South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1871-12-08
Congress PRESIDENT Message.

proceeding to business In toe Senate, Mr. Blair
introduced resolution tina, the President be re
quested to inform the Senate under what law he
suspended the wri, Of habeas corpus ia south
Carolina, and especially that he lay before the
Senate all the Facts of instruction, resistance
or opposition to the laws Of tho United States
upon which bis proclamation suspending the
habeas corpus was based. and also that he report
in detail the military arrests; laid over. The
Presidents message was read, and the Senate adj
iourned. In the House a resolution similar TO
that introduced in the Senate. inouiriug of
the President by,yhat law he suspended the writ
Of habeas corpus in South Carolina. was referred
to the committee on iusurrectionary States. The
Presidents message was then recei we'd and read
and the message and ACCOMMODATING, documents
rere ordered 10 lie r,riD,ea and referred 10 M
propriate COMMITTEES. and the House adjourned
The following synopsis of the Message we COPY
from the Baltimore Go-cq,
Tho p,os;1or,s Mo.s,oo has or;lor,
10 boon pra,,,rol NH cro,, o,,o ond y;,l
an osnoc,aI y;c1, 80 tt.' egsci uLieb i nav
b,ve on Tho pres;do,,i.I election noxt veor
In the onp,in,, ,,,rao,r,rL General On ,>,r
exnrcsses Lis cr,t;G,,t;on at fba snccoss
which has attended his efforts to enforce
the laws. witlont inouirinr into the wisdom
Of their enactment
The mast wear. we ara toll has Loen
one Of upcxampled PROSPERITY To s.tbe M.
ton" and. although attended with more
tLan usual chastiscments by Storm and fire
these disaster, have developed the best el.
cments Of Luman nature in our midst and
-,
lations with foreign Powers are said TO be
friendly and the wear has been DISTINGUISH.
ed by the fine example which has been set.
Of CONSERVING to peacefully arbjtrate tho
Alabama claims. A copy of the treaty
i, submitted. with details in regard 70 tho
appoin,mcnt Of arhitratorp. and legislation
by Congress is requested at a. early day
as 90 sibe 90 those articles of the treaty
that relate to The fisheries. The hope is
also expressed that the Western States
bordering on the lakes will net on that ar
ticlo Of the treaty which contemplatcs the
use in common. Of their c.uals and rivers
and those of Canadl.
Mr.. WAsuBURNE and tho Consular Rem
rescntatiyCs ol The United States are next
compljmeuted on the dclicacy, prudence.
and good taste, with which they extended
protection 20 the Germ ns in France. The
ratification Of new treaty with Ira!y is
announced. one article Of which proyides
that in case of war between the two con.
tracing Powers, private property at sea
shall be respected. The mixed Commits
sion, authorized for adiudicaiing claims
against Spain. growing out of the Cuban
instruction, is said to have been nppo;p-
ted The friendly rcltions with Russia.
tho visit of the Grand Dake ALEXIS. and
the CArAcAzY quarrel, are adyertei to.
Also, the djsiutefc,tcd relations Of the L.
nitcd States with japan aud China. The
difficulty with Corca is touched unon
slightly, and the subject left 10 CONGRESS
for further action. There j. some trouble
with Mexico i'm regard TO the s. Free Xono i"
which, it is houed. NAV be settled amica-
bly,; but our relations with the Central and
South American States are reported 20 be
cordial and friendly"-with one excep-
ton. Brazil is CONGRATULATED for taking
the first step towards abolishing slavery
and the hope is expressed that the lattar
may yet consent to cmancipate the blacks
more rapjdlv than the preseDt act warrants
After some moral reflections tho Mcss,oo
calls special attention 10 tho fac, tbot
some citizens of the United States u for
eirG countries are slayehol6ers and Con-
orass is recommended to rrov;3. Lv strin-
cent 'rai.l,tion q su;iolle rcmady AGAINST
the boldino.owninp ar dsalino in .lavea or
hoinc interested in slave nroTertv In for
oiqn lands, either as owners heirs or mort
o5gces TLa condition ne CuI, = rorr.-