The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1875-12-09
HELD GY FRAUD,

HELD GY FRAUD.
OF in deroga.ion OF the law, and OF the good
name OF every honest citizen. On MANI
occasions il has been brcugh; to the knoEi-
edge OF the government that certificates o;
naturalization are held, and protection CT
interference claimed b. parties who admit
thai not oaly they were not within the
United States at the time OF pretended nat
uralization, but that they have never re-
sided in the United States. In other, the
certificate and record OF the court show on
their face that the persons claiming To be
naiuralized, had not resided the required;
time In the United States. In other. il is
admitted upon examination, that the re-
quiremen;s of the law have no; been COM
piled with. In some cases even such Ger
tifca;es have been matters OF purchase
Those are not isolated cases. arising at rare
intervals, but OF common occurrence, and
which are reported from all quarters of the
globe snch occurrences cannot and do not
fail TO reflect upon the government and
injure all honest citizens. Such
a fraud being discovered, however, there
is no practicable means within the contrc,
of the government BY which the record OF
naturalization can be vacated, and should
the certificate be taken up, - ii usually is
by the diplomatic and consular representa-
tives of the government where j: may have
been presented, there Is nothing 10 prevent
a person claiming 10 have been naturalized
from obtaining Il new certificate from the
court in place OF that which has been taken
from him. The evil has become so great
and Of such freQuen; occurrence, that | can
not too strongly recommend that some ei
iectual measures be adopted 10 provide a
proper remedy for the vacating OF ans rec
ords fraudulently obtained, and of punish
ing guilty parties 10 the transaction. IN
this connection refer also TO the question
of expatriaiion, The United States was
foremost in holding the right of :expatria-
ting, and was principally instrumental in
overthrowing the doctrine of perpetual al
legiance. Congress has declared the RICH;
OF expatrication to he national inherit
right Of all people, but when many other
nations have laws providing what formal.
ties shall be necessary to work change OF
allegiance. The United States has enacted
the provisions of law, and has, in no re-
spect, marked one, how and when expstri
alton NAV be accomplished by
its citizens. Instances are
brought to the attention OF the government
allied or native born, have formally be.
come citizens or subjects Of foreign PoSers
but who, nevertheless, in the absence Of any
provisions of legislation on the question
when involved in difficulties, or v.hen il
seems to he to their interest 10 claim to be
citizens OF the United States, demand the
intervention Of the United States Govern
ment, which they have
LONG SINCE ABANDONED,
and to which for years they have rendered
no service, or held themselves in any way
amenable. In other cases, naturalized citi-
zens, Immediately after their naturalization,
have returned to their native land, and have
there become engaged in business, and in
pursuits content with American citizenship,
and evince 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 representa-
tives of the government to aid them in their
unjust pretension. 1t Is but justice to bona
fide citizens that no doubt should exist on
such questions, and that Congress should
determine, by the enactment of law, how
expatriatiOn will be accomplished, and a
change of citizenship be established / also
invite your attention to the necessity of
regulating by law the statutes OF american
women who may marry foreigners, and Of
defining more fully that OF children born
in foreign country, OF American parents,
who NAV reside abroad, and also OF some
10 4.
gal effect to marriages of American citizens
contracted in foreign countries. The cor
respondence submitted herewith, shows
few Of the constantly occurring questions
on these points, presented to the coAsidera-
ton oil the government. There are a few
ubjects TO engage the attention Of Con
gress, on which more delicate relations are
depending.
IN the month OF July last, the buildins
erected for the Department Of State wa
taken possession OF and occUpiec
by that Department. am hap
by TO say that the archives and
valuable papers OF the government, in the
custody of that Department, are now safely
deposited, and properly cared for.
SECRETARY OF THE TREAsURY's REPORT.
The report of the Secretary of TIE Trea-
surv shows the receipts from customs, Tor
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1874, 10
have been SlG3, To-, $500, and Tor the ts-
cal year ending June 80, 1873, to have been
Sl51 ,i67, 30. 81, decrease for the last ifs
cal year OF S5,936,lll.3l receipts from in
ternal revenues. for the year ending June
80, 1874, were Sl02, i09, 1890, and for the
year ending June so, 1873, Sll0,G01 ,i93.5S,
an increase OF S759,T0.S6. The repor. also
shows complete history OF the working OF
the Department for the lat wear,
and Contains recommendations Tor
reforms and for legislation, which /
concur in, but cannot communicate on 80
freely as would like to do, ii space would
permit; bat i will contine myself to few
suggestions, which look upon as vital to
the best inter, SITS of the whole people, COM
ing within the purview of the Treasury.
MEAN SPECIE RESUMPTION.
Too much stress cannot be laid upon this
question, and hope Congress NAV be in
duced, at the earliest day practicable, to
insure the consummation OF the act OF the
last Congress at its last session to bring
about specie resumption on and after the /
first Of January, 1879, at farthest. 1t |
would be great blessing if this could be
even at an earlier day. Moth
ing seems to me more certain than that a /
full, healthy and permanent reaction can
not take place in favor Of the industries
and financial welfare OF the country until |
We return to measure OF values recognized |
throughout the civilized world. While We
lac a currency not equivalent: to the STAN
lard the world recognizes, specie becomes
like the products OF the soil
he surplus seeking market wherever there
5 demand for it. Under our present sys-
EN- we should want none, or would We have
nv, were it rot that custom dues must be
aid in coin, and because OF the
hedge to pay the interest OF the public
ebt in coin, the yield of precious metals
7ould flow out for the purchase Of foreign
and leave the United States
ewers OF wood and drawers OF water, be-
ause of wiser legislation on the subject of
nance by the nations with whom we have
ealipgs. am not prepared to say that /
an suggest the best legislation to secure
ne end, but most heartily commended, it
i'll be a source of great qualification to me
, be able to approve any measures of Con-
ress looking effectively towards securing
UNLIMITED INITIATION
ould probably bring about specie pay
ents more speedily than any legislation q
oking to the redemption Of legal tenders c
coin, but it would be at the expense of c
onor. The legal tenders would have no i