Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1863-12-17

Another year Of health and of sufficient
abundant harvest has passed for This. and g,
peclally Tor the improved condition of eur ma
uonal ehn'rs, our renewed and profoundes
gratitude to God is due.
FOREIGN RELATIONS
We remain in peace and friendship with for
elSh powers The efforts Of dsloyal citizens O
the United States to involve us in foreign war
to aid the insurrecton at home, have been uno
VaiIlng. Her Britannia Maiesty's government
! as was justly expected, have exercised their an
tnority TO prevent the departure of a new hos
uIe expedition from the British ports; the EN-
| peror OF France has, by a like proceeding
promptly vlndicated his neutrality which III
proclaimed in the beginning of the contest.
Questions OF great intricacy and imporanc,
have arisen out Of the blockade and other bel
hgerent operations between this government
and several of the maritime powers. but the,
have been discussed and, as far as possible. ac
commodated in spirit of frankness, Justice ant
mutual good will. It is especially gratifying
that our prize courts, by the impartaly o
thplr adludicalionS, have commanded the respect
and confidence of the maritime powers.
The supplemental treaty between the United
States aud Great Britain for the suppression of
the African slave trade, made on the seventeenth
day OF February last, has been duly ratified and
so far ne " I y eu '"a'
carnod ,b;s ;,L,' I "o .'.'A',H uIe con
brought to an end.
l shall submit, for the consideration of the
Senate, proposition for convention for the
adjustment OF the possessory claims in Wash
ington territory, arising out of the treaty of the
10th of June, 1916. between the United States
and Great Britain, and which have been a
that r,nidly "..o'rS '.'o o.'HenS o'
4 nnyni anI i,,7,. i,"o r,,' ',t ~ ~: .'!nuA
tbe nv,ort 81 H., It'1:.o" wig
in the woior. which ~, VI
h, hoe Lno, I.I,a,nI .'0 '''",'i Vi W.
ooroemeri ,nl !, ~ ,'.,'I "o"oT' 'e''"IlS an!
sTir;, ~ r,f,n =, !" p'oPooV"' III d" "'n'caoe
fr;orJl,. ,a,r .ne a: o''I "''e"' o' some
viii be s,,In,;,, "a 'Vs''lo'' ior 'n"t purpose
I hn,.a ,Lt ~ '"e W "e"''e'
.,royaI - H., g. =. P'opel' A""Ject 10 'he ap-
l'o,"' VI Tue senate 10 concur WIN interested
inniJa,in, ,I, SLIi. IL II' "i."'Senent 'or the
cinles which bay, L,,, n,,o'r WV" '"' =, '.'
regard to in ,,,s,s ,,,,a, a,.;.: :u"!i'eu III
,ors ~ no'nI1 "I'o" nav ''o"'lon III the wa
Thn ,-,'.. l,V.'''"' NJ
o.o,a,ro l'e"H'.H co"u "1nnee,,SN between TINS
1r,,;,,,r -, unu t,"I VI Tu''l' 'oucnhS me
ccrs IF lor',o ni,, .'u' -! u'e OII'i"'l oh
to c;,igons H., "I'fD",'t W;,, q, treasure oe'ohSlh?
,o = oila,, H., NV "tH'e'' n'N "cth pro
q ,ha s'o """i" VI ",, "yc>t! me KING
,;,, ,,. - - W ""0'e I" U'"''l"m m t"e qicS-
,.ns ,ha,,,,.Ll. y ~: "'"eH' Aue Suugect
i,s,L ,ae,'So..! '"N P'.'S"''! 'N"''',tu .! 'nal
Sn,, owo!I,J ., ~ UNI "i'"ous" the
Lann ~ '.'e ~ ina ulal"lah,S may not nave
son - li".so -, 'r! "a HPeo'Gu, tnere Is no rea-
c;S;on w., LUZ Hisuo'h Vi MS majesty rs ae,
u.i,h t., rt;T; ,I1 ,I was Pi""'Pt'! computed
!, h. "g ''o III regard 10
mrIor ,bo an, ~ ,La i"e 'l't o"''i'h''S!oh
Into oF,o. ,ho o''.,,.a,; ;1SNio" l"' carrying
iec of cI;n,S Gn ta,, '''i cru OF '''c S"o
is ergared IN ,h hs;s a,.'AeV ' i':i"' r anu
difficulties cono.rrin,, ;,,,. 'a.; ~ y. az
throuyh Nic,ra,,,,, 10 j., ti'nHt
al;nsi,non, r., , c'u - .o't t'' VI anne c!o,P
Sn; for,h =, ~ ,"'n'oa, nl ,n'Il WIN 'ne pf'hcre
ceivcd renrrsen,a,ye f"o,n ,bo iiio I'St re-
of Columbia and Lave accraji,,1 9,''eN
th,t renmbtn "''"'S'e' u
Incidents occurrin, in ,bo r,o,,.o., = o.,.
civil war have forced nnon n,,. ar,,on,ia' U"'
certain state of inIerna,inra o,,,., Wv ,
iuo r;gh,s Of f,ro;,,,,,r, l.; ,Li -, 80"
ITnitnd S,,tcs ci,i,ors aL.'I "', VI
some prverrments ,boso ri,rL,. "t' W
nar,i,lI, dafnnJ h., u'e' at 'e"sI
bowcvnr Is !; oyrrcssI,. ~ .p Instance
event Of civil v,ar rn''' III I'!e
countrv within tbo liz, e ,L 80 80 ''!
io ho ,yon,,,,od c, W. 'nI lu>"' se"'S' IS
os hoiliTa.r, Iio ute %'i'cn ,S o'asSes MN
mon, nf 6is ~ "'o"S "'l'i' ,"e govern
i"',"s ,' ;,',',.;1! .'"! r"nno' eNPect any PfN-
,''''ee u'S''"cI from lh'l charac-
Gn,.o ts 49, ~ say however that such claims
hatelS put ioI'"' ana III some instances IN
i'ni,aL " E, ,ole,iue's VINO nave nVeu IN the
III "'''N' ''0 S'Hr"'e' part o' uelr lNes'
l i"u'' 10 teason 10 oe'eNe 'Iat many persons
o'" ,,'ia -, ao!eI6n countries VINO nave declared
e'tI lI,''o" ~ oeco'he ci'izenS' or nave been
'ul. hu,urc'lIeu' nave eVaded the military duty |
VI 'ncth oy uenllhS 'he TACT OF Their |
' ee'ue".e' anu 'neteoy throwing upon The gov
g cn '".'I"3 r"e ouIuen oi proof II mas been |
e luune u''hcu,t OF imprac'lcanIe to obtain the |
lpool' "o,,' 'c'e want oi guides to the proper |
'1urSes i;l1 OF information These might be sup
,'eu h "{ requiring tne clerks oil courts where
,ne uecl"Ie''o"S O. OF intention may be made or
n".uIaiMal'on .I eheeted' TO send, periodically,
1s'I VI 'he names OF the persons naIurallzed or
'no t'e'' G''en'Ioh 10 become cllzeGs, to
-"e ie'af! oi Tue Interior, IN whose depart
nen' ,nose names m'Sht be arranged and
printed Tor general information. There is also
.e"so" 20 oeile'e tnat foreigners frequently be-
,on'e . 'l''Iens OF lhc oh'ied states for the sole
purpose OF evadlng the duties imposed by the
H"S VI '"eir ne'Ve country 10 which on be-
-o"""S ""tura''zed mere, they at once repair
o'" 'no'Sh never returning to the United
2,H'eS' Iney sun claim as cl'Iens, the interpo-
,I ,,., " ''''s s1Nu' '",ie"', many alterations
'nu Sreal prJudlces have heretofore arisen out