The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-12-07

the treaty OF April Z, 1862, for tho sup.
presainn Of tho slave trade. The sub
Jeot II still under negotiation.
/ Nl THE PRRNoH CADLE.
II having come 10 my knowledge thai
q corporate company, organized under
BritlSh laws, proposed TO land upon th(
shores OF the United States and IN an,
crate there q sub marine cable undar 4
concession from His MnjesLy the En-,
peror Of the French, Of nm cxoluRIve
right for twenty years of telegranhIC
communicative between tho Rhnras nj
France and the United States, with ths
very Objectionable feature OF subject.
Ing all messages conveyed there6v In
the sovereignty aud the control al Lhe
French Government, I caused Ina
French and British legations az WRsh-
inRton To be made ac1 ualnted with tha
probable policy OF Congress on tbs
subject, as ioreshadowed by lila Hi
which passed the Senate In March laHt.
This drew from the representa- yes oi
the company an agreement 10 accent
~ the bOsls Of their Operations the nrns
Visions OF tho bill, or OF guch other an.
actment on the subject as might be
PASSED during the approaching session
congress- also 70 use their
inuuencs 70 secure from the
French Government, a modification OF
!neIr concession 10 aB 70 permit the
lanulnR upon French soil Of any
cable belonging TO any company incor.
porated W The authority OF the United
Slates or any State In the Union, and
on their part not TO oppose the estAb-
llshment or any such cable. In consld.
Grafton OF this agreement 1 directed the
withdrawal OF all opposition by the
United States authorities To the landing
OF the cable and to the working OF IL
until the meeting OF Congress. Tregret
10 say that there has been no modlfica,
ton made In the company's concession,
nor 30 far as can learn have thew at
tempted 10 secure one. Their oofices.
sions exclude the capital and The CHI.
zens OF the United States from CONF
petition upon the shores OF France, l
recommend legislation 10 protect the
rights OF citizens Of the United States
ns we'll as the dignity and s0venRnity
OF the nation against auch an assump.
ton. l shall also endeayOr TO seoure
by negotiation an abandonment Of the
principle OF monopolles Ia Ocean tele.
graphic cables, Copies OF this cor,
respondence Is herewith furnished.
NATURALIZATION AnusRs.
The unsettled political condition OF
other countries less fortunate than our
own, sometimes induces their citizens
to come to the United States for the
sole purpose OF becoming naturalIzcd.
Having secured this they return to their
native country and reside there with.
out disclosing their change of allie
glance. They accept official positions
Of trust or honor which can only be
held by citizens Of their native land;
they journey under passports deScrI.
bling them as such citizens; and IL IL
only when civil tliscord, aftor years
OF quiet, threAtena their persons or
thelr property; or when their native
State drafts Into Its military service,
that tho TACT Of their change Of aIle>
glance Ia made known. They reside
permanently from the Uuiled States;
they contribute nothing tn its revenues;
they avoid the dulles Of lis citizens nj
home, and they only make themselves
known by claim Of protection. l have
directed the Diplomatic Consular OIL
GERS OF the United States TO recognize
carefully all such claims Of protection.
Tho citizens Of the United States, wheth.
or native or adopted. who discharges
his duty TO bis country, Is entitled to
liz complete projections; but while I
have voice In the direction OF affairs,
l shall not consent 10 infringe upon the
sacred right by comforting 1t upon flo.
LitlOus or fraudulent claimants.
PROTECTION OF IMMIaRANTs.
On the accession OF the present adj
IninlslFatlOn II was found that tho MIN
lister f0r, North Germany had made q
proposition for the negotiation OF u con.
veution for the protection Of emIgrAnt
passengers, 10 which no response had
been given. II was concluded that 10
be elIeCtuAl, all the maralime movers
engaged In the trade should join in such
u measure. Invitations have been ex-
tended to the cabinets OF London, Paris,
Florence, Berlin, Brussels, tue Hague,
Copenhagen md Stockholm, to empoW-
or their representatives ri Washington
10 simultaneously enter into negotla-
lions, and TO conclude with the United
States, conventions Identical In form,
making uniform regulations az TO the
construction Of the ports md VESSELS 10
be devoted to the use Of emigrant pas.
sengers, as TO the quality and quantity
of food, as to the medical treat
ment OF the sick, and as to tho
rules 10 be observed during the voyage
in order TO secure ventilation, 10 pro-
mote health, 10 prevent intrusion, and
10 protect the females; and providing.
FOR Nha adintNlfuhRnank ~ fkthRNSa In
tho several countries for enforcing such
regulations by summary process.
FOREIGN HEMP.
Your attention Is respectfully called
to the law regulating the tariff on
Prusslan hemp, and TO the question
whether TO fix the charges on Russian
hemp higher than they are fixed upon
Manila, Is not violation Of our treaty
with Russia placing her products upon
the same footing with those OF tho most
favored nationa.
PROJECTIONS OF MANUFACTURES.
Our manufactures arc increasing with
wonderful rapidity under the encour-
agsment which they now receive
with the improvements in machine.
ry already effected and still in-'
creasing, causing machinery 10 take
tho place of skilled labor 10 q
lnrgO extent. Our imports of any
articles must tall oil largely wiLhs
In n very few Yeas. Fortunately, too,
manu- lectures AFRO not confined 10 4 few
localities NJ formerly, and II IL 10 he
hoped will become more and moro DIR.
fused, making the Interest equal In all
sections. They give empIo YmG0t and
support to hundreds III thousands 'of
people ut home aud retain with US tho
means which Otherwise would be ship
ped abr0ad.2 z. = IS f8 VI. u3 i-l
AGRICULTURE AND ooMMERoE.
The extension of railroads In EnrOpe
and the East IL bringing intn compost.
ton with our agricultural products like
products of other countries. Ssli-in
forest, II not sell. preservation, there
fore dictates caution against disturbing
any industrial interests OF tho country.
II ieanEeS us also the necessity Of look.
lux other markets for the sale Of our
SURPLUS. Oar nelghbors south o! the
United States and China and Japan
ahOnld receive our special attention. II
will be tile endeavor Of tho AamInIstra.
Llon 10 cultivate such relations with all
these nations rs to entitled he United
States to their condolences and make Il
their iuteFesls.Rs well H. ours TO GSlab-
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