, 1870-12-08
Pres 1deut:A Message.

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The message treats OF many denaftmensa!
aud dip'1ma,ic detait., together xiih general
foreign AID domestic questions. aud lAs IN
uncommon Fatety Of matters. The President
usges tho Annt1atiou Of San DouinSn with \
hat Of BENEFITS to come from IT, and Of caaa1o-
ities without 1t, which makes ont that 1t is Vi.
tal to our national existence. He eAys By It
We shall command the seas, Ill the other Is
lands, South America, and cur own coast !;
While without it We command notbsrS
and zfe corumsnded by eyesJthingi thst
it will bay the national debt WITH
out taxing tho People, will cut oh ons hun
o5ed MILLIONS of imports. a3d teee9re onr thsP-
be cannot tee bow We can pay the debt; tnxt
Il viii abo}iah al1very in Cuba eorto Rico md
Brazil. will settle the war in Cuba, viii casTy
out the Monroe doctrine, and thus glve that
good man rest in his seruichre; viii support
ten millions in lu1uzy; .ill g!ye us cheap NC
tug cur productr. md will give this country
rapid etrsde towaa greatness
Rc fears that AA:ionA existence VII be IN
suprortahle without san Domingo, aud that II
ws do not take this prize soHe other power
VII; tht1 efose he sdTisee annexation on the
pzopcted when it appeared that the treaty
could net command twp-thrd OF tia Senate-
This mode has another unpleasant odot, from
the use made of it in the Aunax alton Of Texas,
to h1og On war with Mexico. which wAs not
nj III neeenars to the anne4atiou.
We 1e.recs The President an1iety for this
annexation, fer be believes thas Ill thsse bhne-
dts would dow trou II. But he il deceived By
adFtnturtrtwtcare Asunec1up pulously pursuing
ther o. private specpl1tions in this p isch Ae
u Gould and Fisk were when they per.aaded
him that tho welfare OF the country required
That fhe Heasn.1 sales OF gold ehoald BE-
limited 10 Ato let gold 80 up and good prices
FrtyaiL
Tie greater commands the less. Our couti-
ncnt commands the adjacent is'es- Not one OF
them could beheld aEainat us savs By auperior
Eayy. atd superior nAvg would taks It ii we
had 1t. The expor'e are 1eta than two ni.lions.
the People tndoaa1t and turbulent, the cti-
People in rxurE. because they 3re consent
~iih incidence &ni epoutaueous fruite; but 1t
can neyer ee made to pay to Us the cost OF
holding It: suv foreign power xants to Try
II: let rs BIG them xe1eoaae Our continent
OF 1olty milhonA commands it. The woEld /.
| ecmuands continent. AID TO say that ouz
| acttr 10 Cur crtcit-
| Tns Acxesr tree zone is nov Disturbing
.ur PRO ective sa.id On the Te11n bosd II.
The Te1sna thereby enjoy free tzads. The
,Iing n 3esa .desr~e. The proper rened.
Re M detase dutie+. ihat will make the prof
Of enneg'nE Insufficient for the rsks
IN. H0 sideut 2oyieea the purchase Of tht
A'Abama tlasoas By the government THIS i
5net- II now etops the wav OF their p.v
rnent- Then !, haonla open negosiauore 70
cir m irshls se's1e5ue.t TIE matter hi
b<t n baely rauddled b. our r;sman4S.n1enl
| Iht1e IL no: bit Of <1ec lone asing capital i
it: 70 re may ~ we'll deal honestly.
The fsticg question need. lt'le honest
es1re*t, straiEh forward nego:iassoa, tn
| YfchkA Nei4IA3 hY 14H OFH
b. o difficulty in defining them Tbs noe
trsusft OF gcoda xcula not be , remedy. II
same ma! be esid Of our right TO the nav'g.
ton ef thr ST. Lawrence. We want diok
ustie pegottst,on- We believe we haFe
| vafd clstm 10 this navigation, BY the prnnplt
| of pu' 6c law. The sssteuont OF the fshsl
: complaints, and Of tht st. lAHraDce question
j! | are IN different st5le from oshar pa1ss
he message. md sse prohxbsy from tho D
psrtmert Of State.
eiI Ths P1eadsnt lhinka ~ nsnat Kivs up u
! h02s os seTi1sa9 ess ssleeplaS in @s nas< -