New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-03
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
PEACE AT HOME AND ABROAD

| r,.H @ SG$SO' - 40 Win GnankfulnesS to the
| TlVer OF all good that as a nation we have
been blessed for the past wear with ,1aace
az nome, peace abroad, and general pros
perlty youchsafed to but few people,
THE BOSTON FIRE.
WIN the exception of the recent deyas-
tatIhg nre which swept from the earth
| WIN d ore3Un, as 1t were millions of accu-
huIated wealth IN the city of Boston, there
mas peeh no oFershadowing calamity with
| In the year to record. 1t ia pratifyiny r.,
note how, like their fellow Citizens of fbs
city OF Chicago, under similar circnm-
| stances a year earlier, the citizens of Ros
| ton are rallying under their misfort1inas
and the prospect. is that their energy and
perseverance will overcome all obstacles
ana snow the same prosperity soon that
| they would had no disaster befaIIen them
| Otherwise we have been free from nes+i
| lence, war and calamities which often over
| take nations, and as far as human iudg-
| ment can penetrate the future, 40 cause
seems to exist to threaten eur present
| peace.
THE GENEVA ARBITRATION.
When Congress adjourned in June last q
| question had been raised by Great Britain,
and was then pending, which, for time.
seriously imperiied the settlement bve
friendly arbitration of the grave differences
| between this government and that of hf1.
BritannIc majesty, which, by the treaty. of
| washington, had been referred to the trf-
ounal OF arbitration which had met at
GeneVa' IN switzerland. The arbitrators,
| however, disposed of the question which
had jeopardized the whole of the treaty and
threatened to involve the two nations in
most unhappy relations toward each other,
IN manner entirely satisfactory TO this
government, and in accordance with tle
views and the policy which it had main
| tanned.
The tribanal which had convened at
| Geneva in December, concluded its la
| borlous session on the fifth of September
last, on which day, having availed itself of
| the discretionary power given to it bV the
treaty. to award sum in gross, it
MADE Its decision, whereby it awarded the
sum OF 9Io,2oo,o00 III gold as indemnity to
oe pa4d by Great Britain to the United
States for the satisfaction of all the claims
| referred to its consideration,
Ihls decision happily disposed of long
| standing difference, between the two gov
ernments, and IN connection with another
| award made by the German Emperor under
| reference to him by the same treaty,
| leaves these two governments without q
| shadow upon the friendly relations which,
| 1t IS my sincere hope, may forever remain
| equally unclOuded
The report of the agent Of the United
| States, appointed TO the amended Geneva
tribunal, accompanied by the protocols of
|
| guments of the counsel of both govern
ments, the award of the tribunal and the
| opinion given by the several arbitrators is
transmitted herewith.
THE THREE FRIENDLY POWERS.
| have caused to be communicated to the
heads OF the three friendly powers who
complied with the joint request made them
under the treaty, the thanks of this govern
ment for the appointment of arbitrators
F1n nv tk6nyNr i y. Af
| eminent pers0nages named by them, and
my appreciation of the dignity, patience,
impartiality and great ability with which
they discharged their arduous and high
functions.
Her Majesty's government has commun:-
Gated to ne the appreciation by her Majesty
of the ability and indefatigabIe industry
displayed by Mr. Adams, the arbitrator
named Oh the part Of this government, dur
ing the protracted inquiries and discussions
of the tribunal. | cordially unite with her
Majesty IN this appreciation. 1t is due to
the agent OF the United States before the
tribunal to record my high appreciation OF
the marked ability, unWearied patience,
| ana the prudence and discretion with which
ne has conducted The very responsible and
delicate duties committed to him, as it ia
also due to the learned and eminent counsel
who attended the tribunal on the part Of
this government, to express my sense Of the
talents and wisdom which they brought TO
bear on the attainment of the result so
happily reached.
PAYING THE INDEMNITY.
1t will be the province of Congress IN
provide for the distribution among tbose
who may be entitled to it Of their respective
shares Of the money to be paid Although
the sum awarded is not payable until
year from the date OF the award, it is deem
ed advisable that no time be lost in making
| a proper examination of the several cases
in which indemnifcation may be due. [
consequently recommend the creation of
board of commissioners for the purpose.
THE SAN JUAN BOUNDARY.
By the thirty fourth article of the treaty
of Washington the respective claims of the
United States and of Great Britain in their
construction of the treaty of the fifteenth
of June, l846, declaring the boundary line
between their respective territories were
submitted to the arbitration and award of
his Majesty the Emperor of Germany To
decide which of those claims a most in ae
cordance with the due Interpretation of the
treaty of 1886.
THANKS TO THE EMPEROR OF GERMANY.
His9 Majesty the Emperor of Germany,
having been pleased to undertake the arbi-
tration, has the earnest thanks of this gov
ernment and of the people of the United
States, for the labor, pains and care which
he has devoted to the consideration of this
long pending difference. l have caused an
expression of my thanks to be communI-
Gated to his Majesty.
hR. BAECROFT'S SERVICES.
Mr. Bancroft the representative of this
government at Berlin, conducted the case
and prepared the statement on the part of
the United States with the ability that his
past services justified the public in expect
ing at his hands. AS a member of the
Cabinet at the date of the treaty which has
given rise to the discussion between the
two governments, as the minister to Great
| Britain when the construction now pro
| nounced unfounded was frat advanced
| and as the agent and representative of this
government to present the case and to re-
ceive the award, he has been associated
| with the question in all of it's phases, and in
every stage has manifested a patriotic zeal
| and earnestness in the maintenance of the
| claim of the United States He is entitled
| to much credit for the success which has
| attended the submission, after patient in
| Vestigation of the case and Of the state
ments Of each party.
| His majesty the Emperor, on the twenty
| first day of October last signed his award
| in writing, decreeing that the claim Of the
| government of the United States that the
| boundary line between the territories of
| her Britannia majesty and the United States
| should be drawn through the Haro channel,
| as most in accordance with the true inter
| probation of the treaty concluded on the
| fifteenth of June. I846, between the gov
| ernments of her BritannIc majesty and the
| United States. Copies of the case presented
on behalf OF each government, and of the