Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1877-12-06

sl aa Yin = t3Qi each company for srr-.ce
! ON the Ncxfraa aud Iniisn fronfiers. The nee
essary effect If ss1islation Is 70 rcduce the
! infautry aud artillery arms OF the services be-
low the number reqnrtd for efficiency, and 1
| co.cnr with the Secretary of War in recoIu-
! mending that authority be given To recruit All
companies Of infantry TO ut least hity niei ana
all batteries of artillery to OF least sevcniy-hve
| men, with power. in case of emergency 10 ru-
| crease the former u 100 and the latter TO 10
men each. -,
| invite yo;ir special attention 20 the follow
ing Recommendations of the Secretary of War:
Fisrt, that provision be r,s:-.S rar snpplyin?
to the arny more abundant anu
Second, that early action he taken by Congress
looking TO o,.s-.e.~ rsyision and pu0iicaioa
OF tho ni.., -s.rations. Third. that so,..
,25S OF the revised star,s..ss. limiting the num-
Der OF officers on the retired liss, DC repealed
Fourth. that the claims arising under the act Of
July .. 1861. for supplies taken BY the army
during the war, DO taken from the officers of tho
qnarierhiaster aad comnissary generals, snd
transferred TO the Southern Claims commission
OF some other tribunal having moro time and
better facilities scr their prompt investigation
= ant .ecisinn than are possessed by these or
feerS Fifth that Congress provide for an anna-
! 'X trnd for the ia,uisies of deceased soldiers,
as recanpe1ded BY sho payDastergcs.rai Il
the army.
THE NAVY.
| The report Of che Secretary Of the Navy shows
/ that we have SIX ss,,sdrous now engaged in Tie
| protection Of our foreign commerce aud otAsr
| duties pertaining To the naval service. Tie
condition and operation of tie depart nent are
also shown. Tho total expenditures for
the fiscal year ending June 30. 1877. were SIS
U1S14.5L These are unpaid claims against tho
Department, chargeabie 20 the last year. which
are presented TO the consideration of Congress
by the report of the Secretary. The esti,',ates
| Tor tho fiscal year commencing July I, 1875, arc
$40 25J23li0. exclusive of tho sum Of 8. 3d.
| Ssl submitted Tor new buildings. repairs aud
| Improvements mt the several nayy-yar,ls. Tho
appropriations for the present fiscal year, conn
mencing July. 1877. are ST., 932.90. The
| amount drawn from tho Treasury from July
to November 1, 1871, is S5,3i3.O37.i0. Of which
there is estimated to be yet available 81 ,U29.-
o-S.p. showing the amount of actual expeudi-
| lures during the first four months OF the pres
| cnt fiscal year to have been si,3i3, 509.l0.
PosrorFIcE DEPARTMENT.
| The report of the Pcstmaster-Cseneral contains
full statements as TO the condition of tho Post
office Department.. The ordinary revenues a
the Department for the fiscal year ending
Juno 70, 1871, including receipts
from tho money order business and
iron oif,e.al stamps and stamped envelopes
dItioual sum of 81. OLA OOo was realized from ths
general treasury for various purposes. making
the receipts from all sources $3s.5I4. SS5.zk
The total expenditures during the fiscal year
amounted to $50, 1856 3s2.fi leaving an excess e
st2.s2, and an excess of total expenditures over
I ordinary receipts of $a954,7I1a DeductinS
from the the total receipts the sum Of 81
26l.S SO, received from International money orlesS
OF the preceding tsoal year, and dedhcting from
the total expenditure the sum Ut 81. l6l ,8i8D
paid liabilities incurred in the previous fisssl
year, the expenditures and receipts appertain-
ing to the business Of the last fiscal year -
follows: Expenditures. So, u, ~; reccipes
ordinary. from money-orsler business. and froa
official postage stamps 81 ,f6S, RIP; exscss e
expenditures, ~ l. 1912
The ordinary revenue Of the Postoifice Depart
ment for the year ending June 20, Of 1879, are
estimated at an increase OF 3 per cent over tho
of 1877. making s29.eie, 09S y, and the expendi-
lures for the same year estimated ut $36. e.
"a, leaving an estimated deficiency for 1879 e
s. ,3J3392-02
The additional legislation recommended hy
the Unconstitutional. for the Improvements
of the mai service and to protect tho postal
revenues from those abuses practiced under OK
isiing laws. is respectfully commended to tn
careful consideration OF Congress.
THE DErARrxESr or JUSTICE.
The report of the Attorney General cantsfna
several suggestions TO the administration e
Justice ca which invite your attention. The
pressure of business in the supreme Court al
} certain circuit courts Of the United States b
now saeh that serious delays, to the gpeat IN
jury and even oppression of suffers. ocenr ana
remedy should be sonrnt for this condition q
affairs Whistler i. ~ill be found in the plaa,
orieny sketchesSs m the report, Of increasing ~
number o. Jnslces Of circuit courts and BY mcans
oil rs addition to the judicial forua
or Treating an intermediate court of errors 81
' appeals, or whether some other mode can be az
vised for obviatng the difficulty which now sx-
ists, leave to your mature consideration.
+ rp}AS AFFAIRS.
The present ccnesslcn Of the Indian tribes a
the territory OF the Upged States. and our rui1r
| tie2s With lhsu. are faly set forth in ne n
Commissioners of Indian Affairs. After sories
J Of mosf slcrlorahc conflicts tho successf,l term
= s..alioQ of which, while rejecting honor upen
the bravo Aoldiers who accomplishclI, cams
lessen our rcgres - TIC occurrences. We arc n.y.
ut peace with al the ln,~.>a tribes on our ba-
name policy win be the object Of ms carSzs5 g.
deavors Whatever may 10 said Of their chu>
I acterT and savage propensitios Of the dif8crl-
ties of Introducing among them the habits a
civilized hfe and she otstncies they have 81.
fercd to the progress Of setting b
ccrfnin parts Of the country. the Indians are e.
titled 10 our sympathics and to a consccnt5o,ou
rscpect on our part Tor their claims mon Or
seisc OF justice: They were the aboriginal o.
cupants of the land we now possess They hrv,
been driven from place to place. The purcn,se
money paid to them. i'm sesEe cases for vh.x
they called their own. has 9Th left them poor
In many instances when they had settled down
upon iand assigned them by compact. aud begn
wcrc radely jcstled off and thrust into tho ID
derness again. Most of our Indie.
wars have had their origin n
broken promises and acts OF injustice upon our
part and the advance Of the Indians ia civili.nr
| ton has been slow because the treatment thor
rcceived did not permit them 10 foster ths1
| moro generally. We cannot expect them -
improve and 10 follow our guidance unless -
keep faith with them respecting the righs thoy
possess, and unless instead Of dcprving thsa
of opportunities. we lend them "a helping han1