The Russellville Democrat., 1875-12-16
PRE~IDENr's MESS AGE.
\ Brief synopsis of It's salient
 Points.

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 We regret That our limited space sill upt HlHit pf rhe publication in full of the message eg the Pres siien, Co the frsi session of the 9th Congress.
 The mrseage is about the same length as thr last, and, SC beliere, Is reuarally looked apea as an Improvement ap3n the former efforts of President Grant He touches the Cubaa question very carefully. as also the Mexican troubles. evidently desiring Co feel more fully the public pulse before committing himself too Gar on these questions. His recon mendatiou- ou tAc hool question aad Che currency issue, look very much like a hid fr the namina ton for a third term. He yer, singularly forgets Ia pay the trib ute af respect to the late Vice President which eas -o justly due him as a member of the rresi- dents party.
 With equal indifference to tho expectancy Of the people, he for. gets to say a word ahaut the whisky frauds and the successful prosecution Of the pack of thieves who have been defrsalinE the government out ef so many nil lions of dollars. Perhaps this was coming too near home to be an agreeable subject to the Psesi dent.
 In opening he refers ta the cea tenuiai of our national existence, and, after drawing comparison between dates, ,eHefaiulatcs the country on the rapid stride the republic has made. showing that we now produce more than the world consumed at the beginning of our government
 He advocates an amendment to the constitution. to be submit ted for ratification. making it the duty of each state tO establish and forever maintain free public schools, adequate to the education of all children ia the rudimenta ry branches within its respective limits, irrespective ofcoior, D r,h place or religion. torbidding the teaching in said schools of relig ious, atheist or pagan texts. and prohibiting the granting of any school funds or taxes, or any pat thereof, either by legislatures. municipal corporation. or other wise, for the benefit of any other object of any nature or kind.
 Attention also was called to the immense amount of uutaNed chnrch property, which in 1880 was valued at ss3,O00, GOO. This may ultimately lead to sequestra- ton without law. and perhaps bloodshed. He therefore suggests taxation for all property.
 Our foreign relations are repre- seated as in q satisfactory coudi- tion. The rebellion in Cuba is referred to at length, and the un- civilized mode in which the war is conducted, and the damage Co the property of Americans there, dwelt upon, together with it's grievous effects upon our interests, but could see nothing in the atti. tude of the Ccbans to warrant in tervention of any kind.
 The troubles in the RIo Grande growing out of the Free Zone, are referred to and the solution of the troubles there is looked for in the forthcoming report of the joint committee on Mexican claims.
 The work of the Alabama claims commission is detached, and the necessity for the extension Of time granted it explained.
 The subject of the international telegraph cable is treated at length, and the attention of Con gress called to the necessary leg islation on the subject.
 In regard to resumption of spe cie payment he says:
 'l hope congress may be in duced, at the earliest day practica ble to insure the consumation of the act of last session, to bring about resumption on and after January, 1879, at the furthest. It would Ee great blessing if it could be consuinated at an earlier date."
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