The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1876-12-10

NEW ORLEANS, SUNDAY MORNING DECEMBER 10, 1876

to the Southern people is its conclusion, which
we give in foil:
THE atteotion of Congress cannot he toe
earnestly called 70 the necessity of throwing G
some greater safeguard over the method oil
choosing aQd declaring the election of Presi
dent. Unter the present system there seems to
be no provided remedy for contsstipg the elec
tion in any one State. The rcmed Y is partially,
no doubt, in the enlightenment of electors
The coto po Isory support of the free schonl, and
the disfrGnchisement of all who cspnot read
or write the English language, after fixed
probation, wouid meet my hearty approval. l
would not make this apply, however, to those
already voters, but would to all becoming so
after the expiration of the probation fixed on
Foreigners coming to the country to become
citizens who are educated in their own lam
gnage, would acquire the requisite knowledge
of ours during the necessary residence to obtain
naturalization. If they did not take interest
enough in our Language to acquire sufficient
knowledge of it to enable them to study the
institutions and laws of the country intelli-
gently would not confer upon them the right
To make such laws, nor to select those who do.
l append to this message, for convenient
reference, a synopsis of administrative events
and of all recommendations to Congress made
by nae during the last seven years. Time may
show some of these recommendations not to
have been wisely conceived, but believe the
large part will do no discredit to the Admins
traLion. One of these Recommendations met
with the united opposition of one potitical
party in the Senate, and with strong oppoki-
tion from the other, namely: The treaty tor the
annexation of San Domingo to the United
States, to which 1 will socially refer, main
tanning as do that if my views had been con-
Cured in the country would be in a more pros
porous condition to-day, both politically and
financially. Santo Domingo is fertile and upon
its soil may be grown just those tropical pro-
ducts IF which the United States nae 30 much
and which are produced or prepared for market
now by slave labor almost exclusively, namely
Sugar, c. fee, dye woods, mahogany, tropical
Frn1 1fS fIha ate hnn amt of fha
exports OK Cuba are consumed in the Uoited
States; large percentage of the exports of
Brazil ais" tind the same market. These ara
paid for almost excl closivey in coin, legislation
in Cuba being uDfavorable to a
mutual exchange of the products of each coun
try. Flour shipped from the Mississippi River
to Havana can pass by the very entrance
to the ciIy on its way to port IN Span
there pay duty upon articles TO be
re- exported, transferred to a Spanish
vessel and brought back almost the
still leaving profit over what would be re-,
ceived by direct shipment. All that IS pro-
1nced in Cnba could be produced in S In Do.
niDgo Beirg part of the UAired States,
commerce between the islands aud main laud
Tould be free. There would be no export
tntits on shipments nor import duties'ou those
,orning here. There would be no import duties |
Jon the supplies machinery, eto.. going from |
be States The EFF =cJ that would have been pro-
luced upon Cuban commerce with these advan- |
ages to o rival is obvious at gl1nce. The Gu. |
IAN question "onld have been settled long ago |
q favor of free Cuba. Hundreds of American |
yessels would now he advantageously used in |
the valuable woods aud other
PRODUCTS of the soil of the island to a market |
md in carrying supplies and emigrRnts TO it. |
The island is but sparsely settled, while it has
Ln sofficieDt for the profitable employ
mont of several millions of people. The soil
would have soon fallen into the hands of
United States capitalists. The prodncts are
10 valuable q copmerce that emigration there
would have been encouraged. The emanoipa-
ed race of the South wo0ld have found there
congenial home, where their civil rights
would not be Disputed, and whore their labor
would be SO much sought after that the poor
st smoug them could have found the means
o go; thus in cases of great oppression and
ruelty, snch as has been pCactised upon them
q many places within the last eleven years,
Whole communities would have sought refuge
a Santa Domingo. do not suppose the
= mole race would nave gone, nor 10 1t desira-
le that they should go. Their labor is desi-
able. Indispensable, almost, where they now
re but the possession of this territory would
ave left the negro master of the situation, by
nabling him to demand his rights at home on
ain of finding them elsewhere. 1 do not
resent these views now a recommendation
'r q renewal of the subject of annexation, but
do refer to it to Viudicate my previous action
regard to iG. With the present Congress
" official time terminates; it is not probable
hat pub affairs will ever again receive at
entiOn from me further than az q citizen of
le Republic always taking a deep interest in
le honor, integrity, and prosDority of the
hole land. u. s. GRANT.
ErecutUe Mansion, Dec. 5, 1876.
On the 5th the President sent to the House
10 report of Senator Sherman and the Repub-
can committee which visited New Orleans
,gether with such testimony, taken before the
eturuing Board, Rs they thought proper TO
i've. Wnen the report had been read Mr..
ernando Wood, of new York, denounced the
purse of the President in transmitting in such
a Unauthorized way an Unauthorized dOou-
eut of partizgn and eT pGTte character, and
oved that the message and accompanying
Ocuments be laid on the table. The motion
as adopted by q vote of 1853 TO 80.
The Senate, on the 9th, adopted Mr. Ed
lnnd's resolution of inquiry into elections
-hich, among other things, involves Lamar'S
sAt in the Senate. They appointed elk cab