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'4 I t 4 -1 . ; t 4 J 4 t Il i f I i ; f ' f 1 N I : ! 1 11 i i President's Message. f Tu tie & mite aitfl IL,uie of Ji'preteHtolltitt : fa cunaiug before you for the fint .time a Chief IagLurate ofthia great nation, it u with crjktimJe to the Giver of Jl good for the many . . ... 1 -.1 . ... ' aurptewJLL.for.iiaw.uracturin- .purpe?; exjuLnvat CTps j rarlcty of climate tbc production . suited to tb nf Cmm Mvmie. lmeakiu" one laniruarre, with facilities fas very mortal to acquire an cdaca tion : her lostitutioiis cIumd to none tnc arc- nu to fame, or any lJcstiig ot lortunc mat may be coveted; freedom of the press and of Treasury beyond .the: requirements ol govern ment. Happily harmony is being rapidly re stored within our own - borders ; manufactures. , .. hitherto unknown in our country, are springing up in all scctionSf proiiucing a degree of nationa inrferendence unciuallcd bv any other power. tional kl IkWJnrra mul rotintless others arc cn- -.t a vrif mm nJ tuinffc for fL-ifo kccnincr , 44WJ WV JJm I for ihc brief pnol ol our tenure ot onicc. in . liina mtr- miit eacll of IM TCi II IT! tO the o ouv 1 ' raiAs of 4ho poplo who, have conferred our i.. i.rAn r n1 oi,unt in thom fur cur fur cur MUUVU Kfj wmrdih in. I earnestly desire that neither vnnrr I tmiv brndemned bv our free and enlightened countrymen nor by our owu oon 1 cioees. i 1 . j Having emerged from a rebellion of gigautic magnitude, s it was, by sympathies and cesist j ancftof cations with which wc were at peace, eleven States of the Union were, four years ago, left without legal State government. A national debt had been contracted;! Auk rican commerce .was almcet driven from tbc seas; the industry i of ono-half of tho country had been taken from the control of capitalists and placed where all -: tabor "fight fully belongs, in the keeping of the laborers. Tho work of restoring the State gov ' crnmenU loyal to the Uuion : of protecting and festering free labor ; providing pieans for paying interest ta the public debt, hare received ample attention from C-oogres. 1 Althopgh your efforts have not met with the success .ip all particulars that might have been ; desired, -yet, h tho whole,! they have been more . succv-ful than could have been reasonably an ticipated. Soven States which passed ordinances I of seccsi-ion have been fully restored to their ; places in tho Union. The eighth, (Jeorgin, has ; lield an eleetiou at which fhe ratified her eouti tution, Republican in fnii, anl elected a (.ov .crnor. iuenibcrs of Congrci, a State Legislature and other officers required. Her Governor w as installed, her Legislature met and performed all the acts then required of them by the Constitu ! .lion nd acts of Congress. Subsequently, how ever, in violation of the Constitution which they had just ratified, as since decided by the Su ' j-reme Court of the State,' they unseated colored ; members of the Iegislaturc and admitted to seats some members who arc disqualified by the third clause of the 14th amendment; an article which they themselves had contributed to ratify. Un der these circunftaiiccs I would submit to you" ' whether it would not bo wise, Without delay, to enact a law authorizing the Governor of Georgia ti convene the members on wx1ktTneo.it fr m , -..-- r T -.'"" . vj-.intl.reeonstVu be adiuittcd.who are ineli:iblc under the third lrtnin note itil i.nna fr ' clause cf the 14 th ajneudmeut. i Jhc frecdmcn, under the protection they have received, arc making rapid progress in learning, and no complaints arc heard of lack of industry on their part, wheu they receive fair compensa tion for their labor. i The means provided Pr paying the interest on the public debt, with all other expenses of the Government, arc more tlnn ample. The loss of our commerce is the only result cf the late re bellion which .lias not received sufficient atten tion from you; to this'subjert I call your earn est attention. I will not now surest plans by which this object may be effected, but will, if nccissjyy, make it the subject cl a social mes- sage during the sts sion.i At March term. Congress, by joint resolution authorized the hxecutivc to order elections in the States of Virginia. MLsMS-s-ippi and Texas to 1 A il . . 1 t 1 luoraii io incui .eiisiuuiions wiuen each had previously framed, and to' submit these consti -tut ions, cither entire or in separate parts, to be voted upon, at the discretion ot the Kxccutive .Lpder.tlus authority elections were called. In Virginia the eleetiou took place on the Cth of V Biy; a uovernor and Lieutenant Governor were elected and have been installed; the Legislature met and d:d all that wss required by this jcsolu .tion, and by all the Kcconst ruction acts of Con gress, and abstained from all doubtful authority. I recommend that her Senators and Kcpresen Utives be promptly admitted to their scat?, aud that the State be fully u-stored to its place in the family of States. j Klcctions were ealle'd in Mississippi and Texas to commence on the 30th of November. Two .days in Missiasippi and four days iu Texas. The elections have taken place, but the result is not known. It is hoped that the acta of the Legis JVjjres of these States, when they meet, will be uch as to receive your 'approval and thus clwsc the work of reconstruction. j jxutw me ctiu piumnj u. vr ilw .b.m.-.. and not yet referred to, is that jf au irredeem able curreucy. It is j,a evil which, 1 hope, will receive your mott camot attenth.n. It is a duty, and one of the highest duties of govern ment to secure to Uie citizens a medium of ex change offixed aud unvarying value, j This im plies a return to a specie btisis, and no substitute Tar it can be devised. . 1 1 should be commenced now and reacted at the earliest practicable mo ment consistent with a fair regard to the interest of the debtor cbfes. Immediate resumption of specie payments would Dot be desirable ; it would compel tue debtor class to pay beyond their con . tracts on gold at the date of their purchase, and . would bring bankruptcy and ruin to thousands. The fluctuations, however, iu the paper value of the measure of all values iu gold, is detrimental to the interests of trade; it mates the man of business an involuntary gambler, for in all sales j srtnn luturc payment is to be made, both parties -are ignorant as to what will be the value of the currency to be paid and received. I earnestly rccommcad to you, then, such legisLtiou as will insure a gradual return to fpecie payments and put a,p immediate stop to the fluctuation in the friJua.of currency. The methods to secure the ibrmer of these results are as numerous as fpecu-. .la tors on political economy. To secure the Litter I eee but one way, that is, to authorize the Treas ury to redeem its own paper at a fixed price wnencver presenica, ana witnnoid Irom circula tion 'all currency so redeemed until sold again for gold. The vast resources of the nation, both devel oped and undeveloped, ought to make our credit benefit wci-j. We are blessed vritu a ter- I .but the burden ot liitercsi ougp y uc .e ritor anaurpofscd in fertility- of an area equal ; Jaccj rapidly as can be without violation ol to tXue abuudjut Mipprt of Eve hundred millions contract. ' ' 1 , ' of pou)ft6di:,in $vfry.v.ariety of .useful j The public debt is represented in a great part producUuna; Vincrala in quantity 5uf3cifut to bonis haTin;.froiu five to twenty, and -from or even" 5r.rcic oi eann riciicj, , ontionul with tno uovcruwiui h&hti t wfos ana rciuircnicni Anr -wrini nftpr me cxrirax a a . a iLin'r .J : A iw.nuUtion of forty mil- ' ;, mentioned tinon their faee. V 1 bnrdeo of taxation than the cit.rcn ;haa e,,aare for six years past, theentire public debt ctmU be paid in ten year., but it i n desirable thatthe i peo- houM be taxea io pay " i" - rapid by y car the ability to pay increases in j ----- . - . , , . . . , teD to f(,rty JCare to run, beanug interest a ine to pay mcse iwaua ion of the least The time has lreadr expired When a prtat part of them may ;a- ' be taken up. and is. rapidly approaching he c I all may be. It is believed that all which ai bo rrrtlaecd bv bonds bearing are f uovr juc may bo replaced Dy fi ratc 0f interest riot exceeding four and a half be- , . , 4 comes due that they may be replaced in the same Tir way. , jo accompiisu mis, ii. j to authorize interest to be paid at cither of three or four money centres of Europe,) or any Assis- ?-tant Treasurer of the United btates attlieopt ion of the holder of the bold; I suggest this sub- I r vA nncipmtlin of Cooircss, and also ! . : 7rtviW with thiJ the rroprict v ot re- , MUIUIMUWUCI I - ; : jceu, f -rl- miu-'our currency as before suggested, at its . - j . t . . ;,icrr.isiiig the rate at which currency will DC ! t ..! o1. frnm liv to day. or week to market value, av unm -" ----- u.hi .,.! nlri from dav to day, or T..t f . mi( rate of interest as the Govern ment p.ivs upon its bonds;. . . The subject of the tariff and internal taxation will necessarily receive your attention. The revenues of the country arc grenter than the requirements and may, with safety, .be re duced, but as the funding of the (debt on a four or four and a half per cent loan would reduce the annual current expenses largely; thus after fund in", justifying a greater j reduction of taxation than wonld H now expedient, I suggest a post ponement of this question until the next meeting of Conjrcss. i j. " . I . It may be advisable to .modify taxation and the tariff in instances where "unjust or burden some discriminations are1 made by the present law, but a general revision of laws regulating this subject I: rccommeud a postponement for the present. " "j j I ako sujnrcst the renewal of the tax on in comes, but at reduced rates, sayjthrce percent, and this tax 'to expire in! three j-cars. . With the funding of the najiotial debt, as here sucr-ested. I feel safe in jsaying that taxes and revenues from imports may be reduced from sixty to eighty millions per annum, at once, and may be still further reduced from year to year, as the resources of the country Vire developed. The re port of thc?ecretary of (he Treasury shows the receipts ot the liovernment ior ine ns-e.u jc.n, Midino ?nk June, to be S370,943.747. Kx- nenditures' includinr interest, bount.es. .x'c., to .. ... . i' - r- be $321,100,507. The 'estimates for the eusu ing year are more favorable to the Government, ami will, lio doubt, show a much larger decrease of public debt. The receipts? of the Treasury beyond the expenditures, have exceeded the amount necessary to place to the credit of the smn fund as nrovided bv law. Jo lock up To thn Kiimliis in the Treasury and ..... P . . j withhold it troui eircuiaiioii, ,irnn io sucn n . - . n t 1 contrac- -..nnilinrrn in I rCasurj III J'ui- chase of Government bonds, thus reducing the interest bearing indebtedness of the country, and of submitting to Congress the question of the disposition to be made of the bonds so purchased. The bonds so held by the-Treasury amount to S75,O0O,fX0, including those belong ing to the sinking fund. I recommend thai the whole be placed to the credit of the sinking fund. ; ; , , J ' m - m Vour attention is respectfully invited to the recommendations of the Secretary of the Treas ury Tor the creation of the office of Commissioner of Customs Kcvcnue; for the 'increase of the fcal-iries of certain classes of officials; for the sub . . 1 - L stitution 'of increased notional bank circulation to replace the outstanding three per .--: ficates, and mot especially to his recommenda tion for the repeal of laws allowing shares of fines and penalties, forfetiurcs, Sec, to officers' of the Government, or to informers. The office of Commissioner of Bevcnne is one of the most arduous and j responsible under the Government; it tails little short of a Cabinet position in its; importance and responsibilities. I would ask fir it, therefore, such legislation as in )our judgment will place, the office upon a -j footing of dignity commensurate with its im portance and with a character and qualification of the class of, men required to fill it properly. As the United Slates is the freest of all nations so, too, its people sympathize with all peoples struggling for liberty and self government, but while so sympathizing it is due to our honor that' we should abstain from enforcing our views upon unwilling nations, and from taking an interested part without invitation in quarrels betweeu dif ferent nations, or between Governments and their subjects; v Si..1 Clur course should always be in conformity with strict justice and j law.- international and local. Such has been the policy of the admin istration in dealing with these questions. For and a near neighbor of ours, in whom all our people cannot but feel a deep interest, has been struggling for independence and freedom. The people and government of the United States en tertain the same warm fcelimrs and sympathies for the people of Cuba in their pendiug struggle, that they manifested throughout the previous struggles between Spain and her1 former colonies, in behalf of the latter. But the contest has at no time assumed condition which amount to war in the sense of international - law, or which woulJshow the existence of a ifeacfo political organization of the insurgents sufficient to justify a reco-rnition of belligerency, j i The principle is maintained however, that this nation is its own judge when to accord rights of belligerency. ; j On the 2fth of March last , the U. S. Schooner 'Litxie Major" was arrested ; on the high seas by a Spanii-h Frigate, two passengers taken and earned prisoners to Cuba. ' Representations of mcf lacis were madf to the Spanish Govern ment as; soon as official information reached Washington. iThe two passengers were set at liberty and the Spanish Government assured the United States that the Captain of the frigate in making the capture, had acted without law, that he had been reprimanded, and that the Spanish' authorities in Cuba would not sanction any act that'could violate rights or treat with disrespect the Soverigntyjof this nation. J j The question of the seizure of the brig "Mary Lowell" at Bahama by the Spanish authorities is now a subject of correspondence between this government and Spain and Great Britain. .l- onrth. . ito a less tion of currency as to crippie ir..r nfiect thci Prosperity of , the ; country. Lnder . . J - n1 t:iiriiiii1 iMlt;ivvn.irrd in the propriety of using all The Captain General of Cuba about May lai issued a Proclamation authorizing search of ves gels in high seas. . . Immediate remonstrance waa nipde against this,, whereupon the Captain Gen eral issued a new Proclamation limiting the search to vessels. of the United States authorized under the treaty of 1705. j This proclamation, however, was immediately withdrawn. j I have always felt that most intimate relations should bo cultivated between the United States and independent nations on this continent. It may I be well worth i considering, whet her" new treaties between us and them may not be profit ably entered into to secure more intimate re lations, friendly, commercial and otherwise. Inter-oceanic connection between the Atlantic and ! Pacific oceans, through the;! isthmds.of Parien, is one in which commerce is greatly iii tcrested. Instructions have been given to thje minister to Ihe several States of Cedumbia, to endeavor to obtain authority for a survey tp determine the practicability of the undertaking. In order to comply with an agreement 3f the United States, as to a mixed Commission it Lima, for the adjustment of claims, it will be come necessary to send a Commissioner arid Sec retary to Lima. J ! t t ' The good offices of the United States to bring about a peace between Spain and the South iAmeiican Republics having been accepted by Spain, Pru and t'hili. nmrcss fras been in vited to be held in Washington during the pres ent winter. ' : t A grant has been I given to Europeans of an exclusive right of transit over xthe territory hf Nicaragua' to which Costa Uica has given its assent,' whicli, it is alleged, conflicts with vested rights of citizens of the United States. The Department of State has now this subject undr consideration. ! I . The; Minister of Peru having made represen tations; that there was a state of war between Peru and Spain and that Spain was constructing in and near New York, thirty gunboats, which might be used by Spain to relieve the riavpl force at Cuba to operate against Peru, orders u-pr rirfin to rrevent their departure; no fur- thur steps have been taken by the; representa tives of the Peruvian Government i to prevejjt the departure of these vessels, and I not feeling authorized to detain the : property of a natiu with which we arc at peace, on mere Executive orders the matter is" referred to Congress. ! . j The! coudnctof the war bctweeu the Allies and the Republic of Paraguay has made things with that country difficult, and it has been deem ed advisable to withdraw our ReprcseTitative from there. , - ! j -. Towards the close of the last administration! a cpnve Jtion was assigned at Loudou for the set tlement of outstanding claims between Great Pfitain and the United States, -which failed to recciv? the consent of the Senate. The time and circumstances attending the- negotiation jof that treaty were unfavorable to its acceptance by the people of the United States, and its pro visiona were wholly ; inadequate for the settle ment of alleged wrongs, sustained by. this Gov ernment; injuries resulting to the United Statics by reason of the course adopted by Great Britaan during the war, ! in increased rate of duties, diminution of exports and imports, and ; other tct motions to domestic industry, and prejudi cial in its cnec.a r- commerce of the country in the dwease and tm r t jiritain of our couimerciai ,;nQj w the ystL Waiiou of the war and the increased cost, x,..V. m Measure ana in lives, of Its suppression, and could not be adjusted and satisfied as ordi nary commercial claims which . continually arpe between commercial nations, and jct the conven tion treated them simply as such ordinary claims, from which they differ more widely in thegravi- ty of their character than in the magnitude'of t: f ,-, . t!...f .Kv.,.. S, ... umuuu.. xjy ,... v.Mvw r, not a word was found in the treaty,, and not an inference could be drawn from it to remove the unfriendliness of the course of Great Britain jin our struggle for existence, which had so deeply and sd' universally impressed itself upon the peo ple of this country. j ; j Believing that a Convention thus misconceiv ed in its scope and inadequate in its provisions, ; would uot have produced the hearty and cordial ' settlement of peudmg questions which alone; is consistent, wun me relations wiuca j. uesire io have firmly established i between the United States and Great Britaiiij I regarded the action of the Senate, in rejecting the treaty, to haVe been wisely taken iii the interest of peace, and as a necessary step in the direction of a perfect and cordial friendship i between the two coun tries. - i r i !. -A sensible people, conscious of their power, are' 'more at case under a great wrong wholly unsettled than under the restraint of a settle ment which satisfies neither their ideas of justice nor their grave sense of the grievance they have sustained. The rejection of the treaty was fol lowed by a state of public 'feeling on both sides which I thought uot favorable to 'an immediate attempt at renewed negotiations. I accordingly so instructed the Minister of the United States to Great Britain and found my views in this rc jraid were shared by Her Majesty's Ministers. I hpe; that the time may soon arrive when the two Governments can approach the subject of this momentous -question with an appreciation of what is due to the rights, dignity, and honor jof each, and with the determination not only to re mote the cause of complaint in the; past, but to lay the foundation of a broad principle of public trl.L.K ii ill piTvont fu turn, differences and tend to fuim a continued peace and friendship. ; This; is now the only grave question which the United States has with any foreign j nation. The question of renewing the treaty for recipro cal trade between the United States and the British Provinces on. this coutiuent is not favor ably considered. : ; ;; r ; lu-conformity with i the recommendation bf Congress, a proposition to abolish mixed Courts for the suppression of the slave trade is under ucgotiatiou. ! It having conic to my knowledge- that a cor porate company, orgauized under Uritish laws, proposed to land upon the shores f the United States,' and to operate their submarine cable un der a concession from the L.niperor of the rrcuch, uuder an exclusive . rurht for twenty years, pf telegraphic communication, with the shores bf France and the United States, with very ob--' jcctiouable features i subjectinc. all nicssiges conveyea niereuy io ine seeuruy anu- couiroi pr i .1. i .t . . i .-r . i f ( the rrcuch Uoverument, 1 caused the 'rrench and liritieh lection at Washington to be made acquainted with the probable policy of Congress on this subject, as foreshadowed ; by the bill which passed the Senate in JIarch last. "And this declaration the representatives of the Com pany made an agryement'to accept, as the basis of their operations,' the provisions of the bill, or 6uch other enactment on the subject as might be passed during thef approaching session of Con gress, also to uie their influence to secure froai the French Government a modification of their concession, so as to permit the landing j of any cable belonging to any Company incorporated by I L (EKajrlqilc, the United States, or any State in the I Union; . 3V . aud jn their part not to oppose the establUbnieut of auy such cable. On the intruction of their agreement,..! directed -the : withdrawal of a oppotutiou by the United States o the -Jauding of the cable until meeting of Congress, r I regret to say that there has been no ''modification in this Company's j concession, nor so far as I can learn, have they attempted to secure one j Their concessions exclude capital and j citizens under State from competing upon the shores of . France. I recommend legislation to protect t the rights of citizens under the States and sovereignty of the nation against such an assumptioti I shall also endeavor to seciire by negotiatioti an "abandon mentofthe principle of monopolies ; in ocean trade cables. -M iol( The unsettled political condition of other eountriesr lees fortunate than our owasometiijies induces their citizens to come to the United States' for the sole pur pose of becoming naturalized. Ilaviag secured th;is they return to their native countries- and reside there without disclosing their change of ailegiaice. They accept official positions of trust' or honor which can onl be held by citizens of their native land. They jouruy under . passports describing them as such citizens; and it'ia only when civil discord; after, J?er haps, years of quiet, threatens their; positions or their property; or when their native Btate drives thtni into its military service, when their oatty. 6f allegiance is known. They reside permanerjitly awn j from the United States, contributing nothfing toil rertuup-. uToiJ Uutieo vf ciilzeusbip Aud, duly utHke theinselvesi known by a shrm of prot action! - j I have: directed the diplomatic and consular officers to ' scrutinize carefully all such claims of protection. t A citizen of the United States, whether native or adapt ed, who discharges his. duty to his country is ebti-j tied to its complete: protect ion. (' ' ! I Inyitations have been extended to the Cabinet., at London, Paris, Florence, Berlin, Brussels, The Haue, Copenhagen and Stockholm, to empower their lfep-j rceutatives at Washington to simullaneously enter into negotiations and to conclude ! with the United: Sutcs a convention to indicate a form makinr uni- fomi regulations ;as to thej construction of the pirts of vessels to be devoted toi the. use of emigrants, nnd ) to the quantity and quality of food, medical treat ment of the sickj and the rules to be observed during th voyage, in order to secure ventillatipn, to pro mote health, to prevent impositions, and to protect the females, providing forthc establishment of trib unals in the several countfrics, and for enforcing such regulations by summary process. . iour attention is respectfully called to the Jaw regarding the tariff on llussian hemp, and to the question whethetr to fix i the charges: on Russian Jiemp higher than they arc fixed upon manilla is'not a violation of our treaty j with -Russia,!' placing jher products upon the same footing with those of jthe most favorable footing, ill':! ' ! C I ! Our manufactures arc increasing with wonderful rapidity under the encouragement which they now receive, with the1 improvement of machinery already clfected nlid still; increasing, causing machinery to take the place of ..killed labor to a large extent. j Our imports of" niany articles must fail largely within cvejry few years. ' Fortunately, itoo,! our nian ui'acturcs arc not confined to a fow localities, as jl'ur merly, and it is jto be hoped, will become more and nore diffused, making the interest in them equal in all Sections. Tliey give employment and support to huadreds of thousands of people at lioniej and ref ain wivh us the means which otherwise would be shipped: abroad, v . j . .' . t ; ' ' i I 1 '' j' :The extension of Railroads in Europej and "the East is bringing into competition w ith oiiragriculPiral proJucts, like products of other countries. Self in terest, if not self preservation, therefore; dictates cau'ion against disturbing any industrial interesjtiof the country, If teaches t us, also, the necessity of locking to other markets for the sale of oni" surplus. Our neighbors South of us,1 and China and Japan should receive our special attention. It will bei the purpose oi the Administration to cultivate jsuch rela tione with all the nations as to entitle us to their confidence and make it their iuterest as well as ours l?itfSt5idish.beUc4:vP,J:6ial relations. ; Through LcrtJtofote puraucd towards Clnna,lai-geiylaVt?-"---t sagtcity ami efforts of one of our own diftinguished citizens, the world is about to commence largely ?n creaVcd rchttTons with that populous and hitheito exclusive natioiu As the United States has been the origijator of thiis'HCw policy, so they should -be the more earnest in'showing their'good faith in making il a success. Iii I hition as will for Iu this connection I advise, such lfgis- cver preclude the enslavement of .Lu Chil.cse u h our soil undcr ,he nan,e!of Coblies j atl(1 also prcvent American vessels from eiUachy in j the transportation of Coolies to any country to locate i no sysiem. x aio recoinmcnu uiai inc missicpn io Cliina be raisedTo one of the first class. i On my assuming the responsible duties of Chief Magistrate 'of the United States as ,it was the convic tion' that tlt-'ee things were essential to its peace, prosperity ind fullest devclop'emeUt. First among these, a sti-ict iategrity , in fulfilling all our pb iga tions. S;coud,;to secure protection to.' the person aud property ef the citizens of; the United Slates, in each ani every portion of .our cqmnion count ryw her- ever hi may choose to move, '.without' referentse!. to orignul nationality, religion; color or polities, de mand'iig of him only obedience to jthe laws and pro per jespect for; the rights' of others.; f Third, the L'nior. of all of tihe States, w ith cqlial rights, iides- Jrucpijie by any constitutional means! j flo secure the fir.t of I hesi., Congress has taken two essehtial steps first, in declaring by joint' resolution th.it ihe public debt should-' be paid, principal and interest incurred laud secured: by providing: jthe .jmcans for paying it. l'roviuing the means, however! could not secure the object desired j without a proper adminis tration of the laivs for the collection of the Revenues and an economical disbursement of them.; To this subject the administration !has most j effectually ad dressed itself with results, I hope, satisfactory t the couitry. There lias been no hesitation in changing omcials in. order to seciire an efficient execution of the laws, i Sometimes,- too, where iri a niercj-pai-ty view; undesirable political events were likely 'to fol low, nor any hesitation in sustaining efficient ofticials aga:nst remonstrance wholly political, i; , It may be welj to mention here the embarrassment possible to arise from leaving on the statute books the so-called tenure of office acts, and tq earnestly recommend their total-repeal. It could not have been the intention of the framers of the Constitution, wuen proviuing mat appointments maue ny tne President should receive the consent of the Senate, that the latter should have the power toj retain in office persons' by Federal appointment agains the will of the Prcsideut. The law is inconsistent with n fl(Liul Hiitt efficient administmtion. f lh. Uor- ernment. i t s . n : t What faith can an Executive put in officials forced i.i for reason ? How will said officials be likely to serve an administration -which' they know does not trust them ? For the second rcQuisite to,6ur ei-owth! and prosperity, time ! and a j human le administralion-of existing laws, amended from Jfime to itinie as they may be effected or prove hai-ah and unnecessary are probably all mat is required The third cannot be' attained by special legislation, butmustf be regarded as fixed by the; Constitution itself,: and era dually acquiesced in by force of publie opinion j from1 the iounqaiion oi iue government to the present. : The management of the original inhabitants of this con tincnt, the Indians, has been a subject of euibarrnss- meut and expense, and has been attended with con tinuous rebellion, murders and wars. From my own experience upon the front iefs and Indian countries, I do'iiot hold, either leerislation. or the conduct of the whites who come most m contact with the In4 diahs: blameless for these hostilities. The past, however, caunot be undone and he question must be met as we now find it 1 have attempted a newf policy towarus in esc wari sor mc nation. I They cannot be remedied in any other liffht than as was with a fair result so far as .tried, Jtnd which I hope ..'11 T.,. - .1 1.1 ' V.' fa. . win oe nucmiPi mfimsiety witu groat success The society or hnend.i is well ku'owif as having succeeded in living iu peace with the Indians in the early set-! iiemeni. oi. i cniiyivania, winit tneir white neigh bora of other sects, iu other sect ion, werejeongtaut ly embroiled. They are also known for their oino- sttion to all strife, violence j and. war, and are geli-! I eraiiy: noieu ior meir sirict .integrity and fair deali ing. i uese considerations induced me to give j the! mauageuieni oi s lew reservations Of Thdi&na J tlicm,:and,to tUfow the burden of -the selection of Asrcnts upou the society itself. The, result baa proveu mosi saiisiaciory. Tf "It . fully set forth ia the report iii oe lounu more of the Cpmmissioner of Indian affairs. XCS-. ..r .i. i2,..:.ta.Jlit nnd under ntrtnt. B -y.-.i Kt.,..-.iti:.r - - on the ,Mnn far i Lis are BumeVous.k where Indian ... .P..L hi.re hr near there troopslniist be sent also; The Agents andtheCommandcrtof froopsare indcBemleat of each other, and are sutyeet to orders from different departments of overnmeni. armsCiofficers holds a position for life ; the Agent iii a will rf tllA lpsident. The former is per- arc n. v r . , , t inliTin in h arm on v with the ln- dians, and establishing a permanent; peace, tothe end that som apportion of his life may be spent in, the i?m-, -f.WiTiid sociefv. The latteif ha no 'Bticn personal interest. Another reason is an leeonomie one; and still another.'the hold whieh the Gorern- inent has upon the life of au omcer o ptcuiv ful discharge of duties in carrying outia giv?n policy. The building of Railroads land the accessiWIify thereby given td all the agricultural ! and- mineral regions of the country, is rapidly bringing 4 civilized settlements into (contact with all the tribes of Indiana No matter what ought to be the relations between such settlements and the aborigines, the fact is, they do not harmonize well, and one or the other has to give way in the'.end. ?A system that; looks to the extinction of a race is too horrible for a nation to adopt without entailing upon itself the wrath of all Christianity and the enaorsing, Dy ; citizens, a uim-c-gard for- human life and the rights of fathers danger ous' to' society. "I see no: substitute ! for Suchj. a sys tem except in-placing " all the Indiaas upon large reservations as rapidly a9 it can be done and giving them absolute protection there.. As .poon as they si c ifiku roi ik Uauld ba induced --to lake their lands in severalty and set up legal governments for their own protection. J For full details on this wO ject, I call you rj special attention to the reports of the Secretary of the Interior and the (Coromiissioner of Indian affairs. ' , ... j -' J j ; :, The recommendation of the". General of the Army that appropriation be made for the forts at Portland, N. Y. i Philadelphia, New Orleans; and Sani Franr cisco, if for nother is concurred in. i f ! j. . j 1 call special attention to the recommendation of the Chief 'of Ordinance for the sale; of arsenals and lands no longer jof use tothe Government; i also to the recommendation ' of the Secretary; of War, that the act prohibiting promotions in the staff corps of the army be repealed. The extent of j country to be garrisoned and the number of military 'posts to-be occupie'i is iue same whu a reuuceu.umy na mm large on el Tkejnumber of staff officers ) required is more dependent npon the latter than the former con dition;. ; rit -: V- .. .' .''' :; '..1. ;M 1 .; ) The report of the Secretary of the' Navy accom panying this, shows the condition :if: the .; Navy when this administration came into tofficer,'i: and the changes made since. Strenuous, efforts have been made to place as many yessels ini .commission, or render them fit for service, if; required, as possible, and to substitute the sail for steam- whilst cruising, thus materially reducing the expenses of the Navy, and adding greatly to its effectiveness. f I recommend a liberal though not extravagant policy towards this branch bf the public-service, j- Thcj report of the Post Master General furnishes a clear and comprehensive exhibit of the operations of th postal se'Vice, and of .the financial condition of the! Post Office Department. The.. ordinary postal revemies for -t lie year ending June; 80th 18C9, amounted to $16; 444,1510, ; and ' the expenditures io -$23,6p8,131. .Vour atteut.ion is respectfully called to the rcprnmendations made by the Post Waster Gen eral, for authority to change the rate of compensation to the-Main Triiuk Railroad lines ,fo? jtheir services for carrying the mails; for having post route mails extended ; j for reorganizing and increasing the efficiency of the Special Agency service; for the in crease cf the mail service, on the Pacific, and for establishing mail service under the flag cf the Union on the Atlanti :; and most especially do I call your ' attention, to hii recommendation for the total aboli- tibn of the f ranging privilege! This is an abuse from which no one receives a commensurate advantage: it reduces the receipts of the postal j service from twenty-five to thirty per cent, aud-largely increases the fccrvice- to be performed. j I During the year ending September, 186P, the Patent Offiec issued 13,7U'2 patents, and its receipts were $b8U38, j. being .23,920 more thau the ex- pendituresL '' -:.'' V ; -' .! .':"" I " i "'- I would respectfully- call your nSttchlion to the re- j i-oMEftJoUiei?ecretary of Ihtcrior lor Y!r, with the otlier duties devolving upob the . Commis sioners of Education. : - 1 H If it is the desire of Congress to make the Census which must be taken during the year 180 more complete and perfect than heretofore, I . would sug gest early action upon any plan that may be agreed upon. 1 Au Congress at Jthe last session appointed a coinmilteeuo take into consideration j such measures as migqt be deemed proper, in referepce. to the Cen sus ana to report a plan, l desist lroin1 saying more I recommend to your favorable 'consideration the claims of the agricultural bureau for liberal appro priations, j In a country bo diversified; iu climate as ours and -with a populationj so largely dependent upoir agriculture,, all the benefits1? that can be con ferred by properly fostering the bureau, are incal-. culabte. . . - i; ' I desirej respectfully, to 6all attention of Congress to the inadequate salaries of i a number ".of the lm poj-tant officers of the government; 'In this message 1 will mne numerate them, but will specify only the Justices oi the Supreme Court. No change has been made in ieir salaries fdr fifteen years; ( Within that time the labors pf the Court have largely increased and the expenses- of living have at ; least doubled. During th same time Congress has ; twice found it necessary o increase laTgoly jthe compensation of its own members and the duty it owes to another De partment of thegovernment deserves and willundoubt- edly.receive duo consideration. There are many sub jects niot alluded to in this message, t which might with propriety be introduced but 1 will abstain be lieving that your patriotism and statesmanship' will suggest the topics and the legislation most conducive to the iuterest s of the whole people. I On my part i promise a rigid adherence to the laws and their strict enforcement, LVS. GltANT. Wash iNCTOx.j Dec. 0, 18C9.' . i 1 DRUG NOTICE. W. M. WILSON, formei la icith Dr, F. Scarr. now rJ thcjirm of ifson Mack, Drug- Itfiststt unarlone, A. C, Charlotte: Ar. Desires to call the attention of his friends and the public? to the fact that he is now engaged in the -J il : 'Drug- ' iBusinessj : f at thel old stand of Da. JAS. N. RUTT, corner of Irada ana College Streets, and has just received a large and fresh stock of Drugs, Medicines, Chemi cals, Dye Stuffs,; Paints, Oils, &c, of all kinds ; Win 'dow Glass of all sizes, from 8x10 to HOxi-t. and anv ctlicj size cut to ordcr, , besides a large variety of jveroseue uampaoi an patterns; also, all the Patent "2 cincssuaiiy sola in tlumarket. ; -i . xum ianuiy oi uoous we suau Keen imiuces us'to f, - wi. goous so low that it will be to ,nJTresTDI a" parciiaiiers, ana especially Country areuaiu8,; io ouy tacir goous irom us i . -T-- . . i ; .. . iir w y in v.L Vnt. 1! ! !!.- H' " ILSON, Nov 29, 18G9. W. J. RLACK. ! To Rent for the Year! 1870. The Dwelling House near the Statcsville Railroad, now occupied Dy mho alarum Inquire of IF. W.iAHREXS. Dec C,18C9 2wpd for'David Henderson. -t! , Exchange of Bonds. . OrncK CiiAtt., Col. & Aug. Railuoah Co., j U Con xniA, S. C, Nov. 18, 18G9. 1 The; Stockholdcrs of the Charlotte and South Caro- "na and tne Columbia and Augusta j Railroad Corn- paniesJn joint Convention,. July 8j 18(59, having I consonuaieu and autnorized ;tne issuance by this Conipanyi of its First Mortfraire ' Heve'ttiinvT ht Coupon Ronds, to be used for the purpose of retiring ine juonus or said two Companies: respectively, Uie onuersignea nereby gives notice of his readiness to make the Exchange of the Ronds. ; i j Xbti Coupons due January 1J 1870. will be attached to thef New Ronds. This isaae ot Bonds for the pur pose designated, 1 will amount to Sl.SOaoOO, which is equivalent to a lien of only about $6,000 per mile on tJis Company a road of luoj miles. as a security they are regarded as. being better than any hereto- r issued by either of the two C Companies named. and are confidently j commended as one of the best investments now offered ia the Southern States. ' Fori the convenience of Bond, holdersthe First Natioa.il Rank of Charlotte, N. C, is also authorized to make the exchange. !'C. II. MAIISOn! Treasurer. Nov 29, 1S09 on i I- I l-v ' - ; ; ; Congress. 3FONDAV, Dec. C. In the Senate. .ViU.,H introducvd a bill to reconstruct Geor-i.l . Xhj ercdeutials of the Virginia Senators xcre pre sented and laid on the table. Mr CtMcVon pre sented a petition for the recognition eV . Caba and spoke strongly in its favor. Brake' Viill -restraining he Federal Courts, was presented. L Dec, 7. Mr Morton introduced a joint rcw fation admitting Virginia into the-Union, and a4so the admission of her Senators cud; llcpro sentatives. . . .V; j ; ' In the Honsc, Mr Bntlcr introduced a bill to repeal lite tenure of office acts. . Mr Stevens of OhtOi introdaced a bill for the removal of disa bilities of the people of the States wlio have adopted the loth amendment. ; Bec. 8. In the Senate, Mr Ferry introdaced a joint resolution abolishing test ohths, and mado gome pungent remarks that the' time for their usefulness had passed. ' In the House, a bill was introduced allowing one hundred and sixty ceres of land as Lome steads to soldiers and 6ailors, and exempting their property equally -with Bondholders from taxation. j ;' The bill relieving some five hundred persons frani, political disabilities, which passed the House last session, passed tho Senate j and goes toi the President. I ? r; ; REMOVAL. I W. J. CLACK will remove to . his new Briek Building on College Street about the 15lh of Dectm ber, where he hopes to sec aud wait on jhis custo mers and friends. I " - He has ou hand a fine stock of Groccrica at low rates. W. J. 15 LACK. : Dec 0, 1809. . - ; ; ; ;. NOTICE 3. ! of Stock ijji I Lost or milslaid, a Certificate the Char lotte &S. C. Railroad for twenty-five Shares, owned by W. II. Neel, dated November 10, and No. 1952. Also, a Certificate of Stock In tftijd Koail for three Shares, owned by A. G. Neel, dated July 18, 1802, No, 1872- Also, a Certificate of Stjock in mj Koad, for four Shares, owned by T. P. tfrier, dated June 19, 18C2, No. 1710, - Application will le made at the expiration of three months from date for a renewal of said Certificates. . W, II. NEEL, A. G. NEKL, DecC,18C9 tf r- . . T. P. JGIUKR. - For Rent, A desirable new COTTAGE. Apply to Nov 29, 1809 3w J. V. liU ROUGHS. ; ! LAND FOR SALE. I offer for; sale a. part of my tract of jLAND. I will sell about 200 Acres, adjoining the Mill, 3 miles from .Charlotte. ' It is first-rate laud, and the greater part, well timbered aud well watered. Apply imme diately to the undersigned. Dee 0,1801) 3wpd IRA PARKS. For Rent: The Store recently occupied by Wade! & Gunnels as a Uook Store, -is 'offered for Rent, j t will be rented only as a Root and Shoe Store, asU is adapted to that sort of business. - It is situated le( ween the two Ranks, and is a most desirable staiid. Apply immediately to S. B. M&ACHAM. Dec G, 1809. i. NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC. I take this method of returning my sincere and heartfelt thanks to the citizens of Charlotte and the surrounding country for the very liberal jpatronago bestowed upon me in the past, and hcpe that they will coutinue to patronize me in the future, fecliug satisfied that I can sell them goods as cheap as they Please' gtV,ue T caTriel'ooEuying. lnrdra ctAnlr rTl - i i t; I bars "te" v 'uu3 oi goous on nanu.i JAMES II. HENDERSON. Further Notice. I have a good many otes and ApcoiUls on Land uuc me, remaining uasemi. and I now tconeet those indebted to come forward betw, tbisjand the first uay oi January ana-make paymeiw . I ha?e been very indulgent, but patience1 might uLfe t0 D virtue. A word tothe wise is sufiicienj. i Dec 6,1800. 4w . JAMES II. IIEXDERfcv. v ' : ; rf Notice to Trespassers- , Depredations, in various ways, having been from time to time committed on our premises, this is, there fore,1 to give notice to all persons. , wilhout distiae-' tion of race, color or previous condition, to cease in future from such depredations either is the way of hunting with or without doesj fishing! rr even raw ing through our fields, especially thosi under culti vation, as we are determined to enforce the law against all offenders. J. Mc. SAMPLE, MILES A. HENDERSON, S. J. McELftOY, J. M. HOU." Tt).V, M.-'M.-' HOUSTON, J. A. HENDERSON, A. R. IiENlERSUN, D. I. SAMPLE, J. Fy HARRV, W. A. SAMPLE ' J. W. "SAMPLE, ' D. A. 1IANNON, Wr. R. IIARRV, II. T. CAPPS, II. R. SAMPLE. Dec C, 18G9 4wpd A Card. B.M.PRESSON, AT THE SIGN OF THE ELEPHANT, Takes pleasure in informing his old customers and friends that he is "Right side Up," and; having care for his manv matrons, will be oleased to ftee th em at any time, at his old stand, Th $ignoftth4Etrj'hat, where he is again prepared to supply them with the very best I Family and Plantation P: ovisions, and everything fresh and good for thf Larder and the inner, man with some Dressing for;Lh outer, at astonishingly moderate prices. J ' - Do not pass by, but call in and see if I cannot suit you as well as you can be accommodated elsewhere, as it is my pleasure and desire to pleaKe the public, having made extensive arrangements flori that pur pose. - i -U. M. I'liLSM-, Ageui. Dec. fi, 1800. f , ' Store for RontJ The commodious Store Room and Dwelling tfboveY opposite the Court House, (now occupied by J- 9. Means & Son,) is offered for Rent for tfce year jbiU. Apply to J. vv LS. Agent. Dec C, 18C9 4w Asaicrnce's Sale. ! - At the AuctiuH JJouse of. M. L. Wriston d- Co. As Assignee of 11. R. Peters, a Rankrupl, 1 will expose to public sale, on inursday. I lie ;Xd Uj 61 December, 18CJ, nil mc furniture or the ll;vn Rank of Charlotte, consisting in part of ne Large Fire-Proof Lilliefs Safe, Writing Desks, Chairs, Rtank Rooks. Stationery, Carpets, &c; one bhare of Stock iii the Chsr. C. Railroad, and f j . ONE VACANT JX)T ; la the rear of II. R. Teters' residcace. S. I. ALEXA3Dr.lt,- 1 Nov 22, 18C9. 4w - t ! Assignee TO LEASE. On the 2-jth d.iv of December. 18G9. at the Court House iu Rutherfordton, I will lease fo the term of two years the well known ' t j' Village Hote;l, Built and occupied for many years by jthe lt Wm. Twitty, and also by Sam'l Wilkins. j ' At the same time and place, 1 will 'also lease for the same term the I - - IIOTCIj . Novr occupied by Carter Rurnett, EsqJ These art the only Hotels ia the Village of Ruthet-fordton, aud are both capacious and comfortable buildings, and oa each lot arc the necessary outbuildiogsJ riov -J, idoj on ii. w.H ' v i -1
The Charlotte Democrat (Charlotte, N.C.)
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