The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1876-12-07


master General thinks this is sufficiently sug
gestiye TO justify him in recommending that more
tense OF assauting any person in charge Of the
that the deficiency Of this Department, during the
last fiscal year. reduced To S4,0o1 100 against
can be traced TO large increase in its ordinary
ceipts, which greatly exceeded the estimates there
fore, and slight decrease in its expenditures The
ordinary receipts Of the PostOfice Department for
the past seven fiscal wears have Increased at an sv
erage of over eight per cent per annum, while the
been about fiveftv per cent per annum and the de-
crease of deficiency in the resources have been at
the rate of nearly two per cent per annum-
The report of the Commissioner OF Agriculture
accompanying this message viii be found one Of
Of the last century the increase of the produce OF
the soil and of the knowledge and skill in the labor
to prepare them for the use of man in the Improve
ments in machinery 10 aid the agrculuurist IN his
labors, and in the knowledge Of those scientific
subjects necessary 10 thorough Fsystem Of
economy in Agricultural productiOns-namely, chem
istry, botany, entomoIy. Those interested in
agriculture and deriving their support from it.
viii find this report of viue in pointing ont those
articles which raised in greater quantity than the
needs Of the world require and must SELL therefore
for less than the cost of production, aud those which
command profit over the cost of production, be
cause there is not an oyerprodUction call special
attentiou.to the need OF tie department for
gallery for the reception Of exhibits returned from
the Centennial Exhibition including exhibits do
mated by many foreign nations. and to the recon-
mendation of the Commissioners of Agriculture
The reports of District Commissioners aud the
Board Of ealth were received TOO late 10 read them
and to make -recommendat-cns thereon, and are
The internationai Exhibition held in Philadel-
phia in cOmmemOratlOn o. the one hundredth an
niversary of American Independence has proven
great success and will no doubt he OF enduring adj
grsss in the arts, sciences an mechanical skin made
IN single century, and demonstrated thar we are
but little behind the older nations in any one
branch, while in some we have scarcely rival. II
has served not only 20 bring people and he prodrgs
| Of skill and labor rom all parts Of me
world together but, in bringing Together people
from all sections OF our Owl country. which must
prove great beneat IN the mi tstn lll parted anu
/ the pride OF country engcuder d. 70 has been sug
gested by the scientists Interested IL and connected
with Smithsonian lns1ltne, ~ colhHunic atIou'
that the Government exhibit be removed TO the Cap
ital and suitable building ne srsSt,a ioF us sccG-
/ modatlon. as a perhaneLI eAi'io,'iCu. earnestly
recommend this, and believing lEaL Congress would
/ second this view. 1 directed thar all Government
exhibits at the Cent ennial should remain
! where they arc-eXhfbis euCn ua might be inquired
! by remaining in a buidii not ntenHed for prot,c
ton against clenent WeaiilSI l se'n a. may ot
\ wanted by the department furut .llnA them until
| the question of pe-maaent exhibition be acted on
enable the participation of the scyer executive Dc
| partments in the International Exhibition Of 1875
were not sufficient y carry oht tht 9ueeflaklnE u
/ the full extent NJ first contemplated ~ gives me
! manner in which the Board appointed
some of these several departments 10 provide
discharged their duties with the funds placed at
| their command without precedent to guide them
of their labors amply attestcd hy the sustained
| attention which the contents o. the Government
tion from both foreign ana native people / am
strongly impressed with the value OF the collection
made by the Government Tor the purposes of the
Exhibition, illustrating rs il does the general re
sources of the country the statistical and practical
evidences of our growth 8 nation and the appli-
cation of applied science in the administration OF
voluntarily contributed exhibits to the United States
ti i,eros NAV Troyide for For this act of cen
erositv they should receive the thanks of the people,
and respectfully suggest that a resolution of Con
gress to that effect be adopted.
he
called to the necessity Of throwing some greater
safeguard over the mode of choosing and declaring
the election of President. Under the present sys
TEN there seems TO be no provided remedy for con-
testing the election in any ore State The remedy
Is partially no doubt, the enltghtment of electors.
The compulsory support of the free schools aud the
Acknowledgement of all who cannot read and write
the English language, after fixed probation, would
meet my hearty approval. would not make TINS
apply, however, TO those already voters nut would
all becoming after the expiration Of the probe
ton fixed upon FOFegnefs cEilts 70 ms Goul.1IS
TO become citizens who are euucatea IN thelF own
language would acquire the requisite knowledge OF
ours during the necessary residence 10 obtain natu
raization. If they did not take enough interest IN
our language acquire sufficient knowledge of IL to
enable them 10 study the institutions and laws OF
the country intelhgently, Wouid not confer upon
them the right TO make and enact laws to govern
append to this message, for convenient reference
a. synopsis of the administrative, events and OF
last seven years. Time may show some
of those recommendations not TO have
believe the larger part will be no discredit to the
Administration One Of these recommendation
met with the united opposition of one political
party in the Senate and with a strong opposition
from the other-namey, the treaty for the anneXa-
ton of Santo Domingo to the United States. 70
which l shall specially refer,7 maintaining, do
that if my had been concurTed in, the country
would be in more prosperous conciton to-day,
both politically and financially. Santo Domingo IS
fertile. and upon is soil may be grown Just those
tropical products Of which the United Ststes 70
much, and which are produced or prepared for mar
ket now by slave labor almost oxelusively-name-
ly, sugar coffee, dye woods, mahogany, tropical
fruits tobacco, etc. About seventyiye per cent of
the exports Of Cuba are consumed in the Z nited
States. A large percentage Of the exports Of Brazil
also find the same market. These are paid Tor al
most exclusively in cOin legislation, particularly in
Cuba, being uniayora6le to mutual eAchalge Of
the products of each country. Flour shipped
from the Mississippi River TO Havana
the the city On It's way to portion 81 spain Il then
pays duty on the articles 10 be re-
exported and transferred TO Span
point of starting, paying second GUY, snd stll
leave a profit what would be received by
direct Shipment. All that Is produced IN CGba
could be produced IN santo Domingo part OF the
! United States. Commerce. between the Island and
! the main land would be free. There would be nc
| export duties the IN pmens nor impor- duties
upon the supplies, mac htnery etc, going from the
| States. The effect that would have been producec
| America is observable AZ glance. The Cuban
question would have been settled long ago IN iavol
/ Of Free Cuba" Hundreds OF American vessels
would now be adyanfageously USED IN transporting
the valuable woods and other products OF the eou o
the Island to market. and IL carrying SUPPLIES Gnt
emigrants it. The lslsmd is bat sparseiy settled
I employment Of several millions Of people; tbs
soil would have fallen INTO the hancs OF mite,
commerce tua en- -tatieh utt- WOMB - 49,
encouraged; the emaa. ipafau race OF the Soutt
would have found tnar" D ccugenial home wner'
their civil rights could DOT Dc 0lsplieu ana hHel
their labor would be InuC~ sought Sltor the poores
among them could have tpli- means 10 60 Thus
in Of great opprer- 4nd crnelties. snch a
10 law