The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-12-14

fixed, aud thaf. whenever the number n
any one grade falls below the number -
motion from the grade below. l also re.
commend that. when the office of chief o.
corps become vacant the place may b.
neid By selection from the corps In which
the vacancy exists.
The report of the SECRETARY of TN Navy
shows an improvement i'm tho number and
eficieacY OF the naval force without ma
terial tncrease in the the expense OF sup
porting it. This l. due 70 the policy which
has been adopted. and is being extended as
fast as our material will admit of using
small vessels as cruisers on the several STA
! tians. By this means we have been enabled
tn occupy at once a larger extent Of cruis-
ing ground. 10 visit more frequently the
| posts where the presence Of our flag j. de-
sirable. and generally u discharge more
Efficiently the appropriate duties of the navy
In time of peace. without exceeding the
number OF men or the expenditure author
| izsd by law.
During the past year the navy has In adj
ditioH e. its regular service, supplied the
men aud officers for the vessels OF the Coast
Survey. and has completed the surveys
authorized by Congress of the lsthmus OF
Darien and Tehuan epee, aud under like
authority has sent out AN expedition. com-
| pletely furnished ard equipped. 60 xplOre
| the unknown ocean of the north.
The suggestions of the report as to the ne
| cessity OF increasing aud improving the ma
terial OF the navy, and the plan recommen-
! ded for reducing the personnel of the service
10 a peace standard by the gradual abolition
OF certain grades OF officers, the reduction "i
Others, and the employment of some la the
| service OF the commercial marine. are well
considered. and deserve the thoughtful at
tentlon oi Congress.
also recon- mend that the promotions in
the navy above the rank of captain be By
selection, instead OF by seniority. This
/ course will secure in the hig her grades
greater efficiency and hold out AL incentive
70 young officers To improve themselves la
| the knowledge of their profession.
The present cost Of m aiutainiug the navy,
its cost compared with that of the preceding
| year. and the estimates for the ensuing year
are contained in the accom- panying report
OF the Secretary of the Navy.
| The enlarged receipts of the Post Office
| Department, AS shown by the accom- panying
| report OF the Postmaster General. exhibit "A
gratifying increase ia that branch of the
| public service. IL is the index of the grow IN
| # education and of the prosperity of the
people, two elements highly conducive to
the vigor and stability OF republics. With
| 4 vast territory like ours. much OF IL sparse
! y populated, bat all requiring the services
| of the mail, It Is not at present to be expec-
| ted that this Department can he made sci =
| sustaining. But gradual approach Ia this
end, from year 20 year. IL confidently relied
| on and the day is not far distant when the
| Post Office Department of the Government
a III prove lnHch greater blessing To the
whole people than 1t is now.
| The suggestions of The Postmaster Gen
-ral for improvements In the Department
| presided over by him are earnestly recon-
| mended TO your special attention. E-pe-
| riAlly do | recommend favorable cpnsidrra-
| ton of the plan for uniting the telegraphic
| system. 1t l. believed that ~ such course
| tho cost of telegraphing could be much re-
| uced anu the service a. well, il not better
| rendered. 1t would secure the further adj
4 r 4. Il. -. A.
portions OF the country where private en-
| lerprise will not construct ii Commerce,
| .rade. and. above all. the efforts to bring
people widely separated into a community
| OF Interest, are always benefited by rapid
| intercommu ication. Education. the ground
! work Ut republican Institutions, il eucOur-
! aged by Increasing the facilities To gather
-p-edy news from all parts of the country
| The desire 20 reap the beneit of such inn
| JroVemrHts viii stimulate education. |
| refer you to the report Of the Postmaster
| General tor null details of the operations
| of last ear and for com paratiYe statements
/ ~ results with former years.
| There has been i'm posed u ..on the Execu-
tive branch of theiGovernment theexecutiOn
| 81 the act Of Congress approved April 20.
! 1871. aud commonly known as the kuklux
dw, ia a portion of the state Of South G tr''-
| lima. Thu necessity of the course pursued
Mil be demonstrated by the report OF the
| Committee To InveSIigAt- Sou hrrn Out
| RACES. Under the provisions of the above
| act. 1 issued proclaim alton calling the at
| Jeution Of the people OF the Upitrd States
\ tc the same, ami declaring my reluctance
| - exercise any of the extraordinary pow
| r. thereby conferred upon M, except in
ease OF imperative necessity. but making
| Nnown my purpose u exercise such 20 Nrrs
| Nheneyer IL should become necessary { DO
- for the purpose OF securing t. ali ciIiz~ns
| II the United sta es thu peaceful enjoy nIrnt
OF the rights guaranteed to them by the
| Constitution ana fbe laws.
| After the passage OF this Las, intoEm ~
| ion received from time TO time tha-
| combinations of the character referred u
| this law existed, aed We're powerful in
many paris Of the Southern States. p4riicu-
| .,rly in certain counties in the State OF
| South Carolina.
Careful investigation was made. and it
| was ascertained that. in uine counties OF that
| state. sGch combinations were active anu
powerful. embracing sufficient portion of
| the citizens TO control the local authority
and having among other things the object
/ o deprivin2 the emancipatrd class OF the
| substantial benefits of freedom, and of pre-
/ venting the tree political action OF those
| ciriZens who did not sympathize with their
| own views. Among their operations were
| frequent scourgiBEs AID occasional assas-
sinations, g nerally perpetr~ted at night by
| disguised persons, the victims in almost aii
1 ases being citizens OF different political
! s-ntiments FROM their own, or reed persons
| who had shown disposition TO claim equal
| lights with other citiZ. n. Til usands =
| / offensive and weil-disposed citizens were
| the sufferers by this iawlrs- violence.
Tuereupon. on the l2th OF October. 1871.
| a proclamation was issued. in terms of the
| law, calling upon the members Of those
| combinations 20 dispense within five days,
and To deliver 10 the marshal or military
| officers OF the United States all arms. am
| muBition. uniforms. disguiseA aud Other
means and i'm IMPLEMENTS, used W them for
cary ing out their unlawful purposes.
This warning not having been needed. on
the l7th OF October another proclamation
was Issued, suspending the privileges OF thu
| writ of habeas corpus in nine counties Ia
| that state.
| Direction was given that within the
counties so designated. persons supposed
| upon creditabIe information, to be mem Der
| of such unlawful combinations should be ar
rested by the military forces of the United
| States, aud delivered to the marshal. TO bs
dealt with according to law. Ia two of said
COUNTIES, York and Spartanburg, many ar
rest have been M abe. At the last account
the number Of persons thus arrested wa.
Oue hundred aud sfxty-eight. Several
hundred, whose criminality Mas ascertain.
to be OF An inferior degree, were Released
| cor the present Thee have general
made confessions of their guilt.
| Great caution has been exercised in max
| ing these arrests. and notwithstanding th'
rye NUN Der. it is believed that no limo.
| cent per-on is now ia custody. The pris
| ouets viii be held Tor regular trial In tn
Judicial tribunals of the United States.
As soon Is it appeared that the authOri
, ties OF the Il nited States were about TO tax
vigorous measures TO enforce the law. many
persons ab~conded, aud there is good grJuu'
for surprising that all of such persons bavi
violated the law. A full report of what ha
been done under the law will be submitted
To Congress by the Attorney General.
Ia ULah there still remains remnant o
barbarian, rePugnant To civilization, 10 de
cency. aud To- the laws of the Unitei States
Territorial officers, however, have beef
found who are willing 10 perform their dut.
. 50 a spirit of equity aud with y due sense q
sustaining the majesty of the law. Neithe
poly gamy nor any Other violation OF rxist
t,~ -r.tnrea will h. ,,arn.ffrad wsithfn IN