The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-03-08

AN ~" s''"p NV INV a. pltN-
that slavery was abolished and that both
were made equal before the law. W.
hasten or we may retard, but we canld
vent the final reconciliation. 1t is not
bic for us to make a truce with I'll
anticipating and accepting its inevitabt
dict. Enterprises of the highest impo1
to II moral and material well being
us and offer scope for the employing
best powers. Let all II people, leaving
battlefield of dead issues, move forwar]
in the strength of liberty and restored
win the grander victories of peace.
The prosperity which now prevails is
out parallel in our history. The fiuitfj
SONS have done much to secure it, bul
have not done all. The preservation
public credit and the resumption of
payments, so successfully attained by Il
mlnlstration of my predecessor, have en-
our people to C the blessings Wild
seasons have brought.
BY the experience of commercial natl
has been found that gold and silver alf1
only safe foundation for monetary circulI
A system of confusion has rec
been created by the variations in
relative value Of the two metals,
confidently believe that arranged
can be made between the leading
mercial nations which will secur@
general use of both metals. Con
should provide that the compu
coinage of silver now. required NV
may not disturb our monetery sv
by drawing either metal out of Gin
ton. If possible, such an adjusl1
should be made that the purchJ
power of each coined dollar will b
actly equal to its debt-paying powq
all markets of the world. The
duty Of the national government in
nection with the currency of the cou
is to coin money and declare its VI
Grave doubts have been entertd
whether congress is authorized by
constitution to make any forms of
money legal tender. The present
of United States notes has been susta
by the necessities of the work, but
paper should depend for its value
currency upon its convenience in
and its prompt redemption in coin a
Will of the holder, and not upon its
puisory circulation.
These notes are not money, but
promises to pay money if the hdl
demand it. The promise should
kept. The funding of the national
ut a lower rate of interest should Id
complished without compelling
withdrawal of the national bank nj
and thus disturbing the business of
country. | venture to refer to the l.
ton | have occupied on financial
tons during a long service in cong
and to say that time and experi
have strengthened the opinions |
so often expressed on these subjects.
finances OF the government shall S
no detriment which it may be pos
Tori my administration to prevent.
The Interests of agriculture deserve
attention from the government than
have yet received. The farms of the Il
States afford homes and employment
more than one half If Il people and fI
much Tie largest part of all II exports,
government lighthouses ale for The p1
ton OF MAJ Icrs aud benefit of commend
it should give the settler of the sol the
Of practical science aud experience.
manufacturers ale rapidly making us
pendent and are opening to capital and
new and important fields of employ4
Ibis steady and healthy growth should
be maintained. Our facilities for tralsJ
ton should be promote by the COM
improvement Of Il harbors and great
or water ways, and by the Increase of ou
age on the ocean. The development II
worlds commerce has led to all increase
mahd for shortening the great sea 70
around Cape Horn by constructing slip
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unlies the two continents. Various plaa
This end have been suggested and viii
consideration, but nONe OF them have
sufficiently maturod to warrant us in ext
Ing pecuiiWy aid. The subject is one Y
VIII Immediately engage tie attention
government with a view to the lhorougb
lection of American interests. We viii
no narrow policy nor sell peculiar or e
siTe priv ileg"s III any commercial route,
III tie language Of my predecessor say til
hcilev it to be "Ihe right and duty d
United States to assert aud maintain sud
perVlsI0n and authority over any Il
oceanic canal across the isthlmus that con!
North ami South America as will prOteC
nation at any cost
The constitution guarantees absolute
llgiouS freedom. Congress is prohibited
making any law respecting the establish
Of religion o. prohibiting the free cxd
thereof.
The territories Of the United States
~%i'Hject to the dncct legislative authoTl
congress-, and hence the general goverD1
IS responsible for any violation of the cd
tuition in any Of them. 1t is, therefore,
proach to the government that in the
populous of the territories constitut
guarantees are not enjoyed by the peopl
Tue authority of congress is set at na
lhe Mormon church not only oilends III
lsIllS by ~sanc'ioning pnlygamy, but it pref
Inc administering of justice through the
nary instrumentaliLy of the law. In
Judgment it is the duty OF congress,
respecting to the utmost the conscicnI
convictions and religious scruples Of
c~!tlzcn, to prohibit within its ~juriSdictioI
criminal practices, especially Of that
winch destroy family relations and cndl
social order, nor can any ecclesiastical OF
lzatlon be safely permitted to usulp iD
smallest degree the functions and pOwe1
the general government.
The civil service can never be placed
satisfactory basis until it is regulated by
Tor the good of the service itself and fdI
protection of those who are Entrusted
the appointing.
shall a The proper time ask congr1
n ~ hn int.U a,N ~ l.