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CONSTITUTION PUBLISHING CO.
ATLANTA. GA*. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1878.
VOL. XI., NO. 25
ijfht ^oii.stitnliDii.
ATLANTA, OA. DECEMBER 10. D78
('???oaptraller-Gener*! (ialdinllh,
Through pure inadvertence, we failed
cm last Sunday morning to comment
the flattering report of the committee
that had been investigating the adminis
tration of the comptrrdlergenfjmr* office,
There la no officer in Georgia nwmj d??-
???erring of the public gratitude than
Colonel Goldsmith. The sagacity ami
devotion that he has brought to theexer
Hae of hia duties has not been excelled
anywhere. He has instituted changes,
established reforms and added new
features to hia work until hia office is a*
near perfect aa governmental machimry
can be made to run. Through successive
years Colonel Goldsmith has devoted lus
whole life to improving the work of the
eomptrollemhip and making the system
efficient. Honest, capable and conscien
tious, the state is fortunate in having
secured his services. One of the commit
tee remarked that he did not believe the
tax-books of any stats in the union were
bo admirably arranged and handled as are
Georgia's. The committee found literally
nothing but what demanded commenda
tion.
The compliment they pay Coloncd Gold
smith, as unusual as it is, is thoroughly
deserved, and the people will indorse it
from one end of the state to the other.
is time that this matter of electoral In creased force on the Rio Grande, com
frauds should be settled, and we aj-pre- parative exemption from incursions from
bend that it will be settled in such a way j Mexicans daring the past year as ann
as to astound Mr. Hayes and his man pared with previous years baa been ex-
John Sherman. The fraud i*??ue will have j perienced.
to be settled sooner or later, and | The subject of printing the war records
are disposed to feel grateful of the union and confederate armies is
to Mr. Hayes for calling the at-j thus presented:
tention of the people to the fact and for TbereconLof t be war of the rebellion, both
A . . i. -???? I onion and confederate, are under the eliarge
giving the cue for a campaign which will I ant-general of thearmy. The work
undoubtedly result in sweeping the cor- I of jireporing these for publication is under
rupt republican partv out of existence. I otCokmai Rol??ert S. Seat. U. H. A.
. . . * , . . | The confederate records, obtamed in Rich-
As to the recommendation of Mr. I Jli<lfM j w tf* Ume of its capture, were
Ilayes that the fund provided by law to I brought here in 1865 arid have l??een ettre-
1 fully arranged. The agent recently ap-
. , pointed by me. General Marcus J. \V right,
the provisions of the enforcement act, it I has been assiduously and successfully t*n-
would, perhaps, be well for congress to I Wged for the past five months in procuring
ioqui* . muc clowly into the needs o ( ??SS??fg&
tha country io this particular respect. I ing w ith the Suit hern historical
The money is undoubtedly intended to I ** ^ . ???* . witl * ??? ev f J* 1
. ,. J . J I other puMeshors of such papers, this
be used in perfecting the nystem of poll I ,lt,*nnreut i> duly sddiws u. Its materisl
espionage devised by one of the moat un- I for a history of the war. The detriment is
mwtA ..... . ril nrn-nrwtr???? I now ready to transmit to congre?** a consid-
???crapulous and corrupt congresses that I amount of matter syatematically
ever assembled in Washington. The 1 arranged as soon as specific action of con-
number of "federal spies to be placed at I ***"??? enable it to do *o The appropri-
^ * * . * A ^ I ationa heretofore made have been forprepar-
Itolling places will be increased, and they I f w publication, not for publishing. Aa a
will lie used, aa Mr. Devena has already | commencement to the miter direction I
strongly intimated,
critic voters of both colors, it win, mere-1 tary
THE MESSAGE
OP PRESIDENT OP UNITED STATES.
Bis Vtovi un tha ASiura of the Eepublic???The
KoaeyQaeetieB???His Southern Policy end
A fain im tha fca*.h???Foreign Bela*
tioae???The Yeax???e Becord.
Fellow-Citizens of the Senate and House
of Representatives??? Our heartfelt gratitude
b due to the Divine Being, who liolds in Hb
hands the destinies of nations, for the con
tinued bestowal, during the last year, of
countless blessings uj*on our country.
We are at peace with all other nation**.
Oar public credit has greatly Improved, and
is. perhai*, uoir stronger than??? ever before.
Abundant harvests have rewarded the la
bors of those who till the* soil, our manu
facturing industries are reviving, and it is
believed that general prosperity, which lias
been so long anxiously l????>k??-d tor. bat last
within our reach.
mi', rxvr.u Krtor-Mic.
The enjoyment of health by our people
generally has. however, 1-een Interrupted
during the past season by the prevalence of
. to in.imid.U-, d.mro j ??o>^U ??h.t lb. Mlo,in ; ; |.f^ would i^o- . fsul pestilent*. the yellow fever. In
k N i AN r* 11..M1.1 ??? am r r b * thought the t??t. that the ??ecre-| portions of the southern states, creating an
h colors. It will, there-1 tary of war be authorized and directed to .
The President
Mr. Hnycn given u*t smoother, better
constructed sentence* than General
Grant wan in the habit of doing, but bin
message* lack the vigor and business-like
tone that characterized those of bin pred-
eccHHor. The one liefore ua in dull.
Were it not for the paragraphs relating
to the south it would lie cxivedingly dull.
He begins with the subject of yellow
fever visitations in general, and the late
plague in jmrticular. He aronses a little
interest when he puts the number of yel
low fever deaths at 2U,000, or *1,000 in ex
cess of the highest unofficial estimates.
Rut his figures are 'not ns astonishing as
the statement that the |s*stilence has
awakened ???a very general public senti
ment in favor of national sanitary admin
istration, which shall not only control
quarantine, but have the sanitary super
vision of internal commerce in
times of epidemics, hud hold an
advisory relation to the state and munici
pal authorities, with |*ower to deal with
whatever* endangers the public health,
and which the munieii??al and state authori
ties are unable to regulate.??? No such
public sentiment is general in these parts.
We are in favor of a national quarantine
act for the purpose of keeping the genus
of the disease out of the country, but be
yond that the states should exercise
supreme control.
And then we come to the part that dis
cusses the situation in the south. This
part of the messageiselsewhere discussal.
The presentation of our foreign relations
discloses nothing new or interesting. We
are at peace with all Uie world
and the rest of mankind.
There is nothing of interest until we pass
tl????# tl^uruu takan from the report
of the secretary of the
treasury, when we come to
three brief paragraphs -on the currency
question. These three brief paragraphs
are a marvel of caution and inexpressive-
nn??. Hu is strong negatively.He docs not
demand, like Secretary Sherman, a
change of the ratio between gold and sil
ver or a limitation of the silver coinage.
He does not de mand any affirmative ac
tion. He declares that his views on sil
ver coinage an* unchanged, but still he
hopes congress will not change ???existing
financial legislation.??? There isevidently
a split between him and Mr. Sherman on
he silver question. The latter align;
himself substantially with the nullifiers,
while Mr. Hayes hesitates.
The balance of the message is a re-
hash???a tame one at that???of the depart-
ment nqsuls. He thinks Lieutenant
Renner???s widow should have a pension
he discusses the Hot Springs, and
towards the end he takes up the bureau
reports. His study of prize pumpkins
doubtless led him to devote
over a page to agriculture.
A page on the national bureau of edtioa-
tion, and a page on the sewers and side
walks of the District of Colombia, bring
us to the close of the tamest message that
has been given to the public since the
fore, become necessary for congress, I submit to congress, at bis early conveni-
shonld any attention be paid to this por-
tion of the message, to make specific pro-1 ot the compiler as approval by the*ecrriary
visions as to the disposition of the fund. I war * .That $-???be appropriated to print
i I copies for distribution to libraries, etc..
The Army and I (a Affairs. I by members of congress, and copie* for
The annua] report of the secretary of 8t * ,e9 a,id . tl .' c
. , * I executive departments of the government, to
is a pamphlet of twenty-eight pages; I be distributed l*y the secretary of war, and
and although the country is in a condi-1 copies to be sold by the public printer
1 at a small advance on cost price, at private
. sale, the proceeds of such sale to be avail-
facts and recommendations of interest. | able for the prosecution of the work ofool-
;r records for pub-
the following forces: cavalry, 7,829 men; I amtinue tIre"work ot col!^ ???KSd p^l?????
artillery,2,,630men; infantry, 11,206men; I ??ng the material for further publications,
engineer battalion, 190; pennanent and he iT c J i ?? n "J th<! "? OTt "y ??f ??'?????
. . 1 . . I That the secretary of war be requested to
recruiting parties, music boys and re- I submit to congress plana for future publira-
cmits in depots, 1,121; enlisted men de-I V ons ??* ??>o???? *?? prepared. The engineer
mnd on <N*m*rul yflrri.* *>-.??. I department has published a series of toito-
gineral service, ordnance I grapliical ma|6 from actual surveys of the
de|wrtment, 3M; West Point detach- I various battle-fields, and upon which are
ments, 190; prison guard. 71; hospital I ??? , 1 nrk,d **???? 1-wiUons of the two armies.
I, . ... | These are by themselves a history of the war
stewards, 188; ordnance sergeants, 114; I of no ordinary value and interest. Coupled
???mmissary sergeants, 148; Indian scouts, I wi, h tl??e battle re|??>rta, now ready for pub-
:m Total, 24,791 ??,en. The number of I
lescrtions during the past year liave lxvn I ately satisfy the ardent desire of the public,
than for any previous year since 1872. I * or " hh'b it ha* been impatiently waiting
The fignn, ??,?? followa:??? Itoaertion. in *??.*??&
the year ending June SO, 1873, 7,271; I The balance of the report is taken with
1874,4,??i0ff; 1875,2,521; 1870,1,844; 1877,1 information from tl??e reports of the
1,678. Then* are now 3731 bureau officers, without the addition of
convicts in the military prison at lort I imiiortant suggestions or recommenda-
Is*aven worth, Kansas. These are cf??n- I |j ODS# The entire report is full of matters
atantly employed, and liave made ull the I 0 f interest, our running summary em-
shm*s worn by the trooi??s during the I Mist I bracing chieffy subjects that will encoun-
jear. As sof??n as the a<lditionul shops I ter'uiore or U^ks opposition,
now in process of crectiouare completed 1
many other articles now pundiosal from I
citizens can, it is bclieval, la* manufnet-1
ured to Ix-tter advantage at the prison.
Secretary M???Crary wants more money. I
That is, in fact, the burden of his report. I
This year???s appropriation is $25,936,117,
The Gooch Ciur.
Tliat a liuly with such an unfortunate
name as that of ivooch should have at
tempted to take a hint from Charles
Keado???s coarse and uncouth novel of ???A
Terrible Temptation??? alumst surpasses
and the secretary asks congress to give I understanding, but the papers inform
him for use during the coining fiscal year u * lh * 1 **?? attempt has been made in
$29,335,727. The request is based on an England. The husband of the woman, it
increase in the number of enlisted men. I *e??ns, is named Sir Francis Gooch, and
It is certainly creditable to congress and I ^ wife insanely attempted to palm off
the secretary of war that between them a I u P??n him a child that she had procured
saving of seven millions has been effected I from some *????*P??tal or infirmary.lt seems
in two years without impairing the effi- that.under the will of his father Sir Fran-
ciency of the army. A continuance of this I c * 8 inherited an estate of ??25,000 on the
kind of economy would not be hurtful to I d ??***a?? of hia elder brother. He had a
the army or obuoxiorm Uf the tnx-payrra. I younger brother, after whom tlie widow
Considerable s|uice is of course devoted I elder brother would succeed. At
to the recent limitation proposed by con- the W oi 2i Sir Francis met bis present
grass upon the use of the army. We give wife and shortly afterward married her.
the secretary the benefit of his own Frora the evidence it appears that there
words: ???In my judgment it isim|K>rtant I waa * design on the part of Lady Gooch
either that this provision be repealed or I to prevent the brother of Sir Francis,
that the number of cases in which the I or Lady Eleanor Gooch, from inheriting
of the array shall be ???expressly au-1 property by means of the child which
thorixed* ??*e very much enlarged. In I ??he desiral to palin ??*tT on her husband,
many jHjrtions of our western territories, I After the marriage of the parties and dur-
and even in s**me portions of the newer I the absence of Sir Francis from lon-
states, a resolute desperado, with a few I don ?? * child was bom, which dial seven
followers, can defy, the officers of tlie law I months afterward. Shortly thereafter
and any local pos^e that can Unorganized. Udv Gooch made represenutions to her
In the new and aparaely populated husband that excited his suspicions and
regions of the west to say to robbers and I the suspicions were verified by the ex
thieves that they shall not U* taken on I amination of the family physician. The
any writ unless the sheriff and his load I woman persisted, however, that her
posse is able to capture them without aid I statements were correct. She was watched,
from the soldiers is almost to grant them I and when the time came a hireling smug-
immunity from arrest." The provision I pled a month-old haby in the hotel, and
that Secretary M???Ctary dislikes reads: I Lady Gooch pretended that it was hers.
From and after the passage of this act it I It is a very sorrowful affair all the way
shall not be lawful to employ any part of I through, and the onlv responsible solu-
"assL;L'ShJSbS sra ?????????????-.??*???>?* ^>-
scenting the laws, except in such case*and I Gooch is a victim of emotional insanity,
tinier such circumstance.- as such employ-1 | n our own gi^at and glorious country
ment of said forces mav be expressly author-1 .
ized hv the constitution or by act of con- emotional insanity is the excuse for many
gre^s. * " * I and various crimes, and we see no reason
In other words, lie does not want the I why such crimes cannot be condoned in
army that ho controls hampered by the I England. It is true we have rarely had
constitution or by an act of congress. He 1 an exhibition???of such depraved criminal-
emergency which called for prompt and ex
traordinary measure* of relief. The di.-ease
appeared as an epidemic at New Orleans
and at other places on the lower Miaaisnippi
after midsummer. It was rapidly
spread by fugitives from the infected cities
and towns, and did not disappear until early
in November. The states of Louisiana,
Mississippi and Tennessee have suffered se
verely. About one hundred thousand cases
believed to have occurred, of which
about twenty thousand, according tointelli*
gent estimate*, proved fatal. It i* impossi
ble to estimate with any approach to accu
racy the lfM to the country ocrationed by *
this epidemic. It is to be reckoned by tha
hundred millions of dollar*. The suffer
ing and destitution that resulted excited
the deepest sympathy in all part* of the
union. Physicians and nurs&s hastened
from every quarter to the assistance of the
afflicted communities. Voluntary contri
butions of money and supplies, in every
needed form, were speedily and generously
furnished. The government was aide to re
spond in some measure to the call for help,
by providing tents, medicines, and food for
the sick and destitute, the requisite direc
tion* for the purjKJse being given, in the
confident expectation that this action of
the executive would receive the sanction of
congress. About eiglite n hundred tents,
and rations of the value of about twenty-
five thousand dollars, were sent to cities
and towns which applied for them, full de
tails of which will be furnished to congress
by the proper de]??artmeut.
The fearful spread of this pestilence has
awakened a very general public sentiment
in favor of national sanitary administration,
which shall not only control quarantine,
but have the sanitary supervision of inter
nal commerce in time of epidemics, and
hold nil advisory relation to the state and
nicijtal health authorities, with power to
Mr. Vimjen and Die Southern SI (nation.
Mr. Hayes???s remarks as to the condition
of affairs in the south are extremely
vague, hut they are plain enough to give
the public to understand that he is also
impressed with the absurd idea that
every colored voter is a republican. Mr.
Ilayes ought to repeat his southern tour
and confer with his colored friends upon
this important point. He would gather
some rather surprising information. He
would discover that the most intelligent
colored men in every community in the
south, whether they are technically dem
ocrats or not, vote with their white
friends and neighbors. The people
of the south might with
as much propriety claim that they were
outrages at the north because the state of
New York gave republican majoritii
the late congressional elections.
This portion of Mr. Hayes???s message is
weak ami uncalled for. The outrages to
which he alludes exist only in the imagin
ation of the editors ot such sheets as
the New York Tribune and the Chicago
Inter-Ocean. They are without founda
tion in fact. Tlie dem< ???crat* of tlie south.*
expecting to use and utilize the negro
vote for the purpose of really
reconstructing Uiis section, cannot
afford to intimidate the colored people,
and while it may be attempted in remote
quarters by imbecile bullies, the negro
knows precisely what hia remedy is
is not slow to take advantage of it. He
knows that lie has the sympathy and the
support of evety intelligent and influen
tial citizen, and Mr. Hayes might become
possessed of the same information if he
would only give deliberate and serious
thought to the importance of the negro
vote to the south.
It is plain enough that this portion of
Mr. Hayes???s message has been dictated
by the atalwart leaders with a view to in
augurating the campaign of 1880 upon
the basis of the bloody shirt, and this
for the reason that they have no other
Issue upon which to go before the coun
try. It is, perhaps, as well tliat Mr.
Hayes has sounded the key-note. If
election outrages are to be made an issue,
it is not likely that the people will forget
the important fart that in the last presi
dential election a clear majority of the
American people were defrauded of their
rights by methods compared
with which the bulldocing of
which the republicans so clamorously
complain is fair, and just, and hooect.
pxsessxng ths qualifies .ions prescribed by leaving a surplus revenue for the year of Should other methods be
law, to cast one uniuUiuidated 'ballot, and $20,799,551.90. *** '
to have hi* ballot honestly counted.
lon??' a*, the exercise of thi* ppyreraad the
enjoyment of this rigut are common and
equal, practically a> wrll as formally, sub
mission to the results of the suffrage will be
accorded loyally and cheerfully, and all the
departments of government will leel the
true vigor of the popular will thus ex
pressed. No temporary or kdmifristrative
interests of government, however urgent or
weighty, will ever displace tlie zeal
of our people in defense of the pri
mary rights of citizenship. They un
derstand tliat the protection of liberty re
quire* the maintenance, in full vigor, of
the manly methods of free speech, free
J ??raw, and free suffrage, and will sustain the
ull authority of government to enforce the
laws which are framed to preserve these in
estimable rights. The material progress and
welfare of the state* depend 0 u the protec
tion afforded to their citizens. .Therecan be
.no peace without such protection, no pros
perity without i>eftoe. and the wholecouutry
is deeply interested in tlie growth and prus-
prity of all its i*arts. s'
While the country haj not yet reached
complete unity of feel mg and reciprocal
confidence between the communities so
lately aryl so seriously estranged, [ feel an
absolute assurance that the . ???ondencies
are in that direction, and with
creasing force. The jxfvcr of public
opinion will override all }M-atical prejudices,
and all sectional or sia^JfartaHimewta, in
???ItiinmliligLU??t allover tw^lnr, .Iwr^ BEH
jthe name and diameter of citizen of the hare been reduced be
United States shall mean one and the nmeV
thing, and carry with them unchallenged
security and respect.
??? OCR FOREIOX RELATIONS.
Our relations with oilier countries con
tinue peaceful; Our neutrality in contests
health, and which the municipal and state
authorities are unable to regulate. The na
tional quarantine act approved April 29,
1878, which was passed too late in the last
session of congress to provide the rn??*ans for
carrying it Into practical operation, during
the past season, i* a step in the direction
here indicated. In view of the necessity
for the most effective measures, by quaran
tine and otherwise, for the protect ion
of our seaports, and the country gene
rally, from this and other epidemics, it is
recommended that congress give the whole
ibject early and careful consideration.
???loody sHiKT material.
The permanent pacification of the coun
try by the complete protection of all citi
zens in every civil and political right con
tinues to be of paramount iutoresi With
the great laxly ????f our people. Every step
in this direction i* welcomed with public
approval, and every interruption of steady
and uniform progress to the desired con
summation awakens general uneasiness and
wide spread condemnation. The recent con
gressional elections have furnished a direct
and trustworthy test of tlie advance thus far
made in the practical establishment of the
right of suffrage secured by the constitu
tion to the liberated race in the southern
states. All disturbing influences, real
imaginary, had been removed from all of
these states.
The three constitutional amendments
which conferred freedom and (???quality of
civH and political rights upon the colored
|ieople of the south were adopted bv the
concurrent action of the great bo^y of
good citizens who maintained the authority
of the national government and the integrity
and per)>etuity of the union atsncli a cost of
treasure and life as a wise and necessary
embodiment in the organic law of the just
results of the war. The people of the form
er slave-holding states accepted these results,
and gave, in every practicable form, assu
rances that the thirteenth, fourteenth and
fifteenth amendments, and laws i??assed
pursuance thereof, should, in good faith,
be enforced, rigidly and iin{>artially. in let
ter and spirit, to the end that the humblest
citizen, without distinction of race or color,
should, under them, receive full and equal
protection in person and property and in
(???olitical rights and privileges. By these
constitutional amendments, the south
ern section of the
tained a large increase of political (tower in
congress and in the electoral college, and the
country justlv expected that elections
would proceed*, as to the enfranchised race.
between foreign powers has been maintained
and respected.
The universal ex(tusition held at Paris
during the past summer has been
attended by large numbers of
our citizens. The brief period
allowed for the preparation and arrange
ment of the contributions of our citizens u>
this great exposition was well employed in
energetic ana judicious efforts to overcome
this disadvantage. These efforts, led and
Jirected by the commissioner-general, were
remarkably successful, and the exhibition
of the products of American industry was
creditable and gratifying in scope ami char
acter. The report* of the United .State* com
missioners, giving its results in detail, will
duly laid liefore you. Our partici)union
this international couqietition for the
or and the trade of the world may be ex-
pected to produce useful and itnjMirtant re
sult* iu promoting intercourse, friendship,
and commerce with other nations.
In accordance with the provisions of the
act of February 28, 1878. three commis
sioners were ap|>ointcd to an international
nference on the subject of adopting a
inmon ratio between gold ??nd silver for
the purpose of establishing, internationally,
the use of bimetallic money, and securing
fixity of relative value bet ween those metals.
Invitations were addressed to the various
governments which had expressed a willing
ness to participate in its deliberations. The
conference held its meetings in Paris in
August lasL The report of the commis
sioners, herewith submitted, will show its
results. No common ratio between gold and
silver could be agreed upon by the confer
ence. The general conclusion was reached
that it is necessary to maintain in the world
the monetary function* of silver as well as
' gold, leaving the selection of the use of
e or the other of these two metals, or of
both, to be made by each state;
Congress having*appropriated at its last
session tlie sum of $o.5u0,000 to pay the
award of the joint commission at Halifax,
if, after corresjMindence with the British
government, on the subject of the conform
ity of the award to the requirements of the
treaty and to the terms of the question there-
submitted to the commission, the presi
dent shall deem it his duty to make the
payment, communications upon these
points were addressed to the British govern
ment through the legation of the United
States at I??udon. Failing to obtain the
concurrence of the British government in
the view* of this government respecting the
award, I have deemed it my duty to tender
the sum named within the year fixed by
the treaty, accompanied by a notice of the
grounds of the payment, and a protest
against any other construction of the same.
The correspondence npo'n fhtj- subject will
be laid before you.
The Spanish government has offi
cially announced the termination of the
insurrection in Cuba, and the restor
ation of peace throughout that
island. Confident expectations are express
ed of a revival of trade and prosperity,
which it is earnestly hoped may prove well-
founded. Numerous claims of American
citizens for relief for injuries or restoration
'properly have been atuotgthe incidents r
the long-continued hostilities. Some of I that the army has been -
these claims are in processor adjustment by I eallv supplied, that our small force has been
Spain, ami the others are promised early | actively employed, and has faithfully per-
and careful consideration. j formed all the service required of it. The
;y made with Italy, in regard to | morale of the army has unproved, and tlie
wants the right to slosh around without I ity in this country, but the more fla-
liniitation???to take charge of elections, to I grant the crime, the more certain that in- _
oust governors and to return, if it so I sanity has instigated it. In npon tAe same??? circumstances of "legal and
please* him, to all the methods of Grant's I York. Ladv Gooch would have been crib* 'constitutional freedom and protection
, . /, ... _ . ??? . , A 1 . . , # ???. ??? t ^aich obtained m all the other states of tlie
first term. Congress will not be apt to milted to an asylum for the insane for a \j?? ion The friends of law and order looked
gratify onr war minister in this respect. I period of months, but in London she has forward to the conduct of these election* a*
It will doubtless decide to keep supreme I been committed to jail for trial. offering to the general judgment of the
the constitution and tlie laws.
Referring to the yellow fever in the
south and the issuance of rations, medi
Grant nn a King.
It is stated upon the highest authority
?? i that General Grant has been offered the
cine*, tents, etc., by the war .U ].artment throne Q , Bulgaria _ \ Ve trU3t this is
without line authority of law. tlie secret.- tTue . ve ^ it is relia ,,i e . Nothing
ry recommends to congrew tlie carefnl wouH ^e ua more pleasure than to
consideration of the question whether breezy position had
such emergencies in the future may not ^ otfomJ to what Boas shepherd call*
be provided for by law by confemng ??u- ??? onr , ivin); Am ericen.??? He rich-
thoritv to act npon the president. I deserves the honor. His motto, in-
suggest* that a law should 1?? so framed Qne u( hia privat<>
?? never to leave an executive officer nn- of bv Qne q{ whM Colone , Joh Cock .
owswty Ofwctinc ontrideofthe j rTin - o( the Mtimore GawKle. would call
ever
statutes. He enlogizes lieutenant Ben-1 ^
ner, commanding the relief expedition 1
down the Mississippi river, who died at
Vicksburg, October 17, and earnestly
country an important omiortunity t
measure the decree in which the right ti
suffrage could be exercised by the colored
people, and would be respected by their
fellow-citizens; but a more general enjoy
ment of freedom of suffrage by the colored
peeople, and a more just ami generous protec
tion of that freedom by tlie communities of
which they form o^>art*, were generally anti
cipated than the record of the elections dis
closes. In some of those states in which the
colored people have been unable to ??? ake
their opinions felt in the elections, the re
sult is mainly due to influences not easily
measured or remedied by legal protection:
but in the states of Louisiana and South
Carolina at large, and in some particular
congressional districts outside of 'those
states, the records of the elections seem to
D. Kong. is ???I*et compel the conclusion that tlie rights of the
.-j :/ colored voter* have been overridden, and
hwve pwn-e ami if e\er ??? rticipation in the .
a distracted country needed peace it is mitted to be either general or free.
Bulgaria. It is suggested by the paper .It will be _ for the congress for which
??? . - i presiaeu over u> .ur. uihuhhj!
sinning hi* widow. We give M. Betmelf. reallv tslente.1 suboniinste*,
on this p??>int: ???Lieutenant Benner was I .. . 7 . . v m
officer of tmeofennion merit. He leaves a
widow and two infant children; and it is
of the executive and judicial departments
of tlie position, but such a contingencv is of the government, each in its province, to
rwpvctfnllv Urn, ??-??-*?** ? *T???* TTt ''^ J???h??^
nwpertiuilj mM e*i uiax ci ngrws i abROrd thrust tjie idea m the faces of curred. I can but repeat what I said in this
should, without delay, take such action I Americans. Was our great gen- connection in mv lost message, that what
???s will recognize and give proper expres-1 . trt evrr authority rests with me to this end '
.. . I ... | eral ever known to refuse anything ex- ,hall not hesitate to put forth, and I ant
cept something which, by aivident, he willing to forego a renewed appeal to the
??? * legistaturess. the courts, the executive an-
_ . . 4 . .. tltorities. and the t*v>ple of the states where
Perish the thought that such a noble these wrongs have been perpetrated, to _
statesman and commander could go con- their assistance toward* bringing to justice
??ryto the behest* of hi, tiwining ??nd ,h??*'"lfmir V 5o
_ , .. .. .. . .... . , hia confidence. Trie Herald (conducted within my pxwer will be spareti
On the subject of Imhui hostilities, the I bT y r Gordong Bennvtt???s renliv ??? ''
arrreury thv opinion ??h???? per- ^ , ubori ; Mtw , while formerlv op .
manvnt pe.ee in the n.lun connlry .wn ^ to , M rd term u looting in the
only be m,mt,.ne.i by an exhibittcn of K^, ion a , C ???ri??n, i, now apporentlv
fonw entBccnt to overawe keep in {aTor of tc5tin(! ^ rooo . qaatioB M
suhjvetKin the more warlike ami .tan w r-1 v> wt>ethrT the Galena galoot i* really in
the effort* to improve the condiUon of the | t-Wy^ghth-eighteen knndred andsef
... . , . ~ . , . I protests most admirably in the ex- enty-onc, entitled An act ??*?? amend an
Indians by the influences of education I ce jj ent Enghah for which it ?? act approved May thirtieth, eighteen hun-
sion to the nation???s gratMwie for the self- I
savrifl. ing heroism which ohanalerjed ^^Y^T^kld to" |??v"
his conduct and led to the sacrifice of his |
life. I earnestly rveomnicud the i
of an act granting a pension to his |
widow.???
make such examinations into their conduct
as may be appropri
that our great American hero would hdhy 9? *h* claims of member* to their
Tlie receipts for the present fiscal y??ir,
ending June 90,1879, actual and estimated,
are as follows; Actual receipts for the first
quarter commencing Jnly 1, 1878, $73,389,-
743.43; estimated receipts* for the remain
ing three-quarters of the year, $191,110,-
256.57; total receipts for the current fiscal I
year, actual and estimated, $261,500,000. The
expenditures for the same period will be,
actual and estimated, as follows: For the
quarter commencing July 1, 1878, actual
expenditures. $73,344.573.27; and for the re
maining three-quarters of the year, the ex-
pendituras are estimated at $166.755,42673???
making the total expenditures, $240,100,000;!
and leaving an estimated surplus revenue,
for the year ending June 30, 1879, of $24aJ
400,000.
Tlie total receipts during the next fiscal
year, ending Jane 30, 1880, estimated ac
cording to existing laws, will be $264.500.f
000; and the estimated ordinary expendil
I tures, for the same i??eriod. will be $236,320,-1
412.68, leaving a surplus of $23,179,587.32 for
that year. p
| In the foregoing statements of expend!
Itures, actual and estimated, no amonnt is]
allowed for the sinking-fund provided for
by the act approved February 25, 1862,1
which requires that one per cent, of the en
tire debt of tlie United states shall be pur
chased or paid within each fiscal
year, to be set apart as a sinking-
fund. There has been, however, a substan
tial compliance with the conditions of the
>l>if IwBd
been reduced between 18G2 and the
close of the last fiscal year, $518,361,806.28;
the actual reduction of tlie ascertained debt,
in that period, has been $720,644,730.61; be
ing in excess of the redaction required by
the sinking-fund act???$202,282,933.33.
The amount of tlie public debt, less cash
in the treasiuy, November 1, 1878, was $2,-
024,200,083.18-^-a reduction, since the same
date last year, of $23,150,617.39.
The progress made during the last year, in
refunding the public debt at lower rates of
interest, is very gratifying. The amount of
four per cent, bonds sold during the present
year prior to November 23.1878, is $100,270,-
900, and six per cent, bonds, commonly
known as five-twenties, to an equal amount,
have been or will be redeemed as calls ma
ture.
It has been the policy of tlie department
to place the four per cent, bonds within
easy reach of every citizen wiio desire* to
invest his savings,* whether small or great,
in these securities. The secretary of the
treasury recommends that the law be so
modified that small sums may Ik?? invested,
and that through the ]M??st-office*, or other
agents of tlie p??vernment, the freest oppor
tunity may he given in all parts of the
couytrv foraucli investments.
The heat mode suggested is that the de-
partnient be authorised to issue certificates
of denosit, of the denomination of ten dol
lar*. Waring interest at the rate of 3.65 per
cent, per anti tun and convertible at any
time within one year after their issue into
the four per cent, bonds authorized by
tlie refunding act, and to lie issuetl
only in exchange for United States
notes sent to the treasury by mail
otherwise. Such a provision of law.
supported by suitable regulations, would
enable any |ierson readily, without c<??st or
risk, to couvert It in money into the interest-
bearing security of the United States, and
the money so received could be applied to
the redemption of six (*er cent, bonds.
The coinage of gold during the last fiscal
year was $52,798,980. The coinage of silver
dollars, under the act passed February 28.
18*.8. amounted on the 23d of Novemlier,
1878, to $19,814,550, of which amount $4,-
984.947 are in circulation, and tlie balance,
$14,829,003 is still in the possession of the
government.
With views unchanged with regard
the act under which the coin
age of silver proceeds, it has been the pur
pose of tlie secretary faithfully to execute
the law, and to afford a fair trial to the
measure.
In the present financial condition of the
country, I am persuaded that the welfare
of legitimate business and industry of every
ion until June 4 of tlie same year, was
iposed of delegates from nearly all the
civilized countries of the world. It adopted
a new convention, to take the place of the
treaty concluded at Berne, October 9. 1874,
which goes into effect on the 1st of
April, 1879, between the countries
whose delegates have signed iL It was
ratified and approved, by and with the
sent of the president, August 13, 1878. __
synopsis of this universal postal convention
will be found in the report of the postmas
ter-general and the full text in the appen
dix thereto. In its origin the postal union
comprised twenty-three countries, haring a
population of three hundred and fifty
millions of people. On the 1st of April
next it will comprise forty-three
countries and colonies, with a population of
more than six hundred and fifty millions of
people, and will soon, by the accession of
the few remaining countries and colonies
which maintain organized postal service*!*
constitute, in fact as well as in name, as it,
new title indicates, a universal union, regu
lating, upon a uniform basis of cheap po*t-
3 *e rates, the postal intercourse between all
vilized nations.
Some embarrassment ha* arisen out
the conflict between the cus
toms laws of this country and the pro vi
rions of tlie postal cotiTcntftm in regard to
the transmission of foreign books anunews-
paper* to this country by mail. It Is ho|??ed
that congress will be able to devise some
means of reconciling the difficulties which
have thus been created, so as to do justice
to all parties involved.
THK SUPREME COURT.
The business of the supreme court, and of
the courts in many of tlie circuits, has in
creased to such an extent during the (west
years tliat additional legislation is inqtera-
tive to relieve and prevent the delay of
justice and possible oppression to suitors
which is thus occasioned. The encumbrance
condition of these dockets is presented anew
in the report of the attorney-general, and
the remedy suggested is earnestly urged for
congressional action. The creation of ad
ditional circuit judges, as proposed, would
afford a complete remedy, and would in
volve an expense???at the present rate of
salaries???of not more than $60,000 a
TUB INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
The annual reports of the secretary of the
description will be best promoted by ab
staining from all attempts to make radical
changes in the existing financial legislation.
Let it be understood that duriug the com
ing year the business of the country will
be undisturbed by governmental interfer
ence with the laws affecting it, and we may
confidently expect that the resumption of
specie payments, which will take place at
the appointed time, will be successfully and
easily maintained, and that it will be fol
lowed by a healthful and enduring revival
of business prosperity.
Let the healing influence of time, the in
herent energies of our people, and tlie
boundless resources of country, have a fair
ufties wi
WAR DEPARTMENT.
The t
reciprocal consular privileges, has been duly I numlicr of desertions has materially de-
ratiiied and proclaimed. I creased during the year.
No questions of grave importance have I The secretary recommends:
arisen with any other of the European I 1. That ??? pension be granted to the widow
powers. I of the late Lieutenant Henry H. Benner,
The Jaiancse government has been de-1 18th infantry, who lost his life by yellow
sin ms oft* revision of such parts of its I fever while m command ot the steamer ???J.
treaties with foreign powers a* relate to I M. Chambers,??? sent with supplies for the
commerce, and, it is understood, has ad-1 relief of sufferers in the soutn from that
dressed to each of the treaty powers a re-1 disease.
quest to open negotiations with that view. I 2. The establishment of the annuity
The United States government has been in-1 scheme fbr the benefit of the heirs of tbe de
clined to reganl the matter favorably. I ceased officers as suggested by the paymas-
Wliateverrestriction*upontradewithJaimn I ter-general.
are found injuri ms to that people cannot but I 3. The adoption bv congress of a plan for
affect injuriously nations bolding couiuier-1 the publication of the records of the war of
rial intercourse with them. Japan, after a I the rebellion now being prepared for tliat
long period of secLudon. has,'Within the I purpose.
past few years, made rapid strides in tbe I 4. The increase of the extra per diem of
path of enlightenment and progress, and, I soldier-teachers employed in post-schools,
not unreasonably, is hxikiftg forward to tlie I and liberal appropriations for the erection
time when herj-elations with the nations of I of buildings for schools and libraries at tlie
Europe and America shall be assimilated to I different posts.
those which they hold with each other. A I 5. The repeal or amendment
treatv looking to this end has been made, I the act of June 18, 1878, forbidding
which will be submitted for the confident-1 the ???use of the army as a posse
tion of the senate. # I comitatus, or otherwise for the purpose
A fur an interval of several years, the Chi-1 of executing the laws, except in such cases
nese government has again sent envoys to I and under such circumstances as may be
the United States. They have been received, 1 * * * ** ???* . ???
and a permanent legation is now established
here by that government. It is not doubted I *6. The iiassa^ of a joint resolution of con-
that this step will be of advantage to both I press legalizing the issues of rations, tents,
nationsj in promoting friendly relations and I and medicines which were made for the
removing causes of difference. The treaty | lief of sufferers from yellow fever,
with the Satuoati Islands, having been duly I 7. That provision lie made for the erect ion
ratified and accepted on the part of both gov- I of a fire-proof building for the preservation
eminent.*, is now in operation, and a I of certain valuable records now constantly
survey and sounding* of the harbor of Pago-1 exposed to destruction by fire.
Paco have been made by a naval vessel of | These recommendations are all commen-
the United State* with a view of itsoccupa* I ded to your favorable consideration,
tion a* a naval station if found desirable to THE SATAl pcp.tttTMitNT.
tne service. .... I The report of the secretary of the navy
Since the resumption of diplomatic re- >how , tlmt the navy ha. improved during
jations with Me*,co. correspondence has the ]ast fecai * W ork lias been don!
been opened and still continues between I v .??ve vessel, ten ??f which have
the two governments upon the variousques- bwn Srou^Sy repaired mid* made rady
tions which at one time seemed to endanger I r nr .
their relations. While no fora.M agreement awards ?? m pi ction . The
lias been reached as to the troubles on the | fi, 0 j* .. .
border, much has beendone ro repress and amount appropriated fo???r the deficiencies of
f- l : 1 . at L h r 1 f...._ Tl e the Rte .-tix l'.???b ??'*???= previous year, were$17,??8,392^5. The
L nite.l . tates troops oni the Rio Grande, bjr I aPtual expenses chargeable to the year, ex-
d??ficiencies. were $13.,306.-
rei l T ^rre* d of dUnnre I 0H.??9, or $767, 19 0.18 less than those of the
__ I the ao^rees of dispute, I previous year, and$4,928,677.74 less than the
? nd U f A n V w V" d ^ rst< ^K ^ I exiiense*, including the deficiencies. The
'????????* ?? f -fa*- tor the vear ending June
Th^ 3 government looks with the greatest Khic h ei^ is^^rasion^by thldc-
sat.sfaet.on n,sin every ey.denceof strength mands of tlte tmvM ^emy and
in the national authority of Mexico, and I t i,_ ,l_
upon every effort pat fortl. to prevent or to ^ re S!y " repUt. The ??? Impropriations
??? nrv ' ir the present fiscal year are $14,528,431.70,
. hich. in the opinion of the' secretary, will
incur-1 ample for all the current excises of tlie
Jj I department during the year. The amount
nuiiish incursions U(H>n i
to obtain a full and fair investigation of the
alleged crimes, and to secure the conviction
and jus punishment of the guilty.
It w to be oWrved fiat the principal ap-
i iropriation made % for the depart ment of
ostice at tlie last session contained the fol-
owing clau'e: "And for defraying the
nense* which may be incurred in the
loreexnent of th??* act approved February
force the tjghts of citizens of tbe United
vote in the several states of the
any acts
ementary
. ???. adopted solicitation of , many leading citizens
rhiclv will increase the revenue* or of Hot Springs, and others interested in
diminish the expenses of the postal ser-1.the welfare of the town, the secretary of the
???tee? - interior was authorized to request tlie late
The international postal congress, which commissioners to take eliarge of the records
met at Paris May I, 1878, and continued in of their proceedings, and to perform .such
work as could properly be done by theta
under such circumstance*, to facilitate tha the country as liberality wisely bestowed.
interior and of the commissioner of'liuiian
affair* present an elaborate account of the
present condition of the Indian tribe*, and
that branch of the public service which
ministers to their interests. While the con
duct of the Italian* generally lia* been or
derly, and their relation* with their
neighbor* triendly and peaceful, two
local disturbances have occurred, which
were deplorable in their character, but re
mained, happily, confined to a compara
tively small number of Indians. The dis
content among the Bannocks, which lisi
first to some acts of violence on the part of
shine member* of the tribe, and finally to
the outbreak. ap|??car* to have been caused
by an insutficiency of food on the reserva
tion, and this insutficiency to have been
owing to the inadequacy of the ujh
propriations made by congress to the
wants of the Indians at a time when tlie
Indians were prevented from supplying the
deficiency by hunting. After an arduous
pursuit by the troops of the United States,
and several engagements, tlie hostile Indians
reduced to subjection, atul the larger
part of them surrendered them*clves os
prisoners. In this connection, I desire to
call attention to the reconituetulation made
by the. secretary of the interior, that
a sufficient fund lie placed at the
disposal of the executive, to be used, with
pro|??er accountability, at discretion, in sud
den emergencies of the Indian service.
The other case of disturbance was that of
hand of Northern Cheyennes wliosudden-
,J left their reservation in the Indian ter
ritory and marched rapidly through the
states of Kau.sas and Nebraska in the direc
tion of their old hunting-grounds, commit
ting murders and other crimes on their way.
From documents accompanying the re]Kirt
of the secretary of the interior, it appears
that this disorderly hand was as fully sup
plied with the necessaries of life as tlie four
thousand seven hundred other Indians who
remained quietly on the reservation, and
that the disturbance was caused by men of
restleas and .mischievous d???bposdtisn
among the Indians thetuaelvea Almost the
whole of this band have surrendered to
the military authorities, and it is a
gratifying fact that, whensomeof them had
future adjudication of tlie claims at aw>
early day. and to |ireserve the status of the
claimants until their rights should
be finally determined. The late ???com-
missioners complied with that request
and report that the testimony, in all the
case*, lias been written out, examined,
briefed, and so arranged a* to facilitate an
early settlement when authorized by law.
It ia recommended that the requisite
tliority be given at as early a day in the
session as possible, and that a fair compen
sation be allowed tlie late commissioners
for the expense incurred and the labor
jierfomied by them since the 25th of June
I invite the attention of congress
*" **??? recommendations made by
the secretary of the interior with regard to
the preservation of the timber on the pub
lic lands of the United States. The protec
tion of the public property is one of the
first duties of the government. The depart
ment of the interior should, therefore, be
enabled by sufficient appropriations to en
force the laws in that respect. But this mat
ter appears still more important as a ques
tion of public economy. The rapid de
struction ot OUT . forcsta _is hu evil ir.uioi
*Uh the gravest consequences, especially?
the mountainous district*, where the rockv
slopes, once denuded of their trees, will re
gain so forever. There the iniurv, once
me, cannot be repaired. I fully ???concur
with tlie secretary of the interior in the
opinion that, for this reason, legislation
touching the public timber in the moun
tainous states and territories of the west
should be especially well considered, and
that existing laws, in which the destruction
of the forests is not sufficiently guarded
against, should lie sjiecdily modified. A
???eneral law concerning this important aub-
ect appears to roe to be a matter of urgent
public necessity.
OUR AORICl'I.TT*R VL INTERESTS.
Front the organization of the government,
the importance of encouraging, bv ail pos
sible means, the increase of our agricultural
production* ha* been acknowledged and
urged n|*on the attention of congress and
the (teople as the surest and readiest means
of increasing onr substantial and enduring
prosjierity.
The word* of Washington are as applica
ble to-day as when, iq his eighth annual
message, he said: "It is not to lie doubted
that with reference either to individual or
national welfare, agriculture i* of primary
importance. In projiortionasnatioiisadvance
in population and other circnuitances of ma
turity, this truth becomes more apparent,
and render* the cultivation of thcsoil more
and more an object of public |>atronage.
Institutions for promoting it grow up, sup
ported by the public purse; and to w hat ob
ject can it be dedicated with greater pro
priety? Among the means which liave
been employed to this end. none have been
attended with greater success tha i tlie es
tablishment of boards conqtuscd of
proper characters, charged with col
lecting and diffusing information, and
enabled, by premiums and small |iecuniurv
aids, to encourage and assist the -spirit of
discovery and improvement, this species of
establishment contributing doubly to the
increase of improvement by stimulating to
enterprise andex|icriment. and by drawing
to a common center the results everywhere
of individual skill and observation, and
spreading them thence over the whole na
tion. Exjieriencc accordingly hath shown
that they are very cheap instruments of im
mense national benefit.???
The great preponderance of the agricul
tural over any other interest in the United
States entitles it to all the consideration
cUumetkfor it by Washington. About one-
half of the population of the United .States
is engaged in agriculture. The value of
the, agricultural products of the United
States for the year IH78 is estimated at three
thon-and millions of dollars. The exports
of agricultural products for the year 18i7, as
appears from the report of the bureau of sta
tistics. were five hundred and twenty-
four millions of dollars. The
great extent of our country, with its diversi
ty of soil and climate, enables us to produce
within our own borders, and by our own
labor, not only the necessaries but most of
the luxuries tliat are consumed in civilized
The Method of Advertising Local and
, Special Bills.
After a long difference the two houses of
the legislature have finally agreed on the
following as the bill to prescribe the method
of advertising local and special bills. It is
of interest and importance to the people of
all parts of the state and we give it entire as
follows :
Iks it cnactefl by the general assembly
of the state of GeorgU,That the notice of au Intcn-
aon to apply for the passage of a local or special
1411 shall be given in the following manner, to-
wit: The title of the bill shall be published
??? nee In the newspaper in which the sheriffs
sales are advertised and shall U* posted at the
I door of the court house in the county or counties
of the residence of the person or persons, natural
maartiflcial, tol*e effected thereby, or in which |
countries. Yet, notwithstanding our -ad-?????????Lc sea to find ourselves
Sioux, with whom they had been in friendly
relations, the Sioux held them as prisoners,
and readily gave them up to the officers of
the United States, thus giving new proof of
the loyal spirit which, alarming rumors to
the contrary notwithstanding, they have
uniformity shown eversince the wisiies they
expressed at the.council of September, 187f,
hod been complied with.
Both the secretary
and the secretary
vantages of soil, climate and intercommuni
cation, it appears from the statistical state
ments in the report of the commissioner of
agriculture, that we import annually from
foreign lands many millions of dollars???
worth of agricultural products which could
be raised in our own country.
Numerous questions arise in the practice
of advanced agriculture which can only be
answered by experiments, often costly and
sometimes fruitless, which are beyond the
means of private individuals, and are a just
and proper charge oil the whole nation for
the interior tIie of the nation. It is g??*od policy,
war unite in especially in times of depression
the recommendation that provision be made and uncertainty in other business
by congress for the organization of a corps pursuits, with a vast area of uncul-
of mounted ??? Indian auxiliaries," to be riyated, and hence unproductive territory,
under the control of the army, and to be wisely opened to homestead settlement, to
used for the purpose of keeping the Indians encourage, by every proper and legitimate
on their reservations and preventing or re- means, the occupation and tillage of the
pressing disturbance on their part. I earn- so 'l- The efforts of the department of agri-
estly concur in this recommendation.. It is culture to stimulate old and introduce new
believed tliat the organization of such a body agricultural industries, to improve thcquali-
r from the government, would consider-
THE POST-OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
The report of the |*>*ttna*ter-general etu
braces a detailed statement of the operations
???f the pmt-offiee department. Tlie expend-
Sherman that provwK* ahonldIbe ??n*le thron . of Bulgaria. Onr armpathies j States
by congroa* to provent a lark of food , hr othw ??? v We m H ??? imng | union and for other ..urro-e*.' or
ament Indian* ??n reaervattona. He ad-1 tlm hf . t<at EotoI< . Jn j " r ra Pf-'
rotated ??? policy of, drat, juat treatment i ^ ^ preserving peace, to that, in rsy of i I 1 to rite opinion of the attorney-general
and ^faithful pertormaro* of printer, to-1 ^^J^beam^&rrothem ^ wh enI
* nJ ' P p0 ???J* I he is re-elected to the presidency by the ??? provided, and I rely confidenUv upon con-
and effectual punishment of all warlike I udof the eminent carpet-baggers who *??????* tojnehe adequate appropriations to
acts on their part and tlie employment of ^ N>w York J t b*; deportment ???
a sufficient military force to prevent the I jj General Grant haa reallv j I respectfully urge npon yonr attention
possibility of defeat or massacre. Hero- offered the Bulgarian throne he' -* h *, ooosrowional elections, in every
l.rt???>r I _ _ ooigarran utrone, ne distnet. inavery important sense, sreinstlr
tude in the control of these
sions by luilitarv movements ac:
border, not impefs.ively demanded for the I d^Trom t???h7???^,uA??? rom???JnlV'7
protection of the im and property of onr Kovember 1.1S78, is ??,740.5H. 14, of which
own citizens, 1 shaU take the earlirot oppor- j ?0 .98o.75 lias been rcfunde.1, leaving as the
tiinltv. consistent aithtlie proper discharge exiw ???di??? lre for that period ??,e99.S&.39. or
of tins plain du-y, torecogi.izeihesbili.yof (diff880.^less than the corresponding pe-
the Mextcan government to restrain effect- riod of tlle !ut ve ???. 4 ^
ively violartons of <>nr territory. It is pro- 1
to hold next year an international ex
hibit ion in Mexico, and it is believed that I
the display of the agricultural and matiu-1
factoring products of the two nations will I ...
ten.1 to better ondemtanding and inereroed 1 it???ures S???ihat^depailntent far the"flsiifv
commervial intercourse between their peo-I ended June 30. Ifi7s. were $34.l&t.ns
F*te- I Tlte receipt*, including sales of stamps.
With Brazil, and the republics of Central I money-oraer business, and official
and South America, some steps have been I stamps, were $29,277,516.95. The sum of
taken toward the development o f closer I $290,436.90, included in the foregoing state-
commercial intercour.-e. Diplomatic rela-1 mem of exj>enditures. is chargeable to pre-
tionj liave been resumed with Colombia and I ceding years, so that the actual ??xr*enditares
with Bolivia. A b-mudary question be-I for tbe fiscal year ended Jane 30. 1878, are
tween the Argentine Republic and Paraguay I $33,874,647.50. The amount drawn from the
has been submitted by those governments I treasury on appropriations, in addition to
for arbitration to the president of the United I the revenues of the department, was $5,307.-
Stales, and I have, after careful examine- I 652.82. The expenditures for the fiscal year
tion, given a decision upon it I ending June 30,1880. are estimated at $36,-
A naval expedition up the Amazon I 571,900. and the receipts from all son roes
and Madeira rivers has brought I at $30,664.02390, leaving a deficiency
back information valuable hoti. for acienti-I to be appropriated out of the treas-
fic and commercial purposes. A like expe-1 urv of $5,907,876.10. The report calls
dition is about visiting the coast of Africa I attention to the fact that the compensation
and the Indian ocean. The report* of diplo-1 of postmasters and of railroads for carrying
matic and consular officers in relation to the I the mails is regulated by law, and that the
development of oui??foreign commerce, have I failure of congress to appropriate the
furnished many facts that have proved of I amounts required for these purposes does
public interest, and have stimulated to prao- J not relieve the government of responsibility,
tical exertion the enterprise of our people. I but necessarily increases the deficiency bills
rxrr mm**???* I which congress will be called upon to pass.
th* oanmos or thi tiuicit. In provWlI1 g {oT tbe postal rerrice the
Tbe report of the secretory of the treosu-1 following questions ore presented: Should
ry furnishes a detailed statement of the op-1 congress annually appropriate a sum for Its
erations of that department of the govern- I expense* largely in exeero of its rerennes.
insufficient.
But while the employment
force tor the prevention or repression
of Indian troubles is of occasional necessity,
and wise preparation should be made to
that end, greater reliance must be placed
on humane and civilizing agencies for the
ultimate solution of what is called the In
dian problem. It may be very difficult, and
require much patient effort, to curb the un
ruly spirit of the savage Indian to the
restraints of civilized iife, but experience
shows that it is not impossible. Many
of the tribes which are now quiet
and- orderly and self-supporting were
once as savage as any that at present roam
over the plains or in the mountains of the
far west, and were then considered inacces
sible to civilizing influences. It may be
imsaible to raise them fully up to the level
of the white population of the United
States, but we should not forget that they
are the aborigines of the country, and
called the soil their own on which our
people have grown rich, powerful, and
happy. We owe it to them as a moral duty
to nelp them in attaining at least that de
gree of civilization which they may be able
to reach. It is not only our auty???it is also
our interest to do so. Indians who have
become agriculturists or herdsmen, and feel
an interest in property, will thenceforth
cease to be a warlike and disturbing ele
ment. It is also a well
that Indians are apt to peaceable
and quiet when their children are at school,
and I ain gratified to know, from the ex
presstona of Indians themselves, and from
many concurring reports, that there is a
steadily increasing desire, even among In
diana belonging to comparatively wild
tribes, to have their children educated. I
invite attention to the reports of tlie secre
tary of the interior and the commissioner
of 1: dian affairs, touching the experiment
recently inaugurated, in taking fifty Indian
children, boys and girls, front different
tribes, to the Hampton nor
mal agricultural institute, in Virginia,
where they are to receive an elementary
English education and training in agricul
ture and other useful work, to be returned
to their tribes, after the completed cour*e,
as interpreters, instructors, and examples.
It is reported ihat the officer charged
penal institutions of the district
are all entitled to the favorable attention
of congress The reform school needs ad
ditional buildings and teachers. Appropria
tions which will place all of these institu
tions in a condition to become models of use
fulness and beneficence will be regarded by
The commissioners, with evident
discrimination made by congress against the
district in the donation of land for the sup
port of the public schools, and ask that the
same liberality that lias been shown to the
inhabitants of the various states and terri
tories of the United States may be ex
tended to tlie District of Columbia.
The commissioners also invite attention
to the damage inflicted upon public and
private interests by the present location of
the depots and switching-tracks of the sev
eral railroads entering tlie city, and ask for
legislation looking to their removal. The
recommendations and suggestions contained
in the report will, I trust, receive the care
ful consideration of congress.
Sufficient time lias, perhaps, not elapsed
since the reorganization of the government
of the district, under the recent legislation of
congress, for tlie expression of a confident
opinion as to its successful operation; but the
practical results already attained are so sat
isfactory that the friends of the new gov
ernment may well urge upon congress the
wisdom of its continuance, without essen
tial modification, until, by actual experi-
iU -adranuiges and defects may be
more fully ascertained. R. B. Hates.
Execntfle Mansion, December 2,1878.
AN IMPORTANT BILL.
the locality or municipality in situated, thirty
days liefore the introduction of such bill in the
houno of representative*,provided that when there
is no newsiNipcr published in the county where the
local legislation is asked,that notice of *aid Mikhail
be published in the paper where shcrift ?? sales
are published, and in all notices to be published
under this act It shall not be lawful for any news-
paper to charge more than one dollar per square
for said notice, and in case of refusal to pnblish at
said rates, then a publication in any other news
paper having a circulation in the county where
the local legislation is desired shall lie sufficient.
Sec. i lie it further enacted by the authority
afore-said. That the production of the newspaper
dated thirty days prioi to the introduction ot such
bill into the general assembly containing the no
tice required by this act,with the certificate of the
??? tlie notice has been posted, shall be
Re fuse. Lester,
ordinary that t
Secretary of the senate.
The Viceregal Party.
Ottawa, December 2.???The viceregal
train arrived at 4.30 p. m. The corpora
tion presented an address and the illumi
nation and torch light procession were i??ost-
1 toned until Wednesday evening.
THE MARQUIS???S HEART FULL.
Ottawa, December 3.???The marquis of
Lome, in accepting t ie address of the mayor
and corporation, }taid high tribute to Duf-
ferin. Alluding to his own reception the
marquis said: ???It is with a peculiar feeling
of pride itt the grandeur of this dominion that
I accept, on the part of the queen, the wel
come given us at Ottawa, the capital of the
greatest of the colonies of tlie crown. It is
here that we shall take our abode among
you, and tlie cordiality of your words makes
tne feel that which I have known since we
landed, that it is to be no foreign country
that we come,but tliat we have only crossed
The Kaiser's Return.
Berlin December 2.???Preparations on a
grand scale are making for the reception
of Emperor William on liis return to Ber
lin on Thursday next Flagstads, triumphal
arches and garlanded trees will line the
route front the Potsdam railroad-station to
the palace, and all houses will be covered
with flags and decorations. Tlie illuntlnar
tion of the city on Thursday night promises
to be one of tlie most brilliant tliat was ever
witnessed in Berlin. Bismarck will not
return from the country, liis physicians ad
vising perfect rest. Prince Gortschakoff
has tinted his return to Russia so as to be
in Berlin Thursday, so as to be present at
the reception of the emperor.
* methods of culture,
the Indians by withdrawing from it a n,e worthy of your careful and favorable
number of young men and giving consideration and assistance by such appro*
them congenial employment under the priations of money and enlargement of fa-
goveruinent. it being a matter of experience cilities as may seem to be demanded by the
that Indians in onr service almost without P rttenl favorable condition* for the growth
exception are faithful in tlie performance ? nd rapid development of this iuq>ortant
of the duties assigned to them. Such an interest.
organization would materially aid the armv The abuse of animals in transit is widely
in the accomplishment of a task for which attracting public attention. A national con
its numerical strength is sometimes found
Mrs. Tate's Death.
London, Decentlicr 2.???Mrs. Tate, wife of
the archbishop of Canterbury, and daughte
of Archdeacon Sj*ooner, is dead.
BREAD.
vention of societies specially interested in
the subject ha* recently met at Baltimore,
and the facts develo{>ed. both in regard to
cruelties to animals and tlie effect of such
cruelties upon tlie public health, would
seem to demand the careful cansideration of
congress, and the enactment of more effi
cient laws for the prevention of these
abuses.
educational.
The report of the coninissioner of
the bureau of education shows very gratify-
ing progress throughout the country in all
the interests committed to the care of this
important office. The rejiort is especially
encouraging with reM??eet to the extention
of the advantage* of the common school
system in sections of the country where
the general enjoyment of the privilege of
free schools iy not yet attained.
To education more than to any other
agency we are to look, as the resource (or
the advancement of the ]*eoplc,
quisite knowledge and appreciation of their
rights and resjton.sibilitie* ms citizens, and I
desire to rei>eat the suggestion contained in
tuy former message in behalf of the enact
ment of appropriate measures by congress
for the purpose of supplementing, with
national aid, the local systems of educa
tion in the several state*.
Adequate accommodations for tlte great
library, which is overgrowing the capacity
of the rooms now occupied at the cat.itol,
should be provided without further aelay.
This invaluable collection of books, tnanu-
script*.and illustrative art,has grown to such
proportions, in connection with the copy
right system of the country, as to demand
the prompt and careful attention of con
gress to save it from injury in its present
crowded and insufficient quarters. As this
library is national in its character, and
must, from the nature of the case, increase
even more rapidly in the future than in the
past, it cannot be doubted that the people
will sanction any wise expenditure to pre
serve it and to enlarge its usefelness.
The appeal of the regents of the Smith
sonian institution for the means to organ
ize. exhibit, and make available for the pub
lic benefit the articles now stored away be-
! longing to the national museum. I heartily
recommend to yonr favorable ??on*ideration.
district matter*.
The attention of congr- s is again
Poisonous Baking Powders Analzycd
and Exposed.
Brooklyn, (N. Y.,) Eagle, November 15.
An article under this heading, which ap
peared in the Eagle of Saturday evening
last, was sent to u?? atid published as an ad
vertisement. We are personally unac
quainted with the facts and do not hold
ourselves responsible for tlie opinions con
tained therein.
Below is tlie answer of the manufacturers
of Dooley???s yeast jiowdcr, who claim that
thev have been injured by its publication:
To the editor of the Brooklyn Eagle:
An article appeared in tlie Eagle of Sat
urday last, commending the Royal Baking
Powder, and condemning tliat so long
known to the public as Dooley???s Yeast Pow
der. With your admission to us that the
article in question was published ns an ad
vertisement, we might let the matter rest,
a* tarrying only the weight of a rival in
business, leaving a discriminating public
to judge, and demanding adequate repara
tion from tlie Royal Baking Powder Com
pany at the hands of a proper tribunal.
In order, however, to show' exactly what
kind of goods we do put upon the market,
whether we vend to a confiding public harm
ful and injurious articles, "having no high
er motive than dollars and cents,??? we ap
pend the following certificate from the emi
nent Professor Dorcmus:
I Copy.]
Bellevue Hoaktal Medical College,
New York, November 15,1878.
This is to certify that I purchased of Mr.
8. H. Williamson, 26 Broadway, a can of
Dooley???s Baking Powder; that l had bis
cuits made therewith; that I, have analyzed
the same, and that they do not contain
alum or any other deleterious substance.
R. Ogden Dorkmus, M. D., LL. D., .
Professor Chemistry and Toxicology in the
Bellevne Hospital Medical College.
It only remains for us to add that the
jiowder purchased from Mr. Williamson was
not a sample preq^red by us for the occa
sion, but was our regular powder sold him
over three months ago.
Dooley <t Brother, ,
Manufacturers of Dooley???s Standard Yeast
or Baking Powder, 145 Duane street, New
York.
??? tlie <H->;.ui???m of congr-
iltcllon of thote children re-.ght hare invi ???J the condition ot
had thoutend* of yonry Indians aer.t witii river . fn ,??? t ,| le riIy of Washington
him had it been poKdh???e make provision a mI >| v ???f v ; tn | importance to tlie health
for them. I arree with the secretary of the of the roaidentaof the national capital, both
interior in saving that "the result of tld*
interesting experiment, if favorable, may be
destined to become an important factor in
the advancement of civilization among the
Indians."
The question whether a change in the
temjiorary and permanent, that tlie low
lands in fronl of the citv, now subject to
tidal overflow, should be reclaimed. In
their present condition, these flats obstruct
the drainage of the city, and are a dan
gerous sonree of malarial poison. The
control ot the Indian service should be clam at ion will improve the navigation
made was, at the last session of congress, ??? of the river by restricting and consequently
referred to a committee fbr inquiry and re- deepening its channel; and is also of im
port. Without desiring to anticipate that j portance, when considered in connection
Atla
In and a New Capitol.
Savannah Recorder.
If Atlanta gives to the state her court-house
square as a site for a new capital, relinquishes all
culms whatsoever to the opera house, then we
will advocate the proposition to free her from all
the promises made and written, if she will not
do that, then we .-.re for another vote by the peo
ple, and a failure of consideration be en
tered against Atlanta. Then open the vote
to every place, and give every city and town a
fair chance for a hid. .since the question has been
opened, let the pres* and the people xpeak out on
the subject. If a new capital Is to be built aoon,
it U one of taxation; for a capital building once
begun, will run into a million or two dollars be
fore it is finished. If tbe state undertakes to build
new capital, the people will be lucky if it costa
???* ??? ??? '*???.000.
less than >1,500.0
Death or Blaliop Wllmer.
Special dispatch to The Constitution.
New Orleans, December S.???The Right Rev.
J. P. Wllmer, bishop of Louisiana, a native
.??? ^ w i *- of Virginia, aged about sixty-fire years, died sud-
report, I venture to express the hope that! with the expansion of the public ground denly at the 8L Charles hotel this morning of
in the decision of so important a question, and the enlargement of tl??e t*ark, west and i apoplexy.
the views expressed above may notbelost south of the Washington monument. The, A skiff containing five boys was upset by the
sight of, and that the decision, whatever report of Hie board of survey, heretofore' hI T C hSSfS n S.r U il.Iw < 5fn
it, m??r h??. will ??mMt >yi?lrer xsfeuUm ordered by of com?re=,, on the >>???>- ^n<lre* fectiSd jiiSJ M^irteSl.
of this subject, such agitation being apt to provement of the harbor of Washington ! were drowned.
Promt and Independent.
Madison Home Journal.
We are for relieving Atlanta from building the
state bouse. True, she promised to do it. but then
ians themselves. i to consideration.
In tbe enrolment of the bill making ap- i The report of the commissioners of the
propriations for sundry civil expenses, at District of Columbia presents a detailed
the last session of congress, that portion statement of the affairs of the district. .
which provided for the continuation of the * The relative expenditures by the United the promise was made impulsively during thecan-
Hot Springs commission was omitted. As States and the district for local purposes are SSt<'iS
the commission had completed the work of contrasted, showing that the expenditures 5nd??5SS3S??n!toSy SracutarpeoSta SmSb
taking testimony on tne many conflicting by the people of the district greatly same. Let Atlanta contribute the site, and then
claims, the suspension of their labors, before exceed those of the general government, let the state build such a state house as will be an
determining the rights of claimants, threat- The exhibit is made in connection with e??- ornament to thestate.
er.ed for a time to embarrass the interests,not ti mates for the requisite repair of the defec-
only of the government, but also of a large tive pavements and sewers of the city,
number of tbe citizens of Hot Springs, who which is a work of immediate necessity.
commend* the enlistment of m TiU *ccent- The entire renort hi orotablr . ??r??aon?? of Oi??t department of the govern-1 expense* largely m exec
^ i. nn. .n-1 . U t v ^ proOUMT pohtiml mtetest sndcoocero , ment. and of th. condition ot the public or should .Sch retea of postsge be ettsb-
, , I inspired by John Russell Young. throughout the whole country. Each; finance*. | jiahed as will make the department self-
^refere???? i, tnxde to the Mext~n! 3L????JttJ3jS!??1 1
would be welcomed by tho demoerxt*. It border trouble. Chring. he to th. of th. mu . reputed * ??? ??? * ft i, tbe%. of erery ciumn, ??? dfS^d? Sfit Jhich sad *"" W *
Only the Nonth to Grumble at.
Columbus Enquirer.
tbe Idea that