Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-12-10
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PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
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THE vIRGINIUs CASE,
The steamer Virwinius was. on the
Gath Of September, 1870, ,.u.y rcmis-
tered at the port of New York "a a
part of tie cummrrci,l ,n,,,;ur ~,
the United States. Outne 4,h Of Oc.
lober, 1870, having tho Certificate of
her register in the usual lcuai form
she sailed from the mort of NV
York, and has not sin,e been within
the jurisdiction of the United States.
On the Sist of October last, while
sailing under the flag of the United
States on the high seas, she Was for
clbiy seized by the Spanish sunboat
Tornado and was carried into the
port at Santiago dc Cuba, where
many of her passengers aid crew
wereiEhuinanly, SO lar at least US re-
late TO those who were citizcns of the
United States, without due pro-
cess OF law, put TO death. Ii is aWei
established pr.hciplc, asserted by the
United States, and from the begin
ming of national Independence, rec
oshizeu ty Great Britain and other
maritllnc powers, ana stated by the
senate III a solution passed unani-
m"tisly on the 10th OF y une, 1893, that
A,i'ciicai 'csseis Oh 'he hi2n seas III.
lean f;,y rr.nnain mml,nr tho ;,r;S,.;c-
ton ot tho conu,rw fn With ,,,n,
helnur aud thornfnro onr ris;,,,in. @
molesi,tirn or dntenti1n of sn,I'
vesse.s Inv f,rco nm tl,e nort ~ , fn,.
eirn now, - i'm dnr,,ir.,t;,. ~,
suvrr,.io,tr of tho ITn;i.d St,,o.
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thn r,.stnr,,;nn ] ,f % ,tn W.; W. r. i,ne,p,Ii .i
The surv;vors ,f hnr m ,..sa,'rars nus @ amd
crew and II due rcparatipu,o 10 the fiap.
and the punishment Of the authori-
ties who had been guilty OF the Illegal
acts of violence were demanded.
The Spanish government has rccog-
n!zcd the Justice CT tic demand and
has arranged for the immediate ,ie-
livery of the vessel aud The surrcn-
der Of the survivors of the pssscn.
gers and crew, ard for salute to the
flag, and proceedings looxing to the
punishment Of those who may be
proved to have been .uittv q! illegal
acts of violence toward citizcms of
the United States, and also TO iudem-
nifying those who NAV be shown TO
be entitled to indemnity.
wARL1KE pHEp,R.T1nSs
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un;,"d S;.taS v'ai.o's ;,'',, ,,.o "e.M Meen 'nc
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! r"u r"u "n ,,tte.; .he sumjeet oi .nis capture
nay ",1 ~ "",nol,meu 'a, .ne seeretar! OF inc
nav i, :" pu. oui nay on war loot-
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'"" Pe'pi' ''Jus'''s "'s ac'ioh.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
Assuming from the action of the
last congress in appointing a commit
tee on privileges and elections to rre.
pare and report TO this congress a
constitutional amendment to nrovidc
a better method OF electinp the Pres
|idemt and Vice President of thc
United States, and also from the me-