The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-12-02

large immigration into Mississippi and
West Tennessee of the best class Of farmers.
WE CLIP the following review OF the
Presidents message from the columns Of
the St. Louis Republican of Yesterday 1t
contains the pith of the messag, and we be-
lieve it will prove more satisfactory to the
readers of THE BULLETIN than would Il
publication of the message in full:
President Hayes annual message to con-
gress is printed in full in the columns Of
the Republican this morning, together
with the whole text of the report of the
secretary of the treasury.
The president congratulatos congress on
the resumption Of specie payments and the
resulting revival Of business throughout
the country. The balance of trade to the
credit side of the United States up 10 the
middle of last month was nearly sixty mil
lions. BY legislation it is thought
eleven millions annually can now he saved
in the way of reduction Of the interest on
the public debt, Mr.. Hayes urges that con
gIess refrain from new legislation on the
subject Of establishing a permanent system
for equalizing gold and silver IN the mar
kets Of the world, in view Of eXpcctcdmity
of action between this and other nations.
An important recommendation is that the
coinage Of silver dollars under the present
ratio be suspended, and the message further
flc la of r. nj .nl
legal-tender notes, believing their issue to be
unconstitutional, except in extreme emcr-
gency. The president Is in favor Of main
tanning existing laws to accumulate a sink
ing-fund to extinguish the public debt
within limited period, and places stress
upon the levy Of duty upon tea and cof-
fee The above embraces about all Mr..
Hayes has to say on the subject Of tinan-
ces.
The next topic treated OF in the message
is the enforcement Of the law of congress
prohibiting polygamy in Utah, and the
president urges the most stringent measures
for the accomplishment Of this object
4 paragraph is devoted TO invoking con
gress to provide for universal security
and freedom in the exercise of the elective
franchise This is aimed, no doubt, at
allegad violations Of voting rights in the
South.
A considerable portion Of the message is
devoted 10 ciyilserice reform, and the re-
marks and suggestions will appear some
what singular TO readers who have observed
the course Of the administration in the re-
cent elections-as, for example, the appear
ance Of Mr. Hayes own cabinet officers
upon the hustings and the fact Of the as
sessment d employees for political purposes.
The presidents review Of the condition
Of our relations with foreign powers is, for
the most part, unimportant and common
place, the chief points of interest beng the
assent Of the government to the landing Of
new French ocean cable, and the indorse-
ment Of the inter.Oceanic canal by the
Nicaragua route between this country and
Central America
In the references to the reports of the
several heads Of departments, the president
alludes IN favorable terms to the progress
made by Capt, Eods in the jetty improve
mentS.
Relative to the strain upon the supreme
court, its business being far in arrears, Mr.
Hayes adopts the suggestion Of the attor.
ney-gencral Tor "the appointment Of addi.
tional cir cult judges and the creation of an
intermediate court of errors and appeals, -
limiting at an increase to the number Of ten.
The deficiency in the postal department
tor the fiscal year ending June 80, 1881, is
estimated to be S7,710,900. The postmas-
ter-general recommends increased compen-
satlon To railway and steamship lines to
better the service and the speed of trans.
hitting mails.
The message takes rOseate view Of the
situation with regard to the Indian tribes.
notwithstanding the Utes outbreak and the
disturbance at the Mcscalero agency.
Secretary Schur policy, which is, in fact
the Quaker policy OF Grants administra-
ton, is fully Endorsed and commended. Mr..
Hayes would evidently encourage disrup.
ton Of tribal relations and the parcclling
out of the lands in the Indian territory to
be held by individual titles.
The subjects of agriculture and educa.
ton, the Washington monument and the
affairs Of the District of Columbia arc
treated in tie same pertunctory and clerk
ly manner that characterizcs the other
portions Of the message. The whole docu-
ment is nearly or quite ministerial, and is
not marked by anything of a really states
manlikc nature.