Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-12-12

cellent condition. The work which in some
OF them for some years has been IN arrears
has been brought down to recent date, and
to all the current business has been promptly
dispatched.
The policy which was adopted at the begin
ming OF the Administrator with regard to the
management of the Indians has been as sue
cessful as it's most ardent friends anticipated
within so short time. 1t has reduced the
expense of their management, decreased their
forage upon the white settlements, tended to
give the largest opportunity to the extension
OF the great railways through the public do
MAIN and the pushing the settlements into the
more remote districts of the country and at
the same time improve the condition of the
Indians.
The policy will be maintained without any
change, excepting such as further experience
may show to be necessary to render it more
efficient. The subject of converting
the so-called Indian Territory, south of Kan
sas, into home for the Indians, and erecting
thereon Territorial form of government, is
one of great Importance as a complement of
the existing Indian policy. The question of
removal to the Territory has within the past
year been presented to many of the tribes
resident upon other and less favorable por-
lions of the public domain, and has generally
been received by them as preliminary step
10 the organization of sIch territory will be
necessary to confine the Indians now resident
therein to farms of proper size, which should
be secured to them in fee, the residue to be used
for the settlement of other friendly Indians.
Efforts will be made in the immediate future
to induce the removal of as many peaceably-
disposed Indians only to the Indian Territory
as can be settled properly without disturbing
the harmony of those already there. There
Is no other location now available where peo-
pie who are endeavoring to acquire knowl-
edge of pastoral and agricultural pursuits can
he a we'll accommodated fha
pied lands of the Indian Territory.
Affairs IN the Territories are generally salts
factory. The energy and business capacity of
the pioneers who are settling up the vast do
main not yet incorporated into States. are
keeping pace in internal improvements and
civil government with the older communities
In but one of them, Utah. is the condition of
affairs unsatisfactory, except so far as the
quiet OF the citizens may be disturbed by the
real or imaginary danger of Indian hostiities.
1t has seemed to be the policy of the Legis-
lature of Utah to evade all responsibility to the
Government of the United States, and even
TO hold position in hostility to 1t. I recon-
mend careful revision of the laws of the
Territory by Congress, and the enactment of
such law as the one proposed in Congress
at It's last session, for instance, or something
similar to it, as will secure peace, the equality
of all citizens before the law, and the ulti-
mate REIMBURSEMENT of polygamy.
1uo ulHln CELSIUS ID ABOUT competed. ltS
completion is subject of congratulation, in
asmuch as the use to be made OF the statistics
therein contained depends very greatly on
the prompitude of publication. The Secretary
of the Interior recommends that a census be
taken in 1875, which recommendation should
receive the ready attention of Congress. The
interval at present established between the
Federal census is so long that the Informal
ton obtained at the decimal periods to the
material condition, wants and resources of the
nation is of little practical value. After the
expiration of the first half of that period ii
would probably obviate the constitutional pro-
VISION regarding the decimal census, if CEN
sus taken in 1875 should be Invested of all
political character, and no apportionment of
Congressional representation be made under
it. Such census. coming as it would in the
last year of the first century of our national
existence would furnish noble monument 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
efforts of the Bureau of Education. That
Office is continually receiving evidences which
abundantly prove its efficiency, from the
various institutions ofSearning and educators
of all kinds throughout the country. The
report of the Commissioner contains a vast
amount of educational details of great inter
est. The bill now pending before Congress,
providing for the appropriation of part of the
proceeds of the sales of public lands for edu-
cational purposes to aid the States in the
general education of their rising generation,
is measure of such great Importance to our
real progress, and is so unanimously approved
by the leading friends of education, that COM
mend it to the favorable attention of Congress.
The report of the Commissioner of Agri-
culture gives very full and Interesting ac-
count of the several divisions of that depart
ment-the horticultural, agricultural sta
tistical chronological, and chemica'-and the
benefits conferred by each upon the agricul-
tural interests of the country. The whole
report is complete history in total of the
working of that department in all its branches,
shelving the manner in which the farmer,
merchant and miner is Informed, and the
extent to which he is aided in his pursuits.
The Commissioner makes one recommends
ton, that measures be taken by Congress to
protect and reduce the planting of forests,
and suggests that no part of the public lands
should be disposed of without the condition
that one-tenth of it should be reserved in
timber where it exists, and where it does
not exist inducement should be offered by
planting it.
In accordance with the terms of the act of
Congress approved March 8, 1871, providing
for the celebration of the one hundredth an
niversary of American independence, Com
mission has been organized, consisting of the
two members from each of the States and
Territories. The Commission has held two
sessions, and has made satisfactory pro-
gress in the organization and in the
initiatory steps necessary for the car
rying out the provisions of the act, and for
exceeding the provisions also of the act of
June l, 1871, creating continual Board of
Finance. A preliminary report of progress
has been received from the President
of the Commission, and is herewith trans
mitted.
1t will be the duty of the Commission at
your coming session to transmit report OF
the progress made, and to lay before you the
details relating to the exhibition of Ameri-
can and foreign arts, products, and manu-
features which, by the terms of the act, is to
be held under the auspices of the Govern
ment of the United States, in the city OF
Philadelphia, in the year 1876. This cele-
bration will be looked forward to by Ameri-
can citizens with great interest, as making
a century of greater progress and prosperity
than is recorded in the history of any other
nation, and proving further good purpose
in bringing together on our soil the people
of all the commercial nations of the earth.
in a manner calculated to secure interna-
tional good feeling.
An 1ooira hoe haap falf ~ corracf