Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1869-12-18

tion Of commercial intercourse between the L
States and the Dominion Of Canada may be
desirable
The commission for adjusting the claims Of
the Hudson Bay and Pugets Sound Agricul-
tural Company upon the L. States has terui-
mated its labOrs. The award of SGjO,OOO hGs
been made, and al rights ind titles of the
company on The territory Of lhe L. States have
been extinsuishcd. Deeds iOr the property OI
the company have been received. An HpprO-
praiiOn by Congress 10 meet this sum is asked.
The cOmmi siUntfs for determining the north
western land boundary between he L. States
and the British possessions, under the treaty Oi
1856, have completed their labOIs, and the COM
missions have been dissolved
In conformity with the recommendation Of
Congress. a proposition was early made to the
British Government 10 abolish the mixed
Courts under the treaty Of April 1th 1862, for
the suppression Of the slave trade. The sub
ject is still under negotiation
u having come TO my knowledge that cor
pOrate company, organized under British iuWs =.
proposed 10 land upon the shores Of the
| United States, and 10 operate there Il
submarine cable, under a concession from
! His Majesty the Emperor Of the French
OF an exclusive right for twenty years
OF tclccraphic communication between the
shores Of France and the L. States, with the
very Objectionable feature OF subjccting all
messages conveyed thereby to the sovereignty
and control OF tie French Government, /
caused the French and British Legations at
Washington 10 be made acquainted with the
probable policy Oi Congress on the subject, as
! loreshadOwcd 10y the bill which passed the
/ Senate in March. This drew from the Repre-
/ senlatycs OF the COMPANY an agreement to
| accept a. the basis Of their operations the pro-
/ visions OF the b!ll. or Of such other enactment
on the subject as might be passed during the
approaching session OF Congress also 10 use
~. fvY. a..
ernment modification Of their concession 80
as to permit the landing upon French soil of
any cable belonging To any company mcOr-
pUrated by the authority OF the L. States, or OF
any State in the Union and on their part not
10 oppose the establishment Of any suci cable.
In consideration of this agreement ! directed
the Withdrawal of all opposition by the L. :
authorities to the landing Of the cable and to
the working OF it Until the meeting OF Congress.
l regret to say that there has been no mudif-
cation made in the companys concession. nor,
50 far as | can learn, have they ATTEMPTED to
secure one. Their concessions exclude the
capital and the citizens OF the L. States from
competition upon the shores of France rec
! ommend legislation To protect the rights of
| citizens of the L. States as well rs the dignity
| and sovereignty of the nation against such an
| assumption. | shall also endeayOr to secure
| by neg citation an abandonment of the prnc.
| pie of monopOiies in the Ocean TelegIaphic
cable. Copies Of this correspondence are here
with furnished.
The unsettled political condition of other
countries. less fortunate than our own, some
| times induces their citizens to come TO the L.
States for the sole purpose of becoming n8tur-
allied. Having secured this they returned TO
their native country and reside there. With
out disclosing their change of allegiance, they
accept official positions of trust and honor,
which can only be held by citizens of their
native land. They journey under passports
describing them as such citizens, and it is only
when civil discord, after, perhaps years of
quiet threatens their persons or their property,
or when their native State drafts them into its
military service, that the fact of their allegi-
ance is made known. They reside permanent
ly from the |. States they add nothing to its
revenue; they avoid the duties of its citizens,
and they only make themselves known by a
claim Of protection.
have directed the diplomatic and consular
officers of the |. States to scrutnize carefully
all such claims of protection. The citizen OF
the l. States, whether native or adopted, who
discharges his duty TO his country, is entitled
to It's complete protection, and while | have a
voice in the direction of affairs, shall not CON
sent to imperil the sacred right by comforting
it upon fictitious or fraudulent claimants. On
the accession of the present administration, it
was found that tie Minister to North Germany
made proposition for the negotiation for Il
Convention for the protection of passengers,
to which no response had been given. 1t was
concluded that, to he elfcctual, all the mara
! time powers engaged In trade, should join in
such Il manner
Invitations have been extended to the Cabi-
nets of London, Paris Florence, Berlin, Brus-
sells, the Hague, COpehagen and Stockholm, TO
empower their representatives, at Washington
to simultaneously enter into negotiations and
to conclude with the /. States conventions
identical in form, making uniform regulations
lis to the construction of the parts of the yes
Sels to be devoted TO the use of emigrant pas.
sengers, as TO the quality and quantity of food,
us 10 the medical treatment of the sick and as
to the rules to be observed during the voyage,
in order to secure ventilation, 10 promote
health, to prevent intrusion, and to protect the
families, and providing for the establishment
of tribunals in the several countries for cniOrc-
ing such regulations by summary process.
1onr attention is respectfully called 10 the
law regulating the tariff on Prussian hemp,
and 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 the most favored nations.
The cXtentOu OF railroads in the East is
! bringing into competition with our agricultural
! products like products of other countries
Selfinterest, if not selt-preservation, therefore
| diclates caution against disturbing any indus
also, the necessity of looking to other markets
for the sale of our surplus.
| Our neighbors south of us, and China and
Japan should receive our special attention.
! 1t will be the endeavOr of the Administration
| to cultivate such relations with all these na
tions as to entitle us to their confidence and
make it their interest ms well us ours to estab-
| lish better commercial relations.
Through the agency of more enlightened
policy than that heretofore pursued toward
| China, largely due to the sagacity and efforts
OF one of our own distinguished citizens, the
world is about to commence largely-increased
relations with that populous and hitherto eX-
elusive nation As the United States have
been the initiator in this new policy, so they
should be the most earnest in showing their
| good faith in making ii success. In this con-
nection advise such legislation as will forever
preclude the ensavement of the Chinese upon
our soil under the name of coolies, and also
prevent American vessels from engaging in
! the transportation of coolies to any country
! tolerating the system. | also recommend that
the mission to China be raised 10 one of the
| first class.
On my assuming the responsibility of Chief
! Magistrate of the United States, it was with
the conviction that three things were essential
to its peace, prosperity, and fullest develop
ment. First among these is strict integrity in
4 fulfilling all our obligationsi second, to secure