Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-12-10

him only obedience to the laws and proper |
respect for the rights OF others Third, A
union of all the States with equal rights
indestructible by any unconstitutional
means rH.. - s. Ir.. .re
To secure the first Of these Congress
has taken two essential steps First, IN de-
claring by Joint resolution that the public
debt should be paid principal and interest
In coin. Second, by providing means FOR
paying. These measures, however,
could not secure the object desired with
out proper administration OF the laws for
colleetionpf the revenues aud economical
disbursement Of them. To this subject
the administration has most earnestly ad
dressed ITSELF with results, believe, salts
factory TO the country. There has been
no hesitation in changing officials in order
to secure the efficient execution of the
laws; sometimes, too, where in mere
party view undesirable political results
were likely to follow tor any hesitation in
sustaining efficient officials against remon. !
strances wholly political. II may be well
to mention hero embarrassments possible
to arise from leaving on the statute bookp
the so,cplled Tenure. of Offico act, and "a
earnestly recommend its total repeal. II
could not have been the intention
of the trainers OF the Constitution,
when providing that appointments
made by the President should re-
ceivs the consent of the Senate, that
the latter should have the power to retsin
in office persons placed their by Federal
appointments against the will of the Pres
ident. The law Is Inconsistent with q
faithful and efficient administration of the
government. What faith can the Execu-
tive put in officials forced upon him, and
Ahn1 NArN rh.N,,. h. 1n1 fNw
reasonS How will such officials serve an
administration which they know does not
trust them2 For the second requisite to our
growth and prosperity, time and expert
ence will affirm; but humane administers
ton Of existing laws, amended from time
to time, as they may prove ineffective, or
prove harsh and unnecessary, are probably
all that are required. The third cannot
be attained by special legislation. but
must be regarded as fixed by the Constitu-
tion Itself, and gradually acquiesced in
by force of public opinion
From the foundation of the Government
to the present, tho management of the
original inhabitants of this continent the
Indians, has been the subject of embar.
rassment and expense, and has been at
tended with continuous robberies, muir
ders and wars. From my own experience
upon the frontiers and Indian countries, |
do not hold either legislation or the conduct
of the whites who come most in contact
with Indians blameless for their hostilities
The last, however, cannot be undone,
and the question must be met us We now
find it. 1 have adopted new policy TO.
ward these wards of the nation-they
cannot be regarded in any other light than
as wards-with fair results so far as tried,
and which hope will be attended ulti-
mately with great success, The society of
Friends is well known as having succeed
ed in living in peace with the Indians in
the early settlement of Pennsylvania,
when their white neighbors of other sects
in other sections were constantly embroil-
ed. They are also known for their OPP
position to all strife, violence and war,
and are generally noted for their strict
integrity and fair dealings These con-
alterations induced me to give the manage
msnt of few reservations of Indians to
them, and to throw the burden Of the
selection of agents upon the society itself,
and the result, t,has.proven most satisfactory
1t will be found more fully set forth in the
| report of the Commissioner of Indian
Affairs. For Superintendents and In
dian agents not on reservations, officers
of the army were selected. The reasons
for thisare numerous When Indianagents
are sent there or near there, troops must
be sent also. The agent and the COM
msnder of the troops are independent Of
each other, and are subject to orders from
the different departments of the govern
ment The army officer holds position
for life, the agent one at the will of the
President The former is personally in
terested in living in harmony with the
Indian and the establishment Of per-
msnent peace, to the end that some portion
of his life may be spent within the limits
of q civilized section; the latter has no
such personal interest. Another reason
Is an economic one, and still another hold
which the government has upon
life Of1cer to q secure faithful dis
charge of duties in carrying out given
policy. The buildingof railroads and the
access thereby given to all the agricultural
and mineral regions of their country Is
rapidly bringing civilized settlements in
contact with all tribes of Indians No mat
ter what ought to be the relations between
such settlements and the aborlgines, the
fact is they do not harmOnize well, and
one or the other has to give way in the
end. A system which looks to the exter-
mination of a race Is too horrible for ma.
tion to adopt without entailing upon itself
/ tlb WEdtu Vi anu SIlBtu-
derng in the citizen a disregard for 'hu-
man lite and the rights of others danger
Gus to society. l see no substitute for
such system except in placing all the
| indians on large reservations as rapidly as
can be done, and giving them absolute
protection there as soon as they are fitted
| for 1t. They should be induced to take
their lands in general and TO set up terri
torhl governments fer their own protec-
tion. For full details on this subject /
call your special attention 70 the reports
! of the Secretary Of Interior and the Com
! missioner of Indian Affairs.
The report of the Secretary of War
| shows the expenditures of the War De-
partment for the year ending the 30th of
| June, 1869, to be $50, ,644 ,042, of which
| $23,882, ,30l was disbursed in the payment
| of debts contracted during the war, and
is not chargeabls to the current army eX-
penses. The estimate of $34,531 ,031 for
the expenses of the army for the next fis-
col year is as low as ii is believed can be
relied on. The estimates of Bureau Of
icers have been carefully scrutinized and
reduced wherever it has been DENIED prac-
tlcable. II, however, the condition OF the
country should be such by the beginning
of the next fiscal year as to admit OF q
greater concentration Oh tEoopSi lne hppIO-
priation asked for will not be expended.
: The appropriation estimate Tor river and
hArbor improvements and for fortIfications,
are submitted separately Whatever
amount Congress may deem proper TO ap-
Propriate for these purposes will be
expended. The recommendation of the
General Of the Army that appropriations
be made for the forts at Boston, Portland,
New York, Philadelphia, New Orleans
and San Francisco, if for no other, is con-
CURED in. l also ask your special atten-
tion 10 the recommendation OF the Gene
raj commanding the military division Of
the Pacific for the sale of the seal islands
Of st. Paul and st. George, Alaska Terri
piled with, or that legislation be had for
the protection of the seal fisheries, from
which revenue should be derived.
Strenuous efforts have been made To