Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-12-14

hold his fellow-man in bondage
This is very good-we are tempted
to say sublime, but when he pro-
roses that no citizen of this cnun-
try shall be allowed to own a slave
beyond its limits we desire to
amend by adding TO the prohibit
ton the right to negotiate Emma
mining stocks in London, or for
the Chief Magistrate to own sand
stone quarries from which public
buildings are to be built.
We are told that Spain has paid
the $4,000 promised for the luxu>
ny of numbering the passengers and
crew of the Virg;nius, but are told
we must not interfere in the Cuban
war, by acknowledging the bellig-
erency of the patriots, which would
put an end to just such outrages as
this and the ownership of slaves by
citizens CT our Union.
The court for the adjudication of
claims upon the Alabama fifteen
million humiliation which England
drank upon her knees, desires more
aid in the way Of special courts,
and it is recommended. This
means more money from the peo-
pie to Grants pets.
The Free Zone along the Mexi-
can border is giving trouble and
relief is asked for. This we pre-
sumo democratic House would do
well to grant.
The new line of Ocean tele-
graph has done no good, having
been absorbed by the Cable ring
anc Congress is asked to encour-
age new cnee and prevent similar
consultations or combinations.
A return to specia payment
against 1879 or sooner i; urged.
This he thinks would make gold a
currency instead of a commodity.
He asks that the legal tender act
be amended so that currency shall
not be tender for debt after one
year from this date. This would
give, he says, a fair margin Of
profit to "mcrchants, manufactur-
ers and tradesmen." We presume
he means the farmers and people
may 90 to the devil.
He proposes the withdrawal of
two millions of legal tenders from
circulation and in lieu thereof the
issuance Of like amount of small |
bonds, bearing 3.65 per cent, or
one cent PER day on each dollar,
and just following this is q recon-
memdation for Congress to dimin
ish expenses in every possible way.
We have so war ships, which he |
thinks are sufficient.
The Postal service shows an in
creased deficiency in revenue, and
he would exclude merchandise from
the mails and would hold on to
The present double rate on trans
'ient postal matter.
The Black Hills, he says, have
trouble. The Indi2n'S
will not sell out for a song or
lirty shirt, and he would stop
heir rations.
The number Of pensions still
continue to decrease. This bills !
liant revelation leads us to the
that pensions are not
exempt from death, the common
OF of other poor devils in this free
The idea is only equal
ed by the young Scinio who said
o Barnum that the Siamese Twins
we're brothers he presumed
The Centennial is awarded its
lue share of glory, and the power
: asked for to punish poligamy.-
In this latter rec mmtndation we
wish the President God speed, and
would like to ask why the thunder
ne never thought of it before.
The message is lengthy, and has
The stamp of thar American DIS
ease, a diarrhea Cf words and a
OF ideas. The ideas
are the Presidents. The style is
his by no means.
Congress will do few OF the
things it recommends, and many
are The men who will not read it |
at all.
RICHMOND.