The Tipton advertiser., 1875-12-16

commisslon. are in the Atlantic, ant
could b ready for duty as fast as mer
could be enlisted for those not already
in commission. or these one third are
in effect. new ships, and though some
of the remainder need considerable re
pairs to their boilers and maehinery
they are or can readily be made effective
This constitutes feet ~ mere man af
" var ships, III Which tifterE ar'' iron-
clad, now in han. IN the Atlantic coast.
The navy has been brought 70 this con
dition BY judicious and practical ap
| plieation OF what could be spared fran
the current appropriations Of the last
| few Years, and from that made to meet
the possible emergency OF two wears ago.
| Il has i,een done quietly. without proc
lamstion or display, and though il has
necessarily straitened the Department
In its ordinary expenditure, and, as far
as the iron clads are concerned, has I'd
ded nothing to the cruising force oi The
navy, yet the result Is not the less salts,
factory because il is To be found in great
increase of real rather than apparent
force. The expenses incurred in the
maintenance of an effective naval force
Ia all its brauches are necessarily large,
but such force is essential u our posi-
tion. relations, and character, and
affects seriously the weight of our prin
ciples and policy throughout the whole
sphere Of naval responsibilities. The
estimates for the regular support ot thi>
branch OF the service for the next year
amount TO little less In the aggregate
than those made for the current Year.
but some additional appropriations ar
asked Tor objects not included in th-
ordinary maintenance Of the navy. bni
believed TO be Of pressing Importance Al
this time. II would, In my opinion, bc
wise q, once TO afford sufficient means
for the immediate completion of the five
double ierrsted monitors NJ. under
going repairs. wh ch must otherwise al
vance slowly and only as The m"nes can
be spared from current expenses sap
plemented by these, onr navy, armed
with the destructive weapons of noCeli1
warfare. msnn-I by cur seam' n, aud II
charge OF our inst ruct.d rfiicrr-, wii
presen, a force p, aeff.i fnr the h n
purposes of re>pon-sb,e, tbnus.. po ace
tul nation.
PosTN. AFFAIRS.
The repart of the Postmaster Gener a.
heresiih Transmitted. give. Iutt hi. /
sars of the working .t the Dr;ssr,Glen I
fuf the year jus, past. Il siii he oh /
served tnat the deficiency Ia he supgl'-.. ;
81. IL a. ]
over The amount refunird f,r the pre- /
ceding wear la country SD vast in
Area as the Uuitej States. with Ilrg,
portions sparseiy settled, II must he ex
pected that this Impair ant service sii,
be more or less barien Upon ihr
Treasury f.r many sesrs (" c.r'nr h-'
there is no branch Of line public sersic'
which interests the win'e people more
than ihsa of ca,:ap and rapid Irsn~Gris
sion of the mail, - prs-s Inhabited ptlr
nf onr territnrg Mex. - the Free
School, the Pas' Office is the grea' cdu
Gator et the people AMI il may we'll re
ceive the support OF the General G,y
The subsidy of $3.50. 900 per snnum
given To vessels OF The United States for
Carrying the mails between New Ynrb
and Rio Jsneiro having ceased on the
10Th day Of Seotember last We are wiih
but direct mail facilities with the >nutn
American States Thi. is greatly /, br
and | d, not he.iL4Fe I,
nd the suthrriz .,irn nf u re
aewai of thst contract. and aisu that ,hr
.eryiee may be increased from monthly |
% semi monthly trips The Commercial
advantages ta be ssiuei hy direct line
If American -iszners To the South
American States sili far outweigh the
,1s ns< Of tae service.
b. scs of Csc gre.s approved March
u. f.-s alEost sl n liter, whether
,sop<-fr rzaat -stser or not, mag be
tees szv lEssAsee throughout the mats
. packages 10. exceeding pounds in
resxe. fer the sum of IL cents pcr
,oani 40 far a. the Transmission al
eal mail matter goes, this would seen
ntireiy proper. | suggest that the Law
'e no amended As 10 exclude from I'll.
nails merchandise of all descriptions
md limit this transportation to all arti
les enumerated. and which may he
.iassed as mail matte, proper.
TERRITORIAL.
The discovery OF gold In the Black Hills,
,ortion OF the Sioux reservation, ha. had
he effect to induce large .mi migration of
miners TO that poin's Thus far the effort to
lroteet the treaty ights OF the Indians of
hat section has beea su rcessful, out the
ext year will certainly witness large In
rease of such emigration The ne gotta
ions for the REIMBURSEMENT Of the gold
eids having failed it will be necessary for
congress to adopt some measures TO reIiey
growing out OF the causes |
FAMED. The Secretary OF the In erior su.-
rests that the supplies now appropriated
or the surteuauce OF that pronle beIng no