Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1870-12-17
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

day, but had The San Diego Union
not gone to the expense of having the
entire document specially telegraphed
it from San Francisco, the citizens of
Tucson would not have read it this
week. TIE s. D. Bulletin reprinted
it from The Union, and altogether it
was pretty extensively circulated here
Thursday morning. The Union, for a
country weekly on that score, can go
up head The message was deliver
ed Tuesday, the 5th, and in quantity
of matter it would half fill this sheet,
or nearly, in this type. In quality, we
think it less subject to criticism on the
part of people or politicians, than any
Of Grants reproductions since his
grand summing up of the war. No
question expected, is avoided, and all
are treated in an unequivocal style; it
is evidently all his own. He reads
John Bull lesson on the hackneyed
Alabama Claims unpleasantness that
is refreshing for once in long time
wants Congress to properly present the
bill, and he guarantees peaceable and
honorable settlement for both And
he talks to the mother country more
like father on her shabby treatment
of Young America on the great lakes
and river st. Lawrence; in short, he
twits the British Lion in way that
he will roar again The President
insists at length and stoutly upon the
early acquisition of the island (Repub-
ic)o of st. Domingo, and we think such
q foot-hold would be the entering
wedge to ultimate establishment of the
Monroe Doctrine, which he says ought
to be held more sacred than ever. He
refers to his recognition of the French
republic as matter of sympathy and
abstract right, but wants no hand in
European troubles. Wants united &C
ton to protect citizens in China wants
the shipping interest assisted, and ad-
vises farther subsidy Of Pacific marine.
Wants the settlers rights particularly
guarded on the public lands. We have
room this week but for the annexed
paragraphs in full-the first doubtless
refers to the Lower California schemes
and the second explains itself:
1t is to be regretted that our repre-
sensations in regard to the in furious
effects Especially upon the revenue of
the United States) of the policy Of the
Mexican Government in exempting
from import duties large tract of its
territory on our borders, have not on
ly been fruitless, but that it is even
proposed in that country to extend the.
limits within which the privilege has
hitherto been enjoyed.
I would sum up the policy of the
Administration to be: A thorough en-
forct ment of every law; a faithful
collection provided for revenue, and
economy in the disbursements OF the
same; a prompt payment Of the debt
of the nation; reduction of the taxes
as rapidly as the requirements of the
country will admit of a reduction Of
taxation; and tariff to be SO arrang-
ed as to afford the greatest good to
the greatest number; honest and fair
dealings with all other peoples, to the
end that war with all its blighting con-
sequences may be avoided, but without
surrendering any right Or obligation
due to us i; reform in the treatment
of the Indians. and in the whole Civil
Service of the country, and finally, in
securing sure, untrammeled ballot,
when every man now entitled to cast
vote may do so, just once, at each e.
lection, without fear of molestation or
persecution on account of his political
faith, nationality or color.
INDIAN MURDERED. Gov. SAT-
ford issued a proclamation, calling on
the authorities and all persons to ar