Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1869-12-03

OF the french, OF an exclusive right fOf
twensy years Gf felegraphic cammunlca-
zion between the shores Of France and
the United States, with tine very obiee
tiouabie feature Of subiecting all message
conveyed thereby tothe scrutiny and con
troll OF the French government, caused
the French and British legations M
Washington 10 be made acquainisd
with the probable policy Of Con
gress on the subject, as foreshadowesi
by the bill hich passed the Senate in
March last. This drew from the repre
BentAtiFes of The company an agree-
ment 10 accept, as the basis oftheir ope-
ratiOns, the provisions OF that bill
or Of such other enaetments on tho
subject as might be passed during
the approaching session or Congress;
also 10 use their influence 10 secure from
the French government a modification
Of their concession, so as 10 permit tbe
landing Of any cable belonging 10 any
company incorporated by the authority
OF the United States or any state of the
union, and on their part not to Oppose
the esta blislIment Of any such cable. In
consideration OF this agreement I dI-
rected the Withdrawal OF all opposition
by the United States 70 the landing OF
the cable, and 10 the working of until
the meeting of Congress. regret to gay
that there has been no modification made
in the company's concession, nor 80 far
as can learn, have they at
tempted to secure one. Their
concession excludes the capital and
the citizens OF the United States from
competition on the shores Of France. ]
recommend legislation TO protect the
rights of citizens ofthe United States, n
well as the dignity and sovereignty o.
the nation against such AN assumption
shall endeavor to secure by negotiation
an abandonment of the principle of mo
nopoiies in ocean telegraph cables
Copies of correspondence are herewith
furnished.
The unsettled political condition Of
other countries less fortunate than our
own, sometimes induces their citizens 10
come 10 the United States for the pur-
pose OF being naturalized. Having Sc
cured this they return to their native
country and reside there without dis
closing this change of allegiance They
accept official positions Of trust or honor,
which can only be held bV citizens OF
their native land. They journey undsr
passports describing them as such
and il IS only when
civil diseord, after years, per-
hAps, OF quiet, threatens their
persons or their property, or when their
native State drafts them into military
service, that the fact of their change OF
allegiance is made known. They reside
permanently from the United Ssates;
they contribute nothing TO its resources ;
they avoid the duties of its citizenship,
and they only make themselves known
by claim Of protection. I have directed
the diplomatic and consular offices OF
the United States 10 scIutinize carefully
all such claims of protection. The citi-
zen OF the United States, whether native
or adopted, is entitled TO its complete
protection. While have voice ia the
direction Of affairs shall not consent to
imperil the sacred right by conferring 20
upon fictitious or fraudulent claimants
On the accession Of the present admin.
u was found tbat the minister
for North Germany had made PROPOSE
tons for the negotiation Of convention
for the protection of enigrant psssen-
gers, 10 which no response had been
gwen. II was concluded that to be ef
fectual all the maritime powers engaged
lin the trade should Join In such meas
ure. Invitations have been extended to
the cabinets Of London, Paris, Fiot ence.
Berlin, Brussels, the Hague, Copenhagen.
and Stockholm. to empower three repre-
sentatives at Washington to simultane-
ously enter into negotiations, and to
conclude with the United states couven
tons, identical in form, making uniform
as 10 the construction OF the
parts of vessels TO be devoted to the use
Of emigrapt passengers as TO the quality
and quantity Of food as 10 the medical
treatment OF the sick, and as TO the rules
to be observed during the voyage, in or
der to secure ventilation, TO promote
health to prevent intrusion, and to pro
Lect the females, and providing for the
of tribunals in the severa
countries. for enforcing such regulations
BY summoning process.
Your attention is respectfully called to
he law regulating the tariff on Russian
hemp, and TO the question whether to fix
he charges on Russian hemp higher
han they are nxed upon MANILA is moi
4 violation Of your treaty with Russia,
placing her products upon the same
footing with those OF the most favored
lstions.
Our manufactures are increasing with
wonderful rRpidity under the encourage
nent which they now receive, with the
Improvements in machinery already ef-
ected and still increasing, causing ma
,hinery to take the place of skilled labor.
To large extent our imports of many
articles must fall of largely within few
years. Fortunately, too, manufactures
ire not confined 10 3 few localities as for.
nerly, and IL is to be hopef, will become
more and more diffused, making the
crest in their success equalin all sections.
They give employment and support to
hundreds ofthousRnds ofpeople al home
Ind retain with us the means which
otherwise would be shipped abroad,
The extension Of railroads in Europe
and the east is bringing Into competition
With our agricultural products like pro-
iucts Of other countries. Self interest,
Z not self preservation, therefore, die