Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-12-17
TIE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

The Presidents message delivered at
the opening Of Congress is the long
est ever sent in by President Hayes,
Containing over 5000 words. 1t is
mi lie up of abstracts of reports from
the several departm 1ntS; references to
goo crops, the gool coalition of the
institutions OF the country, perm snent
success Of resumption, decrease of the
nLtionGl dobt, with the exact figures of
sI3A desreI'3; b0nls coming due and
rsa0mm >n1 Ltions as to refunding.
The President reviews at some
length the success which he believes
has been attained during his admins,
trLtion in improving the tone and eff
Fl ,iency of the civil service and increas-
ing contentmelt AMI obedience to law
in the South 9rn Stat These, the two
most imp )rtant matters on which he
declares himself in his inaugural mes
sage, he states have been successfully
treated to the advantage of the whole
country during his term of service.
As to the Civil Service, the President
r4-asserts the principles lai down in
his inaugural and his opening message,
and insists that the principles of Civil
Service reform there enunciated have
been, in q great measure, carried out
lie thinks that very much has been ac-
.cOmpliShe1 in the way OF reform in the
Civil Service, declares that its tone has
been elevated, that its efficiency has
been increased, and that in some i'm
portant places where his policy has
been inaugurated the reforms which
hive resulted have been of most
striking character.
The President rciterates his opinion
that the tenure of the Presidential Of
tioe should be limited to one term.
The finances are discussed at consid-
SrAble length. The President conSid-
,ers it one of the striking successes of his
Administration that resumption has
been accomplished and maintained,
and the country brought out of the pc
ROD of disaster following the panic.
The President summarizes the adj
vance in the Indian Service, which is
sketched in the report of Secretary
Schurz, and reg LrIS Sshurz's Admin
istration of Indian affairs as one of the
signal triumphs of his Administration.
The subject of education, which
President Hayes has so much at heart,
receives considerable attention, and is
treated after the manner of his Ohio
speech last summer.
The President thinks that one means
of solving the Southern Problem is by
the education of the negro, and that
the proceeds of public lands might be
devoted to that purpose.
There is but IL brief outline of the ne.
gotiations between the United States
and China, which have eliminated in
the new treaty restricting Immigration,
the President reServing to q special
message, to be communicated to Con
greSs in January, when the treaty az
rives, the fuller details of that queS-
zion.
On the subject Of fisheries the mes.
sage states that the Gladstone Minis
try has receded from the position taken
by that of Beaconsiield, and that the
new Minister of Foreign affairs, Ear
Granville, himself opanel the CORE
spOndence, taking the ground that the
lo:il laws of the Dominion could not
oI4rride the provisions of the Treaty
whereas the Beacopsfiell Ministry had
insisted that the local laws were supe
riOr to the Treaty or, at least, thai
the treaty must be interpreted by
them. The message also stated thai
Lord Granville proposes Commission
ermen growing out of the attacks upor
them last year at Fortune Bay.
Congress is asked again to provide
money for the payment of Deputy
Marshals and supervisors, and to pro
vide means for the enforcement of the
Federal Election laws. In this portion
of the message the President gives
brief summary of the portion of hi
veto messages.
There is very urgent recommend
ton that Congress appropriate IL sufIi
cient sum to complete the Washington
Monument, and that an adequate ap
preparation be made to improve tn
Potomac River fronting Washington
city.
The PRESIDENT renSws his earnest re
concentrations of previous message
on the subject of polygamy. lie consid
ers practice which is CONDEMNED
by the laws of the civilized world no
to be tolerated by the Umtel States
and that Congress should do somethin
towards the destruction Of polygam!
le'ore Utah becomes SO populous an,
ilfluential as to be able to demand ad