Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-12-15


not disappear from the door of the cit N alm st
entirely. With the revenue stamp dis pr nsed by
postmaste's IN every community,a tax upon liquors
Of all sorts, and tobacco in all its forms. and by
wise adjustme Mt of the tariff, which will p 1t dutJ
only upon those articles which could dispsnse
with, known luxuries, and those which
use more Of than We produce, revenue enongh I
may be raised after few years of peace aud the
consequent reduction of Indebtedness to fulfill
all our obligations. further reduction Of
penses in addition to . reduction interest
count may be relied on TO make this practicable.
Revenue reform, IL 1t means this has my hearty
support If it implies a collection OF all the rev
enues for the support OF the Government for
the payment of principal aud interest OF the
public debt, pensions. etc, by directly isxins
the people. then am against revenue refc and
confidently believe the people are with me. II it
means . failure &c provide the necessary means to
defrsy ali expenses of the Government and thereby
the reputation OF the public debt and pensions.
then l am still more opposed to such kind of r'.ve-
nue reform. Revenue reform has not been defRed
by any of its advocates to my knowledge. but it
ply every man's wants without any st effort on
his part. true revenue reform cannot be made
in day, but must be the work of national legisa-
dispensed with, all duty should be removed from
coffee. tea and other articles Of universal not
produced by ourselves. The necessities of the
ports. An army OF assessors and collectors is not
pleasant sight to the citizens. but that or tariff
for revenue is necessary. Such tariff, far as II
at living IL & in
the pauper labor at living wages in contrast to the
pauper labor Of the old word, and also IL the de.
veiorment of home resources
WAR DEPARTMENT..
Under the act of Congress OF the 18th day Of
July, 1870, the army has been gradu ally reduced.
thst on tbe ist Of January. 1871, the number OF
commissioned officers and men will not exceed the
number contemplated by the laws. The Depart
and entirely inadequate in dimensions to pres
ent wants Many thousands of dollars are now
forf fba M af fvafo hui 1inu
to scoommodste the various Bureaus Of the Depart
ment recommend an appropriation for new
War Department building suitable for the G. owing
wants OF the rati0n The report OF the Secretary
of War shows very satisfactory reduction In the /
expenses of the army for the last fiscal Year For
details you rvferr sd to his accompany ing re-
pork
THE NAVY
The expenses of the navy for the whole of the
last year, e. from DEC. ], 1869, the dates of the
last part are less than $l0.OO0.O60. about ST.
expenses since the commencement of the fscl
year, 1. e. eince July LIST. show for the five months
decrease of over 81 100000 from those of toe
the current year were SOS 2e5 67s 81; those for
the fiscal year are .20,6S7Sl7, with $s5o.ls0 sddi-
tional for necessary permanent improvements.
These estimates made closely for the niainten-
ance of the naval establishment i. now is with.
out much in the nature of permanent improve
ment. The appropriation made for the last and
current year were evidently intended by Congress
and suficie-t only 70 keep the navy pres
ent footing by the repairing and retting of our old
ships. This policy must Of course gradually but
surely destroy the navy and IL is in itself far from
economical. as each year that it is pursued. the
necessity for mere repairs in ohips and navyysrds
becomes more imperative and more costly. and our
current expenses are annually increased for the
mere repsir Of ships many of them must soon be-
come unsafe and useless. 1 hope, during the pres
ent session Of Congress. to be able to submi to it
plan by which naval vessels can be built. and
pairs made, with q great saving upon the present
cost. 1t car hardly be wise stsesmanship in Gov.
ernment whibh representsa country with over 1--WE
thous sand miles of coastine both ocears. exclu-
sive Of Alaska, and containing forty millions Of
progressive people, with relations Of every nature
with almost every foreign pow er : to rest with such
inadequate means of enforcing any foreign policy,
either Of protection or redress. Separated by the
ocean from the nations Of the European continent,
navy is our only means Of direct protection to
our citizens abroad or for the enforcement of any
foreign policy.
THE rosr-oFFIcE DEPARTMENT.
The accompanying report OF the Postmaster Gen.
erai shows most satisfactory working of the
dstions contained therein, particularly those re-
la,ing to reform In the frsnking privilege. and
the adoption Of correspcndence cards. a self-sus-
and a. no dstsSs aay o. IN:
rate OF postage attained.
CIVIL sxRvroE RKFonM
recommend the authorization by Congress of
the Postm aster General and Attorney General 10
issue all commissions 10 officials appontei through
their respective departments At present these
commissions. where appointments are prs.identi.i
are Issued by the State Department The law in
ali the departments Of the Government except
those of the post Office and of Justice authorizes
zach 70 issue it's own commissions Alwsys favor
Ing practical reforms, respectfully call Your at
tention to one abuse OF long ttsniing, which /
would like remedied by this Congress. Il is
reform in the civil service of the country.
would have Ii go beyond the mere fixing of the
tenure VI Office OF clerks and employees, who do not
require the advice and consent Of the Senate to
make their appointments complete would have ,
Ia that hrtf
all appointment There is no duty which so much
embarrasses the Executive and heads of depart
ments as that of appointments. nor is there any
such arduous and thank ess labor imposed on Sem
ators AID REPRESENTATIVES as that OF finding places
for constituents The present system does not
the beet and often not At for public places
The elevation and purfcation OF the civil service
OF the Government will be hailed with approval by
the whole people of the United Slater.
THE INDIAN POLICY.
Reform In the management OF Indian affairs b 10
received the special attention of the Administra-
ton from its Inauguration to the present day. The
experiment. of making a missionary work was tried
Friends and has been found to worA most aivsn-
tageously. All agencies aud superintendences not
disposed of were given TO officers of the army.
The actof Congress regulating the army renders
army officers ineligible for civil positions Indian
agencies being civil Offices. / determined to give ,
all the agencies to such religious denomiu ations
had heretofore established missionaries among the
Indians, and perhaps to some other denominations
who would undertake the work on the same terms. ,
e.. as mi ssionary work. The societies selected
allowed TO name their own agents, subject to I
the approval Of the Executive, and expected 10
watch over them and aid them missionaries. 20
Christianize and civize the Indian. and to train
over the Official acts Of these agents. and requires
of them strict accountability as If they were
appointed in any other manner. entertain the |
confident hope that the policy pursued WILL in
q few years. bring all Indians upon reservations,
where they will live in houses have school houses
and churches, will be pursuing peaceful and self
sustaining avocatons. and where they may be Wis.,
tied by the law-sbiding white man with the same !
impunity that he visits the civilized white set
call your special attention to the re-
port OF the Commissioners Of Indian Affairs for full
on this subject.
PUBLIC LANDS. /!
During the last fiscal year soo5, ,4l3 Of pub
lie lands were disposed Of. OF this quantity, g..
COS slo acres taken under the homestead law.
was locsted with military warrants, college or In
dian scrip applied In satisfaction of grants to
railroads other public uses The entries under ,
99l. SIS thsn those during the proceed
ing year. Surveys have been vigorously prosecut I
ed TO the full extent Of the means applicable TO
the purpose. The qusDtity of land in market Will
amply supply the present demand The claim of
the settlers under the homestead pre-emption =
sale by private entry. ANY unsppropriated sur,
vsyed pulic land may, to limited amount be ac- Y
quired under the former laws, the party entitled
ments thew prescr;te in regard to the res,dence 2
and cultivation. The actual settlers preference.
and right Of purchase s even broader. and extends
to lads which upsurveyed ut the time Of his
settlement HIS right was formerly confded With {
10 much narrower limits and at one period OF our
history WAS conferred only by special statutes that
were enacted from time to time TO legalize what
vas regarded as an unauthorized In rnsion upon I
the national domain. The opinion that the rubifc
lands should Re regarded chiefly 80
source of revenue is no longer main a'ned s
The rapid settlement and successful cultivation Of
them IL now justly considered Of more importance :
to our we'll being, than the fund which the sale OF
them would produce The remarkable srowth and G
prosperity of states and territories attest the
Weldon Of the legislation which invites the tiler
OF tie soil 10 secure permanent home on easy
terms. Each of all the pioneers who incurs the Q
dangers and prjvstions Of frontier life. and thus
aids in laying the foundation Of new common I.
wealths renders signal service and is entitled to
its special favor and protection. The laws secure
that object. and largely promote the general well
fare. They should therefore be cherished ~
prominent fea ure Of our land system. Good faith
requires us to give full effect 10 the existing grants
The time-honored and benefcent policy Of setting
apart certain sections Of public lands for educs