The Placer herald., 1873-12-06
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.


was telegraphed to tue Sacramento Union,
and appeared in that paper on the Sd inst.
In his review of the Vienna Exposition
the President passes oyer the subject without
one word in reference to the scandal created
bv the action of our Commissioners who
were sent by him to superintend our depart
ment of that affair. He says that slight
advance has been made in The past year
toward the surpre .sion Of the infamous
Chinese coolie trade. He recommends: Con
.resr TO enquire whether additional legis
Ia ion is required on this subject Does mo-
the President Of our country know th,i ley
station i. needed, and that too of All in =
portant character, and Immediately? 1t he
comes the duty .f our Representatives
there to inform Congress in unmistak ablt
terms, they are ignorant on the subject
that we Of California, who have bett
f.rities for understanding aud realizing I'll"
magnitude Of the Chinese evil, are emphai
icaIly and almost unanimously opposed to ih'
further influx of this race. and opposed IL
subsidzing steamship lines TO bring them
here for mere nominal rates, aud further
that we. in the name Of the Pacific Coast .
demand that the treaty with China hc all
rogated, or modified for commercial pur-
poses only. The Geneva reward war
promptly paid, and it is recommended tia"
the money be appropriated in paying the
direct losses sustained by Confederate pri
vAteers. The northwest boundary has bee,
established, and the bou ,dary between II"
United States and British possessions will
soon be completed. The Claims Comnipsio,,
report finds ca,us in favor Of Great Bri'a n
from tie United Sia,es to the amount OF
81 .929, ,S19, and disallowed claims to the
amount of $93, 100000 The PresideI.
dwells on the rights Of American citizens
who live abroad, and the claims TO ciizeu-
ship of the children of such born in foreign
countries; espe tally in such c,ses when one
fthe parents is Il foreigner il the matter
complicated, and he asks Congress to fix II
law detini * N such cases exactly who l.
md who s not entitled to the prot &c ion OF
the United States. Thanks are returned 10
Italy, and especially to Count Cont, third
Commissioner in the Geneva conference
ior the able and impartial manner in which
lie performed the duties of that position
A new court is recommended WHO shall be-
empowered TO hear claims of aliens NJ oi
he Uniied States, arising out of acts con-
niued against their persons or property dur
ing the insurrection Tn Mexic n Con
ven,ion, it is ,honyht, will soon conn leie
its duties. The V-nczuel, award has no
vet been receiverl, but torbearance from fore
ing i,e iume late paym mt is recommended
The once important subject Of Sm Domingo
is spen.ed Of by merely stating that thai
Republic row wants us 10 exercise pro
ectorite over them. Some treaties of but
little importance the President mentions as
ha y, ing he, II concluded. IL is recommend
cd that the Postmaster General be EN-
pow cred to appoint all bis deputies, and
that postnasers be allowed commission
instead Of stated salaries. The Prcsideni
.!eplores the condition Of Cuta, and At
tributes tie difficulties continually arising
between that island a, d the home govern
,nent to the existel ce of slavery, and hoper
% soon nee it abolished; on The Virginu
roube the President gives a history of ih
vessel, states the dem,nds made on SPAN
for the outrageous abuse to our il'g md
citizens, " hich he says have heen acAnowi
edged by Spain, and preparations made t>
that government for enforcing them, an';
says tie whole mater is now in u course OF
satisfactory adjustment. Graut succeed,
% the proposed constitutional amendmen
fr The election of President, and recon-
mends two others. One allowing lie
President to veto psrl without vetoil'g n OF
bill and second, that no bills shall b.,
,nsidered 10y Congress at an ex,n. session
but y hat are recommended by the Pres
iient. 1t is said there viii b., during til,
fiscal year, II great falling oa Of revenue
c,used by the pauic, and. strange to say
Grant recommends economy. A speed,
return to specie payment is hoped for, an
the President thinks, by judicour manage.
'nent, we are in u fair way to arrive at The
sired result. Encour' cement toA merica,
chip building is recommended. We wol,-
1er where the encouragement is to com,
from as long rs the present rates Of hi. !
tariff are imposed on the material of whicl
slips are mostly made? More subsidy il
recommended to buAd canal from ,l,'