The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-12-18

allowing si;Z.r.> q: tue United States in A,.i sea-
r-;.'" ~ TIE iOriD". & AMIR. hy a>--atir. 70 Il GET
tam charge IN the jurisdiction ii Tia" courts Ill iIr
latter. \ copy OF th- irus!a!ra;. u glo:. these .;l-
J--'S i herewith, communicated.
There Aas l.eiI no Material chang. il: oar re-
.at:vHs with the nr.i.uI., ~ Sfa,e- of this l..n4!-
-lA.r- winch were formerly Under tn. dominion a.
II ava.
Marauaing IN th- frontiers between VI, x;co AMI
T-x.- sui r'',urL'lv tak,~ r'."-. i~rs':;c TIA, y'ci-
lI.ic.' 81; tie r.I' ami Military author; e. III that
quarter. The difficulty I'll eli. ckiur .urA ira-,aS-.s
along TIE cVIirsr "i = riv-r ii such length A. thu
Rec i'fanGr. and soften :"rd.b!e. Is .tNIUus. II
- n",.tl that the -fi-ri- Of ;hls government viii I-
s,c"r.iri hS 'nc-- "i Mexico 70 Tn. ,:,c;U&i sui-
In.-sIun q: ac's IL wing.
Erum i :rIort upon he CONDITION of I'll. iu-!-
mess before the American and M,x;can irirt
Gains Commission. made Icy the ar.n: .n ,il- part
Of the United Stst"s, and iI;st, p-;. -. lsIs. il:
arl-ais that uf tie l.ul. claims ai-d Oh the lar,
81 citizens Of TIL United state. 49, had been
finally decided. AMI - Ser- ia tie hands Of IL" uir-
PR. having A. ;u t- dispor.d Al; aui Il tin .+S
r.ai;is filed against tie United Stated, -; hat b,er
iiusiIy ,rcicrd on, ! was be;cr- the ~uriiir-, and
al remained "a L. Gisy ored of. Since the date Of
s.rll n J.r; o;li-r claims hay. been disposed u:, re-
ducIIe somewhat the f.gnil~r -iill lending. ami
others have been as>.d upon by the arbitrator.
II La- become alisr.r; IN view al t.ie-. figures and
Is particularly lsb"riuu>. thst ia. commission
would be- unable {" dispS-e q! the entire mum Der Of
Claims Lending rri'r TO the LIT dAv .f February,
ls.I. III. dat. fixed for the expiration. SegvtIs-
,Iohs are peuGils licking TO tie securing e: the
results Of the de:isions which have t-er reached
and t. a further -xtehsi0;. 81 the onni.sioi for a
Emitted tine. which. Il u coEn!cnfly hoped, Will
suffice {" b.ing all the bssiIess low before il to =
Iinai sore.
I!- strife in ;h. Argentine Republic il TO BE- de-
plur,i. both On account Of the parties thereto and
engaged ia III. trai- e. tina. quarter. &: whom the
United Sta'r- ME- among the PRINCIPAL A. yet, 20
far a. ] am aware, there has been NO violation Of
our neutrality rights, which. NJ well a. our duties
III that RESPECT. !, shall be my end-syar to mair-
tain aid observe.
II il with r., f,r.t ] announce tina: no further pay
meui har been received from the gov. iEenf a:
Ven, yu-ia an account cf awari l. in favor If cit:z-nr
cf The rIi;-i States. FicIes have te,n entertained
tLa- If IN, republic could escai- bath foreign ard
EVIL war 'ur q i-w YEAR, is great natural rrsourc--
w"Uii enahl. :; 20 honor is obligations. Though
1t l. E"~ understood! To L. # r.ac- With other
CDGutri.r. a serious Instruction II reIs r,ec e. lie
i'll I..rr,s- III AN inIl"-taut region Of ;lr.: reiub-
lie. Tbs may lie taken advantage ,f a. another
reason to delay the iayInen; of the dues of our
Citizen.
Til. d-pioraLle strife in Cuba continues without
any marked change IL the rr.aiIy. advantages Of
the cuni-ndins forces. The uGsurrectiol cor
Times, hut spain lS- gained no superiority. ri.
YEAR, Of strife give :n- resurrection a -ignit cance
which rsuno; b /. ignored. Its duration, and the
,-Isci:y If it, adherence. together with the absenre
a: ,nauif' s:rd power a.; suppression on the part OF
Spain, cannot be curtr"S,ri,i. aud Iray make
some positive steps .u tli- part IF other lowers i
matter ii >.l;-nsc---Itv.
l had confidently nul-a AT this time to he able 70
ANNOUNCE an arrangement # some a.: III. i.Il ortaL'
lT'rtious tct~s.n THIS government and that Of
Spain. hat the negotiations have been pru;racted.
The unhappy intestine disss n-ions of spain cum-
mard nur profound SYMPATHY. and must h. acc.p;-
81 a.. ~Irrhar-. 4 cause for s"Inc d-.ay. An early
settlement. in Part ~ least. Of the questions t.-
tween the governments i hoped Tor. In the
in.a,.i;iae. awaiting the results Of imIa.dis'ely
pending negotiations. l defer - further aud fuller
communication. on the suhjec; If the relations Of
tIis country and spain.
IIay. again To- call the attention II Congress
L. the unsatisfactory '"r'liii"n "f the existing
Laws with reference ;n repatriation an! tine
election uf nationality. Formerly, ami r"Ii-
flirting opinions si", 'ics'i>i"n-. it wa-,tinirul: To-
exactly determine how Tar the doctrine of per
l-ciuai si!"SEtirr wa- aplti'ai'l- Il" the I nIt,"t
States. Congress. hv the act at Ih.. eth uf July.
l~i>. asserted the abstract riSnf at eNlstiriatiun
a. u fundamental principle at thu government.
Npiw outstanding >urt, assertion. ait the ncre--
si;v "i the frequent application II the principle.
nn legislation ha~ been hat defining " hat acts or
fnriIiiiiic- shall work cXls,triiiinr, or when u
citizen >hall tc 'ircm-'i to have removed or to
have lost hi citizenship. The Importance of
such n definition l. obvious. The representative
OF the United States in foreign countries are
continually called uIrpn 4" lend their all and the
protection OF til. United states &" persons con.
corning the g's-i faith or the reality Of whose
citizenship there i III least great question In
some rt>r> the provisions of the treaties furni>h
some .uiic ia othcr-. IL seems left I" the per-
sons claiming the benefit "f citizenship while
living in 4 foreign country, contributing IN ~"
manner {" the performance "f the duties of n
citizen "f the United state. AMI without the in
~t"nti"n. at ans time. {" return AMI undertake
th''>.iuiir-. AMI ip u-e the claims al citizenship
al the United state, simply ~ Il she'll from the
performance al the Obligations "f 4 citizen else
where.
The >iatu. of children inrn 81 American rl.
rents residing in 4 foreign country. "f American
women who have married aliens. ur American
citizens residing alrTsri, where such question i
not regulated 10y treaty. are all sources OF fire.
qucnt difficulty ant discussion. Legislation an
these AMI similar question:. AMI particularly lie
timing when AMI uIricr " hat ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
~trliii"n can ic accomplished, or L" ic presumed.
l. especially Ec,s!cri.
In this connection ! earnestly call the ..teriion
az Congress TO the difficulties arising FROM frau.u-
lent naturalization. TIE InIi-,i STATES wisely,
freely and .il.rsi!y cfers lis ci;izc.stip t. ali Win
HAY Gene in good faith To- resi,i. within its limits,
az '.-Ir complying with certain rr--crib-d r.ssoI-
able and simple f"riI.l.tirs and condit: n.
Among ~" highest dI'.- of the government: il
itat IL AFFORD 4 nriii. efficient and ei-ctnai pro-
lection l." al I's ~c.'iz-rs. whether n:.tiv. iorp or
nG;ural'zci. Care should tie taken thu: i right,
carrying with it suri ~snlIor; from the govern
IL ~, should not he fra'Iiu,,liiy obtained. and
should h- t-stoN'd only Tloii tai l-Oci Of a com.
lliarcc with the law. a. frequent insisurr- 0f
Illegal aIi frsdIiyn. naturalization and uuEu-
th"rizei Use 81 certificates thus rllroI cr,y D .aiu,d
ruiuc t. right. In -Bin- casrS the frauiul.nt
ctararter If the naturalization las ap-
feared upon TIA. face If the certificate ii,eif: in
others. exam NATION di-clcs.s tia; the holder had
not complied with tie law, and in Others certif-
Gates have t.s IA obtained where thu ;cr-OEs llo!d.
Ing th"I- no; Only were not entitled ;o be natural
iz"d. la; hal no; been within. the United States a:
the time Of the pretended naturalization. Instances
Of these classes Of fraud are discovered 1t our !e-
gAtiUu-. where the certificates of naturalization
are presented either for the purpose Of obtaining
passports or Il. manting the protection OF the .ega-
ton. When the fraud - obvious ON the face Of
such certificates, they are taken ny by III. repre-
s.n;a;iyes 81 The government and forwarded to the
court in which the fraudulent naturalization &C.
CURED remains, aud duplicate certificates are read