The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-12-16
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

1
Our liberties remain unimpared The bondsmen have
been freed from slavery we have become possessed Of
Our prosrcss has been great II all the arts IN science
medicine, etc, and in general edDestion i'"s
We number forty millions of people, and thiryeight
The education Of the Is the President side says
out education.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
suggest for your earnest consideration, aud most
earnestly recommend it, that constitutional amend.
ent submitted the legislatures of the several states
ssts; establish % ~ e.. FREE SS1Rsh RsbO S
the rudmentay branches within their respective limits
gs S S ss1 IN s2 snd sTsSf S ho
SsislaYe Municipal or other aGhorty for the benefit
dSe S or n Gs'y fly Se IF % Sne sus d ans seSt other
object of any nature or kind whatever.
THE CHURCH TAX
In connection with this important question, would
evil thai ii permitted TO 5utiaue viii probably lead to
great tr ubt in cur land before the c Sc OF the nice
IT sS IL 3 e ssas @ sats q SrGPs
Of tRs United States Toh Viii paid no ,ax mgncps or
state am uated to about eghty three million dollars
In 1877 the amount had doubled and in 1875 1T is about
viii reach So fsS BSn
vast sum- receiving an the protection and benefits of
Of VII be
h S %y or
corporation, ehempting only the cemeteries, &C.
OUR FOREIGN RELATIONS
Our relations with most Of the foreign continue
over to The United States tho sum af eighty housand
in Of G2s hs Frfnus Gr hf f d
no nd S1s PaSs s ed Tng dcultes with Chill
roeitg treaty with the Ine OF Hawaiian islands
r,,7c,nded some months ago Portugal has abolished
THE CUBAN REBrLLIoS
The past year has furnished no evidence of an ap.
proachng termination of the ruiuous conflict which has
Cuba Tue same disregard of the of civilized war
o whh apys
To% the s nations Of chrsen tGn have c9utiHued to
peryading the rich fields of Of the most fertile and
firing S9d valuable nG G oles and
buildings the agent marking the alternate advance
ance of this strife r1usy affects the interests Of ali
than Of the close ftsn prosny syfs is
a an s ad h b 5
have grown up between its citizens and thoe of the
and rendered. our Snd ia
Of the strife and tn od Sy he
to the atese sFe dsTnG g only in with respect
Senee Of spy reasonable assurance of termination
thus sag mt to consSef OF T, @ the
own people, aud their duty toward themselves, may de-
have hoped that Spain wopd be enabled to establish
nd oa IL 9
sG0pe 70 trade and commerce and the natural produc
extreme RELUCTANCE to interfere most remote man
& Of mSh snd Eifnd dSSp nfSton n 9Se
ne9Seg OF own existence must be
waited the progress Of events our osn civil conflict
surround government distracted by a dynastic rebel
lion at home at the same time that 4 has with
causes may have produced the situation which gev
Thus far all the efforts q Spain have proved SbortSe
me armed 9anos OF either side now occupy nearly the
tT9ysd and wider and p2Pes fields %
pny sacrificed to the ncendary torch In contests Of
attempted to free Of 9oaS Se eobso Of who b
superior have reached such point in
patton OF territory in power and in general organization
ms to constitute in fact body polite having govern
elements Of stability and equipped With the machinery
EE 9n 's o s g Of internal policy and the exceed
az nome ga as well as in its dealings with other powers is
e5istenSe and Independent nSton S.0fs in such
cases Gthep nations mgy deal with actually existing
OF the earth that body polite which possessing the
bs sSSdon III GFeSn e HS i fact r.
fac, tnr t o ~ 70 the recognition OF TINS
under some known and defined form Of
the functions OF government administered by usual
afford remedies for pnbiic and for
TrGngs and able to the corelatve
Ing neTnaona duties resulting om its ts
a3 to shG sGq6 abe exist o
its place among the nations of the earth. While
soous that the nsurrecton Cuba has shown strength
and endurance which make it at least doubtful whether
onbe that no such civil orsanilaton exists WRe
m may ps M as an goyrnme1t capable
to be treated as one of the powers of the earth recog
with the facts and would compel the power granting
soon 20 SUPPORT py force the government to which hac
meat the United States should adhere to the policy
safe guides in like contests between revoed coionie
eares eyidnc bopd ao ana v acting Gny spoa tn
opinion praeticabe and i%defensibie the e'F qaes
9b Thch next en- M itself is that Of the recognition
In former message to Congress l had occasion tC
s1d as
RagSrdn G ss S Is apd ns eaFH % me ss1 amt
able to see that any notable success of marked
Of AS hs has It Gs.
Sn Il h n @ or Of
and the acts of Spain herself this very nature
BE- gGlsd II Ct .ha
Se mnss svSla OF Hd W9Sh 0 ms lead T
Priety and adhere rigd and sternly the rule whel
so4nS ad hSns s or and Of OF SSd Of
attending facts Unless justified By necessity it is a
ataan demonstfation Of MOI al support 70 the rebe
n nnG IT Is Or sen h
are SO isr aheced by pening civil conflict to
8a h sont which WI viii BE- eoosass3 os1fse
IN tne sense OF International law
Belltgerence, too, Is a fact. Tho mere existence o
ending armed bodies and their occasional conflict
DO not constitute war Ia the referred to. Apply
Ing 10 the existing condition OF affairs IN Cuba the
aw ana which have been observed by nations of dis
nity honesty and power when free from sensitive Q
selfish and unworthy motives, fail to find in the
reoton the nsan Of such substantial poll icai o.
Eauizdtion real, palpable and manifest to the world
having the forms and capable of the ordinary junction
aes $ toward s Gwn people and to othe
with local habation possessing such organization
toIce, sucn material, such occupation of territory
Of n IN rHha inu
the terrible footing OF war TO which a recognition
Dehigerency would aim to elevate 1t. The contes
morever is solely on land. The insurrection has ne
forth its nag. Nor has IL of communicate
Wtn foreign powers, except through the military line
OF its adversaries NO apprehension of any of thos
the ocean apt TO precIpitste the vessels
commercial and national, and upon the consular of
GERS of other powers, calls for definition of heir
latons to the parties to the contest considered
question OF expediency.
BELLIoERESr RIGHTS.
The President says he regards accordance of be
regards It to be at present iudefe nsble measure
right; He cites the result of recognition, and that
would result in countless vexaous questions, and add
am shtlsfed that while the accordance of bellgereI
rights TO the Insurgents in Cuba might give tnem hoI
and inducement to protract the struggle, 1t would
but delusive hope, and would not remove the eyi
but would draw the United States into complication
which 1t has waited long and already suffered much
avoid do not at this time recommend the adoption
any measure OF Intervention. ! shall be ready at q
times aud the equal friend of both parties
to suggestion that the good Offices OF the United stat
Will be acceptable to aid in bringing about peace no
OF satisfactory adjustment and of the early restoraC
OF peace and the removal of future of complain