Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-12-05
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1 W uuCStlOH anu W lOPOAs ~ W.
gress at some future day for its bettel
guidance in legislating on this import
ant subject. The railroads of the coun.
try have been rapidly extended during
the last few years to meet the growing
demand of products, and reflect much
credit upon the capitalists and mana
gers engaged in their construction. In
addition to these, to facilitate commerce
by the building of ship-canal around
Niagara Falls on the United States side
which has been agitated for many years
will no doubt be called to your atten.
ton at this session. Looking to the
great future growth OF the country ant
the increasing demands OF commerce
it might be we'll, while on this subject
not only to have an examination and re.
port upon the various practicable route:
for the connection of the Mississippi
with the tide-water of the Atlantic, bul
the feasibility of an almost continuous
land-locked navigation from Maine tC
the Gulf of Mexico. Such route along
our coast would be of greae value at al
times, and of inestimable value in case
of foreign war. Nature has provided
the greater part of the route, and the
obstacles to be overcome are easily
within the skill of the engineer. have
not alluded to this subject with the view
of having any further expenditure oi
public money at this time than may be
necessary to procure and place all the
necessary information before Congress
in an authentic form, to enable it here
after, if deemed practicable and worthy
to legislate on the subject without de.
lay.
The report of the Secretary of the
Navy herewith accompanying, explains
fully the condition of that branch Of
the public service; its wants and def
cheney, the expenses incurred during
the past year, and the appropriation fol
the same. 1t also gives a complete his
tory of the services of the navy for the
past year; in addition to its regular
service. 1t is evident that unless early
steps are taken to preserve our navy
that, in very few years, the United
States will be the weakest nation upon
the ocean of nearly all the great pow
res. With an energetic, progressive
and business people like ours, penetra-
ting and forming business relation:
with every part of the known world, 8
navy strong enough to command the re
spect of our flag abroad is necessary fol
the full protection of their rights. !
recommend a careful consideration BY
Congress of the recommendations made
by the Secretary of the Navy.
The observations and reports of the
Signal Office have been continued. Sta.
tions have been maintained at each Of
the principal lake, seaport and river
cities. Ten additional stations have
been established in the United States
and arrangementshave been made for al
exchange of reports with Canada, and
similar exchange of observations i;
contemplated with the West India Is
lands.
The report of the Secretary of the Treasury
will show an alarming falling of in our carry
ing trade for the past ten or swelye years, ant
even for the past year. do not believe tina
| the public treasure be better expended in tn,
interest of the whole people, than in trying t.
recover this trade. An expenditure of IS 900,
600 per annum for the next five years, if i
would restore to us our proportion of the car
rying trade Of the world would be profitabl,
expended. The price of labor in Europe has 81
much enhanced within the last few years tina
the cost ofbuilding and operating ocean steam
| ers in the United States is not so much great
er than in Europe. that believe the time ha!
arrived for Congress to take this subject int
consideration.
Detailed statements of the disbursements O.
the Department ofJustice will be furnished by
| the report of the Attorney General. Though
| these have been somewhat increased by the re
cent acts of Congress to enforce the rights O
| citizens Of the United States to vote in the sew
eral States of the Union, and to enforce tn,
provisions of the fourteenth amendment to The
Constitution of the United States and tht
amendments thereto, l cannot question the ne
cessity and salutary effect of these enactnents
| Reckless and lawless men, regret to say, ,hav,
associated themselves together in some lOcali
ties to deprive other citizens of the rights guar
anteed to them by theConstitution of the Unit
ed States, and to that end have committed
deeds of blood and violence; but the prosecu-
| tlon and punishment of many of these person.
| have tended 81 neatly to the repression of sucl
disorders. / do not doubt that great majori
ty of the people in all parts of the country ia
vOr the full enjoyment by all classes of per
sons, of those rights to which they are entitled
under the constitution and laws, and invoke
the aid and influence of all good citizens b
prevent organizations whose objects are, by
unlawful means, to interfere with those rights
look with confidence to the time, not far dis
tant, when the obvious advantages of good or.
der and peace, with evidence of abandonment
Of all combinations prohibited by the acts re.
ferred to, VIII render it unnecessary to carrS
on prosecutions or inflict punishment to pro.
tect citizens from the lawless doings of sucf
combinations. Applications have been made
to me to pardon persons convicted of viola.
tion Of said acts, upon the ground that elem.
eney in such cases would tend to tranauilizs
the public mind, and to test the virtue of thai
policy am disposed, as far as my sense of jus
tice Will permit to give to these applications
favorable consideration! But action thereon
is not to be construed as indicating any change
in my determination to enforce, with rigor
such acts. so long as the conspiracies and com.
binations therein named disturb the peace O.
the country. 1t is much to be regretted, and i.
regretted by no one more than myself, that
necessity has ever existed to execute the en-.
forcement act. No one can desire more than
that the necessity of applying it may never
again be demanded.
The report of the Secretary of War shows the
expenditures of the War Department for the
fiscal year ending june 30 ISL TO he S35 700 .
991 81, and for the fiscal year ending June 40
1872, to be $35 3T2 157 20, showing reduction in
favor of the last fiscal year of 1927 S34 e. The
estimates for military appropriations for the
next fiscal year, ending June 80, 1873, are $32
Sol ,37s IS. The estimates of the Chief of Engi
neers are submitted separately for fortifica-
tions, river and harbor improvements for pub
lie buildings and grounds. and the Washington
aqueduct. The affairs of the Freedmen's Bu-
reau have all been transferred to the War De-
partment, and acquisitions have been put into
execution for the speedy payment of all the
bounty pay ETC.. due the colOred soldiers prop
erly coming under that head. All war accounts
for money and property prior to 1871 have been
examined and transmitted to the Treasury De.
partment for final settlement. During the fis-
A-
tion on railroads 81 800 600 of which $500 S57 was
over the Pacific railroads. For Transportation
by water, S626, ,373 50; by stage, $4s g15 81; fol
the purchase OF transportation, animals, wag-
ons, hire Of teamsters, ETC., 1924, $50 g. About
$31O, 600 has been collected from Southern rail-
roads during the year, leaving about 1000,
wv still due. The Quartermaster has examin-
ed and transmitted to the accounting officers
for settlement, $367,172 e of claims by Ioyal
citizens for supplies taken during the war
Subsistence supplies to the amount Of $50 O4S II
have been issued to the Indians. The annual
average mean strength of the army was 2410l
white, and 2, 494 colored soldiers.
The ninth census is about completed. Its
early completion is u subject of congratulation
inasmuch as the use to be made OF the statis-
tics therein contained depends very greatly on
the promptitude of publication. The Secreta
ry of the Interior recommends that census
be taken in 1875, which recommendation
should receive the early attention of Congress.
The interval at present established between
the federal censuses is so long that the infor-
fmation obtained at the desired period as to the
material condition of the resources of the ma
tion Is OF little practical value after the expi-
ration of the first half of that period. 1t would
probably obviate the constitutional provision
regarding the decennial. census, if u census in
1915 should be divested of all political charac-
ter, and no reapportiOnments of Congressional
representation be made under it. Such a CEN
sus, coming as it would in the last year of the
first century -four national existence, would
furnish q noble precedent of the progress of
the United States during that century.
The rapidly increasing interest in education
Is most encouraging feature in the current
history Of the country, and it is no doubt true
that this is due in great measure to the eff
forts Of the Bureau OF Education. That office
IS continually receiving evidence which abun-
dantly proves its efficiency from the various
institutions oflearning and educators through
out the country. The report of the Commits
sioner contains vast amount of educational
details of great interest. The bill now pending
before Congress providing for the appropria-.
tion OF the net proceeds OF the sale of public
lands for educational purposes, to aid the states
in the general education of their rising gener-
alton, is measure of such great importance
to our real progress, and is so unanimously
approved by the leading friends of education
that commend it to the favorable attention of
Congress.
The affairs in the territories are generally
satisfactory. The energy and business capacity
OF the pioneers whe are settling up the vast do
mains not yet Incorporated into States, are
keeping pace in the internal improvement and
civil government with the older communities.
In but of them Itah tho condition Of