West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-01-04

Inc following seli-eNplBnatOTy message
has been received by the Senate from Presi.
dent Hayes:
"To the SENATE Of the United Safes
% In answer to q resolution OF the Senate
OF the 9th inst, requesting the transmission
to the Senate OF any information which
may nave been received by the Department.
concerning postal and commercial inter
course between the United States and South
American countries, together with aDv re.
Communications desirable to be submitted
OF the measures to he adopted for facilitat-
ing and improving sucn intercourse.
transmit herewith reports from the Secre.
tafy of State and Postmaster-General, with
accompanying papers.
The external commerce OF the United
states has for many years been the subiec,
of solicitude, because Of the outward drain
OF precious metals 10 has caused. For fully
t"enty years previous 10 1877, the shin.
ment OF gold was constant and heavy so
heavy during the entire period of the gus.
pension Of specie payments as 10 preclude
the nope OF resumption safely during its
continuance. In 1876, however vigorous
EFFORTS were made by enterprising citizens
oil the country, and have since been con.
tinued, to extend our general commerce
with foreign lands, especially i'm mauufac.
tured articles, and these efforts have been
attended with marked success. The ian.
portation OF manufactured goods was at
the same time reduced in an equal degree.
and the result has been an extraordinary
reversal of the conditions 80 long prevail
ing, and the complete cessation OF the ont
ward drain Of gold. The official statement
Of values represented i'm foreign commerce
VIII show the unpreceden.ed magnitude IA
which the movement has attained and pro
lection thus secured 20 public interests al "a
time when commercial security has becor,e
fa. 49,. al t
this change has been effected must be main.
tanned aud grer gtheued IL the future is to
be- made secure.
"a re urn 20 excessive imports mate
rial decline in the export trade would render
possible 20 return to the former condition
OF adverse balances, with sn inevitable out.
ward drain OF gold ~ necessary cou.e.
quence. Every element oil aid 60 the infrg,
duction OF the products Of our soil and nan.
ufactures into new markets should be- made
available. Atpresent such ist the favor with
which many OF the products oil the United
states ue held, that they obtain a reuupey
alive distribution, notw thstanding the posi-
tive differences of cot resulting rom
our defective shipping and impeuec
zion OF our arrangements boo every resperi
iu comparison with those OF our com.
prttDrs lor conducting trade with foreign
markets ll We have eqlal commercial
laciiue. we need not frarcoupetition any.
here. The Jaws have now directed reeumU.
u1u oi financial equality with other Na.
tpus, and have ordered the return 10 n
basis Oi coin values. n b. Of the areatast
importance that the commercial con.
dltou nov ioriuoately attained shall
Do made permanent and that our
rapidly Increasiuy prB0rt trade
shdn Dot be- allowed to suffer for want n
jhe ordinary means of communication with
other countries
nf accompanying reports tJitsIu 10
veluaJIe aud iutrlcUve summr.r gfInf.r
natiou With respect 10 core commercial Zoo.
teres,a Do south America where su inviting
hei1 Tor INC enierpftr nf our people BIZ pre-
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