Osage Valley banner. (Tuscumbia, Miller County, Mo.) 1879-1881, 1880-12-16

throughout the entire civil service. AAsess-
ments made upon once-holders are denounced
Official patronage and the "spoila - stem
nrs ssih 10 be the reasons why Congress has
encroached upon the appointing power Of
presidents, and the ffst step ID civil setyice
reform must be a complete divorce between
Congress aud the Executive upon this point
The bess interest Of the public service
demands that Eonatofs and Representatives.
who msy b. judges and sccusers, should
not dictate apf otntments to Office.
TH.. MORN gs,
p5lvpAmy II Is tbs duty Of tho people Of
the United States to suppress. The lave
have been enforced against it, but o3psTlenee
proves that these laws must DO modified and
amended. The mormon s0etarlan organiza-
ton ia U,ah controls the grand and petit
IDries aud influences the administration Of
%lostice. Polygamy viii not DO abolished
whIlo the enforce ment OF the law depends
upon those who practice add uphold me
crime. II aan be suppressed only by isking
sway the political power OF the sect which
encourages and snstains II. II i not = case
for hslG way measures. The political power
AZ the Mormon scot 10 increasing; it con trolls
row one OF our wCallbiest territories and i
extending steadily IN TO other Territories,
Wherever II goes " establisbes polyganY aud
soctArian p%olitie4l powsr. Religious Liberty
and ihe separation OF church aud State sre
Am0nW .NIlW ElhAlAaUNAN1 W - fANN NANtA ~
ions. To reestsbiish tho i~nterests aud
principles which polygeuy and M)rmouism
have imperlled, and to reopen that part OF
Inc country to Intelligent and virluous lin,
mIrrants Of all cIeeds, II 10 recommended
that the Territory OF Utah DO rootgan'zad.
The President recommends q goyernmsnt for
The territory analogous TO the provisional
government established for tho Territory
north west OF the Ohio by the ordinance Of
1857. This would DO a governor and COM
missloners, or judges, appointed by the
President. II II u deemed best TO continue
tho present form OF legal government. Then
IL IA recommended that the right TO vote.
hold ofice and SIT on jnries Ia the Territory
Of Utah bs confined TO those who neither
practice nor uphold %polygamy. II thorough
measures Rre adopted, II Is believed that 10 n
few years the evils now s~iiiotiug Utah will
be erEdicated and the Territory will becOtna
one OF the most prosperous new States 10
the Union.
FOREIGN RELATIONS.
The Fortune Bay fishing complication haa
been the subject Of correspondence Hith The
British Government. The answer to tho
American note received In April failed 90
exhibit accord bstwaen tho two gov ornments
as TO the meature OF the ashore lshiUg
privilege secured to our fishermen by The
Treaty OF Washington. Tue diGvreuce Of
opinion was so serious that IL WIS made the
subiect of q special message TO congress
Within a few weeks past, however, the
President received O note from Her Msiosty'a
Government roopening the tuhject, be!h Of
tho indemnity Tor the Injuries at Fortune
Bay and OF the Interpretation Of The treaty.
Tho British Government recognizes our
rights 10 indemnity for the affair at Fortune
Bay, and assents TO tho view OF this Govorn-
ment that q C%onferer CO aud concurrent AR
rArngament be had between tha two goyayn,
ments for the regulation OF conflicting fishery
Interest,".
The U. s. has boon creditsbly presented
the Exhibitions OF Arts aud lndu tries At
Sydney, New South Wales, and at Melbourns.
a convention with the FIenuh Republic
for the settlement Of claims Ct ~citlzens Of
either country against tho otter has been
concluded aud ratified. A commission, I'M
der this convention, presided over BY u die
tinguished publicist appointed In pnrsulpce
OF the request Of both nations by the
Emperor Of Br8zl, has been organized ana ia
now At work in Warrington.
At the Information Exhib ton of Fish and
Fisheries AZ Berlin the United Statea carried
of the principal pr'2e Of honur. There
have some quebtions raised between the two
Governments Of Germsny and America as 10
the proper effect and inter probation OF our
~trehties OF naturalization, but recent
dispatches from our Minister At Berlin show
that favorable progress Is making toward 40
understanding, In accordance with the visws
of this Government which makes and admits
no distinction whrtever between the rights
OF q native and naiurali2ed citizen OF the
United States. In practice, the complaints |
OF molestatlon suffered by Datuiatlzsd
citizens abroad have never been fewer than
at present.
During the last ummer several vssseIs
belonging 10 The merchant marine OF this
country, sailing In neutral waters Of the
West Indies, were fired AZ, boarded and
sanrchGd by an armed cruiser OF the Spanish
Government. The circumstances, rs report.
ed, invoive not only Il private Injury TO the
concerned, but also seemSd 100 little
Of tho friendly relations existing !
for q century between tbIs country and
Spain. The wrong was brought to the stten.
ton OF the Spanish Government In q serious
protest and remoLslrance and the matter IL
undergoing investigation by tho royal
authorities, with 10 such explanation OF
repatriation as may be called fer by the facts.
The United States Minister to Spain has
been directed TO take part in the delibera-
tIons OF the conference for tho protection of
native Moors ia the Empire of Morocco,
The Goyernment hiss frequently urged up0n
the Emperor the necessity o. putting an end
10 the prosecutions Of the Hebrew
Of Morocco.
Relations Of friendship and amity have
established With Raumania. A al.
representative has been sent "a
Bucharest aud a RoumaniAn envoy has been
at Washington,
MRX!Co.
Qnlet has been so prevalent upon the
frontier thSt the orders given 10
commanders in regard to crossing
the border have been withdrawR TO the com.
plete satisfaction OF the American oitissns
md the Mexican Government. The peace
n the border was broken by the savage chief