The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-12-05
Presidents Message.

It0SIuClu , WC0So6C
Felio,c Citizens # the Senate and House Of Re,
fssertasines:
Our heartfelt gratitude is due to tn
Divine Being who holds in His hands III
dcstinies of nations, for the continued be
stowal, during the last year, Of counties
blessings upon our country. We are q
peace with all other nations, our public
credit has greatly improved, and is perhaps
now stronger than ever before. Abundan
harvests have rewarded the LAHORE of th0s>
who till the soil; our manufacturing in
terests are reviving. and il is believed thai
general prosperity which has been so Ions
anxiously looked for, is at last within ouI
reach.
YELLOW FEVER.
The enjoyment of health by our people
generally has, however, been interrupted
during the past season by the prevalence Of
afatal pestilence-the yellow fever-in some
portions of the Southern States creating an
emergency which called for prompt and
extraordinary measures of relief. The
disease appeared rs an epidemic in New
Orleans and at other places on the lower
Mississippi, soon after midsummer. II
was rapidly spread by fugitives from the
infected cities and towns. and did not dis
appear until early IN November. The
States of Louisiana, Mississippi and Ten
nessce have suffered severely; about one
hundred thousand cases are believed 10
have occurred, Of which about twenty
thousand, according 10 intelligent esti-
mates, proved fatal. II is impossible 10
estimate, with any approach 10 accuracy,
the loss 10 the country occasioned by this
epidemic. II is to he reckoned by the
hundred millions of dollars. the suffer.
ing and restitution that resulted excited
the deepest sympathy Il. all parts of the
Union. Physicians and nurses FASTENED
from every quarter 10 the assist
ance of the afflicted communities. volun.
tary contributions Of money and supplies
in every needed form, were speedily and
generously furnished. The Government
WIS able TO respond, in some measure, to
the call for help, by providing tents, medi-
cines and food for the sick and destitute;
the requisite directions for the purpose be-
ing given in the confident expectation that
this action of the Executive would receive
the sanction of Congress. About eighteen
hundred tents, and ratiOns of the value OF
about twenty-five t.ousand dollars, were
sent to the cities and towns which applied
for them-thc full details Of which will be
furnished Ia Congress by the proper de-
partment. The fearful spread Of this pcsti.
lence has awakened ray Of general pub
~, -. sen n''1i; :. ,a'", u naona, sah'-
my .,' "o., "",.n s'a' NO ol'y
.ouio' 'he q'a'"n.'ie, ou' nave .hc sani-
=. .n! :ui'e' 's'oh W iii'cinai oo,''ne'ce IN
.ne ',i,e "i eiiueri''', anu lo'u an auS's,
ny n1'"'.'n 10 .ne '.a,e anu municipal
iio,i.p po.a'ohs' WIN .he P""ei 10
"a, uea, "'ui "naet.' ensanss ,he Paoiic
ioa'''' anu WHICH 'ne "u"ie'pa, anu o,a'c
a =. i',os 'hc "i"oi. ~ ieSu'''e, ine
ao aio M euai aii'ine no', aPP,o'eu APln
~, I'm, io'o, Mnio. vas P'e'o. wv iae ~
wy iaS, eos'ion VI Nons,esa !" pro, iuc inc
-. io'u, '"' oa' ins u in'o P.o.''oai opera
, In aui ~ .no pa. seo" sup ~ .nc
uiiee'ion mere inuioa'eu. III VIC" VI inc
: ,oi 'i'c nus cmec'i'c measures
w qua' an''ne anu "the'"'se' ."I tiie pro-
eN'ion vi ou' soapo''e auu 'nc Iounuy
s, a.,'i o'n M "u. o'uo' ePi"cihUs,
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PAciFICATIoN or THE SOUTH.
f''.~'''Ns,~''~~ " esAS >Cua-
w y. wv oo'i'ye p'o'o ,:. VI a.. cnI
.ens IA e,e' cNi, anu po..'caI .iRnC con
mus '. !" W vi paiaihou''' interest WIN uic
!, ,."t vy VI ouI iS,'p'e; Eve'y stcP III
'.,s u,' vi :. " ',a' VIII. puul,c ny
Inoa., a.u oso'y iu.eloeP.ion " s'uuY anu
';n prlsiess W ',ie ueS!eu consuuiIn i
.ou, Neus se".."' u'S rs' anu ~ r
'p'eau o,'n u,'''.:' " oou
s'e'sIo 'u' , e,S.ons nav iur.,sneu III
~. " n 1s We. y. Wy auranIe
nus Ia iaac :" Tnc p.ac''cai es.aI'isn-
he Consiitu,iop 10 the liberated race in
he Southern States. All disturbing in.
lucnccs, real or imaginary, had been re-
moved from all Of these States; the three
constitutional amendments which con-
erred freedom and equality of civil and
political rights upon the coIored people of
he South, were adopted by the concurrent
.ction of the great body of good citizens.
who maintained the authority of the Ma
ional Government, and the integrity and
,erpeiuity of the Union, at such a cost of
reasurc and life, as "a wise and necessary
IN the organic law, of the Just
esulis of the war. The people of the
ormcr slave holding States
.rcE,u,un r,r pp.,rrs
..,,c I
nu s".e :" e'e,t mao',e"oie io'n', assui
~ Una. anJ .nin ,ou'.en'i an1
''eonu, anu ~ a''u u'. law i'se,1"
!, Pu., ssd n;a,;,,I,. "o"' ~ 49, 1911, ,a'
los, citizen will out distinction of race ar !.
dior, should under them, receive full and )
qual protection in person and property, !
nd in political rights and privileges
By these Constitutional amendments, the
outhern section of the Union obtained u
LARGE r>cpr,sr mr. ro,,r,c,, rowpp
a., r,., -, a
: .',u =. ". i r
loc,;ous uor,li nrocecd as IN tho ..ptr,r y
his,d race unon the Same circumstances c
+ legal and constitutional freedom and |.
rejection, which il obtained in all the other
ta,es of the Union. The friends of law
nd order looked forward 10 the conduct of -
,cs elections, as offering 10 the General :.
oyernment of the country. an opportuui. I.
to increase the degree in which the rights
f suffrage could b. exercised lev the color
4 people. and would be respected by their
piellow citizens; but "A more central IN.
,ymen, of the freedom of suffrage by the
Dlorcd people, and "A more generous and r