The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-12-19

10 DEleH6 lIldt IOfelguerS freq ueHliy become
citizeas of the United States for the sole
purpose Of eVading the duties imposed BY
the laws of their native country. to which
after becoming naturaIized here, they al
once repair, and, though never returning tc
the United States, they still clam the inter
position Of the Government as citizens.
4 Many alterations and great preiudices have
heretofore arisen out Of this abuse It is
therefore submitted t, your serious consid-
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1t might be advisable to fix a limit be-
! yond which no eitzenlof the United States.
residing abroad, may claim the interposition
Of his Government. r-, 49,, 49,. -.
Nhs right Of suffrage has ofIen Been as
sumedb and exercised by aliens under pre-
tence of naturalization, which they have
disavowed when drafted in the military SER
vice. 4 submit the expediency of such an
amendment to the law that win make the
fact Of voting an estopple against any plea
of exemption from military service or other
civil obligations, on the ground of alienage.
/ In common with other Western Powers,
our relations with Japan have been brought
in serious jeopardy through the peverse OPP
/ position of the Hereditary aristocracy of tie
Empire to the enlightened, liberal policy of
the Tycoon, designed to bring the country
into the society of nations. 1t is to be
/ hoped, though not with entire confdeuce,
that these difficulties may be peacefully
overcome. l ask your attention to the
Minister residing there for the damages he
has sustained IN the destruction by fire of
the residence of the legation,at Yeddo. = s
Satisfactory arrangements have been made
with the Emperor of Russia, which it is
hoped will resullin effecing continuous
line Of telegraph through that Empire from
our Pacific coast.
recommend to your favorable conside-
ration the subject Of an entire national tel
egraph between the capital and the national
forts along the Atlantic seaboard and the
Gulf Of Mexico. Suck connections estab
lished with any reasonable outlay would be
economical as wen as effective aids to the
diplomatic, military and naval service.
The Consular systems Of the United States
under the enactmenLs Of the last Congress,
begiusto be self sustaining, and-tbere is rea-
son to hope that it may become entirely so,
with the increase of trade, which will ensue
when. peace is restored Our Ministers
abroad have been faithful in defending our
rights and promoting our commercial In
/
to encouule Ter increased labors and RESPONSE,
bilties growing out Of the war. These
may have been for Che most part met an !
disc' arged with zeal and efficiency. This
acknowledgement is justly due those con
sus, who reside in China and other central
countries, and are charged with complied
lions and extraordinary forms.
The condition of the several organized
Territories is generally satisfactory, al
though the Indian disturbances in New
Mexico have not been entirely suppressed
The mineral resources of Colorado, Nevada,
Idaho, New Mexico and Arizona are prov
ing far richer than heretofore understood. /
lay before you communications on this sub
iect from the Governor of New Mexico |
again submit to your consideration the ex
pediency Of establishing a system for The
encouragement of emigration, although this
source Of national wealth is again flowing
with greater freedom than for several years
before the insurrection occurred there is
still a great deficiency of Iaborers in every
field of industry, especially in agriculture
and in our mines, as well of iron aud coal
as of precious metals. While the demand
for labor is thus increased here, tens Of
thousands of persons destitute Of remuner-
ative occupations, are thronging our foreign
consulates ard offering to emgrate 10 the
United States, if essential bat very cheap
assistance can be afforded them Il is 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 receive the attention and support Of the
Government. Injuries unforeseen by the
Government and unintended, may, in some
cases. have been inflicted upon the subjects
or citizens Of foreign countries, boti At sea
andlon land, By persons in the service Of
the United States. As this nation expects
redress from other powers, when similar
injuries are Inflicted By persons in their ser
vice upon citizens Of the United States, We
must be prepared to do Justice to foreign
ers. Ii he existing judicial tribunals are
inadequate TO this purpose, special court
may be authorized, with power to hear and
decide such claims of the character referred /
to. az may have arisen under treaties IA |
public law Conventions for adjusting
claims by your commission have been pro-
POSED to some governments, but no definite
answer to these propositions has yet been
received from any. In course of the ses-
sion | shall have occasion to request you to
provide decentralization to claimants, De-
crees of restitution have been rendered and
damages awarded by. the Admiralty Court,
and in other eases. when this Government
may be acknowledged to be liable in prine- /.
pie, and when the amount of that liability
has been ascertained by an informal arbi
tration. The proper ofieers'of the Treas
ury have deemed themselves required By
the law of the United States upon the sub
ject. to demand a tax upon the incomes of
fnreirn consnls in This country. While such