Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-12-09

! ton asked for hv him The domestic iutafosts ~
| The people are more Intimately connected with
| this department, than with either Of the depart
ments of the government It's duties have been
added to from time 10 time until they have be-
/ come 80 oncfous that without the most perfect
/ system and order II will be impossible for any
Secretary of the Interior to keep trace " all onj.
/ cial transactions having his sanction and done in
/ his name, aud for which he is held personally re-.
sponsihle The policy adopted Tor the manage
mont Of Indian affairs, known rs the peace policy
/ has been adhered to with the most beneficial re.
suits. II is confidently hoped that few years
more will relieve Our frontiers from danger of In.
| dian depredatons commend the rccommcnda-
] ton ot the Secretary for the oxtontion Of the
homestead laws To the Indians, and for some sort
/ OF territory government for the Indian Territory
| \ great majority Of the Indians occupying this
Territory, are believed to be incapable of main.
tanning their rights against the more civilized aud
enlightened white man Any territorial form Of
government given them, therefore, should protect
/ them In THEN homes aud property Tor period of
ut least twenty years and before IT, final adoption
/ should be ratified by q majority Of those Effected
] The report " the secretary Of the Interior, here
| with attached. gives much interesting statistical
information which I abstain from giving an alb
| stmct Of, but refer you to tue report itself The
act OF Congress providing the oath which pension.
/ ems must subscribe before drawing their pensions
| cuts Oft from this bounty few survivors of the
/ war OF 1872, residing in Tie southern states. ic-
/ commend the restoration of this bounty to all
| such The number Of persons whose names would
/ thus be restored to the lst of pensioners is not
! large They are an old persons who could have
I which they were awarded pensions were in de-
. fence OF tile whole country
ARKANSAS ANp rur SOUTH
/ Your attention will be drawn to the unsettled
/ condition of anaiu iu some OF the southern
| states ON the 18th of September last the Gov
I crnor OF Louisiana called upon me, a. provided bt
the Constitution and laws of thc United States. tu
/ aid Boa supprcssug domestic violence in that state
. This call Was made in view Of @ proclamation is-
/ sued ou that day. ID B Penn claiming that he
was elected Northumberland Ia 1872 and call
. ing upon Tie militia of Che state to arm, assemble
and drive FROM power the usurpcis, as he desie.
. mated the officers of the state government On
. the next day ] issued uN proclamation command.
. ing the Insurgents to dispense within five DAYS
. from the date thereof. and subsequently learned
that on that day the, had taken iorcib.e posses
. sion of the State House Troops were taken hy
me 90 support the existing and recognized state
government BUT before the expiration OF tle
/ five dnNs. the nsurrcCtouary movement was
practically abandoned and the officers Of the
state government with some minor exceptions.
tesgn,n men ioTy,s aiu "u,, 'o ~, s
.i,, la. Noon IN, ouf .o,tfuiutut ir AIM .t,t.
for nearly two wears that t has beun tacitIy
authenticated and atuuio,cpd Boo as such hy lot.
ffes. and more than once expressly recognized
l., iuo / REGARDED h ns my clear DUTY. when Ie
-aliy called on for that purpose. 60 ltetcnt ID,
overthrow Dos au armed mob under the prci,uge
al f,td and irfDrHlnrItt ip tle election of lssl
have therefore called tine attention cot Congress
d, nd. .nhie.f tDat GOA account of frauds and i,f
rere. committed al .lid election aud because Do
appe,rs thnt the returns thereof were never De-.
rlh rauy1sspd ID va. inIio--ile to toll tlor,li,
Who were chosen. hut from tlc best sourcc- no mf
command have always believed the ucsett
. state offrer. received "a majority Of the le.ul
,'0ts. ,.tnali, pa.t
Ifcneat y,iat said n ms special message OF
Tehrii,rf fi ls.l that in tae event OF n8 action
. i,, tunsr,-s must continue Go rerYruigo tlU
/ e.,,e,fi,ert her.tnf,ro feel.uigcd b, mo BE-.
',t.f O., .l, tiist ,,.fh froa4rtfYn- far tie sIe0
f.u. t,..,leI Indications auu,ar,d iu SOME ll.a
.fI &C. .H..f..a ..Es...t
. . bt a.t. Of violence and intimidation 90 dcflite
litireu- 81 tba Freedom OFF tNn tnNDt because 81
. th.ir i.,litte,l orinious naud. of mon masked
and armed made their auucnmuce White
+ ...,,e. and other societies vtfe formed laree
,,taltit.o. f ,rru. ar i Ammunition ,efr ,ottd
. and distributed to the organization. military
drin. ,IfI, uirnariuv Administration. vefe heidi
aud ,ttfh nd fbe.e murder. eunnrh were r,n,-
uittcd to sprcad terror among those whose i.oIit.
iral action VAS tn he suppressed ~ possible b,
tLe-s t,f..oedpr. tu some t'a.a. ..'.fed ialaf-
t ,, i,,,i. Cd 81. ,.ts lr,.f.iir o.. tI,e .I,.,.
. 81 tteIf eurI.,cr. under threat of di.flars. if
tb.t 4.fel lfher,i.a snd there afe t,sl MAN, il.
.flfep. ff which where these threat. were dI-rs.
b. ..r,i.i tbsg tere feal.r.el e..lF executed b.,
I,..a l,0 made tl.ctt fuudsr,tauI th. tftaentI
ainopdfnout tl thc constitution Was made DO me.
Mont fhc me- state of things and Uc aet of Slay
30 t.-n with amendment. WAS f.a...d tl eufaf.s
, t,., siu. fl., ticsf. ,f tbi. bar1 f rii,f.,t.
fre b. MD sit.rcr- tlt ri.ht u, vote and rrofept
( thcn bon the Am euio,mcft Of tbat rfcit I'M
,ined bt the constellation tn take eate that tl,.
law. Doc faithfully executed and aouyi nocd hy uu-
lo.lfed evidence chat violations of said ACT had
i u''i ''Nii''',' IVY. t."t ""i' l1 '''l l'''
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,i 80 49,. .,'.,i r, .'.,',,,,,, ,,',,.t. e.,
r aid tbrI n n.a,s.,f, In t0e rcrf.rruaf.e M
. tbe,r ,i,.,f I,f, t,p,,i.,,.t. "a, % ,,,1,,,f lid.
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/ tis, tb. .t,. ,itt,,, ,,t,.9,,ir. fr.e and f..,
/ ,,J tS, y, bic .,i,,,,,,f r,i,r, l.es,,t
d.. 49,. ,i,., ,,,.Lcr, and l,ttle batter than .
! ,3n pii, ,,.,,,,.. fre, ana b, Am. a., tri,ti
I MA in.tie t,,.oc,t',i, i, tref f a commute,
,,t ,,, 1,.,r d, leti.r All I'M. aiI,,ed ,,r,nr. "A
= ,i,-,J .itigeo. f.r r.ti.al rea-on. an, nj or
r yb.tber tLe rot,tt. trrreof vofe rnapufartiifed
{ f,r Ne ,.s.,.iot,
d ri,e whole number Of tronns i'm tho States ~
( Nai,ra Louisiana oesrcia md Florida south
) Gor,Iina Nortb tar,Ifn, kentucly tennessee
p Arkan.a. Mis-is.iupi N1r,land ana Virginia at
b. the time of the election. va. 40sl these em.
brace no sitrrt.ou. Of alb the forts from the Della
, ,,,to a., tl,, Culf of Mr,ioo
ID
% rHt TROUBLE, Us Ahh AN9As
b Another trouble has arisen n Arkansas Article
/ 10 oil the Constitution Of that State which was
adoptcd n ISIS and uupn the approval of which
by Congress the state was restored b. representation
AS one " te states oi the uiou prov des iu ei-