The weekly clarion., 1872-12-12

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the delay or embarrassment Of actual loca
tom OF the line. ii deferred till population
shall enter and occupy the territory, somI
trivial contest of neighbOrs may again array
the two governments in antagOnism. j
therefore, recommend the appointment OF
commission to act Jointly with one that mal
be appointed the part OF Great Britain
/ 70 determine the line between our territory
of Alaska and the coterminous possessions
OF Great Britain. In my last annual mes
sage | recommended the legislation Deces.
sary on tile part of the United states tC
bring into operation the articles o. tht
Treaty of Washington, of May, 1871, r l4ti Bs
to the fisheries and to other matters touch
| ing the relations of the United States to-
! ward the British North American posSefs-
| sions 20 become operative so soon the
/ proper legislation should be had Oh the part
! OF Great Britain and the possessions.
That legislation ou the part of Great
Britain AID its possessions had not then
I been had. and during the session of Con :
/ gress question was raised which for the
time raised doubt whether any action by
/ Congress Ia the direction indicated would
become nportanr. This question mas since
been disposed OF; and [ have received no.
tice that the Imperial Parliament and the
| Legislature OF the Provincial Government
have passed laws TO carry the provisions OF
! the treaty on the matters referred to into
! operation. l therefore recon mend your
1
direction necessary on the part oi this Gov
| erIment.
THE BOUNDARY OF MANITOBA.
The Joint Commission for determining
/ the boundary line between the United
/ States and the British possessions. between
/ the Lake of tie Woods and the Rocky
! Mountains, has organized and entered upon
4 its work and lt Is desirable that the force
/ be increased in order that the completion
and fha I'll.
! line may be the sooner attained. To this
end recommend that sufficient Appropri4-
ton be made
RELATIONS WITH EUROPE.
With France, our earliest silly; Russia,
the constant aud steady friend Of tie Uni
ted states; Germany. with whose Govern
ment and people we have SO many causes OF
| friendship au0 SO many common sympAthies,
ana the other powers of Europe our reIa-
| tiOns are maintained on most friendly
terms.
Since my last message the exchange has
been made of the rat. tications of "A treaty
with the Austr0-Hnngary Empire relating
10 naturalization; also OF Il treaty With the
German Empire respecting conBuls and
trade marks also treaty with Sweden and
Norway relating to naturalization, ali of
which treaties have been duly proclaimed.
Congress at its last session. having made an
appropriation, to defray The eX peuSes of the
commissioners on the part OF The interna-
tional Statistical Congress al st. Petersburg,
the persons appointed iii that character
proceeded to their destination aHd attend
ed the sessions Of the Congress, The report
in due season will be laid before YOU. This
COngI ess meets at intervals of about three
years, aud has held its Session in several o.
tie countries OF Europe. / submit To your
considers ton the propriety ol extending al
invitation TO the Congress TO hold its next
meeting in the United States. The centen-
nial Celebration, TO be held III 1876 would
AFFORD an appropriate occasion for such
meeting.
Preparations are making for the Iuterua-
tional Exposition to be held during the
next year, in Vienna, on scale of very
great magnitude. The tendency of these
eXpOsitious is in the direction of advanced
civilization and the elevation OF industry,
of labor. and of the Increase of human hap
pinesS. as well as of greater intercourse and
good will between nations. As this Expo
siton is to be the fl rst which will have been
held in Eastern Europe, it is believed that
American inventors and manufacturers
viii be ready to avail themselves of the op-
pOrtunity tor the presentation of their pro-
ductiOns, if encouraged by proper aid and
protection.
At the last session of Congress authority
was given for the appointment Of one or
more agents to represent this Government
1t the Exposition The authority thus Civ
e. has been exercised, but in the absence Of
any appropriation there is danger that the
important benefit which the occasion offers
y i'll, in large degree, be lost To the citi-
zers of the United States. recommend the
subject strongly to your consideration. and
recommend that an adequate appropriation
be made for the purpose.
To further aid American exhibitors at the
Vienna Exposition, | would recomm, nd ia
addition to an appropriation Of money. that
the Secretary OF the Navy be authorized to
fit up two naval vessels, to transport be-
tween our Atlantic cities and Trieste, or the
most convenient port ot Vienna and back,
their articles for exhibition.
OUR MEXICAN RELATIONS.
Since your last session the President of
the Mexican Republic, distingui, he'd by hls
high character and by his services to bis
country. has died. His TEN porary successor
has now been elected with great unanimity
by the people, proof on their
part in hiss patriotism and wisdom, which il
is believed viii be confirmed by the results
of his administration. Il is particularly
desirable that nothing should oe left undone
by the government of either republic IA
strengthen their relations neighbors ami
friends.
1t is much to be regretted that many law
sess acts continue to disturb the Quiet OF the
lettlementS on the border between our ter
ritOry and that of Mexico, and that COM
plants of wrong to American citizens in
various parts or the country are made
'khe revolutionary condition in which the
neighboring republic has so long been in
volVed has in some degree contributed 10
this disturbance. 1t 10 to be hoped that
with more settled rule of order through
out the republic. which may be expected
from the present Government. the acts of
which Just complaint is made Will ase.-
The proceedings of the commission under
the convention with Mexico OF the 9th OF
July, 1868, on the subject of claims, have
been checked by an obstacle
for the removal of which measures have
been taken by the two Governments, which
it is believed will prove successful. The
appointed pursuant to the
joint resolutions OF Congress the 9TH day OF
MAY last, to inquire into the depredat1ons
OF the Texas Frontier. have diligently made !
Investigations in that quarter. Their re-
port on the subject will be communicated
to YOU. Their researches were necessarily |
Incomplete. partly on account of the limit
ed appropriation made by Congress. Mex
leo, ou the part OF her Government, has Sp-
pointed a similar comm iSSion 10 investigate
these outrages. 1t Is not announced otfl-
cially, but the press Of that country states
that the fullest investigation is desired, and
that the cooperation of All parties concern
ed is invited TO secure that end. | there
fore recommend that a special appropria-
tion be made at the earliest day practicable
to enable the commissioners on the part of
the United States to return to their labors
without delay.
1t is with regret that | have again TO an
nounce the continuance OF the disturbed
condition of the island of Cuba. No adj
vance toward the pacIfication of the diseon-
tended part of the population has been
made. while the insurrection has gained no
advantages and exhibits no more OF the ele-
ments OF power or the prospect of ultimate
success than wore exhibited year ago
Spain, on the other hand, has not succeeded
in its suppression, and the parties stand ap-
parentIy In the same relative attitude which
they have occupied for long time past
Ials contest has lasted now tor more than
.tIr years.
Were it seen at q distance from our neigh