The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1870-12-15
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
WASHINGTON, DaC. 5.

WASHINGTON, Dac. 5.
To the Senate aud House of Represen-
tatires A year Of peace and general
prosperity to this nation has passed
since the assembling Of Congress. We
have, through kind Providence, been
blessed with abundant crops, and
have been spared from complica-
tons and war with foreign nations, and
in our midst comparative harmony has
deem restored. 1t 10 to be regretted,
hewever, that free exercise Of the elec
tive franchise has, by resistance and in
tilnidatiun, been denied to citizens in
exceptional cases, in several of the States
lately in rebellion, and the verdict Of
the people has thereby been reversed.
The States of Virginia, Mississippi and
Texas have been restored to representa-
ton in our national councils. Georgia,
the only State now without representa-
ticn, may confidently be expected to
take her place there at the beginning Of
the new year, and then, let Us hope,
will be completed the work of recon-
struction. With an acquiessence on the
part of the whole people in the obligation
to pay the public debt, created as the
price of the Union, and the pensions of
disabled soldiers and sailors and their
widows and orphans, and in the changes
to the Constitution which have been
made necessary by great rebellion,
there Is no reason why we should not
advance in material prosperity and hap
piness, as no other nation ever did after
SO protracted andldevastating war.
Soon after the existing war broke out
in Europe, the protection of the U. S.
Minister at Paris was invoked In favor
Of the North Germans domiciled in
French territory. Instructions were
issued to grant the protection. This has
been followed by an extension of
American protection to citizens of Sax
ony, Hesse, and SAKE Coburg Gotha,
Columbia, Portugal, Uruguay, the Dom
inican Republic, ECUADOR, Chilli,
Paraguay and Venezuela. In Paris the
constant ana severe labor, as we'll as an
exercise Of patience, prudence and good
judgement. 1t has been performed to
the entire satisfaction of this govern
ment; and l am officially informed,
equally to the satisfaction of the gov
erEment of North Germany.
1t il to the obvious interest, especially
Of neighboring nations, to provide
against injury from those who may
have committed high crime within Their
borders, aud who may have sought re
fi.e abroad. For this purpose extradi'
ton treaties have been concluded with
-evera! Central American Republics
and others are in progress.
The sense of Congress is desired as
early as may be convenient uron the
proceedings of the commissioner o.,
claims against Venzuela, which art
comm ented on IT, the message Of Marcel
4th, 1860, March LIST, 1870, and MART
3l~t. 1870. 1t has not been deemed al
visable to distribute any Of the money
which has been received from said gov
ernment until Congress shall have actee
upon the subject.
The massacre Of French and Russian
residents at Tien Sien, under circum
stances of great barbarity, was supposed
by some to have been premeditated, AM
to indicate a purpose among the popu
| in
Chinese empire. The evidence fails t
establish such supposition, but show
completely between the local authori
tie. and the mob. The government a
Pekin, however, seems to have bee
disposed to fulfil its treaty obligations S
far as it was able to do SO. Unfortunat
ly, the news of the war tetween tn
German States and France reached Ch
na soon after the massacre; and it woul
seem that popular mind became possess
ed with the idea that the contest exter
tending to Chinese waters would ne,
tralize the Christian influence and pow
er, and that the time was coming whe
the superstitious mob might expel a
foreigners and restore Mandarin inf,
ence. Anticipating trouble from til
cause, invRed France aud North Ge
many to make an authorized suspense
of hostilities in the East, where th'
were temporarily suspended by agre
:. ment of the commanders to act togetl,
r fo- the future preservation in China
the lives and property Of Americans al
- Europeans.
: Since the adjournment OF Congre
the ratification Of the treaty with Gre
, Britain for abolishing the mixed cou
= for the suppression of the slave ira
has been exchanged. It's believed Il
the slave trade is now confined to
] eastern coast of Africa, whence
slaves are taken to the Arabian sic
y markets.
lSe The ratification Of the naturalizi
- convention between Great Britain a
the United States has also been exch
ged during the recess, and thus a Il
- standing dispute between the two &
ernments has been settled in accorda
with the principles always conten