The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1884-07-24
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from rari an influence ana personal control.
lmpHitialitl in thp mode of appointment 10
be based on qualiiica on, an Sc sury OF
tenure to be based on fn thiul discharge ot
duty, are the two ends to he nceompi -heI.
The public business will be aided hy sep
hrat ng the legislati Q bran Il OF the Govern
ment from all control OF appointments. and
tho Executive c iartm mt viii he relieved by
hupleclfng poutments to hNcd rules andi
thus removing them from the capr.cO OF
thvofit sm liut there should b9 md oh.
scryunce OF the law which gives In all tascs
Of equal competency the preference TO The
soldiers who riskcd their lives IN defense OF
the Union.
enterc ! Congress III 1863, aud IN a soinn.
what prolonged service never found il pN-
pcdlent to re ,st or iecommcnl the retnov-
al Of civil Queer except IN four instances,
and thtn for non-polilical reasons, which
wore instantly COnclns We with the appointing
power The oflcers tho district, nppo Ii cd
hN Mr.. Lincoln Ia 1876 upon III recommeut n.
on Of my predecessor, served, us a rule. un-
" death or resignation. | adopted nt the he-
SHINING of my service the test OF oJmpe itive
examination for ai y ointment to West Point,
an malntained { 50 ION as ! mad the right
by law to mp ioiut Il cadc.. In the ca q OF
many OiHccis found that the present INV,
which N bltrary lin Is the term of tip GO n
mission, Ofercd Il CT sslnt temptat o 10
9 nnges for mere political reasons. ] have
p inlicly expire sad the belief that tho cssen-
sal modification OF that law would be in
many respects ad ambiguous
My observation in the Department Of state
confirmed the conclusions of my leeisl tive
experience aud inpr, s 'cd me with the cone
mi ght with advantage he carried beyond any
exist ng provision OF I o civilsery.cc law
u should be applied to appointments In the
consular servcs. Consu s should be commer-
cial cling thc globe with
wat1hfulness for their cuuntry's interests.
Their intelligence and competency become,
therefore, matters OF great pubic concern.
No man should be appointed TO an American
consulate who is not well instrtict-
ia ~ y own tne h5t9ry nonrv and ns Sr
requirements and language Of commerce in
tLe country TO which he is sent. The same
rhs' should be applied even more rigidly to
Secretaries OF Legation in our diplomatic
service The people have the right to tho
most eil cienl agents in the discharge Of pub
lie business, nnh the appointing power should
regard this us the prior and Interior considcr-t
ion.
THE MORMON QUESTION.
Relpious liberty Is the right of every citizen
of the Republic. Congress is forbidden by tho
constitution to make any law Respecting the
establishment Of religion, or prohibiting tho
free exercise thereof" For n centnry, under
this Rlai antee, Protestant and Catholic, jew
and Gentle, have wurshiped God acc ortiinp TO
the dictates of conscience. But religious .b-
crty must not be perverted to the justification
of oncnses against the law. A religious geet
strongly intrenched IN one of the Territories
of the Union. and spreading rapidly in'o four
other Territories, cains the right 10 destroy
the great safeguard and munim mt of social
order, and 10 practice MS religious privilege
that which is crime punished with severe
credness and unity OF the family must lie i,rh-
served as the foundation of all civil govern
ment, as the source Of orderly administration,
as the surest guarantee of moral purity.
The claim of the Mormona that they arr di-
vtnely authorized to practice pOlyg my
should no more be admitted than the clalm of
certain heatlen tribes, II they should come
among us, to continue the rite of human snc-
ritice. The law does not Interfere with what
man hell sves; IL takes cognizance only of
what he does. As citizens tie Mormons nro
entitled 10 the same civil rights as others and
TO he they must b. confined. PolygnIny
can never receive National sanction ortolei a.
ton by admitting the community that I'm.
holds II ms State IN the Union. Like others,
the Mormons must learn that the lbcrt, of
the indlttiual ceases whore the rights Of So
clety bogln.
OUR CURRENCY.
The people Of the United Stltes, though
often urged an tempted have never serious
W conte nplatod the recognition Of any other
rectly Opnyetihls into them. They have not
done so, they wi not do so under ncces ssty
less pressing than that OF desperate war. . no
one specill requisite for the completion ofou
monetary system Is the fixing oil the relative
values of silver and gold The large uso Of
silver AS the u o ley of account among Asintic
c sing commelc CO of the world. gives The
weighiest reasons for the international agree.s
ment in the premises. Our Government
should not cease 70 urge this measure until
common standard Of value shall be reached
aud ,est tlhlished-a stan lard that shall e9npei
the Unite States to use the silver from its
balances of commercial exchange
THE PUBLIC LANDS
The strength of The Republic Is inerease1l
by the multiplication of Ia aldholitrs our
ment of actual settlers on the publ & dom m.
which should henceforth b. held as a sacred
/. uSt Tor the benefit of those seeking homes.
The tenGe lcy to consolidate large tracts
OF land In the ownership OF individuals
or corporations should, with pioper re-
gard 10 vested rights, be dsoonra rcd.
in the hands of one man is far lcss
profitable TO IT, Nation in every way than
when its ownership is divided among 1000
men The evil of permitting largo tracts OF
the National domain TO be con .0idated and
controlled by the few against Il many Is en-
eGs is Il Is bnt @ r tnst the pubo 6ns 3
should be disposed of only to actual sst n 4
and to those who are citizens OF the Republic,
or willngto become so.
OUR SHIPPING INTERESTS
Among our National interests one Ian.
gnishcs-the foreign carrying trade. II was
very seriously crippled in our civil war anil
another blow was given TO it IN. the gene III
traiic. With frontage on the two great
oceans, with a freightase lar.er than that or
any other nation, We have e'S Y inancement
ernment has hitherto refused it's help.
aon, small ayon share of Of tie encourage,
pgRS RNedh aed t @ novernmsnt d to
share OF the capital and Il Q zeal given by our
citizens to those enterprises would hav, car
ried our ships to every sea and TO every port.
law Just enacted removes some OF the bur-
dens upon our invitation and inspires hoae
that this gre t interest may at last receive 4
due share or attention. All efforts in this df
rection should receive encouragement.
sACREDSEss OF THE BALLOT.
This survey of our condition as ma on
reminds ,ls that material prosp, rity is b, a
mDckery II it does not tend TO preverve tho
liter Of the people. A free ballot IL tn
safeguard of republi an institutions. without
which no nat 'onal welfare Is assured. Apop7
nlar election he nestly ct lut ~ ,embo1ies he
very majesty OF trIe go, crnment. Tea m +
lions of voters desire to take part I'm the y id1
ing contest. The safety the Repubtiar sta .
upon the integrity of the ballot-upol tho
security of SUIT q to the citizen. Todsnos D
a fraudulent vote ie no worse II crime
against constitutional liberty than TO obsteucr
the deposit of an honest vote. He who cor-
runts suffrage strikes at the very root of freN
gov nnnent He is the arch-ent my of The re-
public. He forgets that In trampling upon tha
rights of others he fatally imperlis his own
rights. at is a good land which the Lori nuc
God doth give us" but we can maintain on.
heritage only by guarding with vigilance tha