New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-12-08


being discovered, however, there il NO
practicable means within the control of the
government by which the record Of natur-
aaisstion can be vacated, and should the
eeftifcats be taken up, as it usually is by
the diplomatic and consular represen tstive
been presented, there is nothing to prevent
the pereOns claiming to have been natural
1Hed from asking new certificate from the
court IN place Of that which has been taken
from him. The evil has become SO great
and of such frequent occurrence that Can
not too earnestly recommend that some Ell
feCtive measures be adopted to provide o
proper remedy and means for vacating of
any record thus fraudulently made and OF
Furnishing the guilty parties to the trans-
action.
In this connection refer also to the ques.
zion of ex Patriafion and the election OF ma
tionality. The United States was foremost
In upholding the right of expa' ration, and
was principally Instrumental in overthrow
ing the doctine of perpetual allegiance.
Congress has declared the right of expatria-
tion to be q natural and Inherent right of
all people; but while many other nations
have enacted laws providing what formali
ties shall be necessary to work a change of
all allegiance, the United States has enacted
no provisions of law, and hae IN no respect
marked out how and when expatriation
may be accomplished by its citizens. In
stances are brought to the attention of the
government whore citizens of the United
States, either paturalized or native born,
have formally become citizens or subjects OF
foreign pO~ers, but who, nevertheless, in
the absence OF any provisions of legislation
ON this question, when involved in Difficult.
1es, or when it seems to be their interest,
claim to be citizens of the United States
and demand the intervt ntion OF y govern
ment which they have long since aban-
doned, and to which for years they have
rendered no service nor held themselves in
say way amenable
In Otner cases naturalized citizens, imme-
diately alter naturalizs tion, have returned
TO their native country, have become en-
gagged in business, have accepted offices or
Pursuits inconsistent with American citi-
zepehip, and evidence 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
1heir citizenship and call upon the repre-
sentatives of the government to aid them
in their unjust pretensions.
IL Is but justice to all bona fide citizens
that no doubt should exist on such aues.
lions. and that Congress should determine
BY enactment of law how repatriation NAV
be accomplished and change of citizenship
be established.
1 also invite your attention to the neces-
sity Of regulating by law the status of
American women who may marry foreign
ers, and Of defining more fully that of chill
dren born in q foreign country of Ameri-
can parents who may reside abr Dad.
and also of some further provision
regulating or giving legal effect to
IN foreign countries. The correspondence
submitted herewith shows few Of the con-
stantly occurring questions on these points
presented to the consideration of the gov.
ernment. There are few subjects to engage
the attention of Congress on which more
deiicate relations or more important inter
osts are dependent.
In the month Of July last the building
erected for the
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Was taken possession of and occupied by
that department l am happy to announce
that the archives and valuable papers of the
government in The custody of that depart
xnent are now safely deposited and properly
cared for.
The report of the
SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY
Shows the receipts from customs for the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1874, to have
been $l63, l03, 1888 &c. and for the fiscal wear
ending june 80, 1875, to have been $i57,-
l67 ,722 30-a decrease for the last fiscal
year OF $3.50, Ill 80. The receipts from
~ ,s rni reSou1e iOI Lne year ehdlng June
30, 1874, were &l02 409. 7s4 90, and for the |
year ending June 80. 1875, $l1O, OO7 ,493 SIS
increase ~ ,597 ,7O8 GO.
1be report also shows complete history |
Of the workings of the department for the |
Last year, and contains recommendations |
for reforms and for legislation which / CON
cur in, but can not comment on 90 fully as |
should like to do if space would permit, but !
will copfue myself to few eugges tions |
which look upon as vital to the best inter
este of the whole people.
Coming within the purview of treasury"
I moan
SPECIE RESUMPTION. |
Too much stress can not be laid upon this |
question, and l hope Congress may be in |
1pced ct the earliest day practicable to
insure the contamination of the act of the |
leat Congress, at it's last session, to bring |
about specie resumption on and after the |
4rst day OF January, 1879.
1t would be great blessing If this could |
Be- contaminated even at an earlier day |
Nothing seems to me more certain than that |
. full, healthy and permanent reaction can |
not take place IN favor of the Industries |
and dpancial welfare of the country until |
ained throughout the civilized world. While |
ve uee currency not equivalent to this |
standard, the worlds recognized standard,
epocie becomes Q commodity like the pro- |
duots Of the soil, the surplus seeking q |
@asket wherever there is demand. for it |
Under orr present system we should want |
nome, nor would We have any were it not
sAae customs dues must be paid in coin,
sd became Of the pledge to pay interest |
- the public debt in coin.
The yield OF precious metals would fiow |
1T for the purchase OF foreign productions,
- leave the United States "hewers CT |
WOOD and drawers of water" because of |
Ntse legislation on the subject OF finance
~ ~ nations with whom We have deal
an not prepared to say that can sug-
Nsst the best legislation to secure the end |
uDeet heartily recommended. 1t will be .
ogqFoo Of grea qualification to me to be |
~ TO approve any measure of Congress |
1eeh1ng effectively toward securing re-
: Usiinissa imitation would probably bring |
qne1e epeole payments more speedily than |
~ saislatioa looking to the resumption Of |
- e1psnse Of honor. The legal tenders |
ue1l4 have no value beyond settling pres
- ltaetltttes, or. properly speaking, re-
Uu1nt1og them. They would buy nothing
49, Ao6ts were all settled.
4zeeo are . few measures which seem to |
- EureEtAnt n this connection, and which |
41N1uaa % your earnest confederation.
4 1lyle-A Bepeal Of ~ much of tho legal |
49, ~ - makes these notes receivable
l16oe eoatEaCted after date to b fixed |
- issslf. say not later than the first |
4 @o16axy, 1877. We should then have
(G11c11 Is Eoa1 values, NOT fictitious 0nea
wouJ1 - lo0ger be ~ . preWiam, but |
[oy = dtpeounk A healthy reaction
)1 ~ = - enee, and With IL . desirs 10
- 0sseesy eqrsl TO whssit parpofts
~ ~ moreAa1ts, manufacturers and |
~ mSruuw nnIIfun nnsnlA AL v>~i Il