The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-05-24

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PrivatiOns Of Emigrants- Message from
-'i-a a- the President. aie-.
WASHINGTON, May l4.-The President
to-day sent the following message to the
Senate and House of Representatives:
In my message to Congress at the be.
ginning Of the present session allusion
was made to the hardships and priva-
tions inflicted on poor emigrants on
sbipboard, and upon arrival on our
shores; and the suggestion was made
favoring national legislation for the pur.
pose OF efiecting q radical cure Of the
evil. The promise was made that q
special message on the subject would be
presented during the present session,
should information be received warrant.
ing it. | now transmit to the two
houses Of Congress all that has been
officially received since that time hear
ing on the subject, and recommend that
such legislation be had as will secure,
first, such room and accommodation on
shipboard as is necessary for health and
comfort, such privacy as will not compel
emigrants to be unwilling witnesses of
80 much vice e'and misery ; and second,
legislation to protect them on their ar.
rival at our seaports from the knaves
who are ever ready to despoil them of
the little they are able TO bring with
them. Such legislation will be in the
interest of humanity, and seems to be
fully justifiable. An immigrant is not .
citizen of any State or Territory on his
arrival, but comes here to become a
citizen of the Great Republic, free to
change his residence at will, to enjoy
the blessings of a protecting Govern.
ment, where all are equal before the
law, and to add to the national wealth
by his industry. On his arrival he does
not know States or corporations, but con-
fides implicitly in the protecting arm of
the great, free country of which he has
heard 30 much before leaving his native
land. II is . source Of serious disappoint-
ment and encouragement TO those who
start with means insufficient to support
them comfortably until they can choose
a residence and begin employment Tor
support, to find themselves
subject to Il-treatment and every dis
comfort on their passage here, and, at |
the end of their journey, 10 be seised
on by professed friends. claiming legal
right to, take charge of them for their
protection, who do not leave them until
all their resources are exhausted, when |
they are abandoned in. o strange land, |
ssye.s-~3,l -h.. yts.a..s.as s.;tho,st am.
it.. Underthe present system
this is the fate of thousands annually,
the exposure on shipbosrd and the treat
ment on landing driving thousands to
lives of vice and shame,i who, with
proper humane treatment. might have
become useful and respectable fnembers
Of society. j L do not advise national
legislation in affairs that should be regi-
lated by States, but [ see no subject
more national in its character than q
provision foe the safety and welfare OF
the thousands who leave foreign lands
TO become citizens Of this Republic.
When their residence is chosen they
may then look to the laws of their local.
ity for protection and guidance. The
mass of immigrants arriving on our
shores, coming. as they do, on veseels,
under foreign flags, makes treaties with
nations furnishing these immigrants
necessary for their complete protection.
For more than two years efforts have
been made on our part to secure such
treaties, and there is now. reasonable
ground TO hope for success. 'a 'ii'-. 81
'-ir1 - (Signed) ~ U. S. GRANT.
South Sea Marriages, Mi Il
The Queensland papers report the
marriage Of two South Sea Islanders
with English women, the first mar.
riages of the kind which have yet oc-
CURED. The ladies who have thus
broken through the bonds Of custom
are the Misses Harriet Chsrlssworth and
Ann, Sims. The, former is native OF
Walford, in, the county Of Essex, and is
aged twenty-five. The latter is sOne
year younger, q and Beckington, in
Somsrsetshire, is entitled to the dis
tinction of being her birthplace. The
brideerooms Meinaiives Of the island OF
Lifu, and intend to return to their
|Ii,iahd home Immediately, carrying their
spouses with them! They were Chris.
tians before comingito Qusehsland, md
| have q fair knowledge OF aglish. One
| of them fwasi able to sign the marriage
rerister in a handwriting that would
|IhssesIbeens tcredits,ble TO an accom-,
plished European, and both Of them
answered all the questions put 70 them
by the minister very intelligently, al
though somewhat puzzled at the inter
roeatoriss respecting the degrees 0
/ kindred. TO Their wives are only lat
arrivals IN the colony.-FaH Mall Lon
| 1aYou have lost your baby, l. hear,
said one gentleman 10 another. Z t'Ye'
poor little thingl it was only five month
old, We did all we could for it,. "
had four doctors, blistered its head an
feet, and put mustard poultices III ev'
it, gave it nine calomel powders, leaehe
its temples, had it bled, gave all siea
of medicines, and yet. after weeks \ 4
ness, it died"