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;jronit skehjiaw exposed. --i
It isno' toTfbe wondered at 'that
John?1 Sherman should, have been
uneasy, ixnder the; proposed investiga-
. iioV inWiihSvP1."-
It is know? to trtirreaders that Secre-
tary ayYipdom.. was' lea to suspect
sotae:bi6blcednys in the Department,
and he -caused an investigation . to
start rtd then stopped it.; When the
matter amenip in the Senate 3hev-.,
man opposeq rne senumg vyc c-
umoy --77
r T-A.;:.t iit1t I ot--a rrrfjpi nor that.
';'.r";"&:- .7 i ..,..1
the report of- the Committee should
be rejpeived.l : ; The ' Republicans sus
tained him in -this position: iV Every
one vfas perplexed to jjiow the cause
of sulh a procedure on the part ,of
the Js-Secretary l'of 1 the .. Treasury,
who il, we believe, verily one of the
corru)test men of his .times. It has
now leaked out that his opposition to
the evidence being forthcoming was
because it placed him , in such a cor
rupt fnosition 1 before the country.
Some! o. the evidence has got into
-the papers
and we can now see
readily why
it is' that John; Sherman
should have taken the strange dodge
he did. to "shield himself from con
tempt, and why his brother Senators
should ; have
h nlaced , their . arms
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shield him, if possible,
around him to
fronj "the slings and arrows of out
ragepus.t.foTtune.,' " :' ' j ;.J
One Paul Brown was employed to
do cfertain Work by the Treasury De
partment. Frank Messier, .superin
tendent of the Treasury Cabinet Shop,
employed him to do certain work for
John Shermanj Brown did the-wbrk
on tfie new residence and new stables,
andjthe expense thereby incurred was
charged not to the , Secretary : on ; his
, o wif account, but to the account of
. the Inurd Anditor's' office,: Register's
offlje. National Bank Redemption
Ap-lhcv. ; Supervising Architect's
office, and other divisions of the De
partment. ' Brown' also swore that he
haddone other work for Sherman, of
urhih he kept I no account, but for
which he was similarly paid ' at the
ratelof 3 per day. '. r s :
How this is interesting decidedly.
Jusi go to work arid try to imagine if
youjean an honest man holding high
office . having., certain work -done on
his I private
property, and
harinsf
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it charged
to the Department over
which he was head, Kay, more than
thisl trv : to ; imasnne an nonest man
not jonly ; ,: doling this, but in order 'to
covfer up his tracks and hide his acts
going from I office to office' charging
heri
sump paid out .for his own private
usej
v Such is John Sherman, one of
"the
representative men of the Jtie-
pnb
ican partyj and not much worse
tha
many pf his party associates.
Tte items in the account that have
come to light &to so peculiar,as given
beflre . the committee '. of investiga
tions that we must 6py a part:
"Work done bv me: (Paul Browni in Go
verninent'time and paid for hv the Govern-
men'l while employed in the United States
Treasury Department, ,py , order of Mr,
Frank Hessler: ' ! -- ---. it :
. 'Worked May 15, 16,il7 and 18, 1878,on
Secretary Sherman's stables, in Stanton al
ley. 1 Charged to the Third Auditor's office.
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snnning sue large noon lor oecreiary ;Dner
manJ . Charged to Second Anditor's office.
"Jtine 13 and 14, 1878 working on Secre
tary Sherman s stables. , Charged to Super-
inienaenis omce. .::, - i. ,-.!;;.
"May 6, 1878, working .on Secretary
nennan s siaoies;. "unargea-to, urganiza
tion Division.' ; -. ':' :. , .: !
. "Jbly 13, 1878, working on Secretary
OfflCSl, ! .!)" i .i':'--f rrAi'ii;'.:, (vj. 'J .
'fAugust 29, 1878, working six-eighths of
A dx$. on Secretary Sherman's , house, and
twenty feet of sash cord. Charged to Bu
reau f Statistics. . Working five-eighths of
& oay . on oecretary ; Bnerman s liouse.
Charted to Register s office. ,
' 'September :1878,5 working six-eighths of
a day i on ; Secretary?? Sherman's : house,
Charged to National - Bank Iiedemption
Agency.. -';.! . . -. (,,', ;.i.r-
"Septemher, 1878, working five-eighths of
a oay on oecretaryj snerman s , house,
-Charged to Register's office. s ; - ;.- .
"October18. 1878, working four-eighths
01 -a .oay on Secretary &nermnn s staole,
Charged to Marine Hospitals -f , . -r,
October 31; 1878, working, threeighths
01 a jQay on : Becretary , enerman s , Jtioufie,
Charged to Register's file room. T
"Kvember 9, 1878,working three-eighths
01 a pay on eeawuy- nerman s i house.
unargea to maiang arawuig.boarda. for Su
perviaiDs: Architect's office. . . , V . ' ;. .
"Jahuary 11. 1879. workine one-eiehth
of a day on Secretary Sherman's stable, re
pairinjg down! spout. . ; Charged to National
rianic ttoaempuon Ageney.,
June '5. 1879. makin? and .fittinc flv
screens ; for stable iwindows - and ,doori
Charged to National Bank RedempUon
WUkI, .-v . ' . -i "I .. .... ... f . ,
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"June 6. 1879. working fonr-eJffhtha nf o
day repairing doors for manure, pits for
Secretary Sherman. Charged to- Marine
Now i3 not that rich? liut wnq is
curiae.!' After" Sherman7 course
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Te surprised at any rascamy ot wmeni
he may be guilty? We suppose such ,
hurtful fo ""the oar-
tv"f and Secretary "Windom called
0j fcigegtitors! " If that Treas-
ury! epanmeni couiu - ue iuwm-
ated cl the. bottom, a deereouaf
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. a
irupiion wuum ue ciu
defv all , uaranei. it is Decause i-ue
Republican leaders know' how venal
Tias "hopn thfv management dunnctbe
r. j - . ..-taf"--'
last! twenty years of their ;irule,uthat
they move' heaven and earth at eacb
election to prevent defeat: ; If the
people .are not corrupt ' themselves
and' if. they were weu miormea as.. 10
the actual ' facts in connection with
Republican , lominancy,i they would
rise up as one man", and scourge the.
depraved and unfaithful officials f roni
3 they dishonor' M' t "
i THE FANGS EXTRACTED.
We have received " a copy of the
Lewiston (Maine) Gazette of the ;26th'
lilt., which contains a very long i and
conciusiyerepiy . iu tuts,
communica-
tion of Mr. C. I,
Barker which ap-
;eared - in another LewMon paper
r . J
j,nd which we discussed ma: column
or more, w e ao not Know wuo is
the vriter of the Gazette' article but
it is th.orougli r and . well done We
are more than gratified to see this de
fence of the South as a cotton manu
facturing section from the pen of a
New Englander who understands the
.... 1 , i . . 1
facts and is disposed to tell the truth
and nothing but the truth. . .. ,,i .
The article would occupy at least
four columns of the Stab, and isvery
complete as a refutation of a writer
who tried to make his readers believe
that the "South could never become
the rival of New England in cotton
manufacturing, and that Maine could
beat Georgia or any other Southern
State in its advantages. The Gazette
writer knows what he is doing. . He
writes like, an' expert arid covers the
whole ground, and is caustic as well
exhaustive. He discusses the earn
ings, of Southern mills, wages, opera
tives, water1 'power, waste, transpor
tation and freightage. We j! may:
copy points hereafter, 'as they are
instructive and just. He goes for
the Barker that tried to bite and got
bit badly in this style: ' i .
5 "Mr. Barker's picture of , the Southern
cotton manufacturingindustry is one of un
relieved blackness, llis condemnation is so
thorough ' and unsparing that it defeats its
purpose. It reveals but too plainly the ani-.
mus that controlled it and makes it Evident
that in his Southern investigations the' de
sire of a bad report was invariably father to
the thought. In return for the warm hospi
tality, the courteous civilities and hearty
welcome with which, it goes without say
ing, Mr. Barker was everywhere greeted by
his Southern hosts, he: has nothing; in re::
turn topffer when he-gets home rbut un
generous detraction flippantly expressed in
the slangy and stereotyped phrases Of an
irresponsible newspaper reporter and based
upon what wc Sliair show ttf-oe gros!" and
reckless misrepresentations. That Mr. Bar
ker should find it necessary to employ such
methods against his rivals is the most tell
ing admission of his secret fear of their for
midable and growing strength that he."Could
make. ' . ; .; : -. , .. : v '
Barker is " agent for the : Bates
Mill, in Lewiston. 1 He went through
fourteen States and did his observa-
tions in fourteen days. In that time
he learned , it all, but, as we said, in
our
former notice, he took, cafe to;
"avoid the cotton milling centres
in
Georgia, and did not visit the two of
three
cotton milling , centres in this'
State.
If he had gone to Haw.RiverJ
into Randolph , and ; further west in
North Carolina, he might have learn
ed something to his advantage. :i The'
following . throws light ; on. i Maine
mills, and especially upon' C. L- Bar
ker and- the motive that 1 prompted
his attack upon the outh. The Ga
zette says; . - j. h .
: j"When Mr. Barker sits in judgment
upon the Atlanta Cotton Mill and declares
it, (contrary as we understand it to fact) to
be bankrupts beyond . the possibility, of re-,
demption, and charges that . alleged bank
ruptcy ., among other things to bad management,-
he should remember that : the
Bates Manuf acturing'-Cottpany of this city,
of which he has been the agent for the past
ten years, and which had a capital of ;
500,000,; became so"- involved that its' stock
was cut down seventy cents on the dollar.
He should further bear in mind that the
Barker: mill, " which enjoys the honor of
bearing his name, and over which for three
or four years he was not only the President
hut the managing directorand which had &
capital of $400,000, was so hopelessly in
volved that its stock was cut down to nine- ;
ty cents on the dollar and a new organiza
tion formed, thereby causing the almost
total loss of nearly all their hard earnings
to hundreds of farmers, widows and' Or
phans who had been induced to inyest their
money in that corporation." 1 1 -
Kentucky pays $8,719,162, Missoiir
ri $6,470,349, .Virginia- $6,063,105,
North f Carolina $2,476,440, -South -
ern States- of the internal revenue."
Look at the North: Indiana pays.$7,-:
281,253, New Jersey $5,873,-676, New'
York $17,293, 267," Ohio $19,2 95,825,'
Pennsylvania, $7,66 9,214. It is pro-"
posea ny tne .,i'rppecupnists to wipe
all this and much more from the re
jvenues . , of theTcountrand to,reIy
upon, the , prohibitory, tariff fpr tle
J money necessary to ran the Govern -
ment r... . . . : - .;. . ,.
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TheMflwaukee (yfa.)Meening:Wioon9in
says: 'In all our experience we have never
heard so .many, favorable reports from all
vmanca ns we nave concerning di, jacous on,
rAcb BlscniifliSllrlON.
The Ab has expressed its surprise
often ffiathe negro voters of "the
MJta . - nU.. Ka tiinlmnn I
-pr Kl 7 .TZt in
4rheir-itealtie8sFbr fifteen yearBf?iTOa?
f. X . """""
mey nave ueeii me : political pauK
bor8CS of their Party - .They-have
borne tne nuraen-ang (tne(nea ot tne jt
day, butthey have not been rewarded,
v. butthev
Where is there, acjioiliherncolored
IT. S; Seiiator or member of the U
S.' ' Hoase, or. Governor, or : any other.
higher, official ? Where, ia the Cabi
net offieer that is coloied, or the For-
eign ? Ambassador; . to :.a prominent
Court ? The mission v to- Liberia,
whieh.has no honprs and a ertai,nty
almost :ofr death, is all that the Re
publicans, have to give.?. .The treason
jc'annot. be that there are t none quali
fied, for in Philadelphia, in Wash
ington,? in I New Orleans,.-and other
places there are some able and well
educated negroes1 who will . compare
favorably with many of the. officials
holding high office. There ' are col
,ored, men who have more- intt?llec-
tual farce and more scholaship than
President -Arthur canlaim. if- :i .
" For some time the more intelligent
negroes, have begun to grow restive
under the . utter; ignoring; of J their
race; The colored voters of Buffalo,
Newr York, have issued an address in
which they speak very plainly of the
treatment to which they have been
subjected by their white allies in that
city. - 1 They say
"And to-day, although we have colored
men among us of - good sound financial
standing, not one is summoned by a Re
publican sheriff to. do jury duty, the prefer
ence being given to a lot of pohtical hang
ers-on, whose only recommendation is that
they are, white. Not a man in our post;
office or custom house, with a Republican
lanitor of the city and county hall not a
place for an assistant or a needy colored
woman, j We are dissatisfied with this state
of things, and we are becoming more-so..
We are tired of tills deception of this oft-
expressed friendliness without any evidence
of it. We aretrredot seeing our cnuoren
continually forced into menial service be
cause of : this prejudice on the part of our
so-called 'political i friends.' ! Our 'experi
ence is daily teaching us that here at least
they are treated as well by one party as an
other, m fact better by one. as it promises.)
nothing and does it, while the other promises
everything-and docs nothing.
' All this is no doubt true. What
applies td Buffalo will apply through
out the North. ; In the South, for
many, years, they have had . a poor
showing at the; bands of their white
allies. If they do not know this and
feel this, then they have passed be
yorid sympathy." 1 In the interview of
a prominent' Southern Republican,
published in the Star recently, it
was given ont emphatically that the
negroes should not have office. After
awhile tbe'negroes will find out that
they? are merely -useful in getting
office for their white allies, aud that
4t is not intended that they shall ever
have any part of the loaves and fishes
The colored people' "ought not to be
so fooled by their . white allies. They
do the voting, and the whites get the
offices. 1 Look at the election of the
Clerk of the .House in the Republi
can .Congressional caucus. Here was
a good, chance to give an intelligent
negro, a good, paying and responsible
office,, , Bnt the white Mcpherson.re-
ceived 92. votes and the colored Rai-
neyibut 41. Of.course the Star does
riot care whether Rainey was defeat
ed by his oyn party., friends or not,
but we have a right to point to this
instance, one of ten thousand, where
the negro is overlooked, and the
loaves ana nsnes aistnputea among
the whites. If-, the. colored voters
are. content to abide by such ari .ar
rangement Democrats will not put on
mourning for thirty days.
THE DUPLIN CANAL.
Satisfactory Progress of the Work, Ac.
, -FromMaj. W. L ' Young, Superintend
ent of the Duplin Canal, who ' was in the
icity yesterday, - we vlearn . that work on the
canal is progressing finely, the cutting being
at the rate of about four hundred yards per
week. ; . They will soon be across the ."di
vide" arid commence -draining ' the noted
'Gum Swamp, for 'which "the ' company is
to have one-half. This land,- .comprising
about ten thousand acres, (.will be - worth
whe,n drained, as estimated, in 'the neigh
borhood of $25,000-whereas in its present
condition it is hterally worthless. It is be
Ueved 'tthat:. the . company; already iiave.
enough money to perfect its drainage. t: ; v
. ; sso douot seems jiow- tQ be entertained as
to the ability of - the; company, to , cut . the
fifteen miles from , Bannerman's. Bridge to
Burton's Old Field for 10,000, which was
the original estimate.
: Major Young says the diggers have struck
what is knowfi; as1 the r Jersey green sand,
said to be the most valuable, marl known,
being composed of lime, potash and mag:
nesia.- ' It is claimed to be the first bed ever
discovered in this State thick enough to be
worked, it being; from three to four feet
wnne tne t only ; other , bed,, which was disi
covered by the late Professor Emmons.
State Geologist, ' is in about four miles of the
same place and was but two or three inches
thick. In justice to the Professor it should
be stated, however, that he predicted at the
time that if this valuable marl should ever
be found in a bed of sufficient thickness in
North Carolina it would be in that particiiT.j
jar .iocauiy.,r, xf . .. ... ,: ,,:- h
some 01 - the deunauent , subscribers to
1 the entemriae
tice ' Matthews and a -Verdict' rendered in
favor of .the, Duplin Canal, Company,, and
, is now understood that no further trouble
; will be likely to occur, as the -subscribers
have alj expressed their intention to pay
me amounts o; tngir subscriptions,
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
InAAff1 nrVa tm-YVAwnlov
Thfl 13aWlsf
County Commissioners met;
. QnVr-- tt A r
WoilnAn
Moore, Montgomery and Pearce.
The following magistrates' made their an-
nual reports:. J.:P. Montgomery, Jamw A.J -
.tontgpmerv, Elgak Hewlett,- John wray-J
lor, A. J. Urady, Thbmas'M.' Gardner, J.
"JoEtfsonrE.-'H. McQutggT W,1- Y: Harriss.
The application of Jos.?C.?'Hnifor"re-
mission of . taxes, which 1 was : reierred to
Col.jr-,D. Taylor at the, last meetings was.
not granted. , s. . .
The Treasurer submitted his monthly re
ports for the month of November, as fol
lows : "' ' 1 " 1,1
General Fund i Balance' on hand, $30:298.05
Special Pand: Balance oa hand,, .3,57,3.38
Educational : Fund : Balance on ."
hand. : ; . . .. 8,540.0a
One' coupon of the' denomination of $300,
No.; 38, was( exhibited and burned : in the
presence of the Board,, , ; ., l'T ' '
Tpo Register submitted his , monthly re
port for. the month of November, showing
the number of marriage licensed issued by
him;, and exhibiting ' his receipt from the
Treasurer for $12.35. ;.'.' -A ,
The Treasurer submitted , his report for
the fiscal year ending Nov. 20th; 1881, -the
game heinfrom the first of September,
1880, to the 30th of November; 1881, as
follows: .' - "
General fund: Balance on hand; $20,298.05
Special fund: Balance on hand; 3, 573. 38
Educational fnnd:,. Balance: on j -,r
hand. .,... 8,546.09
- -The Clerk of the Superior Court exhib-
ited his annual report, showing amounts
collected as follows: . ,: . " -:1 ' - .'
Jury tax:
$66.00
. 34.00
525.00
,-, 60.0a
Mortgage tax
Inspector's license fax.V.
Pension account..; . . , . . ..
Out of said pension; tax. $25. was paid to
George Spearman. ? and the. Inpsector's li
cense tax ($525) was paid to the city of
Wilmington' ' J '
Report ' referred to Financial Committee.
The Register submitted his annual redort
showing the amount of fees collected, from
marriages 1 icenses (80, white and 443 colored)
to foot up $211 85 (after deduction of com;,
mission), and exhibited receipts for the
samel' ' .
Application of Edward Bryson,1 to retail
spirituous liquors,' was granted.- - f i : i i
t Gen S. II. Manning. Sheriff - of. the
county, offered his three official . bonds : to
wit: , Process bond, in the sum of $5,000;
County, School and Special ; Tax bond, in
the sum of $50,000, and the ' Public Tax
bond in the sum of $35,000; with! A. W.
Shaffer, H. E Scott, E. G. Penny packer,
E, , E. . Burruss and D L. Russell . as ;sure-"
ties, which said bonds, being found correct
in form, were approved and ordered spread
upon the record of official bonds, and filed.
Stacey VanAmringe, Clerk of the ' Su
perior Court, offered his Official bond in the
sum of $10,000, with II. E..-Scott and Geo.
Chadbourn as sureties,' which .bond was ap
proved' and ordered spread upon the record
of official bonds and filed. . - i
Edward D. Hewlett, Coroner, offered his
official bond in the sum iof $2,000, which,
with D. E. Scott and D. O.Connor assnre-
ties, was approved, ordered spread upon
the record pf official bonds and placed on
file. . . .
Elijah Hewlett, Treasurer, offeredhis of
ficial "bond in the sum of $50,000. with
Isaac Bates, J. W. Atkinson and D R.'
Murchison as sureties, which was approved,
ordered spread upon the records of ; official,
bonds and filed. ,;"''. , . ir
Thos. 6. Bunting, Constable , of .Wil
mington Township, offered, his official bond
in the sum of $1,000, which was approved.
ordered spread upon the records of official
bonds and filed. - t - -James'
Elder,' Constable. of Masonboro
Township,, presented his. bond and was
duly qualified. ; ;t ;.i?i'V
Several ' ' applications , for,. remission' of
taxes were disposed of. '?,.'. ... ;., .''.. ' .(
Board adjourned to . meet on T the first
Monday in January; 1882, at 2.30 p. m. '
Foreign Shipments. : - '!' s,
t ;The following foreign "shipments ' Wert!
made fron this port yesterday: The Nor
wegian barque Qronmer, Capt. Jacobsen,
for Liverpool, by Messrs, .Williams A Mur
chison, with 1,751 hales of cotton, weigh
ing 829.863 pounds and valued at $91,829;
the British brig Bagitta, Capt. David, for
Liverpool,; with 2,412 barrels of tar and 250
casks of spirits turpentine, valued at $12,
873; and the Norwegian , barque i Carl
Imences, Capt, Olsen, for Liverpool, with
1,353 bales of cotton,' Weight
pounds, and valued at $71,5631 Total val
uation of foreign,, exports , for the. day,;
$175,765:. ?;'.v ' .
Foreign Shipments. ,-; -. . ( . : - - ,
'The following ' foreign shipments'. were
made yesterday : -The 'Norwegian - barque
Euxinus, Capfc Askeland, .Qr.Queenstown'
f or t orders, . by J Messrs, , , DeRoset &f Co. v
with 14.9 casks spirits turpentine, valued:
at $36,882 50; and the Norwegian, barque
Barbo, Capt. Pedersen, forJTrieste, Austria
by Messrs; Robinson & King; with '3,160
barrels of rosin, , valued at $8,18.40.. Total
value of foreign exports for " the day, $45,
064' 90; for two days,- $220,829 901 1 hi
Board of Education. "' ; "' .' '
-The New Hanover County Board of Ed
ucation met at the office of the Register of
Deeds Tuesday; the 6th inst. and made the'
following appointments of school commit
teemen, to serve for the next two years:,
' District No! 1 Donald McRae,' W. M.
Parker and Jos. E.. Sampson. , . .. ' I
? : District No. 5 2 Wker Meares, Jas. H,
.Chadbourn arid John G. Norwood. '
District No. ' 3-:--A.i!j; Johnson John
Canady and Thos.!Davi s siurt i '
I District Nbi 4-John; G. Wagner; Louis
Todd andiWPi. H.Waddell. j vf- .f
?:'; DistrictuNo,;5 W. B. Giles, A. A. Mose-.
ley and A. R Black.
I District Nd.'-W. S
Johnson, O, M.
'Fillyaw and Samuel CNixon,
.with
ith the whole people that the; State dare
-not interfere. .The breaking- out of .pus
tules, pimple vtetter.Jind -the Jike on the
face, can be pleasantly. i cured by D, r. Ben
son's Skin Cure." Also, good- for the "skin
andscalp. . ,
FORTY-SEVEN TH CONGRESS
plus stasiow.
President Artnnr? Message Our For-
eizn . neiaiion iiie inier-wceauic
and xaxes-xne nravy ana its jsmarge-ment-Star
Route Prosecutions The
Mormons Puhlle Education, etc. . ,
i" . ' fBv Telegraph to tfie Morning Star.T "
Fj-iY-fv4- SENATE 7 r
- WAsno fDe'cember? Petitions
were presented -Uy MessrsW Beck Jones,
Sherman and Plumb, to require railroads to
conduct their business bti j terms just and
equitable to . the public.. By Mt.ililler, of
- California,; for a territorial- government for
southeastern Alaska.' -v--"" -
Bills .were introduced asfojlows:?
, By Mr. Cameron, oTPa.rf or public build
ings; for 'the courts ' and v "postofflcea ' at
Erie!, Pa.- ;'::;;;.;'. 1 -- '.-i-.h t y ?; .-f"
. By Mr. Saunders, for- the -admission of
Dakota War State.1' ' . ' r : - tj;
. By Mr,,l JjigaUSi granting rthe franking
privilege to Lucretia It. Garfield.
By Mr Pendleton, to' regulate andind-
prove . the cml , j service, ot,. ;the ,United
Slates;. also to. prevent extortion frorii per
sons in: the public service; and -bribery and
coercion by such persons.., ;.:r r.:
; At 12.50 a report was made by the Senate:
half of the Joint Committee ' to wait oh the
President and inform him. of ' the organiza
tion of Congress, that they had been in
formed by the j President 1 that he would
communicate. j with . the ;.fJ;wo chouses . '.in
writing forthwith. The message was then
presented and read: ' ' 'Vv ' , , ' '
To the Senate t Eiwse qf Bepresmtdtives of
. the United State : -a : - . . ;
' An appalling calamity has befallen the
American people since their chosen reprev.
sentatives last met m the halls, where you
are now assembled. We might - else recall
wjith unalloyed content the..rare prosperity :
with which Uiroughout the year the nation
has been blessedi Its " harvests ' have been
plenteous; its varied industrieshave thriven;,
the health of its people has been preserved.
It has 'maintained with foreign ! governments-
the undisturbed relations, of amity
and peace. For these manifestations of His
favor.we'oWetaHim who holds our destiny
;in Hifi hands the - tribute of.:our, grateful
devotion. . To . that mysterious exercise of
His will which has taken from us the loved
and illustrious citizen, who was but lately
the head of. the nation, we bow" in sorrow
and submission. I The memory? of Ihis eX4
alted character, of his noble achievements,
and of his patriotic" life, will be' treasured
fOreveras a sacred possession of - the whole
people. . . The statement of his death evoked
from' foreign governments ' ' and peoples
tributes of sympathy and sorrow, which his
tory will record as signal tokens of the kin
ship 01 nations anctthe federation of man
kind. !- j I .. .;. , ' ;:
, -j lhe feeling of good will between our
own government and that of Great ' Britain
was -never more ; marked than at present.
In recognition of this pleasing fact I direct
ed on the occasion of the Late Centennial
celebration at Yorktown, , that a salute be
given to the British flag. . Save" for the cor
respondence to which L shall refer hereaf
ter, in relation to the proposed canal across
the Isthmus of Panama, little has occurred
worthy of mention in' the diplomatic rela
tions of the , two ij countries. , . Early , in the
year tne J) orrune isay claims were satisiac
torily settled by thie British government pay
ing the sum of. 15,000, most of which has
been already distributed.' As the terms of
the settlement Included compensation for
injuries suffered by our fishermen at Ashee
Bay, there lias been retained from the gross
award a sum which, is deemed adequate for
those claims. The participation of Ameri
cans in the exhibitions at : Melbourne and
Sydney will be approvingly mentioned in
the reports of the :, two exhibitions, soon to
be' presented to Congress. They will dis
close me readiness of our countrymen to
make .'successful , competition? in- -distant
fields of enterprise; Negotiations for an
International Copyright Convention are in
hopeful progress". . The surrender of Sitting
Bull and his force upon the Canadian f ron-;
tier has allayed! apprehension, although
bodies of British Indians still cross the bor
der in quest of sustenance. -Upon this sub
ject a correspondence bus been opened
which promises an adequate understanding.
Our troops have orders to avoid, meanwhile,,
all collisions with alien Indians,
i The presence at the Yorktown Celebra
tion of representatives of the French Re
public and descendants of Lafayette and of
his gallant compatriots who were our allies
in the Revolution,; has served to strengthen
the spirit of good will' which has always
existed between the two nations. . . ; You will
be furnished with the proceedings of the
Bi-Metalfip Confenence held during the
summer at the City of Paris,. ; Ntf ;accord
was reached, but a valuable interchange of
views was. had and the Conference will next
year .be renewed. .IJ At the Electrical Exhi
bition and Congress, also held at Paris, this
country was creditabiy represented by .emi
nent specialists,- who, in the absence of an
appropriation generally lent their efficient
aid,' at the instance of the State Department.
While r our exhibitors in this almost ' dis
tinctively American field of achievement
have won several valuable awards, I re
commend that Congress provide for the re
placement of the personal expenses incurred
in tne puDiic interest Dy me nonorary com
missioners, and. delegates. "
No new questions respecting the status
of our naturalized citizens; in Germany have
arisen during the year, and the causes of
complaint, especially in" Alsace and Lor
raine, have practically ceased," through the
liberal action of the. Imperial Government
m accepting our often expressed ' views on
the subject The anDlication of the treatv
of 1868 to the lately acquired RheuuhpTo-
vmces nas received very earnest attention,:
and a definite and lasting agreement , on
this point is confidently expected. The par
ticipation of the descendants of Baron Von
Steuben in tne Y or ktown . festivities ;and
a. s a- ' i it . . ;
uieir suusequenb reception oy meir amen
cdn Mnsmen, strikingly evinced the ties of
: good. will, which Unite, thejQerman people
arid our own. " I ' ' " . '
Our .'intercourse withi: SpahY has been
friendly. . An agreement concluded in Feb
ruary last fixes a term for the labors of the
Spanish and American Claims Commission.
; sThe Spanish Government has been request
ed to pay the late awards of that1 Commis
sion, and will, it is beheved, accede to the
, request as promptly and courteously as on
former : becasions". ;By recent -legislation
" onerou fines have -been ,t imposed . .upon
American shipping in Spanish and colonial
ports for 'slight irregularities in manifests.
One case of. hardship is, specially, worthy of
.attention. The barque Masonic, bound for
'Japan, entered Manila in distress. 'and is
'there sought to be confiscarted under the
opanisn revenue laws for an alleged short
age in her ' transrshipped cargo.- Though
enorts torner mietnave thus far proved
unavailing, it is expected that the whole
matter will be adjusted in a friendly spirit
. -;The Senate resolutions pf condolence on
the assassination of the Czar;Alexander n.
were' appropriately communicated . to the
Russian Government, which in turn has ex
pressed its 'sympathy in our late national
; bereavement. ; It is, desirable ;. that our cor
dial j relations with 1 Russia should be
-strengthened by proper engagements assur
;ing to peaceable Americans, who visit ; the
Empire, the consideration which- is due to
them as citizens of 1 a friendly: State, t This
is especially needful with respect to Ameri
can Israelites whose classification' 4 with
the native Hebrew has evoked energetip, re
monstrances from this government. - i
, r A 1 A i " 1 j t .
jx supplementary consular agreement witn
-Italv has been sanctioned and rirnclaimerl
f in the case of crimes oh" ship-board. ' I :
frlheimsecuntyjofrhfe and property h
many, ports of Turkey has given rise to
correspondence wwn the Forte looking par
. ucuiariy to me netier protection of (Amen
unu missionaries in tqe JEJnppre;"- ..
The Swiss government has again solicited
the good offices of 5Dardiplomatic and con
sular agents for the protection of its citizens
mv countries waere iv is uoi. iujcii repre
sented, v f-The I request hap within proper.
iimits been granted. " t -
. Treaties of commerce and navigation and
for khe refirulation of consular Dtivileare have
teri"OTcmddiiwith RrJtmtania and Servia
since their admission into the family 1 of
European States. ; . j ; . v-U :
, lhe friendship of the united States and
Mexico has been constantly: maintained.
This government has lost no I occasion fi
encouraging the Mexican Gbvoverrimerit to.
a benencai realization- ot- thjeTnutnai1 aa-'
vantages which Will result from, a more" ul
timate commercial mtercourse.and from the
opeqmg of the rich interior ; of ;i Mexico to
railway enterprise, ' 1. , . ; ,F i-.
I deem it important that means be pro- :
vided fo restrain the lawlessness . unfortu
nately so common-on. the frontier; -and to
suppress the- forays of -the - reservation In-,-
dians on either side of the Kio Grande. uam
The ' neighboring ; States! s of ..'Central.
America nave preserved internal .peace and
their outward' relations toward i us ; have
beetij those of intimate friendship. ' There
are encouraging signs of .their growing dis
position.to subordinate their social interests
to those' which arc common' to them 1 by
reason of their geographical relations, f kliiV
The boundary-, dispute between - Guata-
mal and Mexico has afforded this ; govern-''
merA an ODnortunitv Ha exercise - its eftod
bfflcss for preventing a rupture between
these States and for procuring a 'peaceable
solution: of the question! ! cherish -strong
hope that in view of our relations of amity
with both countries, out friefidly1 counsels
maV prevail;;.. ...:!-. .'.,,; ...!
The Costa : llican -. Government Iatelv
framed an engagement withj;;Colbmbia for
setthng by arbitration the ; boundary ; ques--
uui uetyveeu luksc cuumrif ay pruviumg mai
the jpost, of arbitrator : should be offered
sticcessiyely, to the King of t the Belgians,
ujie, Aiug ui opaiu, anu uie irresiueni 01 me
Argentine Confedetatiou. HTbeoKingvof
the Belgians has declined to : actk but , I am
not as yet advised of the action' of the King
01 ispain. ; -As we nave .-certain interests in-
the .disputed territory, which are protected
by ur treaty engagements with one ' of the
parties, it is important mat, tne arbitration
should riot without our; .consent affect our
rights, and this gbvernmenthas actrdmgly
thought proper to make its
iWews known to.
the parties to the agreement, as well as j to
intimate them to the Belgij
ah and Spanish
Uovernments.- - -.
.;S- ,,Vi, , ,-f j.i:
out of the pro-
The - questions growing
posed interoceanic : water
way across the
Isthmus of Panama are of grave, national
importance. This government has not been
unmindful of the . solemn obligations im
posed upon it by its compact -of -1846 with
Colombia as the independent and sovereign
mistress of the territory crossed by the ca
nal: and has soughtto renderthem effective
Dy jresn engagements with the Colombian
republic looking to their (practical execu
tion. The negotiations l this end, after
they had .reached what appeared to be a
mutually satisfactory solution here, were
met in Colombia by a disavowal of the
powers Which its envoy had assumed, and
by a proposal for renewed negotiations on
a modified basis. Meanwhile, this govern
ment learned that Colombia had proposed
to tne JBiUTopean powers to join in a guar
antee or tne neutranty pf ; the proposed
Panama! Canal, a guarantee which would
be an 'indirect contravention of our obliga
tion as jthe sola guarantee of the integrity
of Colombian territory and of the! neutrality
of the canal itself. My lamented predeces
sor felt it ; his duty to place before the Eu
ropean powers the reasons which make the
prior guarantee of the United States indis
pensable, and for which the interjection of
any foreign guarantee might be regarded
as a superfluous and unfriendly act. Fore
seeing tne probable reliance of the .British
government on the provisions of the Clay-
ton-Bulwer' Treaty, of .1850. -s''- affording
room for a share in the (guarantee .which
tne United states, covenaqted with Colom
bia; four- years before, I hjave not hesitated
to supplement the action of my predecessor
by proposing to her Majesty's government
the modification of that instrument and the
abrogation of , such clauses thereof as do
not comport with the obligations-of the
United. States toward Colombia, .or with the
vital . needs of , the two friendly parties I to
the compact - - !"
j.This government sees with great concern
tne continuance 01 tne hostile relations be
tween Chili, Bolivia' and Peru. Peace be
tween ; these republics .: is . much- to be de
sired, not only that they themselves may
bei spared further misery and bloodshed,'"
but because their continued - antagonism.
tnreatens consequences wnich are, in my
judgment, dangerous to . the interests of
republican government n .'this continent,
and calculated to destroy the best elements
of our free andipeacefal civilization.- As
inhe present excited condition of popular
feeling in these countries there has been se-
, rious misapprehension 01 the UnitedStates.
ana as separate diplomatic, intercourse with
each through mdependent ' ministers is
sometimes subject, owing to the want of
prompt reciprocal communication, to. tem
porary misunderstanding, I'have deemed it
judicious at the present tune to send a rspe
cial .enyoy accredited to. all . and each; ef
them, and furnished with general instruc
tions which i will,' I-hope- enable him to
bring these powers into Ifnendlv relations.
1 I regret that the comiriercial interests be
tween the ..United States! ; and Brazil.' from
wpich great advantages were hoped a year
ago, have suffered fromthe withdrawal pf
the American hues of Communication jhe
tween the Brazilian ports and our own. .
; The treaties' recently;' negotiated with
China have been duly ratified on both skies:
and thej exchange made at Pekin. Legist
lajtion is necessary to carry their provisions
into effect. . - The prompt and friendly spirit
with which the Chinese Government; at
me request 01 tne united States, conceded
the modification; of existing treaties- should
secure careiui regard tor the interests and
susceptibilities of that government ' in the
enactment of anv laws relating to f!hineae
immigration. Those clauses of the treaties
which forbid the rjartiein&tion . nf Mtiena
of vessels of the United States in the opium
uouc wui uououess receive your approyai.c
. sinemumacy. Dei ween our own country:
and Japan continues to be cordial. Lam
advised that the Emperor contemplates the
establishment - of a full constitutional go
vernment, and that he . has already sum
moned ia : parliamentary congress for :,the'
purpose, of effecting the change,;. Such ;a
Temarkable step towardj complete assimila
tion with the western system cannot fail to
bring Japan into closer and more beneficial
reiauuiusnip wiia ourselves as tne chief .Pa
cific nower.:; --' u'" i " vh-
The King of Hawaii, in the course of his
homeward return after a journey around
the world, has lately visited: this country.
While pur relations with that , kingdom are
friendly, this Government has viewed with
concern the efforts to seek , replenishment
01 me uiminisning population of the islands
from outward sources: to a degree which
may impair xneir nauve sovereignty and in
dependence in which the United States was
among the first to testify a livelv interpat.
lRelations.of unimpaired amity have been
maintained throughout! the year with the
.respective governments! of Austria, i Hun
gary, Belgium, Denmark; Hayti, Paraguay
and Uraguay, Portugal, Sweden . and
Norway. This may also be said of Greece
ana Xicuaaor, aitnougn, our j relations with
mese states "have . Jori' ome ?years been'
Btvereu ,oy ine . witnorawai oc appropria
tions ; for.; diploniatiC
Athens and Quito. 1
irepresehtatives r
at
' The StAte Department ' still . continues to
publish to the country the trade and manu
1 f acturing reports, from i abroad. . . The sue
cess of this course warrants its continuanmv
; With special reference to the Atlanta Cotton
.Exposition, the October numbc? of .the re
cYuw;i to a aiuauie collection
ui. H"Hwg uuxmj igooaa traqo oj.tho
.world. r, j -
iTbe International 'Sanitary Conference,1
assembled id this; city early in January last
tuiu us seesHonjiwere prolonged until March
As pertinent W ; this I-calr yduf attention
to the operations of the National Board of
neaith. 'tne execution -of the rules and
regulations prepared by. the Board and ap
proved by my predecessor" has done much
to arrest the progress of " epidemic disease,
and has, thus rendered substantial service
tn tha'natiori: - ' t- o
The health of the people is of- supreme
importance. l All measures looking to their
protection against the spread-of contagious
tuseases anu 10 me increase Qic pur sanitary
knowledge for: such .purposes -deserve the
attention of Congress. ... .
The report of the Secretary of the Treasu-
sury, presents - m detail a highly satis
factory- exhibit ot the : state of the finan
ces-ana mo condition: or . me various
branches of the public service" administered
byt that Department. The ordinary reve
nues from" all sources for the year ending
June 301881 were $360,782,292.57. The
ordmary-expaitures, for the same period,
were $260, 712,887:59., ' Leaving a surplus
revenue of $100,064, 403.98.5 The increasn
of -the revenue -for .1881 over those of the
previous . year was, $29,353, 701. 10. It is
estimated that the ; receipts during the pre
sent .fiscal year will reach $400,000,000, and
thej iexpenditures ; $270,000,000, leaving a
surplus of $130,000,000 applicable to the
sinking fimd arid the redemption of the
public debt. : l approve the recommenda
tion of the Secretary of the Treasury that
provision be made for the early retirement
of; silver certificates and that the act re
quiring their 'issue"; be" repealed. They were
issued in pursuance of the policy of the gov
ernment to maintain silver j at or near the
gold standard and were accordingly made
receivable for all customs taxes and public
duties, r AboriC sixty-six ' inillfohs x of ' them
are now Outstanding. They form an unne
cessary 'addition to the' paper currency, a
sufficient amount of which may be readily
supplied by the national' banks. - .-.
In accordance with the act of ; February t
28, 'j:1878, the Treasury Department has!
morithly : caused at- least "two- millions in !
value of silver buHion to -be "Coined :into!
standard silver .dollars, one hundred and,
two millions J of these dollars have been!
Already Coined,, of which'only about thirty
five; mulions are m circulation
For the reasons which he specifies I con-!
Cur in the Secretary's .recommendation that
the I provision for the, coinage of a fixed
amount each month be Tcpealed, and that!
hereafter only so much be coined as shall: 1
be necessary to supply the demand.
The Secretary advises that the issue of:
gold coin certificates, should not for the!
present, be resumed, and suggests that the
national banks may properly be forbidden
by law to retire their currency except upon!
reasonauie nonce ox meir uiienuon 10 aoi
so. Such legislation would seem to be jus-l
LllltU. II V iUG ICCCiili ULUIUU Ul I J I Lif I I11LI1KS;
on the occasion referred to in the Secretary's!
repprt. . - ; - " ' - .j
Qf the fifteen millions of fractionalcur- .
rency still outstanding only about $80,000
hasibeen redeemed jthe past year. The sug-j
gesion that this amount may properly be
Arc&vnpA ' f mm f nr.nrft ' i9t,ftt.pmp.nt.i nf the
public debt seems worthy of approval. i
1 is a matter of jpongratulation that the
business of the country has been so prosper
ous, during the past year as to yield by taxa
tion a large surplus -of income, to the. goi
verhment. v If the revenue laws remain un4
cnapgeu mis surplus inusi year; uy year mi
crease on account i bf the reduction of the
"public debt and its burden of interest, and
because of the rapid increase of our popula-j
tiori. In 1860. iust Drior to the - institu-i
.tion of our internal revenue system, our
population out siigniiy exceeaea du, uw,-:
000 by the' census of 1880 it is now found
to exceed 50,000,000. It is estimated that!
even if the annual receipts and expenditures;
should continue as at present the entire;
debt could be paid in ten years: In view,;
however of the heavy load of taxation
which our people have already borne, we
may well consider 'whether it is not the;
part of wisdom to reduce the revenues evenj
1 -- m a. 1 j.1 1 3 rtv
It 'seems to me that the time has arrived!
when the people . may justly demand' some j
relief from their present onerous burden;
and that by ; due economy in the various :
branches of : the public, service this may
Teadily be afforded. I therefore: concur!
with the Secretary in recomiriending the '
abolition of all Internal Revenue taxes ex-
cept those upon tobacco in its various forms:
and upon distilled spirits and fermented '
liquors, and except also the special tax)
upon the manufacturers of and dealers in j
"such articles; the retention of the latter tax i
H : t.1 j i ? a.i c 4-. i
is Vebiiuuie an auuruiug . uic uuiixts ui iiiu
government a proper supervision of these
articles T for - the prevention! i of fraud. I
agree with the . Secretary of the Treasury
that the law irnposing a stamp tax upon
matches, proprietary articles, playing cards,
uuvaO uuu uituto maj v iiu jlvj jluj wj
Teiealed. and the law also bv which banks'
and bankers are assessed upon their capital
and deposits. . . ; .
; it is perhaps doubtful whether the immc
diate reduction of the rate of taxation upon
lidjujors and tobacco is advisable, especially
in t View5 of ; the drain upon the Tieasury
which must attend the : payment of arrears'
ofjpchsions. f
.. he tariff laws also ' need - revising, but
that a due regard may be paid to trie - con
flicting interests of our citizens important
chhriges should be made with caution. If
a careful revision caimot--ber made- at this
session a commission, such as t was lately
approved by;the Senate, and is now recom
mended by the Secretary of the Treasury,
w6uld doubtless lighten the labors of Con
gress whenever this subject shall be brought
to jts consideration. J
? ijcottCur in the recommendations of the
Secretary of War for increasing the army
to1 the strength of 30,000 enlisted men.
y JThere is need of legislation to prevent in
trusion UDon the lands set anart for the In-
'diaris. A large military force at great ex
pense' is now required to patrol the bound
ary! line between Kansas and the Indian
Territory. The only punishment that can
at present be inflicted is the forcible re
moval of the intruder and the imposition of
a pecuniary fines, which in most cases it is
. impossible to.; collect. There should be a
penalty by imprisonment in such eases.
fThe separate organization of the Signal '
Service is urged by j the- Secretary of War
arid a full statement of the advantages
sdeh permanent organization ' is presented
in the report of the Chief Signal officer. . A
detailed account of the useful work per
fqrmed by the Signal corps and the Weath
er; Bureau is lalso given in that report. ,
Jl The report of the ' Chief Engineer fur
nishes a detailed account of the operations
for (the5 improvement of rivers and harbors.
I commend to your attention the sugges
. - . s ... . . . .... . j
.Kituua vuuutmcu ill una rcpurb Ul icgaiu w
the) condition of .our - fortifications and es
pecially our coast defences, and recommend
, an increase of the strength of the engineer
'battalion, hy ; which the efficiency of our
torpedo system would be improved.
r II cannot too strongly urge upon; you my
' conviction that every, consideration of na
tional safety, ieconomy and honor impera
tively demands a thorough rehabilitation of
orir navy. , With a full appreciation of the
fact that ' compliance with the suggestions
of the head of that Department aria of the
Advisory . Board involves a large expendi
ture of the public moneys, 1 1 earnestly re
commend such appropriations as will ac
complish an end which seems to me so de
sirable.' i Nothing can be more inconsistent
with the public; economy, than withholding
-the means necessary to accomplish the ob
jetits: ihfrnsted Tjy the - Constitution to the
National Legislature; One; of ; those sub
jects,' and One which'is of paramount im-
Eortance, is. declared by our fundamental
lw! to be the provision for the common, de
fence". ' " Surely, nothing is more 'essential to
' the defence of the United States and of alt
j i T 11. " " dr m
. uui yiwym uiau uie euicacy OI our narpr. .
We have : for many years " maintained
.' with foreign:1 governments the relations, of
honorable -peace, and that such relations
majr be permanent is desired by every pa-