Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-12-04
cations to other governments. The expedi-
ency of further forbearance on our part is
believed TO be worthy OF your ccusidera-

e,
to relieve foreign consuls of the jude al
powers which heretofore they have eXer-
cised in the Turkish dominions, by on
however, has by law provided for the dis
charge of Judicial functions by consuls OF T
the United States in that quarter under
the treaty of 1884. / have notfeltat liberty |
formally to accept the proposed change
without the assent of Congress, whose de-
cision upon the subject, at as early a /
period as may be convenient, Is earnestly |
requested.
sANTo DOMINGO WANTS a PRoTECToRATE.
transmit herewith for the considera-
ton and detetInin alton of Congress an |
application of the Republic of Santo Do- |
mingo to this government to eXerc Sc 4 /
prOtectorate over that republic. .
NEW TREATIES.
Since the adjournment of Congress the |
following treaties with foreign powers |
have been proclaimed: A naturalization |
convention with Denmark; convention |
with Mexico for reviving the claims com
mission: q convention of friendship, com |
MERGE, and extraditlon with Orange Free |
State, and a naturalization convent on |
with Ecuador.
POWER TO ISSUE COMMISSIONS ASKED FOR
THE PosTMAsTER-GENERAL.
renew Recommendation made in my
message of December, 1870, that Congress
authorize the Pos tmaster-General to issue
all commissions to officials appointed
through his department. -.r1l
RIGHTS OF CITIZENS BORN ABltOAD' .
I invite the earnest attention of Con-
gress to the existing laws of the United
States respecting expatTiation and the
election of nationality by 1ndlVlduaiS.
MANY citizens of the United States reside
permanently abroad with their families,
under the provisions of the act approved
February TO- 1865. The children of such
are Re citizens to De of the UnteG
! states, but the rights of citizenship
are not to descend to persons whose fath-
ers never resided in the United States.
| 1t thus happens that persons VINO
| never resided in the United states
| have been enabled to put forward pre-
| tension to the protection OF the United
! states against the claim of military SER
| vice of the Government under whose pro-
! lection they were born and have been
| lied citizens of the United states have
| returned to the land OF their Dlrth win
the intent to remain there, and their chil-
! dren, the issue of marriage contracted there
| after their return, and who have never Deen
| in the United States, have laid claim to our
protection, when the lapse of many years
| has imposed upon them the duty OF mlll-
| tary service to the only government winch
/ had ever known them personally Until
| the year 1868: it was left embarrassed
by conflicting opinions of courts ana
| of jurists to determine how Tar the
doctrine of perpetual allegiance, deflVea
| from our former Colonial relations with
| citizens. CONGRESS then wisely swept
these. doubts away by enacting that any
| declaration, instruction, opinion. ORDER or
| decision of any officer of this government
which denies, restricts, inpairs OF ques-
lions the right of .eXpatrauoh ls lhcoH Lr
sistent with the fundamental p11hclples OF
this government; but Congress dltt not IN
dictate in that statute, nor has 1t since
done So wlhat,acts, are to be -deetned 10
work repatriation. For my own gulQanc5,
! in. determining such questions, required,
under the provisions OF the constitution
the opinion IN writing of the prlnc,pat OF
4 ffeeF In each of the executive departments
| upon certain questions relating TO TINS
subject. The result satisfies me that
| further legislation has become necessary.
! /. therefore commend the subject 70 the
1 careful consideration of Congress. Trans
mit herewith copies of several opinions OF
principal officers of the executive depart
ments, together with Other correspond
ence aud prominent information on the
| subject. The United States, who led
the way in, the oEertn ef,Ea, OIL at,a tne
/ ance, are among the last to INDICATE
/ how the crown citizens may elect another
nationality The papers subInitted mere mere
as on Il par with other Leading nations IN
Ilberality of this international question.
We have already, in our treatles asse ate ca
to the principles which would need to
be embodied in laws intended TO aGe ON.
/ pIish such results. We have agreed that
citizens fthe United States may cease 20
be citizens, and may voluntarily rem
tder allegiance TO otAef powers
| We have agreed that residence iii for+
/ eien land without intent to return. shah
Of itself work expatriation We have
! agreed, In some instances, upon the tel4gta
of time necessary for such intent, i M
vlte Congress to mark out and define
wien and how expatrfation can be accom-
| plfshea :, to regulate bylaw the CONDITION
| of american women marrying foreigners
| to fix the status of children. born IN Il
| foreign country of American parents, re-
I siding more. or less. permanently abrond.
and to make rules for determmlng sIeA
| other kindred points az may seem best to
| Congress-. ---s.. II
THE. coSGRATULAToRY REsoLtTIoNs TO
4 's< 49, SPAIN. -'-.'-. H..
In compliance with the request of Con-
gress, I transmitted to our minister al
| Madrid, with instructions to presenf u TO inc
: / Spanish Government. the Joint Resolution
/ approved on the Sd of March last, rendering
t | to the people of Spain, in the name and or
: behalf of the American people, the eongrat
3 ulations of Congress upon the efforts te
consolidate, in Spain, the principles of uni
, / versaf liberty in a republican form,of gov
; eminent The, existence of this new repub
:. | lie was inaugurated BY striking the
I, fetters from slaves in Porto Rico
/ This beneficent measure was followed by
the release of several thous and persons
| Illegally held as slaves IN. Cu6a
IMPROVEMENT IN CUBA, Pr.
. Naxt. the Captain General of that colony
t was deprived of the power to set aside TIT
l orders of his superiors at Madrid, which
/ had pertained to the office since 1928. fh(
! | seoaestered estates of American citizen:
: | which had been the cause of long and FIRE
8 | guent correspondence, were ordered to be re
I stored to their owners. All these liberal step!
$ were taken in the face of Yiole mt opposition
2 directed by the reyo tutionary Shareholders
Is Havana who are vainly striving 10 stay tA'
4 march of IDEAS which has Terminated shay
;, cry in Christendoln. Cuba only excepted
Z Unhappiy, however, this Danetut '1Dfla
: | ence has thus faF succeeded In defeatins
= the efforts of all liberal-minded men il
= / Spain to abolish slavery in Cuba, and II
= preventing the, promised reform in tina
!. / island. .s-.s-.- ~. =. E
y THE RELATIONS BETWEEN CUBA tN9. sfAI2
The struggle for political suprenlae,
CONTINUES me Pfo-stasSiy Sa sslsG2
= I ftselfin more and more open hostility am
+ defiance of the home government, Whl'
e n n ton With the Rep1Siic in III
= Peninsula; and, although uSurping an(
= defying the authority of the home govern
= nent whenever such .uSnrpation. or de
1 fance tends III the direction OF oppression
or of the maintenance of abuses, it is still
D. a power in Madrid and recognized by til
e | dangerous t o continued colonial reIatio
d between Cuoa and Spain ts an that whicl
IS inspired the insurrection at ara. .aHd a.
e element opposed to granting any relic
IL from InisTule and abuses. with nQ .aspira
> lions after freedom, coInmsnding no sssE1
Ne pathiesin generous breasts aiming to rive
q | still stronger the shacktes of slavery an
q oppression has seized many of til emblem
is Of power in Cuba; and under professions q
Il loyalty to the mother country, is exhaus,
le ing the resources. of the island, and is doin
4 acts which are at variance with those priI
y eiples of justice, of liberty and of righ
< which give nobility of character to a n
public. In the interests of humanity, {
civilization and of progress, 1t is to b
=. hoped that this evil influence. may be-soo
te ayerted. -si .-.sr. + ~ y
+ THE vIRGINIUs AEFAIR. ~:
i HT.-7f [ E5sL4s .s.sss 80 e. -. -,
al. The steamer Virginius was, on the got
re day of September, 1870, duly registered {
ID the port of New York, as q part of til
s. eon1nerelaI marine of the United States. o
the 4th of October, 1870, having received tb
n certificate of her register in the usui
IN legal form, she sailed from the port {
s. New York. and has not since been MiIhi