The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-12-08
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THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE

pie 1t affords mo great rleasu.. +. !"cnr 70 Tue
! Wv "''''''"' ..-- has been made from
~" tlne of the colOni"e, ltO wears ago.
l we were then pcote numhoiine only
gon6,, Now wo number moro than
4oNonm m Industries were condnc.
almost e,c,na,,a,, >'s iillonc Of tho soiI
Now manufactures absorb muc '"' .'' oi
the country. Our u,cri,es r,e,.i, ,,,.t... -'-ad:
tho bondsmen havo been freed from slavery.
"o nave become rO-sessc ! Of tho f,.per,. II not
The iriond>hip, Of II civilized nltioni. Our oroe-
fess hns been great IA all the arts, ii soicncc
nrrionltnrc. commerce, navg .tion mining mo-
chnnics law, medicine, &C.. Andir general edti-
cition tho prosfess Is lihewiso enc ruragirU.
Onr thirteen States htvc become thirty ciant.
Including Colorado (,yhich has taken the lnita-
tory steps 10 become State,, mud eisht Terri
tories Including tho Indian Territory aud
hlaska, ana cxcludiur Colorado, making 4 terri
tory extending from the Atlsntiu to tho Pacific.
On the South we have cStendcd to tho Oulf OF
| MoKion, and In the wost from the Mis-
eissipDi to the Pacific. One hrndred yeor.
ago the cotton gin. tho stoan shlp, tho rn,lrond.
tho tclearaph, the ea3inc. sewing, and modern
pin ing machines, and nurcr0us other inven-
lions of tcarco'Y Ices lIe 90 oar business and
hal lplncs wero entirely unknown. Ii l,.G man
uioctoiies scarccly existed even In name, IN aii
lions of persons were employed In nanufacto-
RES producing more than Ss1m,oOO'0O OF
pr ducts In amount annually nearly cqu Il 70
our national dcit-ncirly tho whole OF tho
population of l776 being envnsed In that ono
occupation " agriculture, IL i,.0, 20 numerou,
ana diversified bad become the occupations sf
our people, that less than ak millions out Of
more than foriS m1lion' we're engaged.
AMERICAN ENERGT.
country by resort to dycrsined ocoup,lions
he's built m rkOt for the products OF fertile
lands distant from the scaboard and the mar
kets OF the world Tho American system Of
locating various and extensive manufacfortes
next 10 the plough and the PASTURE and adding
connecting railroads and steamboats,. has pro-
ducod In our distant interior country a result
noticeable by the intelligent paris Of all common
cinl nations. The ingenuity md SKIN of American
mechanics have been demonstrated az home
and abroad In manner most natterng to their
PRIDE but for the extraordinary genius aud
ability Of our mechanics tho achievements OF
our asriculturlsts and manufacturers, trans
portatiOns throughout the country would hays
been Impossible of attainment. The rruFfess
Of the miner has l-o. been great. or coal our
production was small Now many millions of
tons are mined annually 50 with iron, " hich
formed scarcely an nppfec ble part OF our
products half century ago, we nov pro-
ouce moro than tho world consumes
o. the uesinniug OF our national existence-
Load, liuc' ana copper, from being nriclcs OF
imnort, we may eXUect TO be rye eApor,ers OF
IN the ner fit,re. he Development OF gold
and eiter mines IN the United States and rerrt-
tories h a not only been rem aka 10, but hns
,,i han large influence upon tue BUSH, ~ Of sd
oar merchants ~ the last hundred ye,rs bays
had success. ana Lave o-tiDshol a reputation
b; "a. w o Gid,t Tq n in'eRYs
his good name" IA not confno to their homes,
but Zoos Que upon every sea and into every u,,rs
VII IL gbmiieIr1 eutprA. with @uual prfI. xVa
can poiht to cur progress IN all ., the learned
A. We ore now about to onter upon our second
Centennia COMMENCING our manhood as a ma
ton Il - well 90 look buck upon the past. and
studN what VIII be bet 10 preserve and advance
our future greatness. From the fall OF Adam
iHr ms San .sressloh to the present day, no nl-
zion d as ever been free from threatened dnDger
tp It, PROSPERITY ana happiness. We sh uJd
look /" the dancers lhrra,cuing u, and remedy
ruhnc, whctsoi one man IA 4 good as nnother
le."e ihe law. Under such form Of eovern-
Should ho po-s ,sed OF educ zion nnt! intcilt-
R'uce enough to cast vote with a risht
uni'lS dhoinI OF lS meaning. A large s.
50 ilt"n of Ignorant men cannot fIr any
considerable period oppose n suocessfui
rcsis! .nct 10 tyranny and oppression from the
educated rev, hut will inevitably siuk into ac-
uuea'cnre t. the viii ui intelligence, whothcr
G ail' Hence tnr elucaiion Of tho me.ses be-
comes oi the first nert ssity fos the prcservation
81 our lu,,iinil rs. They are wortn preserving.
the greatest proportion rf tho population OF
1"y form oi ro'crnment yet deNiseu. All other
ioinls government approach II J II In prOpor-
ton T. the general diffusion Of cd c 4tlOn and
Independence OF thought aud action.
COMPULSORY EDUCATION.
AS tho primary steptherefow, TO our advance
ment IN nu mat his n!rke4 our PROCESS IN the
past rcntury,l suggest fGE Yourcnrneal consider
auon, ana most carie-tly recommend it, that a
G"h'titHlt"na umeodmcnt be submitted to the
Legislatures Of me several States Tor ratilca-
I. n, maNng the duty Of each OF the several
states 10 ostarlish aud forever MAINTAIN free
p"bic sen onls nd qu !tc 10 the educ ton Of all
the cbtdmn IN he rndimentarS branches within
!rt place, or religion; forOidding the tc,chins
IN sad schools OF Feii-iJu4, atheistlo o pagan
tchol1' ana lnhlbltiug the granting Of aoy
uf, either ~ legislative, muuicipal, or other ai,-
tn"rltN for he OeneAt Vt in al,d,rcctly or indi-
teoly Of any reiigIDus stct or denomination or
IN aid for the benefit of any 9th object OF
any nature or kind whatever.
IN )hnection with this important question I
would also II your atteuiipntoll4 iiup0ft nee
~ roHeciing IN evil mat II permitted 10 con-
our land before tho c ss Of tho niost'enth ie
century ltI,tue occuluul uun. II vast auiounts
TIC e6.Gch rron"r GT t "f t6c Uni ID ih 9SeES GicS
rhld u. llH iuuricipM or S;lte, amounted TO
thn;i j., fr.hn7, Ia I."O lie amount had dou-
ul,n. ~ RIO II - anou. - ONN0JGU. ly 1900
Mlihout chtch, 10 l. ~Yf tu aty tils properi, VII
reach a sum exceeding $LoJi,@DGJj. So v.st a
SUM- r. cow i- all ih' ir" ,v.i 10 ana b,ucats OF
'ernm ui,0itloLt ngHnug lis proportion OF the
h"Gdcus ana eSl ''s uf the same. Wi not 10
i0''~tu upoh 1tqdic 'c-"tlv nJ tnu-e VINO aavs
10 p;S il%ct. In GROWING country. where real
est IL cuh '"crs 30 rapidly Win ulLe as in lho
nitCd States, th4re H. scatcoly "a limit TO tho
Ne'lth that may bc .tT"ig1d ~ corpora ions,
irlti'us or Otherwise, II allow. =. let an real
estate without taxation. The Cnutcmult;,S1 of
20 vast a pinuvrty as here alluded 20 ,,ithout
tNallul' niVletd TO sequc-traiiuu without con.
sptuiionn tuortY, nd Through Lloud /
would susscst tho tx ,tion of all Property
equally, whether church ~ corpurtti N, cXempt-
lhG uily the last rcstitR plaCe of tAc dead, and
possibly, with proper Restrictions, church edI
ntes. ~
FonrIoN POWERS.
Our rel tions with most Of the 'oreirn povey
continue on satisfactory and ,IiraCy To- .tut
lncledSrd lht"fr curse, thr CXtcn-if II lp.n-
merte, and Gu! -tion Of mutual NJ .r.s,s ave
steadily improved oar relations w,lh tnn large
majority ~ M powers Of the worli, rendering
PRAGUE tble thc peaceful solution Of QUESTION:
VIM N from time to time necessarily All o, leaV-
lhc lew winch deh.nd extended or particular
notice.
lie corrcSrondanco Of tho Department OF
olhle VIVA ouT Ulplonaic re resent iiiycs abroad
Is tr usiuitt,d herewith. am happy 20 an
nouuc' lhr ud' -ngc ot an net by tie General
tor,es Of Pdriu-aL proclaimed since the ad-
IptThht No ul CON sIcS' I Hr toe tholtiln nf ser
Nlude ~ tho Portuguese colonies II is 10 be
houtd mat sutn lrgislation may b, another siep
Wdru lhe ir'ht ton7uUmalon TO a reached,
wien no man aanll he permitted, directly ,rin,