The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1881-12-22
THE PaEslDsar's MESSAGE.

Inc messaHb VIII G'Mpare favor
ably With the staie papers Of tb,
abIest men who have occupied the
Presidential olico, iu it's literary
merit, depth Of conception and wide
spirit OF liberal Thought, relating
to questions OF national Importance
that properly belong to snch a docu
meut. The sincere feeling efinced
IN r"forring to tbs ira 10 death of
OF his predecessor the modest re,
fureuce to himself, aud his declara.
tions that he will eudcavor to dis
charge the duties belonging to bis
high Office as b.c.m mes one realizing
it's responsibilities, cares and multi
fuiJuJ duties are indications that
cannot fill 10 crafty, impress and
assure.
When the aspersions passed. upor
him psui,ny the is,ies % tlo d,a,h
wound ars recalled, tits gratifying
indeed such message, 30 fnll,
comprehensive anl patriotic. Thai
it viii agreeably disippoiut tue pub
lic there is little room for doubt
Upon all questions Of vital moment
that the people are reviewing aud
expect early congressional action
upon, tue President is clear and
positive. leaving no room for cavil
or dispute With hi the interest,"
Of the whole people are associated
under ono general head, c'asslfid
only as they form separate or dis.
,inctive subjects. Ho recognizes no
force that favors scctionalsm or
special legislation. As an honest
man the payment Of na,ioual obi.
cations upon tho torms of the nSroe
inents entered into at tue time, is
: urged. The settlement Of the In-
dian problem, the uprooting of that
iacongruous growth so dcadening
aud subversive of Republican i1sti'
tu,ijns,, Mormonisn tho tariff
measures aud tn 80 alherirg there
wiia legislative movements ppon
leading questions that spring
hcse fIUilful themes for dis
will find President Arthur
% wight side ready to cooper.
~ official SANCTION and ap
lg to our relations with
gland, Gerimuy, Spain,
/ other nouarchical pow
N tho European continent,
ysestions are tinsly aul in
,ping with the democratic theory
OF govorment in its relations with
other countri es governed by lawe
opposite in their spirit aud design
In reference to the question growing
out of the lsthmus of Phnlmu i'm
broglio, wherein the relative rights
of thi country and OF France ule
concerned, ho plac himself upon
the Monroe doctrine.
The cruel war which has for som
time been going on between Pelu
Bolivia and Chill, has caused
much feeling OF sympathy and com
passion To- tho suffering people. tia
the Pre- 'iCent sent commission t.
thlt country hoping that they would
be the means of eifectipg some com
some ompromise pnttin, stop t.
such o terrible conte t. 1t would
seem as il Intervention wi4 nocces-
sary in this instance. All ODD cil.
zens will rejoice should this com
mission prove successful. 10 ~
presen.s the governmental rotation
with China aud Japan ~ those o.
the most cordial aud friendly charac
ter.
The financial subject in its varous |
pht'es preseats ualters 10 an en
cvuiaging light, showing the wond
erful recupeiatiye resources Of lhir
country lie hardly deem' 1t ex-
paiiout at present to reduce the tax
upon ardent spirits aud tobacco
H. favors legislation tea ling to al !
vancc 'he strength of the army with
ont increasing the crops OF com-
mandins aud subordinate o.lices.
II, urges the prosecution Of a
guilty Of malfeasance in Office, b
lIevng that such is tho only cours,
tat will strengthen the powers
government and enable its uflici.
to discharge their duty in keeping
with the spirit and letter Of the laN
Upon the whole the message can
not fail in favorably impressiul
every intelligent and con ,idera,. ,
reader who peruses it for tho pui
nnaa of oaininu inflammation and no |