Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-12-12

( things Ehioh seem to ne ss absolutely
necessary to return to specie payments,
the first great requisite In return TO pros
perity. The legal tender clause to the
lzR authorizing the issue OF currency by
the national government shonld be re-
pe2led, TO take effect as to all contracts
entered into after day fKed in the repeal.
ing act; not to spply, however, to pay
ments Of salaries BY the government or for
other expsnseslnot provided by law 70 be
paid IN ezrrency. In the interval pending
between repeal and final resumption. pro-
vision should be made by which the Score
tary Of the Treasury can obtain gold ~
It may become necessary from time to
time. Prom the date when specie re-
sumption comme1ces to this might and
should be added Q revenue sufficiently IN
excess Of expenses to insure an aceunAlA-
ton Of gold in the Treasury TO sustain re-
demption. commend this subject toyour
careful consideration, believing that ia
TorabIe solution il attainsble, and that If
reached by this Congress that the present
and future generations viii ever gratefully
remember it ~ their dehverer from 3,
thralldou of sFn and disgrace. With re-.
sumption ~.
I IKE EAAhLe0
may De authorized with safety
! giving flH protectioa TO balholaen
which they have uRder e1stlng
laHs. Indeed, / would regard free bark
ing as essential. Il would give proper
elasticity to the currency. As more cur
rency should be required for the transae-
ton Of legitimate business new banks
would be started, and In turn banks would
wind up their business when it was found
there was a saperabundance Of currency.
The experience and Judgment Of the peO-
| pie can best decide Just how much currency
| IS required for the transaction Of the busi-
meas OF the country. It Is nnsafe to iea7ea
the settlement Of this question to Con-
gress, the Secretary Of the Treasury Or The
! executive. Congress shoald make the
regulation, under which fbanks may exist
but should not mike banking . monopoly
by limiting the amount Of redeem1bie paper
currency that shall be authorized. SuehI
Importance do I attach to this subject and
80 earnestly do commend It to your at
tention thatI give prominence by intro
ducirg it at the beginning Of this Aesssss
THE STATE DEPARTMBN To- s
Daring The past year nothing has
Occzred to dist2fb the general friendlyl
and cordial relations of the United States
with other powers. The correspondents
Submitted herewith between this govern
ment and its diplomatic Representatives 0S
other eozutTies shows q satisfaetory 0oudi-4
| tion Of all eaestiens between the United
Ssases and the most Of those oo5ntFiesSs
and with few exceptions, to which refer
e1ee i hereafter made, tie absence Of any
points Of difference to be adjusted. The
notice directed by the resolution Of Con-
/ gress Of June 17sh, 1874, to be given to
terminate the convention Of JEly Bth,
1859. between -
TEB UNITED STATES AND BkLoITN, =
has been given aad the treaty viii accord
| ingly terminate on the first day Of JAY,
1875. This convention secured to certain
Belgian vessels entering the ports Of the
United States exceptional privileges,
which are not accorded to oar own vessels.
0EheE featureR Of the convention have
proved satiEActsry and have teRded 70 the
cultivation of mutually beneficial CONNER
cial intercourse and friendly relations bas
tween the two countries. hope that tb
negotiations which have been invited vii
result In the celebration of another treaty,
which may tend to advance the interests
Ct both countries. -. Z. E,
Our RELATIONS WITH CH5SA eu -
continue to be friendly. Daring the past
-year the fear of hostilities between China
and Japan, growing out of the landing Of an
| armed force upon the Island Of Romosa
! by the latter, has oocesiooed 1neasinesNl
Il i earnestly hoped, however. that thsl
difficulties arising from this cause viii be
adjusted, and thAtthe advance Of ciYili2S-s
ton In those empires may not be retarded
by state Of war. In consequence o. the
part taken by certain citizens Of the
United States in this expedition our
Representatives In those countries
have been instructed TO impress upon the
governments Of China and Japan the firm
intention of this country to maintain, strict
neutrality in the event of hostiities, and
carefully prevent any infraction of law on
| the part of cur citizens. In connection
with this subject I call the attention of
Congress 10 generally conceded fact, that
the great proportion Of =
cESEzE IRanGRANr
who come to Cur shores do not come Rol-i
unfairly 20 make their homes with rs andi
their lAbec productive OF the general pros
perisy, bat come under contract with head
men, who own them almost absolutely.
In 4 worse form does this apply to Chinese
women Hardly . peroeptlble percentage
Of them perform any honorable labor, but
they are brought fOr, shameful purposes, to
the disgrses Of the communities in which
they are settled and to the great dsmoral-
iaation Of the youth Of those localities II
this evil practice can be 1egislased sgainst
it will be my pleasure, Is veil As my duty,
to enforce any regulation to secure 30 de-
sirsble an end. assla
It is hoped that the negotiations be-
tween the government Of
g4PAN AND TIE TREATY POWERS,
looking 10 the further opening Of the en-.
pire and to the removal Of various restfie-
tions upon trade and travel, may soon pro-
duee the results desired, which cannot fail
to enure to the bene6t Of al the parties.
Having On previous occasions submitted 10
the consideration OF Congress the propHetY
Of the release Of the Japanese goYefu-
ment from the further payment Of
indemnity under the convention Of Uoto.
Der %, 1864, and as no, action had been
taken thereon, il became my dHty to re-
gard the obligations Of the convention as
in force; and as the other powers inter.
ested have received their portion Of the
indemnity in full, the Minister Of the
United States IN Japan has, on bshaf of
this government, received the remainder Of !
the amount due to the United States IN
der the convention Of Simonoseki. Isab- |
init the propriety Of applying the income
Of part, if not the whole of this fund, to |
the education, in the Japanese language,
of number Of young men, to be under
obligations to the government for a speci. |
fed time as interpreters at the Legation |
and the consulates in Japan.
A limited number of Japanese
youths might at the same time
be educated in our own vePnacular, and
mutual benefits would result to both gov.
ernments. The importance of having our
own citizens competent and familiar with
the language of Japan, to act as inteEpre- |
ters and in other capacities connected With
the legation and consulates in that country, |
cannot readily be overestimated -
BRH1GH 0AIH. -la
The amount awarded to the government /
OF Great Britain bv the mixed oonmiesiof1,l 4