Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-12-08
EASTERN.

IE D | way. No incident has occurred which calls for special comment. The recent openipr of new lines of telegraphic with Central America and Brazil permitted the interchange of messages with the governments of those countries. During the year there have been perfected and proclaimed consular and commercial treaties with Servla and a consular treaty with ROumanIa, thus efectiBg intercourse with the Danube while our Eastern relations have been upon wide basIs by treaties with Corsa and Madagascar. The new boundary survey treaties with Mexico, | and the trades convention and supple mentary treaty of extra1ition with Spain | and the convection extending the dura- | tion of the Franco-American claims | commission have also been proclaimed. | Nolce of the termination of the fisher 1 ies article of the treGty of Washington 1 Was duly given to the British govern l meur with political privilege and exemp- l uous. The fisheries OG the northern coast uf the Pacific and Atlantic sides dismissed, also pHuper immigration from Great Britain tO tbI5 country.
 The restrictions on our commerce with Cg5a and Porto Rico are spoken of with regret The claims against the Spanish
 government for action against the Ma some at Manilla and the treaty relations
 with Switzerland and Bulgaria are dis cussrd. In regard to the latter country the President said: q suggest that be
 given authority to establish an agency
 ana. consulate generaiship at the Bulga-
 ran capital
 Respecting Mexico, the President said
 that at TO time in our national history
 has there been need of closer and last Ing relations than at present. Provis-
 ions for reciprocal crossing of the from
 tier by troops in pursuit of Indians has
 been prolonged another year. The close
 proximity to Central America iustiiies
 consulate generaiship at each capital of
 the several states composed therein.
 The du.stiOu of terminating or modify
 lug the existence of a reclprOcity treaty
 with Hawaii IS nos before Congress.
 The President k convinced that the
 charges of abuse and frauds under the
 treaty have been exaggerated In the
 ue,s suEses tiOus of last years message,
 fh!t the treaty be modified wherever the
 provisions were erroneous Co legltl-
 mate trade between the two countries.
 Measures had been taken to prevent fur
 ther violation of the Chinese restriction
 laws.
 The President says he does not adyIse
 th. adoption at this session of any
 measure of large diminution of the na-
 tiCual revenues. and suggests the sur plus be applied to the long neglected
 duiy of relabilitatin- the nation and r-1viiing for defeusos. On International currency question the message says: The aggregate amount of bonds now on deposit m the treasury Co support the national bank circulation Is about S3JD,- mOlU. Nearly S2OU,UOl,OJO of this amount consists of three per cents, s,whlch as already stated are payable at the sub treasury commensurate with the ex leus-s Of tue volume of circulation will not be likely to suffer any material dis l turbanca, but II, on tue other hand. there shall be great delay in reducing taxation ! it will become necessary either to sub ! Stltute some of the forms of currency ID place of the national bank notes, or to make important changes Tn the laws by which that circulation IS now controlled. He recommends the reception Of trade dollars by the treasury and hints as ! bullion at small per cent. above the the market price as silver in tiueness. The message then touches on the ] treatment of Indian tribes and raids by ! Indians in Arizona. The president again called attention Co the present unpro- | tactci condition of the sea coast, which, 1 if not placed ID a sufficient state of de- | fause, may be the means of subJectlng ! the nation to humiliation by rival power. ! He thiaks the condition of the public l treasury made the present time an ! suspicious one for putting the naval ser ! wee in a stule Of efficiency, though 1t ! was no part of the policy Of this gov ! sr.meut Co create and maintain navy ] able to cope with those of the great ! E.. 77ers of the world; that we had no ! wish for foreign conquest, and the ! peace which We have iong enjoyed l seemed ID no danger Of interruption, | but that our naval strength should be | made adequate for the defense of our l commercial interests and the mainten- ! auce of our national honor was propO- -i-ion from which no patriotic citizen ! could withhold his assent.
 1 He recommended consideration of the ] railroad cuestion to congress, and the ! mater of the preservation of forests and recommended the withdrawal from ! sale of tine forest lands. The new cIvIl service reform measure applying to ap- nointments are highly commended.
 IreDeat my recommendation that con- cress propose an amendment to that | provision of the constitution winch pre- ] -cribes tho f0rmalIties for tLe enactment, l whereby. in respect to bills for the ap- 1 nr0p-Iatilu Uf public money, the eXecu- ! tive may be enabled while giving his l approval tu particular items, to inter ! pose his veto as to such others as do not ! commend themselves to his judgment. The Fourteenth amendment Of the con- . stirutlon c1ufers the right ot citizenship l upon all persons born or naturaliZed m tbe United States and subject Co the l jurisdiction thereof. l. was the special ! purpose of tn amendment to insure members of the colored race the fuli | enjoyment os civil and political rights. Certain statutory provisions intended to ! secure the enforcement of those rights
 have been declared unconstitutional by the supreme court of the United States.
 Any Legislation whereby congress may a- fully supplement the guarantee winch the constitution affords for the equal
 enjoyment by all the citizens of the United States of every right, privilege and immunity of citizenship will receive my unhesitatIng approval
 l FROM THE REPORT OF THE SECRETARY or
 THE INTERIOR.
 In my last report I called attention Co the annual raids made by the Apaches uf Arizona. In April last 8 number or the citizens of Arizona were killed, and a large amount 0f property stolen or destroyed by band of Apaches that
 left the San Carlos reservation m April, ] lS~2. or before that time. In attempt ing Go escape they passed into New ] Mexico. and killed Mr. McCOmas and | wife and took their young son prisoner l The people of Arizona were greatly eN- ] ritel over the murders of their fellow l citizens and the destruction oi thelr | rroperivaud threatened Co take ven- 1 geance on the Indians on the reserva- ! ton, claiming thnt the murders were 1 committed by those Indians.
 ft I~ no. at all surprising that the peo- ! ple of Arizona should have been ex- | cited over these outrages, occurring | each year with the regularity of the ! seasons, sud that ID the excitement al-
 ways attending an Indian rGid they ! should contemplate holding the whole l tr1be responsible for the acts of com | paratively small number of the tribe. ! There Is nothing more terrible Co new 1 settlement than au Indian raid. No one l knows when the blow will fall, or where next the stealthy foe will appear. It K not open warfare. where every man has
 a fair show with his antagonist; 1t IS not l war: 1t i- assassination. ln such raids | the Indians are careful not tO meet any | considerable number of whites, but they | watch tor the farmer at his work, the | defenseless household or traveller on the | nj -hway. When the citizens assemble, | the Indians hlde ID the mountains un- ! til they disappear, and then he awaits 1 his time to return and wreak his yen- raance nn the nnarmed and defenseless