Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-12-17

adopted, that when this House adjourns; i stands
adjourned to meet on Monday pext, stl2.M.U.
q The Speaksrtlaid before the House 9 eotnmunj:
essfoi fJ6&m M; W. 7: Field. tendetag bis fesg,
nation as a member Of the house, which was not
accepted. Il = :, - g.
.HGR HiaksIBEN4ss5 5xEssAssiA
The Pssident in BEGINNING bis message, says
that lie greatest wrongs inflicted on apeople are
caused BY unjust and arbitrary legislation, or the
ungslsnsing ascssssof despstia fuRrs spd that a
s1res il the greatest good that gan be conferred
upon u nation. L The Legislator who rehaces his
steps, when convinced oP error, viii be rewarded
with jsBSSce & Ind grsit1ds ofbisspeoblss 'iOur
qyn history preYes that most, if not all Of eur do;
utssec tfoubles are ftraceable 10 violations Of The
ofganaiic oanai Nv ana, aexSsve legislation This, i
stsikingly sboan By the Reconstruction enaetmenta
Of the past three years "Afer fair trial they
have Substantially siled, and pryed perpiciopa in
then. tMassGa add fhete seems to be no 8oodireason
hythey should1rsmain upon the statute beck.
Suites to which tie constitution guaranteed a Re,
publican form Of government have been, reduced
to military dependencies in cache which the peo.
ph Asyssbeenwsde 7ssGet; tp5the arha.ary yA
dfs Ae Sdmrhahdfng general Although the c6i;
stitaida requires that each State shall be repre-
selted in Congress, Virginia, Mississippi and Tex
Dc areyes excluded from the two houses, and, con
ttaly to the express provisions Of that instrument
were denied participation in the recent election for
q Rnadsyt sapds EesR PRESIDENT of the United
StAbesS The attempt to place the white people
under The ddmihahon Of persons Of color in the
South has impaired, If not destroyed, the friendly
relations that had previously existed between
them, and mptusl ,distrlst has engendered feel
ing of animadty which, leading in some instances
to collision and bloodshed has prevented that, co,
opefstion between the two races which Is so essen
tal to the success of industrial enterprises IN the
Southern States. = The President says, further,
that the entire Union has been agitated By the ap
prehepsiqp of troubles, involving the peace Of hd
nation, cWhieh has been ipjpriously affected by the
arrangement of business and labor, and the want
of prosperity in the South. The Federal Consti
tuition mutt @e4elkbe sdeqaae' y ythe settle
ment of questions growing out Of the war waged
f@ie 1mGestiss. .Whenc0 0pngresssmet i'm Re
oenhbsr; 1885, ttie Esseativs had, under the con
stitutou, nearly eepplesed the work Of restoration
But Congress ntsrferrsd tsr and, adopted measure
which arrested the progress Of restoration; snf
which after three years Of ffe have left tie coun
tsy further from union and fraterpal feeling thar
at their beginning The legislation should be
abroga.ed osaRe hsaa g conform tofbe princi
pies Of republican government q The President
goes on to say that the 'Tenure-ofs0 Office bill''
should berepealed, because whe It is in force the
President cannot enjoin that rigid accountability o
public officers 30 essential to an honored admins
traHe6 Sf tle laws. The President ssyS that The
army appropriation act Of March 2 1867, interferes
with the Presidents Constitutional functions AZ
commander-in-c chief, and denies States Of the Un
ion the right Of protecting themselves by their OWL
militia. Both of these provisions should be al
once s6nSl&A -Ht. mhslisysd That the repeal o.
III such laws would be accepted by the american
psopleIssat least , partial return 10 the fundamen
tal principles Of the Government, and an iudica
ton that hereafter the constitution is to be madf
the nation sole and unerring guild" :'.,,y,
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: The President says that the public exp euditure'
have reached danuuprecedented amount in compar
ison withthe growth Of the population. That it ha
increased from 1871 to 1850, 700 per cent, and BY
1869 will have increased to.s79 per cent. In the
same time the annual expenditure of the govern
ment has increased no less than s6lS per cent
In 1860 the expenditures were only .$6S, ,o00, 900
Ip, 1S9thgall bes Ss72 @9po Jan sncfease o
4S9 per cent, While the population has. oulyip
creased q per cent The national expenses ii
l7aty,gs kps saPsa ss i in9sSo se sapaiR 9 Z ! So
The President further says sys that the receipts from
internal revenue and customs have gradually di
minished during the last three years, and con
tinuaace Of extfaSagant expenditures will invov'
US in national bankruptcy, or make inevitable al
increase Of the present onerous and obnoxious tax
es Judicious legislation and economy can alone
remedy the defect and avert the threatened dan
gef Without proper care there will be no balanc'
in the Treasury at the close of the present year
which would once more increase the debt By tn
report Of the Secretary Of the Treasury it appear
that rythe year ending June 80, 1868, the re
ceipts were $405 6SS, ,Os3, and the payments 1877,
$40 2Y4 leaving surplus of $2s, ,297, ,79S. Durinl
the year ending June 80, 1869, the receipts will b
Fss4i, seas6s, leaving balance Of $5,24o,s ,ss8 j
ayerse ths year ending jung 20, III 1870, no. in whe' i
year the receipts should be $327, ,OOO, 600, and tn
payments $sOs, ,OOO, 900, leaving surplus Of S24,
F000, ,000. The President gives additional ! detail Z
coserniug lie esoxth and dimiSutiou Of the deb
before the war, and its increase during the war t
s., 2,S7s,ss3s 3sOss the, dsbt being On November
1868, g., ST. 12s, So During the thirteen month
just past the debt will have increased $46 500 600
The President urges Congress to make provision
without fartaardslag, -fosA the pasmsnt-ef -earob
legations at as early period as may bepracticable
$3.50, 900 Of ouf debt are held abroad, and 9pQ ~
tcitizens are taxed to support the foreigners wb
possess them.- The debt must not be regarded a
permanent, for the result would be that The, bor
rowes would .beeoma the servants Of the lenders
and the lenders the masters of the people. W