Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1871-12-14

; In each life, however Iowly,
asr There are seeds Of mighty good:s !.
Still, We shrink from souls appeahng,I :
with fanaid eff 'we could;"
But God who judgeth all things,
$ Knows the truth is--a1f we would !
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ri, THE aPREslDEsT'Si MESSAGE,
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~ For tho greater convenience of our
patrons we sondenss President Grant s
Third Annual Message. leaving out
much that would fail to interest the
general reader but incorporating
!. everything of value to- the mass mas Of
the. public Of our section: bss@i -,
The President begins BY assuring
Congress that during the past year
success has generally attended the
effort to execute all Ia as found upon
the. statute books The policy ohEf has
!. been not to enquire into the,wisdop
of!the laws already enacted. but 70
; learn their spirit and intent, and TO
enforce them accordingly.
= ~ How we'll this selfish and partisa n
{, Chief Executive has failed to en-
adquire into the wisdom of the afro
oiousKu Klux law, enforcing it bitter
" for his own purposes. we South
Carolinians can attest to our cost.
Grant is not a fool, but he-is un-
adoubtedly an ungenerous and little
minded man. iaios - - -. -
srATE OF TIE COUNTRY.
The past year has. under a wise
Providence, been one Of general pros
perity to, the nation, t, has, how
" ever. ever been attended with more than
: usual chastisements in loss of life and
property By storm and fire. These
disasters have served to call forth
= the best elements of human nature
in our i country. and to- develop a
friendship for .us on the part Of for
.eign nations, which goes far towards
alleviating the distresses occasioned
BY these calamitiea. a n
~, :, FOREIGN RELATIONS. ~.
The relations of the United States
with foreign powers continue to be
friendly. The yearhas been an event
full one in witnessing two. great ma
tions, spssking one Language and hav-
s h Js sg4sSa;ae gssss5e
and liable at any time to bring
: those nations into Blood : ndscostly
conflict. l transmit sherewith a copy
of the gtfeafA alladed stos which has
been conciuded since the adjournment
of Congress with her Britannia Maj
Astyiand g. eepy.o Of the protocols
of the conferences Of the Colnmis-
'psisasrs GO BY whom il was}negotiated.
80 s The wasaIgsroN TaEAT1r.e
fIs 9hisJ treaty provides fmetkods
adjusting the questions pending Be-
tween, the two nations, Various ques-
tions are to beaadjusted by arbitraJ
ton. I recommend Congress at an
early day to make the necessary pro
vision for the tribunal at Geneva and
for the several commissioners on the
part Of the United States called for
by the treaty. -e.it,.la n,II
His Majesty, the King off, Italy,
the President Of the Swiss Confede-
ration, and His Majesty, the Emperor
of; Brazil, have each consented on the
joint request Of the two powers, to
;, name an Arbitrator for the tribunal at
Geneva. have caused my thanks
to be suitably expressed for the read
mess #ithgwhich thsjoint reqaest has
been complied with by the appoint
naent of gentlemen of eminence and
learning 70 these important positions.
gHis MaIesty, the Emperor of Ger.
gmany, has been kpleased;to comply
with the joint request of the two
Governments, and has consented to
act-as the arbitrator of the disputed
water boundary between the United
States and Great Britain The con-
tractingparties IN the treaty have
undertaken to regard as between
themselves certain principles of pub
lie law for which the United States
have. contended from the commence
ment of their. his>ory. They have
also agreed to bring these principles
to the knowledge Of other maritime
powers and 70 invite gthemlto! accede
to them. $50
Negotiations are going on as to the
form of the note by which the, inYi1
gtation is to be Sextendedlto the other
powers. T recommend the legislation
necessary on the part of the United
States to bring intd3 operation the ar
ticles of the treaty relating to the
fisheries, and to the other matters
touching the relations of the United
States towards the British North
possessions, TO become OPP
erative as soon as, proper Legislation
shsu be had,ron the parts Of Great
Britain a6dits possessions. 1T is much
to desired that. this Legislation
may become operative before bthe
fishermen Of the United States begin
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