The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1870-12-13


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sors and Collectors Is not pleasant .ighi
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necessary. Such tariff - far o. Il acts
i an encouragement % home products al
fords employment to labor vt living wages
IN contrast 10 the pauper labor Of the old
world, and also 10 TIE dcvclopctpcut Of
home reconrc
Uuder the act Of Congress OF July 18Th
1870 the army has gradually been reduced.
30 that 90 the u, Of January, 1871, ih
number Of commissioned Officers and meu
viii not exceed The number contemplated
By law. The war Department building l.
an old struciure.uol IRE proof aud entire.
~ inadequate Ia dimensions 10 oar pres
cnt wants. Many thou ADDS af dou~rs ar
n0w paid annually tor the rent Of private
buildings 10 accommodate the various bu
reaus vf The department recommend .,
appropriation for new War Department,
building, suited to the present AID grow
ing waits of the ration The report
the Secretary of War shows a very eaiis.
factory reduction III tie expenses OF tie
army ior tie l,cal year. For details, ,oL
are referred TO li. accompany Ing reporl.
The expenses of The NAYS for Tie Who'll
OF The last year, /, e., lran December Isl
is6g--ibe date ~ tie last rcport--are le.f
than sig,oO0.000, OF about : 900, 900 he's
than they were the previous year. TIN
expenses since The commencement of tlp
hseial year,. e., since July lst-shoW
for The five months decrease Of oyei
$4,000 from lh"se Of the correspondent.
mouths Of last year. The estimates io
the current year were SIS, POS .67s. 81. -
Those tor the next year are so .6S3.3I7, |
with $3.50, 100 for necessary permanent in.-
proycments, These estimates are mad, /
closely tor the NEAR manning OF the rayu
establishment az il NOW Is, while much il |
the nature Of permanent improvement |
made for The last aud current wears wer
evidently intended by Congress, and an
sufficient only TO keep the navy on IL.
present footing by the repairing and ref.
ting Of our old ships
This policy must Of course gradual
but surely destroy the nays and il in Il
sell from economical, Us each year tina II
i pursued the necessity lvr more repair.
IN ships aud navy yard. become more In.
perativc and more costly and DOR current
expenses are Annually increased for the
mere repair q ships many Of which must
soon become unsafe and useless. hope
during The present session 81 Congress IL
be able to submit plan by which ma.
val vessels can be built aud repairs made
with great saving upon the present cost.
II can hardly be wise stalesmanshp ia
government which represents country
With over fiye thousand miles al coast Is ,
ing on both oceans. exclusive of Alaska, /,
obtaining r3ri, million, u lTosge.-i, e
pepple wlih relations de,cfg nature WITH
,lnost every foreign unlB. Is fest With
iueh inadequate mean. Of enforcing So, l.
foreign policy either afproieetlou or re- 4
iress Separated pg the ocean from The +,
1ations of The Eastern continent or nav, Z
: our only means of diea protection IL !,
,ny citizens abroad, o. Tor the cuto. re.
nent If any foreign policy M
lbs accompanying report Of the Post g
nasier-teuerai Shows iuast satisfactory .
sofkiag OF lhat Department VIII tlt,s :
adopting lie Recommendations contain. q
Vi tbeyln,pauicularly those relating % a a
ftpr'a IN lhe Thanking privilege and the q
q correspondence cards, a seiii =
.astaiuiug postal :, sie,n iaay be sleedii, .
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ID tl4e rate ~ postage be attain. <
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Presidential STE issued o, the State De-. 4
sartaeut. rle JAS in 10 li,e department. .
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fosl-ofsee and Of Justice, aIahoria.s 81, b a
10 isaue iis own commissions !.