Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1872-12-11

important Of the many duties which de
volve upon it. We will await the resul
of its labors.
SYNOPSIS OF THE PRESIDENTS MES
SAGE.
Presidant Grant in his fourth annua
message adheres to tn e formula of tn
Protestant faith in the issue of State pa
pers by returning thanks to the "give
of all good that as a nation we hav
been blessed for the past year with peac
at home, peace abroad, and genera
pros peri,y voachsafed to but few people
After which his Excellency frat take
up the English questions that for tim
endangered the peace of the country, tn
settlement of which is briefly set four,l
in the following paragraph. "The Tri
hunal which had convened at Geneva ir
December concluded it's laborious session
on the fourteenth day of September, CT
which day. having availei itself Of tn,
Discretionary power given to it by th'
Treaty to award sum in gross it made
its decision. whereby il awarded the suu
of SIS 100000 in gold as the indemnity
to be paid by Grea, Britain to the United
States for the satisfaction of all the claim.
referred TO its consideration. This deci
zion happily disposes of a long standing
difference between the two governments.
an |, in connection with another award
made by the German Emperor under a
reference to him by the same treaty
leaves these two governments without a
shadow upon the friendly relations which
it is my sincere hope may forever remain
equally uncluded."
OF the distribution Of the Geneva or
indemnity found the President says ut
will be the province of Congress to pro-
vide for the distr bution among those who
may be entitled to it of their respective
shares of the money to be paid Although
the sum awarded is not payable until a
year from the date of the award. it is
deemed advisable that no time be lost in
making proper examination of the sew
eral cases in which indemnification NAV
be due. | consequently recommend the
creation of board of commissioners for
the purpose"
The relationship between France
Russia and Germany is concisely sta
ted. thus. with France, our earliest
ally; Russia, the constant and steady
friend Of the United States Germany
with whose government and people We
have so many causes of friendship and so
many common -ympathies, and the other
Powers of Europe, our relation. are main
tained on the most friendly terms"
The naturalization question, and ones
tions oifecting consuls, aud trade ma K
have all been settled by treaty with
Europe.
His excellency suggests that the Com
missioners to the Statistical ongress"
that meets at intervals of about three
years-all meetings have been held in
Europe-be invited to hold its next meet
ing in United States. The Centennial
Celebrat on to be held in 1876 would
atiSrd an appropriate occasion for such
meeting
Attention is directed to the Interna
tional exhibition to be held during the
next year at Vienna, and an spprop, ia
ton asked for that object. The tenden-
cy OF these expositions is in the direction
of advanced civilizat tiou and of the eleva
ton of industry and of labor and of the
Increase of human happiness as well OF
greater intercourse and good will between
nations " And it is further recommend
In addition to an appropriation of money
that the Secretary of the Navy be author,
zed to III up two naval vessels to trans
port between our Atlautic cities and
Trieste or the most convenient port 10
Vienna ana back their articles for exhi
bition -
The death of Jaurez, President of the
Mexican Republic is properly noted aud
his character and service to his country
lilly spoken of. And the election of his
'urrH-eor d~ait upo,, aud .h7 h"pu Ca
pressed THAT nothing should be left un
lone by the government Of either Repub-
ic to strengthen their relations as neigh
,ors and friends.
1t is much to be regretted that many
a" less acIs CONTINUE to disturb the quiet
If the settlements on the border between
ur territory and that of Mexico, and
hat complaints of wrongs to American
lilzens III various parts of the country
re made The revolutionary condition
n which the neighboring- Republic has
o long been involved has in some degree
ontIibuted to this disturbance. 1t is to
e topped that, with more settled rule of
rider through the Republic which may
e expected from the present government
he acts of which just complaint is made
,ill cease"
Limited appropriation have been the
ause of an incomplete investigation on
he question of Mexican Claims Spe-