The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-12-18

tors TIN strongly impressed with the value Of the
collection made by the government for the plrIpscs
OF the Exhibition, Illustrating, NJ It docs, the mime
raj rCsUurrCH OF the c1utTy tG statistical ami rFac'
teal rv!lcrCrS Uf Our growth na nation, and thu
uses Of the mechanical arls and thU Applications ni
appi!rl srncc IN iir administration IT the affairs
oil government. Many nations have Voluntarily
contributed thClr exhibits 10 tlp United States TO
Increase til" Interest IN nny pcrtntilrht cAhliOh
Congress may provide for. For this act OF ggilrr
Osity they Should receive the thanGS Of the people,
aud respectfully sn. grst that resolution VI Con-
gresH TO that effect he adopted.
TiIE ELECTION OF rHIyIpEST.
The attention Of Congress cannot be too earnestly
called TO the necessity Of throwing some greater safe
guard over the method Of choosing And declaring
the election Of President Un'lcr the present Eys-
tenn there scents to bC no provided remedy for
testing the election u my one State The remedy
IL partially, no Doubt IN the enlightenment Of c,Cc-
tors. The compulsory support Of the free school,
aud the Acknowledgement Of all who cannot read
and write the English language nitrr nEcd rrosa.
ton, would mCCt my hearty approval. | would not
mike this apply, however, 10 those nlrraly voters
but would to nil bcualnng 20 after The expiration
Of the probation fixed upon. Foreigners coming to
the country to become citizens, who are educated In
their own language, would acquire The requisite
knowledge OF ours duTiHE tho necessary residence
to obtain naturalization. II they do moi take inter-
Cst enough In our language to acquire
sufficient knowledge Of II to enable them 10 study
the institutions and laws Of The country intelligent.
| kuch laws, nor sc.Cct those who do. IappcRd to
this message, for convenient reference synopsis
| OF administrative events and of all recommended
tlons To Congress made by me during the last seven
years. Time may show some Of These rCc0Mmcnll-
tIOus not 10 have been wisely cOnCrivcl,hnt believe
the larger part will he no discFCdt to tile admins
tratlOn. One Of these recommendations met with the
united 0nros!!Ion of one POLITICAL party in the
senate and with strong opposition from tic other
| mcHbCrs-the treaty for the annexation Of
EINrO nONISUO
10 the United Gtatrs-tn which Tlgl specially refer
maintaining as do thAt II my Views lad LrrE con-
Cured IN the country would hc In more prosper
uud condition to-day 10th politically aud financial
ly. Santo Domingo Il FERTILE and urna It's Roll may
bc grown Just those tropical products Of which the
| United States tse 70 much, and which ARE produced
or prepared for market now by slave labor almost
exclusively, namely. sugar, coffee, dyCwurl4 INA
hogany, tropical fruits tohlcrO, etc. About seventy
i've pCr cent. Of the exports Of Cuba ART CONSUMED
| IN tie United Statca. 4 large percentage OF the
| exports OF BRAZIL also find the same market. These
| arr paid for almost exclusively IN cOIn. LcGI-la-
ton, particularly In Cuhn, bcing Uniavorabr to q
| mutual exchange Uf the products or each country
flour shipped from the mississippi river to Havana
eau PASS by the very entrance TO the city OIL It's way to
apOrt In spain, then ayH duty hXrd upon articles
to liz re-sXpOrtcd transferred to Spanish vessel
and brought hack almost to The point Of starting
paying second duty, aud still leaves profit over
what would he received by direct shipment. All
| that IA produced In CNba could bn produced IN
st. Domingo. DCing part Of tho United States.
commerce between the iHlanl and mainland would
DO free; there would be no export duties OH her ship
Meuts nor Import duties on those coming here.
There would h. no import duties upon thr supplies
machinery, CtC., going from the States. The effect
| that would have been produced upon Cuban cOIn-
mCrcr, with these advantages 10 rival, II OGGurv-
able nj glance. The Cuban question would have
been settled long ngO
IN P4v0n or FREE cunA."
Hundreds Of American YrssclS would now ic
advlrtageonHly used In transporting the valuable
woods aud other products Of the soil Of the island
to market and III carrying EuppliCs and immigrants
10 H.. Tile island Is hut Sparscly settled, while Il
has an area sufficient for the profitable employment
Of several millions Of people: the soil would have
SOOn fallen into the hands VI United States capital
istS, and tho products arc no valuable iu commerce
that imii srat!on would have been encouraged. The
CinanciRtcti race Of tho South would have found
there n cOngcnial home, whrrG their rvil Rights
would not bc disputed, and where their labor would
br no much sought after, that the poorest among
! them could lave found the means 10 go. Thus, In
cases OF great oppression aud cruelty, such have
been Lraricrt upon them In many places within the
| last eleven years, whole communities would have
sought refuge IN 81. Domingo. do not SIppOsr
the whole tacC would have gOnr nor IN II desirable
that they should 20. Their labor h drSirnhle indis
pCnSlbe almost wlieru they HOW are. But tho lAIs-
ErsNiOn OF thiE territory wOnil have lrfl the negro
"mHstcr Of the situation by enabling him IN
demand his rights nj home, on palm Of finding them
elsewhere. do not present there views now M IL
recommendation for IL renewal Of the subject Of
annexation. But do refer 10 II 10 vlnllcaic my
previous action In regard TO H. With The present
Congress my official life terminates. II II not rrOl-
able that public affairs will ever again receive Iiiri-
tlnn from me further than us citizen OF the
republic always taking deep Interest In the honor,
U. &. GRANT.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, December 8, 1876.