Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-12-09

This subject is again recommended to
the attention of Congress for such action
as may be deemed proper.
CHINA AND JAPAN.
Our treaty relations with Japan re-
main unchanged An important en-
bassy from that interesting and progress
sive nation visited this country during
the year that is passing, but being un-
provided with powers for the signing of
a Convention in this country no conclu-
sion in that direction was reached it
is hoped, however, that the interchange
of opinions, which took place during
their stay in this country, has led to a
mutual appreciation of the interests
there, which may be promoted when the
revision of the existing treaty shall be
undertaken In this connection, | re-
new my recommendation of one year ago
that to give Importance and to add to
the efficiency of our diplomatic relations
with Japan and China, and to further
aid in retaining the good opinion of
these people, and securing to the United
States its share of the commerce destined
to flow between those nations and the
balance of the commercial world, ap APP
preparation be made to support at least
four American youths IN each of these
countries to serve as part of the official
family of our ministers there. Our rep
| oI,Is - ~ h,
placed upon an equality with the Rep
resentatives Of Great Britain, and of
some other Powers. AS now situated.
our Representatives in Japan and China
have to depend for interpreters and
translators upon the natives of those
countries, who know our language i'm
perfectly or procure for the occasion the
service of employees in foreign business
houses, or the Interpreters to other for
eign ministers.
OUR TERRITORIES.
| renew the recommendation made on
previous occasion, of the transfer to
the Department of the Interior, to which
they seem more appropriately to belong,
of all the powers and duties in relation
to the territories with which the Depart
ment of State is now charged by law or
by custom.
AID FOR OUR CITIZENS ABROAD.
f Congress from the beginning of the
Government has wisely made provisions
| for the relief of distressed seamen in for
t eign countries. No similar provision
: has, however, hitherto been made for the
: relief of citizens in distress abroad other
5 than seamen. 1t is understood to be
customary with other Governments to
authorize Consuls to extend such relief
to their citizens or subjects in certain
, ! cases. A similar authority and an APP
preparation arc recommended in the case
of citizens Of the United States, desti-
tute or sick under such circumstances
1t is well known that our citizens re-
, sort to foreign countries in great mum
bers though most of them are able tt
bear the expenses incident to locomotion
= there are some, who through accident
{ or otherwise become penniless and have
: no friends at home able to succor them
: Persons in this condition must either
II perish, cast themselves upon the charity
D. of foreigners, or be relieved at the pri
e vate charge of our own officers, who
y usually, even with the most benevolen
IL disposition, have nothing to spare TO
/ such purposes. Should the authorit,
y and appropriation asked for, be granted
: care will be taken to carry the benef
cence of Congress into effect, that
l. shall not be unnecessarily or unworthil
e bestowed.
THE KU-KLUX.
&c | regret that many lawless partie
n have associated themselves in some local
n ties to deprive citizens of the rights guar
1T anteed by the Constitution of the L. S
,e and to that end have committed deeds {
d blood and violence and the prosecutio
Of and punishment of many of these pei
v. sons has tended greatly to the repressio
IS of such disorders | do not doubt tia
rs a great majority of the people in all part
of of the country favor the full enjoymen
1t by all classes of persons, of those right
l. to which they are entitled under tt
of Constitution and laws and invoke IL
x aid and influence of all good citizens
n prevent organizations whose objects al
in by unlawful means to interfere wit
ne those rights, and look with confidence
in the time not far distant when the var
or Gus advantages of good order and pea,
We will induce an abandonment of all con
he binations prohibited by the acts referre
Mt to- and when it will be unnecessary
w carry on prosecutions or infict punisl
he ments to protect citizens from the lay
cy less doings of such combinations. A
IS plications have been made to me to pa
vii don persons convicted of Violate
a of said acts, upon the ground tn
to clemency in such cases would ter
cy to tranquilize the public mind and
of test the virtue of that policy. l am di
ID. posed, as far as my sense of justice wi
on permit, to give to these applications q f
of vorable consideration but any acti,
ice thereon is not to be construed as indica
re- ing any change in my determination
nj enforce with vigor such acts as long
n, the conspiracies and combinations thel
is in named disturb the peace of the cou
is try. 1t is much to be regretted, and
of regretted by no one more than myse
in that necessity has ever existed to ez
VS., cute the enforcement act. No one C;
lis desire more than | that the necessity
In applying it may never again be deman
to ed.
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
ce,
zee The Secretary Of the Interior repo
al satisfactory improvement and progr'
in each of the several bureaus under t
control Of the Interior Department. I'll
=, are all in excellent condition. The wo1
,n1 which in some of them for some We;