The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1878-12-07
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.


Our heartfelt grattude is due 20 the Diviae
Bein", who holds in His hands the destmirs NJ
nnt,ons, Tor the continued bestowal, during the
past yearoi countless blessings upon our coun-
We are ut peaco with all other nations our
public credit has greatly improved. and is por.
h1ps, now stronger than ever before Alum
dnnt harvcsis have rewarded the lnhors of thOse
are reviying. and IL is believed that gsner1i
prosperity, which has been 50 long p,XlOusly
looked for, is Mt last within our reach
THE YELLOW FEVER EPpEAuc
The enjoyment OF health by our peoplo rener
ally has, however beed interrupted during The
past season by tho lrGvBlence of n fntnI Iesti.
ieLGe, tne yellow fever, IN some portions Of the
sOulnern states, GREETING nm emergency which
called for prO'hpt AID extraordinary measures
Oh relief mis- disease app ared as an epidemic
NJ NeW NtleanS and nt other places on tho low
or MISC ssippi soon after midsummer. IL was
Inp"iy spread by tugitives from the infected
Cu,Ss and towns, ana Gid not disappear until
dtlY in November. The Stptes of Lou,sl0na
Mississippi and Tennessee have Suffered severe.
/ ". About 10 Oi'0) cases are believed to have oc
CURED OF Win II about 10000, according 70 in.
| telllgent estimates proved fatal. II is impos.
| sble to estimate with any app oach to accuracy
tue loss TO the country Occasioned Ly this epi.
oelnic. IL Is to be reCSoned by the hundred
! miilons OF dollars The suffering and destitu.
in all parts OF the Union. Physicians aud nur
- hastened from every quarter to the nsss.
tanee OF the afflicted communities. Voluntary
! c ntrlOutions of money and supplies, in every
needed lOtln were speedily and generously fur.
nished. The Government was able to respond
ing cents, medicines and food for The sick and
destltu G. the requisite directions for tho pur.
pose being given, III the confident expectation
that THIS action of The Executive would receive
the sanction OF Congress. About eighteen
humid cd tents and ratlOns Of the value OF about
twenty FIVE thousand dollars were SEM TO
/ cities and towns which applied for them, full
details of which VIII be furnished to Congress
! OY the prOnor Department
Tne fcalfu spread of this posnlonco has
| ewakoneu very general public sentiment IN
hn
sthitarY SUPERVISION OF internal commerce in
times OF epldemics, and hold au advisory Tela.
ton to the state and municipal health ailthOri.
ties. with power TO zeal with whatever en-
dangers the public health AM which The NUM-.
ciOal and state authorities ar unaole to legu-
late. The National Quarantine act, approved
| April 20, 1878, winch was passed too late IN the
, ,ast session o. CONGRESS to Provide the moans
! Tor carving tt INTO pract cal operation during
the past season, is step in the direction here
lnoieated. In view Of the necessity for the most
encGtiVe measures by quarantine on Otherwise,
Tor the protection Of our scaports, and tho coun'
| try geneinliy IRON this ana other epIdemics it
! Is recommended that Congress give 10 the whole
subject early and careful consideration.
FREEDOM OF ELECTIONS IN THE SOUTH
Tho permanent modification of the country by
the complete protection of all cilizeus in ever,
civil amt political llght continues 20 be of para
mount interest with the great body OF oui Dco.
! pie; Every step in tins erection Is welcomed
| steady and uniform prOgross to tine desired con
| sumHton awakens general rneHsiness and wide.
spread condemnation. The regent Congress.
1 worthy tcstOI the advance thus far made in The
practical establishments Of the right OF suffer.
! age, secured by the Constitution to the librra
ted race iu the Southern STATES. All disturbing
intluenceS real or imaginary, had been removed
/ from ait of these States.
| The three Constitutional amcndm pnts which
conferred freedom ana equality Of civil and DO.
| hdtnl rights upon the colOred people OF The
! south were adopted by the concurrent action
OF the e eat budy of rood citizens who mann.
tanned the authority Of the ationai Govern
ment ard the peIpetuity OF the Union at such n
cost OF treasure and life, as n wise and neces.
sary embodiment in the organic law Of tnr lust
results ot the war. The people of the former
slavehOldlng States aCcepGed ihesD results and
gave, IN every practicable form, assurances that
the Thirteenth, Fourteenth and Fifteenth
thereof should in good faith, be enforced, IiGld
| lY and impnrJialy, in letter and SpI1t TO the
I END That tho humblost citizen. without die.
unCtlOn OF race or color. Shou d, under them.
/ receive full and equal protection in person and
| property ana J.! political rights and privieges.
| by lhese Constitutions amendments the South
ern sect ION OF the Union obtained large IN.
crease tf power IN Congress aud in the EectOr
~ Collcse rnd the country Justly expected that
| elections would proceed, as to the eufruuChspn
race, upon tho same circumstances OF legal and
! constitutional freedom and protection which
obtained IN all the other States of the Union,
The friends OF law and order looked fOl ward to
tle conauct OF these electiOns rs otfGrirg to the
, general ludg gment OF the country an important
! opportunity TO measure the dpgrec in VIII cl the
| right oil Suffrage could be exercised by The col.
Oreu people, ana would be respected by their
| teilow.ct acns but mole general enjoyment
OF freedom OF suffrage bv the COiOred people and
/
fre'OOm by the communities OF which they
! form part. were generally antlCipatel than
/ tne record OF the election disclOses In some
OF those States in which the co orcd people
have been unable to make their opinions feltin
the elections, the result Is mainly due to intlu.
/ ehces not easily meaSul ed or Temedled by legal
protection but in the States OF Louisiana ana
south Carolina at large anu in some particular
| Congress lOnal districts outside of tlose STntes
| the records of the eleGtOnS seem 10 Comnei
| the conclusion tnat the iights of the cnlOied
voters have been Oyeriid, en-, and Their nartic,
] the elections tah tn no. IL
| er general or tree.
It VIII he for the Congress for which these
clectlOnS were held to make such examinations
iuto their conduct as may be appropriate to de
| termiue the validity Of tho Clalms of members
| 10 thelr own seats, In the meanwhile It DC.
! comes the duty OF the Executive and Judicial
, h"an"'''~~anis Of the Government, each In ia
/ proyince, to Inquire INTO apd punish violations
OF the laws of the United States which have oc.
! CURE d. 1 can but repeat what suld m this
connection IN my last message, that whatever
/ mes tate to put FORTH and am anvil ling io iOr
go renewed appeal TO the legislatures the
/ courts, @ the executive authorities, ana the peo.
/ PIE OF TIE states where these wrongs have been
| perpeirateu tn give their assistance towards
| mlnEng TO juaiice the CfIanCeIs and preventing
/ lepetllOn OF the crimes. No means within
my power WIN he spared to obtain n fuil and
/ fair investigation of the alleged crimes and 10
| the guilty: "
ISi9 toTo obferycq that the principal appro.
pila'lon p inaae Tor tne Department If Justice at
the ASt session contained the following c ause
| ana Tor the defravng the expenses which
may pc incurred in the enforcement OF iho act
approved February twenty eighth, eighteen
/ hundred and sev6nty-one, entitled 'An act TO
! amend a u act approved May 30 1870 ent tied An
| act TO enforce the rights OF citizens of he Uni
| ted states to vote in the several ,Staics 6f the
Union; ana i0r other PURPOSES or any acts
IT Is tie ondb Of TT b thereto
! the expenses OF these proceedings will largely
exceed lhe amount which was thus provided,
| and rev confidently upon Congress- 10 make
hd"qunte appropriations TO enp0le the ExeCr'.
! uHc Department 10 enforce the laws.
respectfully urge upon your attention that
the Congressional elections IN every district in
a yerv Important sense, are justly matter Of
p1I p21mIcpI nteIets ana cOnceln throughout the
whole country. Each State. every political
party, rs entitled to the share OF power which is
conferred oy the legal and constitutional suff.
rage IL Is the night OF every citizen, possess
ing the qualification uns prescribed by law to cast
one unlI dated ballot, ana tn haVs his Oll.
OF this power and the enjoyment of tins Iight
IRE common and equal practically as well as
/ formally. submission to the results of the sun.
I lage VIII be accorded Oyally and cheeriully
and az the departments OF Government viii
iSeIthe iSeI the true Vlgor OF the popular Will thus ex-
pressed NO temporary or administrative in.
/ teresls OF Government, however urgent or
weignty; VIII ever displace the zeal OF our peo.
PIE ~ defence OF the primary rights of citizen.
l thlp. They understand that The protection Of
nDerty requires the maintenance in fnll vIgOr
! OF the manly methods of free speech, tree press
ano free suffrage, and will sustain the fun auih
/ Ollty OF government to enforce The laws which
are are framed TO preserve these inestmaoe rights
Inc m1iellgl prOgrt IS and welfare Of the States
depend on tho protection afforded TO their Ell.
zrns There can he no peace without such pro
lection, no prosperity without peace and the
whole country is deel ly interested in the growth
ana prosperity OF ali ITS parts.
hlo lbe country has not vet reached com.
plete UNITY OF ieellhg and reciprocal confidence
between the communities 80 lately ana so ser
i9uslY estranged, feel dn absolute assurances
thnt the LHndCncles are in that direction, and
win increasing t0rce. The power Of public
OPINION Will override all political preiudices and
an secllonal or state attachments, IN demand.
lng that all over our wide territory the name
ana character OF citizen Of the United States
shall mean one ana the same thing, aud carry
win them unchallenged security and respect
FOREIGN RELATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Our relations with other countries continue
peaceful. Our neutrality In contests between
foreign powers has been maintained and 70
/ spected.
The Universal EXpOsiti0n,held at Paris during
the pat summer has been attended by large
nunneis OF our citizens, The briet pCfiOd M.
lowed Tor the preparation and ARRANGEMENT OF
the contributions of our cit zens to this great
Exposition was wei employed in energetic and
Jnulclpus Efforts TO overcome this disadvantages
I these ehlrts, led and Corrected by The Uommls-
slOuer General were remarkably suCces sfll
| ana the eNl iOiiion of the products of American
Industry was oreditable and gratifying in scope