Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1870-12-10
Presidents Message.

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President begins his message by saying
that cit is TO be regretted. however. thai
q free exercise of The elective franchise
! has by violer.ce and intimidation been de-
MED TO clI'zens, in exceptional cases. IN
several of the States lately in reoell'on'
and lFe verdict OF lie people has Teen
lher eby reversed" Ii is 10 be regretted
st.ai The President should have lel' It 10
cumben, 10 make a statement which IS
! obviously intended as an opoloey Tor The
odioos congressional election law, and OF
The "trecsulionsry measures adopted by
the government, a, some Of The recent
States elections. We believe that the
cases in which the free exercise OF The
elective franchise in any part OF The coun'
try was by violence or intimidation de-
MED" were indeed "exceplional, and for
,ha, reason we doubt whether in any case
"lhe verdict of The people was reversed
thereby" Nor if we recall the magnl-
tude OF the military preparations in New
York city, aud The use made OF the ma
rines in Phi|adelphis, does it appear ths.
the Presidents apprehensions al The time
OF me oos"oc"o" o. '"e e's'1''o u N'.' '''S
oy violence or 'h'iHloS"oo were Io"' ~,
10 'lhe States lately in rebellion" We
are 81 ad 10 ieafn' oy me way. "a' "'o'-
| pia, although not vel in the Union as We
supposed yesterday, speaking from the
best inform alton we could obtain, is ex-
pecied back shortly after The new year.
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our mediation.
The h's' topic upon which '"e mes
sage e"iaiges 10 any e2'eht 10 me ''nPo'
lance OF We acquisl"oh OF Dan pom'hSo,
which Is W eeu win efea' ea'nes'nes' aHo
from variety o. polh's OF V!e"' iAe
same considerations anu arguments iorn.
ed The s'apIe last session oil SPECIAL
message upon The SdhJec'. what the
Preslden! asks Tor now 10 authority 20 ap'
poin, commission to negotiate Tor The
acquisition of the whole island.
In connection with leTe'gn atialrs,some
| Mexican customs arrangements, exlradl-
ton treaties with the Central American
States, tie Venezuelan claims, The Ten
Tsin na.sscres, The rerrhcaiiOn OF oar
boundary line on The 44Ih parallel, The
! ABOLITION OF the mixed courts for the sup
preston Of Tie slave trade, and The naiu-
rollzston treaty recently negotiated win
Great Britain come IN each Tor WORD Of
mention. The fishery troubles arc n'I'
discussed more at leng'h,snd IN manner
which will make this portion OF the mes'
sage highly acceptable to Cape God. The
President lays The blame upon "ihe sem'
independent but lfFesponsl0!e agent
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The nnadJ1s!ed state Of the Alabama
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