Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1872-12-06


that the abolition OF slavery aud the iniroduc-
ton Of needtul reforms into HE local admins
traton would not fail to advance the restora-
ton OF peace and order The promuIgaiion
within the past few weeks by the home gov
eminent OF regulations designed to carry into
effect the Emancipation law of 1870 is hailed as
an earnest Of the good intentions of the present
liberal government Of Spain in this respect -
The owning of slaves in Cuba by American
citizens is again adyerted to as an evil requir-
ing repression by law
The failure OF Venezuela to make provision
for the satisfaction of whit are known as the
Venezuela claims is again brought 10 the a.
tention Of Congress, for such action Us may
be deemed proper
In view OF the growing Importance Of our
| relations, commercial and diplomatic, with
China and Japan, i: is recommended that pro-
vision lie made for the support and education
Of at least four American youths in each of
those countries, TO serve rs part Of the Official
family of our ministers there, and to act in the
capacity of Interpreters and translntors. More
adequate provision than at present exists By
law Tor the relief OF shlpwrceked and distress
ed American seainen in foreign countries is,
urged. Al present persons in this situation
must either throw themselves upon the charity
Of foreigners or lie relieved Mt the private
charge OF our consular or other representatives
abroad.
Passing from subjects connected with our
foreign relations, the recommendations Of the
message will be found 10 conform TO the opn-
ion already expressed by us, that the present.
Congress, in its closing session, will not be
called upon TO perfect or adopt any important
scheme Of legislation. The more important
topics OF domestic interest alluded TO in the
message are brought formar more with
view to their consideration and discussion at
the present session than with any expectation
or desire, apparently, that anything immedi-
ate should be done. With respect 70 the all
important subject Of the revenues and of TAXA
ton, the President plainly says:
u would recommend that no more legiSla-
ton be had on this subject, unless it lie to cor
rect errors OF omission commission in the
present laws, until sufficient time has elapsed
TO prove that it can he done aud still leave
sufficient revenue 10 meet the current expenses
OF the government, pay interest on the public
debt, and provide for its sinking fund tstab-
lished BY law.
The preservation Of our national credit is of
the highest Importance. Next in importance
to this comes "A solemn duty to provide n ma
tiona currency, of fixed unvarying value, rs
compared with gold, and as soon rs practical
bic, having due regard for the interests of the
debtor class and the yicissitudes OF trade and
commerce.
In these two sentences the whole financial
policy o. the administration for The prcsen, ap-
pears TO be summed up. 1t is one Of muster
ly inactivity
long list of special recommendations made
ny the Secretary of War is recicd, and the
favorable attention OF Congress is invited the
report of the Secretary of the Navy is more
briefly referred to, as showing, however, the
important fact that unless early steps nre Ia
ken to preserve our navy, the United States
will be the weakest nation upon the ocean of
all the great powers.
Suggestions are made for the encouragement
both OF Interstate and foreign commerce. In
reference to the former, attention is suggested
TO the extension of the James River and Kan
awha and the Chesapeake and Ohio canals and
the connection Of the Mississippi Valley with
the Seaboard at Charleston and Savannah. by
the way of the Ohio and Tennessee rivers and
canals, and slackwater navigation, to the Su-
vannah and Ogeecliee rivers The project of n
ship canal around Niagara Falls on the Emitted
States side, is also referred to, and crn,iGea
ton expressed at the results which have nj
ready attended various works of river and
harbor improvements
In reference to our foreign commerce and
shipping interests generally the confession is
made that the Report Of the Secretary of The
Treasury will shew an alarming falling off in
our carving trade for the last ten or twelve
years, and even for the past year. He does
not believe that public treasure can be better
ex pended in the interest Of the whole peot,le
than in irving to recover this trade in the cx-
pendiiure Of 50, 600 900 per annum for The
next five years. But in our Indictment the evil
is one which requires more radical remedy
The modification if not abolition of the
banking privilege, with view to the correc-
ton Of some of lis more glaring abuses. is
again urged upon Congress The scheme of a
government postal telegram monopoIy. which
occupies so large space in the report of the
Postmaster General, and which is destined to
excite good deal of attention and discussion
on the part Of Die press, is presented MS a suit
able matter for consideration and invcstiga-
ton BY committee or commission to be an
pointed by Congress.
The President justilies his action under the
recent acts of Congress to enforce the rights of
citizens to vote, aud 10 enforce the provisions
OF the fourteenth amendment known as
CHE bayonet-eleci0n and Ku-klux laws
and the necessity and salutary effect of those
cnactments referring to the numerous APP
plications for pardons addressed to him in be-
half OF persons convicted under those acts, he
states that his action thereon is not 10 be con-
strued as indicating any change in his deter
minatlon 10 enforce with rigor such acts so
long as the conSpirncics and combinations
therein named disturb the peace of the coun-
try
Satisfaction is expressed with the results of
the Indian policy inauguratcd by the present
administration, and determination to adhere
to it without any change, except snch as ex-
perience may show to be necessary to make it
more efficient. The ultimate removal of all