Arizona miner., 1867-12-28

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 Of the United States. wot
 perienee m our second war witb 'te G @ine sS. aih-the same European polcy 'sea' Bht t,ne excluded as even from ,,. F l0h. west lndies while we were at ro.". 's Niih ihe hauohs. m our recent civil war :. Nth all and their piratical blockade Lr'.,t.O L@, me relel, 'ouha lacii'tics in the same pnrts s'.. alHe, Nh'ch thcy loo successfully scc,...,tAss Work 'I9uring and devastating the cor,,.,l i'hed of We are now engaged in re -builJ,,. whidi bored especially under this d,.,7 heh. that European steam vessels shtage-- cur enemies, found friendly sLsisPloyed by ton and supplies, in Wcst IsS' p'O,tc. while our own naval operation. 'an ,. pors: sarily carried on from our o,vn ii. 'fe aefe bees. mere Was Then an universal f.oI.' s.lsez want oi an advanced naval ouipo., a>ihs Inc Atlantic coast and Europe. Tb, 0sslE0a obtaining such an outpost n..a.s,o outy q lawfully, while neither doius tha injury to other States, earnestly ,...1tennaerg attention Of the Executive Ders.,seu ts fore the close of the war. and i, Hent D. lost sight sight of since that fine '' btea tircly dissimilar naval want ra... a n9t O. during the same period on the p,s;su l'sef The required foOthold there wss e',S e1. eo,t secured by our late treaty with the rr,....sP oi Russia, and II now seems iinpera,;,a l the more obvious necessities of the aya ,aa coast should be as carefully provided r.. good and convenient port and barlor ,9i' .' of easy defense, viii supply that wan, tc'.55 the possession of such station bv tIs I.'.IM InM States, neither we nor any otber a1 NI'1 nation, need longer apprchend ipinrv ,','.'l, a., iense from any trans Atlantic eper1, v 0r with our early statesmen that the Wa.9H dies naturally grayitate to. and m,v \. ! pccted ultimately to De absorbed br ,la !" st ' tinental States, including our own
 with them, also, that it is wise. to ls.,' a ! question of such absorption to this r,a.,.', 's ! national political grayitaiion. The isl.s4' ! Saint Thomas and St. Johns. which - ! ute a part of the group called tbe v--.
 Islands, seem to offer us adyantaees - ately desirable, while their acquisition s-.l ! be secured in harmony with the prinei,is,. z. which l have alluded. X treaty b,s ,l...
 fore been concluded with the King fBs.
 mark, for tho cession of these island. i..i will be submitted tv the Senate for eo,s;i,.
 ation. 1t viii hardly be necessary to e,Il ,s. attention ot Congress to the subject of s,s-.
 ding for the payment to Russia of ths s.
 stipulated in the treaty for the ees.i, / ! Alaska Possession having been eyrp,slly IA
 hvered to our commissioner, the territory n
 mains for the present in care of A r,i;,,-r
 force, awaiting such civil organizatos i,
 shall be directed by Congress.
 RIGHTS or NATURArzED CITIZENS or rv,
 UNITED STATES.
 The annexation of many snail Ceus
 States to Prussia, and the re-orgzi.izs.ios 4
 that country under new and Liberal Coas,
 tuition, have induced me to renew tie sgr
 to obtain a just and prompt settlement q iss
 loag SeNcd question concerning the claims Il
 foreign States to military service ffom ,h.4
 subjects naturalized in thc United States lr
 connection with this subject rre attsaroa
 Congress is respectfully called to a singalsI
 and ebarrassing conflict of laws. The Erscz
 tive department Of this Government has Aat erio uniformly held as il now hods. tt., us
 tuyalizstion in conformity with the Conss..
 ton and laws of inc United States, ats hs
 tho recipient from allegiance to the BhfH
 Grown. Prussia and Great Britain hosi Ga !
 this doctrine is indefensib.c, and tha, hs not absOlyed by our laws Of natEFzEaiz
 ana DFllSA fnhge= clte ccAEt-s Alsl 4s q , thorities of the United States, in sayFn that theory and against the position I'd the Executive authority of the United safs . This conflict perpleSes the public nlsd 7s corning the nights of naturalized eitiRN s [ impairs the national authority absM . called attention 10 this subject in ny ate ! nual message, and now again resPerifl.I , peal Co Congress to declare the uaiigas 2 unmisiakably upon this important ssssH THE AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE cEi9h
 The abuse of our laws by the dIsis.S
 prosecution of the African slave tak ss z American citizens, has altogether csas4 q [ under existing circumstances no an.ss1esa . 0i iis renewal in this part of the aorE Rs | tertained. Under these circunstaBs D l comes question whether We shall nt ? 8 pose 10 her Majesty's Government 5 ss7s r. sion or discnntinnanee ef .!.s s.:ssllsss..s- s.:sslls. . maintaining naval force for the sspFasa { of that trade
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