The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-12-04
Presidents Message
c..,,, and House of Representa-

c,,,ts and House of Representa-
nr!S e,.l
Ia T ms.s,ge, it is with thsnk'slness
r'uI c;rsr o. all good that as q ma
Que hsye been blessed tor the last
'oa We ",b peace at home and abroad
|s w." ssrer.l prosperity vonchsa ed to
s'l ,eople. With the exceptiop OF
eH u. devastating fire which swept
Lo' ',S with y breath, as It were,
r'n Co. If sc,unula:ed wealth in the
n -, Bo.rcn, there has ben no over
e!,r;r calamity within the year to
J l. is gratifying 10 note how,
,',V ,b.;r elbow citiz.ns Of the city OF
y" ,,pnder .imilsr circumstances q
", .s,rlrer, the cnizens OF Boston arr
"" a; Il der the mis'ortunes. and
h' ,r.pect is that their energy and
"' rr.,srce will overcome all obsta-
ana s1ow the same prosperity soon
' ,nsv would have shown had no
r . hs,slIen them Otherwise We
10, ,,en rec from pes'ilence. war and
D' ',,,,v viii h often overrake nations,
a. TAR \. human judgment can
,-ss The future no cause seems 10
,,othr a en- our future peace.
raE ALABAMA CLAIMS.
When Congress- adjourned in June
,.,sors.rion had been raised toy Great
gra AID WAS pending, which Tor a
tn. ..riou,lv imperIlled settlement
'' ,,s. A, Arb trsron The differences
..,;,g between This Government and
~, o. Her Brrtanic Majesty by the
,,.,v Of WASHINGTON, had been
=, rcd T. the trinuN~l OF arb ira
,;,nre CHI had net at Geneva, in Swnz
..L,d The arbirator-, however, dis
,'.,5 o, tie que-tion which had jeoP.
...r,I the whnle ct the ratS and
',,..r.,aI to mvp.ve the tSo uation>
-. po,rieuiN relations. IN a manner eh'
,,-Iy sat, sctorv to this Government
s,i;p = coincidence vi h the views and
,sr,'icy wnicl il had maintained
Tn, rrhnraI w,ich vened 10 Geneva
:, .. emh~r excluded is lahorlon-
al o.. on rnr II h d,v of Seprem her
l., on which dav, having avaIled IT.
.,r Of the Discretionary power
,,,n 10 It hy the treaty TO
,,ard sum in gross, it made
/. d,cr.inr, Yhsrehv 1t AWARDED the
nm If SIS 5000 IN god a. the in
;,,,tv 10 te pad bv Great Britain to
pay Tn I'D States. tor the satisfaction
d, nj cl.ins retired to it, cousld-r-
suor. tbs dec lion happily disposes
o: lors IA, dag difference between
he rwo Governments, aud IN connec-
tor with another award hy the German
EuIeror, under rcerence to him oy
rl- same treaty, leaves these Two Low"
s.nm~nis with ut 4 shadow upon the
ren ilN ialirns whi:h, II is my LIN
c.-- hop. NAV TOR ever remain eqna ~
uar'ond,d / e report O. the agent o.
the United >t,'ts, appointed 20 aitrhd
tn irre 4 tribunal, accompanied by
ep-rocul o. tn Proceedings OF the
sytrua US. he argument OF The con lse
both Guvrrum, he award OF tue
rblnai, A. d opnion given hy the sew
"a arb rraaurs. ia Irar SIN tied here
Vln | have caused to- be commun'-
Gated To- The hpad> Of the friendly pow
e., vino cnmpl Ell with tie joint
f,qn-,t mode 70 them under tie
irraly the hanks of this Government
~ lhe apo utmert OF arbiIraI"rs
nai- 'y TEN respectively, AMI also
nv h.uk. TO the EN- nent pers"nages
Dsuri hy them aud nv thanks tor the
il-iy, rajlrnce, iupartIality and great
sllily with witch they dscha ged
'orr- srinous aud high 'unc'i n. Her
MAJ sn, G vernment has conmnn =
rrsi 10 wr it, a,p eca'i"n by H-r
N Ie.ty Of the ability and inde 'atigable
rdn.ttv DISPLAYED 10y Mr.. Adams. tue
s''i'r,tor, FAMED on the part o. this
GoSrrOment during tie prO,racted ~
l;rDr- AMI d scu-s ons ut Il e tribunal.
cord al Y lite sith Her Majesty In
Tue spprec,-iion. Ii 10 due TO the
scent o the United Saes before the
I nal TO rrCor NV high aprrec'a,i"n
Il rhr marked ahrii y, unweari~d pa
II &c d hr p'ulencr and discretion
'rb wnlch he has conducted the very
rolOnsIhle AID delicate dut es CON-
huet To HIM, ~ IT is also due I"
The learned ard eminent c'unsel
ShO attended the tribunal on
hr part al this government, TO express
ny "n-e OF the talents and wlsd m
aIch they brought 10 hear n the Al
h"menl o the resu'r 81 happily r ach-
a. 1t wllI b. the lrhvlrce OF Congress
olr,v de ir the distribution, amor
'n'Ne who may he cut tied to it, OF Their
'''rr, Of money to he paid Although
"e.um aw ,ri,d - not payable until n
!'N rom the lite ot the award, II IL
i11m' d advisable that no time he lost
msErga pr, per Examination OF tn.
,,r'e-'! case. in wh c. Indemnity ma,
o. due sd consrqrer tIy rec 'mmend
W' Cation OF TO ri Of Umm,ssion'
Us Tor TIE purpose.
The FAN JUAN BrUNDARY.
B' the thnd and fourth articles
he Treaty OF Washington, the
is''eilve sims Of the United
s"'e, aud Great Blirain in the con-
TNc',"n OF The tr,s'y OF the 18th o
Il'r' M, def ,irg the boundary line
"'I"eeo her respective territories were
'I0nI'tei To tn arbitration aud award
Ills u jrsty the E nperor OF Ter
many to decide which of those claims
most u acc ,rdauce with the true IN
utes'l"n a. tue treaty Of 1916 til
:: l's'y The E nperor OF Germany hav
~ been plea-.d to undertake the ar
-. "'1n, has the earnest thanks q
,"' Government and OF the people q
.ue unll-d States Tor tn. labor. pain'
'" care witch he Las devoted to th'
,O''''eratl'n OF this long pend ng DIT
,'r"'e | lave caused an expression
a