numerous. Where Indian agents are sent,
| The agent and the conn ander Of troops are In.
dependent Of each other, and are subject to
Samsnt asPst'meh.s o, the G9 0
lief the agent one at the will Of the President.
The former 10 personally interested In living
ing q permanent peace, to the end that some
portion Of his lie may be spent within the
limits OF civilized society. The latter has no
economic one and still another, the hold
which the Government has upon a life officer
to secure 4 faithful discharge OF duties in car.
The building OF railroads and the access
thereby given to all agrieultnral aud mineral
regions Of the country 10 rapidly bringing civ
illzed settlements INTO contact with all the
tribes OF Indians. No matter what ought to
be the relati between such settlements and
the aborisines, the fact Is they do not hsr.
monte well, and one or the other has to give
way In the end. A system which looks TO tn c
extinction OF race ID too horrible for na,
ton to adopt without entailing upon i'sell
| the wrath Of all Christendom, and engendeTIng
10 the citizen a disregard for human life and
the rights OF Others dangerous to society. |
see no substitute for such a system excep,
| In placing all the Indians on large reserya-
tons as rapidly as It can be done, and giving
they are lifted Tor it they should be Induced to
ritorial governments for their own protection
For full details on this subject l oall your spe
cial attention to the reports Of the Secretary
Of the Interior and the Commissioner of In
The report Of the Secretary Of War show,
the expenditures Of the War Department fol
the year ending the 50th OF June, 1862, to be
tso,6l4 Ot2, OF which Ca, ss2, $40 was dis6ursed
In the payment Of debts contracted during the
war, and is not ehargesble to current army
expenses OF the army for the next nscal year /,
as low asit 10 believed can be relied on
The estimate. Of bureau officers have beer
carefully scrutiniIed and reduced wherever II
has been deemed practicable.
IT. however, the condition OF the country
should be such, by the beginning OF the nexl
fiscal year, A. to admit Of a greater concentra
tion OF troops, the appropriation asked fol
will not be expended.
The appropriation estimated for for riyeI
tions, are submitted separately. Whatever
amount Congress may deem proper to appro
pirate for these purposes will be expended.
The recommendation OF the General of tn,
Army that appropriations be made for the fort
at Boston, Portland, New York, Philadelphia
New Orleans and San Francisco, II for No
other, lie conourred In. l also AJAX yourspeclA
attention to the recommendation OF the gen
eral commanding the military division of III,
Pacific for the sale OF the Seal Islands OF st
Paul and st. George, Alaska Territory, An[
suggest that II either be complied with or tn
legislation DO had for the protection OF tn,
seal fisheries, from which a revenue should BE-
derived,
Tho report Of the Secretary OF War con
tAins synopsis OF the reports OF the head
Of bureaus, OF the commanders OF militat,
divisions, and Of the districts OF Virgins
Mississippi, and Texas, and the report OF The
General OF the Army In full. The recommep
dAtions therein contained have been well con
sidered, and are submitted for your action
!, however, call special attention to the re
commendatlon OF the Chief of Ordnance fol
the sale of Arsenals and lands, no longer o
use to the Government. Also to the rec % nlme q
dalton Of the Secretary OF War, that the &C
OF the Sd OF March, 1860, prohibiting promo
tions and appointments In the staff corps o
army, be repealed. The extent Of country /,
be gsrrisoned, and the number OF military post
to be occupied, 10 the same with n reduce
army as with a large one. The number o
STAFF officers required Is now more dependen
uDon the latte than the 70 rmer condition