The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-12-05

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the aboriginss OF the country when
Snr people hs<s kfowa rieh, powerful, and ,
handy We eve it to them IS 9 Irofa cGlsy,H
sp the y sstS9i 9Se At Isa av Se ais
reach. e IS not on5y ctr duty-lt Is aso n Sn
interest 10 DO so. Indians VIZ hsye oecons ~
terest in prope1es, eip thencetorth cease y =.
he a warifke and distu.e-re element, u rs
also well authenticated faet -, ssssss
{hiidren are ~ school, and am grsei. se -
ko ttop stgTsssions Of indians Te SnsT
selves and ;tot6 n eg 9nsTsasar desire,
even among Indians belonging % S9 9astbRR -.
4 lively wild tribes, to have their cnliCcsn al
gcatsS inyi y Ss Inserd r and md
! 1rissiopeE of Iidfsp Affairs. touching tne ~
pertinent recently 90 n z S1 g EN-, wy
/ ~ t-ibes To the fiaultYSn Normal Agricttf-
| tural Institute, in YiraEinia. v set tee{ As 70
receive an elementary Enghsh or
training in agriculture and other nseiSI
Co he returned to their trfbsss alter the soailFs
bletee course, e inssrpTessFt as h II oeer
| Charged with the selection o. those chil1Ieh
might have had thousands OF yoting lndians
Gent with him had IL been pos,sl9lts 20 sec,e
tary the tb 1E'eI ibg5: e stnens II
favorable, may be destined 70 Dsgt Of eiyii
portant factor in the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS vi 49,
The question whether change IN tine COW COW
troll of the Indian service Snou " fefeTred
To a committee Tor inquiry and !" van,
ont desiring to anticfpate tras epors, ,ta,,
tpre TO express the hope ta'' t ~ Views ex3
pressad atc1b MAJ not be LOST sisls o. t ,
that the decision, Whatever . ma ob, ~, s'h
rest further agitation OF TINS o;:.,,rhi,s,
AGITATION being apt to produce olstuIpIIne
effect upon the service as Wen as On INC -
disns themsein9 es,t hf the bill making appro
hriatitns lot 6ttndty evil expenses az the las'
Session OF Congresf thas portion WSn
Eid4d for the eontlnnistsG3n o. s Ls the comtnis-
sion had copIeted tbe work OF t@s siI 'ef sbe
mony the many 5cn'etnf .s si Sstesu in
inc the rights of claimants, threatened, ior
, time 70 embarrass the interests, not ohIy OF
she Government, but also OF large nui Ino,a
Whiting for final ASTON ON their claims pc
! tore Beginning Contemplated improvements
IN ordSr TO prevent serious difficulties, when
were unprecedented; and at the sollcl'a
. ton Of many 14tding eftizens oi
Hot Springs, and others 1utftSSteQ ~
: the welfare of the town, the Secretary OF the
J Interior was authorized to request the late
= commissioners to take charge Ofthe RECORDS
: OF their proceedings, and. to perform sucu
SSorta7 ctJuld properly be done by them llh-
DIRE Observation-Disclosures, to facilitate the future
adjudication of the cl3inl5 az ap Aarly day ana
! to preserve the status OF tle elaimarlts untI
their rights should be finally determined
The late commissioners complied with that
request and report that the testimony, IN al
the cases, has been written out, examiner,
9 briefed and so arranged as to facilitate an
= early settlement when authorized by law. IL
r Is Recommended that the requisite authority
given at y early dsy m she fs5 be a
J, lowed the late commissioners Tor the expense
4 incurred and the labor performed by them
: / since the 18th OF June last.
: PRESERVATION OF FORESTS.
$ I invite the attention of Congress to the
. recommendations made by the Secretary OF
= the Interior with regard to the preserVation
of the timber on the public lands OF the Unit
: | ed States. The protection of the public prop
L erty is one of the first duties OF the Govern
ment. The Department of the Interior
: should, therefore, be enabled by sufficient
: appropriations to enforce the laws In that
Q respect. But this matter appears still more
3 important as question OF pubic ecoh2 raG,:
Is an evil fraught with the gravest
o consequences, especially in the mountainous
. districts where the rocky slopes, onee denud-
p Ell of their trees, will remain so forever.
IS There the injury; once done, can not De re-
paired. l fully concur with the Secretary OF
J. the Interior in the opinion that, for TINS rea'
q son, legislation touching the public timber in
3 the mountainous states and TerritQr1es OIL
! the West, should be especially well CONSIDER
q ed, and that existing laws, in which the de-
u struction of the forests is not sufnclently
:, guarded against, should be speedily moor.
. fed A general law concerning this important
y subject appears to me TO be anatter Oh ur-
Is gent public necessity.
: OUR AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS
From the organization of the Government
h the importance of encouraging, by all posi-,
N | BILE means, the increase OF our agricultural!
e productions has been acknowledged and
ne urged upon the attention OF Congress and
d the people as the surest and readlest means
Ie of increasing our substantial and enduring
o The words of Washington are as applicable
-e to-day as when, in his eighth annual message
" he said: at is not to be doubted that, WITH
I. reference either to individual or national
nj welfare, agriculture is of primary import
p ance In proportion as nations advance In
II population and other circumstances OF ma
in turity, this truth becomes more apparent
e and renders the cultivation of the soil more
and more an object of public patronage. IN
OF stitutiOns for promoting 1t grow up, support.
e. ed by the public purse-and to what Object
+ can it be dedicated with greater proprletyf
Il Among the means which have been en- plOy'
ty ed to this end, none have been attended with
c. greater success than the establishment OF
10 boards composed of proper characters
al charged with collecting and dftfusing infor.
IN nation, and enabled, by premiums ana SINAI
al pecuniary aids, to encourage ana assist tnt
OF Spirit of discovery and improvements TIM
Sc species of establishment contributing dOub
" to the increase of improvements by stlmu
ne lating to enterprise and experiment, ana D1
rs drawing to a common center the results eV
al ervWhere of individual skill and Observation
OF and spreading them thence over the wnoIt
~ Nation Experience accofalngly nta slG ~,
pc that they are very cheap mstrumencs OF IN
ne mense National benefit"
so The great preponderance the agricultu.
. raj over any other interest In the United
states. entities it TO all the consideration
OF claimed for it by Washington. About one
n half of the population of the United States 4
Ist engaged in agriculture The value of the az
a ricultural products of the United States, FOL
IS the year 1878, is estimated at three Thousand
rs, millions of dollars. The exports OF aSricuitu
ed raj products for the year 1871, as aRpSar'
w from the report of the Bureau OF sta
M tistics, were five hundred and twenty lou
or millions of dollars. The great extent OF oul
Ii: country with its diversity Of soil and climate
ia enables us to produce within our own DOT
We ders, and by our own labor. not only the nee
- essaries but most of the luxurfes that arr
consumed in civilized countries. Yet, not
witbstanding our advantages of soil, climate
and intercommunication, IL appears, ron
he the statistical statements in the report OF tn
an Commissioner of Agriculture, that we tmpor
ne annually from foreign lands many millions
OF of dollars worth OF agricultural product
n which could be raised in our own country.
Jet Numerous questions arise in the practice o
~, advanced agriculture which can only be an
rs sweIed by experiments, often costly ant
- sometimes fruitless, which are beyond tn
5r means of private individuals, and are a JUS
70 proper charge on the whole nation Tor th'
~ benefit of the nation. 1t Is good policy, es
ga pecially in times of depression and uncer
Tt tainty in other business pursuits, with a vas
70 area Ofuncultivated, and hence unproductlV'
eu territory, wisely opened to homestead settle
~ ment, to encourage, by every proper am
70 legitimate means, the occupation and tilag'
ue Ofthe soil. The efforts of the Department
a Agriculture to stimulate old and in
I'M troduce new agricultural industries
er to improve the. quality and IN
~ crease the quantity OF our products
I
10 the importance of new methods OF culture
N are worthy of your careful and favorable
g. consideration and assistance BY such ap
On preparations of money and enlargement o
"a facilities as may seem to be demanded by tn,
Oh present favorable conditions for the growth
.r- and rapid development OF this important IN
- terest.
The abuse of animals in transit is widel.
a attracting public attention. x national con
Nv vention of societies specially Interested II
nv the subject has recently met at Baltimore
OF and the fact developed, both in regard Y
cir cruelt1eS to animals ana the ehecO OF sucl
RS cruelties upon the public he alth, would seen
IN to demand the careful consideration OF Con
he gress, and the enactment of more efffcien
lat laws for the prevention of these abuses.
ed EDUCATIONAL MATTERS. s3t ~ -
ler The report of the Commissioner Of the Blu
"a reau of Education shows very gratifying pro
by gress throughout the country, in all the ia
on terests committed to the care of this fmpor
ne tant office. The report is especially eneour
ne aging with respect to the extension or tn
ict advantages of the common school system, L
IN sections of the country where the genera