The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-04-02
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the Ute Indians has been admirable
and successful, so far as results can now
be estimated, II was no small job to
induce these savages to give up those Of
their number accused Of crime, and to
prevail upon them TO surrender their
broad reservation and hunting grounds,
held in common, for l60 acres apiece,
held la severalty, aud upon which they
must settle down TO tilling the soil for
living. But this. in substance and In
brief, is what they have agreed to.
This is the first settlement with any
tribe without giving them reservation
in the old way, but all the chiefs now
here believe the terms viii be promptly
accepted. They are to have, in addi-
tion to the leo acres Of land each, an
nuities same as now, amounting In all
to about sT5, 1000 per year, to be divided
among them. The territory to be sur
rendered by the Indiana contains about
half the area of the New England
States Some Of it contains vast min.
eral deposits and some Of it is good
grazing ground Probably the reserya-
ton system will be hereafter abandoned
1 by the Government in dealing with In.
dians. No part of this country can he
kept wilderness to furnish hunting
grounds for nomadic tribes We might
as well talk of keeping u public COW
pasture as to attempt to preserve vast
tracts of country from tho foot Of the
white man, while towns, citics and
States grow up around such rescrva-
tions.
Tho decision Of the sapreme Court
in the cases involving the constitution.
ality Of the Federal election laws ives
anticipated, and therefore surprises no
body. The Court as at present conssi-
tuted can he relied upon to suttain any
iniquitY of the Radical PARTY The
Supervisors aud Marshals inv Leiue
thus declared constitutional. Congress
will at once l'ass deficiency bill cover
ing the cost og these officers in last
years elections, according to the returns
made by the Attorney General. There
may he some protests on tho Demo
cratic side, but the Democratic policy
is to laas all appropriations necessary
to the execution ol even lad lawg, j!
the party Is nat strong enough to rc-
peal them, and if on proper trial tbs
Supreme Court declares them to be cor
stitutional. The appeal will be to Il c
people, to organize and effect the repeal
Of these laws at tile nex5 election
There IS. however, to he an r,gort Is
modify ihese iews Ii limiting ibe uun
Der Of Marel,nls, qurtailing their powe''
: of arrest aud time Of serviee.
The Iuter 0oeapie (iauai lr,i~et hai
! been ike topic in Washington las
= week. Tig presence here Of De /. $
: sel,s aud 81 Captain Eals, both Of whom
appeared to gise their views to Con
I gress, oceasiened new interest ip q.
scheme, or gsIemea, should aay, a
each Of these distinguished gentIeme
has an entirely different plan. De I.e'
b. seps proposes to cut canal through th
H isthmus from OCEAN TO Oceen. or croy
:. the Racigo Ocean 20 The farribean Ser
whose waters are op level with cae
N other. This would paeessi;aie hug
ui tnAnel through the ransa of mountain
which constitute the backbone of tli
isLhmus, Captain gula proposes a
}. immense truck way with loisting ~
clIinery at each end, by which vesse
At and their cargoes may be lifted out {
So the water. taken across &c bud gnd L
down again. Ifis theory is lllaf Ii
Is wonld cost less than the canal and i
n, sure greater speed. But I think thi
n. the prepoudeEapee al sentiment fave
N. the canal if it can he constructed und
American control, in accordance vii
the "3lonroc doctrine about which v
have heard so much. Count de Lesse
gives his adhesion ta gIli4 ,Ieatriae, 81
~ Fesls soHHiHpt II oi'igining all i
financial aid required.
,les The Repub,ieanE here stuck TO the
-, purpose to make a bitter partisan qu'
/ ton Of the Fitz John Porter cai
chiefly because they regard that as t
= only chance they viii have this sessi
) to fire off their MoBthq an sectional
aaes. Acaueus Of Republican Senate
the other morning decided to keep it
pes and make the most of it. This exhib
ms a depth Of party degradation that |
! mover before been displayed in the s.
ate of the United States, + SUCH g
Gus DECISION had been reached on
climate partisan issue, some exc
set, might be offered for it :; but for Sc
~ tors who are acting as grave judges
\ decide an isaue of individual rights
- yolYing more than life itself to sold
of the Republic, is simply monstro
RT- 1t is notice to the nation that sta
'''e mansl.ip has fled from the minority
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