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Show THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE. PuWWied Try WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY, by the Oubkk Pudusmso Cohuxv. W. Penrose, Editor. Charles auii liusinerfH Matii;er. OGDEXi UTAH. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1873 6, POSTAL KAXKIXG.. The annual message of the President, which will likely be sent iu today, will in all probability, contain a recommendation to Congress, favoring the establishment of a postal banking system. The idea is not original, but its inadaptability to the necessities of the country, ban heretofore prevented its being entertained with favor. There are so many objections that may be advanced to. the adoption of a measure of such a character, that it will require more than ordinary influence to render it acceptable to the representatives of the tion. It is. proposed to convert na- every post office in the country into a repository of funds, with tho privilege of doing a legitimate banking business within certain limitations. The Government of the United .States thus becomes a huge banking institution, and through its fifty: thousand branches ramifying every corner of the laud, can divert the currency from its legitimate cbannels to tmgage in the email business of, lending money on interest, and receiving deposits which it may convert to its own use. Private enterprise, which has furnished every business community with banking facilities, will receive a check that cannot fail to operate against private business interests. Small institutions and even others of greater pretensions, however, well secured in their nssets, cannot compete with the Post office Department in offering inducements to the public to invest their earnings in national institutions. The Government will come in direct conflict with private energy and private enterprise. It must condescend to dabble in affairs with which it has no concern, by becoming a common speculator and its influence necessarily must be used to promote its own interests to the detriment of those of individuals who are engaged in the sama pursuit. Uesides this,' every little cross-roaofficial of an insignificant backwoods post office, is invested with the grave d responsibility of disposing of the funds that may bo trusted to his care. The postal iTepartment is a dis tinct and independent branch of the national service, and for prudential reasons cannot without arrogating to itself privileges, which do not belong to' it, enter into engagements, which of right belong to in dividual enterprise. The suggestion is mischievous and dangerous. If it bo adopted wo may be pre to see avenues open to fraud pared speculation and untold evils. As a political expedient it will give enor mous power to those who govern the nation and extraordinary advantages, in using corrupt influence to pivpet itatc their rule. If there ever was any danger of imperialism iu this country, this measure is the most significant indication of its progress, than any cveut that has occurred within tho annals of the country, since tho establishment of the National Batik which sank beneath the weight of its own Iniquity and The annual message of .the President, read iu both Houses of Congress, is more voluminous than usual, a fact that may be attributed to the numerous subjects which require the attention of Congress during this session. The following is a synopsis of the document: In the midst of great national prosperity a financial crisis has occurred, and the capturn of a vessel on the high seas, has for a time, threatened most serious consequences. Happily a satisfactory adjustment is expected Our foreign relations, however, with most of the other nations, continue to be friendly and cordial. During the exhibition at Vienn i, a conference was held for the purpose of consulting on the systems prevailing in different countries for the A represen perfection of inventions. tative Ironi the Patent office, was authorized to assist in securing any "possible protection to American inventors in Europe. The Emperor of China received the Western Powers in person, upon attaining his majority. Some advance, although slight, has been made during the past year towards the suppression of the Chinese Coolie trade. The money awarded to us by the tribunal of arbitration at Geneva, was paid by her Majesty's Government a few days in advance of the time when it would have become payable according to the terms of the treaty. Congress made provision for completing, jointly with a commis sioner to be named by her Britannic Majesty, the determination of so much of the boundary line between the U. S. and Great Britain as was left incomplete. Under this provision the North west water boundary of the United States has been determined and marked in accordance with the award of the Emperor of Germany. The boundary between the United States and the British possessions West of the Lake of the Woods, ha3 also been marked by a commission appointed for that purpose. Surveys have been made to a point. 497 miles west of the Lake of the Woods, leaving about 350 miles to be surveyed. The commission, organized under the provisions of the Treaty of Washington, for the settlement and determination of the claims of the citizens of either power against the other, arising out of acts committed against their persons or pro ' perty during tho period between April 13th, 1861, and April 9th, 1865, made its final award. The Government of the United States, it was decided, should pay $1,929,819. The commission disallowed all other cluims of British sub jects against us. The amount of claims presented by the British government, but dismissed, is about three million dollars. It is recommended that a special Court be created, to consist of three deCongress in 1868 elected that any or order claration, instruction, opinion, decision of any officer of the Government which denies,' restricts, impairs or questions the right of expatriation is inconsistent with the fundamental principles of this Government. But Congress did not indicate in that statute what acts We are deemed to work expatriation. citizens that in have our treaties agreed of the United States may cease to be citizens, and may voluntarily render allegiance to other powers. In compliance with the request of Congress the American minister at Madrid presented to the Spanish Government the joint resolutions congratulating the people of Spain, upon their efforts to consolidate in Spain the principles of universal liberty in a Republican form of Government. The existence of this new Republic was inaugurated by striking the fetters from the slaves of Porto Rico and other beneficent measures were aristocracy adopted. The in Cuba is gradually arraying itself in more; and more open hostility and defiance of the home Government, while it still maintains a political connection with the Republic. It is still a power in Madrid and is so recoguized. The was on the 26th day of September 1870, duly registerd at the port of New York as a part of the commercial marine of the United States. On the 31st of October last, while sailing under the flag of this country, on the high seas, she, was forcibly seized by a Spanish gunboat and carried into the port of Santiago de Cuba where many of her passengers and crew were inhumanly and without due process of law pnt to death. The restoration of the "Virginius", and the sur render of the survivdrs, and due repa-atio- n to the flag, and the punishment of the authorities who had been guilty of the illegal acts of violence were demanded. The Spanish government has recognized the justice of the demand, and has arranged for the immediate delivery of the vessel, and for the surrender of the survivors of the passengers and crew, for a salute to the flag, and for proceedings looking to the punishment of those who may be proved to have been guilty of the illegal acts complained of, and and also towards indemnifying those who may be shown to be entitled to indempro-slaver- y Vir-gini- nity. far as possible .measures .should be adopted to prevent the use of money in stock and other speculations, and to prohibit the national banks from paying interest on deposits. For this purpose the As is sug establishment of clearing-housegested. The currency during the last four years has been contracted' decidedly by the withdrawal of the three per cent. certificates, compound interest notes and bonds outstanding on the 4th of March, 18G9, which took the plaee of legal tenders in the bank reserves to the extent of 03,000,000. More than 25,000 miles of railroad has been built, requiring the active use of capital to operate Millions of acres of land have them. been opened to cultivation, requiring capital to remove the products. Manufactories are multiplied beyond all precedent, and probably the largest of all the comparative contraction arises from the organization of free labor in the South. Every laborer there receives his wages, and for want of savings banks, the greater part of such wages is hoarded till required for use. s 7-- ad to , try criminal case, 8II quest.ons as to Wd litles , ford jurisdiction not posessed ordinariU "J .1 f!mirts nf. lKu ijinon. The bankruptcy law.no w in is .productive of more goad than and it is recommended that so muci of the law as provides for involuntary batf. ruptcy on account of euepensiwt of.." ment, be repealed. Each of the depMt. luema m me Mate, Treasury and A, War. have demands for many milling dollars upon their fiUo Attention is directed to accumulating. ne necessity of facilities for their dm. ecution. The policy inaugurated the ndmns at the beginning of the last art. corpus V .. .,, eisu. tow-mi- s ministration, has been steadily mmW and .will be continued. The In.ii. Territory, South of Kansas and West of Arkansas, is sufficient in area and arri cultural resources to support all the In- dians of the Rocky Mountains, and a cmtonal form of Government '' BhonM be given them. The business of the Land that there were disoosed f Office shows nf tK.v Our shipping interest demands legisauiic lation to secure us our portion of the ands 13,030,00.1 acres. During tho carrying trade. There has been an in- year 30,488,132 acres were surveyed, acres still crease of three per cent, in the amount leaving l,zi8,4-id,5The Memnonites are considered transported in American vessels over a valuable to the population acquisition that of lsst year. As we pay $80,000,000 of the and it is country, to for the recommended per annum foreign vessels that Congress make a soncession f tho transportation of our surplus products to markets thus increased the balance of public lands to enable them to lite to trade against us. In attempting to re- gether in a compact colony. The questions of education, the em gain our lost commerce and carrying bellishment of the Capital, Civil Seivice trade, a small appropriation should be made to fit out a national vessel to as- Reform, and the admission of C&lorado cend the Amazon river to the mouth of as a State, all receive attention. A rec- the Maderia, thence to explore' that ommendation is made to enceurage the a canal for the purpose river and its tributaries into Bolivar. A construction of from the Eastern slope of revision of the tariff and the opening of irrigation the Rocky Mountains to the Mississippi. more mints for coining money are recomThe President concludes his message mended. The importance of preparing for war by recommending the passage of a gein time of peace by providing for the neral amnesty Act in favor of all who armament of our sea coast defences, were engaged in the rebellion, and Ihe and the reopening of the staff corps of enactment of a law to better secure the the army are urged upon the attention civil rights which freedom should secure, of Congress. The navy has been re- to the enfranchised slaves. duced by the sale of some vessels, no longer fit for naval purposes and the condemnation of others. This has been more than compensated for by the repair of old wooden vessels, and the building of eight new sloops of war. The ordinary postal revenues for the AT THE OLD STAm fiscal year amonnted to $22,996,741, Three doors south of Livery Stable. expenditares of all kinds $29,084,905 67. The increase of revenues over 1872 was MAIN STREET, OGDEN. $1,081, 315,20 and of expenditures The total number of post offi- Orders promptly filled. Repairs neatly executed. ces in operation on the 30th of June was 44,244. The total length of railroad Give vie call. mail routes was 63,455 miles. Fifteen railroad post office lines were in operation extending over 14.866 miles of railA road routes.. The number of letters exchange I with foreign countries was unsur-veye- d. e--f W. S. READ, ' Boot and Shoemaker In addition to a constitutional amendment providing for a better mode of electing the President of the United States, two other suggestions, are offered for the consideration of Congress. First, to authorize the executive to approve of se much of any measure passing the two Houses of Congress, as his judgment may dictate, without approving the whole. Second, that when an extra session of Congress ' is convened by Executive proclamation, legislation shall be confined to such subjects as the ExecuNew additional postal contive may bring before it from time to ventions have been concluded with Judges, who shall be empowered to hear time. Swedan, Norway, Belgium, Germany, claims of aliens again-- t the United The receipts of the Government from Canada and Japan, reducing the postage States. all sources for the last fiscal year were rates. Favorable consideration is invi- ... . , T. , The Ottoman government, and that of $333,738,240, showing an excess over foil "v" 4av iuDn oouggcauou vi iue rosi Master Egypt, have latterly shown a disposition expenditures of $43,392,959. This fa General for an extension of the free de to relieve foreign Consuls of the judicial vorable exhibit will ' "probably not be livery system to all cities having 10,000 powers which heretofore they have ex- shown the present year. Retrenchment inhabitants, and to other recommenda ercised iu the Turkish dominion, by or- might commence, in the appropriations tions made by. him, particularly to the ganizing other tribunals. As Congress for 'future buildings in1 many cities establisment of postal savings banks, has by tuw provided for the discharge of where work has not been commenced, in and to the question of postal te egraph. judicial functions by Consuls of the the appropriations for river and harbor UTAH. t United Slates in that quarter, no charge improvements and in other ways to The President in his recommendaKo Person can take these Bithas yet been accepted, and Congress is which attention will be called. The rev and remain ters according to directions,bones tions to Congress says: are noi tlieir Iouk unwell, provided; to on the take action early enues have materially fallen off for the requested The Department of Justice aud affairs destroyed by mineral poison or other means, and the vital organs wasted beyond wis subject. last five months ef the present fiscal year in Utah ' . and special point of repair. require your early HeadThe Republic of San Domingo make9 owing to the general panic now prevail attention. or Indigestion, MjnixpMa The Supremo Court of tho ache, Tain in tho Shoulders, Coughs. of application to this Government to exer- ing. It becomes the duty of Congress to United Dtat.es in the case of Dizziness, Stxtr Eruptwe Clinton vs. ions ofthetheChest, Stomach, Bad Taste in cise a protectorate ever that Republic. provide against its recurrence by wise uw of Bilious Mauth, Attacks, Palpitation Englcbrecht decided that tho (J. S. Marm rain the of Inflammation Heart. Luojis, We shall never have per shal of Since the adjournment of Congress, the legislation. that Territory could not lawfully the region of the Kidneya, an a nwwreu other painful symptoms, are the tTspvinps following treaties with foreign nations manent prosperity until an entirely new summon jurors foj the District Courts, of Dyspepsia. In these complaints it ua have been proclaimed. A naturalization basis is reached, and a specie basis cau- - and those Courts one no bottlo will prove a better aud held that tha Territ'o: equal, puarante of its merits than a lengthy convention with Denmark; a convention not be reached until our exporis exclu rial Marshal illegally performed that Yertisement. with Mexico for renewing the claims sive of gold pay for our imports. Dur For Female Complaintstin yonnjf because he is elected by the legisladuty or old, married or Pintle, at the dawn or the tho past year development of tive assembly and not commission; a convention of friendship ing womanhood, or the turn of life, these Tonic appointed as proviBitters display so decided on Influence w mines of precious metals and their pros ded for in the act and naturalization with Ecuador. the organizing Territory. a marked improvement is soon perceptioie. The attention of Congress is called to pective development for years to come All proceedings' at law are practically , For Inflammatory and t nilieiinmtiMn and Gont, Dyspepsia or ihe existing laws of the United States are gratifying in tho extreme. Could abolished by these decisions, and there liirilKctstion, Bilious, Remittent and Fevers, Diseases of the Blood, have of the gold extracted from have been but few or no Kitwrs respecting extraditions and the eligibili- but jury trials in Kidnevs and Bladder, these most succeasmi. Such: Di.easos are ty of nationality by individual. Many the mines bo retained at home, cur ad the District Courts of that Territory been caused by Vitiated Blood, which to produau citizens of this country reside perma- vance toward specie payments would be since the last session of Congress. Propby derangement of the Digestive Organ P110"' Skin Diseases, To to Vvith our It families. abroad their is circuit left give elasticity without protection by the tor.For rapid. erty nently Salt Rheum, Blotches, Spots. PimPjcs, Pustules. BoUs, Carbuncles, To happens that persons who have never ting medium, and secure enough of it to Courts and crimes go unpunished. Sore Eyes, tP1"? frkin, resided in the Uuited States have transact the legitimate business of the prevent anarchy there, it is absolutely Scurftv Discoloration of thewhatever ua we Diseases of the Skin, tf been enabled to put forward a preten- country, and to keep all industries em necessary that Congre3 provide the or atttre,are literally dnff np ef"fs( out erf the system in a short turn by cww tion to the protection cf the United ployed, is what is most desired. The ex Courts withsomo mode of of these Bitters. One bottle in such obtaining juStates ngainst theelaim of military ser- perience of the present panic has proved rors, and I recommend legislation to .will convince tho most incredulous- of uitir curative etftcts. vice of the Government under whoso that the currency of, the country, baaed that end, and also that the Probate Courts & CO.. , It. 51. JTIcDOXAOJ c a... & Gen. 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