Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-12-19
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buildings, repairs and improvements
in the several navy yards. The ap
yesN$S~~y~~t ~N y
592 932 90. The amount drawn from
the Treasury from July TO Novem'
Der |. 1877, is s5.3I3 037.l0, OF which
there ia estimated to be yet available
81, 1929 1880, showing the amount oi
aclGul expenditure during the first
Iour months Of the Frtstat fiscal year
TO have been si,3l3,509l0.
PUsToFFIcE DEPARTMENT..
The report Of the Postmaster Gen
eral contains a full and clear state
ment of tho Postoilicc Department.
The ordinary revenues of tho Depart
ment for the fiscal year ending June
80, 1877. including receipts from mon.
ey order business aud from official
stamps aud stamped envelopes amount
ed To the sum OF s27 .53l .5s5 26. The
additional sum of s7,0l3,O0O was real
lied from appropriations from the gen'
eral Treasury for various purposes,
making the receipts from all sources
s3i ,544, ,SS5.26. The total expendi.
lures during the fiscal year amounted
to s33 4s6 ,3224I, leaving an excess oi
total receipts over expenditures 81 ST.
05S,562 50, and an excess of total eX-
pcnditures over ordinary receipts Of
So 954,7 IS Dcductng from the
total receipts the sum Of s63 26l ,l6i,
received from international money or
dcrs in the proceeding fiscal year, and
deducting from the total expenditures
the sum OF 81, 1863 $3.50, paid on liahili-
ties incurred in the previous fiscal
years, the expenditures and receipts
appertaining to the business of the last
fiscal year were as follows: Expcndi-
lures, s32 322, ,5O4 p receipts (ordl-
nary, from money order business and
from Official postage stamps), s27 -46S.-
323.i2 excess OF expenditures, 81 S5i,
1902.
The ordinary revenues OF the Post
office Department for the year ending
June 80, 1879, are estimated at an in-
crease OF 3 per cent. over those VI
1877, making s29.03i00S.2S, aud the
expenditures for the same year are es-
timatcd ut s36, ,42777l leaving an esti.
mated deficiency Tor the year 1879 oi
81, 1893 672.72.
The additional legislation recon
mcnded by the Postmaster General
for the improvement Of the mail serv-
ice AID to protect the postal revenues
from the abuses pracilced under exist
ing laws, is respectfully commended
to the careful consideration Of Con
gress.
ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE.
The report Of the Attorney General
contains several suggestions us TO the
administration OF justice, to which |
invite your attention. The pressure
of business in the Supreme Court, aud
in certain Circuit Courts oi the United
States, il now such that serious de-
lays, 20 tho great injury and even OPP
preston of suitOrs, occur, and Il rene.
dy should be sought for this condition
of affairs. Whether ii will be found
in the plan briefly sketcbed in the re.
port, OF increasing the enumberofJ Judges
Of the Circuit Courts, and by means
ol this addition to the judiclal force, or
Of creating an intermediate Court OF
Errors and Appeals, or whether some
other mode can be devised for obvat.
ing the difficulties which now exist, ]
leave to your mature consideration.
THg INDIAN PROBLEM.
The present condition of the Indian
tribes in the territory of the United
States, aud our relations with them,
are fully set forth in the reports of the
Secretary of the Interior and the Com
missioner OF lndian Affairs After u
series of must drl,loable conflicts, tn,
termination Oi which, while rejecting
honor upon the brave soldiers who ac-
complished il, cannot lessen our re-
greet ut their occurrence. We earc now
Ut peace with all the Indian tribes
WITHIN our borders. To oprcserve that
peace with u just and humane policy
will be the object OF my earnest en-.
deavors. Whatever may be said of
their character and savage pr0pensi
tics, OF the difficulties Of Introducing
among them the habits of civilized
life, and OF the obstacles they have OF.
iered TO the progress Of settlement and
enterprise in certain parts of the coun.
try, the Indians are certainly entitled
10 our sympathy, and To Il conscien-
tious respect on our part for thor
claims upon our sense Of Justice. They
were the aboriginal occupants Of the
land we now possess; they have been
driven from place; the purchase mon.
ey paid to them, in some eases, for
what they called their own, has still
left them poor In many Instances
when they had settled down upon land
assigned TO them by compact, and be.
gan to support themselves by their
own labor. they were rudely iostled
off and thrust into the wilderness
again. Many, II not most of our In
dian wars have had their origin in
broken promises aud acts Of injustice
upon our part; aud the advance of the
Indians in civilization has been SLOW
because the treatment they received
did not permit it to be faster ana more
general. We cannot expect them to
improve aud follow our guidance un-
less we keep faith with them in re-
spccting the rights they possess, and
unless, instead OF dcpriving them Of
their opportunities, We lend them a
helping band. cordially approve the
policy regarding the management of
Indian affairs outlined in the reports
of the Secretary OF the Interior and OF
the Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
The faithful performance OF our prom.
iscs is the first condition OF II good IN.
derstandng with the Indians. ! eau
not too urgently recommend TO Con.
gress that prompt and liberal provis-
ION be made for the conscientious ful.
tillmcnt Of all engagements entered
into by the government with the In
dian tribes. To withhold the means
necessary for the performance of a
promise is always lalsc economy and
is apt to prove disastrous in its consc
quences. Especial care is recommend