St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-12-08
The Presidents Message.

The annual message of President
Grant WAS given C"ngress on Tuesday.
We have neither time nor room for 1t
this week. Below is IL partial review
of it from the Boston JOurndl:
Circumstances have combined To give
to the message of President Grant TINS
Vear an Importance quite unusual III Il
last message addressed to Il Congress ii
its closing session. The document.
which We publish III full. is sure OF he
ing read with interest. albeit with dis
appointment. The President begins
with reorganization of some of his
official acts He states frankly that he
was called to the Presidency without
amy previous political training. and
that he had never even Witnessed the
excitement attending ii Presidential
campaign but once since he WAS ehgl-
bic a> Il voter prior to his own candida
cv. He admits that lac has made mis-
takes, but invariably III the case al
appointments made without direct
knowledge and on the strength of rec"m-
mcmdati"nS from Representatives cho-
sen directly 10y the people: ana such
mistakes a> have been made have been
errors uf Judgment, not of intent. lie
draws attention also Ia the peculiar
difficulties which hcset the commence
mcut of his civil career; the problems
of Reconstruction the burden of an en-
ormou> debt the pressure of taxation.
and the peril of Il foreign war. A.
some OF the fruits of the eight Years at
his administration ne points I" he adj
iIStu-nt OF the difficulties with Eng
land. the reduction of the national debt.
the diminished taxation. and the rever-
sal of the balance at trade.
The Indian policy * pronounced sub
,tantiallv successful. and the recon-
mcudationS III the reports of the >ecre-
tarv OF the Interior aud the Commits
>ioucr OF Indian Affairs. with regard 1"
the Black Hills treaty. are indursed ::
our relations with foreign powers are
characterized us satisfactory. and the
general participation of foreign govern
meutS in the Centennial * cited Is ev-
ldcuce of friendly feeling. Announce
mcut i made of the admission of Colo
RADIO ~ Il Sta't; an account l. gwen OF
the military operations of the wear. the
condition of the army aud navy. the
prngIc>> of river and harbor improve
mcnt>. the postal service. and the work
OF the Agricultural Department. The
President alludes to the success of the
Centennial Exhibition. and the good
results t" hr expected from it. and re-
cnmmeudS that the Government exhibit
he kept i'll Washington as Il permanent
national exhibition.
The necessity of throwing some
greater Safeguard over the method at
choosing, and declaring the election of
Il President. i nEtdc the subject of Il
hriet paragraph: hut the only recon-
mrndation which the President max -
relates to an educational qualification
for voters. The closing paragraph ot
the message is Nindicati"m of the
Presidents purposes i'll urging the an
ucAa1lun of Santo Domingo. and Il
statement of the benefits which in his
opinion would have resulted from the
adoption of that measure.
In all tins not the slightest reference
Is made t" the existing complications
III the South. OF the use of troops in
maintaining peace there. The qucS-
tion> which have caused the people 10
look with :" much interest to the pub
location of the Presidents message are
not once ad\cItcd to.