Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-12-09
THE PREsIDENTss EssAGB.
His Longest state Paper - Brief
SUMMARY OIL its Principal Features.

THE PRESIDENTS If EssAGB.
His Longest state Paper = Brief
suaumary Oh its Principal Features.
| We have received copy of the annual
message OF President Hayes which was
read 10 both houses of Congress Monday
II was mailed Sunday to all the
principal newspapers of the United States
with Instructions that it be not delivered
untli after it Lad been presented to Con.
gresa Monday. The measage is the longest
state paper ever sent to Congress by
President Hayes. We only have room
for brief summary OF iIs lead
ing features. 1t starts out with review
of the present condition of the country
and dwels briefly upon the rapid
growth of our national prosperity, our
boun.iful crops and sound financial sys-
tenn, and predicts still greater prosperity
for the future. The President incidentally
,!indes to the growth of education
| throughout the country and TO the
necessity of fostering it by proner lfgisla-
tion, snd further, when reviewing the
| report of the Commissioners on Educstion,
gives some details OF plan approved by
him for the further development OF educa-
sional facilities.
IhE soVihEhN SuEoiioNs
The southern question is treated at
moderate length. The President expresses
satisfaction with the outlook of affairs in
| The Southern States. He believes that
The South is steadily advancing in the
direction of political freedom and tolers
| lion, anu that before long the ballot il
that section will be a. free ia tbs North
| He also expresses the belief that thu era of
| M f,f ~ FIR
| encas has passed snd points to the fact
that there is now less intimidation and
| violence IN the South than wsH praotised a
| few years ago. The bloodshed era has
been succeeded by an era Of fraud and
Misrepresentation through tissue ballots
and other devices of incorporating the
real strength and disposition OF the colored
| man, but while he is cheated in this way
his physical rights are beginning to be-
almost universally respected. The next
sage in Southern development will
soon come This will arrive
through divisions in the white
ruling element and when the divisions
come The negro will BIS An object of pro
,eclion and interest to all political parties.
Tbs President thinks that education in
be South will ultimately restore the hsr-
ninny between the sections aad raise the
negro to plane of development where
he will be able to protect himself.
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
The pe1t subject discussed in one that
| will not attrRe. great public attention. 1t
is devoted 10 VIVA. the President is pleased
10 call civil service, aud is one of the
longest chapters in the message. The
financial chapter is the only other one
that approaches it in length. In theory
Mr.. Hayes believes in appointing good
men to Office and continuing them during
good behavior. He believes, also, in the
theory OF separating Government service
from politics, Celebrates his well-known
theory upon this subject, aud points in
illustration TO the improvement msd- i'll
the sdIniri,tration of the NV York
Custom House and the .ksw York Post
OiiGe.
THH MORMON QUESTION.
Upon the Mormon question the Presi
dent uses plain languag=, and urges Con-
gress TO adopt such measures as will secure
the speedy adjustment of that evil. Tbs
President says that the fact that so large
community has been permitted to live in
open evil IN defiance of the laws If the
Unl;,d States sud of morality is a national
Disgrace, and one thar should be IT medled
without delay Congress Ia called upon to
give early and earnest attention to this
SUBJECT, that the people of Utah may be
required TO conform to the same laws and
EQUATIONS that govern the rest of the
country. The President suggests to Con
grPss that il there is no way If reaching
polygsniste under the present organizl-
ton IF the Territory that its satire system
OF local government Should be reorsai lied
,C
speedy method of prosecuting ard prep.
erly Furnishing all who persist in prac,is-
'ng Poly gauy. Those who have credited
the President with having become con-
verted ia measure TO looking with
ieniency upon Mormon practices through
his recent visit West will have their nit DIS
thoroughly disahused BY reading TINS
'nergetlc appeal TO retiring Democratic
! Congress.
FOREIGN RELATIONS.
He then takes up the subject of our
! foreign relations AZ prose ted by the
State Department, and revIews the cuudi-
ti1n OF affairs existing between this gov
ernment aud leading foreign governments
/ rhrre are three SUI j-cts that are outside
OF the routine report OF pleasant relations
with other countries. The part relating
70 Fog and gives the current history OF
the North american fisheries question, and
repeats the views or the President iu q
special message that he sent to Congress
last spring, which in effect, recoiumrnded
The restoration of duty on Canadian fish
s,d fish oil, The recommendations of the
| Secretary of State in regard to improving
our commercial Relations by the CO opera
ton of Ene entire consular service rs
agent in promoting th9 interest of Ameri
Gail conulercs, are earnestly commended
to the intention eft Congress. The full
reports Of the Investigations of our con-
Sus and the better channels indicated by
them for profitable commerce are used
10y The President TO recommend legislation
for the development of our merchant
martro.
The President does not believe iu sub
sidies, but he does approve of giving
lioersl msll contracts to pioneer merchant
| marine enterprises as one nesns of en-
conra8ing an industry which he thinks
Though an nnwiss policy ia now anguish
log.
THE sRR CHINESE TREATIES.
The next subject OF special interest of
our foreign relations consists of recital
of the appointment of the Chinese Com
mission ard lis work, The President
PROMISES 10 sUnd special message on the
subject when the full text OF the treaties
il received a! the State Department The
point ut these treaties IS gwen no far as it
is proper to divulge them at the present
time He says that the first treaty is
modification of the BurllnRsme Treaty,
and solves satisfactorily the Chinese ques-
ton iii politics in this country The
CHINESE Government is not at all anxious
TO have lis sutjacts smisrste, and was
willing to meet oar commission more than
half way IL sill restrictions upon Chinese
immigration 10 this country suggested by
the c0nmissinn. The point OF the second
treaty relstss entirely 10 commerce but
az tue State Department has not the
text Of the document, the Message briefly
summarizes the facts as Ealuing to the :
country Increased commercial facilities,
with the hupe thai gradually commercial
relations will be uuges,ricted in all paris Of
that Eup,re.
THE FINANCIAL QUESTION.
Following this comes President HAYES
I'll ancial chapter. He takes up the history
Of the Treasury Department during his
administration, and embodies in bis mes.
sage Secretary Sherman's review of the |
history Of specie resup ption. The Presi- /