The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1882-12-14
President. S M0SS2gG.

ing Is the lull Text OF lile GresIuenps Mes
sage:
TO ne SENATE aud House cf Representatives 81
ne United states a84A Ht-
sprovided by the Constitution that the
President -iisl froin tifneto time sive to Con
ereSs Information of the state OF the Union,
pedieRb. = In reviewing the eVeIlts of the year
" hie9 has elapsed s2ee the e2m54enSg1nent t
the CRAFTY ing condition Of oHI
-sr VA FOl}EtGN AFFAIRS.
Our intercourse with other powers has con
Such slight diHeTences as have arisen during
tho yeMe hirve been al eady setGed, or are
hkeIYsf9 reach an early adjustment. The ar
rest OF citizens OF the United states in ireland
under recent laws which owe their origin to
the Disturbed ondition of that country has
lGdto a.sqmeWhat extended correspondence
with the Government of Great Britain. dis
position 70 rrsirect our riehts has been prac-
tfcally manifested by the release Of the ar
rested parties. The claiIno THIS nation in re-
gard to the supervision and control of an in
teroeeanlc scaAal across the American 18TH
mtl-las continued to be he subject OF con
ference. It's likely that time III be more
powerful than discussion in removing the
divergence between the two nations, whose
friendship is so closely cemented by the init
macy ot their relations and the community of
their interests.
Our Long established fliendliness with Rus
sla has remained unbroken, and it has
prompted me to prafFer tle earnest counsels
OF TINS government that measures beadopted
for suppressing the prescription which the
Hebrew race in that country has Lately suf-
feTed. It has not transpited that any Ameri-
can citizen has been subjected to arrest or in
jury, but our courteous IemOnstranCe has,
ne ne yertnelcs5 been ooltEteonsly @ received
distant when Russia will be able to secure
toeratiOmto aIlfaiths within her borders.
in 1850. and attended aF)y representatives of the
United states, an agreement vas reached in
respect to the protection of trade mar ks,
patented articles allf. tile tights of lnanufac-
turing firms and cai1Yoratfons the formula
ton INTO treaties Of the recommendations
thgs adopted ia feeevfng the attention which
Trle projection Of sub marine cables is a
subject now under consideration by an inter
nail0nal conference at Paris.
Believing that itis clearly the true policy of
tins Government to favor the naturalization
of this means of intercourse, I request ted our
Minister 10 France to attend the convention
as Il delegate. l also designated two of our
sentatiVeS at the 1ueetinps of an .iTBaTla i0nal
COMM ttee at Pf9is. for considering the adOp-
3On of a common unit to measure electric
: n view Of the freque1st occurrence of con
ferences for the Consideration OF important
matters Of common interest to civilized ma
ttons, respectfully suggest that the EXecu-
five be Invested by COngreS with discretion
ary power toseRd delegates to such cOnvcn-
tion and a TFOviAi6n be madetO defray the OK
penSeS incident thereto.
Tie difference between the United States
and Spain as tO-the effect of a Judgment and
certificate Of naturalization has not Vet been
adjusted, but it IS sliioped and believed that
re rabHshmenbof the position which seems
to tins Government so reasonable and just.
j have alFep3Y called tie attention of Con
gress 70 tire fact that in the ports OF Spain and
its colonies one GUS fines have Ia ely been
inpOsed upon vessels of the United States for
triVial techn1cal OHenSeS against local rcgu-
latiOns. Efforts for the Abatement of these
eXactions haye thus far proved unsuo ce~sful.
regret to Inform YOU also that the fees de-
mandcd by Spanish COnsuIS in ,mnricau
ports are in some cases so large when com
pared With the value of the cargo as to
tn a lq1 } nyF1Opt
duty, and that our renonstrances in this re
gard have not, as yet, received the. at
The German Government has invited the
United states To participate in an Interna-
1tiOnal Exposition OF Domestic Cattle to be
held at Hamburg, July, 1883. If this country
is to be represented it is important that in
the early days of this session Congress should
make suitable appropriation for that pur-
pose, ...Eu.E at-"
The death of Mr.. Marsh, our late Minister
to Italy, has evoked from that Government
@ prcssiOns of profound respect for his ex-
alted character and honorable career in the
diplomatic service of his country. The Italian
pIOpTiety of recognizing, III his dual capacity.
tie Representative of this country, recently
accredited both a s Secretary of Legation and
as consul -teher'I at Rome lie has been re
ceived as SeCretarY,a but his excavation as
C0nsul-General has thus far been withheld
The extradition convention with Belgium,
which bas been in operation since 1874, has
been lately supplanted by another. The Sen
ate las significd its approval, and ratifca-
tons have been duly EXCHANGED between the
cOntractingcOun To the list of extTadita-
bic crimes has been added the assassination
or attempted assassination of the chief of
State. Negotiations have been opened with
Switzerland looking to q settlement by treaty
OF the question whether its citizens can re
nounce their allegiance and become citizens
of the United states without obtaining the
consent OF the Swiss Government. l am hap
Ply TO inform You that the emmigrati0u Of
pauper5 and criminals from certain of the
can Ons of switzerland has substantial ly
ceastd. and IS no longer sanctioned by the
aut hOIities. The consideration OF this subject
prompts the suggestion that the act of August
,, 1872, which has for its object the return of
foreign COnvicts to THEN own country, should
be so modified as not to be open to the inter
pretatfOn that ib affects the extradftiOn of
Porte has not Vet assented to the interpreta-
ton which this Government has nut upon the
treaty of 1880, relative to its 1urisdictiOnai
rights in Turkey. 1t may be well, however,
THAT this difference be adjusted BY a general
United states in the countries Of the Fast, a
subject to which your attention has been
already called by the Secretary of state.
In the interest of justice towards Chill ana
Japan trust that the question of the return
of the indemnity fund to the government Of
those countries viii reach at the present ses-
sion the satisfactory solution which have
already. recommended, and which has been
foveshadowed by congressional discussion
The treaty lately concluded with Corea,
awaits the action OF he senate.
During the late disturbance in Egypt the
timely presence of American vessels served
as a protection tothc persons and property OF
many OF ON, own citizeDs and Of citizens of
pressed their thanks for this assis ancc.
The recent legislation restricting immigTa-
grafton Of lab0rcrs from China has given rise
e the question whether The l,hlHese proceed p
fng to or fuCm anotheF cauritrV may lawfully
pass through our own. IN constructing the
treaty of November 7, 1850, the restriction
would seem to be limited to Chinese immi-
grants coming 10 the United states as labor
ers and should not forbid a mere transit
across our territory. / ask the attention Of
Congress TO the subject for action Il any
may be- deemed advisable. Tire Government
has reccntIy had occasion to manifest its in
trrcst In tie Rcpabiic of Liberia by- seeking
to aid the amicabie settlement Ofthe bonn
daFv dispute -Deniing betwPe that Re
public and the British possession OF sieITe
The reciprocity treaty with Hawaii will
become ternfnable after September p, 1888, on
certain PROVISIONS Of that eolnpaet may have
proved -OucrOus. ats existence has fOstercd
commercial Relate o as which It is Important 70
preserve. / suggest, therefore, that early
Consideration be given to such nodifications
of the treaty as seem to be demanded by the
interests Of our lleople In view Of our in
creasi trade With both Hayti and san Do
mingO, 7 advfSc that provision be made for
dipIomatic intercourse " ith the latter by
eniarging the scope of the mission at Port an
Prince. I regret that a ceTtanl class of claims
of American citizcps against the GQVerun nt
HIS5s+
renew InVre ecOnTneud datfOuOf such lcuisla-
tion a- viii place the United states ia harmony
with other maritime powers witlf re speet 20
colii-fOms un sea. Ia conformity with Your
JOINT Resolution OF the Sd OT August last, 7
hage dire, ted tire Secretary Of state 90 ad o.
dress foref rB EoVeinueuts in respect TO a
propo sest confrrenee Tor considering the sub
lect Of sthe nlcli8iiIn be used III the reckon
ing OF Longitude and the regulation OF time
throuehoa & the CIVILIZED world. Their replies
will ia due time be laid before you.
An agreement was reached at Paris in 1878
between tine prlncbpHl powers for the in tef-
Change OF official publications through the
medium Qf their respecuye foreign depart
mcnts The adnIfrlble system which has
been built up by the enterprise of the Smith
scnian tIistitlfte affords "a practical basis for
olIE c0-O peIanfOn VI this scl1eEns-, q Td an ar
ran2ement has been efeceed by which that
iuetttuf iOn wjH perform the neeessas-y iabOr
lffif}er. the direction of the Department. OF
81 tate, ~ Eea79nable COUP 7Re8satiUu therefor
sh0ul4he proy IIed pE law. \ clause in the
act fnaSis Z appropriations for the diplomatic
and cupsuIar seT1,ice contemDlates the re-
IOTEaDizln iolaOf both branches Of such service