Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1833-12-21
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3, 1888.
This day the President Of the u States conrnu-
nicafed to both houses of Congress, the following
MEs SAGE
Ftllo,c Citizens Of the Senate,
nnJ House of Rcnreeen,,,,:,o.

FELTON, Citizens OF the Senate,
and House q Representatives..
GA your assembling 10 perform the higl
trusts which the people If the Upited Stale.
have confded to you, oflegislaiing for thel
common welfare, iii gives me pleasure to con
graduate you upon the happy condition ii
our beloved country Bv the favor OF Dl.
vine Providence. health is again restored l.
us: peace reigns within our borders: abun.
dance crowns the labors Of our fields: com
merce and domestic industry flourish and m.
crease: and individual happiness rewards
the private virtue and enterprise of our cit
izcns.
Our condition abroad is no less honorable
than i, is pr,sperousat home. Seeking moth
ing that is not right, and determined 10 sub
nit to nothing that is wrong, hut desiring
honest friendships and liberal intercourse
with all nations, the United States have gain
ed throughout the world the confidence aud
respect which are due To a policy 50 jlsi a nd
so congenial to The character .,f The Aneri-
car, people and 10 the spirit Of their institu-
tons.
In brin.;,o to your notice the particular
state Il our Fre;g, Af,irs. it aft .rds me
high pratifi aiisn 70 inform you, that they
are In condition which promises the con-
tIDnanos OF friendship Mi:h all nations
;r;';sh Grea, Britain the Interesting qncs-
,;on of oar NJ, lheas--sn boundary rcm"'ns
sill underided. A nesa,la'.ip, h;sweSer,
upsn tba, ali iect. has been retitNei' s'hceI
The c'nse u. In. hast Congress; aud a prep
si,iu,, |, ile..i, s,f.,nttIea 70 ha ish i4os-
eminent with she view 81 establishing, III
eonlorn,ile ui II he resoitit,,, OF he Senate.
The line dasigilistea by the treaty OF 1888.
Though no ,ieiinisipe answer has been re
ceived. i, mas lie daily looked fur. and len
terrain hope thu, The overture may III i
ma,eiy lead to satisfactory adjustment Of
this important matter.
have the satisfaction to inform you that
a negotiation, which, by desire OF the House
Of Representa- ives, was opened some Years
ago with ihc British Government. for the
erection Of light houses on the Bahamas, has
been successful. Those works, when conn
pleted, together with those which the Uniie'il
States have constructed IN the western side
pt the siulfo FurIda, will contribute essen
tally 10 the safety OF Navigation IN 'ha, sea
This iint participation III establishments
interesting 10 humanity and .'enchcial t"I
commerce, is WORTH OF two enlightened ma
tons; AMI indicates feelings wlrsh caun't
fail 10 h,ve happy i.lflner,e upon their po-
liiicui rein;ioi,s. 1t is gratifying t. the
friends al both tnsperceiye that The inter
course between he two pe PIE rs lecnming
daily more extensive, and ihat sentimenis"t
mutual good viii have grown up, tehtting
their con,,, ii ,rigin AM jas is ing the hope,
thai by wise co,,l~eis on each side, not only
unsettled questions may lie satisfactorily
terminated. hut new causes OF misander>
standing prevented.
Nu,wi, hslanding That Icontinuc to receive
the mos, amicakie assurances fram The gov
ernmen, Of France, and that in ali o,hcr res
poets the most friendly relations exist be-
tween the United States and that govern
men,. i, is 10 be regretted that the siipua-
tons Of tho convention concluded on the din
July, 1881, remain, in some important paris.
unfulfiled.
By the second article Of that conventis'n
il was stipulated that the sum PAYABLE 10 IN.
United States should lie paid AT Paris in 81
annual instalmcuts into the hands at such
person or persons, as should lie artlriized
by the government Of the United 8 a,es IT,
receive il; and by The sH'ne article the hrs
instalment was nayahle in the second day
Of February. ls3s. B.. lheactsi Cengres-
Of the 18th July, 1882, il was made the du,!
Of the Secretary Of the Treasury To caus.
the severnl instalments, with the interest,"
N. reon, u lie received from The French Gov.
cfrneni, and transferred 10 The U. States IN
such manner as he may deem best; and BY
the same act Of Congress, the stipnlations on
the part Of tho United States, in the conven-
tion were, iii all respects, fulfilled. MT
doubling TIA, treaty thus made aud ratified
by the two Governments, and faithfully es-
ecuted by the U. States, would be prompt.
complied with by the other party, and desir-
ing to avoid the risk and expense of inierme-,
diate agencies. the Secretary Of the 1reasu-
~ deemed i, advisable to receive and trans
fer the frs, instalment by means If drat
upol the French Minister 81 Finance. A
draft for this purpose was acc"r''ipgls drawn
Ia favor ui the Cashier Of the d INK 81 The
United STATES, for the amount accr,i,ng !" ih's
United States out of he frs, ins,alm,.llf. am
the in,errs. payable with it. This I'LL was
not drawn IL, Washiagton umtii five days at.
ter he insta.,nen was aAahle al Pa,is, an'
was accompanied b, special auth ris tr' NJ
the Psesidels auth ,iizing The Cash, r + HI
assigns 10 receive The amann. The mod,
Thus adopted o receiving II ,nsia ment WI.
officially madc known 10 he Ffeash Gov.
ern,pehs, hs The American Chsrae d'Af,,,
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