Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1880-07-22

little ~ needed u kae WY ps - -
statement. The public deb i sow 50
wen secured and The rase 81 anrRal tn
tsresi has been - reduced by lAnsling
that rigid economy u erpepdisusss and
the faithful application of or surplus
revenues to The payment oftbs pFinei-
pal Of the debt VIII gradually ~ eeF-
tainly free the people from is huFdens
and clore with honor the iaanrial
chapter af the war. At The saEke time
the government c. .ae lff I'll II
ordinary expenditure - disclA = Is
sacred obligations 10 iiets of lile
Union and TO the ~ Ns Ind orphans
Of those who fell in it, defense. The
resumption Of specie payments, which
the republican party 50 courageously
and successfully accomplished. has re-
moved from the field OF controversy
many questions that long and seriously
disturbed the credit OF the government
and the business of the country. Our
paper currency is now as national as the
flag, and resumption has not only made
il everywhere equal to CON, bat has
brought into use our store of gold and
silver. The circulating medium is more
abundant than ever before. and we need
only 10 maintain the equality ofall our
dollars to insure TO labor and capital q
measure of value from the use OF which
no one can suffer loss. The great pros
perity which the country is now enjoy
ing should not be endangered BY any
violent changes of doubtful financial
experiments. In reference to our Gus
toms laws. a policy should be pursued
which viii bring revenue 10 The treasu-
ny and viii enable the labor and capi-
tal employed ia our great industries to
compete fairly in our own markets with
the labor and capital of foreign produ-
GERS. We leglslase for the people OF The
United States, not for the whole world,
and ii is our glory that the American
laborer is more intelligent and better
paid than his foreign competitor. Our
country cannot be independent unless
its people, with their abundant natural
Resources. possess 4iEesE Equigite skill q
a.
any time to clothe. arm and anip the
selves for war, and in time ok peaceto
produce alF the necessary Inspls ! ], =
labor. II was the manifest intention Of
the founders OF the government 10 pro-
vide for the common defense, not by
standing armies alone, but by raising
among the people greater army Of ar
tisans, whose intelligence and skill
should powerfully contribute to the safe
ty and glory of the nation. Fortunate
" for the interests of commerce there
is no longer any formidable opposition
to appropriations for the improvement
OF our har5ors and great navigable rIv-
ers, provided that the expenditures for
that purpose are strictly limitedto works
of national importance. The Mississip-
pi river, with its great tributaries, is oi
such vital importance to so many mil
lions of people that the safety OF its nav
igation requires exceptional considera-
ton. In order TO secure to the nation
the control Of all its waters, President
Jefferson negotiated the purchase of a
vast territory extending from the Gull
of Mexico to the Pacific Ocean. The
wisdom Of Congress should be invoked
to devise some plan by which that great
river shall cease to be terror to those
who dwell upon its banks, and BY which
its shipping may safely carry the indus
trial products Of twenty-five millions oI
people. The interests of agriculture,
which is the basis Of all our material
prosperity, and in which seven-twelfths
of our population are engaged. as well
as the interests of manufactures and
commerce. demand that the facilities
for cheap transportation shall be increas-
ed by the use oil our great water
courses. The material interests of this
country, the traditions Of It's settlement
and the sentiment Of our people have
led the government 10 offer the widest
hospitality TO emigrants who seek our
shores for new aud happier homes. will
ling to share the burdens as well as the
benefits of our society, and intending
that their posterity shall become an un-
distinguishable part OF our population.
"The recent movement of the Chi
nese TO our Pacific coast partakes buI
little of the qualities Of such an emigra-
ton, either ia its purposes or It's result
Il IS too much like an importation to be
welcomed without restriction; too much
like an invasion to be looked upon With.
out solicisude. We cannot consent q
allow any form of servsle labor TO be IN
troduced among us under the guise d
immigration Recognizing the gravity
Of this subject, the present administra.
tion. supported BY Congress. has sem
to China commission Of distinguishes
citizens for the purpose al securinv s,,rE
: modification of HE ewi.fs,.o traas. !.