The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1869-12-02

there n submarine cable under a con-
eess!on from his Majesty the Emperor
OF the French, Of an exclusive right for
t~ensy years Of 1elegraphie eommunlca-
ton between the shores of France and
the United States. with the very oojec.
tionable feature OF suhjectiBg ali message
conveyed thereby to the scrutiny and con
troll OF the French government, l caused
the French and British legations ai
Washington TO he made aeQGainfed
with the probable policy OF Cen
gress on the subject, as ;oreshadowed
by the bill which passed the Senate in
March lasI. This drew from the repre-
sentatiyes OF ihe company an agree
ment TO accept, as the basis of their o2e-
ratiuns, the provisions Of tnat bill
or OF such other enactments on tht
subject as might be passed during
the approaching session Of Congress;
also 10 use their influence TO secure from
the French government a modification
OF their concession, so as 10 permit the
landing of aay cable belonging to any
company Incorporated by the authority
OF the United States or any state Of the
union, and on their part not to oppose
the establishment Of any such cable. In
consideration Of this agreement ! di-
rected the withdrawal OF all opposition
by the United States 10 the landing Of
the cable, and to th9 working of il, until
the meeting of Congress. i regret to say
that there has been no modification made
in the compauy's concession, nor so far
as / can learn, have they at
tempted TO secure one. Their
concession excludes the capital and
the citIzans OF the United States from
competition on the shores of France. /
recommend legislation to protect the
rights of citizens oft United States, rs
we'll as the dignity and sovereignty Of
the nation against such an assumption
| shall endeavOr 10 secure by negotiation
an abandonment of the principle of mo
nopolies in ocean telegraph cables.
Copies of correspondence are herewith
furnished.
TIE unsettled political condition of
other countries less fortunate than our
own, sometimes induces their citizens 10
come 10 the United States for tbe pur-
pose of being natursliZed. Having sc
cured this they return 10 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 by citizens OF
their native land. They journey under
passports describing them as such
ciIizens, and il is only when
civil discord, 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 oi
allegiance ia made knowD. They reside
permanently from the United States
they contribute nothing to- its resources
they avoid the duties of its citizenship
and they only make themselves known
by a claim of protection. have directec
the diplomatic and consular Offices oi
the United States TO 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 in the
direction of affairs / shall not consent Il
imperii the sacred right by conferring il
upon fictitious or fraudulent claimants.
On the accession of the present admin
istration Il was found tuat the minister
for North Germany had made PROPOSE
tions for aha negotiation OF convention
for the protection of eE1igrant passen
gers, TO which no response had beer
gwen. II was concluded that 70 be IF
factual all the maritime powers engaged
in the trade should Join in such 4 meas
ure. Invitations have been extended Il
the cabinets of London, Paris, Eio ence
Berlin, Brussels, the Hague, Copenhagen
and Stock holm. to empower three repre-
sentatiyes at Washington TO simullane-
ously enter into negotiations, and L
conclude with the United states eoByen
tions. identical in form making uniform
regulations as to The construction OF th'
parts of vessels to be devoted 10 the uss
or emi grant passengers as 10 the quaiIty
and quantity of food as TO the medIea
treatment OF the sick, and as 10 The rule'
to be observed during the voyage, in or
der to secure ventilation, 10 promote
health to prevent intrusion, and to pro
tect the females, and providing for th'
establishment of tribunals in the seveTa
countries, for enforcing such regulations
by summoning process.
Your attention is RESP spectfully called Il
the law regulating the tariff on Russian
hemp, and TO the question whether 10 III
the charges on Russian hemp bighel
than they are fixed upon manila Is no
a violation of your treaty with Russia
placing her products upon the sam'
footing with those of the most favored
nations.
Our manufactures are increasing wltl
wonderful rapidity under the encourage
ment which they now receive, Win ih'
improvements in machinery already eli
fected and still increasing, causing ma
chinery to take the place of skilled labor
To large extent our imports OF many
articles must fall off largely within a fe"
years. Fortunately, too, manniac' ufe'
are not confined TO few localities as Tor
merly, and it is TO be boped, viii beccm
more and more diffused, making the n
terest in their success equalin all sections
They give employment and support &c
hundreds of thousands OF people al hr me
-spA len u n
otherwise would be shipped abroad.