Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-12-09

between the agents of Her Britannia
Majesty and of the United States.
Copies of the case presented on be-
half of each Government and of the state
ment in reply to each. and a translation
of the award arc transmitted herewith.
This award confirms the United States
in their claim to the important arcbae-
pelago of islands lying between the con-
tinent and Vancouvers Islands which
for more than 26 years, ever since the
ratification of Great Britain. has been
contested and leaves us for the first time
in the history of the United States as
nation without question of disputed
boundary between our territory and the
possession of Great Britain on the CONT
nent. It is my grateful duty to ac-
knowledge the prompt, spontaneous &C
ton of Her Majesty's Government in
giving effect to the award. In antici-
patton of any request from this Govern
ment, and before the reception in the
United States of the award signed by
the Emperor Her Majesty had given
instructions for the removal Of her troops
which had been stationed there, and for
the cessation of all exercise or claim of
Jurisdiction, so as to leave the United
States in possession of the lately dispu-
ted territory. I am grateful to be able
to announce that the orders for the re-
moval of the troops have been executed,
and the military joint occupation of San
Juan has ceased. The Islands are now
in the exclusive possession of the United
States. It now becomes necessary to
complete the survey, and the determine
ton of that portion of the boundary line
through the Haro Channel, upon which
the commission which determined the
remaining part of the line were unable
to agree | recommend the appointment
of commission to act jointly with one
which may be named by Her Majesty
for that purpose. The experience of the
difficulties attending the determination
Of our admitted line of boundary after
the occupation of the territory, and its
settlement by those owing allegiance to
: respective Governments, points to the
Importance of establishing by national
objects or other monuments the actual
' line between the territory acquired by
: purchase from Russia and the adjoining
= possessions of Her Britannia Majesty.
= The region is now so sparsely occupied
6 that no conflicting interests of individu-
;, ais or of jurisdiction are likely to inter-
! fere to the delay or embarrassment of
y the actual location of the line If de-
: ferred until population shall enter and
occupy the territory, some trivial con-
test Of neighbors may again array the
two Governments in antagonism.
therefore recommend the appointment of
commission to act jointly with one
that may be appointed on the part Of
: Great Britain
- In my last annual Message | recon-
-. ~ meEded the legislation necessary on the
y y part of the United States to bring into
= operation the Articles of the Treaty Of
. Washington of May 1871, relating tc
! the fisheries and to other matters touch.
- ing the relation of the United States
- toward the British North American pos
- sessions, to become operative as soon a;
=, :, proper legislation on the part of Grea
- Britain and its possessions should bt
'e had. Such legislation had not then beer
- had, and during the session of Congress
. question was raised. which for the tim,
= y created doubt whether any action by
y Congress in the direction indicated
e. would become operative. This question
y has since been disposed of, and | hav,
10 received notice that the Imperial Par
III Lament and the Legislatures of the pro
~ ~ vincial government have passed laws t.
~ carry the provisions of the Treaty on tn
70 matters referred to into operation.
" therefore recommend your early adop
~ ton of legislation in the same direction
40 necessary on the part of this Govern
y ment. The joint commission for deter
~ mining the boundary line between tn
- United States and the British possess
10 ions between the Lake of the Woods an
u the Rocky Mountains, has organized an
=, entered upon its work 1t is desirabl
III that the force be increased in order tina
the completion of the survey and the de
ed termining of the line may be sooner at
ny tanned. TO this end | recommend tina
y, a sufficient appropriation be made.
&c RELATIONS WITH CONTINENTAL EURoPl
- ~ With France, our earliest ally, Russi;
w the constant and steady friend of tn
~ United States, Germany, with who's
' ' Government and people we have so man
~ causes of friendship, and the other pow
~ ~ ers of Europe our relations are mail
~ tanned on the most friendly terms
bo o Since my last annual message the e.
f oU change has been made of the ratifcatio
wv of a Treaty with the Austro- Hungaria
~ Empire relating to naturalization; ais
b I of Treaty with the German Empire T.
1a ao speeding consuls and trade marks all
~ ~ of a Treaty with Sweden and Norwa
~, ~ relating to naturalization, all of who
ri Treaties have been duly proclaimed.
no THE STATISTICAL CONGRESS.
he Congress, at its latest session, havir
Ior made an appropriation to defray the e.
5he pense of the commissioners on the pa
I've of the United States to the Information
eat al Statistical Congress at St Petersbur
the the persons appointed in that charact
IN proceeded to their destination and a
re- tended the session of the Congress. The
to report will in due season be laid befo
es- you. This Congress meets at interva
lde of about three years, and has held i
rd session in several of the countries
the Europe. submit to your considerable
IN, the propriety of extending an invitati'
sed to the Congress to hold its next meetil
the in the United States. The Centenni
md Celebration to he held in 1875 won
Tor afford an appropriate occasion for su
mas a meeting
ng-