Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-12-11

ecutive, from mHeh, needless precau-
ton, ansl-wili pEsRe-of great value to
the public al !arge.V u'sTt7F
ADMISSION OF COLORADO ADVISED
al would dgecommend for yonr favora-
bic consideration the passage of an ena-
bling act for | he admittance of Colorado
rs a State In the Gsion. It possesses
all the elements OF aprosperous a State,
agricultural and mineral, and / believe
has a position 10 justify such an admis-
sion.
GsSEEAI AMNESTY AND CIVIL RIGHTS.
renew my previous recommends
tioa to Congress for general amaesty.-
The n6mber engaged in the late rebel
lion yet laborinS under disabilities is
very 5 small, : but enough TO keep up
,constalit irritation. No possible dan
ger caD. accrue 10 the government by
restoring tEfem Ito eligibility to hold
office 9 [ suggest for your considera-
tionsihe senaetment of a, law to better
secure the civil rights which freedom
should secure. but has not effectualiy
secured to The enfrauchised slave.
= 1Sisaed1T ssl3 = II. S. GRANT.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, Dec. i, 1878.
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afRd GA gfs PROTOCOL. o-f,.
Protocol of the con ference held at the
Department. of State at Washington, on
taeI as,th ,,ei7 Soyember, 1873, between
Hamilton Fith, Secretary of State, and
Rear-A Admiral7 Don Jose Polo de Bar
'mabe, Envoy Extraordinary and Minis
fer IleuIpnisntiaryo OF Spain:; -;
sOt The he,npdersI9ned. having met for the
* 1ofs 10
meIts respecting The case of the steamer
Vir2inilis. which. " hile uuder the flag
OF the United 'StaIes, wac, on the 3lst
day OF October slisst,i captured on the
high seas by The Spanish man OF war
Tornado, hsye reached reah the following
..Spaiii, on Fer pArt, stipulates to re-
store foftls@ 9TH the vessel referred to,
and The isufyiyoFsl of, her passengers
and grey, apA on the 25th day OF De-
.ceulbeF .heyt 10 salute the flag of the U.
States II, how ever, before that date,
Spain yshoufd prove, To the satisfaction
loffhe gosermh ent of the United States,
that The Virginius was not entitled to
carry the ilg of the United States, and
was carving il at the time of her ca p
ture without right and improperly, he
salute will be spontaneously dispensed
with, as, in such case, not being neces-
sary or-rsaaisaL.e; but the U. States
will expect ia such case disclaimer OF
iptent si iudignity to its flag, in the act
which was committed.
'.Furiheribore,, If on or before the
25ti OF Deceaiber, 1873, it shall be made
10 appear to the, satisfaction of the U.
States that the Yirginius did not right
fully carry The American flag, and was
not entitled 10 American pagers, the u.
States will Institute inquiry aud adopt
legal lrroceeIliposiagainst the vessel. If
it oe felfild- 1tJst she has violated any
law of The Unite1 States, and againsI
any OF ihe persons who NAV appear to
have been guilty of Illegal acts in con-
uection therewitb. it being understood
that Spsin viii proceed accordingto to the
second propo-itions made to Gen. Sick
les. and communicated in his telegram
read to Aimiraf Polo on the 9th ult-.
to investigate the conduct of those au-
thorities " ho have arrayed Spanish laws
and honorary obligations, and will ar
raign them before competent court
land infict punishment on those who
NAV hive offended r5H - 5a
"Cther1reciprocal reclamstiops to be
subject TO consideration and arrange
ment between the two governments,
and in case of no agreement, to be the
subject of arbitration, on the coBstitu-
tionai assent of the Senate of the United
States given thereto.
sit is furthes stipulated that the time.
maRner, aud place for the surrender OF
the Virginins, anil the survivors of
those who were oa board OF her at the
time o. her captures ,-and also the time.
manner. and place for the salute to the
flag of the u. States, ii there should be
&C asion for such salute, shall be SUBJ
iect to arrangement between the UNDER
signed within the next two days
fSiguedl 60 HAMILTON Fish,
Il "Jos PoLo DE BARSABE.7