Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-12-03

The number o. desertions during the year
Las been l.66S against ASS the wear before
aud z 27l IN 1873.
IuliAn hostihtiss are referred TO a. having
been suppressed on az tho cost OF serious "a
b Of hteasnoug soldiers aud citizens aud the oVin-
ion is expressed that peace can b. maintained
ouly los theeIhitltion OF force sufficient 10 over
GseAud keep 10 sUoj lection the more wsrhke ana
dangerous ,aysges Also fully agree with the
general OF th' army il The op uion thai such
provision shou 2 he made ty Congress a. al,
event the rosslhil " OF suffering for lack o.
food among Indians cpl dncd upon reservationE
H.s views OF vha. should constitute our
trdiau policy Are summed mp az follows
Elr-t-IA'r AMI met treatment Of The lnd;suF,
ircri nc the ,s,th'ul performance on our part
OF every promise aid secCud-Ihe prompt
aud efectuAl punishment Of al acts Of war on
tieir part. and 20 this ead the employ meut 81
suH 'ieut military force Ia ,Ee iLdlSu count '
tc SCI with COR and success when CccEs Oh
r,qdires a. prevent Oh" possibility Of the de-
f-st or nassacre Of small tetacLments 81 onr
uoop. oy winch Indian wsrs have been 20
often "a Tie -; encouraged ard prolonged.
lr lega o. Mexican border troubles, he saws
@ 50. owing 20 the Increase o. our force on the
h1 GrAude sul The vigorous policy pu Sref
tie iocursions during ,he 'es- have been fewer
Jhsu o. ANY year Tor a long pc iod. and almost
%. 'r-- quiet las prevailed tcI the lSst four
u.uIL. A considerable Mexican force Las
also c-en sent o. the border 20 dezl with predL
tory Indians and the svowed pgTposs OF the
Mexican government is 20 put stop 20 the
RAIDS on ouc leOpie and territory.
lie recommends Inst the law authorlZirg the
use o. troops "a a pcSSe c.mfchts Be either re-
nesl.d or that Tie number OF cSSes IN which
.hey nav be used be very much enlarged for
the reason that "ir msuy portions Of our
Western territories, aud even IA some portions
u tie newer States, AIesolnte desps RADIO With
Atw followers cSu defy the officers % the law
aud any local posse that can be organized
an clearly OF The option that the Presi-
dsut should Do left free 20 employ the national
forces 10 All Of the process Of the federal
courts whenever lie shsll deem Il necessary.
ont II such use j. 70 be limited % cases where.
- declared by The act above quoted. Il IA eI-
Qre-sly authorized oy the constitution or by act
u Congress. then u l. respectfully submitted
that Congress should give very careful stteu-
ton 20 The enumeration and specification Of the
cases IN which s1ch use OF troops IS TO be per
mite'.'
The is-uiuC q nations % the yellow fever
sufferers be ,2ys IL not uUIseoe dented. similar
scIou having been taken by toe government
. through the Ver department on several pre-
yicus Jccssiou- The passage OF . Joint reso-
luton br Congress approving Snd legslizing
those Issues i asked for. and II IA suggested
that such emergencies IN the fntnre be pre-
vidCd for by comforting on The President Tie
authority 10 act.
THE expenditures under the var depart
mem sor tie f-cAl wear ending Juce 80. 1871.
4 were y tIe - 6A les then th.se OF he re-
vious hscal year. ard the expenditures for the
veSr sLdiug June 81. 1873 we're q l2i 7S4. 81
les thsn those for 1871.
The ,,tmates Tor the fiscal wear ending
June 80. 1850. a. presented by chiefs OF
bureaus. we're S53 So 954 81, These | have
reduced 20 til,5S7.7 us 80, Shicb amour, Is
on,v = 9i0, S62 n IN excess Of the aggregate
approximations for 1879 snd, a. We shall pres
emily see. Il only sn apparent inc. ease even o;
thst amount. since tue appropriations for the
current year FOR the support D. tne army seem
10 have been upon the basis C ~ 40 enlisted
men. while the hunter authorize by law was
i left q %. $50. As reduced and submitted, these
estimstes sre for less sum OF money than
Anv annual estimates rendered TO Congress
from this department duuog period oi ST
less; eleven years, AID are f2.727, IA 81 lesi
than those fo- he fiscal year 1879. Th'ch were
s4S rs 443 p.
The estimates. as compiled and promui
gated in the book OF estimates. are divided into
four classes namely, the civil establishment
the military establishment, the public works
and the miscellaneous.