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

ded with several al the central Amer
lean Republics. aud others are 10 pro-
gress The ssnse of Congress is de-
sired as early ~ may he cenvenien,
upon the proceedings Of the comni'-
sion of claims sgaiust Venezuela. .,
communicated 10 my message vi the
l6 OF March, 1869, March |. 1870, sui
March 81. 1879. 1t has MT been
deemed advisable to distribute any ol
he Money which has been received
from that government nntl C'ngre"
shall have acted up.n the subject.
The masssc Of French and Russisn
rcsidcn,s at Tien.tsin, under circun-
stances Of great barhari,y, were sup
p,scd by s,ine to be prcmcdttisd, AM
to indicate purpose am Ing the pop
ulace to extremioate foreigners IA the
Chinese Empire. The evidence fair
to establish such a suppo'itlon. VA,
shows completely between the local
authorities and the mob. The gov
erument at pckin. however, Scent To
have been disposed to fulfill its treaty
obligations 80 far as il was able TO do
so. Unfortunately the news OF the
war between France AMI the German
States reached China sooa after the
massacre 1t would appear that the
popular mind became possessed with
the idea that this contest, extending,
to Chinese waters, would neutrallZ
the Christian influence and power, and
that the timc was coming when the
supsr-titio masses might eSpel all
furoisuers and restore the Mandarin
influence. Anticipating trouble from
this source. invited France and North
Germany TO make al authorized sns
pension Of hos,Ii,ies in the kast, where
they were temporarily suspended 10y
act OF the commanders aud TO act to-
gether for the futurc protection in
China Of the lives and properties OF
Americans aud Europeans.
Since III. adjournment of Congress
the ratification Of the treaty with Grca,
Britain tor abDlishiug the mixed courts
for the suppression of the save trad e
have been.cychan sc1. 1t is bcl,,vci
that the slave trade is now confined
to tho eastern coast of Africa, when cc
the slaves are taken to Arabian mar
kets
The ratif.ations OF the na,uraliza.
ton convent on between Great Brit
ain and the United States have nlsu
been exchanged during the recess, ani
! thus long standing disputs between
the two governments has been settled
in accordance with the principles al
ways coB,sujed for ty tho United
States.
In April last, while engaged in lo-
eating "A military reservation near Penn
bina. 4 corps of engineers discovered
that the commonly received boundary
lins between the United States and
the British possessions at that + lace
! is about / 100 feet sIuth Of the true
position of the 10Th parallel, and tha,
the line when run on what is now sup
posed to be the truc position OF that
parable would leave the fort Of III.
Hudson Bay Company At Pemhlna
within tho Territory OF the United
States. This information being com
munica,el to the British government
was requested - con'ent, and did coa
sent tha, the British occupation ci the
fort of tho Hudson Bay Company shoii
continue for the present. deem i
important, however, that this part o.
the boundary lIoe should hs definitely
Fixed by joint commission Of the iw'
Governments, aud ! submit herewith
esiim It's Of the expense Of such "a cam
mission on the part Of the United State,
and recommend that an aprr 'Driatior
he made for that purpose, The land
boundary has already been liNec
and marked from tho summit Of IA,
Rocky Mountains to the Georgian Bay
II should now be in like manner mark
ed from the Lake in the Woods I,
the summit of the Rocky Mountains,
regret to say that 10 conciuSicr
has been reached for the Adjustment, o
the claims against Great britain. grow
ing out OF the course adopted by tha
government during the rebellion Tn,
Cabinet of London, so far rs its view
have been expressed, does not appear
to be willing to cnncedo that her Maj
csty'. government was guilty Of any
negligence, or did or permitted any nc
during the war by which the Unite
States has just cause of complaint
Oar firm AMI unaltershle convictions
are directly the reverse | therefor,
recommend to Congress- Il au'horjS
the appointment, of a commission I,
take proof Of the amounts and lh,
ownership OF these several claims, or
notice TO the representative "f hci
Majesty at Washington, and that au
thority DO given for the settlement o.
these claims by the United Sla'es. s.
that tho Government shall have III,
ownership of the private claims a'
we'll as the rcspons bic control of al
the demands against Grcat Britain. |
cannot be necessary 10 add that when
ever her Majesty's government shsl
entertain a desire Tor full aud hi'nd
" adjustment Of these claims, lh,
United States will enter npon ,Lcil
consideration with an earnest deslr,
for = conclusion consistent with th,
honor aud dignity Of both nations
Tho course pursued by :he Caus
dian authorities towards the fshernieI