The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1871-04-13

ton CT t0aC DOuy was Dasou Wuotiy
upon the merits of the treaty, OF,
might not have been il some DEGREES
Influenced By such urfOunded alIe-
cations, could not be known BY the
pesple, because the debates of TIE
Senate in secret are not published
f "Under these circumstances, 1
deemed it due to the Office which I
theId, and due to. the charaeter of
lt6e agents who had been charged
with the investigation, that saeh
proceedings should be had as would
enable the people to knoW the
truth. A commission was there
fore constituted under authority Of
Congress, consisting of gentlemen
selected with special reference to
their high, character and capacity
for the laborious work intrusted to
them, who were instructed to visit
the spot and report upon the facts.
Other eminenteitizen were requsst-
ed 70 accompany the Commissionih
order that the people might bars
the benefits Of theig views. S.u.
dents of science and correspondents
of the press, without regard to po-
Ilitioal opinions, were invited to JON
the expedition and thsr numbers
we're limited only Bg he capacity
of the vessel
/" The mere rejection bg the Sen
ate of treaty negotiated BY thg
President, only indicates a differ
enee of opinion of the Government,
without touching the character or
wounding the pride of either. But
when such rejection takes place
simultaneously with charges openly
made of corruption or The part Of
the President or those employed by
him, the case Is. different. Indeed,
in such case, the honor Of the ma
ton demands investigation. This
has been accomplished By the re-
port of the Commissioners, here
with transmitted, which fully win.
dicates AU purity Of the motives
and action ef those Who represent
ed the United States % the negotia-
tion.
And now my task is finished,
and with it ends all personal solici-
tations upon the subject. My duty
being done, yours begins, and /
gladly hand over the whole matter
to the judgment of the American
people and their representatives in
! Congress assembled. Tho facts
will now be spread before the coun-
try, and a decision rendered by that
tribunal whose convictions so sell
dom err, and against whose will 1
have no policy to enforce. Ny
opinion romans unchanged. In
deed, it is confirmed BY the report,
that the interests of our country and
San Domingo alike invite the an.
nexation of the Republic.
"In view of the difference of
opinion upon this subject, I sug-
gest that no action be taken at the
present session beyond tho printing
and general dissemination of the re-
port
Before tho next session of Con.
gress the people will have consider,
ed the subject and formed an intel.
ligent opinion coneerning it, to
which opinion deliberately made up,
it will be the duty of every depart.
meut of the Government to give
heed, and no one will more cheer.
fully conform to it than myself. It
is not only the theory of our Con
stitution that the will of the people,
constitutionally expressed, is the su-
preme law, but I have ever believ.
cd that all men are wiser than any
one man and if the people upon
full presentation of the facts shall
decide that the annexation Of the
Republic is not desirable, evevy de-
partment Of the Government ought
to acquiesoe in that decision.
"In again submitting 10 Congress
the subject upon which public senti-
ment has been divided, and which
has been made the occasion Of aeri.
monious debates in Congress, as
we'll as unjust aspersion elsewhere,
I may, trust, be indulged in sin.
Fgle remark. No man can hope to
perform duties so delicate and res.
ponsible as pertain to the Presiden-
tiaI office, without sometimes incur
ring the hostility of those who
deem their opinions and wishes
ttreated with insignificant consider
alton, aud be who undertakes to
conduct the affairs of a great Gov.
eminent as O faithful public SER
7ant, if sustained by the approval
of his own conscience, may rely
with confidence upon tho .candor
and intelligence Of free people,
whose best interests he has striven
to subserve, and can bear with pa.
thence the censure of disappointed
men. "U. S. GRANT.
"EXECUTTvE MANSION, April 8, III
THE WEEPING WILLow.-The
common willow is said to owe its
Introduction into England land it
came from England to this country
in the following manner: Pope,
the poet, received a present of a
basket of figs from Turkey, and OBJ
serving twig in the basket ready
to burst into bud, he planted Sin
his garden, and it soon became