Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-12-16
TUNKHANNocK, Pa.
Wednesday. Dec.I6, 1868.
The Presidents Message.

The Presidents Message which was sent
to Congress on Wednesday last, is full of
telling points against the radicals. We
cannot find space for it in this issue and
therefore give our readers brief abstract
taken from the Bloomsbury Columbim.
The President opens by referring to the
misrepresentation of Virginia, Mississippi,
and Texas in Congress. After fair trial,
he says the reconstruction acts have sub
stantially failed and proved pernicious in
their results and there seems no good rea-
son why they should remain on the statute
| books States to which the Government
guarantees a republican form of govern
ment have been reduced to military depen-
dencies. He elaborates this fact and its
consequences, and goes on to say briefly
that experience has demanded the repeal of
the Civil Tenure bill He recommends al
so that the act of March 2, 1867, depriving
the President Of power to issue military or
ders except through army headquarters, be
repealed, and all other obnoxious laws re-
stricting executive powers. The message
reviews Secretary MCulloch's report and
speaks at length on finances and substan-
TALLY in the same vein of the report. He
pictures the evils of deprecated curren-
cy, the necessity for a return to specie pay
ments, and indOrses the main propositions
of the finance report. The President then
gives a resume of the annual reports and
calls attention to the recommendations
therein. He makes but slight reference to
the negotiations for the settlement of Ala
bama claims Our relations with Mexico
have been marked during the year by in
creasing growth and natural confidence.
The Mexican Government has not yet act
ed on the three treaties for adjustment of
claims, regulating consular power and es-
tablishing the rights of naturaliZed citizens.
Negotiations are pending under the auspi-
ces of the United States for the construc-
ton of a ship canal across the Isthmus of
Darien, and hope to be able to submit
the result to the Senate. The President
says he has been compelled to ask expla-
nation and satisfaction for national inju-
ries committed by the President of Hayti,
and in speaking of Cuba says: cit cannot
be long before it will be necessary for the
government to lend some effective aid to
the solution of the political and social pro-
blems which are kept before the world in
the Island of San Domingo, and which are
now disclosing themselves in the Island OF
Cuba The subject is commended to the
earnestness of Congress because | am sat
isfed that the time has arrived when even
so direct proceeding as a proposition for
an annexation of the two republics of the
Island of Domingo would not only receive
the consent of the people interested, but
would also give satisfaction to all foreign
nations
} Regarding other foreign matters, the
. message relates to consular and CONNER
cial matters, and is not important, indeed,
hardly worth printing. In concluding his
message, the President recommends the
following amendments to the Constitution
of the United States. First For the elec-
ton of President and Vice President by
the direct voice of the people, and making
them ineligible for reelection. Second
For distinct designation of the person
who shall perform the duties off the oficeo OF
President in case of the death of the Presi-
dent and Vice President Third For elec-
ton of Senators by the people. Fourth.
For the limitation of the term of years of
offices of Federal judges. The President
hopes that when his term of service expires
with those whom he now addresses, that
the Union will be blessed and prosperous.