The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-12-05

its bl6 LIlILu commissioner on this COM
mission. With dignity, learning and
impartality he discharged duties re-
qulring great labor and constant pa
tience to the satisfaction of both gov
ernments.
AND STILL THEY COME.
I recommend legislation to create a
special court to consist of three judges,
who shall be empowered to hear and
determine all claims made upon the
United States arising out of acts COM
mlt6ed against their persons or property
| during the insurrection. The recent
conference under the treaty of Wash
ingtOn was confined to the claims of
British subjects, arising during the pc
riOd named III the treaty, but it is un
derstood there are other British claims
of a similar nature arising after the 9th
of April, 1865, and it is known that
other claims of a like nature are ad-
vanced by the citizens or subjects of
other powers. It is desirable to have
these claims also examined and disposed
of.
OUR ANTIPODEs
Official information being received
from the Dutch government of a state
of war between the king of the Neither
lands and the sultan of Acheen, the
officers of the United States who were
near the seat of war were instructed to
observe an impartial neutrality It is
believed that they have done so.
MEXICAN 8IARAUDERs.
The joint commission under the treaty
with Mexico of 1866, having again been
legally prolonged, has resumed it's bUsi-
ness, which it is hoped may be brought
to an early conclusion. The distin-
guished representative of her Britanic
majesty at Washington has kindly con-
sented, with the approval of his gov
| ernment, to assume the ardUOus and
responsible duties of umpire in this
commission, and to lend the weight of
his character and name to such decisions
as may not receive the acquiescence of
| both the arbitrators appointed by the
respected governments. The commits
| sioners appointed subject to the author
| ity of congress to examine into the
nature and extent Of the forays by tres
/ passers from that country upon the
| herds of Texas, have made a report,
which will be submitted for your con-
| sideratiOn.
A VENEZUELAN HITCH.
The Venezuelan government has been
apprised of the sense of congress in re-
gard to the award of the joint commits
| sion under the convention of the 25th
of April, 1866, as expressed in the act
| of the 25th of February last. It is ap-
pretended that the government does
| not realize the character of its Obliga
| tiOns under that convention. As there
Is reason to believe, however, that its
hesitancy in recognizing them spring in
part, at least, from a real difficulty in
dischargins hem in connection with it's
obligations to other governments, the
expediency of further fOrbearance on
our part is believed to be worthy of
your consideration.
THE TURK.
The Ottoman government and that of
| Egypt have latterly shown a disposition
| to relieve foreign cOnsuls of the judicial
| powers which heretofore they have ex-
| ercised in the Turkish dominions, by
| organizing other tribunals. AS con
! gIess, however, has by law provided for
the discharge of judicial functions by
! consuls of the United States in that
| quarter, under the treaty of 1880,
have not felt at liberty formally to
| accept the present change without the
| assent o. congress, whose decision upon
the subject, at as early period as may
| be convenient, IS requested.
! sANTO DOMINGO.
I transmit herewith for your consider
| alton and determination of congress an
/ application of the republic of San Do
| mingO to this government to exercise
| a prOtectOrate over that republic. Since
| the adjournment of congress the folio v
| ing treaties with foreign powers have
| been proclaimed A naturalization
| convention with Denmark, a cOnven-
tion with Mexico for renewing the
claims commissions, a convention of
| friendship, commerce and extradition
with the Orange free States, and a
naturalization convention with Ecuador.
! POsTIAsTERs' COMMISSIONS.
! L renew a recommendation made in
my message OF December, 1870, that
| congress authorize the pOstmaster-gen
| eral to issue all commissions to officials
appointed through his department.
ABsENTEEIsM.
I invite the earnest attention of con
gress to the existing laws of the United
States, respecting expatriation or the
| selection of nationality by individuals.
! Many citizens of the United States re-
side permanently abroad with their
| families. Under the provisions of the
act approved Feb. 10th, 1855, the chill
! dren of such persons are to be deemed
and taken to be citizens of the United
! States, but the rights of citizenship are
not to descend to persons whose fathers
never resided in the United States. It
! thus happens that persons who have
/ never resided within the United States
have been enabled to put forward pre-
! tension to the protection Of tie United
! States against the claim of military
! service of the government under whose
! protection they were born aud have
! been cared. In some cases unnatural
! lied citizens of the United States have
returned to the land of their birth to
! rnT1qIT there and their oI,i1
| issue of a marriage contracted there
! after their return, and who have never
| been in the United States, have laid
claim to our protection when the lapse
of many years have imposed upon them
! the duty of military service to the only
! government which had ever known them
/ personally. Until the year 1868 it was
left embarrassed by conflicting opinions
OF courts and Iurists, to determine how
far the doctrine of perpetual allegiance
derived from our former colonial rela-
tiOus with Great Britain was applicable
to American citizens. Congress then
wisely swept these doubts away by en-
acting that any declaration, instruction,
opinion, order or decision of any officer
of this government which denies, re-
stricts, impairs or questions
THE RIGHT OF ExPATRIATTON,
Is inconsistent with the fundamental
principle of this government. But con-
gress did not enact in that statute, nor
has 1t since done so, what acts are to be
deemed to work expatriation. For my
own guidance In determining such ques-
tlons, Irequired, under the provisions
of the constitution, the opinion in writ
ing of the principal officer in each of the
executive departments upon certain
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