Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-12-10

/ and of all who desire to see the product
of American skill and ingenuity in ever,
market in the world, with resulting res
toration of American commerce. Their
| should be no cessation of the struggl
/ until plan is effected, fair and conserva
tive, towards existing industries, reduc
! ing the cost of necessaries, providin:
free raw materials and permitting no in
| jury to labor.
APPROPRIATIONS.
Appropriation bills for the support O
| the government are defaced by items ant
provisions to meet private ends, and it il
| freely asserted by responsible and expert
enced parties, that bill appropriatins
money for public internal Improvement.
would fail to meet with favor unless i
contained items, more for local and pri
vate advantage than for public benefit
Devotion to the public good, the presi
dent says, will lead US to strongly resis
all impatience of constitutional limita
tions of federal power, and to persistent
ly check the increasing tendency to eX
tend the scope of federal legislation into
the domain of state and local jurisdiction
upon the plea of subscribing the public
welfare. The preservation of the parti.
tions between proper subjects of federal
and local care and regulation, is of such
Importance under the constitution, which
is the law of our very existence, that nc
consideration of eXpediency or sentiment
should tempt us to enter on doubtful
grounds.
The president here quotes from Presi
dent Jackson to the effect that he desires
also to restore unimpaired the sacred
trust confided to his charge and persuade
his countrymen that it is not in a splendid
government supported by powerful mo-
nopolies and aristocratic establishments
that they will find happiness and liberty,
but in a plain system protecting all and
favoring none. Such a government only
will preserve unity, prosperity and free
dom.
FOREIGN RELATIONS.
During the year our foreign relations
fees, treaties and reciprocal extradition
of criminals. The question between Great
Britain and the United States relating to
the rights of American fishermen, under
treaty and international comfy, in the
territorial waters of Canada and New
foundland, he regrets are not satisfac-
torily adjnsted, and says this matter was
fully treated in his message of February
last, and the proceedings in connection
Herewith have been transmitted for the
approval of the senate. Comment upon
or repetition of them he considers un-
Decessary at this time. He refers to his
effort to settle by treaty the long-stand-
ing fishery dispute, asserts that he be-
lieves the rejected treaty did furnish a
satisfactory, final and practical adjust
ment upon an honorable basis, alludes
to his unavailing recommendation of 9th
er legislation to settle the difficulty and
again invokes the earnest and immediate
attention of congress to the matter for
the settlement of which he is deeply So
licitous.
Regarding the SackvIlle- West episode
the president promises to lay the cor
respondence before congress, which. he
says, will show the objectionable con-
duct of Lord Sackville in interfering with
the suffrages of American citizens in the
very crisis of the presidential election,
and his subsequent public declaration to
tive and senate in important questions
now pending between the two govern
ments.
OTHER INTERESTS.
The president deplores the state of
affairs in Hayti, and has instructed the
United States minister to abstain from
interference between the warning fac
tions, but TO protect American property
ed to prevent and redress any molesta-
tion regarding seizures of vessels under
the American flag. Relations of special
and beneficial intercourse have been Gre
ated with Hawaii, under the treaty of
Jnne 3, 1875. He recommends subma-
rine communication with Honolulu, the
geographical position of which creates
a natural independency and mutuality of
interests.
A careful revision of naturalization
laws is recommended, to prevent we'll
known abuses resulting from immigra-
tion and international complications like
ly to arise therefrom.
DISTRIBUTION OF PUBLIC LANDS.
Referring to the report of the secretary
of the interior, he says: ''We have no
excuse for the violation of principles CO.
gently taught by reason and example"
He proudly retrospects the work done
during the past four years toward re-
storing the public domain for the use of
actual settlers, over 80,000,O00 acres
having been wrested from illegal usur-
patton. He hopes that not even desert
lands will be allowed to fall into the
hands of monopolies, but will, with their
sources of irrigation, be preserved for
the peoples benefit. He recommends
appreciate measures to complete the adj
justment of the various grants made to
states for internal improvement, as well
as to adjudicate and determine the valid
ity and extent of private claims.
An early adjustment of the relations
between the government and the rail-
roads which have received land grants
is urged, and should be dealt with soley
as business proposition, with view to
a final realization of its Indebtedness by
the government rather than as a ques-
tion to be decided upon prejudice or by
way of punishment for previous wrong
doidg.
The message concludes: "The con-
sciousness that 1 have presented but an
imperfect statement of the condition of
our country and its wants occasions no
fear that anything ommited is not known
and appreciated by the congress, upon
whom rests the responsibility of intelli-