The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1874-12-17
The, Presidents ,Messagesi


or,os ~, aThe, Presidents @essagesi;s +. K
ilThea andual message of the PRESIDENT was
Submitted to- Congress on .Oecemher4fth th- . Ii
contains few renonmendati ations, bue ehey are
important in their. character. AS Ats 70? long
Sorsns to publish # ln tall,r We content our
ssEs9 lsSssd sS & S tSs hances II tbs Ps,dea does
VtsbelieTve that specie payments can be reach:
gaby Jandary T,c1S76.d He strongly favots q
return to a gold currency but leaves to- Com
vessssths llutyaof fixing the time: nd1manner
faccornpNshing thatlresult. He suggests, IN
this connection, the repeal OF she legal tender
clause in the currency act, to take effect, as TO
eontraetsaafterthe;d day fixed by law: for Its re.
pea. He also, suggests that the Secretary OF
the Treasury should be given power to Obtain tar
bSfd from and after the date fixed by the act act
5rosidiGg for a return to specie payments. Pyll en-!
Thiis' may be partially, if not Awholiy accom-
plished by bonds. The revenues OF the coun-
he thinks, should be IN excess OF the
expenditures to'keep up this redemption, which
result should be obtained by greater economy
in appropriations or by O. reorganization OF the
Tax axlaws,,s,..rt;ss. 1i:; -, ctd7.;;l ::
In regard to free banking, the President is
of the opinion that whenever return to spe, ps,
ciepaynients is accomplished, banking should
not be limited! It should not be made mo-
NOBODY by limiting the amount of issue. Bill
hoidafs Should be protected, as at present:
The people of the country should be allowed
To, be the Judge Of: their own wants in this Ee-
spect. It is not question properly TO- De
Observation-Disclosures Congress- OF the
Secretary of the Treasury, orof the Executive,
but one which the different communities snoq1o
be allowed to determine for themselves. He
recommends free banking, when. We are prop
eriyy On The road to specie payments: y ls tne
aaty;.o Congress to- make Fegula lations under
which banks of issue, may be- organized to do
business, and the President only suggests that
no change @b be, made, in the. present currency
law. except to conform to the new iorder OF
hiags, growing out of a return to- specie pay
ments. '1'f'',''~ :, :,
.In regard, TO. internal Improvements, the
President makes mo recommen endatlons What
aaer.,but leaYes:the whole question to Congress
and Che Congressional committee appointed to
Investigate this entire subject and report. 49,.
.,.In-reeard to Arkansas, the President limits
himseifito giving his reasons for not lnterfer-
Jag in the affairs of shat State, and transmit,
ting for the Information OF Congress, the 1uii
history Of the controversy as furnished by both
parties aud:iotherwise obtained BY othcersi OF
the hegoverunenE. y - Il :. -, -, -,
IL. regard to louisiana, the President makes
nospecifc Recommendation bat hopes shae II
there is any practical way of removing by leg.
islation the difficulties which environ that
Ssase:fE NAV Be done at once. On Louisiana
affairs the eJRieside lent Stands Just where be did
pn,ths 25th of February, 1873, when, in a aspe
cial message to Congress-, he said: "lt seems
advisable that should nnow state what course
I.shall feel bound to pursue in reference to the
matter ii the event Of no action BY Congress
al shisi time, subject 20 any satisfactory ar
rangernent that may be made by the parties to
El.e controversy, which of all things is the most
desirable It will be nay duty, SO far as it may
be recessarY for me to act, to adhere to that
government heretofore recognized by me.
am extremely anxious to avoid any appearance
Of undue interference in State affairs, and II
Congress differs from me as to what ought to
be done, I respectfully urge its Immediate de-
eision.te that effect otherwise shall feel ob-
}iged, so far as I can BY the exercise OF legltl-
mate authority, TO- put an end to the unhappy
trates 'the business of Louisiana, by the recog-
nition1a,nd support of that government which
Is recognized and upheld by the Courts OF the
State.o Whatever in the above extract is ap-
plicable to the present state of affairs in Lou
ssia1is will continue to be applied by the Pres
ident. Il That is, he will continue to maintain
the Kellogg government to the end of its term,
unless Congress shall deem it proper to take
the e.auestion out of his hands.
.THregardd to the Indians, The President thinks
that continued adherence TO the. peace policy
will result In the greatest benefits to both In.
dians and whites. Nothing has transpired
sihes the. nangnratidn Of this spolicy TO- induce
him to7alker h;saanind with regard TO the many
advantages to both races which will follow its
faffhfui administ - = =, :.
Tn regard to Chinese immigration, the Presi,
dent is strongly impressed with the necessity OF
early, congSessiona action on the subject, with
3 view to prevent the importation of female
Chinese for immoral purposes, and also to pre-
vent the importation of coolies. Any proper
IaG passed BY congress on this subjectwill meet
his cordial approval, and be strictly enforced
In regard, to our foreign relations, the Presi-
dent states that the United States are at peace
with all theworld, except Spain and Venezuela:
The Questions at issue between the United
States and these powers, however, are not OF
character to cause any serious apprehension
It was the hope of:the, President to have been
able: in his present, message to announce she
satisfactory termination. of the negotiations, but
circumstances over which the government OF
the United States had no control combined TO
delay q settlement Of the question at issue
The President, however, hopes at an early day
tO90e aOle 10 announce CueiT satisfactorily eco0io
ment. The negotiatioas.-with Spain refer to
questions growing out of the Virginius affair,
and those with Venezuela to the awards of the
ioint oommission under the convention of
April s5, 1866. .5..ilnj :.
Ia regard to the Cuban question, the Presi-
deptspeaks more fully and more Significantly
than in any of his previous messages. He calls
attention to the fact that Spain, after the lapse
ofsfS years, during which every possible effort
has been made to crush the insurrectio.nI,
has failed. He assumes that the dep!orab,ie
state Of affairs which was inangurated with the
insurrection, and which has continued to grow
worse and worse every year as the war has pro,
gressed cannot continue much longer without
It becoming necessary for other nations to take
some action for the establishment of better
condition Of affairs in Cuba As matters now now
Of tho tho art of