The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-01-06

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had to observe them.
Tho Paris Figaro has a wit who
says OF commcdian that ''hc has had
two happy moments in his iiie-that
in which he draws his pay, and that
| in which rival is hissed"
Judge I.oughridge, our able mcn-
Der Of Congress, just before the recess
took OCCASION to give his views upor,
National economy in AN extended
speech in the House. We give be
low an extract from it:
j see by the report oi the hcSccreta
fy OF The Treasury that the estimated
expenditures for the fiscal ear end
ing June 30, 1871, exclusive OF pen,
si0ns and Indians and interest on the
public debt, is as follows:
Civil and miscellaneous ............ ~, ,Vsu1p
Navy Department -. ..... ls.OOnp
Total ........-............. >l2sWV.Vn
do not desire at this time to go
into All examination OF the items IN
cluded in the total estimate. | re.
gard all of these amounts as too
lrrge, more especially the first two.
By cutting down the expenses of the
Army have no doubt the cost of the
Depart of War for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1871, could be
readily reduced to So, 900, 900 with
out impairing the efficiency Of the
service; indeed, see the Secretary Of
War has himself reduced the esti-
mates OF hrs heads of bureaus very
materially, so much 50 us 10 reduce
the sum total to S3i 500, 900. Bat lit
tie moro reduction would be required
TO hrlng it.down to the sum suggest:
and | speak OF this, Mr.. Chairman,
with the more pleasure as the gallant
and distinguished soldier who occu-
pies that responsible position, and
who thus with stern aid unhinrhing
hand appl cs the principles Of econo-
my and rctrcnchment to the Depart
ment ofWar, is n citizen OF Iowa, aud
u fair specimen Of the live young Re
pubIicans of the Northwest trust
he will ,,crseyere in this course, and
Know he viii receive the thanks of
the entire country.
am aware, sir, that the difficulties
with the Indian tribes ior the past
few years resulting in an Indian war
has materially increased thc cNpen
ses of the War Department.. But
have no doubt that the course Pur-.
sued by the present Administration
toward those unfortunate beings
will soon put IN end 10 all Difficult
ties. Had tile Indians been dealt
| with honestly and fairly, there
would have been no difficulty, but
for years they have been robbed
and piundercd by thievIng agents
in "a manner and 10 All extent
disgracciul to civilized and Chris
tian people:
If the Government but eniurccs
honesty and good faith in its dealings
with them there will be no difficulty.
For myself have in this Indian
question more faith in the Bible than
| have IN the sword more confidence
in "good faith and fair play than ]
have in violence, cruelty, and cocr-
cion . and the history of.the Difficult
ties and war with the Florida lndl-
ons teaches me that Indian wars are
tedious and very expensive, and that
IT is oul policy to avoid them il pos
siblc.
Trca, the Indians like fellow Men,
let implicit good faith, honesty, and
kindness mark the conduct OF all
those having control OF Indian affairs
and aitcc sufficient length oil time to
acquire.thcir confidence | doubt not
but that the entire Army can lc
withdrawn with safety, and vast
expose saved to the nation n great
reduction made in the Army and il,
the expenses ol that Department
New York papers heartily concur
in discrediting and dcnouncing tn
somewhat prevalent croaking about
iailurcs.and probable panic. The
majority of merchants never stood oI,
a better financial basis. Many fail
ures are announced, but 'many fail
ures' are often occurring. The mer-
camille agency reports for six weeks
ending December IL, 1865, annom
ccd Sl2 failures throughout this coun-
try. Forth six weeks ending De
. cember Ia, 1869. they report $50.
The first manufacturer of buttons
in this country was Samuel Willis
ton. While he was dragging along
as a country storekecper-his eyes
having failed him while studying for
the ministry = his good wife be
! thought her that she could cover By
hand the wooden buttons ofthe time,
and thus earn All honest pcnay.-
From this time the couple advanced
in their ambition until they had per
tected machinery. for covering but
tons, the first employed Tor the pur-
pose in this country. Fron this
sprang an immonse factory and
then others, until Samuel Williston
made balf the buttons of the world.
His factories are still running nj
Easthampton, coiul,ig wealth fer the
proprletors, and known to every
dealer IN buttons the world over
He is now between seventy AN!
eighty years Of age is WORT, five or
six millions, and has given Sa0o,0oo
to Easthamplen for a seminary and
tor churches, S2Oo eoa to South Haa
ley Female Seminary, aud S2o0, 900
to Amherst College, besides smallci
gifts,