Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-12-12
Synopsis of P1sl'.snjt Grants

1t commences with recognition OF the
blessings which the Ameitcan people have
enjoyed within the past;ysar, the only ex-
ception being the great tlIg in Boston. It
refers to the Geneva arbitration and it's
satisfactory results, whlb left the two
Governments Of Americsf and England
without shadow on theE friendly rela.
tions, which it is sincaeiy hoped may
forever remain equally unclouded. lit
recommends the immediate creation Of
board of commissioners TIL decide on the
amounts to be paid to claimants. 1t com
plinents Mr.. Adams and1Mr. Bancroft for
their eminent services intbe matter Of the
Geneva and the San Juan arbitrations;
the decision in the latter sase leaving the
United States, for the first time, without
any question as to disputed boundaries
In regard to the fisheriesand to our re-
lations with the British slNorth American
provinces, the President says that he has
received notice that the! Imperial Parlia-
ment and the Dominion tiioverhment had
passed laws tocarry theIptoyisions of the
treaty of Washington into operation, and
he therefore recommends Legislation by
Congress in the same direction He speaks
of the friendly relations Of the United
States with all the governments of Eu-
rope. He refers to the Vienna interna-
tionll exposition, recommends the fitting
up of two national vessels to convey the
goods OF exhibitors TO Trieste. and sug-
gests that a proposition be lmadc to have
the next great exposition in this country,
in 1876, at the time Of the centennial cele-
bration in Philadelphia lie refers to the
disturbed condition Of Cuba, and says that
no advance towards paciIication in that
island has been made While the in>ur-
rection had gainedrno advantages and cx-
hibited no more OF the elInents of power
or prospective success than year agp,
neither had Spain succeeded in repressing
the insurrection. The parties IL the strife
were standing in the same attitude as for
long time past. The continuation of
slavery in that island he regards asamong
the strongest causes Of the continuance Of
the strife: and he thinks that the abolition
Of slavery and the institution of other re-
forms there could not fail to advance the
restoration Of peace and order. 1t was
greatly to be hoped that the present liberal
Government of Spain will voluntarily
adopt that view.
Referring to our relations with China
and Japan, the President recommends pro-
visions for maintaining four American
youths in each Of those countries, as part
of the diplomatic familyof ministers. He
gives details Of the revenue received in
the past year, and of the reduction to the
&pogpt of over $lOO,OO0OOO Of the pub
lie debt; FL espfrasszssa spfryassz:aa doubt whether
any further reduction in ta,;ailoA is peaoti-
cable for the present, and hO recommends
that no more legislation be had on that
subject, except to correct errars OF omis-
sion or commission in the present laws,
until sufficient time shall have elapsed to
PROVE that it can be done. and still leave
sufficient revenue to meet current expeh-
ses, pay interest on the public debt, and
provide for rthesinking fund. Hesuggests,
also, that the currency shall be, as soon as
Eossible, brought TO par with gold.
He says Thai 2aEions enterprises will be
brought to the attention of Congress for
the cheapening Of transportation of pro-
duce from the West to the Atlantic sea-
coast, and suggests that steps should be
taken to gain all available information to
insure equitable and jadiciops legislation
In this Connection, he refers favorably to
the nropospd route to connect the Mississip
nj Valley with the Atlantic at. Charleston
spa Savannah. by way Of the Ohio and.
Tennesses Riyera; also. to the proposed
extension of the kana~ha and James Riv-
or Canal and the Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal, and to The proposed canal around
Niagara Fails. He sa,s that there should
be an almost continuous system Of land
locked navigation from Name tothe Gulf Of
Mexieo-nature having provided the greater
Dart Of the aiolta, aldeLAe obstacles to DO
overcome being within the akiA Of engi-
neers. He calls attention to the weakness
Of the American navy, and endorses the
recommendation of the Secretary of the
Navy in that respect. he recommends
subsidies for steamship lines to Brazil and
and between San Francisco, New Zealand
and Australia Also, increase Of the sala-
ries Of heads of bureaus
He favors the abolition of the ffanking
privilege, and recommends q A. mTlodifcaties
Of its existing segils. He also fecom.
mends the adoption BY c congress of the
best method Of aSqq qifing ssltle ~ all tele-
graphic lines now in. opers5ason ,and cen
vice. II is not probable that the subject
can receive proper consideration at this
session, but be thinks the movement
might be initiated, SO that future action
NAV be had, fair to the Government and
the private parties concerned, He palls
attsHtiaH ia tho alarming falling Of IN the
American carrying trade, and says that a
YEARLY Hst expenditure iit Of $5,0Q0,0O0 for the
next five years to restore that trade, would
be profitable investment
Referring to the Ku Klax matters, the
| President says;
Detailed statements of the disburse-
ments through the department of justice
will be furnished by the report Of the at.
torney-general, and, though theae have
been somewhat Increased by the recent
acts Of Congress. enforce the rights Of
citizens Of The United Statssto vote in
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