The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-12-14
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Agriculture generally.
The reports of the District Com
missiOners and the Board of Health
are lust received too late to read them
and to make Recommendations there
On, and are herewith submitted. -
The Exposition,
ITS RESULTS AT HOME AND ABROAD.
The. international Exhibition, held
in. Philadelphia this year, in commem-
oration of the one hundredth anniver-
sary of American Independence, has
proven a great success, and will. no
doubt, be of enduring advantage to the
country. IL has shown great progress
in the arts, sciences .and mechanical
skill made in single century, and
demonstrated that we are but little be-
hind the older nations in any one
branch, while in some we scarcely
have a rival. 1t has served, too, not
only to bring people and products of
skill and labor from all parts of the
world together, but in bringing to-
gether people from all sections of our
own country, which must prove a
great benefit in the information i'm
parted and pride of country engender-
ed.
KEEP 1T UP.
1t has been suggested by scientists
interested in, or connected with the
Smithsonian Institute, in commune
cation herewith, that the Government
exhibits be removed to the Capital
and suitable building be erected or
purchased for its accommodation as
permanent exhibition. l earnestly
recommend that and believing that
Congress would second this view, l
directed that all Government exhibits
at the Centennial Exhibition should
remain where they are, except such as
might be injured by remaining in a
building not intended as q protection
in inclement weather, or such as may
be wanted by the Department furnish
ing them, until the question of per-
nanent exhibition is acted on.
wEDID VERY WELL.
Although the moneys appropriated
by Congress to enable the participa-
tion Of the several Executive Depart
ments i'm the International Exhibition
of1S7Gt were not sufficient to carry out
the undertaking to,the full extent at
fret centompiated, IL gives me pleas
ure to refer to the very efficient and
creditable manner in which the Board
appointed from these several Depart
ments to provide an exhibition on the
part of the Government have discharg-
ed their duties with the funds placed
q tiaeir command, without prece-
tfent to guide them in The preparation
of such a display. The success of
their. .labors was amply attested by the
slisi aimed attention which the contents
ofthe Government Building attracted
during the period of exhibition from
both foreign and native people.
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value of the collection made by the
Government for the purposes OF the
Exhibition, illustrating, as il does, the
general resources of the country, the
statistical and practical evidences OF
our growth as nation, and the uses
OF the mercantile arts and the ap-
.plications % applied science in the
administration of the affairs of the
Government.
Many nations have voluntarily con-
tributed their exhibits to the United
States to increase the interest in any
rermanent exhibition Congress may
provide for. For this act of generosi-
ty they should receive the thanks of
the people, and l respectfully suggest
that a resolution of Congress to that
effect be adopted.
Presidential Elections.
SOME RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE FU-
TURE.
The attention of Congress can not
be foo earnestly called to the necessity
of throwing some greater safeguard
over the method of choosing and de-
claring the election of President.
Under the present system there
seems to be no provided remedy for
c6ntesting the election in any, one
State. The remedy is partially no
doubt enlightenment of electors. The
compulsory support of the free school
and the disfranchisement of all who
can not read and write the English
language, after fixed probation, would
meet my hearty approval. | would
not make this apply, however,to these
already voters, but would to all be-
comingsso after the expiration of the
probation fixed upon. Foreigners
coming to the country to become citi-
Zens who are educated in their own
language would acquire the requisite
knowledge of ours during the neces-
sary residence to obtail naturalization.
If they did not take enough interest
in our language to acquire sufficient
study the institutions and laws of the
fer upon them the right to make our
laws nor oppose those who do.
HOW HAVE AMUSED MYSELF DURING
THE PAST SEVEN YEARS.
append to this message for con-
venient reference synopsis of the
Administrative events and of all rec
oInmendations toCongress by me dur
ing the last seven years. Time may
Oh <xrt a..
not To have been wisely conceived, but
j believe the larger part will be no
discredit 10 the Administration,
One of these recommendations met
with the united support OF one politi-
cal party in the Senate and with a
strong opposition from the other,
namely, the treaty of annexation OF
San Domingo to the United States, TO
which shall specially refer, maintain
ing, as do, that if my views had
been cOncurred in, the country would
he in a more prosperous condition to-
day both politically and financialIv
San Domingo is fertile, and upon its
soil may be grown just those tropical
products of which the United STATES
use so much. aud which are produced
or prepared for market now by slave
labor almost excIusiveay,n namely. sugar,
coffee, dye-wOOds. mahogany, tropical
fruits, tobacco, &c.
San Domingo.
WE OUGHT To HAVE IT FOR A GARDEN.
About twenty-five per cent. of the
, exports of Cuba are consumed in the
United States. a large per centage of
the exports of Brazil also find the
same market. These are paid for al
most exclusively in coin. Legislation,
particularly in Cuba, being unfayora-
BILE to mutual exchange of the pro-
ducts of each country. Flour shipped
from the Mississippi River TO Havana
can pass by the very entrance to the
city on its way to q port i'm Spain, then