ars, er attendance, the co-ope vaticpulents and directors, Ike. As a general thing directors Grill get together and dedide on whist images they will give , for such ant etch schools, then will each for the tomb er that Sill teach for the least we ea, never saying anything about the Mid of school thiykwant taught or need, only the :they can get them for as small wages as they can. Then the teacher is to get to said district as best they can, and beg (as a` half stsrved child would for something to eat) for some place to stay over Sun day, after which they axe to find where the school-house stands in which they are to reignthe nextthree months, with no one to ten them what to do nor how. It mast be that we are thought witivored tins of la borers from the hand of Gott as no other class but have Overseers or coun- Welors. Once in the school-room which is not always the pleasantest), you must set yourself totwork to edu cate the young of the district for which von have been hired, with from thirty to forty pair of eyes watching your every movement. That is the trying time. Yes, once get started and there is no trouble, especially if we get a right one; and then is the time to get a right start. But with as many different dispositions es faces, it is often difficult to strike the right chord, audit yon miss, what then? Why, the patrons are down on you, fr"om hearsay; for , . mind you, not one of these people have entered your workshop. Urge as hard as you may, they always have aemethingAsise of far more importance to occuiy .i their time.. Neither do the directors come to set us in the right path; so we are text to g o on: If we get right again we are all right; if not, woe to the miserable unfortunate! Everyone is busy in making them the worst of teachers. Is it to be wondered at, then, that so many follow it for a :Tort time? for an inexperienced per son is not apt to like such neglect. Then add to this the style of board ing around, where some of the pa trons do not wish to board the teach er. " It is no wonder, then, that our would-be good teachers seek other employment—for we all like help, and ought to be helpers one of an ' other. No one can teach successfully that does not make teaching a pro fession, and a profession of as much importance as, teaching shi;iild be more perfect; for pupils might ar rive at a much higher standard of qualification in the time they are al lowed to go to school, if it were not for this lack of thoroughness on the part of teachers. It therefore be hooves us as teachers to first qualify ourselves, and then enter the work heartily, and see if we cannot hare more successful teachers—yes, suc cessful teachers; for a thoroUgh teach er is a successful one. Then see if the monotony of useless drills will not change for more profitable ones—for the young will notice the carelessness ' of a dull teacher as soon as older ones. - THE PRESHINTI MESSAGE: lb the &hate and Heide A year of peace Ana general, priii-• perity to Wit nation luta passed since the last assembling of Ccm&ress. We have, through a kind Provi4en been blessed with abundant' • . and have been spared from ...comp •;,, cations and tsar with foreign nations. It is to be regretAn't however, that a free aerator of 'the' ehsetivelrati- , chise has by . Niolenqa andend intim idation,' been denied _ to citizens in exceptional cases in 'several of the lately in rebellion, and the verdict of the 'people has thereby been reversed. - -The States of liringin. is, Texas and 3lississippi have been restored to representation in our na tional coun • 'Geer& s, the only State now , withosit kepresentation, may confidently be expected to take her place them also at the beginning of the new year,-and=then let us hope will be completed the work of recon struction. With. an `-*quiescence on • the part of the people in the national obligation to pay the public debt createted as the price ofl lour Union, and in the pensions to onr disabled soldiers and senora; and the wideWs and orphans, and in the changes to the constitution, which have been rendered necessary by k great rebellion, there is no rea son why we should not advance in material prosperity and happiness'as no other nation did, after so 'pro tracted and devastating' a war. Soon after the existing war broke oat in Europe, the protection of the United States minister in Paris was invoked in favor of the North Ger man domiciled in French territory. Instructions were issued to grant the protection. requested. This has been followed by an extensiolief American protection to citizens of Saxony, Hesse and Saxe Coliarg, Gotha, Co lumbia Portagal, Uruguay, the Dom inican Republic, Ecuador, Chili, Par aguay and Venezuela. In. Paris the charge was an onerous one, requir ing constant and severe labor as well as the exercise of patience, prudence and good judgment. It has been performed to the entire Satisfaction of the Government, and I am official ly. informed equally so the govern-, meat of North Germany. As soon as I. learned that a Repub• lie had 'been proclaimed at Paris, and that the people of France had acquiesced in the change, the minis ter of the United States was directed by telegraph to recognize it and to tender my congratulations and those of the people of the United States. The re-establishmant in France of a system of government disconnected with the dynasTie .traditionie,of Eu rope; appeared to be a proper subject for the felicitation of Americans. Should the present struggle result in attaching the hearts of the Faench to our simpler forms of representa tive Government, it will be a subject of still further satisfaction to our people. While we make no effort to impose our institutions upon the in habitants of other countries, and while we adhere to our traditional neutrality in civil contests elsewhere, we cannot be indifferent to the spread of American political ideas in a great and highly civilized country like France. We were asked by the new government to use our good offices jointly with those of the Eu ropean powers in the interests of peace. Anitiver was made that the , established policy and the true inter ests of the United States forbade them to inthrfere in European 'ques tions jointly with European powers. I ascertained informally and unoffi cially that the government of North Germany was not then disposed to listen to such representations from any powers, Mid though earnestly wishing to see the blessings of peace restored to thelselligerents, with all of whom the- United- States are on terms of friendship, I declined after that on the part of this Government to take a step which could only re sult in injury to onr true interests, without advancing the object for' which our intervention-was invoked. Should the time come when the ac tion of the United States can hasten the return of peace by a single hour, that action will be lidartily taken. I deemed it prudent, in view of the number of persons of German and French birth living in the United States, to soon after an official notice of a state of war has been re ceived from both belligerents, a proc lamation enjoining the duties of the United States, as a neutral power, and the obligations of persons resid ing within theNerritory to - observe their laws and the laws of nations. This prOclamation Yids followed by others, as circumstances seemed to call for them. The people thus ac quainted in advance of their duties and ohigations, have assisted in pre venting violations of the neutrality of the United Stateik - L- It is not understood that the con dition of the insurrection in Cuba has materially changed since' the close of the last session of Congress. In an early stage of the contest the authorities of Spain inalfgrmited sys tems of arbitrary arrests, of close confinements ; and of miliiary trials end execution of persons suspected hf complicity with the insurgents, and of the summary embargo of their properties and sequestration of their revenue by executive warrant. In the proceedings, so far as they affected the persons and property of citizens of the United States, were in violation of the provisions 'of the treaty of 1795 between the United States and rebresentations of injuries resulting to the several per sons claiming to be -citizens - of the United States by reason of such vio lations, were made to the Spanish government. From April, 1860, to Jane last, the Spanish Minister at Washington had beenclothed with a limited power to aid iu redressing such wrongs. That power was found to be withdrawn, in view, as it was said, of the favorable situation in which the island of Cuba then was, which, however, did not lead to revocation or suspenalon of the ex traordinary and 4bitrary functions exercised by the executive power in . Cuba, and we were obliged to make our complaints at Madrid. In the negotiations thus opened and still pending 'there, the United States bench in Cuba, and that as to the past a joint tribunal should be estab lished in the United States with full jurisdiction over all such claims a Before such an impartial tribunal each claimant world be requirdd to prove his case. On the other hand Spain would be at libertyito traverse every material fact and thus com plete equity would be done. A case; ! which at one ; time• threatened serf - ously to affect the relations _between. ! the United States and Spitin,lnui -119. The coal miners at Scranton and vicinity are ou a strike. ready 'been disposed of ia this claim-of .4; The claiof the CoL Loyd` Asp' - wall for the illegal seizure amideten= ; 840.G01d closed ie. Now York: tier of that vessel, was referred to- Tapidlar, at 1101/(114:.. • atbitrption' by mutual eoe s e n t, had fradford ;porter; EDITORS % 11.:. 0. GOODRICH I=l Towanda, Thursday, I)eo. 8, 1870. MESSAGE We give up a large space in this issue to President GRANT'S second autnial Message. It is a frank, man ly document, and will commend its gto every candid man. All that the President recommends In the w.kv of retrenchment and reform, harp I iglu faithfully carried _ out by the Cxecutiue. Both Houses of Con gress have got at their Work. Among the bilk, already introduced we notice one by Senator Scow to repeal - the income tax law. A similar resolu tion was also offered in the House. We shall endeavor to keep our read rs posted in regard to the proceed ings of Congress. - -1.-4 , 1111111111.-41-- - ORGANIZATION OF THE 1101.:SE The next Legislature will meet_ . any in January, and already the press are beginning to push forward favorites for the Speakership, and ex press opinions upon the organization of the House. Several names have iieen proposed, but none, • in our judgment, more acceptable than that of Hon. JAMES H. WEB, of Bradford. We are unacquainted with the gen tleman, personally, but his course . last winter was so honest, and above criticism, and his- - reputation as a parliamentarian so fair, that we feel confident that his selection would meet the entire appro'ral of -the Re publican party. A man who can pass through the villainy and corrup= Lion, which infested the atmosphere of Harrisburg, last year, and be free from its contaminations, must, in deed, be pure. If our pen were pow erful enough to stay the influence of corruption or b!ast the reputation of those who yield, willing victims to ,its enticements, we should wield it with powerful effect. Unfortunately, we can only hope that wheie changes have been made, better men . have been chosen, and that honesty and usefulness will be as characteristic of the coming session, as dishonesty and utter inefficiency were symbolic of the last. Let there btd no more ais,graceful scenes over the selection ~f ti Stare Treasurer, and see that he Sinking Fund is preserved nu touched.—Cultinibia Gown(!! Republi- IC:=1 • c 42.1- There is nothing new from 14g scat, of war. The French, with *ir usual bluster, made a sortie front Paris. After sovaal days shirniithing they, were driven back tn. the Prussians. The siege of Par is not raised, but the 'capital of France is again proven to be unable to loose the iron grip- which King' William has upon itathroat. WO. Secretary NtAxo has express ed himself most warmly in accord *with the policy of the Administra tion in the management of Indian - _ • S. W. ALIVORD. States for th*oirtters of the sum of fl9,lnt,so bioa. • AJOOtikor aa lapingsna cruatwieilbsi ;•:,t ;,-basqbeen otAY,C ' • 24oss-_, t I . 11100 - st , • )1110 consent of ; and Uul States, to the deeisionof Sir Edward Thornton, Her Brittonic - Majesty's =Wider* Washington, Who hiod4' undertoolithe leborions:taiknf 'ei anuntng the voluminous mass of cor respondence and testimony submitted by the two givernments, and oxford ed ta the United States the sum of one himdred thousand seven hundred 'and folly — dollars - and nine cents;in gold, which has since been paid by the Imperial government. These recent examples show that the mode which the United States have proposed to Spilln for aditistbg the pending chiinulos just and feas t ble, and that it may be agreed to by either nation without dishonor. It is to be hOped-that this moderate de.! mend may. be an:44lNi' by Spain withmitiurther delay. Should the pending negotiations unfortunately aid unexpectedly be without result, it will then-become my duty to com municate the fact to - Congress and invite its action on the subject. The long-deferred peace conference between Spain and the allied South 'American Republics, hai been inaug urated in Washington under the au spices of the United States. Pursu ant to the recommendation contained in the resolution of the House of Representatives of Dee. 19th, 1866, the executive department _offered -its friendly offices for the promotion of peace and harmony between Spain ' and the allied Republics. Hesitations and obsticles occurred to delay the' acceptance of the offer. Ultimately, however, a conference was arranged and was opened in this city on the 29th of October. last, at which I authorized the Secretary of State to preside. It was attended by the Minister of Spain,Peru, Chili and Ecuador. In consequence of the ab sence of a representative from Boliv ia, the conference was adjourned un til the attendance of a plenipotentiary of that Republic could be secured, or other measures could be adopted to 'wards compassing its object. `lb() allied•and other Republics of Spanish origin on this contest, may see in this fact` a new proof of our sincere, interest in their welfare ; of our deaire to see them blessed with good governments, capable of mail:- taining ordar and preserving their respective territorial integrity, and of our sincere wish to extend our own commercial ands-aocia relations with them. The time is nql. probably far distant when, in the narnral course of events the. European politicil connection with this continent will`cease. Our policy should be shaped, \in view of this probability, so as to itttach the commercial interests of theEpcmish American States more closly to our own, and thus give the United States all the pre-eminence and all the \ad vantage which Mr. Monroe, Mr. Ai l ams, and Mr. Clay contemplated,' when they consented to. join in the Congress at Panama. During the last session of Congress a treaty for the annexation of" San Domingo to the United States failed to receive the requisite two-thirds vote of the Senate. I was thorciugh ly cominced that that the best ihter ests of this country, commercially and materially, demanded its ratifi cation. ; Time has only conffrmed me in this view. I now firmly believe -that the moment it is laioni that the United States have entirely abandon ed the project of accepting as a part of its territory the island of San Do mingo, a , free port will be negotiated for by uropean nations. In the bay of Samana a large commercial city will spring up, to which we will be tributary without receiving corres ponding benefits. The government of San Domingo has voltintarily sought this annexation. - It is a-weak power, numbering probably less than one hundred and twenty thousand souls, and yet possessing one of the richest localities under the sun, ca pable of supporting a population of ten million of people in luxury. The people of San Domingo are not eapti c , ble of maintaining themselyes in their present condition, -and - must look -for outside support. They yearn for the protection of our free institutions and laws, 011 f progress and our civilization. Shall we refuse them ? The acquisition of San Domingo is desirable because of its geograph ical position. It commands the en trance to the Carribean Sea and the Isthmus transit of commerce. It possesses the richest soil, the best and most capacious harbors, the most sa lubrious climate, and the most-valu able products of the forest, mine and soil, of any of the West India isgeds. Its possession by us will in iC few years build up a coast-wise commerce of immense magnitude, which will go far towards restoring to us our lost merchant marine. It will give to us those articles which we consume greatly and do not 'produce, thus equalizing our exports and imports. In case of a foreign war it will give us command of all the island, and thrts prevent an enemy from -again posse sing herself of a rendez vous upon our coast. Our coast trade between the States bordering on the Gat' of Mexico, is by the' Ba hamas and the Antilles. Twice we must, as it were, pass through foreign countries to get by from Georgia to the west coast of Florida. San Do mingo, by its immense resources, will I%re remunerative wages to ten thou ' d laborers not now upon the is long. This labor will take advantage of every available means of transpor tation to abandon the adjacent is lands and seek the blessings of free dom and its sequence, each inhabi tant receiving the reward of. his- labor: Porto Rico and Cuba willhave to abolish slavery as a measure of self protection, to retain their laborers. • :an Domingo will become a large consumer of the products of northern farms and manufacturers. The cheap rate at which her citizens can be fur nished with food, tools and Machin ery, will make ,it necessary that the contiguous islands should have the same advantages, in order to coin pete with the pr o duction of sugar, coffees tobacco, tropical fruits, Sze. This will open to us a wider market for our products. The production of our own supply of these articles will cut off more than one hundred mil lions °Cour annual imports, besides largely 'tigrtiming our exports. With,suell a picture it is easy to see how our large, debt abroad tik. tifnately exti°guished balancie of trade Valltll3, includ/ ink thevinteiest'oftlhe b lids held by foreigners and llie many shipments Of our citizeiii. traveling in foreign ! lands , equal to me pat* yfeld tlie precious pietcti in/this country,. It MIINM • pl ow. . . is-not so euttome this re:na btobe 9 ,- -.otieeiplishell.. -.. • / 1 . 10 ic 4 loo lo3 9titAes Domine la uk tadhorenceite 'tailoe doctrum e -,. • ''' ....' ~.',! ' ' - • • . . On . . .1,071: .-...,••• • over the great .• . 1. - 7:45h < : 1 Sigra to n ow tam •Siest.tO . (mit,.biirsy ' - of tlie Isthmus Of "Darien, tObtuld up our merchant , marine. It 111 to furnish new mark , ets.for. the products of our Wiwi, shops and .matuttietdries: It - ii tit: , make slavery in s upportable in Cuba and Porta Rico at once, and ultimate ly so in Brazil. It is to settle the unhappy condition of Calm. and end lan eiterminating; contliet.. It:PrO- Vides - "thelionestr - eans of paying our honest debts wi out.''' over-taziog the ' people. - It is:to furnish bur eitmene with the necessaries of every day life at cheaper rates than ever before; and it is, in fine; a rapid stride towards that greatness whsclithe intelligence industry and enterprise of the citi zens of the United States entitle - this country - to 'amine amoiag the na tions. In view of the importance of this question,l earnestly urge upon Congress early action, ex preadve of its views as to the bbst means of ac qug Sim Domingo. My suthm ia, that by joint resolution of the two Hansa of Con gress the executive be authorizedth appoint a - ..Commission to negotiate a that, with the au thorities of San Domingo for the acquisition of that island, and that an appropriation be made to defray the eipenlee of such cOmmission. The questina nay be detetnutted by tho action of the two Bonsai of Ccitagrees uportft resolution of annexation, as in the case or the acquisition of Tema. - Ho convinced of the advantages to low from the acquisition of San Domingo and of the groat dis ad vantages, I might almost say calamities, to Sow from its non-acquisition, that I believe the subject hits only to be investigated to be approved. It is to be regretted that our representations in regard to the injunods effects, and especial ly upon the revenues of the United States, of the policy of the Mexican government in ex empting from irupirt duties a large tract of its territory on our own borders, have not- only been fruitless:lint that it is even proposed' in that country tti extend the limits within which the privilege adverted to has hitherto been en joyed. Thu expediency ofg into your se lin riouseenslderatfon the pro measures cow tervailing the policy referred o, will, It is pre sumed, engage your earnest ttention. It is the obvious interest, evenally of neigh boring nations, to provide ag ain st immunity to those who may have committed high crimes Within their borderili Jci 1 who may have sought refuge abroad. For this 'purpose extradition treaueikhavo been concluded with several of the Central - American Republics, and others arc in .progress. The sense of Congress is desired, as early as may be convenient, upon the proceedings of the Commissien ou claims against Venezuela, as commufficated in my messages of March 4, lanO, March 1, 1870, and March 31, Ib7o. It has not been deemed advisable to distribute any of the money which has been received from that government until Congress shall have acted up on the subject. The massacres of the Frlizeli and Prussian residents at Tien-Tsin, with circumstances of great barbarity, were supposed by some to be premeditated, and to indicate a purpose among the populate to exterminate foreigners in the Chinese Empire. The evidence fails to estab lish such a supposition, but shows a complicity by the local authorities and the mob. The eminent at Pekin, however, seems to have been disposed to fulfil its treaty obligations so far as it was able to do so. Unfortunately, the news of war between the German States and France reached China soon after the massacre. It would appear that the popular mind became poinsessed with the ides that if this-contest ex tended to Chinese waters it would,nentralize the christian influence and power, aid that the time was condbg when the superstitiOns Mass might expel art foreigners and restore Manda rin influence, anticipating trouble from this source, and invited Fence and North Germany to make an authorized suspension of hostilities in the east, where they, were temporarily sus -riended by act of the commanders, and to act together for the future protection in China of the lives and properties of Americans and Eu ropeans. . Sam the adjournment of Congress the rati fication of the treaty with Great Britain for \ abolishing the mixed courts forth() suppression of the slave trade, has been exchanged. It is battered. that the slave trade is now confined to the eastern coast of Africa. whence the slaves are taken to Arabian markets. Thelatifications of the naturalization con vention'between Great Britain and the United States have also been exchanged daring the re- CeBB, and th us a long standing dispute between the two governments has been settled in ac cordance wititthe principles always contended for by the United States. In April last,,While engaged in locating a mili tary reservation nr Pembina, a corps of en gineers discovered t the commonly received ea tz, boundary line betty n the United States and the British Possessions \ at that place, is about forty-seven hundred feet,aouth of the true po sition of the 49th parailbl , and that 4 .the line when run on what is now suppose& to- be the true position of that parallel, would leave the fort of the Hudson Bay Company at Pembina within the territory of the United States. On this information being communicated to the British government I was requested toconsent, and did consent, that the British occupation of the fort of the Hudson ~Bav-.Company should continue for the present. I deem it important, however, that this partil boundary hno should be definitely fixed by aTjointtcemirussien O f the two governments, and 1 submit herewith tad- Mates of the expense of such a commission on part of the United States, and recommend an appropriation for that purpose. The land boun dary has already been fixed and marked from the summit of the Rocky mountains to the Geor gian bay. It should slolli be in like manner marked' from the Lake of the Woods to the sum mit of the Rocky mountains.. I reg,ret to say that no con - elusion has been reached for the adjustment of the claims against Great Britain growing out of the course adopt ed by that government during the rebellion. Tile Cabinet of London, so far as its views have feu expressed, does not appear to be willing to concede that Her Majesty's government was guilty of negligence, or that it permitted any Set during the leer by which the United States has just cause of complaint. Our firm anti un alterable convictions are directly the reverse. I therefore recommend to Congress to author ize the appointment of a commission to take proof of the amounts and the ownership of these claims, on a notice to the Representative of Her Majesty at Washington, and that authority to given for the settlement of these claims by the United States, so that the . government shall have the ownership of the p rivate claims as well as the responsible control of all the demands against Great Britain. It cannot be necessary to add that whenever Him Majesty's govern ment shall entertain a desire Mr a fan and friendly adjustment of then claims, the United States will enter upon their consideration, with an earnest desire for a conclusion consistent with the honor and dignity of both nations. - The course pursued 7 by the Canadistmthori ties towards thofishermen of the United States during the past season, has not been marked by a friendly feeling. By the first article of the convention of lint,. between Great Britain and the United States, it was agreed that the Juba& Manta of the United States should have, forever In common with British subjects. tho right of taking fish in certain waters therein defined. In the wateri not included in the limits named in the Convention, within three miles of parts of the British coast, It hal been the custom for many years to give to intruding fishermen of the United States a reasonable warning of their violation of the technical rights of Great Bri tain. The imperial government is understood to have de - Legator the whole or a share of its in risdlcdon or control of these inshore fishing uounds to the colonial authority known as the Dominion of Canada, and this somi-imlepen dent, but irresponsible agent, has exerctsW its delegated powers in an unMendly way. Yes eels have been seized without notice or warn ing, in.violation of the custom previously pre vailing, and have been taken into - the colonial ports, their voyages broken npand the vessels condemned. There is reason , to believe -that this unfriendly and vexatious treatment. was de signed to bear harshly upon the hardy fisher men of the United States, with 1,,0ew to politi cal effect upon this government. The statutes of the Dominkm of Canada as sume • still broader and more untenable juris diction over the vessels of the United States. They authorize officers or persons to bring ves sels hovering within three IMAM miles of any of the coasts, bays, creeks or harbors of Cana-. da, into port, to search the cargo, to examine , the muter on oath touching the carguand voy age, and to inflict pecuniary penalty if true an-. savers aro not 'veri ; and 7T such • vessel is Arend "ptepacing to fish " within three marine mike of an,y of such coasts; bays, or creeks, at the expiration of the period named in the last -license granted to it, they provide that the yes eel with her tackle, etc., shall be forfeited. It As not known that any condemnations have been 'made under this statute. Should the authori ties of Canada attempt to enforce it, it will bo urne my duty to take such steps as may be ne cessary to protect the rights of the citizens of the United States. It has been claimed by Her Majesty's officers that the fishing vends of the United States have no right to enter the open peals of the British possessions in North. America, except fur the purposes of shelter and retakin g dams r,es, or for the purchasing of wood and obtain ing water, and that. they must depart within twenty-four ham after notice to leave. It , is not known that any seizure of a fishing vessel ?carrying the flag of the United States has been Made under the claim. So far as. the claim is founded on au alleged construction of the con vention of 1818, it cannot be acquiesced in by the United States. It is hoped that It will not be insisted on by Her : Majesty's government. Daring the confer4ccs which pre ceded the negotiation of the conpu lion of 1818, the British tom.mismon rs proposed to expressly exclude the .fishermen of the United States from the privilege of Carrying on trnde with any of His Britannic. 3114134ra subjects residing within the limits as signed for their use, and also that it should not be lawful for the realiela of the'-United States,. enMigrxl in said . . . . . fishing to . haee, no bawd . any, goods, . ' wares ortliathindise 1 idiatanyest,;ol-' .CiPt au* . a l oM4 l 7 b.) * l l 3 i ll , Ici* - :thil Pirse.glithir l o!:,,',AiT. „ from 1 010 1 101. , ~.i:ILJOI:Any: siall . . seaiintd*Onte4 in bet ted; ealidettaiii!.. ' . ~ with her attgo., This ' iiido . ; which is identical with the ceinitnie lion now put upon the language of the convention, was emphatically . re jetitedlithei American commission er, and“thalaginn Was abandoned by the British ..plaupotenth plenipotentiaries, and ar, ticle one, as it stands in the conven tion; Wail substituted. : Ifs; howexer,- it be said that thin claini.is founded' iiiiPrOrincial or colonial ' statues and ,not upon the convention, this gov ernment ammenicannot but regard them cm : -friendly, and in contravention of the spirit., if not of the letter: ofthe trea ty, for, the faithful execution of which the Imperial government is aloia re iipansible Anticipating that an attempt may Possibly - be - made* by , the oCanadian authorities in the coming season to repeat their.unneighborly acts toward our fishermen, I recommend you to Confer upon the Ezecntiv?the . Power to suspend, by proclamation, the-op eration of the taws authorizing the transit of goods, wares arid merchan dise in -bond, across the-territory. of the United States to Canada ; and further; shciuld such an extreme mea sure become necessary, to =spend the op lion of any . law whereby the vessel of the Dominion of Canada . are permitted to • use the waters of the United States.. , i A like unfriendly disposition has been . manifested on the part of Cana da in the .maintenance of a claim of right to exclude the citizens of the United :States from the navigation of the St. Lawrence. This river consti tutes a natural outlet ; to the ocean for the Southern States,iwitli an ag grepte population of about 17,600,`- 000 inhabitants, and with an aggre gate tonnage .of 661,36 tons upon the waters which .'' .. a into it. The foreign' commerce .. .1 car_ ports on these waters is ope .- to British competition and the major part of it is done in British bottoms. If the American seamen be *hided from this natural avenue to the ocean, the monopoly of the direct commerce of the lake ports with ' the At lantic would be in foreign hands, their vessels on the tratatlantic voy , 1 ages having- an access to our lake 1 ports, which - would be denied to American vessels on simi?ar voyages. To state. such a proposi on, is to re fate its' justice.- Daring the administra 'on of - Mr. John Quincy Adams, A . Clay un questionably demonstrated the natu ral right of the citizens of the Unit ed. States to. the navig, aof of this river, claiming that the act of the Congress of Vienna in pening the to;Rhine and other rivers all nations, showed the judgment qi European jurists and statesmen th t the inhab itants of Sconntry' through which a navigable river passes, have a natur al right to enjoy the navigation of that river to and into the sea, even though passing through the territo tones of another power. Thhi right does not exclude the eril-right of the sovereign possessing the territo ry through which the ri er debouch es into the sea, to makeinch regula tions relative to the pol icy of naviga tion es .may be reasonalt necessary; but : those regulations should be formed in a liberal spiritp -courtesy, and should not impose needless bur dens upon the, commerce which.,haa the right of transit. 1 It has been found in Practice more advantageous to arrange these regu lations by mutual a g reement. The United States are ready to /Sake any reasonabletarrangement 'ilas to the' priiilege 'of the St. Lawrence which maybe suggested by Great Britain. If the claim made by Mi. , Clay was just, when the popula 'on of the States bordering on the bores of the lakes was only 250,00 , it derives greater force and equity from the in creased population , w , th, produc tion and tonnage_of the States on the Canadian frontier. ! ' Since Mr. Clay advanced his argu ment in behalf of our right, the prin ciple for which he contended has been frequently and - 13 Y various na tions recognized by law. orhy treaty, and has _ been extended to several either great rivers, Bp . the treaty concluded at Enzenee in 1831 the Rhine was declared free froM the point where it is first navigable into the sea. By the convention between Spain and 'Portugal, concluded in 1855, the navigation of the Douro through its whole extent was made free for the subjects oft both coun tries. In 1853 the Argentine Confed eracy, by treaty, threw open to free navigation the Parana and the Uru guay to the merchant vessels of all nations. In 1856 the Crimean war closed by a treaty which . provides for the free navigation of the Dan ell nbe. In 1858 Bolivia, li treaty; de clared that it regard the rivers Amnion and La Plata, • accordance with-the fixed princi le of natural law, as highways or nets opened by nature for the Conunerce of all nations. In 1849 the P t . gutty was made free by treaty! an in Decem ber 1866, the Emperor f Brazil, by imperial decree, - , - deelare the Ama zon to be opened- to th frontier of Brazil to the merchant ships of all nations. I Tho greatest living British , au thority on this subject, while assert ing the abstract right o the British claim, says: "It seems difficult to - deny that Great Britain may ground her refusal upon strict him, but it is equally difficult to • deny the first, that in so doing she extises harsh ly an extreme and, hard w; and see ! , ondly, th at her conduct ! "th ,retipect to the navigation of the St. Law rence is in glaring and discreditable inconsistency with her conduct with respect to the navigation of the Miss issippi, on the ground that she pos sessed a small domain in which the Mississippi took its rise.! / She insisted on the right to navi gate the entire volume- . water, on the ground that she pinisimenxi both banks of the St. Lawrence where it disembogues ihrelf into the sea. She denies to the United States the right of . navigatiim through about one-half of the Waters of Lakes Ontario, Erie and Hurtsi, and insiski, that the whole of Lake Michigan. through which the river iflowir, is the property of the UnitedEtateli. The whole nation is interested iu securing cheap transportation from the agriCultural States of the west to the Atlantic seaboard. rTo ' the citi zens of these States - secures greater return for their labor; to the inhabitants of the seaboard it affords cheaper food, and to the nation an increase in the in the an i mal surplus of Wealth. It is hoped that the gov ernment of Great Britaii will see the justice of abandoning the narrow and inconsistent claim b) hfr Chinadian PrCri Th'n ban UV° , Urgl . ,4/kiii Shame& T. , 4 A.‘ „ - 4-C.:-t 4 " Our di et :eased commove i d's linb - „y! . , .7 0 , 1 8 1# 1.111t. - on the kW' , ailLsug : - ;., ' we ilill "tries fest . - , snoreZ ia e cotustnes * 1 001 1 ' Arldtd . • for its rewind. Ott reP " tames to all these goverintenta have exert ed their influence to encoitrige ixade between the United Stites and the countries to iiiirebtiVerelicerediVl ed. But the fact exists that the-ear rying is done abnost entirely on,* for eign bottoms, and while this state of !drain ezida we (=not control our due share -of the -commerce of the world. -- That ' between - the - Pacific States and China and Japan is about all the canying trade now conducted in American vessels. I would rec. ornmend a liberal policy know& that line of American steamers—one that. will insure its success and even in creased usefulness. The cost of building iron vessels the only ones that can compete with foreign ship in the carrying trade, is so much greater in.tfie United States than in foreign countries, that without as sistance from the government they connot be successfully built here. There will—be several propositions laid before Congress in the course of the present session looking fora rent ed); of this eviL Even if it 'should boat some cost to the national treas ury, I hope such encouragennent will be given as will secure American ship ping on the high seas and American ship-building at home. The condition of the archives at the Departmciut of State , calls for the early action of Cougress. ----- The build ing now rented by that department is a frail stratum, at an inconvenient distance from the esecutiverreansion and from the other departinints. It 'is ill adapted to the purpose for which it is used, has note sufficient capacity to accommodate the archives and is not fire-proof.. Its remote sit uation, its slender construction, and the absence of a supply 'of water in the neighborhood, leave but little hope of safety fOrXither the building or its contents in case of the accident 'of a fire. Its destruction would in volve the loss of the-rolls containing the original acts and resolutions of .o:lngres% of the historic records of the Revolution -,utid of the Confeder ation, of the whole series of diplo matic and constilarnrchives since the adoption of the VC - Institution, and of many other valuable records and pa pers left with that depaitment whefi it was the principal department of the governmental archives.. I there fore recommend au appropriation for the construction of a building fox-the Department of State. t - I recommend to your reconsidera tion the propriety of transferring to the Department of the interior, to which they seem more appropriately to belong, all the powers and duties in relation' to the Territories with which the Department of State is now chargedhy law or usage; and from the Interior Department to the War Department, the Pension Bu reau so tar as it regulates the pay ment of soldiers' pensions. I,would further recommeut that the payment of naval pensions be transferred to one of the bureaus' of the Navy De partment.. The estimates for the expenses of the Government fof 4 the .fiscal• year are $18,244,346.01 less than for the current one, but exceed the appro priations for the present year for same items. .$8,972,127.56., In this estimate, however, is included $22,- 338.278.37 for' public works hereto, fore begun und4ir Congressional pro vision, and of *doh only so much is asked as Congress may choose to give. I The, appropriatiow for the same works for the pr.:Sent, fiscal year was $11,984,518.08. The average Value of gold, as com pared with national currency, for pie whole of the year 1869 was about 134, and -for the eleven months of 1870 the same relative value haS been about 115. The approach to a specie basis is very gratifying, and the fact ein.not be denied that the instability of the value of our curren cy is prejudicial io our prosperity and tends to keep up prices to the detriment of trade. The evils "of a depreciated and fluctuatinc , e currency are so great, that now, when the pre mium of gold has- fallen so much, it would seem that - the time ' hag' arriv ed when by-wise and prudent. legis lation Congress should look to a pol icy which would place our: currency at par with gold at no distant day. no tax ixdlectedlfrem the , :pecmle has been reduced more the* eighty millions Of dollars per annum. fly steadiniFis in Our present course, there Wno reinion by in a few short years the national tax gathc r may nqt diSappear from the doer of the citizen almost entirely. With the reEnue Stamp dispensed by Postmasters in every rumunik ,v a tau upon liquors of all Sorts and to cco in snits forms,land by a. true ad justment of the tariff, whiclriviU put a duty up on those articles which we coup I dispense with, I \7 known as luxuries,: and on those\ hich we use more of than we produee,enu enough may bo raised, after a few days peace d conse quent reduction of indebtedness, to fulfill all our obligations. A further ruction of ex penses, In addition toe redaction of interest ao count, may be relied en to make this practica ble. Revenue reform, if it means this has my hear ty support. If it implies a collection of all the revenue for the support of the government, for the payment of principal and interest of the public debt, pensions, Ac., by directly ,taring the people, then I am against . revenue reform and confidently believe the people are with.ine: If it means a failure to provide the necessary moans to defray all the expenses of the govern ment, and thereby a repudiation of the publie debt and pensions, then I am still more opposed to such kind of revenue reform, Revenue re form has not been defined by any of its advo cates, tonuy knowledge, but seems to be ac cepted as — something which is to simply every mares wants without any cost or effort on his part. A- true revenue. reform cannot hte made m a day, - but must bathe work of national leg islation and of time. As soon as the revenue can be dispensed with, all duty should be re moved from coffee, tea, and other 'articles of universal use not producedby ourselves. • The necessities of the country compel us' to collect revenue from our imports. An army of assessors and collectors is not a -pleasant sight to the citizen, but that or a tariff for revenue is. necessary. finch a tariff, so far as it acts as an encouragement to home producers, affords em ployment to labor atlitilig *ages in contrast to the pauper labor of the eld world, and also in the tlevelopentent of resources. Under the ail of Congress on the 15th day of July, 1870. the army hasgradually been reduced so that the first of January, 1871, the num ber of commissioned officers and men will not exceed the number contemplated by that law. The War Department building is an °laetrile lure, not fireproof and entirely inadequate in Its demension to our present wants. Many thousands of dollars are now paid annually for the rent of private buildings to , ticoximintadate the variousLnrnaus of the department. I re , commend an appropriation for a new War De partment building suited to the present grow ing wanta y of theniation. Tice reporrof the . Secretary of War shows a' Very satisfactory reduction in the expenses of the army for the last fiscal rear. For details you are referred to his accompanying report.. The expenses of the Navy for the whole ofthe last year, that is, from Dec. let, 1869, the date of the last re ..rt, are less than $190,000,000, or about 81,000,111 leu than they were-the previ ous year, Thtlexpenees since the commence ment of this fiscal-year, that is, Since July .Ist, show for the last five months a deciease of over $2,100,000 hum, those of the corresponding months of last year. The estimates for the cur rent were $28,205,671.37. Those fornext year are $20,683,317, with $955,100 additional for ne cessary permanent improvements. These estimates arc made laosely for, the mere maintenance 11 the naIKS- establishment as it now is, mtitout nich in the nature of per manent improvezuent.j The appropriations made for the last and urrent years were evi dently intended by Congress, and-are sufficient only to keep the &ivy on its present footing by the repairing and refitting of our old ships. This policy must, of course, gtadnallv- but surely destroy the navy, and it is in itself far from ceononneal, as each year that it is pur sued the betiiiiidty for mere repairs in ships and navy yards becomes imperative anti more cost ? ly, and our enrrent -expenaes are anonsily hi. creased for the mer e rePair of ships, many of which must soon become unsafe and useless. 5.,1 I hope during the -present kstssion of,a=, grill to be able to submit to it It plan by vessels can be built • and , its mado ten th gt great sating upon the preillut*inst.' 2 :- .. .r.*- .s Wean hardly be wise iiiteinllttllV in*ilov' ernmetityhich represents a , Witirover 5000 miles of coast lino on . sees, tfizelu- - : met A con ' I sive of Alaska, WA° of tau f progressive people, ; with riallatrns or every na ture with' almost every foretgrecountiy to rest -with inch inidequatil means of enforcing ony foreigirpolicy; either of protection or redress. Separated by.the ocean from the., nations of the Eastern continent, ouwsavy is our only 'means of direct , ali priatectionsno our citizens *breaker for Alio - C - mallard laity' fort' POliej• The accompanying report of the Dostbmiter General shojis *most satisfactory -working of that department: With the adoption of the recommendations contained therein, particu larly those relating to a reform in the franking - privilege, and the adoption of eorrespoudence okra, a .01f-snstaintpgr_poktal - ayste may, speedily be looked for, an d atne il ni isharit"day ;a: tattier rednetion•Of the rates of postag_o be attained. 0 ~, ,1 . P.- ,:- ''. I recourtnnutileit thif autherization - by Con , eves* to the Postmaster General' and the At torney Generaltoisistio all coMmissioua to MU dais appointed through their ,rerieCtive do-. Rat:nimbi. At present the commisii s one, where the appointments are Presedential,lire . issued by the State Departtneut. The law in all the departments-of Government, except atom of the Ptiiitofilee and of Justice, authorizes *eh to issue its own tOMMIIIBIOLLL - ' t. Always favoring political • reforms; I respect fully calf your attention to one abuse of long standing„ which I would like to see remedied by this Congress. It is r a reform. in the civil service of the country. I would have it go be yond the mere thing of the tenure-of-office of clerks or employes,, , whodo not require the ad vice and consent of' the Senate to make their appointments conplete. I would hive it govern not the tenure, but the manner_ of making all appointments. There is no duty 'which so much embartassea the Executive and heads of deparments as that of appointments, nor Is there any such - arderons and thankless labor: -imposed on Senators and Representatives as that of, finding places for imnstitueuts. The preseetssysteuedoes not secure. the best mei; and often not even fit men, for public . places. -'lle elevatied and purification of the civil ger 'vice of the government will be hailed with ap proval by the whole people of - the Vilited States. '''' ~ - Reform in the management of Indian iffairs, has received the special attention of the ad ministration from its inauguration to the pres entdays The elperiment of making it. a mis stonary'Worlowie tried with a few agencies given to the denomination of Frienelssand has been found to work most sdrantageonsly. All agencies anemipcsintendeficies, not so dis posed of, were given to officers of the army. The eel of Congress reducing this" army.ren ders army - __Mlicers ineligible fur civil positions. The Indian agencies being Civil officers, I - de •termined to give all the agencies to sash relig ions denomination as had heretofore eadah balled -missionaries arming the Indians, and perhaps to some other- denominations who would undertake the-work on the same terms, that is, as a . anissionary work. 'The' societies selected are aimed to name their own agents, subject to the appioval of the. executive, and are expected to watch over thou and aid them as missionaries, and christianize and civilize the Indians and to train them in the arts of pear , . 'Cles government watches ever the official nets of these agents, anil - requires of them as strict an accountability as if they were appointed in anPother manlier. I entertain the confident hope that the policy new pursued will Ins low - years bring all flt: Indians upon their reservations, where they wilt live inf s homes, have school-houses and churches, and will be --pursuing peaCefiil and self-sustaining avocations, and where they may" be visited byshe lair-abiding white man • with the same impunity that he - now visits tho eiv ' 'liked settlement. I call your special intention to the report of the Commissioners of -Indian Affairs for full information on this subject. During the last fiscal year 8,095,113 acres of the public lands-were disposed of. Of this quantity 3,598,911 nercii were taken under homesteadtet, and 215,951,581 acres sold for cask: The remainder was located with military warrants, college and Indian scrip; or applied in satisfaction of grants •to • railvads, or for other public use,. The entries under the homestead - lair during the last year Stovered 051,545 acres more than those during The pre-!. ceding Year.' !surveys have been rigorously prosecuted to the full extent of the means applicable to the purpose. The quantity of land in market will empty supply thopresent demand. I The claims of the settler under the home- 1 stead or the preseniption laws is not however limited to lands subject to sale at private entry. Any unappropriated surveyed public land mav, to a limited amouny 7- be acquired under the. former laws, if the party entitled to enter under I them will comply with the requirements ther I prescribe iu regard to residence and cultivation. '. 'flu: actual settler's preferences to the right of j purchase is ev.al broader, and extends to the lands which were unsurveyed at the time of his 1 settlement. His right was formerly confined within, much narrower limits, and at one peri od of our history was confen-ed only by special 1 • statutes. They ware enacted front hum to time to legalize what was then regarded as an I authorized intrusion upon the national doniain. The opinion that the public lands should be I regarded chiefly as a source of revenue, is' uol longer maintainede. The rapid settlement and I successful cultivation of them is now justly considered- of more importance to our well be ing than is tie flied which the sale of them would prod e. Th.e remarkable growth and proipenty of our new States and Territerhis attestilie wisdom of the legislation which invites the tiller of the soil to secure a permanent home on ternis within the reach of all. Thu pioneer who incurs the dangers and privations of a frontier life, and thus aids ite laying i the foundation of new• cothmonwealtles- renders a signal service to his country' and is entitled to its special favor and protection. The laws se cure that object and largely promote the gen eral welfare. ' They should therefore be cher ished as a peremnent feature. of cur land sys tem. Good qaith requires me to eice full -effect to existing grants: The tise honored lied beneficial policy of settleg apart certain sections of public land fur educational puipo _eel in the new States should h, continual. "When ample provision shall have Is en made for these objects,l submit as a question worthy "of serious consierlition, whether the residue of our national doniani should not be wholly disposed of under the provisions ef the home stead and pre-emption laws. In addition. to the swamp and overflowed lands, granted . to the States in which they arc situated, the lands taken under the agricultural college acts, and for internal improvement purposes under the act of September 1811; and the acts supplmen tal thereto,. there had bre') convoyed up to the close of the last fiscal year by patent or other I equivalent evidence of title to States and cor poratibus, 27,836,257 and 63,10 d acres for rail roads- canals and wagon roads. It is estin ated that t he additional quantity of 17,473.552 : cres is still duo under grants for like uses. The policy of thus aiding the States in b,fild ing,svorks otinternal improvement was inhug urated more than forty years since in thees*nts to Indiana and Illinois to aid 'those States in Opening canals to -connect the waters oil the Wabash with those of Lake Erie, and the waters of the Illinois with those of Lake nichiglei. It was followed with some modifications in the grant to Illinois of alternate sections of miblic and within.certain limits of the Illinois Central Railroad. Fourteen States and sundry corpora tions have received similar subsidies in connee- Lion with railways completed or in process of construction. As the reserved sections are rat ed at the double minimum, the sale of their at enhanced price has thus m many instances m . damnified The treasury for the granted land. The construction of some of those thorough fares has undoubtedly given a vigorous impetus to the developennan of our resources and the settlement of the more distant portions' of the' ' country. It May, howevereqse well insisted, 'that much of our legislation tti this regard has been characterized b y indiscriminate and pro fuse liberality. The United States should nut loan their credit in aid of any enterprise under taken by States or corporations, nor grant lands in any instance unless the projected work is of acknowledged national importance. I .are strongly inclined to the opinion that it is inex pedient and unnecessary to bestow subsidies of either description, but should Congress deter mine otherwise, I earnestly recommend that • the rights of settlers and of the public be niece effectually secured and protected by appropriate legislation. During the year ending September 33, 1874, there were tiled in the patent otlice 19.111 ap plications for patents, 3,374 caveats and lee ap plications for the extension of patents; 13,622 patents, including re-issues and nesigns, 'were issued, 110 extended and 1,080 allowestbut not Issued, by reason of the men-payment di 'the fees. The receipts of the office during the tis cat year were 5133,3e1.29 in excess of its expend itureS. :1 The work of the census bureau has been en ergetically prosecuted. The ,preliminary re ports, containing much information of special value and interestovill be ready for delivery du ring the present . seision. The rerna.ning col nines will be completed with, all the dispatch consistent with perfect :weenie; in arranging and classifying the returns. We shad thus at no distant day be furnished with an authentic record of our condition and resources. It will, I doubt not, attest the growing prosperity of the country, although during the decade which has just closed, it was severely tried by , the great war waged to maintain its integrity and to secure and perpetuate our free institutions. During the last fiscal year tho sans paid to pensioners, including the cost of disbursement, was $7,780,811 11, and 1,758 bounty land war . .. .. , • rants were issued. At its close 108,6#36 naives were on the pension rolls. Tho. labors of - the pension office have been directed to the severe scrutiny of the evidence submitted in favor..of clasths, and to the discovery of fictitious claims whichlave-becn heretofore allowed. The ap propriation for the employment of special agents for the investigation of frauds has beenjudi ciously used, and the results obtained have been of inestimable service. . - The subjects of Education and 'Agriculture are of great interest to the success of our Re publican institutions, happiness and grandeur as a nation. In the interest of ono a • bureau has been established in the interior Depart ment, the Bureau of Education, and in the in terest of the other a separate department, that of Agriculture. I believe great general good is to flow from the operations of both !these bu reaus If properly fostered. I cannot, commend to your careful consideration too highly the re ports of the Clommiasioner of Education and of Agriculture, nor urge too strongly such Liberal legislation as to secure their eMciency. In conclusion I would sum up thb policy of the Administration, to be a' thorough enforce ment of &ery law, a faithful collection of taxes, economy id the disbursement of -the same, a prompt.pdyment of every debt of the nation; reduction of taxes as rapidly as the 'cgrtire tnentiof the country will admit, and a tariff - to -be so arranged as to afford. the ,greatest mile( SrATEitENT TEE' AMOUNT, eIIIPTION AND vr A mon or Beal and Personal Property. Trades, Pmfreelons, and Orrupattous. Otters a i n n.- - =OW -at Interest, Notes. Judgment*. 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' ' • 2C3i 129.785) 10,020 2,6001.... 1 .. ... 1 .... .....„.., Monroe Tontuddp.,. 791 - 28.706 2.012 ~ . .1,...1 16251.... ...... ~ .. Monroe Boromgh . . .... 213 i 167,338 19.202. 2.1Z0', 1201 18071._ i' ~, Orwell . . - .112• ' 31.002 5.329 3001..... i 2071.- . .... .......i.' Overton 3611 207.597 29,3 1.800; 4.30, 1450; tt 2-: Pike . ' - " • 3 . 4 161.935 1 25.143 • 3.942 , 3601 3a0...... ...., 111842bw9 • 245 132.7221 13.374. 1,1001 . 90..... ' .... .... .•••;•.: . Rowe Township • Gli 17,546 1.9341 1,110. 401 1217. • 6 • .5 t Rome Borough... • . , .. 400 257,0511 31,218 1,7301... : 1 92.0;.... .... „..1 . •Smithfield - 430 218.168 • TJ:181 , 2.750. ;67.... 3581 .. • .... ... • Springfield • . _ - " • • 233 94350 1 19.3061 1,7001 180 ... . . !.... ... j, .. • • , S o u t h Creek . ' * 64 , 29,7Z1 2.3191. 3001 155; 270; - .... .... , !trivial* - • . 304 310,804, 21.2241 11.490 1 ' 10 00 1 .' -..--.- Standing __ „ . Sheihegnin . Standing Stone • ' . . 205 110 0431 11,001/1 4,9201....' 8291.... . _ .2 . .: 243 80.2501 IEOO. ; . 1 , 1, Terry . . . - • 152 10.1=1 12,2031 2.0001 150 2.9, .... _. _ 1 Towanda Tcnvnsbip ' 331.9201 7.7721 51.508 2230.21123•154 , k ::.1 3 Towanda Borengll Towanda North - .... - 135 74,2.2- 7.048' 2 053. , ,40; 1:051 .. -.. 1 1 t Troy.Townehly ' • 31 240.913; 23.550' 6.04,2., 553, :34! 1 1 Tray Bariugh . 27 3 142.2661 4.735 -- 17751 250 - moth) 27.0' .... ..... 5 '233 122,20 t : 13,325 Tuatirori • ' 234 101 4281 14,210. .... ._ 1:.. - ,' 5 2 ,„: 1 , Ulster . 319 - 149,06.31 74286. 2.24.); i... • ;01 , . - ,52,.... .., ... .. Trarrtal . Windtunn.... ...,4 ... . 2 ...........1 4 .. 2g2 . 131,3101 21,2371 1.700; 50l 225' _... i .... 7 400 176.457 18.457 16.201 1 940; "...929'..... • • 2 .... 9 WWpill - re - tine.. , 258. 175,519. 15,5201 3:IX/0.... -1 1 1Zg....' 3 ....., ybox. . '•"•".. ........ I 1 • -.1 .... 1 .. 1.,_ ....,.... .. Walt"... • .. 281.1 10.7711 17,533; .. .. .. .. 1. , ..1„ ..;,,........_ .. ~ . Wilmot - - - _ - _7. - _ - _-_ - _ - .•-•....3 - :;________ _ BRADFORD C011172V, as. .. We, the undersigned. CommUsloncra of eald Coe ntp; do correct statement of.thcreturns Made by the several Anse And we also give notice that we hill meet at the Commission 26th day of DECEMBER. 1870, for the purpose of revising a. • Divert ruder our hands and official seal at-Towanda, this ME Attest :—E-41-CooLnatuu. Clerk to the greatest number; honest Mc fair - deal ings with all other ueopje, tot cud . that war withaltits bligh g Honest - cense 11CCS May be a avoided, - but without surrendering any right . or. obligation due tons; a.reforni in the treatment - of Indians and in the whole civil service. of the country,„and finally. in securing a ultra hutram- . mclled ballot; where - every mau entitled to cast a vote may do in Just onceat each election with oat fear oftutilestatiim or proscription .on ac count of his political faith, nativity or color. - U. S. Gci.:cr. ExEcurtvi: lifaicSios, December 5, 1870. lasceUmeonr. D E.. P 0' FOR THE 11 0 L 1 1) A 1 - S MI "!.: MEE WICKHA.3,I . 1 / 4 -BLACK'S. D. I. 1870 BA. PETTIS co., • Have juet te4ivtal a 10-41 • FALL GOODS - In their hue; bought in New York and Philadelphia. at mices that warrant them in saying thai they will . • CHEAL'.AS THE CfrE - APEST,.. • Their stock consists in Domestic and other DRY GOODS, HOSIERY, GLOVES, ZEPIIYRS, WORSTED, NOTIONS, - &C.,,\C' TULLE Iinj,INEBY DEPARTMENT Is th r eroitgldy furnished with the' LATEST.EISMOICS AND IrMTGOODS For the :eeasvn. MITIMM CAPS AND HEAD RIGS Constantly on Laud Main at., 9ppusite Ulu eihni ku9st; Sept. 29.'70. NEW . MT,LLIN,ERY. 311:8. .7. D. HILLI Would wll thu . atteution SA the rit.bliu 'to Ler large Etock of - • PALL AND WINTER lt I L - 1 4 I.N ER Y GOO D Directly from New York city, of the %cry ' , LATEST STYLE:, . All of which Willikraold CHEAPERthaliol22i place in Towanda, compriving BONNETS awl HATS LACES. CORSI:Mi RID GLOVES, - • . MRS. J. IY, LULL. First loot cast of Brawl:all k. Itliliieiray's lied. White and Blrk.store. Bridge st. Stilt. 2:J."ld. • - . . . Now divortismehts , hereby rertify tie! above 'to bei true awl 'core of Bradford. County for the year 1871.. era' Office. Y•iwarid,s, ou MONDAY, • d ettO asowenueet. • 28th day of NOvetulter. A. D. IsTe. 117.11 A LOOSIIR. ) .1085Ctinin - o•,•:ener, EZRA C. - F.FI.LOCTdi, TO. LECTURE TOMIIIITEE I. - 0- - OE' G. T. ISa this place, vi•oithl titas.iinice that thy Lave yap; cd th, tullowing na:meillectiarers: 11. 11" I. It T S. I K 1.7; S Sher hark iu New York. 111. - - OLIVE LOO.A.N REV. MATTH inV HALE SMITH Rer.ened Scat; s ...... ............ Tichrt. Season Ticlii.tx and Seat" Lc, LW/ITER Kiltl3Y'S Dru.o titnrc. Tbi: "alt. , Itetierveil Seat: will conmeu.:,ii Jule: F. S fr:DEltzuN. CLIA.I; I .E, • II mi.. L. It. Wit.Lt et 14 Li F; 11.1 J. W. VANIcv.., Nov. H. OPENING ALL Ltr I,,tr p.tr , coq.• I,a c,:or.•. .111.1 .a,,uru thou tta• ot,rt,n, a.ll be .par, .1 to eu , sure a c.uutilin •: tne its,! jurt;Fe:Eu r te_.l tioni Wait .11:41 unit IL Lb.: tat, ,t LONDON -and l'.lltlS 'ht3l,s. Villl,ll I . • Also: a .•f arid raw:). i;,:otl cotapri,ing a. LACES, LINEN COLLARS, I hal,. :11,0 ra.opimi , d, imiinextimilvitli the nHorr my LILES"; )I.ll.:lN(lll•tablis4iiiierit,tiud I am liou parril to do in tin lat!,,Vaehionablo - It sliort Entruncelicat door Fos. 3tercar's, up stti: Sept. 22,10. FqM--& 11E1teUlt Iletpet.tfully ti4forra the publlc trod they h.tse pig( opeuett a flue astotrtment of Cou.Lhtiu. , ' of abuost ever) thing in the iireeLt: , au , / Prornsiouline, which they offer for kale at ' At-the lowest ufarket rates, We feel coutldent .that with our eaperduce wad facilities, we shall be able to please the noel (aqui. this. Our Motto is •• Good Goods at Itcaeenialb Prices.*: We eltall -bad to plea,e. Try u, Corm. :quill and Pine ntreets. f. T. FOX, • Teminda. Sept. 15,'70. HENRY .111.1ter1 Y A L U S IN G- 111:N iug leased the Storclinu,e and ~a 1 to the 31e,rs. Ivcrutil notify the . ; citizens of Wyalitsinz, and vicinity that ha contantiy onilanil a full ',Welt of. , . 0% L. :..,11ENTNI: C. i•i;s .'ND DAM'. IN 'DUN. Olt If4"111,03:11111,E.L IN SACKS,. 111;1,:i.., AND 13A(ISD •-_ PL.l.StEit .111(1) KEROSENiI Which v. ph•avd t e.ulgdy tluiu with at rvationshl, NOVI I Ilt tt.e.ue , l• iarat.trtin 11 In, off etnnl-for queutly caumit fail iu go!. ing,entlre tnin•tug of cr,llllllllEy. , OAS. 4 P.UO' FOR . OILUN 1, , ,, t 4 .ery . .1 , 14.T4/ti0.4.1 uf FARMER'S .PRODUCE, WEI jr tal.eu iu elellnu,•+ r.r coal, jr.laz•r C , ineutiand lif:roseno Olt.. JrWEI IIY EEO DitSl.7 . as thy agebt, «ill alwaysi br at the Warehouse to attend to castoußrs. Ane. in, 1147 n. Aavertizammt. 111= 11,1,14ber 11. 11,70 (Ayls .Tantiary BURLEIGH, enricAld Cutttratd. tad Tuidd., dial Oar Tl:uLd." '1. , . 1671 WENDELL PHILLIPS MENEM lEEE ElE=ll I.N:.;A E. DICKINSON r.. T 1..- 1 , 7 ' WINTEII GuoDh "ALT,..4S F.:T.-KINGSLEY EMEME MILLINERY GOODS =I tlre !riqvr- •,f as CUFFS 11.1NDliURCII1ES, CORSETS, k.e. CUTTING and FITTING NEIN:, GOODS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL C C P C 0 L L I .1 F s A • L OM CEME •\ T
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