Arizona citizen., 1878-12-14
THE CITIZEN.
SITURDAY. DECENBER II. 1878.
Ertracts from the Presidents Msssgqe
WAsHINGroN December 3.

Fellow citizens, of the Senate and
 House of Representatives Our heart
 felt gratitude is due io the Divine
 Being who holds in His hands the idestinies of nations, for the continued
 bestowal during the last year of count
 less blessings upon our country We
 are at peace with all other nations Our public credit has greatly improved
 and Is, perhaps, now stronger than |. ever before Abundant harvests have
 rewarded the labors of those who till
 the soil, our industries are revlving,
 and it is believed that general prosper ty, which has been so long anXiously looked for, is al last within our reach. The enjoyment of health by our people generally has, however, been interrupt
 ed during the past season by the prey
 alence of the yellow fever in some DOT tions of the Southern States, creating
 an emergency which called for prompt and extraordinary measures of
 relief
 The President then refers to the
 
 spread of the fever and it's fatal effects, IL is estimated that about 100000 cases occurred of which about 10000 prov ed fatal. The financial loss result
 ing from this epidemic is reck- oned by hundreds of millions. He then refers 10 the abundant aid in
 many forms furnished from every luuarter of the nation and asks Congress 10 approve the action of the War Dept.
 in furnishing supplies to the sufferers.
 Speaking of election frauds in the South the President says;
 ] The permanent pacIficatiOn of the country by the complete protection of ! all citizens in every civil and political right continues 10 be the paramount interes. with the great body of our people, and every step in this direction l is welcomed with public approval and every interest of steady, uniform pro gress, and opposition 10 this desired cOnsummution awakenS great uneasi- ness and widespread condemnation The recent Congressional elections have furnished a direct and trust worthy test of the advance thus far made Tn the practical establishment of the right Of suffrage recured by the. Constitution to the liberated in the Southern States. All disturbing in-I fuences. real or imaginary, had been removed from all these States. The three constitutional amendments which conferred freedom and equality of civil and political righ!s upon the cOlored people of the South were adopted by the concurrent action of the great body of citizens who maintained the author ity of he National Government and the integrity and perpetuIiy of the Unionl at such cost of treasure and life.
 The President then speaks of the 18th, 14th and 18th amendments and the increase of political power in Con gress and in the Electoral College the Southern States have received in con sequence of these amendments. The friends of law and order hoped the colored people might enjoy the right .of suffrage without molestation, but in the States of Louisiana and South Car olina at large. and in some particular Congressional districts outside of these States, the records of the elections seem 10 compel the conclusion that the rights of the colored voters have been overrideu and their participation m the elections not permitted to be either general or free.
 The President denounces this con- duct in strongest terms and declares his intention 10 punish the offenders if possible SD to do, and urges a sufficient appropriation for this purpose. He concludes this subject with these words.
 There can be no peace without such ] protection, no prosperity without peace, and the whole country is deeply | interested in the growth and prosper | fly of all it's parts. While the country has not yet reached complete unity of feeling and reciprocal confidence be. l tween the communities SD lately and SO seriously estranged, feel an abso- 1 lute assurance that the tendencies are in that direction and with increas i ing force. The power of public opin- ion will override all political prejudice and all sectional or State attachments in demanding that all over our wide territory the name and character of al citizen of the United States shall mean one and be the same thing, and carry with them unchallenged security and respect.
 The remarks on foreign relations we summerize as follows:
 Our relations with other countries continue peaceful. Our neutrality in contests between foreign powers has been maintained and respected The Universal Exposition had at Paris dur. ing ihe past summer has been attended by large number of our citizens
 Our participation Tn this interna- tional competition for the favor and the trade of the world may be expected . 10 produce useful and important results in promoting intercourse, friendship duO OOLuuiCASc WILD otllCt udlloue.
 It. accordance with the provisions of the Act of February 2S, 1878, three Commissioners were appointed to the International Conference on the sub | iect of the adoption of common ratio between gold and silver, for the pur- pose of establishing internationally the use of bi-metallic money and securing a fiXity of relative value between those metals. No common ratio between gold and silver could b agreed upon by the Conference. The general con clusiOn was reached that il is necessary to maintain Tn the world The money, functions of silver as we'll as gold. leaving the selection of the use of the lone nr the other of these two metals, or of both, to be made by each State.
 The Spanish Government has off cially announced the termination of the insuTection in Cuba and the res A. sN. -E. .r.