Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-12-18
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tstive fr5n the Unitsd Sisieu Of Coiunnbis, and
hsvs accredited ii sainistsr 20 thst republic.
THE RIGHTS OF ALIENS II 4 CIVIL wAR
Incidents occurring in The pzogrsss Of car civ
il war have fsFeed upon my a.tentioa tue unesT-
lain state Of mt rnatoBsi q9ssiians touching
the rights OF forsigBers in tits country and Of
Uaite5 ststss eli Esos abroad
Ia regard 10 some governments, these rights
sre At least psriislly 1sfaed By tTeates. Il 10
instance, however IS i expressly stipulated thst
in the event Of civil war forsiguer residing IN
this country within fbe liaes of the insurgents,
10 60 be exempted from the rule which eisssss
Biu IS a bslliEsTsRt, in whose behalf the gov
eminent of his csuatry eaRnet expseE any PFi-
Viieges or iamuRities eis}iu tTpm that ehsgse-
ter I regret 20 s4y, however. nat such cisIms
haze been put forward, aHs IL some Instances
in behalf Of foreigners wba have lived ia the
UEi:ed Stsles Inc greater part o. the ives.
There is reason 70 bslisFs that many pors3ns,
born 10 flreirfi coansrias, who have deelUsd
their intention 20 beeous eitzsns, OF who lave
been fully natErsFzsa, hsve evsdsd tie military
duty requirsd Of them By dsuyiEg ths fact, sHd
thereby throwing upon the Government the bar
then Of proof Il has been foHud dlficait or in
practicable 90 obtain lhis proof FOR waas OF
gaides to the prSper s0uTes Of iBformssion
These might be supplied By requiring clerks Of
sourls. WBsEs declarations Of intention may be
EaAGr OK lHllFAl Aaa-lAs Ea18he4s 10 st5Qat E6iA
odically, lists Of the names of tds persons Estu-
rsliEsa, or declaring their intentoas 10 bseoEzs
citizens, 10 the Secretary ef ths IntsTioI, in
whose department the Names might be srraagss
az6 pTintd for geRsral infsTmsjsR. TEsge ia
also reaseR 20 believe thas fsre;gseTs Geqnsntly
become CitiAsrs CT the Uaited States fof the sos
purpose Of evadiRg dad5s imposed By laws Of
their naive eoautIy, g which, on sscoziDg
naturslssd hege, they at eEcs repair, ana
though never returning 70 the United States,
lhsy still claim the Interpretation Of this srve,E-
Espt IS ciFss1s.
Many .lterca.ioas snl greaJ prsia.liees have
heretofore arisen cat Of this abaBs Il is there
fore submitted 10 your ssTi5Uz consideration
wbesber it might not be advisable TO 6x limit
bsysnd which no sitiEsn Of the United States re-
siding Rad may slAim the inteTpssition OF his
GoVerBneht TIE night OF Suffrage has often
beeR assumed and exercised BY aliens, HBdsr
sFetencs Of naturalization, Whieh tksy have
disavOWsd when drafted into the military ser |
vice.
THR RIGHT TO VOTE GIVES TIE RIGHT Ts
Fight.
submit the e1pediency Of such an amend |
nent Of the law as will make the fact Of yotins I
an sstePpsl against sny PIES OF exemption from 1
military service, OF siyil obligation % sAg |
ground OF Alienation.
AAEEnhAAtgNAL LhLH9h4EA AtAAa.
Satisfactory arrangements hsys besa made
with the Emperor Of Russia, whish, it % be- 4
lisved, will rssaltsia egocEng esRsina0as line /
Of telegraph through thai sHPirs frsm ths Pa
si6s coast.
l recommend to ysur hvorabls sousiasration
the sHbject Of az iztsTEatioDsl teieGrsp across
the Atlantic ocean, and also Of Telegraph be-
tween the cspitsl and the asticnsl forts along /
the seabeara and the Gulf Of Mexies susA
communications, established vita any reAsoB.
aba outlay, would be ecoaenicd e well IS
sgsetivs sids to the diplomatic, military ana
naval service.
OUR CONSULAR SYSTEM
The csrgular sys.sEa sf ths United States,
asder ths snaetasnts Of the last CsRgrsss, bs
giRa 70 be ssiEs0siSisiDS, ana there i5 rsassR
to hogs thai it may keesme entirs 50 With tie
increase Of Eads which vii snsas whenever
peace Is restored.
as;ssRICAy INTERESTS ABsoAB.
Oar ministers sbres5 Lave besa fsithful in
1s' -Hdirg Assriesn rigbts. Ia Pr9tsehzg soE-
Taetsisl interests ear c8asUis bAvs necessarily
bsi to sreouatsr iuersssed lABOEs ana IssRsAsl-
biiiaas growing oUs OF Ln5 Esf These 1hsy
nave, for the most Part, net and discharged vita
ro.l sEd egsceney. This acknowledgment
irstlv iqelEdss th7se c0asuls who reside il
NoTosso, Egjpt, Turkey, japan, ChiEs and
other oriental countries, VINO aIs charged win
complex functions and exsrsor3iHsry PcUsrs.
THE EEw TERRITORIES.
Tbs condition sf ths several organised terrific
res IS generally satisfactory, silaasgh IndlGa
ia New Mckee have Ros been en-
,irelv suppressed. Toe mineral resources Of
Colorado Nevada, Idsh0, New Mexico and
Arizous are proving far Ficher has sAs been
hereto.ors uudsrss0od. lay beisTs you
GA shs sBbjoC. nom the governor
Of hsw Lszice,
IMMIGRATION TO BIZ ENCOURAGED.
again submit to your consideration tao ex-
usaissey eff establisbing q SYSTEM for the ss-
ssuIagemeut Of immigration. Althosgh this
scarce Of national wealth sad strength Is szsiu
RsNiHg wisa greater fTssdsss than f0r several
years before tbs iusausetion occurred, tkeFe is
sill . great 3sicisRoy in every field Of iadasTy /
especially Ia sgTieultsrs, and Ia eur miHes ef /
iYsn, IS wsl as Of the precieas metals. p Thils
ne dezaSEd FOX iSbsy is thus iacfssss9 bere,
tsns Of 5houssnds Of persons, dsstissts sf rsra-
neyatiye occupation, Ass tbT0Bging sur foreign !
csasulasss GnS eEsrirg to enigrssO 70 tie Uailed /
Stsses, if essential, Aus very cheap, assistance /
can be Afforded thom-
THs RIGHTS or FoREIGEEEs.
Il Is easy sa see thas, undcr the shaTp dissi- l
plius of civil war, the nation Is bsainEizg new |
HE This n0bls efJTt demands ths Aid, sua /
ought to receive sSe sttsntsn aHd support Of /
fhs GoveTRmsat. Itjariss a7forseea By tho /
Governme.-t, and unlHtsudsd, may, Ia Some i
casss have been iz8icsed on tae sgbjests 81 citi-
ssBs Of fofeign counties, beth At ass and on /
lAud, By paTs0us IN the service OF the United |
slstes.
As tbs GaFeznment sxPacta redress hcm /
OTHER powers when EizisF injuries are iaAicged /
by persons in their service nPon ei,iGsns Of the
UAted STATES, We must be prepared to DO jastss |
70 foreigners.
If the existing judicial tribunals EEs made
quate to this purpose, special eoart nay be au-
thorized with power 10 near and dss1ae saeh /
claims Of de character Eefened to as may have 1
arisen under treadss and tbe public law. Con- /
veHtioBs for EalRstng the claims By lsiRt oeIn-
misson have been pToposed 30 sonse Govern /
Hasnts, bat 70 definite assWar 70 the proposition |
has yet been Tessived fron any. In the course I
Of the session l shsll probably have sccAsiaR Ie
request y0a to provide indsnBiseabon 10 ciairn-
ans " hero DEGREES Of restitution hsye been reB-
dersd (aBa damages awaIaea By admiralty /
eourtsl and in Other csaas where this Govern |
meat may be acknowledged 10 be liable ia prIn-
clpe, and whore the aR9uat ef that liability 1
las beeR saceftailsd By an informal arbitration. 1
The proper officers Of the treasury hATs dssned I
themselves reaaiEed, by tho Ian Of sbe United I
States uBOR the subject, 70 demand tax upon |
tho incomes Of foFega coIlsUls IN u soabsIy /
While sueh demand may not, IN striesasss, % !
in delegation Of public law, or perhaps Of any /
sxisting treaty between the United States and :
foreign oCunzF, the szpodisaey Of so far modi- |
fyI1E she set as TO exempt hon the tsx the ia I
come Of such conssls IS are not eitasEs Of the |
Usilsd States, derived from. the snaoiunsents Of
their ofiee OF from property D0t situated IN the
United STATES, is sabmitted to yolf ssEloas con
sideFAtion. / make this Suggestion Rpon ths
ground that comfy, whick eught % be reeip
rocsied, exsmpts our e0nsals IN sA other esun-
tries from iaxstioa 70 the extent TINS Indicated.
The United States, I thiak, orghi mss to be OK
ssp,ioasbly iliibsEsl 20 inteTDEnoRal sfade and
commerce.
TRR FINANCES OF TIE NATION