The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1870-12-15


cs,imatcs are made closely for the mere
maintenance OF the naval establish
nent ~ it now IL. without much IN the
naturc ot IvrmIucni imprOycncnt.-
The appropriation FOR in>t aui current
years w,re evideDlly Intended by Con
gress and are sufficient ouy to keep
tue navy on is present ioot,ug Us the
rcrairin. AID rrdiing Of our old ships
This policy must, ol course, gradual,
bu, surely destroy the navy. anl it J..
~ Itself lar from economical. IA cacl,
year that 1t j. pIrsued, the necessary
repairs to ship. aud navy yards become,
more imperative aud mnrc costly, and
our current expenses are annually in.
creased fnr the mci" repairs uf ships.
many ot VII ch must soon become uu-
safe aud u.clc-s | hops during ia.
present season oi Congress to b, nLi
tn submit 4" il a plan bv which naval
'csscl~ can be bu,!t and repairs mad"
with great saving upoD the present
cost
1T can hardly lie Si-e staicsmau.'Iip
in g0v"runcrt which rcprcs, nt> o
country with over Eve thousand mile.
Ul coast H. on both oceans exclusive
Of Alaska, aud contaiug 10 900 OOJ ol
progressive people, with relations ol
"vcry nature with almost every for
Cign "nnutrv. to rest viii such an 10.
adequate means nt cnturCin! any lnrcisr
policy. either of protection or redress
Separated ~ tho ocean FROM the IA
tinns ui the Ea>trrn Cuntcnent. orr
navy j. orr only means of direct pro
lection t. our cit,z ns abroad. ur frr the
enforcement oi any foreign policy.
Tnc arcamranvjng report of the
Postinas cr General shows a mn>t sat-
is'act", V working at thn Department
With the at"pt on at the rcramm,ndl
lions c"ritalnrd therein. particularly
those r,liting To- u r,iorm IN the frank
ing privilege aud the adoption oi The
~pnndcncc carl-. a sc,f-.ustaininp
postal system may speedily be louko !
for, anl II, no distant day farther
r. lucii"n "f the rat" ot postage ho at
tl'ncl. ! recommend authorization hy
Congress to th" Postmaster General
aud Attorney General - i->li" nll c"m
missions to official. appointrd through
their respective departments
NJ pic~cnt these commissions, whore
npro'utmrn'. srr Presidential ate -
>'rj ny th' state D'plrtm'nt Th"
iuw ~ AL the d"pn' tm'nts oi the Cow
.rrnm"nt except IA - ut th" Post Of
ilre uaI "f JG,tirr. al, horiIrs each 10
i-sn' IL own conm's.inrS
Always iIyorir, practical reforms
! T.'p'c'fu y cal vprr a''"nt'on 10 un"
.'n' 81 '""g s'a'd'n. which ! would
i.k' i".ct remedies by tW. Cpngr *.
10 B., reform IN n" civil service NJ the
"o'ut'N "oH!! have II - brvnul
'hr mere ti>u- pf th' tcGrrc ot Office
IF "'.rkN an cinvtny"cs VINO DO not ~.
lu'rc the advice AMI consent II the
senate T. make their appointments.
"'mp'ctr. ! won'i haze il govern not
tn" 'c"nr". hut the minn"r of maxim,
al appointments There il no dnt,
which - c'nharrnss's the Executive
IN heals of the departments n thu
pi appointments, nor - there any such
1"dn1ls ard fhankirs~ labor imposed
on senators nnl Representatives H.
lhn' "i ilnIlng places tor constituent.
lh' present system i''> nor sccrF" ne
h'-' men nhi "'t'n not even NJ mon
'r nn"lc p'arr' ne rI'vI'i"" an
p"ia'a''"'l "' the r'vll >erVir" OF IN"
t'' '"''ti'"'hI VIII '' lal'"d WIN
'pti'va' ny me "H'I' people 81 lhe
| n.''' Ntii'-S.
k''o m ~ tue management oi In
d'nn ""'irS haS r'r'iV"d IA" SPECIAL ~.
h''"n ~ lh' Admln'Su"'ion from ~
'h'n'"'Itl'n I IN p'''ohi Gay h'
e'pe'l'h. nj ~ n1NInr y missionary
work was tTi'd with 'rw ugrncis'
gwen 10 me denomination OF Frlcrd,,
an h'' hr'n l"n'd t. work most adj
"ar''E"o1Sy All agencies AMI ~
""'inirrd"nr'"s not 80 disposed "!wcrr
.lvrn to officer ct tn army. The act
: congress rr"n"'ng The army r'n ter,
army officer, ineligible tor civil Nn-i-
ions. In Han agencies tc'n. civil o.
h'eS, | det"rm"rdrn g'c" all the a-eu-
e e. to such religious iruo munitions ~
had hcrc'o'"rc e>'ah.i'Aci missi n.aric>
amnns the lndianS. aud no,hans To-
,"m" other determinations who wou'
undertake to work ~ h" same terms