The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1876-12-07


ing time to my first inauguration was filled W with
wranglings between Congress and the new EXccu
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einment should he thrown immediately into the
hands OF those who had so recently and persistently
tried to leauy it, whether the vcture should con
Time TO lhEr pIua! voice with them in his Coz!
troll.
morn MIDDLE.
.econstrretons, ts finally agreed upon, mean. ts
chisel. syins IN increase as Was snnnosel f. tha
I Mon by loving and Union supporting voters. If
di, ~ NV I t'3 Mot,u nor
Of nv tfst Ad,onistration liz, 1yorl, If rcannt,
lion much e,n barr.ssad Ly tho L,na dnlov ,,ir,,nm
If was fhr Work az The Ieeisi"t;y =
lra,,.l IT tLo Encnrn,nnn4 NJ y
In nnrro,;n,, tI,er acts w,JinI al ,or+ h,;i?
IN No Of tIo t 't. t H. a., ny
dane "a to rStifT The tittcnntb ,,,a,,,nnn, t H.
Hli't ELM NNN iAAfh iNb' AlEihS 10 DEATH.
The country was laborng under IN enormous debt
contracted in the suppression of the rebellion and
taxation was so oppressiy" as to DISCOURAGE nroduc
ton Another danger also threatened MS n fore; On
war. The last difficulty had to be adjusted and was
adjusted without Il war and in a manner hiehly
honorable to all parties concerned faxes have been
reduced within the last seven years nearly three HIM
rcd millions OF dollars and the national debt has
been reduced in the same time over four hundred
and tirty-iive million of dollars By rcfundDr the
six per cent bonded debt for bonds bearno tiyr
four and one half per cent interest respectively the
dred and thirty millions of dollars in 1869 70 buf N
lie over one hundred millions of dollars in lS,,;
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Has been changed from over one hundred and thirty
millions against the United States in 1869 to more
than one hundred and twenty millions of dollars in
our favor i'll 1876 1t is confidently believed that the
balance OF trade in favor Of the United States will
increase and NOT diminish and that the pledge of
Congress to resume specie payments in 1872 will be
easily accomplished, even in the absence OF much
desired further legislation on the subject
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iiiI' ~ h->N'loNfA EAhihiil"N,
held in Philadelphia this year, in Commemoration OF
the one llundrelth Anniversary Of American indie
pendence, has proven a great success, and will No
doubt be OF enduring advantage to the country Ii
has shown the great progress in the arts sciences
and mechanical skill made in single century ANA
demonstrated that are but little behind older ma
lions in any one branch, while in some scarcely
have Il rival. 1t has served, too, not only to bring
people and products of skill and labor from all part
OF the world together but in bringing together peo
pie from all sections Of our country, Which must
prove great benefit in the Information ilnpu,t ed
and pride of country engendered.
1t has been suggested by scientists interested in
and connected with the Smithsonian Institution in
communications herewith, that the government eN-
hbt BE- removed TO the Capital and Il suitable build.
i6 =" " f"i io US 'ccoinluouall ON
d peii lii tAliiplt, earnestly recommend
view directed flat iii Government nxhihit NJ H., th
Centennial Exhibition should remain vh!ra ,h,
are excrnt such rs MIGHT ha ;niurad m w
- bnildin6 MOI intended os a nrotaot;n4 IN ;if,
weather or such rs may he yyantej nv the Ds,lrt
ment furnishing them tin the ,1,astGn Of ,,eri'
emf exhibition Is acted on = i'i
Although the moneys appropriated by CONGRESS to
euahIe .he nart;cin,f;nn If he sa,.arl II+i W
Departments in the international Exhibit Of 1sHr
were NOT sufficient to carry out Tie undortob;nl ~
the fail extent nj first contemnlated If orat' no
easrre TO refer TO the very efficient and crnditai
manner in which the Board Amounted from th ese
several ienartmpnts To nroyida an :, ;or o., e.
part OF the Government have discharged their dntie
with funds nlaced ut their commend 9yitI,o,t " ~
cadent TO euide them in the nrenn,otian of sn II,
dispIay The succass of their Iahnrs ,vas an,Ir a.
tested Nv thp s,s+ained attention which tho t
of thr Government Ruilding t+rantnd ; ~, Ut
period Of tle Exhibition from b0tb foreian and t;o
Visitors I am stronpv imnres sod VIII ina ,.n ~
the collection made by the Government for the pur
mineral resources Of the conntrv liz 1al1
uractical evidences of our aroJvth as "a nation onr
The usps nt the mechanical arts a,d tba ornIinti
of annlied science in th ,dnnst,S+;nn -
of Government ''' '''fi
MANY nntions have vojunN,rile contributed .bo;
o, hibifs to thr -nited states to ncreasa H.,
in any nprnanent ex hhtinn tbat Conmros -
vide for For this act of generosity tiev should re
rpiye fine thynEs of the neona sa9od rosta ~
suggest that resointo, 81 70 ~
ba fdnntad 7 - ~ W ''0e'
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i-- IN l-hi ELEtl l1'S--l1ttEFie OF 0uRfLIC-
A"fAL a4S
Tho attention Of Congress cannot be too atnest
called TO the necessity Of throwing some greater
safeguard over the method of choosing and declar-
ing the election Of President. Under the present
system there seems to be no provided remedy for
contesting the election in any one State. The rem
ey lies partially 10 doubt in the enliqhtenment nf
electors. The compulsory support of the free schools
and the disfranchsement OF all who cannot read and
write the English language after fixed probation,
would meet my hearty approval / would NOT MIX,
this apply however to those ALREADY voter. hut !,
would to all becomngsso aft er the expiration of tI
fixed upon FOREIGNERS cdminn 10 M
country to become citizens who are educated, in their
own language would aculire the reuuisit. kun,,I
edge OF ours during the necessary residence to OBJ
tain Naturalization If they did NOT lake iptnraSt
enough in our language to acquire such knowledoe
Of il to enable them TO study the institutions aid
laws the country intelligrntiy would not confer
upon them the right to ngke such INV NOR r. si,ot
those Who do
t.n,.1,,t .,>.r,.,t,,,.,, Observation-Disclosures,
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append to this message for conye nient reference
Il Synopsis of administrative events and of all recon-
mendations to Congress made by me during the last
seven years. Time may show some Of these recon
nentlations not TO have been wisely conceived be-
eve the larger part will be no oiscrcdit to the Ad
one of these recommendation met
With the united opposition Of one political party in
the Senate and with n stronr opnosition from tLn
1ther-namely, the treaty for the annexation Of
Santo Domingo to the United States TO which /
shall specially refer, maintaining us do that if my
more prosperous condition TODAY. both noitica,iv
and financially Santo Domingo is fertile. and mon
its soil may be grown Just those tropical products of
produced or prepared for market now bv slave labor
almost exclusively, namely: sugar coffee dive woods
mahogany, tropical fruits, tobacco etc, etc.
About Is per cent. OF the exports of Cuba are con-
sumed in the United States; a large percentage of
The exports of Brazil also find the same market
These are paid for almost exclusively in coin jeois
alton, particularly in Cuba being unfavorabie to n
mutual exchange Of the products of each country
Flour shipped from the Mississippi river TO Havana
pass by the very entrance to the city on its way
to a port in Spain, then pays duty fixed upon art
,les TO be reexported transferred to a Spanish YES
sci and brought back almost to the point of starting
paying a second duty and still leave a urott over
what would be received bv direct shipment
All that is produced in Cuba could be produced in
san Domingo. Being a part of the United States
Commence between the island and mainland would
De Free there would be no export duties on her shin
nents nor import duties on those coming there
There would be no import duties mon the SIM.
plies, machinery, &c. going from the States The