The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-12-03

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to the Constitution Of the United States
and the amendments Thereto, cannot
question the necessity and salutary effect
OF those enactTents. Reckless and law
less men, | regret to say, have associated
themselves together Ia some localities to
deprive other citizens of those rights guar
anteed to them by the Constitution Of tie
United States, and to that end have com.
mitted deeds of blood and violence;
but the prosecution and punishment of
many Of these persons have tended greatly
to the repression of such disorders. l do
not doubt that great majority of the peo-
pie in all parts Of the country favor the full
enjoyment by all classes of persons of
those rights to which they are entitled I'm.
der the Constitution and laws, and l in-
woke the aid aud influence Of all good citi.
zens to prevent organizations Whose objects
are, by unlawful means, to interfere with
those rights. look with confidence to the
time, not far distant, when the obvious adj
vantages OF good order and peace will in
duce an abandonment Of all combinations
prohibited by the acts referred to, and
when it will be unnecessary to carry on
prosecutions or inflict punishment to pro-
tect citizens from the lawless doings of
such combinations. Applications have
been made to me to pardon persons
convicted of violation of said
acts upon the ground that Glenn
ency in such cases world tend to tranquil
ize the public mind and to test the virtue
OF that policy am disposed, as far as my
sense OF justice will permit, to give those
applications favorable consideration, but
any action thereon is not to be construed
as indicating any change in my determine.
ton to enforce with rigor such acts so long
as the conspiracies and combinations there
in named disturb the peace of the country.
1t IS much to be regretted, and is regretted
by no one more than myself, that neces.
slty has ever existed to execute the enforce
ment act. No one can desire more than
that the necessity Of applying it may never
again be demanded.
DEPARTMENT. OF THE INTERIOR.
The Secretary of the Interior reports sat.
improvement and progress in each
Of the several bureaus under the control
Of the Interior Department. They are all
in excellent condition. The work which In
some of them for some years has been In
arrears has been brought down to recent
date, and in all, the current business has
been promptly dispatched.
INDIANS.
The policy which wa, adopted at the be.
ginning of this Administration with regard
to the management of the Indians has been
as successful as its most ardent friends an.
tcipated, and it has within so short time
reduce the expenses Of their management.
decreased their forays upon the white SET,
tiers, tended to give the largest opportunity
for the extension of the great railways
through the public domain and the pushing
of settlements into more remote districts
the condition of the Indians. The policy
will be maintained without any change ex
cepting such as further experience may
show to be necessary to render it more eff
cent. The subject of converting the so.
called Indian territory south Of
Kansas into q home for the Indians,
and erecting therein a territorial form of
government, is one of great importance as
a complement of the existing Indian policy.
The question Of removal to that Territory
has within the past year been presented 70
many of the tribes resident upon other
and less desirable portions of the public
domain, and has generally been received by
them with favor. AS a preliminary step
to the organization of such Territory, il
will be necessary to confine the Indians
now resident therein to farms of the proper
size, which should be secured to them in
fee the residue to be used for the settle
ment of other friendly Indians. Efforts
will be made in the immediate future
to induce the removal of as
many peaceably-dsposed Indians to
the Indian Territory as can DO settled pro-
perly without disturbing the harmony OF
those already there. There is no other
location now available where people who
are endeavoring to acquire a knowledge OF
pastoral and agricultural pursuits can be
as well accommodated as upon the unoccu-
pied lands in the Indian Territory. a
territorial government should, however,
protect tho Indians from the inroads OF
whites for q term of years, until they be-
come sufficiently advanced in the arts OF
civilization to guard their own rights, and
from the disposal of the lands held by them
for the same period.
LANDS.
During the last fiscal year there were dis
posed Of out of the public lands II 1894, 975
acres, q quantity greater by 1905. $40 acres
than was disposed of the previous year. Of
this amount $40, 800 acres were sold for
cash, 3S9, AGO acres located with military
warrants, 4,67l 1892 acres taken for home
steads, 693 ,6l3 acres located with college
scrip, 3 ,554, 1897 acres granted to railroads,
465, 347 acres granted to wagon roads, 7l4,-
1855 acres given to States as swamplands,
560acrcs located by Indian scrip. The cash
receipts from all sources in the Land Office
amounted to S3,2lS,l During the same
period 22,ol8,60S acres of the public lands
were surveyed; which, added to the quantity
before surveyed, amounts to $50, 364,7S
acres, leaving 1887 1888, 828 acres of the
public lands unsuryeyed.
The reports from the subordinates of the
Land Office contain interesting information
in regard to their respective districts.
They uniformly mention the fruitfulness Of
the soil during the past season and the in
creased yield of all kinds of produce. EY.
en- in those States and Territories where
mining is the principal business agricultur.
al products have exceeded the local de-
mand, and liberal shipments have been
made to distant points.
PATENTS.
During the year ending September 80.
1872, there were issued from the Patent
Office 1920 patents, 233 extensions, and
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