The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-12-07

mend that all promotions IN the navy
above the rank of captain he by selection
instead Of by seniority. This course will
secure in the higher grades greater cffici
ency, and hold out All incentive to young
officers to improve themselves in knowl-
edge of their profession. The present
cost of maintaining the navy compared
with that of the proceeding year, and the
estimates for the ensuing year, are CON
tanned in the accompanying report Of the
Secretary of the Navy.
THE POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
The enlarged receipts Of the Post 0 flee
Department, as shown by the accompany
ing report of the Postmaster General, ex-
hibits a gratifying increase in that branch
of the public service It is the index Of
the growth Of education and of the pros
perity ofthe people-two elements highly
conducive to the vigor and stability of
republics With a vast territory like
ours, much of it sparsey populated, but
all requiring the service of the mail, 1t is
not at present t. be expected that thls de-
partment can be made selfsustaining /;
but a gradual approach to this end from
year to year is confidently expected, and
VIC d@y 10 IOU Ldl Olo6G6uG WuCA UAAO oob
office Department of the Government will
prove much greater blessing to the
whole people than it is now. The sug
gestion Of the Postmaster General for
Improvements in the department pre-
sided over by him are earnestly recon
mended to your especial attention, es-
pecialy the documents for favorable
consideration Of the plan of uniting the
telegraph system of the United States
with the postal system. 1t is believed
that by such Il course the cost of tele-
graphing could be much reduced, and
the service as we'll, if not better, rendered.
It would secure the further advantage by
extending the telegraph throughout por
tions of the country where private enter
prise will not construct it. Commerce,
trade, and above all, the efforts to bring
people widely separated into q communi-
tv of interests are always benefited by a
rapid communication Education, the
groundwork of republican institutions,
is encouraged by the increasing of these
facilities to gather speedy news FROM all
parts of the country. The desire to reap
the benefit of such improvements will
stimulate education. refer you to the
report Of the Postmaster General for full
details of the operations Of last year, and
FOR comparative statements Of the results
with former years.
KU-KLUX IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
There has been imposed upon the Elk
ecutive branch of the Government the
execution of the act of Congress approved
April Goth, 1871, and commdnly known
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state of South Carolina The necessity OF
the course pursued will be demonstrated
by the report Of the committee. to invesSi
gate Southern outrages. Under the pro.
visions of the above act I issued a proc
lamatlon calling the attention of the PEG
pie of the Unitid States to the same, and
declaring my reluctance to exercise any
of the extraordinary powers thereby
conferred upon me, except in case OF
imperative necessity, but making known
my purpose to exercise such powers wnen.
| ever it should become necessary to do 81
for the purpose of securing to all citizens
of the United States the peaceful enjoy
ment of the rights guaranteed to them
| by the Constitution and the laws After
the passage of this law information was
received from time to time that combna.
| tions of the character referred to in this
law existed and were powerful in many
parts of the Southern states, particularly
in certain counties of the State Of Sou h
Carolina. Careful investigations was
made, and it was ascertaineC, that in niue
counties of that state such combinations
were active and powerful, embracing a
sufficient portion Of the citizens to con
troll the local authority, and having,
among other things, the object Of depriv
ing the emapcipated class of the sub
stautlal benefits of freedom, and Of the
privilege of the free political action Of
those citizens who did not sympathize
with their own views. Among their op-
erations were frequent scourgings and
occasional assassinations generally per-
petrated at night by disguised persons
the victims in almost all cases being citi-
zens of different political sentiments from
their own, OF free persons who had shown
a dispotion to claim equal rights with
other citizens. Thousands of inofensive
and well-iisposed citizens were the SUI
ferers by this lawless violence. There
upon, on the 18th Of October, 1871, proc
lamation was issued in the terms Of the
law, calling upon the members of the com
binations to disperse within five days,
and to deliver to the Marshal or military
of the United States all arms, ammuni-
tions, uniforms, DISCUSSES, and other
means and implements used by them for
carrying out their unlawful purposes.
This warning not having been needed, on
the II of October another proclamation
was issued suspending the privilege of
the writ of habeGs corpus in nine counties
in that state. Direction was given that
within the counties so designated per-
sons supposed, upon creditable informa-
tion, to be members of such unlawful
combinations. shOnid be. arrested hY the