Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-12-10

agents upon the society itself The rosuit = Vi
proven most satisfactory. Il vii be fonnJ mas
fully set forth in the report OF the cnT,r1nore
OF Indian affairs. For suvcriDtrnin+t9 ioner
Indian Agents not on the Reservations "oi aho
OF the army were selectcd-thc easons EG,,'tg!a
| are numerous-wherc Indian Agents arr, l0' t tn.a
there or near there, troops must be sent 9I in'
| Inc agent and the commander of trooDs Srnoo'
dePenaent OF each other and arc subject fo n
derS from different departments of tbc COZ
| ment-the army officer holds position 7onI!a
the agent one at the will OF the President 1 5
former is personally interested in lvina - me
mony with the Indian and in estabiisbiin,oe' no.,
permanent peace TO the end fiat 80
portion OF his life may be spent will So .t
limits OF civilized society. The latter has nv, ~
I such personal interest. Another reason ia a oU
economic one; and still another the hold 80 az
! the government has upon life officer IN s naIon
faithful discharge of duties in carrvinC, go
given policy. The building of railroads and ~
access thereby given to all the agricultural nnj
mineral 3ions of the country, is rapidly br;ml
ing civiliz AZ settlements into contact with ali -
tribes of Indians. No matter what on~h% 80 'til
the relations between such settlements and ~,
abOrlSines, the fact is they do not hsrr,o,,ino
well, and or the other has TO give yay II, r
end. A system which looks to the extinction ~
race is too horrible for nation to aLoDt ,,I
entalllng upon itsel! the wrath of ali, Christen.
dom, and engendering in the citizen disrcrar1
for human life and the rights ofsothcrs. dam
Gus to society. see no substitute for snrh
system, eNceptin placing all the Indians on lar,
| reservations as rapidly as it can be done M,
| y 20
as they are fitted for it, they should be induce.
to take their lands in sevCralty, and to SET ,,.
territorial governments for their own prolcc,io,
For full details on this subject | call your a.,
clal attention to the reports OF the Secretary M.
| the Interior, and the Commissioner Of India
| Affairs. '''.
the recommendation Of the Genera, Of tb.
| Army that appropriations be made for tGe f,rt-
at Boston, Portland, New York PHILADELPHIA
New Orleans and San Francisco il for 70 otI'r
Is concurred in. call special attention to rp.
Communications CT the Chief OF Ordnance for IN.
sale OF arsenals and lands Ho longer OF Dsn l..
the government, also to recommendation Of ill.,,
Secretary OF War that the act p.ohbitipg l,r,.
motions in the staff corps Of the army be 70.
peSled. Inc extent OF country to be gariscurl
and the number OF military posts TO be occupirG
ID the same with q reduced army as With Lr,,..
one. The number Of staff officers required H.
more dependent upon the latter than tie forrrr
condition.
The report Of the Secretary Of the Navy 80.
Conpanylng thIs, Shows the Condition of the M.
Wy when this administration came into Office
and the changes made since. Strenuous en,or, ,
have been mado 10 place as many vessel, N,
commission" or ronder them !it for service, ..
required. as possible, and to substitute In. s.sr
for steam whilst cruising, thus materially lelur.
ing the expenses OF the Navy and Gddng greatly
to It's efficiency. Looking to our future irecgg..
mend liberal, though not oXtravagant policy.
toward this branch OF the public service.
The report OF tho Post Master General furnish.
cs c!esr and comprehensive exhibit Of the opera.
tions OF the postal service and of the luuu. t.'
condition OF the postolice department MI.
ordinary postal revenues for the year ending the
3Oth OF June, 1869, amounted to $lG,44-, 5iu
and the expenditures to &23 SOS l3l. Your .E
tentiOn is respectfully called 10 the iccommcra.
alton made by the postmaster general for ana
thOrity to change the rate of COMPENSATION Z.
the main trunk railway lines for their services f.;
carrying the mails, Tor having post route map,
executed, for rCOrganizing and increasing the "a.
ticicncy Of the special agency service, for an in.
crease Of the mail service on the Pacific, AID a..
StlI liSh 1otl ,I,.-+
Union on the Atlantic And most especially De-
l call your attention to his recommendations lur
the total abolition of the ranking privilege.
This is an abuse from which no one receive, a
| commensurate advantage. 1t reduces the r-
ccipts for postal service from % to 80 per cent
and largely increases the service to be per
| formed.
During the year eading the 8Oth Septenlbsr.
1869, tho patent Office issued 1872 patents aau
lts receipts were $3.50, 1889, being $2l3g itur,
than the expenditures.
Iwould respectfully call your attention 70 tho
recommendation of the Secretary CT tho In.urin.
for uniting the duties of supervising the Cduca
ton Of freedmen with the other duties deyolv,ug
upon the commissioner OF education.
If it is the desire Of Congress to make the
census, which must be taken duIlng the wear
1870, more complete and perfect than heretofore
I would suggest early action upon any plan tina,
may DO agreed upon. AS Congress CT the lasi
| session appointed D committee to take into con-
| slderahon such measures as might DO GrGmc.
proper in reference to the ceasUs, and 10 reguT.
a plan, I Gesist from saying more.
! recommend to your favorable consideration
the claims of the Agricultural Bureau for liberal
appropriations. In country diversified in
climate and soil as ours, and with population
so largely dependent upon agriculture, the beuC-
| fits that can he conferred by properly Goatcri-,
| this Bureau are incalculable.
L desire respectfully to call the attention Of
| Congress to the inadequate salaries Of numDer
| OF the most important officers Of the Cavern
| ment In this message I will not cnumCratc
them.
| Supreme Court No change has been made in
their salaries for fifteen years. Within that tmo
the labors OF the Court have largely increased
and the expenses Of living have at least doubled,
During the same time Congress has twice found
1t necessary to increase largely the compGEsG-
ton OF its own members, and the duty 1t owes 10
another department Of the government deserves,
and will undoubtedly receive. due consideration.
There are many subjects not alluded to in this
message which might with pTopriety bc intro
duced, but abstain, believing that your -,
trlotlsm and craftsmanship will suggest the
topics and the legislation most conducive TO tho
interests Of the whole people. On my part
promise rigid adherence to the Jaws and thcig
strict enforcement.
Us. GRANT
Washington, December 9th, 1869.
NORTH CARoLINA.-For delicacies sub
stantial and variety of products North
Carolina certainly has the lead. Her gold
mines have been among the most product
i've; her lumber is noted in every city in
the North; Wilmington, her principal city
is the great naval store depot of the world.
Aside from t1is, VIC have her fruits, OF
which millions of pounds are dried and
forwarded to this market. We saw in the
warehouse of Messrs. Springs, Osborne
Co., 125 North Water street, the most
beautiful samples of dried apples we have
ever seen, consigned them by Messrs. Il.
s. Gilmer e. Son and j. NJ Brewer & Bro,
of Mount Airy, North Carolina, and SOLD
at the unprecedented price of % cents PEI
pound in this market. This is but fore
shadowing Of what North Carolina will DO
in the future. With energy and capital
she can be made the Eden of the Union.
Philadelphia Age.
GRAND LODGE OF NORTH CAROLINA. III &c
annual convocation of this body opeT ed
at Masonic Hall, in this city, on Nor DAY
evening. Presentation. r. 3. VancI :. NJ
W. Grand Master: Ellis, Deputy q NJ.
JOS. B. Bachelor, Il. ". Grand Senior
Warden; S. FL. Roundtreo, Grand Junior
Warden; VIM. e. Anderson, Graz d Treas
urer: d. W. Balm, Grand Secreta ~; Il. c.
Roberts, Senior Grand Deaco a; A. S..
Heide, Junior Grand Warden; W. Ii. Ma
lone Grand Marshal: j. M JVisar,9,.