Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-12-07

United State to the same, end declaring myl
relucta ce to exercise any of the extraordinSry
power tn rety conferred upon me except In
cade of imperative necessity, but making
known my purpose to ext rcise such power-
whenever it should become neces -ary TO do 20
for the purpose of securing To all citizens OF
the United States, the peaceful enjoyment OF
the rights euarsnteed to them ny the constitu-
ton and the laws Af'.r the passage of this
law information was received, from time 10
time, that a combination to mi ure this law ex
i-ted and were powerful in many parts OF the
Southern Stares. parti ularly In certain coun
ii IN the State of South arolina. Careful
investigation was ade, and il was ascertatned
that in nine counties OF that State. such com
binatiOns were active and powt rtul, embracing
a sufficient portion of the citizens TO contr7l
the local authority and having. among Other
things. the object of depriving the enamel
pated class Of the substantial benefits OF free
dom, ana of preventing the free political act on
of those citizens who did not eympa MISE
with their own views. Among their opera
ito p were frf quent ecnurging and occasional
a. assinatiOns, generally perpetrated at night.
by disguised persons. The victims, in almost
all cases, being citizens of differ Mt political
sentiments from their own or freed per-ons:
WI o bad shown disposition to claim equal
rights with other citizens. Thousands of ln0f
| fersive and wel-dispOsed citizers were the
sp ffprers by this lawlesS violence. TbereuPon.
on the 18th of October, 1871, proclamation was
| issued, in the terms of the law, calling upon
| the members of those combinations to disp, rse
within FIVE days and deliver to the marshal or
military officers of the United States, all arms,
ammunition, uniforms, DISCUSSES and other
means and implements Ut ed by them, for carry
| ing out their unlawful purposes. This warning
not havi0g been needed on the 18th of October
| another proclamation was issu" d, suspend1Dg
| the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus, In
nine counties in that State. Direction was
given that within the counties so designated,
| persons suspected upon HE Information,
| to be members of such unlawful combinations,
shOul Id be arrested by the military forces of the
United States aud delivered TO the mars hal, to
be dealt W iii according to law. In two of the
said counties, York md Spartansburg, many
arrests have been made. AT the last account,
the number of persons thus arrested was one
hundred and sixty eight Several hundred,
whose CTminality WAS ascertatned to he OF al
inferior degree, were released Tor the present
These have generally made confessions Of their
! gui t. Great caution has heen xercised in
making arrests and notwithstanding the larf
mum "er, it is believer that no innocent person
| ia now in custody. The prisoners viii be held
for regular trial in the judicial trl bunaS OF the
| United States As soon as 1t appeared that the
authorities of the United States were about
| to take vigorous measures to Ell force the law.
many persons aheCOnded. and there is good
ground for suppOsing that all of such person-
! have violated the law. full report of what
| has been done under this law will be rub
mitted to CODgrPs- by the Attorney General
MORMON TROUBLES.
| in Utah, there still rcmaiLea remnant of bar
| bar SIN, Repayment to civilization, to deCenCy
| and the laws Ofthe United States. Territorial
| officers, however, have been found, who are
| wiling to perform their duty in sprit OF
| ecu tY anT wit q due nse of sustaining the
IN ,icetv Of the aw. Neither polyRAmy, nov any
other vic alton of existing statutes, Wrlt be
| permitted with the terri Ory OF the United
| Stat g. 1t Is not with the religion OF the set
styled saints that we IRE now dealing, Int their
| prACtICes. They will be protected in the wnr-
| ship of God, according to the ctates OF their
cOusci~nces, but thew will Lot be permitted 10
violate the laws, III the coax OF religion.
| l. NAV lie adytsahe tor Ongress to oOurider
what in the OK cutiOns of laws against pOlyg-
amy is TO he the status in regard to p ura
| wi ca and heir Off pring. he prop lcty of
| Congress- passing an c ahDg act, authorizing
the territorial legts aturc of tab to lie, itm sc
! all Childrtn horn prior TO a tire fixed IN the
act, TpiV ht be justified hy it's humanity to these
| innocent children, This is q suggestion only,
| and nOta recommendation.
INDIAN AFFAIRS.
The policy pursued toward the Indians has
| rG-u l. d taVOrabiy, far H. can be Judged from
the limited time durir which it has been IN
operation, THROUGH the exert OnS of the war;
gu sD"etips OF christians, TO whom has ! e
! entrusted the execution OF the poltcy OF the
hoard of con mis-iOnere, au1horjz, by the law
| # 4 pril =. 1869 MAJ Y tribes OF Indians have
| heen induced to settle upon re-eI vat ons, to
| Gu tivAtt the soil, ertOlm productive lahor OF
various kinda md to partially accept ClYIllza-
tiCn. They age being cared Tor IN eucn way
it il hoped, se to induce those stil puT-ains
| their Of h4hi of life 10 emf race the only OPP
porturity which is left them 10 avoid extrrmi-
naIiOn. ] recemmena liberal appropriation to
| CauSe ii Is humane Chrjslianlike and eCOLoml-
| tal, but bee aust It Is right.
INDIAN TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT.
| recommend to Nour favorable consideration
also the policy Of granting territorial govern
meut to the Indians in the Indian Territory
west o A-kaneG- md Missouri. and south a.
| KAnsas. n OIL so, eT'r y r'gi guaranteed
TO the Indians by the treaty, should be secured
collecting most If the Indians now between
the Mi--our' and the Pacific and south OF III"
Brit sh poseessiuns. into one Territory or e
State. he s, Crctsry o the Interior has treat
| ed upon this subject at length and 1t is recon-
meLded TO you on his sugges lions.
PUBLIC LANDS.
! I renaw nv Recommendation that the public
LANDS be regarded as Il he'i ke chil rem
be disposed of ss required I r occupation and TO
| setter Those already grated have been in
great psrt disposed OF In such way AZ to secure
access TO tn b 4l4I c. by the hardy settler, who
nay wish ta avail himself Il them. But caution
-hnuld Be exercised even IN attaiGlng 80 dssiTa-
Dle an OBJ ct.
/ EDUCATION
Educational interests may we'll be served by
the grant OF the proceeds OF the tale of
/ public lands 20 settlers do not wish to
be understood a recommending in the least de-
gree q curt4i ment of What is being done by the
| G. neral Government fJr tho encouragement of
education.
DEPARTMENT or THE INTERIOR.
The rep ,rt of the Secretary OF the Interior,
81 omitted with thus, Will give you all the infor-
nation cole ctpd md prepared for publication in
regard to thu census taken during the year 1870,
the operations of the bureau Of efu"a'iOn for the
i ear the patent fiji the pension Office the land
| or1Ce, an the Indian bureau.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
The report of the Commissioner of Agriculture
/ gives the operations of his department for the
| year. As agriculture is the groundwork Of our
! prosperity, too much importance can ot be at
fached the lahore of this dep 4rtment. 1t is IN
| the hands of able men, tn ahle assistants, de-
voted to introducing IN o the agricultural produc-
tinns OF the nation, al uset prod cts adapted TO
any of the various climates and coils OF onr vast
territory, and to ICING all useful information H.
as TO the method of cuItivating the plants, c.
reals and otNer products tapted to particular To-
cahties. q iety, but surely, the agricultural ou-
reau ia working great rational good, aud #
| Itberally sup orted the more its influence will
he extended, and the less dependent we shall be
upon the productions of foreign countries.
CONFIRMATION OF HEADS OF BUREAUS, ETC.
The subject of increased compensation to the
heads of bureaus and Off cials holding posi- tons OF
responsibility, and requirlDg ability and charac-
er 10 fill properly, is "ne 10 which your attenu n
is invited Bat few IF the officials rece We COM
pensation equal TO the resl ectable support of a
f-mily, while their duties are such as 10 involve
| millions of interest. In private life services de-
mand com Qensaton equal TO the services render
| ed. A nice economy would dictate the same ri c
| in the Government servlCe.
| ESTIMATES No1 GIVEN.
have not given the estimates for the support
OF the Government tor the ensuing year, nor COM
parative STATE meats between the eXpendl' ures for
the year jus+ passed and the one just preceding,
because all these figures contained IN the ac-
,ompanying eOOrts or in rose presented directly
TO Congress. These estimates have my approval.
AMNESTY,
| More than six years having elapsed since the
Last hostile gnn fired atween the armies then
arrayFd against each Other, one for the perp+ ia
uon, the other for the destl ucton, of the Union.
| 1t may well be considered WHITTIER 1t is Iot now
time that he disabilities imposed by the fourteenth
amendment should be removed. That am end
IN Mt does not exclude the bal OF, but only impos-
rs thu dis4bi ity to no flee upon certain class
es When the purity of the baliot is secured, the
majority ere sure to elect officers rejecting TIE
views of the ms jori+y / donot see the advantage
| or propr-iy OF xG I'D ng men from office mr. rely
because they Were, before the rebellion, OF stand
ing and character sufficient to be elected to posi-
ton requiring them take an oath tn support the
| conStit" tiou and admitting To el'glbIli y those
enter ainIng the same views, but of less standing
in their cnInmunites 1t may be said that the for
mer violated an ath which the Litter did not