Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1870-12-08
NUMBER 40.
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.


~ NE Senate and Roase Of Representatives
: year If peace and general prosperity
10 the nation. has passed since the last as
-embling Of Congress. We have through
. Kind Providence, been blessed with
abundant crops and have been spared
from complications and war with foreign
nations. In our midst comparative har-
uony has been restored. 1t is to be re-
grstted. however. that the free exercise Of
til. elective franchise has by violence and
intimidation been denied to citizens In ex-
ceptional cases. in some of the States late
ly ia rebellion. and the verdict of the peo-
rle has thereby been reversed.
REcoNsrRUcTroS.
The States of Virginia, Mississippi and
Texas have been restored to representa-
iioit in our National Councils.
Georgia. the only State now without
representation. may confidently he expect
- 70 take her place there also. Mt the be
GINNING OF the new wear. and then. let W.
hope. viii bc completed the work of re-
construction. With an acquiescenee on
the part Of the whole people in the nation
al obligation to pay the public debt. crea-
TED as the price 81 our Mon the pension.
10 our disabled soldiers and sailors. and
their widows and orphans and in the
been made necessary bv a great Rebellion.
there j. no reason why we should no, al
vance in material prosperity and happi-
hes a. no other nation did amer 80 pro
ir4rtcd and devastating a war.
THE WAR N ETRorE
soon after the exl@Jlng war broke out in
Europe the protection OF the L. : Minis
ter in Paris was invoked in favor Of the
North Germans domiciled on French ter
ii-orv. Instructions we're issued 10 grant
jte protection. This has been followed by
tI extension of American protection 10
tAc citizens of ~aXony. iies>c. >aXe-t A.
lHIr-. Gntha. colombia. Portugal, I'm
QUAY the Dominican Republic Ecuador
aii. Paraguay and Venezuela IN Paris,
lic change was an oncrous one. requiriu.
CONSTANT and ~cyerc labor, u Well The
exercise ~ patience, prudence aHd good
alignment. II has been performed 10 the
entire satisfaction of this Government. and
am officially informed. equally SO 10
.lic satisfaction 81 the Government VI
North Germany. A. soon a | learned
5ht' "a Republic had been proclaimed IT
Paris. and that the people of France had
acluio<ced Ia the change. the Minister ii
.h. | Aited States Wa directed bv tclr-
raph Z" recognize It and tender uiy com
ar4'Ilatiou- and those oiih- people Of the
fi'rd states The re-e~tahli~hueni III
rance Of a system II government di-roTi-
t.t,tr d With tho dynasty traditions of Eu-
tat'c appeared Ia hc proper subject Tor
tHt fluctuations Of Americans. should the
present events result in a change of tile
French a. our simpler forms oi rrprc> en-
t1tiic government. it will be- subject oi
ril farther satisfaction 10 our people.
W hilr Wc make 40 effort t. our traditional
.u.f# "a s.rHa .T Z.
9ruot j." indifferent {" tho -pre.d ~
American political ideas in 4. great Aud
l.-Hly civilized country like France We
were a.k-d ny the new government 10 use
.tr good offices jointly with Those II Eu-
rrI'fau Tow err. in the Interests 81 peace.
itr answer wa- made ihat The established
latrl and the free Interests Of fut ui,r.!
~t.c> forbade thtmto inirriar' in Europe
ai questions. jointly with European Pow
'r-. a-cprtainel Informally and unoili-
.N that the Government Of North Ger
uan1 va- no' then disposed M listen IT,
,tuy such Representations from tile Powers
and wishing "a see the blessing 81 peace
restored To- the b.lligcrrnl with all Of
Aum tHe nit,d state. arr ua Terms III
.gicnd-hil-l declined nn ih. il!r of thi-
government. 10 Iakc q step which world
"i.!N result ia INJURY ." our true if4.crc-i-
without advancing the object f,r which
"..t lutrrN euiion WAS invoked. Should ihr
iiu.r come when the action Of ill.,. United
static can hasten the return OF peace. hv a
single hour. that action viii be heartily
t..Acu. | deemed it prudent ia Who's, Of the
number Of persons ~ German and French
birth living in The nifcd >taf~- to issue.
non after official nnti-, Of stan, Of war
A4l been received from both beliigercut>
proclamation defining the duties al thu
uitri STATES A. a neutral. and the uhlga-
..pA- al persons residing within their ter
t.snrN. p" ub-eTNe their laws and the Law ,
I'D uAlioi-. lhi- proclamation Wa fol-
ca by others u circumstances seemed
ta call for them. tn" people, thu ac-
s4aiAtrd III advance "i their ,iIiic> and
obligations. have assisted in preventing
violations " the neutrality Of th, nited
States.
SPAIN AND otBk
T. j. not understood that the condition ot
tide in-urrcciion in Cuba ha> materially
changed since the close of the last session
"f Congress. In an early stage of the
contest The authorities OF spain Inaugural
ted y stem Of arbitrary arrests. close
chhiin"ment. and of military trial and eN-
''ull"u ~ persons suspected of compiled
' With the insurgents. and Of q summary
embargo Of their properties and the -
QIr-trafipn of their revenues bv the Exec
u.iye Warrant. Such proceedings - far
IL they affected the persons or property 81
citizens 81 the l. :. were in violation al
ihr treaty Of 1875. between the ni,ed
states and Spain. The representation. .,
injuries resulting to several persons claim
ing Ia be- citizens of the nited State. by
reason Of such violations were made To-
the spanish government. From April
-|,i 10 June last the ~naui-h Minister al