Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-12-15

not fail TO reflect upon the government and
lnJure all honest citizens Such fraud being
discovered, however, there is no practicable
means within the Control of the government
| BY which the record OF naturalization can be
vacated and should the certificate be taken
up, as isusually is. By the diplomatic and con-
sal representatives of the government to
whom it may have been presented there is
nothing to prevent the person claiming to
have been naturalized from obtaining q new
certificate from the court in place of that
| which has been taken from him. The eyll has
| become 80 great and OF such frequent occur-
renee thatI cannot too strongly recommend
| that some effective measures be adopted to
] provide proper remedy aud means for the
| vacating Of any record thus fraudulently
made, and OF Furnishing the guilty parties to
| the transaction.
QUESTION OF ExPATR1A1IoN
| In this connection I refer also to the ques-
| ton Of repatriation and the election Of nation.
atty. The United States was foremost ia up
! holding the right Ut expatriatioD, and was
principally instrumental in oyerthrowing the
| doctrine OF perpetual allegiance. Congress
mas declared the right OF expatriation to be a
natural and inherent right Of all people, while
| many other nations have laws providing what
| formalities shall be necessary to work a
change of allegiance. The United States has
| enacted provisions OF law and has in no re-
| spect marked out how and when expatrlation
| may be accomplished by its citizens In
| stances are brought to light. and to the at
| tention Of the government. where citizens Of
| the United States here naturahzed, or native
| born, have formally become citizens
! or subjects of foreign powers. but
who, nevertheless, in the absence of
| any provisions of legislation on these ques-
| tions, when involved III difficulties. or when it
| seems to be their interest claim to be citizens
| OF the United States, and demand the inter-
vention OF . government which they have
| long since abandoned, ar 70 which for years
| they have rendered no service, nor held them
selves anenable. In other cases naturalized
citizens Immediately alter naturalization
| returned to their native country. have become
engaged in business, have accepted Offices Or
pursuits in no way consistent with American
citizenship, and evlnced no intent to return to
the United States, until called upon to dis
charge some duty to the country where they
are residing, when at once they assert their
citizenship, and call upon the representatives
| of the government to aid them in their unjust
| pretentions. 1t is but justice to all bona fide
citizens that no doubt should exist on such
questions, and that Congress should determine
by enactment OF law how explanation will be
accomplished and change OF citizenship be es-
tablished,
l also invite your attention to the necessity
| of regulating by law tho status OF American
women who may marry foreigners, and OF de-
| hnlng more fully that of children Dorm in a
| foreign country of American parents, who
! may reside abroad, and also of some further
| provision regulating Or giving legal effect to
marriages OF American citizens contracted in
| foreign countries. The correspondence SUBJ
mtted herew it'll show few Of the constantly
| occurring questions on these points presented
| to their nation. There are few subjects to en-
gage the attention on Congress. on which
| more delicate relations are depending.
| DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
| In the month OF July last the building
| erected for the Department OF State was ia
| 10 nj a mr. cd nv hat orf-
ment. | am happy to say that the ar
chlves and valuable property OF the gov
eminent in custody Of that department.
| are now safely deposited and properly kept.
| THE TREASURY.
| The report Of the Secretary of the Treasury
shows the receipts from customs for the fiscal
/, year ending June 80, 1874, to have been
June 80. 1875, to have been s157,167. 722.35, a
decrease for the last fiscal year of $685.
l1l1.34. The receipts from internal revenue for
| the year ending the Both of June, 1874, were
| S102. 409, 80, and for the year eIdlng June
80, 1875, were sli0, 007, 1888, an increase of
ST, So, 708.68. The report also shows COM
I plete history of the working of the Depart
ment for the last year, and contains recon.
mendations for reforms and for legislation
| which concur in. but cannot comment On 30
| fully as / should like to do il space would
| permit; but will confine myself to few
suggestions which | look upon as vital to the
best interests OF the whole people, coming
within the purvleE of tine Treasury. ] mean
| SPECIE RESUMPTION.
| Too much stress cannot be laid upon the
question, and hope Congress may be induced
at the earliest day practicable to insure the
contamination of the act OF the last Congress,
at it's last session, to bring about specie re-
| sumption, on and after the first day of Janua-
ry 1879, at furthest. 1t would be great
blessing if this could be consummated even
at an earlier day.
! Nothing seems to me more certain than that
| a full, healthy and permanent reaction cannot
| take place in favor of the industry and fnan-
| cial welfare of the country, until we return to
| a measure of values recognized throughout
the civilized world. While we use a currency
| not equivalent to this standard. the worlds
| recognized standard, specie becomes COM
| modify like the products OF the soI the sur
plus seeking market wherever there is de.
| mand for it. Under our present system, we
| should want none, would We. have any,
| were it not that customs duties must be
paid in coin, and because OF the pledge to pay
the interest of the public debt In coin the yield
| of precious metals would flow out for the pur-
chase of foreign introdGotions, and leave the
| United States heWers of wood and drawers of
water. because of wise legislation On the sub
/ ject of finance by the nations with whom we
| have dealings. 1 am not prepared to say that
I can suggest the best LEGISLATION to secure
| the end. It will be source Of great gratif.
/ cation to me to be able to approve any meas
ure OF Congress looking effectively toward Sc
curing resumption.
/ Unlimited imitation would probably bring
about specie payments more speedily than any
Legislation looking to the redemption of legal
tenders in coin. but it would be at the expense
of honor. The legal tenders would have no
value beyond settling per cent of liabilities
properly speaking repudiating them. They
would buy nothing after the debts were all
settled There are few measures which
seem to me important in this connection, and
which recommend to your earnest considera-
/ ton.
A repeal Of 80 much OF the legal tender acts
as makes these notes receivable for debts con-
tracJed after date to he fixed in the act
itself, say not later than the first CT January,
1877. We should then have quotations at real
values, not fictitious ones. Gold would no
longer be at premium but currency at dis
count. A heat by reaction would set IN at
once, and with it desire to make the currency
equal to what it purports to be. Tho mer-
- 0yNd