The Lincoln County herald., 1872-12-11
The Presidents Message,

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not, ss was some time since in,imatcd n
would, recommend general amnesty, no
docs he ask for the repeal of tho ku klu,
laws. In place Of publishing ihe mes
sage, which would take up nearly all ou,
space, We copy the following oompre-
hcnsive summary from tAe Missouri Re
publican
The present message Of Presiden
Grant is very marked improvement
on Its predecessors the subject matter
is placed in an orderly arrangement
under different heads, the treatment oil
these heads is clear and Vigorous, and
there are none of those raw expressions
that marked one or TIVE Of his preceding
coLmunications. Tho whole documen,
is grave, decorous and we'll considered,
both in its ideas and its words, as q pres
dential message should DO.
1t opens with an expression Of thank
fulnoss to Providence for year Of bless
incs and prosperity unbroken by any
notable calamity except the fire that re
Gently devastated the city Of Boston
The results Of the Geneva arbitration is
claimed as "cntirely satisfactory to tie
government, and in accordance with the
views and the policy which it main
tanned" This result, as has already
been stated, is the award Of the sum Of
sl5, 600 900 in gold to the United States
as indemnity for the neglect of Great
Britain in the matter Of the privateers
The president congratulates congress on
the peaceful and satisfactory character of
the tribunals deliberations, aud pays a
we'll deserved compliment to the Ameri
can arbitrator, Charles Francis Adams,
and TO the gentlemen who acted as agent
and counsel for our government in the
august conelave. lie recommends the
creation Of board of commissioners to
apportion the indemnity to those to
whom it may be due. lie refers in
terms of becoming dignity and acknowl
edgement to Emperor Williams decision
in favor Of the Haro channel as the true
northwest boundary line, and awards to
MIR. Bancroft, Our minister to Berlin, the
credit for the preparation and presen,a
tio1 Of the case. |. is stated that, al
though this decision is not required to
take effect for twelve months, her Brit
anLie Majesty has ordered her troops to
evacuate the island of San Juan, and it
is now in our possession. To avoid
similar boundary dispute in the same
quarter, the message recommends the
appointment of commission TO act
Jointly with one appointed BY the British,
to mark the line between Alaska and the
British possessions. lie advises con-
gressional action to execute the provis
ions Of tho Washington treaty on The
subjec, Of fisheries, and also an increase
Of the force now engaged in making the
boundary line from Lake of the Woods
to the Rocky Mountains.
Our friendly relations with France.
Russia and Germany form the subject of
one Of the most pleasant paragraphs in
the message =; and the suggestion is made
that congress invite the international sta
tistieal congress to hold its next session
in this country. at the time Of the Cen
teunial celebration in 1875.
The president refers to the Vienna
exposition in 1873, and advises an appro
priation to oil American inventors and
manufacturers to exhibit their produc
tions there, and also advises that the sec.
retary of the navy be authorized to fit up
two naval vessels to transport to Trieste
articles for exhibition.
Our relations with Mexico do not
provoke any significant reference the
allusion is merely formal. On the sub.
ject Of Cuba, the message shows more
interest. The president attributes the
continuance Of the rebellion there to the
existence of slavery, repeats his former
recommendation of measures to prohibit
American citizens from holding slaves on
the island, and hopes the present liberal
government Of Spain will take steps to
abolish slavery and Introduce reforms
into the island. He repeats his recon-
mendation of an appropriation for the
education of four American youths IN
Japan and the same number in China, for
the purpose of facilitating and strength
enng our diplomatic intercourse.
The receipts Of revenue for the year
ending June 30, 1872, were 1914 ,106,
S37, and the expenditures for the same
period were s270,559,695. The rsduc-
fion Of the public debt for the year was
80, ,960 253. The total reduction of the
debt for the three years and eight months
ending Nov. /, 1872, is 1868 .696 999.
The president thinks any further reduc
ton Of taxation would be unadvisable,
and he therefore recommends that legis
latiou on this subject be limited to q
mere correction of errors in the present
system Of taxes He thinks the mainte.
nance Of our credit dictates this course,
as he seems to fear that further reduc.
ton may leave US without means to dc
fray the expenses of the government, pay
the interest on the debt, and provide for
the sinking fund. The expenses of the
war department for the last fiscal year
we're s35799,99l, being a decrease of
s4e7 ,S34 from the preceding year. Tho
estimates for this department for the
| ,o,. r.. 1914 -. on