Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-12-08
The Presidents Message.
To the Senate and House of Representatives
In submitting my, seventh snnral tieseage to Con-
in the centennial yeaf OF DIR national existence
as free and independent people it affords great
pleasure 10 recur the advancement that has been
a1e from the time of the colonies 100

free and inaersndent people it affords M great
made from the time of the colonies 100 Years
CENTENNIAL RETROSPECT
We were then a people numbering crl5 three mill
W were mast tie
illaSe Of the soil Now manufactures absorb much
our Liberties Feraaia nnr'raise9, IL. hondsmel
Ssssed Of The Teseft If not the friendship Of all CIV,
ilizei nations our progress has been great in all the
miuins chanics law. medicine, etc and general
thirteen States have become thirty eight linclud
Colorado which has taken the ntiatory steps to be
indian Territory and Alaska, and excl udns COLORADO
Fa"i1 on the south We have esendsd to tue cult "a" Of
Mexico. and in the west from the Mississippi to the
steam ship the raiiroad the eerraph the reapinr the
sTinT and modern Prnn ard
hess. were entirely unknown.
NASrFAcrrRtSG PROGRESS.
In s scarcely existed even in name
CT than Mf5f 5 a In n"
From nearly the Whole OF the population Of I6 being
had te
liam r forty millions es we 1eaa so six 29
raordinary effect produced country by resort
Of fertile lands d dist p from the s
thf sh ~cr The
to the pillow and the pasture. and adding CONNECTING
interior country result noticeabt by the inteiii.en
parts of all commercial ma ions The ingenuity and
skill of American mechanics have been demonstrated
at home and abroad in a manner most hattering to
heIr pr,de But for tn e1ra2rdnaPs genius and
manutartqrers and tTan-rortefs through
neut.
our MINES
III" progress of our mines has also been great OF
Of tons are mined annually SO with IRON " hrh
ha Ph5. S"F than tits
world consumed at the beginning of our national
existence Lead, zinc ana from being articles
of imports We may expect TO be large exporters Of
SILVER mines in the United states and Terri'?ries
influence unon the business OF all commercial ma
Orr PROGRESS As \ <A1Io~
oar mercharts IL the last hundred years have had
success. ana have established a reputation for enter
ee TSs &t
confined to their homes bat goes ont upon every sea
faGal Irlde We can point to our profess in all of the
upon our second century conrnencinS our maulud
as nation 1t is we'll to look back the past. and
From the fn q "A a r hr
transsressn to the present day, no nation has
aud happiness We sho ud look t. the dangers threat
power Gnu ''''''' 'A'''' Lax d ICES III ''"f
orr DANGERS AID HOW To .voIn rHEM.
AMMAN We are Se Espn III, whereof one man i % ?@A
rrnnrnt 1t Is OF sreaert 'rance that all should bt
possessed of sduca'lon ana intelligence enough t.
large association of ignorant men cannot TOR any
tyranny ana "piress}G from the sdncatrs fS hn
VIII inevitably sink into acqu-sren"e Ia the VIII OF
pricstcraft.
rHf EpI CATION or THE M.S~E-
Henr" the education of the masses becomes Of Tho
first necessity for the preservation If our nstltut
They are worth preserving because they harr secured
uiatlon of any sorrn = government ct devised Al
other ferns q government approach II first IN pro
Of thS S[ anu r a S'n e'"'''n Anu 'H''F
Thr PRIMARY step, therefore our advancement in
! a cent
suggest for Your earnest consideration. aud most
e to the Lelsla,,rs 81 the several St
lIc schools adequate u the eiuaat"n Of all the chll
r.in; frfldiins tn. ,T"hlps IN 81, .rhor ~
religious atle,-t'c ~ psxcn nets aud rronhltug
tie rrantine OF any school funds or school taxes or
ot9er authority t"r the htneht or in aid directly OF
adj or for the htieht OF any ether "hje't {" any Ia
tIr" or KIND whatever In connection with tins mpor
importance correcting evil that II permitted t,
a mi h N is n N fTrt ,F r%m,rI ia.
the Of vast amounts Of Tn'asea chHrri
States VII Sh ts no n,' taH ,Iil;',s ~ 81 r'
4nlnltrd 70 ahq, - " In To- the aIl,anIt mad
cut che k. !, Is SAT- 70 sy this pr"rerty VIII reach
all tn, protection and hs "tlts Of .oreruInent withoa
hearlnE It's pr'p"rtnn ~ n" burdens and e,rcIs.s "
VIA r st - aa - N,h ny ,i..r
tha tinted states tliert Is sc.r,'ly a limit - III,
"eal'h thai may he arlired ~ ,rI" atm. religious
'a.ai1n Ihe rnt%nlIAt19n OF So Ea1t rr"I.r'y
trai,n without constitutional authority and through
! TAXATION OF CHURCH PROPERTY
would su--- tn" taxation If all PROPERTY cllally
last resting place # dead. ani possibly. with proper
restrictions. church edIhccs
FOREIGN RELATIONS.
! oar relations with most of the foreign power. con
tnue satisfactory and friendly footing increase,
jf mutual interests have steadily Improved rea
World renl.rins practSabe the peaceful .1l1,ian 't
questions which from time to tmf necessarily arms.
tee The rorrespoldenre Of the Department Of STATE
with dlpl ,natlc representatives abroad j. trs-
am harry to announce the pasaayt q al AZ. Ivy ~:
Gtil@ra t@ir:s Of Tor:4-a rrocailnr sinry ne al
JolruInel II CONGRESS-. for The Abolition 81 scrvttnde
LEGISLATION may he another step toward. the great con
summation t. he reached when man shall be per
OK form of law, to hold his fellow nan IN bondage
an IT te olnl9n ni-; mat IT Is TIE ha,y OF me nit
uilred by thu spirit Of the in whrt i've pro
ted States shall hold slaves property any other
country "r he Interested therein.
REr,H,r1c> cIIIi.
si 9 ID R@tur siz;i Viii, ~; s,tti ., r.i-
inward Of fortJ years as,' Ia 'u[h sh' md hrher;
esced il by this G'vernlnent aud tn justice OF IN"
Gsr IT. ''-F a. ago"
T% ar;r4.,.n n tns caSe # the ,gi.l Sal.
which the ,i'vernmeut Of the United states OF Corn-
la mas ia i ,isnn has i4 ,i n faH vt TN
has been pending scvsral years, winch Will. i;
GS4 nm M i,' 'F' = AL ">'r.' nn
tanned between the two republics
->~DwGcH ISLANDS
J reciprocity treaty with the knIg If Iiawalau l.
| lands tHDtiutri MONTHS II contains
Stipulation. tina, shall not take effect untll Corress
Coties the nj n@rrwi'h siSinit;rd N
,6 TeT fas ' si Sha m tic s nav IS
adopted
HEG"r1. ATOMS WITH SPAIN.
In last %T an in Ws TaI M r ]
ish whereby ~, the lay1m n; by ,hr Ia,,"
dollars Tor the purpose of the reli'i Of til,
families or Ier.9ns Of the shiIS company and certa
been ,ald three installments at two months each
state thai the payments fully and sI"nanr"i-s
By b., hat i'I'fT INT dnd that H. Who'll
months from the date OF the agreement. a COPY CO.
which is herewith transmitted.
! In pursuance of tie terms Of the adjustments; nave
dirsGed The Of the a am, am M tn
and such OF the as We're Aflerlran rlA,'s
the parties entitled tn 2rct".
rHEcrB.N QUESTION
Tie past year has furnished evidence "t an ar
preaching termination of the ruln'us conflict whti
!
| Island of Cuba. The same disregard of the laws -
civilized warfare and of the just demands human
ity which have heretofore called tor expressions %
condemn alton from the nations of Chrsteiduin, hay
continued to blaCkeu the sad scene. DeSoatlon, run
and pllage pervadinx the rich fields of tn
most fertile and productive regions of earth. an,
the lncendares torches firing plantations and valu
BILE factories and buildings the agent marking
alternate or retreat of cOuteuiInE
The protracted continuance of tins strife
affects the interests of all commercial nations bu
those of the United States more than others 10y
close xlmIty Its larger trade and utcrcours
with Cuba, and the frequent and Intimate persona
and social relations which have grown up between
and those of the island Moreover the proper
y OF our citizens III CUBA is lage and is rendered Ill
secure and depreclated
In value and capacity of production by the con-
tinuance OF the strife and the unnatural mode of
conduct the true differing only degree witt
the absence any reasonable assurance OF near ter
of conflict must of necessity compel
states thus suffering, to consider hat the
their people and their duty towards themselv..
may demand. | have hoped that Spain would be ena
bled establish peace III her colony to afford security
| to the property and Interests of citizens
and allow leltlmatc scope to trade and
the natural productions OF the Island. Because
hope aud from external reluctance to IL
the remote manner III the affairs OF another and
friendly nation especially of one hos" sympathy alt
frleush the struxRli infancy of own list
be remembered with gratitude hay
patiently and anXIouSly waited the progress OF
Oar civil conflict Is too recent for not to
er the difficulties which surround government dis
tracted by dynastic rebellion az home. at the