The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-12-14
The Presidents Message.

I Co. would print the Presidents Mes
age upon our outside; not that such
document is worthy Of the space it
would occupy, but merely TO disgust
my one who has not already been dis.
yustcd with the efrusions Of our eitt.
Chief Magistrate. We have
read his Message, and, really, there is
nothing ofimportance in it. Absolute.
~, it is dull and Improbable, and the
Home journal readers must excuse US
for giving only n synopsis which we
find in our exchanges, and winch we
endorse IL toto. The synopsis is from
the Lebanon Free Press, and contains,
in s nutshell. al! that is of any account
in the message, The Press says.
Our President was not fortunate this
year in selecting his message writer,
The man who wrote it, hasn't got the
brains Of his predecessors in that line.
Blu; such Is i, is, we publish q synop
sis
lie says, in addressing my third an
nual message to the law making branch
Of the Government, it is gratifying to
be able to state that during the past
yc0r success has generally attended
the effort to execute all the laws found
upon the statute books. The policy
has been no! to inquire into the wis.
dom Of the laws already enacted brt to
; learn their spirit and intent aud enforce
them.
:, Uudcr the head Of Foreign Relations
the President con2ratulates himself as
well as the people in regard to tho
treaty with England. Recommends
' that Congress legielate to bring int
operation the articles Of the treaty
relating to the American fisheries.
, The intimate friendly relations which
. have 50 long existed between the Uni
, ted States and Russia, continue undis
turbcd. The visit Of the 3rd son o
: the Emperor. is q proof that there i
no desire on the part ofh;s government
to diminish the cordially Of these re
latiOns, The incXcusablc course 0
the Russian Minister at Washington
rendered it necessary to ask his REGAL
4 and to decline to hold any further in
tcrcourse with him, and the manage
t mcnt Of the affairs Of the Russian lc
, cation has passed into the hands of
gentleman entirely unohjcclionable.
REDUCTION OF TAXES.
Under this head, he recommends
4 modification of both the tariff and in
tcrnaI revenue tax law,
He respectfully invites the attentio
~ of Congress to the Custom House, an
! recommends reform.
POSTAL SERVICE.
He says tina. the postal receipts al
u largely in excess Of any preccdin
year, and hopes that in n few yeal
| that it may become self sustaining. ii
also recommends n Government Tel,
: graph, in connection with the post;
system.
y TO the Knklux law aud South Ca.
e Dina, he dcvotcs a good deal of h
, space, and justifics himself by sayin
that the lives Of his friends were ne
%safc-that he first issued a proclaim
,c ton Of warning, aud that Jom days Il
ter, he issued another, suspending II
writ of habcas corpus. Says gre;
J" care has been exercised in a@rrcstiu
e citizens, That there is in the South
Jr remnant Of barbaris.n, rcpugnant
re- civilization and dcccncy.
, In regard to the "Saints," he sa,
~ that they will be protected in the
1t worship, but will not be allowed
is violate the laws under the cloak Of r
ligion.
~ lie says that it may well be conside
:, ed whether it is not now time to T.
move the disabilities imposed by Il
ii fourteenth amendment. INDUCES in
fling at the South about social ostr;
ID cism, personal violence, etc. Recon
mcnds a Civil Service reform, All
closes by saying 81 have thus hast
y summed up the operations of Il
sc government during the last year, All
k have made such suggestions as occl
to me to be proper, for your conoi,
Grafton. submit them with a con
F., dcnce that your combined action wi
be wise, s,atcsmanlikc, and in the be
interest Of the whole country"