Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-12-09

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sstt-fsc'ory 10 the COUNTRY. .4a.r u
ExEcuTIow or TJE Laws.
There ms, bssu no hesitation ia chsagts9 o.
cis'r IN ord.r " secure a. seasisns snsouopa c1l
IT, law. .oas tinss %. When IN msss Rssty
fo'io~. Nor has thsre hsen Any, hA11eatten h
sustaining sficfent 0fciAls against rsmsnstxsnos
wholly poitani
TN TENURE or oYYIcE ACT.
ltmay be well TO mention hers this smbsssass-
ms.t peseele 70 ssdse from isevfng ON tAs stat.
uts books tie so.eslsd tssuss Of sl1es acts, ana
W earnestly recommend thSir total repeal II
could n0t have besn the tntontlOn 0f tbs fsaOsss
o. the Ccnstatuticn, whsa PROVIDING thss sp-
the consent Of tbs 6saats, that Chs latter shsuiA
have power " retain In Office persons placed there
BY Federal appointment against tbs Win Of the
Fresldsnt. Tbs Law II not cdnsistent with faith
ful Administration of the government. What
faith Executive put In officials Sorced upon
him, and thoss whom he has suspsndsd Tor
son How will such officials BE- likely 70 serve
administration which thsy know does not trust
them
For the second requisite 10 our growth and
prosperity, time, and d srm but humans admin
istration Of existing laws, amended from time t.
time AZ they may prove Ineffective, Or prove
harsh and unnecessary, nrc probably all that are
required. The third cansst be attained by spe-
ciai Legislation, but must be regarded az fixed BY
tHe tDnstlLuLiDH ltSeU, anu GRADUALLY
inIby force Of public opinion.
INDIAN AFFAIRS.
From the foundation OF the government TO the
present time the management Of the original IN
habitants Of this continent, the Indian, has been
n subject OF embarrassment and expense and has
been attended with continuous robberies, murders
and war. From my own experience upon the
frontiers and in Indian countries, do not hold
either legislation, or the conduct Of the whites
who come most in contact with the Indians,
la ftr he. frat hnpu
ever, cannot be undone, and the quest on must be
met as we now find 1t. have attempted a new
policy toward these wards of the nation tthey
cannot be regarded in any other light than as
wards, with falr results, SO far tried, and
which hop viii be attended ultimately with
great succeas. ihe Society of Friends Is well
known az having succeeded III living in peace with
the Indians IN the early settlement OF PennSyl-
wanna, while the neghbors OF other sects in other
sections were constantly embroled. They are
also known Tor Their opposition 20 all STRIFE, VIC
lencc and war, and are generally noted Tor then
strict integrity and fair dealings. These consd-
erations induced me to give the management Of a
few reservations OF Indians to them, and To
throw the burden OF selection OF agents upon the
society itself. The result has proved most salts
factory. 1t will be found more fully set forth In
the report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs
For the SuperintendentS OF Indians not ON the
reservations, officers Of the army were selected
The reasons for this are numerous. Where Indi-
an agents are sent, there there, troops
must be sent, and also the agents and the com
mander OF the troops are independent Of each
other and are subject to the orders from the dit
erent Departments OF the Government. The
army officer holds a position Tor life The agent
one at the viii OF the President. The former Is
personally interested IN living IN harmony
with the Indians and in the establishment OF a
permanent peace, TO the end that some portion OF
nis LIE may be spent within the limits OF civil
lied society. The latter has no such personal IN.
tereSt. Another reason Is an economic one, and
still another, the hold which the Government has
upon lite officer to secure faithful discharge OF
duties IN carrying out given policy.
The building oil railroads, and the access there
by given to ali the agricultural and mineral re-
gIons ci the country Is rapidly bringing civilized
settlements into contact with all the tribes OF In
dams. No matter what ought to DC the relations
between such settlements aud the Aborigines, the
tact ~, they do not harmonic well, aud one OF
the other has to give way in the end. a system
which looks 10 the determination OF race - too
horrible Tor a nation to adopt without entailIug
upon itself the wrath OF all Christendom, and en-
gsndcrIng III the citizen disregard Tor human
ife and the rights Of Others dangerous 70 society
see no substitute Tor such "A ny stem except IN
placing all the Indians on large reservations az
rapidly can be done, and giving them absolute
prot ctIon there.
Ar soon they lifted for 1t they should be
induced 70 take their lands in sections and 70
get up territorial gOyernme nts for their own pro-
lection. FT full details on this subject / eaA
your SPECIAL attention the report Of the 5ecre-
tary OF the lnieTiCr aud the Commissioner Of In
iian Affair.
The report ui the Secretary OF Waf shows that
the * pnditures Of the War Department fot th,
year ending the 3Oth Of june 1909 10 be $50 b6i.
w, OF which 80 was disbursed ia the
payment Of debt contracted during the war and
| y not chargeable 10 current army xpense. His
sstlnatc of sjl,5Ji DOL Ion the expense u III.
army Tor the next hscal year IS a. low a., II is BE-,
AeNcd, can be relied on.
The estimates of Bureau officers have been
carefully scrutinized, and reduced whenever IL
| nus been deemed practicable. II, however, the
condition 81 The country should be such by the be-
ginning OF the next hseal year AS 10 admit OF .
crater concentration Of troops the appropf alton
| asked for Will not BE- expended. The appropria.
| tiohs estimated for ryer and LarbOr Improve.
| ihshls, hnd Tor iortiheatlOns, are submitted sep
| aratsiy. Whatever amount Congress may deem
pf9peI u appropriate ~ these purposes will be
expended.
Ins recommendation 81 tho General II the
Army That appropriations De- made Tor the forte
Al Boston, Portland, hu9 York, Philadelphia
New Orleans and San ffaneiseO, II tn no Others
e fpfuffcd 10. hlaJ ask your special attention
q the recommendation u Inc General command
lHg ibr faiiitagy division ~ the Pacific TN tht
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