The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1870-12-15

Second Annual Message
of President Grant.
Peace X Prosperity !
WAsuIN0roN. Dec. 5, 1870.

tne last ns6etnDIlHy W OougTtse. wv
hsve. through kind Providence, bcer
blessed with abundant crops, and bav,
bean spared from complications aor
var with foreign Dations.
L, our midst comparative harmon,
has been restored. II IS TO be regret
ed. however. that . free exercise O
the elective franchise has, by violence
and intimidation, been denied to citl-
gems of exceptional cases in several o
the States lately 10 rebellion. and tbs
verdict Of tho people has thereby beer
reversed The States Of Virginia Mis-
-isippi, and Texas have been restored tc
representation in the National Cnnn-
cls. Georgia, tho only State now with
out representation, may confidently b.
expected to take her place there also
at the beginning Of tho new year, and
then let Us hope. will bc completed
the work of reconstruction. With au
acqrisscence on tho part Of the
whole people IN the national obligation
lopsy the pubic debt created as the
price Of our Union, the pension to
our disabled soldiers and sailors and
their widow aud orphans, and in the
changes 10 their Constitution which
have been made necessary by = great
there is no reason why We
should not advance in material pros
rerity aud happiness as no other ma
ton did after 20 protractcd and de-
vastatin. II war. Soon after the cx
isiing war broke out IN Europe the
| rorection OF the United States minis
ter in Paris was evoked in favor oI
the Nor b Germans domiciled in French
territory. Instructions werc issued
to grant the protection. This ha'
heen followed by tho extcntion o
Am iican protection TO citizens ot
Saxony, Erssc, aud sake. Coburg
Gothn, Columbia, Portugal, Cruguiy
the Dominican Republic, Ecuador
Chill, Paraguay. aud Ncnzuela, il
Paris The charge Was 40 ouerou'
one. requiring constant aud severe 10
hnr, as well as the exercise OF patieDc,
prudence, and good judgement. !
has been performed to the eutire sat
isfaction Of this Government, aud as
au officially Informed, equally SO Il
the satisfaction Of the government o
North Germany.
A. soon az ] learned ih,t q repub'
lie had been proclaimed al Paris, snc
the pr"pe Of France had acqucscct
IN the change, the minister OF thu
tinted States was directed by tclc
graph 10 recognize it and tender my
congratulations aud those Of the
American people. The re-Ns,ablish
ment in France Of system Of govern
mcnt disconnected with the dynas,is
traditions of Europe appeared to be q
proper subject for the ielicitaiion, Of
Americans. Should the present strug
gle result in the attaching OF the
hearts Of the French to our simpler
form, of representative government
it will be a subject Of still further sat
isfaction to our people. While We
make 90 sfnt to impose our institn
tions upon inhabitants ofother couu-
tries, aud while we adhere to our ira
ditiOual neutrality 10 civil contest.
elsewhere, We cannot be Indifferent I,
the spread of American political ideas
10 . great and highly civilized country
like France. We were asked by th'
new government to use our good Off
ces jointly with European powers il
the interests Of peace. Answer wa
made that the established policy an'
trade interests Of the United State
forbade them to interfere 10 EuropeaI
questions jointly with European pow
ers. ! ascertained. informally and un
officiallv, that the government Of Nor'l
Germany was no, disposed to listen Il
such reprss- nations from any powers
and, earnestly wishing to soc the bles
sings of peace restored to belligerept
with all whom tho United States M
on terms of friendship, ] declined nj
the part of this Government to TAX
steps which could only result in injur.
TO our true interest, without advanc
ing the objects for which our interven
ion was invoked Should the tim
come when the action of the United
States can hasten tho return Of peac
nv Q single hour, that action will b
heartily taken
I deemed It prudent, In view o
he number of persons of German an
French birth living in the Unite'
States. to issne, soon amer the "fiic'a
notice OF . state Of war had been re
ceived frnm both bellieerents. . prOr
lamatiou defining the duties Of tn
United States ss . neutral. aud III
obligations of persons residing within
nstioo,, This proclamation was fol
lowed BY others, - circumstance
seemed 10 call for Tn. people, thu
acquainted 10 advance Of their dutie
and oblirs,iops, have assisted 10 pre-
venting violations Of tho neutrality O
the United States.
II is understood thst the condi' io
of tho iusurrsction 10 Cubs has mater
ially changed since the sloss Of tn
last session Of Congress 10 On earl.
stage Of the osntsst the authorities
Spain iuaugurstsd = system df abitrsr,
arrests, Of close oon6nrmsDt, Of mi
tary trial and execution Of person
suspected Of completely With the iu
surisnts. and Of summary embargo q
their properties and seqnsstrstiou q