Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-12-13

prices of all articles Necessary In every day /
ife II fosters a spirit of gambling, prejudi-
.ial alike 90 national morals aud the national
inahoes. II the question can be met a. 10 how
10 get a fixed value 10 our currency, that va'ue
sonst nily and uniformly approaching par
with .pccie, very desirable object viii he
gained.
uiE ARMY.
For the operations Of the army In The past
year, the expense of maintaining the estimates
for the ensuing year and foi continuing sea
coast aEd other improvements conducted under
the supervision of the War Department, I refer
you to the accompanying report of the Scsre-
tary Of War.
call your attention TO the provisions Of the
act Of Congress approved March, s, 1869, /
which discontinues promotions in the staff
Corps Of the army until provided for by law. |
recommend that the number ofoffcers in each
grade Of the staff Corps he fxed. and that
whenever the number IN any one grade falls be-
low the number so fixed, the vacancy may lei
filled by promotion from the grades below.
also recommend Il at when the office Of chief Of
corps becomes vacant, the place may be filled
by selection from the corps in which the yacan-
cy exists.
THE NAVY.
The report Of the Secretary of the Navy
shows an improvement in the number and eff
cency Of the naval force without material in
crease in the expense Of supporting il. This is
due to the policy which has been adopted, and
/ is he NC extending as fast as our material will
admit, Of using smaller vessels as cruisers on
the several stations. By this means we are Gu
ablcd to occupy at once larger extent Of cruis-
/ ing ground, to visit more frequently the ports
where the presence Of our flag is desirable,
and generally to discharge more efficiently the
appropriate duties of the navy in time Of peace,
without exceeding the number of men or the
expenditures authorized by law.
During the past year the Navy has, in addi-
tion to its regular service, supplied the men
and officers for the vessels of the coast survey,
which completed the surveys authorized by
Congress on the Tsthmus of Darien and Tchuan-
tcpec, and under like authority has sent out
an expedition, completely furnished and equip
ped, to explore the unknown ocean of the North.
The suggestions of the report as to the neces-
sity for increasing and improving the material
of the navy, and the plaa recommended for re-
ducing the personel Of the service to u peace
standard by the gradual abolition of certain
grades of officers the reduction of others, and
the employment of some il the commercial ma
rine, are well considered, and deserve tht
thoughtful attention of Congress.
also recommend that all promotion in th,
) Navy above the rank of Captain be by selection
instead of by seniority. This course will Sc
cure in the higher grades greater efficiency, anC
hold out an incentive to young officers to i'm
E prove themselves in the knowledge Of their pro
iession. The present cost of maintaining tn
5 navy, its costs compared with thai of the pre-
ceding year, and the estimates for the ensuin,
$ year, are contained in the accompanying repor
l of the Secretary of the Navy.
: THE POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
a The enlarged receipts of the Post Ofic
Department, as shown by the accompany
! ing report of the Postmaster-Generai, ex
/ hibits a gratifying increase in that branc
e of the public service. 1t is an inde
: of the growth of education and of tn
prosperity of the people, two element
Q highly conducive to the vigor and stabiI
h ty of republics, with vast territory lik
: ours, much of it sparseiy populated, bu
: all requiring the service of the mail.
{ is not at present to be expected that thi
$ department can he made self.sustainns
d but gradual approach to this end, froI
d year to year, is confidently relied on, an
: the day is not far distant when the Pos
n Office Department Of the Government wi
10 prove a much greater blessing to the Who'll
people than it is now. The suggestion
n the Postmaster-General for improvement
d in the Department presided over by hin
/ are earnestly recommended to your sp,
l. cial attention. Especially do | recon
mend a favorable consideration of Il
plan for uniting the telegraph system
:. the United State with the postal syster
IN 1t is believed that by such a course ii
t, cost of teegraphing could be much redu
q ed, aud the service as we'll, if not bett
10 rendered. 1t would secure the furth'
e. advantage Of extending the telegral
ke through portions Of the country where pl
n vate enterprise will not construct
L Le Commerce and trade, and above all Il
c. efforts to bring people widely separate
he into community of interest, are alwa
n benifcial by rapid inter-communicatlo
C, C, Education, the ground work of Repub
NJ NJ can institutions, is encouraged by iucrei
to ing the facilities to gather speedy ne
from all parts Of the country. The q
sire to reap the benefit Of such impro'
a. ments will stimulate education. rel
nd nd you to the report ofthe Postmaster-Ge
ol- eral for full details Of the operations
rs, last year, and for comparative statemt
- of the results of former years. ,.r
he ... TILE KU-KLuX UPRISING. {
mt There has been imposed upon the e1
&C. cutive branches of the government
ess s execution of the act of Congress, appr'
u,' ur ed April 20, 1871, and commonly kno
pc. as the Ku.Kux law, in a portion OF
p- State OF South Carolina. The necess
'ed of the course pursued will be demonstr
e. g. ed by the report Of tt a committee to
ch vestigate Southern out. gcs. Under
st. provision of the above act issued a P
C clamaton calling the attention of the p
,.'i ,on pie of the United States to the same, q
the declaring my reluctance TO exercise
red of the extraordinary power thereby C
re- ferred upon me, except in case of impt
Ort tive necessity, but making known my P
u.s pose to exercise such powers whenever
but should become necessary to do so tor
res purpose Of securing to all citizens of
'al- United States the peaceful enjoyment
. 70 if the rights guaranteed TO them by
II Constitution and the laws, 0s
zen, After the passage of this law, infor'
to tion was received from time to time t