Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-12-04

TO the Congress of the United States:
Since the close Of your last session the
American people in the exercise of their
highest right of suffi age have chosen
theii Chief Magistrate Tor the tour years
nsuing. When il is remembered that
at no period in their countryS s history
ilas The long political contest which GUS
tomary pIecedes the day of the National
election been wsgsd with greater fefvOr
and intensity, il is = subject of general
eecgratulation that after the controyer+
sy At the polls WAS over. and while The
slight preponderance by which that issue
had been determined were AS yet unas-
certained, the public peace suffered NO
disturbance, but the people every where
patiently and quietly awaited the result
Nothing could more strikingly Illustrate
the temper Of the American citizen; bis
love of order and bis loyalty TO law; ;
nothing could more signally demonst rate
the strength and wisdom Of our political
institutions. Eight years haye passed
since u controversy concerning the result
of National election sharply called the
attention of the Congress to the necessi-
ty OF providing more precise and definite
regulations for the counting Of the elec>
toral vote. II is of the greatest import
anee that this Question be settled before
conflicting ciains to the Presidency shall
again distract the country, aud am per
suaded that by the ileeple at large any
of the measures Of relief thas Tar pro
posed would be preferred to continued
jnaction. aId fgo Il esTiE9 s19 I'D
= al FOREIGN RELATIONS. = -
Our relations with all foreign powers
continue 10 be amicable. Vita BrlgiuD
a con seplion, has been signed, whsreby
Ine scope Of present treaties has been so
enlarged as 10 secure to the citizens ut
either Country, within tie 0juIlsuictIon
OF Tue oiher. equal rights and privileges.
N this acquisition and aile.atlon of prop
7rty. A traders, mark treaty has ais
Ueen concluded. The Wal between CHI,
and Peru is al an end. For the arbitFa-
lion ut the claims of AlIericsu citizens
who during It's continuance suffered
lhr ugh the ac,s, If the ChI,ian autnori'
lies. a convention Will soon ue negou-
aled. tsa 5anflpfh vfsvs ri
the stale of hos ilIties bet y cen France
and China cuEllnues 10 be aii esnlarrass-
iag fea, are of our Eastern relations. TIE
5hinese Governmrnt has promptly sad>
justed and paid the claims OF Am-ric@li
itizens.. whose properly Mas ydestIuye,i
during the riots at Cant on renew the
recommendation of my last annual mes
sage that the Canton iademnity fund be
returned to China. The true interpreta-
tion Of the recent treaty with thai cour-
Try permitting the restriction of Chinese
Immigration is likely to be sgain the sub
ject Of your deliberations. 1t may be
seriously questioned whether the statute
passed at the last session does MOI violate
the treaty rights of certain Chinese who
left this country with return certificates
valid uuder the Old law, and now seem
to be debarred from landing from lack
of certificates required by the new. The
recent purchases by the United States OF
large trading feet, heretofore under
the Chinese flag, has considerably en-
hanced our commercial Importance in
the East. Ia view of the large number
of vessels built or purchased by Ameri-
can citizens in other countries and exclu.
sively employed in legitimate traffic be-
tween foreign ports under the recognized
protection of our flag, it might be well to
provide uniform rule for their regis
tration and Recommendation. so that the
bonatide property right OF our citizens
thereto shall be fully evidenced and the
property guarded.
OUR FOREIGN RELATIONS.
The failure of Congress to make an APP
preparation for our representation at the
autonomous court of the Khedive has
proved a serious embarrassment in our
lcntercourse with Egypt, and in view OF
the necessary intimacy of diplomatic re-
lationship due to the participation OF
this Government as one of the treaty
powers in all matters of administration
there affecting the rights OF Foreigners,
advise the restoration of the agency
aud consulate general at Cairo on its
former basis. -s.~..
do not conceive it to be the wish OF
Congress that the United States should
withdraw altogether from the honorable
position they have hitherto held with
respect to the Khediye, or that the citi:
zens of this Republic residing or sos
journing in Egypt should neresfter. bs
without the. aid and protection OF q CON,
peteRt representative, aso sjsu
With France the traditional cordial
relationship CONTINUES. The ,Bartholal
statue of Liberty Enllghtening me
World" the generous gilt OF the people
t1f France, is expected to. reach New
York iu May next, suggest thai con-
gressionai action be taken IN relation. 10
the spirit which has prompted Ibis gilt.
aud in aid Of the timely completion OF
he pedestal upon which it. is to be
placed. .t-.ys
Our relations with Germany, coun-
trg " hi. u CON, ribules Ia our own suhe
Of the best dlrments of citizenship, cos
tlnue to. be CORDIAL. The United States
nave extradlLIon treaties with several
OF the German States. but by reason of
lie confrder ,tiOn of these Stairs und' r
.t mp riai ru.e ll.eaplhic.', lun vi sue :.
,itaties l., siot as uuitum and compre>
nensiv- AS The interests uf The two coun-
tries require. i propose, therefore, 10
pen negotiations for 4 single conven-
ton of extradition to embrace all the
territory of the Empire.
1t affords me pleasure TO say hat our
intercourse with Great Britain contin-
ues to 30 of most friendly character.
The government of Hawaii has H.
dfcated its willingness TO continue for
seven years the provisions of the exist
ing reciprocity treaty. Such contiDu-
ance in view OF the relations of that
country to the American system OF
States should in my Judgment be favor>
| ed.
The revolution in Hayti against the
established government has terminated.
While it was in progress it became ne
cessary TO enforce our neutrality laws,
10y instituling proceedings against indi
viduals and vessels charged with their
infringement. These prosecutions we. e
i'm all cases successful.
There i. prospect that the long pend
/ ing revision of the foreign treaties of
japan may be continued at a new con-
f, renee to be held Mt Toxic. While his
Government fully recognizes the equal
aud ipdanandaof ofafinp 0f Ianan In