Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-12-08


the friends of President Arthur and
Mr.. Blaine there can be no more than
a ceremonious interchange of civili-
ties, if that.
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
To the Congress of the United States:
Since the close ofyour last session the
American people in the exercise of their
highest right of suffrage have chosen
their chief magistrate for the four years
ensuing. When it is remembered that at
no period in the countrys history has the
long political contest which customarily
precedes the day of the national election
been waged with greater fervor and in
tensity, it is a subject of general congrat-
ulation that after the controversy at the
polls was over, and while the slight pre-
ponderance by which the issue had been
determined was as yet unaScertained, the
public peace has suffered no disturbance.
but the people everywhere patiently and
quietly awaited the result. Nothing could
more strikingly illustrate the temper Of
the American citizen, his love of order
and his loyalty to law. Nothing could
more signally demonstrate the strength
and wisdom of our political institutions.
Our relations with all Foreign Powers
continue to be amicable. With Belgium
a convention has been signed whereby
the scope of present treaties has been so
enlarged as to secure to citizens of either
country within the jurisdiction of each
other equal rights and privileges in the
acquisition and alienation of property. A
trademarks treaty has also been conclud-
ed. The war between Chill and Peru is
ut an end for the arbitration Of the claims
of American citizens who during it's con-
tinuance suffered through the acts of the
CHILEAN authorities. A convention will
soon be negotiated. The state of HOSTILE
ties between France and China continue
to be an embarrassing feature of our east
ern relations. The Chinese government
has promptly adjusted and paid the claims
of American citizens whose property was
destroyed in the recent riots at Canton.
The recent purchase by the United States
of large trading fleet heretofore under
the Chinese flag has considerably enhanc-
ed our commercial Importance in the east.
During the past year the increasing
| good will between our own government
and that of Mexico has been variously
manifested. The treaty of commercial
reciprocity concluded Jan. 20, 1888, has
been ratified and awaits the necessary tar
| if legislation of congress to become effect
i've. This legislation will, doubt not,
be among the first measures to claim
your attention. A full treaty of COM
merce and consular rights is much to be
desired, and such treaty have reason
to believe the Mexican government stands
ready to conclude. Some embarrassment
has been occasioned by the failure of con-
gress at its last session to provide the
means for the due execution of the treaty
OF July 20, 1882, for the re-survey of the
Mexican boundary and the relocation OF
boundary monuments.
With the republic of Nicaragua a treaty
has been concluded which authorizes the
construction by the United States of a
canal, railway and telegraph line across
the Nicaraguan territory. BY the terms
of this treaty 60 miles of the river San
Juan, as well as Lake Nicaragua, an inland
| n .
part of the projected enterprise. This
leaves for actual canal construction Ii
miles on the Pacific side and sc on the At
!antic side. To the United States, whose
rich territory on the Pacific is, for the
ordinary purposes of commerce, practi
. cally cut off from communication by wa
, ter with the Atlantic ports, the politica
and commercial advantages Of such +;
treaty project can scarcely be overesti
mated. 1t is believed that when the treaty
is laid before you the justice and liberali
ty of it's provisions will command univers
al approval at home and abroad.
This government has more thar
once been called upon of late to tax,
action in fulfillment of it's internationa
5 obligation toward Spain, agitation in thu
island of Cuba hostile to the Spanisl
, crown having been fermented by persons
abusing the sacred rights of hospitait,
which our territory affords. The officer
of the government have been instructet
. to exercise vigilance to prevent infrac
| Of tu Iayy ar WaS
and at other points near the Cuban coast
6 l am happy to say that in the only in
stance where these precautionary meas
ures were successfully eluded the offend
ers when found in our territory We're sui
t. sequently tried and convicted. The grow
ing need of close relationship of inter
= course and traffic between the SPANS
I Antilles and the natural market in til
: United States, led to the adoption Janus
: ry last of commercial agreement loof
+ ing to that end This agreement ha
since been superseded by more CAREFUL
framed and comprehensive convention
} which shall submit to the senate for al
u proval. 1t has been the aim of til
e negotiation to open such favorable IT
y ciprocal exchange of productions carrie
under the flag of either country as to max
n the intercourse between Cuba and Port
Rico and ourselves hardly less intinat
than the commercial movement betwee
!" our domestic ports and to insure Il II
;; moval of the burdens on shipping in I'll
nr Spanish Indies. of which in the past OIL
20 ship-owners and ship-masters have so O
II ten had cause to complain. The negotl
tion of this convention has for tin
- postponed the prosecution of certa
claims of our citizens which were decla
y ed to be without the Jurisdiction of Il
t. late Spanish American claims commissio
a. and which are, therefore, RENTED to {
r. plomatic channels for adjustment. II
"A speedy settlement of these claims w
now be urged by this government.
u The question of securing TO author
er composers and artists copyright privileg
e. in this country in return for reciproc
ct rights abroad is one that may justly CHI
nj lenge your attention.
l recommend that the scope of Neutr
81 ity laws of the United States be so