Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1876-12-14

which Tue COuUouLo "a bu0 &yvVA
ing at .racted during the exhibition, from both
foreign and native visitors am strongly
impressed with the value Of the collection n
made blythe government for the exhibltlon,
illustrating the mineral resources sof the coun.
try. the statistical and practical evidences Of
our growth as jnst;on, and the uses OF the
mechanical arts and the applicati lions ct 1ap-
plied science in the administration of the gov
ernment. Many nations have voluntarily
contributed their exhibits TO the United States
to increase the interest in any permanent ex-
hibition Congress may provide for.rf For thls
generosity they should receive the thanksof
the people, and I most especially suggest
that resolution Of Congress 70 that effeet pe
adopted. ~ Z, .gi.s
:: : The. attention Of Congress can not be too
earnestly called to the necessity OF having
some greater safeguard over the method of
choosing and declaring the election OF q
President. Il Under the present system there
seems to be. no provided remedy. toz.e contest
ing the election. in any one State, The REM
edy j. partially, no doubt, IN the enllghten.
ment Of electors. The compulsory support.
Of the free schools, and .disfranch chisement OF
all who cannot read and write the, English
language, after a fixed probation, would meet
nv hearty approval. i would not make this
amply. however, to those already voters, but =
would to Sil becoming 80 after the expiration
Of the probation fixed upon. Foreigners
coming to this country to become citizens,
who are educated in their! own language,
would acquire the erequisite knowledg OF ours
during the necessary residence to iobtain nat
uralizati0nsIf- they did mot take Intsrest
enough in our language u, ,acquiIe ~ q
knowledge Of Il TO- enable them 10 stud the q
institutions and laws Of the country inteliigi-
bly,; I would not confer upon them the right
to make such laws nor to select those who DO.
I append to this message, for convenient ref
erence, q synopsis of the adminlnlstr
events and of all recommends to Con-
gress made by me.for the last seven years.
,.,s5,ts, . ST. DOMINGO AND CUBA.
Time may show some Of these recommends.
tions not to have been wisely conceived, but /
believe the larger part will do no discredit To-
the administration. One Of these recommen-
dations met with the united opposition Of one
political party in the Senate and with strong
opposition from the other, namely the treaty
for the annexation of ST Domingo to ssthe
United States, to which ! will specially fsfer,
maintaining, as do, that ifmy views had been
icconcurrred in, the country would be IN
more prosperous condition to-day, both politi.
cally and financially. st. Domingo is fertile
and upon its soil may be grown just those
products Of which the United States use 60
much, and which are produced or prepared
for market now by slave labor almost exclu-
sively, namely Sugar, coffee, dye woods, ma
hogany, tropical fruits, tobacco, DC: About
seventy.6ve per cent. of the exports Of Cuba
are consumed in the United States. a large
percentage of the exports OF Brazil. also, hnd
the same market. These are paid for almost
exclusively in coin, legislation, particularly
IN Cuba. being unfavorable to mutusl ex-
change Of the products Of each country
Flour shipped from the Mississippi river
to Havana can pass by. the very eItrance
to the city on its way to q port in Spain, then
pays duty fixed upon articles to be re.ex.
ported, transferred to q Spanish vessel and
brought back almost to the point Of starting,
paying q second duty and still leaving 8 profit
over what would be- received by direct ship
ment. All that is produced in Cuba could De
produced in Santo Domingo. Being apaH
of the United States, the commerce between
the island and the main land would be free.
There would be no export duties on her ship :
ments, nor import duties on those coming
here. There would be no export duties upon
the supplies, machinery, de-, going from the
States. The effect that would have been pro-
dnced upon Cuban commerce with these ad-
vantages to q rival is observed at 9 glance.
The Cuban question would have been settled
long ago in favor Of Gree Cuba. Hum
dreds Of American vessels would now be sd-
vantageously used in transporting the yaina.
BILE woods and other products of the soil xss
the island to market, andin carrying s9r In.
and emigrants Il to it. The iseesasffi isea snff;ic;ent
sparsely settled, while it has Several millions
for profitable employmafd have soon fallen 3
Of people. The soJnited States capitaIisa
into the handle so valuable in cornmafU
The pro9Pation there would have been en-.
that jed .ae emancipated race of the South
eald have found there congenial home,
Vhere their civil rights would not be dispu-
ed, and where their labor would Be 80 much
ought after that the poorest among them
ould have found the means to 90. Thus. in
ases Of oppression and cruelty, such as have
cen praeticed upon them ia many places
thin the last eleven years, Whole communi.
es would have sought refuge in Santo, Do
llLngo. l DO not suppose that the whole 81
ice would have gone, nor Is il desirable that
ley should 60. Their labor is desirable.
dispensable almost, where they nek are.
Ut the possession of this territory 5wonid
we left the negro 9smaster Of the sit
ltlon, BY enabling him to demand his rights
home on pain Of finding them elsewhere
90 not present these views now 81 4 reca
andation for 3 renewal Of thes biect ,fd
xation. But I do refer 10 it TO- n
z previous action in regard ta1i
y With the present Gongrss
inmates. Itis NOT pEol
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