Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-05-20

the whole crop, being more than 953
million pounds. This country is an
empire in itself, and it is constantly
becoming less dependent upon other
countries either for raw material Or
for manufactured goods
EVERY day we are more and more
thoroughly convinced of the great
wisdom President Garfield dis~
played in the selection of
Cabinet officers. Especially is
this so in the case of Blaine,
Window and James. No better APP
pointments could have been made.
The foreign policy of Secretary
Blaine, particularly in it's prompt
protection of the commercial interests
of America, has commanded the
highest admiration of the country.
The refunding scheme of Secretary
Window constitutes an achievement
never before equaled in the history
of any other government. His f-
nancial policy has resulted in sues
cess beyond his most sanguine ex~
pectations, and will save to the
country many millions of dollars an
nually. The saving of postal ex>
penditures, which seems to be open
ing up the way to cheapening of
postage, is much to the credit and
honor of Postmaster General James,
The net saving in cost of the Star
route and steamboat mail service up
to May Is, amounted to $412,O34.
For March it was $215,490; April,
$84,531; May l to IS, $112,O13.
This saving has been brought
about without in any way
Gripping the service Or curtailing it's
efficiency, and has been made on
exact information gathered by in
speetors of the department., who
have carefully examined the various
routes. A great portion of the res
duction is the result of the labor of
the commission sent to Memphis to
investigate the river service branchs
ing out from that point. Consider
able additional reduction will be
made on the 30th of next June,
when the useless service will be
dropped. It is said that the
thorough purging of the postal de-
psrtment will be completed by the
time Congress reassembles, and the
department put upon a nearly self
sustaining basis. In view of that,
Congress will be recommended to
reduce postage to two cents a letter,
and to establish a cheap money
order system to facilitate small
| pecunlary TRANSACTIONS.
The people of the United States
have every reason to be thankful to
Providence for the loving kindness
with which He has watched over
them for the noble and able officers
He has enabled them to place at the
head of the government; and for the
brightpromises of future success and
prosperity. Failures are becoming less
and less numerous. All branches of
industry are in thriving, prosper-
GUS state. Laborers are receiving
good wages, which have an upward
tendency. No questions Of vital i'm
portance threaten the nation with
disturbance. The angel of peace
seems to be lowering with outspread
wings over this great Common
wealth, as if to shield and protect it
from everything that tends to pro
duce strife, turmoil and disquiet.
Speaking in this connection, the
Cincinnati Commercial fifty says
Having very little to quarrel about
= among ourselves, and plenty of leis-
ure for indulgence in personal spite'
work growing out of political ambi-
ton Or disappointment, we shall find
ourselves completely at loss fol
quarrels with our neighbors. Re-
lations with Mexico are more friend
ly and intimate than at any time
since the war. Spain proposes more
liberal commercial intercourse, with
great advantages to our trade with
Cnha. France fraterniZes with us