The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1876-12-08

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MISSIONER o. xsricaiicrs sen.rsiiy.
The reports Of the District Commissioners and
,ss ss.rs 2. Health are ss rsss,.a ,co late TO
and are herewith submitted
CENTENNIAL rxrosuvop.
Ths inserpsttcnai Eshisition held IN fhiisdei-
Pnia TIT. zeal IN the commence msnt o. nc enc
cpcc, bs. proven great success, aud VII no doubt
Ne Of endarne sdvantsec 20 the country. ~ hss
srsssd mat We are but little behind The other Ma
o'i have one r SsrS s' s ~ ''% served W Too.
Sos csiy 20 BRING Ing, People and p inc
from all sections Of our country which must prove
great bcncnt In infcrmstson impaired and pride
sc,sos,sss, ,nseres,sa W and coSnec,ed vim TIE
Smith sonian Inst,tute.in acommunicat that the
.nS ' ss erected r OF sps
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direcied that all ooyernmenI sshiOlls 81
the ceptepnIsi Exhibition should ,cmain
jurcd by refnsin'ne in q building nos Intended ss
. protection In inciemest weather. or such as may
until tho question Of permanent exhibition is
acted on. Although the moneys sppropristed BY
ersl Esscuti,e Experiments IN the inssrnssIonsI
Esn,ciicn o. 1s7e were rot snffc'cnt 70 carry out
the usdertak,ns 70 the null ss,en, az sr's scn'en,
E he very ses,.os 1 .p S'', srS,acc manner
IN which the Board sppo,o'ed n,u ron
an erh,blt'ou on toe part Of the Government
have DISCHARGED their duties with. tue funfs
guide them IN the preparation Of such q display.
the success Of their labors was amply aItested by
Goverpmeat Baildins sttractcd during the period
o. the Exhibition. both from foreign and native
s srSSs Z. s r,s as ,o yr ass
purposes Of the Exhibition. illustrating as
i does. the ee.erai re,snrces Of the
II our growth az Nation. and the uses Of the mer
-antile sris and the applications Of applied science
nent. Many Nations have voluntarily contribuied
neir exhibits to the United States 70 increase the
any n. c sa II rs
lhouid receive the thanks Of the people, and re
pectfnliy suggest that resolution OF Congress TO
hat eject be adopted
NATIONAL ELECTIONS.
The attention Of Congress can not b. TOO earn
,sily called 10 the necessity Of throwing some
lrester safeguard over the method OF choosing
he present sys,cm there seems TO be provided no
-emedy for contrasting he election In any one state
nss O. sSs E'secI ". no ne saepo,
he free school. and the di.frspcbisement Of all
.ho can not Rad and write the Ens,sh nsaass,
hose already voters. but ! would 20 all becoming
,a.d -s UPON the foSs.nsI. coming ,Sis
,ountry to become citirena. who sre
q os The
residence TO obtain naturalization. II they did not
take enough interest 10 our LANGUAGE 70 acquire
The Institutions and laws Of the country lntelli-
rrntly. would not confer upon them the right TO
make such lava. nor 20 select those who do.
KvESrs-sAS DOMINGO AND cuBA.
append to tins message. for convenient refer.
enoe synopsis OF admin strative events. and OF all
TO Conrress by me during the last
not to have been wscly conceived, but
believe the larser part Will be no d,screott 20
ions met with n. uui,ei oppos,tion q one po,t-
lcai party IN the Senate. and with strong oppon-
lion from the other, namely, the treaty for the
specially refer. msintalniur. as I do. that " my
views had been concurrod IN. the ccun,ry would
politically and anancl1iiy. san Domingo Is fer.
tile. and upon Its soil nav be grown just those
tropical produeis o. wh,es the United States
prepared for market now BY slave labor almost
exclusively. namely. sugar. cof-e. dye woods. ma
ty-nve per cent Of the exports " Cuba are con.
sumed in The United States; large percentages OF
TSese spe maid FOR almost e1eius,ye,y In coin. leg
islstion, particularly 10 Cuba being unfavorabie
to mutual exchange Of the pr.dnets OF each
20 Havana. eau pass by The very en,rance TO
the city, on ITS way TO q portion OF Spain, there
pays o duty fixed upon the articles TO be re-ex.
ported and transferred to a spanish vessel. and
brought back almost to tae point OF starting, pay
ing a second duty. aud still leave a prod. over
san Do@lnso. Being . part Of tho gn.sd
man land would be- free; there would be
no export duties 90 her shipments. noe
%oSd he ' no import dnss Spon h. suppss c
&c. going from the sfatos Tire effect
that wonid have been produced upon Cuban com
able Of glance. the Cuban question woild have
heen setfled long ago In favor Of free Cuba"
vsntageously used 10 transporting the valuable
woods and other protncfs Of the coil az the Island
TO market and IN carrying supplies and emisrsnts
u has an area sufficient for the productive
employment Of several millions OF people: Zoe
soil would have soon fallen 60 the han Is Of United
States capitalists The products so valuable
IN commerce that emigration there would have
south ~oSa have foasa n re & hons
where their civil rights could not be disputet
aud where their lanor would he much sought after.
The poorest among them could have found means
to 20 there. In cases OF great oppression and
orusi,ies. such has been praeticed upon them N
communities would have sought refuge IN san
Domingo. % not suppose the whole race would
have gone, bOr 10 10 desirable that they should go.
Their labor Is desirable, Indispensable almost.
where they are. But the possession OF this
territory would nave left the negro master OF the
situation, by enabling him 10 demand bs rights at
home On pain of sending them elsewhere i do
not present these views now as n recommendation
for Q renewal OF the subject OF annexation. but 4
DO refer to IL 70 vindicste my previous action In
REGARD to IL.
With the present Congress my ofbcial life ter
inmates. II II not probable that public officers
will ever again receive attention from me-. further
deep interest In the honor and integrity aud pros
perity ~ the whole land. u. q. GRANT.
The number OF Immigrants arriving In Texas by
way OF the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad
for the last eight months s put down. by the Gen
eral Passenger AGENT. at twenty thousand. For
the same tune the number Of WAGONS aud persons
crossing Red River at Colbert's Ferry. which Is
slx miles from Denison, are gwen as follows:
Number Of wagons. 1850, Humber Of people, 2&.o0o.
making q total OF Is 800 persons entering Texas.