Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1873-12-11

CIition the great public highways in
which they cOnnect--tO wit; the over
a slough OH the Hudson, the St Clair
$685. Flats, and che Illinois and Mississippi
rivers. This would be a national
> work, one of great value TO the pro
tlucefs OF the West and South. in grv-
tno. .thepl. cheap transportation for their
-I pfoduce 10 the seaboard, aud mark
At Rc,&be eousuulers IN the east in Civ
~ INC them chearer delivery of ttose
$3.50 ariiflfss, Of food which do not ind j
foreian market, and prices which,
therefore, are not regulated by foreign
iaSiomands. The advantages of such a
e. work arc too obvious for argument
"a. submit the subject TO you, therefore,
without further comment.
s.4t> In attempting 90 regain our lost
s-4 commerce and carrying trade, l have
heretofore called attention to the
rdl States sohth OF rs as Offering field
go where much might be accomplished to
oi further this object l suggest that a
..fi small aptsropriatiOu be male. accom-
}p3 panied with authority for the Secretary
al Of tlle Navy 70 ft out naval vessel to
gaia nScead the Amizon River to the mouth
uf tAe MADEIRA, thence to explore that
JT river aad its tributaries, into Bolivia,
81 and % report tO Congress at its ueXt
session, or as soon IS practicable, the
-5r accessibility Of the country by water
reiiits resources, aud the population SO
u reached Such an exploration will cos
but little, 1t can do no harm, anC
may result in establishing a trade o
value to both nations.
7isa' -.''.'.'' MoEE AIHrs.
In further connection With the Treas
uEy Department ( would recommend I
revision and cOdi6cation of the taIif
laws,2Aad the opening of more mint:
for the coming of money, with author
ity to coin for such nations as may ap
ply.
'i.s'n- =, THE WAR DEPARTNEEr-
h The attention OF Congress is invited
90 the recommendations in the repOr
=, or tho Secretary OF War, hepeEitl
accompanying. The appeareRt gnea
cost OF supporting the academy as fall
explained in the report, and it EiH re
cefSe your attentEOu. While iuvitin;
yonf attention 10 all the ree9m
mendations made 10y the Secretary O
War, there are two WHICH I would es
pecially iRgibe you to consider. FIRST
the impOrAnee of preparing for war il
G@e5p pf peace, by providing prope
aeuEament for our sea coast defenses.
proper armament is of vastly more i'm
Ooftance than fOrtificatiOns., The lat
Ter can be supplied very speedily for
Temporary purpose, wheR needed. Th
= former can not. The second is the ne
cessity of reQpening promotion to th
staff corps of the army. Paritcularl
is the necessity felt in the Medical, Pay
and Ordance departments At thi
time it is necessary to employ contrac
surgeons to sapply the necessary aRed
iead attention required by the army
With the prescott force of the Pay Dc
partment, il IS 90 =, difficult to make TIA
,Payments to trOsRs provided for b
lsE, and long delays An payments ar
PEOducaige OF, dssertiens and demOr
SnlizHtiOn, yaHd the ,law prohibits tn
EaytHept Of troops by other than regu
lar army payDasters. There ale nov
sixteen vacaaeies in the Ordnance De
department. thns leaving th2t brancI
or the service without sufficient officer
50 c0ndNet the business of the differen
arseaqls on larger scale, if ever re
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