Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-12-08

of REPRESENTATIVE is to accuse and prosecute faith
less officers. The best interest OF the pubic ser
vice demands that these distinctions be respected;
that senators and Representatives, who may DC
iudges and accusers, should not dictate appoint
ments 70 office 10 mus emu ,he eooPe Inent h
required, alike by the necessities OF the case anu
by public opinion. Members Of congress Will MOI
be relieved hy the demands made upon them win
reference to appointments TO office until, by legls-
ative enactment, the pernlcious praetice Is con-
demned and forbidden IL Is therefore Te ,;nns
mended that an act be passed defining the relauohs
of members of congress with respect 20 appoint
ment to Office by the president. and also recon-
mend that the provisions of section 1861, ami oil
the sections following, of the revised statutes,
comprising the tenure ofoffce act, of March sd'
1861 be repealed. Relieving that to reform the sys
tenn and methods of the civil service in our country
Is one of the highest and most imperative duties OF
craftsmanship, and thatit can be permanently zone
only by the cooperation Of the Legislative anu eH
commend the whole subject to your consideraIe
attention. ,.
tits the recognized duty and purpose of the peo
| pie of the United states to suppress polygamy
where it now exists in our territories, AMI topre-
vent its extension. Faithful and Jealous en- rus
have been made by the United States authorities IN
Utah To enforce the laws against it. Experience
has shown that the legislation upon this SUBJECT 70
| be effective, requires extensive modification ana
amendment The longer action is delayed, the
more difficult it will be to accomplish what is de
sired. Prompt ami decisive measures are neces-
| sary. The Mormon sectarian organization when
| upholds polygamy has the whole power fmaking
and executing the local legislation of territory.
BY its control Of the grand and petit jures It pos
sasses large influence over the administration OF
Justice. Exercising, as the heads of this sect do
the local political pOwor of the territory they are
able TO make effective their hostility to the laws OF
| congress on the subject of polygamy, and IN iacs
| do prevent its enforcement. Polygamy VIII not
l be abolished if the enforcement of the law depend
| on those who prlc ice and uphold the crime. IL
can only be suppressed by trking away the p 'lit-
| cal power of the sect which encourages and sus'
tains it. The power of congress TO enact suitable
fha fnrIna 10 "A
case for halfway measures. The political power
of the Mormon sect is increasing; it controls now
one of wealthiest and most populous territories
Wherever it goes it establishes polygamy and sec
tartan political power. The sanctity OF marriage
and the family relation are the cornerstone OF our
American society and civilization. fictitious no
lerty and the separation of church and state, are
among the elementary ideas of free institutions.
To reestablish the interests and principles when
polygamy and Mormonism have Imperfect and TO
fully open to intelligent and virluous lmmi-
grants of all creeds that part of our domain which
has BEEN in great degree, closed to general imml.
grafton by intolerant and immoral institutions, II
is recommended that the government of the terri
tory of Utah be re-organized. recommed't that
congress provide for the govern nent OF uhh by
Il governor and judges, or commissioners appointed
by the president and confirmed by the senate-a
government analogous to the provisional govern
ment established for the territory northwest of the
Ohio by the ordinance of 1881 If, however, it is
deemed best to continue the existing form of local
government, recommend that the right to vote,
hold office and sit on ures in the territory of Utah,
be confined to those who neither practice nor up
hold polygamy. If thorough measures are adopted
i it il believed that within few years the evils
which now alct Utah will be eradicated, land that
this territory will in good time become one of the
most prosperous and attractive of the new states of
the Union.
| FOREIGN RELATIoNs-GREAT BRITAIN.
Our relations with all foreign countries have been
those OF undisturbed peace, and have presented no
occasion for concern as to their continued mainte-
nance. My anticipation of an early reply from the
British government to thedemand of indemnity to
our fishermen for the injuries received by that in
dustry at Fortune Bay. in January, S7s, which
expressed in my last annual message was disap
pointed. This answer was received only in the
latter part of April in the present year, and, when
received exhibited failure of accord between the
governments, as to the measure of the inshore
fishing privilege secured to our fishermen by the
treaty of Washington, OF so serious character
that made it the subject of communication to
congress. in which recommended the adoption of
the measures which seemet to me proper to be
taken by this government in maintenance of the
rights accorded to our fishermen under the treaty,
ana towards securing an indemnity for the injury
these interests hId suffered. A bill to carry out
these recommendations was under consideration by
the house OF representatives at the time of the ad-
journment of congress in June last. Within few
weeks have received communication from her
maJesty's government renewing the subject, both
OF the indemnity for the injuries at Fortune Bay,
and OF the Interpretation of the treaty in which the
previous correspondence had shown the two gov
cnnents t. he at variance. Upon both these topics
the disposition towards iendly agreement is
manifested by recognition of our right to an in-
demnity for the trans lcon at Fortune Bay, leaving
the measure of such indemnity to further confer
ence, and by an assent to the view of this govern
ment, presented in the previous correspondence
that the regulation of conflicting interests of thn
shore fishery of the Provincial sea coasts and the
vessel fishery of our fisherman, should be made
the subject of conference and concurrent arrange
ments between the two governments. | sincerely
hope that the basis may be tOun for speedy alt
iustment OF the very serious divergence of views
IN the Interpretation of the fishery clauses of the
enre hatveen tha iSy ,ovarnments stood ~ ~,
close oi the last session of congress, seemed to be
anil in,Iusries ,vhich ,yna hall i s vaor AZ o'.
New South Wales M well as in that now in nrogress
M Nolnurro tho Ifnitad stotns ha,a haan "a; e 80,
Iv and honornhv renresente the exhihiters rrn,
III rnmntrv ar ihe farmer ni,aa rona,aJ ,
nmn,hor Of :,rars in snme II tha,nnSI Con ,ai
ion,rtnnnts ,nd rho NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. az th ,f;, o'I
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,i $50 VOC t,nLini,iS W., MAJ vi us
tlnttl u. IN ule rAlioitloh at Mcpourne lhe snare
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| FRANCE.
| The state of peace and Tranquility noy eniovad
bv all the nations of the continent of Europc has
H. favorable Influences unon onr dininmafic nI
commercial relations with them. va hay con ON
rlu,Ied and ratified "A convention with the French
rpuubC for the settlement of claims of the citizans
of either country against tue other Under his
convention a commission presided over by a dis
linguished pubicist, appointed, in pursuance OF
the request OF both nations, by his majesty, tn.
emperor OF BRAZIL .as oeeh organized ana mas be-
sun lIs eeshi2hs IN 'lis city. congress 10 con-
Hltti hlelIie ioI te p'oteot,ol vi lh,ustrla prop,
nave appol4teu tle ministers Oh Ihe Umltel states
IN france anu neisulm as ueieShte5' Inc IN erna-
tloh'l commission uPon WelShGs anu measures also
continues us worh III rIrls l lhNue your atten-
toh 70 ue Necessity vi IN APPROPRIATION To be
lit III tiiiie 70 eh"ue ',lis government 10 comply
WIN l'o o"hs"uo"s u'uer ti'e heVricdi convention
Il GERMANY AND OTHER CONTINENTAL N.r,ovs
n - ,., ~, AZ -, ''''o'
our llle'itiS relaViono VIII we herman empire
continue Wlthout .nterruPI n AZ tlie recent
n'ernatlohh eNlloition oi nst anu hsherles at
Bern, the patucipation o tlle United states, not.
WlthsVnhuihS tlle hase WIN Wnlch he commission
was lorcen 10 make rs pFepafatlohs, was extremely
SuGCesslui anu HerlIorlous, winning ior private
eNuolVere numerous awards OF hlgh class. and
lor ho country III lafge the principal prize OF honor
nhereu ny ms majesty, te emperor Inc results OF
this fnnortant and rrroripy in,jnstrv Tis 800 W
been some questions between the two governments
as to the proper effect and Interpretation of our
treaties of naturalization, but recent dispatches
from our minister at Berlin show that favorable,
progress is making toward an Understandings in
accordance with the views of this government
t which makes and admits no distinction whatever
l between the rights of native and a naturalized
citizen of the United States In practice the com.
plants of moestaton suffered by naturalized citi
zens abroad have never been fewer than at present
There is nothing of Importance to note in our
uubrokcn friendly relations with the governments
Of Austria Hungary, Russia, ortugal Sweden and
: Norway, Switzerland, Turkey and Greece
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