The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-12-09

acts, which I did most heartily, urging
the legislatures of states that had no. vet
done SO to ratify the fifteenth amendment
TO the constitution.
The financial results Of his administra.
tion are summed up as follows
Taxes have been reduced within the
last seven years nearly three hundred
millions of dollars, and the national debt
has been reduced in the same time ovor
four hundred and thirty.fve millions oil
dollars, by refunding the six per cent.
bonded debt for bonds bearing five and
four and one.half per cent. interest, re.
spectivoly. The annual interest has been
reduced from over one hundred and thir.
ty millions Of dollars in 1869, to but lit.
tlo over n hundred millions of dollars
In 1876. The balance of trade has been
changed from over one hundred and thir~
ty millions against the United States in
1859, to more than one hundred and
twenty millions of dollars in our favor in
1876. 1t is confidently believed that
the balance Of trade in favor of the Uni.
ted States will increase. not diminish, and
that the pledge of Congress to resume
specie payments 10 1879 will be easily
accomplished even in the absence of much
desired further legislation on the subject.
The Indian policy Of the a~dministra.
ton ia shown to have been productive Of
tangible good results. Our relations to for.
eign powers take up considerable space,
and they are shown to be eminently salts.
factory. Regarding the reductions by
the last session of Congress of the appro.
priations for representatives of the United
States in certain foreign countries he
says:
While thoroughly impressed with the
wisdom Of sound economy in the foreign
as in other branches of the eoy.
eminent, L cannot escape the conclusion
that in some instances the Withholding Of
appropriations will prove an expensive
economy, and that the small rotrenchmcnt
secured by q change Of grade in certain
diplomatic posts is not an adequate con.
sideration for tho loss of influence and
Importance which will attend our foreign
representatives under this reduction. |
am OF the opinion that q re examination
OF the subject will cause u change in some
Instances in the conclusions reached on
these subjects at The las. session Of Con.
gress.
Attention is called to our naturaliza.
lion laws and the necessity Of provisions
fraudulent naturalization, by SO.
uniformity in the records and Ger.
ti6cates, and by providing for vacating a
record Of naturalization obtained by
Announcement is made Of the for.
admission of the state Of Colorado.
The army and its employment in the
present Indian troubles; the estimates Of
The war department, which latter call for
about six million dollars we the appro.
priations of the past few years for vari.
BUS necessary purposes ; river and harbor
appropriations /; and the navy, are dis.
TO some extent. In regard to the
navy it is shown that all has been done
that is possible with the means provided
to Put IL into good shape. and the asser.
-
ton is madc that it is now IN a condition
more powerful than it has ever been in q
lime OF peace. He vindioates the secre.
8ary of the navy in the following terms
The fact that our navy is not more
modern and powerful than it is, has been
made a cause Of complaint against the
secretary of the navy by persons who at
same time c~riticise and complain of
MS endeavors to bring the navy that We
have to its best and most efficient condi.
lion, but the good sense Of the country
understand that it is really due to
MS practical action that we have at this
lime any effective navy force at command,
10 the poet office department q large
reduction in the usual deficiency is shown
Tor the past fiscal year. Special attcn.
ion is called to the report of the com,
of agriculture which is said to be
great importance, marking as it does
the great progress of tho last century, in
'he variety Of the products of the soil, in.
creased knowledge in tho labor of pro.
saving and manipulating the same
prepare them for the use of man, in
he improvements in machinery to aid
.he agriculturist in his labors. and in a
knowledge Of those scientific subjects nee.
'ssary to q thorough system of economy
n agricultural productions, namely,
chemistry, botany, entomology, etc.
Some space is devoted to an appropri.
tie review Of the Centennial exhibition.
The attention Of Congress is strongly
to the necessity Of throwing some
safeguard over the method of
choosing, and declaring the election of a
The good sense of the country
approve Of tho following views on
The subject:
Under our present system, there seems
to be no provided remedy for contosting
the election in any one state. The rem.
is partially nc doubt, in the cnlight.
Of electors. The compulsory
Of the free school. and the dis.
reimbursement of all who cannot read and
write the English language, after a fixed
probation, would meet my hearty APPROX.
| would not make this apply, how.
ever, to those who are already voters, but
| would to all becoming so after the ex-
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