The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-12-08
The President Favors Resump-
and Opposes Unlimited
Coinage of Silver.
The Position Of the 60YernmeE; To-
ward MsIico-The order 10 ord
May Leadi0 Serious Inter-
naliOa Complications.
The Use Of the Army In Southern States
by His Predecessor Defended and
its Withdrawal Since His Ia
auquratieR Upheld.

STSI Service Reform g. Not Gtssa
1ueh ProniiB-"c.-ResSni END A.
lions of Heads OF departments Ap-
proysa.
WASHINGTON, ID. G., December 1
The seuste ia regular session head
the presidents message and adjOaraed
To Ihur-Isy.
House-The presidents message WIS
read aud referred 20 the committee on
the whole.
The president coDgrgtulstes the eoGn-
try blessed with health. peace and sn
abundant hsrve-ts and at encouraging
prospects of an ea-Iy return OF general
prosperity. The complete and Ierms-
nent pacidcation OF the country con-
tinues TO be, and must remain, the
most important OF all national inter
est The measures adopted were most
in harmony with the constitution, the
genius OF our people aad the beet
adapted under all circumstances TO at
tain the end ia view. The results
prove these efforts are not nov regard
ed ~ mere experiments and should
sustain and encourage Us In oar ei-
fort-.
CONDITION OF AFFAIRS on IHE RIO
GKASBE.
Tho condition of all airs ou the Rio
Graude irort;'-, as shown by official
reports received by the aImiui-:ra-
ton, j. briefly Ga-,Iih-i, Gui the aIn-
sideratlous which led u tGe nr,ier OF
the commander Of the United state
troops to cross ihe river when in fuH
pur-uit Of raiders, and rga:-h them
upon soil are reci.ed. While the pre-
dent reroguizas the delicacy 81 the po~
sitiJn assumed by the government Ey
, the ISSUE of that order, and D. Ne! un.
mindful Of the fac. that it insy lead O.
serious international complications, he
defends it on the ground that there j.
40 other way by which the lives s.i,l
property OF our citizens could be pro.
;scted. He disciaims any intention OF
desire 10 provoke hostilitirs with the
Mexican repabi!s.
Atiaif- OF the war, navy and post
Office departments aye lot treated ot
At much length in the mssssse. rht
Tecommen jatIoaz Of the heads 90 ,hes,
departments are generally approved.
EES STATES.
The indiscrim:na,e u-,. "f the arms
iOr the purpose Of uphOl0Hug Ioca
: governments IN two states OF the nuiou
vas not less constitutional duty sus
r requirement.. under tiit. circumstance
, existing 1t tie timr, than lt was {
: much needed measure for the restoTa
;ion of locai self government and Ia,
: promotion OF national haTDouy. In,
withdrawal Of troops from such en-
= plOyment was effects 4 deliberately I'll,
with sUlicitOus care for Ire pence aut
good order Oi society, and the pFO;ec
= tion of the property and pcrsnrs sui
: every right uf al cias-es ~ citizens
The results that followed are inIef,
r encouraging, resulting In concord
r friendship and patriotic s.isrhm q
o the union. The cooperation OF a.
!, classes, races aud sections l. cEiIs,
upon to aid ia handing down the iT.,
!, institutions OF the government uuiui
il paired TO the generations that VII
e succeed us.
q sAVOtls RESUMPTION TWO YFAK',
i. HENCE.
r After mo-t anxious and car-f,.
Is examination, the president declare
. himself ss more llhaB ever confirm-,
d in the opinion he expressed in hi- lr,
+ ter Of acceptance aud ia his Inaugural
'e that the policy of resumption shou!
{ be pursued 10y every suitable rnssni
q and tha, no legislation that wouli re-
tard or postpone II ought IL he euacts,
Of He believes that any wsveTiug IN pur
- pose or unsteadin--- ia ghe method
A. Instead OF reviviDg the country fror
any of the Inconvenience al eu.,r
ID upon return TO specie payment
- would only aggrGvate .nd pr5iong III
~ distress already esussd by an irredeeu
to Eble paper cure ucy and end ia serioI
e. disaster and dizhonor. The mi-rhi,
which would result from uly 9th,
,n policy than enc which VIII bsiu
e speedy resumption, would no,
"A. believes, te cUrshueG TO any c.ass
H. people, although he ;hiuks the iridu
\. trial snasses would suffer mot seer
To tary sherman ia bis report dos 10
IA ask for additional legislation II ear
the resumption act into effect, and {!
I-e=ident, in his meassge, agrees y i
! g tie secretary OF the Treasury, if co
ce gress was favorable to Tesun ptior Al
Di' ready to assist the miuistraiiun
=. bringing sbaut the specie Payment
ed zCme additional laws would be SSH
on tor, bot a. IL l., The president sgre
IL with the secretary that Te-Impiiou =
- he effected under the present lac
~ January /, ls79, and aiso agrees 20 4
ar wisdom Of the policy of Dot sskins /
"' further legislation The secretary sl
nm holds that the resumption act of is
AS does hot require cancellation and {
uy struction OF the 81, ,Oo0, goo Of Unit
ed States notes, which remain after 1
N, volume of the greenback currency h
been reduced to that point, and tha,
no msy bs left in circulation for a viii
re being exchanged at the sub-treesure
M for gold coin.
ex-
tlis OPPOSES SILVER As AN UNLgAII
re. LEaAL TENDER
lis On the silver question the presids
hold ths ground that both silver q
ted gold to be utilized In the currency
the country, but he does not az
eo- with those who would uudertsse
lsgislate that ninety and ninety t
w ~. cents worth of silver shall pass, or
H.. recsivable in place Of one hund
on. cents worth Of gold. The public d
un. Of tbs country was contracted In mol
,ass OF the world aud ~ith the onderst.l
ing that Il should be paid, prlnci
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