Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-12-13
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EVENTS OF HIS ADN,s,
append to this mess. aTios.
s senlent reference, a syness,f 20 on
administrative events, ana vpsis Of Tia
Communications ON s'1 to Congress res q 10. allte
me. during the last ssvsn ,aaaety
lime may show some :, =. Yeas
concentrations o'ila,ea S not 10 h ,se's re-
wisely conceived, but ! 1--we been
larger aa part will be no aises sss u
the administration. One Is u
recommendations met w;,' 81 the@
ted a 10. opposition 9' of one political ahs MI
In The Senate, and with ; =. part
position from the otbar ''.ong o.
me treaty for the annaxa nalAely
s .ss,,a, Domingo to the United d' s,a. y
which | shall especially 10 s'ste
maintaining as l do that f. , aeler d
mad been eoneurred in, the so s,sn'
would be in a more prosno,e Oaaffy
dition to-day both pelitical, politicians CO.
nancla'ly. santo Domingo i s aug .
and upon itssoil may Be = pro : ,siale
those tropical products Of WIN las
United States use SO mm.h 'n tae
which are produced or prepare a !,
market now by slave Labor ~. 10
exclusively, namely: Sugar " aas
dry goods, mahogany, tropical ,.a',
tobacco, etc. About Is per oa nait
the exports of Cuba are copsumas!d
the United States. A large na. ea .
age of the exports of Brazil a las't
the same market. These are :.
for almost exclusively in coin r. ~
latlon particularly in Cuba bein ,,s =
favorable to mutual excbaa ~
the products of each country 9
shipped from the Mississinn - ~
to Havana can pass by the ys,n a''s
trance to the city on its way 10 =
ton. Spain then pays a dutv A., ~
upon articles to be re.exno,.sa
transferred to Spanish ves pS's
brought back almost to the no;, ~
starting, paying a second dutv :,
still leave profit over what woa',
be received by direct shipment ~
that is produced in Cuba co,,,a,
produced in santo Domingo. Bs,. 4
a part of the United States en'
merce between the island and q
main land would be free H.,
would be no export duties on !,
shipments nor import duties !
those coming here, there wouId
no import duties upon the suppis
machinery, etc., going from the Stat
The effect that would have bss
produced upon Cuban comma.
with these advantages to a riuI
observable at a glance. The cul,,
question would have been ssiBsl
long ago in favor of free Cuba, Hu,
deds of American vessels woDd ms
be advantageously used in trap,m
ting the valuable woods and otbs ~
products of the soil of the island Il,
market, and in carrying supplies and
emigrants to it. The island i hi E
sparsely settled, while 1t has an an
sufficient for the profitable emDo
ment of several millions of peOyt
The soil would have soon fallen isk
the hands of the United States csa
talists, the products are so ySlusH
in commerce that emigration thert
would have been encouraged. d,
emancipated race of the SOqs
would have found there a cOngerb
home where their civil rights wOll @
not be disputed and where their
Dor would be much sought alta
The poorest among them could hM
found the means to 60. Thus h M
cases Of great oppression and CruaJ
such as has been practiced upon thea
in many places within the last eIg 3
en- years, whole communities Waa
have sought refuge in San Domng
| do not suppose the whole nj #
would have gone, nor
desirable that they should =
Their labor is desirable m
indispensable almost where th5
now are, but the possession Of ii
territory would have left the neg
master of the situation, by ensbiE
him to demand his rights at hoE
on pain descending them elseWheis
do not present these views nov
recommendation of the renewal
the subject Of annexation, but lIeE
to it to vindicate my previous se'2
ia regard to it.
GOODBYE.
With the present Cong'es' =
official life terminates. 1t B D
probable that public affairs will ~ E
again receive attention from y
futher than as a citizan Of the y
public, always taking a deep Inlap
in the honor and integrity and Pc
perity of the whole land. |sI
Signed, US. GRAN
Executive Mansion, Dee, ., Is@
cONSUMP7IM