Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-12-10
Presidents Message.
WAsuNGToY, ID. C., d

WAsnNGToY, D. C., Dee ..
The following is the message to tho Senat,
and House of Representatives
A year of peace and general ,seeperiy has
D ssed since the last asstmblinr = uf Congress
We have, through a kind Providence, been
blessed with abundant crops. anA have been
spared from complications nnd'w1r with for.
eign nations In our midst aoJnINnilivc har.
mOnY has been restored II u 10 h. regretted,
however that free cNcr.is~ of The elective
franchise, has, by violence and intimidation.
been denied 10 citiz'ns IN rNcrr4iOnni cases.
IN several of the States iIirly n,Nhplllon, and
The verdict of the people has thcrNbT been re.
vcrsed. The States of Virginia, Mississippi
and Texas have been restored 10 rrprcscnlA
tion In our national councils GearGih, the
only State now wthOrt rprCsCniltinn, may
confidently b. eNpcc!ad IL take her place there
also, at the b"ginning oi .hc New Year, ana
then, LET us hope, tho work uF recOnslruction
will be completed. with an ac1ui sccncc on
ike part ol the whole people III tho national
obligalioni" pay the public debt created ~
the price of our Union, and the penfilns 10
our disabled soidiGrs and sailors, and their
widows and orphans, Ant Nv the changes Ia
tbe constitution winch have hetn made neccs.
sary by Il great rebellion. There is no reason
why We should 10, advance In material pros.
periy and happiness Ms no othcr nation did
alter so pretracted md devastating war
| ~ TIM FRANCO. EnMAN WAR
S,oa afier the war now Sistng broke out
IN EnrSise. The protC elton of nc |, ) Minister
~ faris wNs invoked IN iavoi " the North
Gtrinans domiciled IN the French territory.
Instructions were Issued TO GRIM 'hv prot, c..
ton. This lHs heen fAowcd by in 'yltssion
"i American protection to the citizens fSa~.
ony, Hesse, aud SAKE C0buT Golha, Coius,.
bla, Portugal Uranguay. tho Dominican Re
pubic, ECUADOR, Chill, Paraguay aud Nenrzu.
u, IN Paris. The charge was an oncrous one.
requiring constant aud severe labor as well ~
uhs exercise of PATIENCE, prudence nnh good
lnsyAeni II has been performed to the sa-
ure satisfaction OF this government, and ~
ana ofhcially informed, equally so to the suits.
isciion OF The goyeFamcn, Of North Germany
As soon rs learned that A rrpnllie hnd hse,
proclaimed al Paris, and That the people OF
France had acqnieserd In iln Change, alt
Minister OF the United States WA directed h,
telegraph Ia ncogniZs I. Hnd tend, my cnn
gratnlatiOns aud those of ~, D4apL nf III.
United States. The re- csiH blsbnl,nt IN Fpano,
81 system Of government ,liscOlHp slp'
with the dynasiic traditions of Europe 40
pearcd to be n proper subject far tie flicla
ilons OF Americans Should The present slrug
gle insult In a,t9ching the hearts aflhe Frrncl
70 our simpler Iufms 0f representative govern
nieni II Viii br subject ot sill mrihcr salts
faction To our people. While We make no ef
sv'' to 'uisose uuT instltutlons upon the inhAb
ilAnis of otber countries, and while We adhere
70 o'rt sssdinsahl neutrally In civil contest,
eisewhere. We cannot W. hdlH.Gnl M tht
spread Of AnssylsaR'. palIiIal issns 4, n grcal
and highly ciyiiired county like FrnDce We
were asked by the rev government 10 nse oal
good Offices Jointly wiIk'u,ose of the Europe.
m powers Ia the Interests oT lNaee Answer
was made That tho established ps4ley anil "a,
tsne Interests of the United haastS- r.yvbad,
them 10 lMierfsTe in European questions, inint
y with European powers. ! aseerlanedin
formally and unofficlally. that the royvrnmca
~ North Germany was not Then Disposed Il
listen TO any such representations from an,
powers, and though earnestly wishing io sc
lhr blessing Of peace restored 10 the belligeI
enis, with all Of whom The United Slnies ar
pn terms OF iricndsbip. ] declined an the pai
pI THIS government 20 take any step that cOul,
paiy result In injury 10 our true interests with
out advancing the object for which our inter
Eenton Was inyOked. Should the time CONF
Warn sbe Retion of the United States can has
ten the return OF peace ly n.single hour tha
eeiion VIII hc ksaEtily tken deemed II pru
dent, In view OF the number OF persons o
German and French birth living an the Unite,
states, 10 issue. soon aIffF official notlcc Of
state Of war had been received froni bofii bel
hRsFents. proclamation de6nine Tie Autie
% lhe United States ~ u neutral r,lll s,e Ohll
ssl'sn1 ~ psfsons ftslsirs si,r'i, .kl:J terri
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