The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1869-12-14

ference aud tend To firm aud continued
peace.
RrcIpRocIrY WITH Thu BRITism PRo-
VINCEs
The question Of reyiying a treaty for
reciprocal trade between the United Sta.
ties and the British Provinces on this con.
tinent has not been iavorably considered
by the Administration. The advantages Of
such treaty would be wholly in favor Of
the British producer, except possibly few
engaged in the trade between the two
sections, No citizen of the United States
would be benefited by the reciprocity
Our internal taxation would prove pro.
lection to the British producer almost
equal to the protection which our manu-
features now receive from the tariff. Some
arrangement, however, for the regulation
of commercial intercourse between the
United States and the Dominion Of Cana
ia may be desirable.
THE FRENCH CABLE.
1t having come to my knowledge that
corporate company, organized under
British laws proposed to land upon the
shores of the United States and to operate
there a submarine cable, under conces-
sion from His Majesty the Emperor Of
the French, of an exclusive right fol
twenty years of Geographic communica.
ton between the shores of France and the
United States, with the very Objectionable
feature of subjecting all messages convey
cd thereby to the scrutinz and the contro
of the French government, | caused the
French and British legations at Washing
ton to be made acquainted with the prob
able policy OF Congress on the subject, as
foreshadowed by the bill which passed the
Senate in March last. This drew from
the representatives Of the company an a
greemcnt to accept as the basis of theil
concessions the provisions Of that bill, oil
of such enaotments on the subject al
might be passed during the approaching
session of Congress; also to use their in
fuence to secure from the French Gov
ernment modification oftheir concession
80 as to permit the landing upon thu
French soil Of any authority of the Uni
ted States, or of any State in the Union
and on their part not to oppose the estab
lishment Of any such cable.
In consideration Of the agreement l di
reoted the withdrawal Of all opposition b,
, the United States authorities to the land
ing of the cable and to the working of
until the meeting of Congress.
/ regret to say that there has been N
modification made in the company's con
cession nor SO far as | can learn have the.
= attempted to secure one,
Their concession excludes tho capita
and the citizens of the United States from
competition upon the shores of France.
recommend legislation to protect tn
rights Of citizens of the United States a
well as the dignity aud sovereignty Of tn
nation against such an assumption,
shall also endeayor to secure by pegotia
tod an abandonment of the principle o
monopolies in ocean Geographic cables
The copies of this correspondence is here
with furnished.
NATURALIZED CITIZENS LIVING ABROAD.
The unsettled political condition of 9th
, er countries less fortunate than our own
. sometimes induces their citizens to com
to the United States. Having secures
: their object they return TO their nativ
| country, and reside there without disclos
1 ing their change of allegiance.
7 They accept official positions Of trnst o
; honor which can only be held by citizen
l of their native land They go unde
passports describing them as such citizens
: and it is only when civil discord, afte
{ perhaps years of quiet, threatens thei
, persons or their property, or when thei
: native State drafts them into its militar
f service that the fact of the change of thei
G allegiance is made known. They rcsid
t permanently away from the United State
and they contribute nothing to its reyer
e ucs and they avoid the duties Of Its eli
; zcnship, and they only make thcmsclyC
y known by claim Of protection. | hay
: directed the diplomatic and the consua
officers of the United States to scrutiniz
carefully all such claims OF protection.
The citizen Of the United States, whctl
T. er native or adopted. who discharges h
. duty to this country, is entitled 10 its con
! plctc protection While have voiC
= in the direction of affairs | shall not cor
sent to imperil the sacred right by confc
ring It upon fictitious Or fraudulent CLAIM
ants.