The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1873-12-13

have made report, which viii be submitted
Tor your consideration.
CLAIMS AGAINST VENEZUELA.
The Venezuela Government having been
apprIsed of the Sc Sc of Congress IN regard to
the award OF the joint commission under the
convention OF the 18th of April 1866, as ex-
pressed IN tho act of the 25th OF February last,
II Is appreheuded that that government does
not realize the character of Its Obligations I'M
der tnat convention. As there s reason to
believe, however, that it's hesitaucy in recog-
nIZlnS them arises, III part at least, from the
real difficulty IN dlscharging them IN cOnnec
ton with its Obligations to other govern
ments, the expedIency of further torbearance
on our part is believed TO be worthy OF your
consideration.
TURKEY.
The Ottoman government and that Of
Egypt have attoriy shown a disposition to re-
heve foreign ConsuS OF the judicial powers
which heretofore they have exercised in the
turkish dominlOns, by organizing other trl-
bnuals. As Congress, however, has by law
provided for the discharge of judicial tunc
tons by Cunsuls of the Uulted States III that
quarter under the treaty OF 1850. | have not
fCit at liberty TO accept the present change
without The assent OF Congress, whose deci
sou upon the subject at as early period as
may be convenient, is earnestly requested.
IN DOMINGO.
! transmit here for the consideration and
determlnatl. Il OF Congress an application oi
the republic OF Santo Domingo to this Gov
eminent to exercise a protectoral power over
that republic.
TREATIES.
Since the adjournment OF Congress the fol-
lowing treaties with foreign powers have been
proc aimed 4 naturalization convention
with Denmark a convention with Mckee for
renewing the Claims Convention a conyen-
ton Of friendship, commerce and eXtradlton
WITH the Orange Free State and a naturah
2atlon convention with Ecuador.
POST OFFICE COMMISSIONS.
[ renew recommendation made in my mes
sage of December, 1870, that Congress au
thoriEe the Postmaster General to issue all
commissions to officials appointed through his
department.
RIGHTS OF CITIZENS ABROAD.
invite the earnest attention OF Congress
to the existing laws of the United states re-
| spectIng extTadiuon aud eligibility Of In1ivid-
uais. Many citizens OF the United States re-
| side permanently abroad with their families /:
under he provisions OF an act approved Feb
| ruaTy 10Th, 1855, the children of such persons
are to be deemed and taken to be citizens Of
| tt United States, hut the rights OF citizen
| ship are not to descend to persons whose
| fathers never resided within the United States
| aud have been unable to put forward preten-
| SiUus to the protection OF the United States
|
government under whose protection they have
| been horn aud reared.
| la some cases unnaturallzed citizens Of the
| Uni ed Stats have returned to the land OF
| their birth To remain there. and their children
| he issue OF a marriage contracted after their
| return, and who have ueyer been III the United
| States. have LAID claim to OUT protection when
| a lapse otmauy years have imposed upon them
| the duty of military service TO the only govern
ment which had ever known them personally.
| Uuu! the year 1868 1t was lett embarrassed by
| the conflicting opinion u courts and lutlstS TO
| examine now far the doctrine of perpetual
| allegiance derived from our former colonial
| relations with Great Britain was applicable tC
| American citizens. Congress then wisely
| swept the doubts away by eiectinC at anv
! declaration, ms tTuCtl0n, opinion, orCer OF de-
| cIsl0n of aGv officer OF this Government which
denies. restricts, iI1palrs or questions the
| right of eXpatiiatloa Is inconsstdnt with the
| fundamental principles OF this Government.
| But Congress dld not Indicate IN that statute,
| nor has II since done SO, what acts TO
be deemed to work expatriaton. For my own
| guidance N determining such questions re-
| 4uued under the provisions OF the Cunstltu-
| ton. have required toe opinion IN writing Of
| the prnCipa! officers III each OF the executive
| departments upon certain questions relating
| to this subject. The result satisfies IRE tina
| further legislation has heCCme necessary.
| therefore commend the subject to the careful
| cor sideratlOn OF Congress, and | transmit
| herewith copies of the several opinions of the
| principal officers OF the executive depart
ments, together with other correspondence
ana prominent information on the same sub
| eut. The United States, who led the way
| IN the overthrow of the feudal
doctrine OF perpetual allegiance, are
| among tle last to Indicate how
| their own citizens NAV elect another national
ty The papers submitted her with indicate
what is necessary to place Us on a par with
| other leading nations Ia hberaLtv a legl5la-
| tIou on tins international question. We havl
alr adv, III our treatleS, 9ssentcd to the prlu-
| cspleS which would need to be embodied IN
| laws Intended 10 accomplish such results. We
| have agreed that citizens Of the United States
NAV cease to be citizens, and may voluntarily
! render ali glance TO other powers. We have
/ agreed that residence in foreign lands with
out intent to return shall Of itself work
eXpatrlatIOn. We have agreed III SOME in
stances upon the length OF time necessary for
| such intent. Invite Congress now to mark
| and define, when and how eXpatriatlon can be
| accomplished To regulate by law the cOndl-
! ton Of American women marrying foreign,
ers: to fix the status of children born in 2
| foreign country Of American parents residing
| more or less permanently abroad, and O make
| rules for determining such other kinGTed
| points as may seem test to Congress.
THE SPANISH REPUBLIC.
In compliance with the request of Congress
| [ transmitted to the American Minister al
| Madrid with Instructions to present it to the
| Spanish government, the Joint resolution aD-
| proved on the Sd of March last, rendering to
| the people Of SPAN, in the name and on the
| behalf Of the American people, the conGratu-
| latIOuS of Congress upon tue eHp!tS TO con
! solidate in SPAN the principles OF universal
| liberty III republican torn of government
The success OF this new republic was inaugu-
rated by striking the fetters from the slaves
| in Porto Rico. This benficent measure was
| followed hv the release Of several thousand
persons Illegally sold as slaves III Cuba. Next
| the Captain General Of that colony was
deprived of the power 10 set aside
the orders of his superior at Madrid, which had
pertained to the office since 1928 the sequestercd
estates of American citizens which had been the
ordered to be restored to their All these
liberal steps taken in the face of violent OPP
position, directed by the reactionary SHAREHOLDERS
of Havana, who were yalnly striving to stay the
march of ideas, have terminated slavery in Christ
| endOm, Cuba only excepted. Unhappily how
ever, this baneful influence has thus far sue
Ceeded in defeating the efforts of all liberal
minded men i'll Spain to abolish slavery in Cuba,
and in preventing the promised reform in that isl
and, The struggle for political supremacy con-
tinues. The pro-s'avcry artist crazy in Cuba is
gradually arraying itself in more and more open
hostility and defiance to the Home Governments
While it still maintains political connection with
the republic on the peninsula, although Usurpng
aud defying the home Government, when
ever such usurpation or defiance tends in the
direction of oppression of the main
tenauce of abuses it is still power in Madrid and
recognized by the government. Thus element
more dangerous to continued colonial relations be-
tween Cuba and Spain than that which inspired
the inurrection of Iara, an element opposed to
granting any relief from freedom, commanding no
sympathies in generous breasts, aiming TO rivet
still stronger The shackles of slavery and oppres-
sion, has seized many of the emblems of power in
Cuba, and under professions of loyalty to the
mother country is eShausting the resources of the
island and Is doing acts which are at variance with