The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1863-12-12

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u tsraii ism IEeesesi SCI per-
Cd ally. lists -es he a. IS Of arson
or q blari their iienti0iX
~ becosae citixek to- The 6eere5aEY ~
the interior. in whose department tEess
names must be afrangea and print for
general information, There ID also reason
e $ Isiatsl II ss ssasss ~
the sole purpose of crading the duties
imposed by the lava &c their nstixa ccssrss.
try, to which, In becoming naturalized
here. they at once repaiT asah. though
never returning to tho SUjNRd Ststet,
they still claim the interposition OF the
,saxsspnasn a sitizeK ans lssEsas
tons md grpnt pre- judtces fiays seret0-
fora grown oas 81 iltis aisase. s.a ktsst there
fSfesuinAitssd 10 your serieus eensideras
ton. It might be advisable TO nx . lime
IL beyond which no citizen OF the United
States residing abroad may claim the M
ferposition OF this government. The
right of suffrage has often been assumed
and exercised BY aliens under pretense
al NATURALIZATION which they hare disas
vowed when drafted into the military
service: I submit the expedienca oil
such an amendment of the laws Is viii
make the iact of voting an estoppel
against any plea OF exemption from mile
tsry service or other civil Obligation. on
| the ground of alienage. In common with
other western powers our feiatisns with
| japan has been brought into serious
| jeopardy through the perverse opposition
OF the hereditary aristocrAcy Of, the En-.
pire to the enlightened and Hbt'rll policy
of tycoon Irsigned to bring the country
| into the society of Nations. II IS to be
hoped, although not with entire conf
denca that these difficulties n1sy be peace
fully overcome. ask your attention to
the Minister residing there for the damn
ees he sustained in the destruction by
IRE ofthe residence of the legation iat
Zeddo. - ,'.'', -
| Satisfactory arrangements have been
! made with the Emperor OF Russia. which
| il is believed, win result ID etfecting q
! continuous fine of Telegraph through
that EmTre froh our Pacific coast. g. Il.
| I recommend to your favorable consId
GRAFTON the subject of an international
! Telegraph across tho Atlantic Ocean, and
also of a telegraph between this Capital
and the National forts along the Atlantic
seabord and the Gulf of Mexico. Such
| connections, established with any reas-
olabie outlay would be economical as
well as effective aid to the diplomatic
military and naval service. The consular
| system of the United States, under the
| enactsmei1ts of the last Congress begins
to be self sustaining, and there is reason
| to hope that it may become entirely SO
Al IL -, x,naoea 1F frafla xe,l,snb hrin aYY
sue whenever peace is restored.
Our Ministers abroad have been faith
| fnl in defending American rights and in
protecting our commercial interests; our
couSdfs have necessarily had to encoun-
| ter increased labor and responsibilities
growing out of the war, these they have,
| FIR the most part met and discharged
| with zeal aud efficiency. Their acknoWl.
| sdgment justly includes thossA consuls
| who, residing in Morocco, Egypt China
and other central countries are charged
with the conlplicative and extraordina-
| ~ powers. r.
The condition Of the several organized
territories is generally satisfactory, aitho'
the indian disturbances in New Mckee
h I've not been entirely suppressed: The
mineral resources Of Colorado, Nevada,
Idaho, New Mexico and Arixonia are
proving far richer than heretofore lln-
derstood. lay before you 'cornmuni-
cation oar this subject from the Govern
or of New Mexico:
Iagain submit to your consideration
the expedienry of establishing = system
for the encouragement OF emigration, OIL
though this source of National wealth is
again flowing with greater freedom than
for several years before the Instruction
occurred There is still a great deficien
cy Of alasorers In every field Of industry
especially in agriculture. and all our mines
AS we'll OF iron and coal rs of precious
metals, While the demand for labor il
! thus Increased here, tens of thousands oil
! persons, destitute of reGnunsrave occupa-
! ton, arc thrsnging our foreign consulates
and Offering to emigrate to the United
States. If essential but very cheap assis-
tthce can be afforded them, it II easy to
see that under the sharp discipline OF
: civil war the nation is beginning new
life. This noble effort demands the aid
and ought to rectiye the attention and
support Of the Government. Injuries
, unforeseen by the Government, and min
tended raay in some cases have been in.
flicted upon the subjects or citizens OF
: foreign countries, both at sea and on the
land, and by persons in the service of the
! United States. As this Government ex-
poets redress from other powers when
similar injuries are inflicted by persons
in their service on citizens Of the United
States, we must be prepared 10 do justice
to Foreigners IF the existing judicial
tribunals are inadequate to this purpose.
q. special court may be. authorized, With
! power to hear and decide such claims OF
the character referred to, as may have
arisen under treaties and pnhlie law con
!. yentions,for adjusting claiilis by Joint
commission, hsse beent proposed to some
Governments, but no definite aiiyBer to
! Incorporation he's Yet been received
| from any, ~ -. DIX 49, 4s5r2 ~
|. Drrinr the course IN fise session tsi,a all
! probably have occasion IL request you to
! provide indenniacation TO claimants
where DEGREES of restitution have bren
ordered and taannages Swardeh by the
admiralty court, aid ffi4 6ther cases
where this governnnenf may be Sacknowl-
edged-p BE- iiabis.; IN principle, and
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