Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-12-14

WDeTe D0tn euucatloH Vi previous c0nQl-
ton do not enter into account in giving
suffrage. Next to the public school. the
Post Office is the great agent of eduea-
ton over our vast territory. The raplt,-
ity with which new sections are beiag
settled. thus increasing the carrying of
mails in a mere rapid ratio than the in
crease of receipts, is not alarming Tie
report of the Postmaster General here
with attached, shows that there was an
increase of revenue in his department in
1873, over the previous year of Sl,674.-
I'll, and an. increase of cost of carrying
the mails and paying employees of s3,-
OH, 1851.
THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
The attention of Congress is invited
to the report of the Secretary of the IN
terror to the legislation asked for by
him. The policy adopted for the man
agement Of Indian affairs. known as tie
peace policy, has been adhered to with
the most beneficial results 1T is conf
IDENTIFY hoped that few years more will
relieve our frontiers from danger Of In
dian depredations. ] commend the rec
ommendation of the Secretary for the
extension of the homestead laws to the
Indians, and for some sort of Territorial
Government for the Indian Territory. A
great majority of the Indians occupying
this Territory are believed to be incapa-
BILE of maintaining their rights against
the more civilized and enlightened white
man. Any Territorial form of govern
ment given them, therefore, should pro-
tect them in their homes and property
for a period of at least twenty years,
and before its final adoption should be
ratified by a majority of those affected
ARKANSAS AND THE SOUTH.
Your attention will be drawn to the
unsettled condition of affairs in some of
the Southern States On the 18th OF
September last. the Governor Of Louisi-
| ana called upon me, as provided by the
Constitution and laws of the United
States to aid III suppressing domestic
violence in that State. This call was
made in view of a proclamation issued
on that day, ID. B. Penn claiming that
| he was elected Lieutenant Governor IL
1872, and calling upon the militia Of
the State to arm, assemble and drive
from power the usurpers. as he designa-
ted the officers of the State Government
On the next day. | issued my proclama-
ton commanding the insurgents to dis
perse within five days from the date
thereof, and subsequently learned thai
on that day they had taken forcible pos
session of the State House. Troops
were taken by ME to support the existing
and recognized State Government. Blu
before the expiration Of the five days thu
insurrectlonary movement was practical
ly abandoned, and the officers of thu
State Government, with some minor
exceptions, resumed their powers anC
duties. Considering that the presen
State Administration of Louisiana ha
been the only Government in that Stat,
for nearly two years that it has beef
tacitly acknowledged and acquiesced il
as such by Congress, and more than one
expressly recognized by ME, I regarde'
it as my clear duty, when legally Gale,
on for that purpose, to prevent its over
throw by an armed mob, under the pre-
tence of fraud and irregularity in tn
election of 1872. | have heretofor
called the attention of Congress to thi
subject, stating that on account of fraud
and forgeries committed at said election
and because it appears that the return
thereof were never legally. canvassed,
was impossible to tell thereby who wer
chosen, but from the host sources at IN
command [ have always believed tn
present State officers received a majorit
of the legal votes actually cast
L repeat what | said in my speci;
message of February -, 1872, that i
the event of no action by Congress,
must continue to recognize the Cover
ment heretofore recognized by me.
; regret to say that, with preparations fc
I the elections, decided indications appea
q ed, in some localities in the Souther
: States, determination, by acts of vic
: lence and intimidation, to deprive cit
S zens of the freedom of the ballot becau;
: of their political opinions. Bands
L men, masked and armed, made their a.
n pearance. White Leagues and 9th,
Q societies were formed, large quantities
q arms and ammunition were imported at
u distributed to the organizations, mil
: tary drills, with menacing demonstr
+ tons, were held. and with all the
, murders enough were committed
l. spread terror among those whose pollt
II cal action was to be suppressed, if poss
T. BILE, by these proceedings. In sol
l. places, colored laborers were compellt
'e to vote according to the views of the
d employers, under threat of discharge
9s they acted otherwise; and there are t
+ many instances in which, where the