The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-12-18

INTO Tie Union upon III C'lll! iOOiug With tie orig
lHal States. 4 constitution having GcCn adopted
AID r4tih"d1 10y the people al that state, MS! the art
luz governor having certified 10 nv the fact NJ
provided by sIld act. together with u copy vi such
constitution aIl.l ordinances is provided for III tho
said Rcl, anil thu provisions NJ the said net Of Con.
Er,+s having been duly complied with. issued II
proclamation upon the AFst Of August, 1876 copy
Of which Is hereto annexed.
TIIE REPORT or rHE SECRETARY OF WAR
shows that The army has been actively employed
during the year In sNbdUinR, at tho request Of the
Indian bnrcat. certain wild hands Of III" Sioux In.
dialt nation, and IN lrrsrrtl linz The peace nj the
South during tie election. The commission cOnsl.-
tuGa under the net Of inly u, lS; 10 consider aud
report on the whole subject Of reform and rr0rglni
zl;lon Of the whole army In August last has FOL
l,cC'l large macs VI statistics uil npiIIOuA bCur-
ing nu the subject before H.. These arr nov uilcr
consideration. and their report Is progressing, In
AccC r,lanCu with the resolutions Of August II, 1876
the army regulations prepared under the net or
March !, 1875, have not lSrn promulgated, hut are
held until after The report Of The above nCnt Toned
commission shall have been received aud acted OIL.
SECRETARY or WAR.
invite your special attention TO the following re.
concentrations OF the secretary Of war: First
That the claims under the act Of July I, lsGi, for
supplies laEeA ly tho nriNy during tho war lC re-
moved from the Offices Of the 'IilartrrHastrr aud
COLIuissary generals, and transferred to the SOMtl-
Crn claims commission. THESE claims are " pre-
cisrly snar nature to those now before the South
rrn claims commission and the War department
bureaus. Have not the clerical force for their exam.
iIIatiUn 10 proper machinery tor investigating the
loyalty Cf the Claimauts7 ScrORd--Thnt Congress
sanction the scheme Of vii annuity fund Tor tho
brUcNt u the families Of deceased officers and that
1t also provide for the permanent organization VI
THE SIGNAL SERVICE,
both OF which were recommended In my last annual
message. Tlrd-That the manufacturing opera
tons OF the ordnance department b' concentrated
at three nrSCnulA aud All Hr1nOry. aud that the
marng HrscialE tx sold and the proceeds applied
to this object by the Ordnance department.
RIVER AND HAEnoR APPROPRIATIONS.
Tho appropriations for river aud lIarbor improve
ileuts for tho current year were 1.-Two million aud
fifteen thousand dollars. With my approval, the
secretary Of war diTccieI that OF tllT amount two
million dollars SIOnll lie expended, aud no new
work should be b"gun aud none rrolccutcd, which
were not Of Rational Importance. subsequently this
amount was Increased 10 Sl,23fG nO, and the works
arc now progressing on this brslS. Th0'imlrovc-
eut OF the youth pass Of the MsElsIppi river, ill.,
der James u. EaLs and hs aSsOciatcs, IL progress.
lug fAvor1hy. At the present time there r. chan.
| hUl Of twenty aud thrre-trnthE feet In depth be-
tween the JctticS ut the Inonth OF tho pass, aud
eighteen mud one half feet NJ the head OF the pass
Neither channel, however, has the width required
before payments can bt made by the United States.
commission Of engineer officers IL now examining
thrHc works, and their reports Will he presented az
| soon nv received.
THE NAVY.
Tho report of tho secretary Of tho navy shows
thSt branch OF the services 10 br In 4 condition as
effective tn 1t Il possible to keep II with the
and authority given the department. II H. oil
course, not possible to rival the costly an progress
sivO establishments OF great European powers with
the old material Of our navy, IN which 10 Il crease
has been authorized since the war. except the eight
small cruisers built 10 supply the place Of others
! which had gone TO decay. Yet tho mOSt has hcrn
done that was possible with the meals at cOiiiIand
and by substantially rebuilding some Oi ails oil
ships With durable material, and completely repair
| lug our monitor fleet, the navy has been gradually
70 brought np that though II does not maintain It's
| relative pc'tiOn anon" thu progressive naNirs OF
/ the world, Il Il now IN condition more powerful
and effective than Il ever has bccn In time VI
peace. The complete repairs Of our five heavy Iron.
ClAE only delayed on account Of the iuAdCqlll.
cy Of the appropriations made last year for the
working bureaus OF thu department, which were
actually less III amount than those lhIde before tho
war, not NithS1ndiug the greatly enhanced price OF
laOr and materials, aud The increase IN the cost OF
the naval service growing out Of the universal Use
| and great expense Of steam machinery. The money
necessary for these repairs should he provided nj
once, that they may br completed without further
| unnecessary delay aud expense. When this IN done
NIL the strength that there IL III orr navy Will liz tie
yGlOp1l and useful to its full capacity, mud II Will
lH powerful for purposes Of 'lcirtlEr, and urO for
offensive action, should the Necessity for that lrsC
| within reasonable distance from our shores. The
fact thai Onr navy IN not inOre modern AMI pOWNr-
ful than 1t IL has been made cauSe Of complaint
agAlils tue secretary Of the navy by persons who ut
the same time rriticlSc anl plain OF his ciidcav
Ors to bring the navy Ias We have 10 Its best and
most cflcent condition, but tho good Scise Of the
country will understand that It IL really due to biz
practical action that W. have at this unie any Ccc-
| tive navy ioFtC-at command.
THE roST-OTPicE pEIAGTMtSr.
Tile report Of the pOstmastcr-srnvral shows the
cxcrss OF expenditures, including expenditures on
account OF IrGfiuuA YEAR,, over receipts Tor the AR
cal year ended June ~, 1874, to lie -, ,g4aCd.
Estimated expenditure for the cal year CIlInl,
June 80. 1874 are $N,I Is tAa+1. Estiulnrh revenue
for sailic period IA lGj leaving All estimated
Cxrrsa Of expenditure 10 liz appropriated nv n de-
icicnCy Of si,OIs,!hT.l3. The acknowledgement,
lii" hH predecessors, Il convinced that Change In
ihr lsiS Of al sting tile salaries Of pOSlnaStcrS Of
the fourth class Ia necessary for tho good Of the
Vice HS well Tor The interest Of ihs government,
aud urgently recommend that the compensation OI
the cllsS Of pOstmEstCTr ahov" mentioned hc based
upon the business Of their respective offices. M as
cCrtaingl from tlr sworn returns ~ tho auditor Of
htamla cancrlrd.
FEARS or PERSONAL SrETY.
A few poslniastcrs In the Southern States have
expressed great approximations OF their personal
safety gu acrUuut Of their 'cti0n With postal
service, aud have specially requested iSt thrr re-
ports Of upprrlcndctl danger should not be made
pubic ltht u tOtli fcklH III tue loss u tuF Nc~,
hut positive testimony Oh their interference has
been submitted except II tie case u mail InCsscIl-
ger nj SpArtlnburg, III South Carolina, who report
cd that h. had b,eu VOIcHtly driven away while In
charge Oi the mails on account Of Ills political 1a-
lions M assistant superintendent VI tho railway
| mail service. Investigated the case aud reported
that the messenger had disappeared from his post,
leaving Ills work to 10 performed by substitute.
The p1StmasirTgcnrra thinks this ease X sufficient.
y suggestive to Justify him In recommending that
more severe punishment should In pr Ndci tor tue
ofcnHe vi nhauitlg any person III charge " tic
malls, or Of ruarllng or otherwise O6ssTuctiuR
them by threats o. personal injury. A very grail.
lying Result IL rACsrhlcd III the !acl iiIRt the de.
lcItncy u this department during the last fiscal
year was reduced to OSl 40. II aS against lGv,
9ls.Ss Of the preceding year. The difference can u
traced 10 large Increase III lis orIiiIry receipts
(Yhich greatly exceeded the t-timatcs thrtCfO) md
| slight decrease In ia expenditures, The Ordinary
rrCrpla Of lIe l'Ost.Oico department for the pISi
seven lScal years have Increased at an average Of
over eight per cent. per nhnlin, while tile incrrasr
expenditures for the same period has hrcn about
Nifty I'VE lrr cent. per anAtIiu, And the d,CfranC OF
| deficiency In the revenues hug been ut the rate VI
nearly two PER cent. per annun.
COMMISSIONER or AGRICULTURE.
The report Of the commissioner Of agriculture &C,
campaigning this message will bN found ont UI great
Interest, marking M 1t does, the great Progress Of
The last century III the Varctyn lTDluctsos the OI
Increased Knowledge md skill In the llh0i Of pro,
lucing, ravng Atid manipulating thu SAInC to pre-
pare thCm Io7 the use Of inlI III the improvements
III machnury to aNl the agricultuFist IN his l4OotS,
and Ia the knowledge Of those gCienuhr subjects
necessary to thorough system Of economy III ngri-
cultural production, namely: Chemistry, OtAMy,
entomology, etc. study OF this report by those In
rrcstcd In agriculture, aud deriving their SUPPORT
from II, will inI II NJ value. III pointing out thUSt
articles which Raised IN greater quantity than
the needs Of the world require, aud mnst sell,
therefore, for lsS than tho 90" Of production, and
those which command prOtt over cost OF prn,lNc.
NIN.HE Lam
rn Hptclhl attention 10 the need Of the department
for new gallery for the reception Of the exhibits
returned FROM the Centennial Exhibition, iuruling
the exhibits donated by very many foreign natiOnH,
and Ia. the recommendations Of the commissioner
OF agriculture, generally The rrIrls OF the district
commissions and the board VI health are Just re-
Ccrcd-iOO late to read them aud to make recon.
| muIitlalOnI thCFCOn-and arc herewith submitted.