Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-12-10
THE CoLoRED RACE.


Tue theory is evea raised that there Is 10 be
no further Int ference on the part Of the Cen
Unl Government 10 protect citizens within !,
SoRe, where the State authorities fti 10 give
psskeeiion. This Is great mistake. While |
rryhain Executive, all the laws Of Congress and
provision. Of the constitution Including the
bent Anne rdnents added tn .retu, wal be en-
reed With vIgor, but with regret that they
onld have added one jolt OF little to the exec
0eve duties or powers. Let there be fairness
IN the discussion OF S)uihern ga .stons. the adj
Rcates of both or all political parties giving
Rne,t. truthful reports of occurrences, CON
demning the wrong or unfolding the right, and
sson Nil Will be well. L Id-r the exiting con
diisuns the negro votes the Republican ticket
because he Knows his friends are vi that party.
Many "a good citizen votes the opposite, not be-
cause he agrees with ii ON the great principles
oi State which separate parties, but because
generally he Is opposed 10 the NEGRO rule This
Is a most delnsive cry. Treat che negro a. u
cdizen and voter. rs he is and must remain and
soon parties will be divided not on the color
line but on principle. Then we shall have no
complaint Of sectional interference.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.
The report VI the Attorney General contains
Valuable recommendations relating 10 the adj
min,tration Of justice IN thu courts of the Uni
ted States, to which invite your attention.
respectfully suggest TO Congress the propriety
OF increasing the number Of judicial districts
In the United States to eleven, the present
pumber being nine, and the creation or
tSo additional judgeships. The territory
" be trayersed by the nine Circuit Judges
q SO great. and the business of the courts
i so steadily increasing that it is grow
ing more and more impossible for them to keep
up with the business requiring their attention.
nAether this would involve the necessity of
adding two more Justices OF the Supreme
Court to the present number, 1 submit to the
Judgment Of Congress.
INTERIOR OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES AFFAIRS
The attention OF Congress is invited To the re-
port OF the Secretary of Interior and TO the
legislation asked for by him. The domestic in
tFests OF the people are more intimately con-
Pcted with this than with either of the other
departments Of the Government. Its duties
have become SO onerous that without the most
perfect system and order ii will be impossible
for any secretary of the Interior to keep trace
Of all official transactions having his sanction,
done IN his name and for which he is held per-
s0nally respOn ,ible.
The policy adopted for the management of In
dian affairs known As the Peace Policy has been
adhered 10 with the most satisfactory results.
Y is confidently hoped that few years more
will relieve our frontiers from danger Of Indian
depradations. commend the Recommendation
of the Secretary for the extension OF the Home
stead Laws TO the Indians and for some sort Of
Territorial government for the Indian Terrific
ry. A great majority Of the Indians occupying
this Territory are believed to be incapable Of
maintaining their rights against the more civ
fl!zed and enlightened white man. ANY terri
torial form OF Government given them, there
fore. should protect them In their homes and
property for period Of at least twenty years
before its final adoption should be ratified by a
majority Of those effected.
-ia PENSIONERS.
Y The report Of the Secretary Of the Interior
herewith attached gives much interesting sat
istical information, Of which ! abstain from
giving an abstract, but refer you to the report
itself. The act of Congress providing the oath
TO which pensioners must subscribe before
drawing their pensions cuts of from this boun-
~ few survivors of the war Of 1872 residing
in the Southern States. ! recommend the res
toration OF this bounty to all SUCH The num-
Der Of parsons whose names would thus be re- /,
stored TO the list Of pensioners is not IA
they are all old persons who could het stock OF |
no part in the rebellion, and trail kinds OF
which they were awarliAssroeery store, at q |
defence ofthe counts .
D. 2 n. j. STEWART