The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-12-18
CANTON, MISSISSIPPI, DECEMBER. IS, 1875


those who, if they have remained in this country
long enough to entitle them to become naturalized
and have returned to the country of their origin,
where they reside evcding all duties to the United
from all duties to the country of their nationality
and of their residence by reason OF their alleged
1t Is due to tkis government itself, and to the
great mass of naturalzed citizens who entftey h"t
in name and fact, become citizens of the United
s:stee, that the high privilege Of citizen m
fraud in derogation of the laws, and Of the good
name of every honest citizen. On many occasions
ernment that certificates of naturalization held,
and protection interference claimed, by parties
VINO dEi; thai not only they were not within the
ization, but that they have never resided IN nc
United States. In Others certificate and record OF
court show on their face that the persons claiming to
he nturaized had not resided the required time in
the United States In others, It is admitted upon
examination that the requirements ct law have not
been complied with. In some even, such cef:ES
Gates have been matters of purchase.
These not isolated cases, arising at rare intervals
from all quarters of the globe. Such occurrences
sandt ad do not fail to reflect upon the Government
discovered, however, there is no practical means
within the control of the Government by which the
record of naturalization can be vacated and should
the certificate be taken up as it usually Is by the
diplomatic and consular representatives of the Gov
ernment to whom it may have been presented.
has been aatura15e, from Obtaining new eersi6o
cate from the court in place 81 that Ihfeb Has been
taken rom him. The evil has become so sse.. siia
of such frequent occurrence cannot too strOniy
recommend that some effectual measures be adopted
TO provide proper remedy for the vacating OF any
records fraudulently, and of furnishing guilty parties
he question of eSpatlatbg anH the election to ma
tonality, in which the United States is foreYoss,
raiis instrunenta in osertbrowing the doctrine Of
PERPETUAL allegiance C5nsfess Bss declared the
right OF expatriation TO be national inherent ttstt
,f all fnnr n
Ines providing what oralftes shalt be necessary to
work change of allegiance tiie Ct-tted states has
the @ OF ond m a% ana n mo
10 the atieuiioh 4 &c so-ernent whore citizens q
the United States have naturalized or taa7s born
have formally become citizens subjects Of foreign
powers, but who, nevertheless, in the absence OF
involved in difficulties, when it seems to be for
their interest, claim to be citi zelis OIL the GnIed
States, which they have long since abandoned, aid
TO which for years they have rendered no service nor
cases naturaiized tfti.rrs mmediatey after natur-
alization have returned to their haHse country.
have become engaged in business, have accepted OF;
flee OF pursuits inconsistent with American citizen
ship and eviDce no intent to return to the United
tates until called upon to d,seharge some auty c 20
they assert their eitStHsbip. and gall upon repre-
sentatiyes of the Government to aid tBsht fn thrf
unjust pretensions. 1t is but justice to bonafts
citizens that no doubt should exist on such ques-
tons, and that congress should determine by the
enactment OF q law now eXIdtIldtloH Will VIC az
complished and change Of citizenship be cs-
also invite your attention to the necessity Of reg
tilatipg by law the status of American women who
marry foreigners, Gnd OF defining more fully that oil
children born in foreign courftfies Of Aeffc4n y,uro
ents who may be residing abroad, and also OF sdtbs
o in
The corresfotidenee submitted herewith
shows few of the constantly occurring iesttors on
Government. There are few subjects to engage the
attention Of Congress on which more delicate rela-
The month Of July last the building erected COZ
the Department of State taken possession OF ah
occupied by that Department l am happy to say
that the archives and valuable papers OF the Gov
in the custody of that Department are now
safely deposited and cared properly for.
reeeipf ct FL p az ens june
30 1874 to have been sl63 Jog s55 90, and TOT the
fiscal year ending June 80. 1875, to have been
ssdsss: ,Sa Int ss he
year ending titie ST. si6a 400 1s4 80, and for
enagg 4hs report
history OF the working If the Department for the
last year, and contains Recommendation for re.
forms and for legislation, in which concur, but
cannot comment so fully as should like to do II
space would permit; but will confne myself to q
few susgestions which look upon as vital to the
view of the Treasury.
mean specie resumption. Too much stress can
not be laid upon this question: and hope Congress
insure the contamination Of the Act Of the last Com
gross 1T its last SESSION; to bring about specie re-
it WOULD be e' ' great af blessing L ih so
even at an earlier day. Nothing seems 20
ME more certain than THAT full healthy and per
industries and financial welfare OF the country until
we return to measure OF values reroanized
throughout the civilized world while we use cur
recognized standard specie becomes commodity.
lee The proJ0cts q The soil, the surplus seeking
our present system, should want none OF %6ttl.
we have any we're it not that the customary dues
must be Iad in coin, and because OF the pledge TO
yield of precious metals would flow out for the pr-
chase of foreign productions and leave the United
States hewers of wood and drawers of water because
of the wiser legislation the subject of finance by
nations with whom: we have dealings. / am not
to say that suggest the best legisla-
lion to secure the great end most heartily COM
mended, it will be source OF great qualification to
me to be able to approve any measure OF Congress
UNLIMITED imitation would probably bring about
specie payments more speedily than any Legislation
but It would he at the expense Of honor; the legal
tenders would have no valtte beyond setting present
Liabilities Of Properly speaking repndiatins them
tied. There are fe% measures Which scent to me
important in this connection, aud What tofni1egd
to your consideration, is repeal of SO much OF the
for debts contracted after date to be liked in an
act of itself, to be not later than LIST january
values fictitious gold would no longer be
at premium, but currency at q discount, healthy
make the currency to equal what it purports to be,
the merchants, manufacturers, and trademen OF
every calling could do business on fair margin OF
profit, money having an unvarying value La
borers and all classes rho work for stipulated pay
OF salary would receive more in their income, be-
extra profit would no longer be charged by
capitalists to compensate for the risk ola downward
fiuctuation in the value of the currency.
That the Secretary of the Treasury be authorized
10. ,..,t,a not fun mi
monthly of legal tender notes by isstiing in Their
stead, long bond, bearing interest at the rate ol
o' f per t so o sooo each This wod II
time reduce the legal tender notes to volume that
would be kept after it, without demanding redemp-
ton in large sums suddenly
j. Additional power be given to the Secretary o.
the Treasury to accumulate gold for the final rel
demption of the currency, increasing the revenue
curtailng expenses, or both 1t is preferable to dc
both, and | recommend that reduction OF expendl-
ture be made wherever it can be done without I'm
pairing government obligations or crpplirg the due
execution thereof. One measure for increasing the
revenue and the only one, think, is that Of the
duties would add probably SIS 600 the present
amount received for imports, and would in no way
increase the prices paid for those articles by the
consumers. These articles are the products Of
countries collecting revenue from exports, and az
we, the largest consumers, reduce the duties they
proportionat4y increase them, With this addition
to the revenue many duties now collected, and
which give but insignificant return for the cost
OF collection, might be remitted, and to he direct
advantage of consumers alone. l would mention
those articles which enter into manufactures of all
sorts Ill duty paid upon such articles go directly
the cost of articles when manufactured here, and
must be paid for by consumers The duties not
only come from the consumers alone, but acts rs
protection to foreign manufacturers OF the same COM
peting articles in own and distant markets
l wiz suggest mention another subject bearing
upon the problem OF how to enable the Secretary OF
the Treasury accumulate balances. 1t is to devise
some better method OF verifying claims against the
Government than at present exists, through the
Court of Claims, especially those claims growing out
Of the late Nothing is more certain than that
large per centage of amounts passed and paid, are
part wholly fraudulent. far in excess Of the
/ cal losses sustained The large amount OF losses
proven on good testimony, according to existing
laws, by afHdavits of fictitious INSCRIPTIONS per-
sons to have been sustained on small farms and
plantations are not only far beyond the possible
Weld of those places for any year, but every
one knows who has visited the scenes of the spola-
tons, they are. in many instances, more than the
ind vdual claimants even worth, including
personal and real estate.
The report of the Attorney General, which will
be submitted to Congress at early day, will con-
tain a detailed history of awards made and
claims pending of the class here referred.
ARMY.
The report of the Secretary of War accompanying
this mess age gives II detailed account of the army
operations for the year just passed, expenses foi
maintenance, etc, with recommendations for legis,