, 1881-12-07
THE Nj ESSAGE.
First Annual Communication
Of the President to
Congress.
A Document Remarkable for the
Multiplicity Of lis Sub
jects.
Even the Cowboys Of Arizo-
ma Brought into World
Wide Notoriety.
The Usual Goldbug Adherence
Of Silver Certificates and
Dollars.
An Extended and Interesting Stall
wart Chapter on Civil-Serv-
i. ice Reform.
Boilel.Down Reports Of tho Cabinet
Officers bumped Into tho
Message.
Mention Of the Great Questions Of I'm
:. ability" Polygamy., Education,
and General Elections.
The Usual Goldbug Adherence
of Silver Certificates and
Dollars.
An Extended and Interesting Stall
wart Chapter on Civil-Serv-
ice Reform.
Boilel.Down Reports Of tho Cabinet
officers bumped Into tho
Message.
Mention Of the Great Questions Of I'm.
Il. . ability" Polygamy., Education,
and General Elections.

!
and General Elections.
.WAsHtS1toY D. G.. Dec. G,-7o The Senate uNI
uvuse NJ Ntpr<ssntuttctx " Tie untisd States:
An appalling calamity hus bcfalien the Auer-
lean pcoplo since their chosen representatives
lust Euc1 iD tho halls whore you nrc now assem-.
bcd. We might ctsc recall with ,lualloyetl coll
tent the prosperity With which, throughout tho
gent, the Nntlon has hccn blessed. Its hnrvcsta
have been ricntenus, ith varied indtiAtrlcs hnva
, thrteen tho health Of Its people has been prG-
scrshd. II hns maintained With foreign uovcrn-
Ments tho nndistnrbel relations nf amlty and
pence. For those manifestations bf His favor,
We 1--WE to lim who htlds our destiny In IlA
hands tho trbuto Of onr grateful devotlons. To
that mysterious exercise OF Ills will which hnH
taken from III tho loved and lllistrt6us citizen
who WIS hut lntsly tha hoal NJ the Nation, wn
bow In sorrow anu submission. The memory Of
lis cxnltel character, Of hs noble achievements,
std of his pntriotto life will Ge treasured forDvcr
asa sacred possession nf the whole people. Tho
announcement Of his tielth drew from foreign
Governments and peoples trIbntcs Of sympathy
and sorrow which History will record rs signal
tokens Of tho Isuship Of naions and tho relcra>
ton uf mankind.
unEAT nHIrA1S,
The fcelln1 Of goodwill bttwcen Our own
Government and that Of Gfcnt llritain wns
never mnre uarket thnn Mt present. In rect,q-
utlou OF this pleasing fact directed on tho
ynrk,ovo tha. n a,i,,to Iva ,,yen m tha 1lrittah
'Hay..
TIIE ysTl1strs CAyAI
In relation 10 tho proposed canal across the
tsthmus OF Panama, littlp has occurred worthy
of mcutlon In tho diplomatic relations Of the
COUNTRY. Early In tho your tho Fortune lIay
claims wore sructorsly settled by tho ir!tisi
81 ~
NV. -. WIZ ~ ~, asa "h.nay '.u' 40
lion for injuries suffered BY our t'sasrmen at
Aspco lay, there has beop retained from tho
.srusa award d slim which ia, doomed ndcouatc
for these clatinR
~. .T,iG ArsTi!AlTAS:ExrostT1oS.
t'oas Mt Melbourne aud sys!tey: WY oe approy-
i. buoos, soon nfS6S prssonfott q Tot:onnrcss:. They
viii dtscnao the rrnt,.,nss of III, co,,S,trvr6s;
10 mako Alreessful competition IN lls'aut helas
Of enterprise.
convention arc Ii, hopeful progress.
ar1~rtvo.n,11
- s.t1asu.nGM. s,:s' I,.',. '
Upon tho Canadian frontier, bus ntInypd oil n,,-
prchension, although bodies uf british InlInns
..IlI cross tho ,or.lor In quest Of sustunanco.
a.
Wp9p @ fn's subject eosrcspon!;enco has been
Gpehe9 s Mo,eh pssrtlses an M;s1',tu lts1rstals-
white, all collisions With uIlen Indians.
= '''' THE FRENCH GUESTS.
The presence mt tho yorktown celebration or
TIM rcTrnscs,,otiSus ~ thn S"scnudent" ~ ~" ~
fuyetf. snd liz .,otnut 'u rnMs rt. W. .. ,au &
'out; allies III The Wsvoi1tiom, has sosSci to
MtsenKsnen .ts.H tne spirit q gool,Mi!i which hus
'1,'va rs.wton TOO Two Ns,.oaS
Yon will ha f,,rriahca ,yth t,,o ,,rn,n.a,,,. ,s
ne inetaIiIe Gonfsrcneo hc;d arins lie s,,a'.
va aad md the eonfercneo WiiI ',est ycar W,
isn6wcd. "A' ''' s'D''''D'' wa '''@' ''a' ~
ElEerlucAr. Ex1DsrrloS.
At Tho Electrical. Exhibition and Congress,
represented BY eminent specialists, who, in tho
aGscncv 0r mi APPROXIMATION, Gcl,ors,usly lott
Sostmse ssea ~ Wn It the 2, 'pG e s1s
nent have Won s1yarni Hwar1is. rrc"tnmntd
mat Congress- provi:le for the Repayment OF thv
L. L. h ha"ponaea ltlcl,vsco ~ tng puol'e nscr-
tn,es5 'us honorary cohsnlssIoaefs nha dete'
c,.uvAv~. !
n, now o,,o,,ton ".,mAH ro.nsS;,,,,. Nm s,,u MIR
1atqraltxcsl uttzc,,s III Ueri,nny hnvo Mrisen
dHr!ax tho ycar, and causes os sompIaiut. espo.,
erased thlnxh tho liberal notlon Of thu inpcriaI
MiIhsefnmcnt In accepting our often expressed
s he aic1y at9ea sans 5 H.
Provinces haa rcceivud very cNrs,ost nttunuou.;
- dshnt and lasting ugrromunI IN this pulut IA
iestvi,oa 1t' Id thor su1seaaos roeesto
.he lies II sood viii % Wb.st ,,ni,a 1s sEs Gssmaa 1
och INTERCOURSE WITH STAIN
ha. been friendly. An agreomeut concluded In
99a Giame o. rhS 0
sspanlsh 0oyernlnent hns baen requested to pIy