The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-12-07


ed without hearing. ! desire, therefore,
that all necessity for / xecutive direction
in local affairs may become unnecessary
and obsolete. | invite the attention, not
Of Congress, but Of the people of the
United States, to the causes and effects Of
these unhappy questions. Is there not
disposition On one side II magnify the
wrongs and outragee, and on the other
side to belittlc them or justify them ?
Pa bic opinion should not be directed TO
violence and bloodshed in resistance to
constituted authority. | sympathize
with their PROSTATE condition, and would
do all in my power to relieve them, &C
kDowledging that in some instances
they have had sterngovernnenti to
live under and very oppressive
ones in the way of taxation for
nominal improvements not giving them
benefits equal to the hardshipa imposed.
But can they proclaim themselves entirely
irresponsible for this condition? They
cannot. Violence ha' been rampant 10
some localities, and has further tesn JUST
fed or denied by those who could havo
prevented. The theory il raised that there
is to be no further int riereucs on the part
of the General Government u protect
citizens within a It's where the stat :
authorities fail to give protection.
THIS Is A GREAT MISTAKE
While remain executive all the laws OF
Congress aud the provisions of the constl.
tuition including the amendments added
thereto will he enforced with rigor, but
with regret that they should have added
one jot or little to the executive duties
and powers. Let there be fairness IN the
decision of southern questions, the advo-
Gates OF both or all political parties giving
honest, truthful reports of occurrences,
condemning The wrong and upholdng the
right, an / all will be well. Under exist
ing conditions the negro votes the he
publican ticket because he knows his
friends of that party. Many a good clti-
zen votes the opposite, not because he
agrees with the great principle OF state
which Sc para,es parties, but because genei
ally he Is opposed to negro rule. This is
most deluslve cry. Treat The negro as
citizen and voter,as he is and must remain,
and soon parties will be divided, not on
the col-r line, but on principles. Inc
negro shall have no complaining OF sec
tiOnal interfercnoes. The
REPORT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
contains valuable recommendations re-
lating to the administration OF jug
lice in the courts Of the United States
to which invite your attention. l re-
spectfully suggest to Congress the pro
. Il, n
cial districts in the United States to
eleven, the present number being nine,
and the creation of two additional judge
ships. The territory 10 be traversed by
the circuit judges Is so great, and the
business of the courts Is so steadily 10
creasing, thar it is growing more and
more impossible FIR them to keep up with
the business requiring their attention.
w neither this would involve the necessity
of adding two more justices OF the Su.
preme Court to the present number l
submit to the Judgment of Congress,
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
The attention Of Congress is invited to
the report of the Secretary O. the Int
ror and to the legislation asked Tor by
him. The domestic interests OF the peo'
pie are more intimately connected witt
this department than'wth either OF The
other departments OF the government. IT
duties have been added ID from time &c
time till they have become so oaerous tina
without the most perfect system and order
il will be impo 'sible Tor any Secretary o.
the Interior TO keep trace OF all the othcla
transactions having his sanction and done
in his rame, and for which he is held per
sonally responsible. The policy adopted
| for the management OF indian affairs
known as the peace policy, has been at
hered 80 with the most beneficial results
Il u conf. .sa-.S, t.ee ,-----1 sflsr a rev year
more will see our frontier free from INDIA
depreda'ions. | commend the recon
mendat ons Of the Secretary tor the eX
tension of the HOMESTEAD laws ID tn
Indians and for some sort 0 terrltorls
government for the Indian tertit )ry. .
great majority of the Indians occupyin
this territory are believed to be incapabl
Of maintaining their rights against tn
more civilized and enlightened white ma
in any territorial form OF governmer
given them. Therefore we should prote(
the IN in their homes and property tor
period OF at least twenty years. and II
FINAL adoption should be ratified by NJ;
iority OF those affected.
The report of the Secretary OF the Ii
terror, herewith attached, gives niue
statistical Information, which L abStal
from giving an abstract OF, but refer yc
: to the report itself.
q PENSIONS.
The act of Congress providing the ol'
which pensioners subscribe to beto
a drawing their pensions, cuts off from tn
4 bounty a few survivors OF the war OF Is
: residing in the Southern states. |
n commend the restoration OF this boGn
to all such. The number OF prso
: whose names would be restored 10 Il
q list of pensioners is not large. They
Y all aged persons who could have taken
:. part in the rebellion, and the services I
!, which they we're awarded pensions we
!, in defense of the whole county.
" TIE CENTENNIAL.
ii The report of the Commissioner
b Agriculture herewith contains sugg'
l. tons of much interest to the genel
e public and refers TO the approaching ce
d tenuial and the part his department
3 ready to take in it. feel that the natl
At at large is interested in having this ext