The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-03-03
ANornEM MkssAaE
from the Prssldept-rnls Time 1T I, ths

WAsuIEGToS, D. O., March 9,-'Tho
President sent the following message to
Congress to-day.
To The Senate anil House Of Representatives: !:
1t is made the constitutional duty Of the
President to recommend To the considera.
lion ol Congress from time to time such
measures as he shall judge necessary and
9xpedient. In no matter can the ReCessi.
vol this be more evident than when the
Iood faith Of the United States under the
solemn obligation OF treaties with foreign
powers 10 concerned.
The question OF the treatment oil the
.ubiects OF China sojourning within the
jurisdiction Of the United States presents
iuch amRtter for tho urgent and earnest
consideration, Of the Executive and Con.
gresa.
ln my first annual message upon the
assembling Of the present Congress ad.
verted to this question (the President here
quotes the passage from bis message upon
.ue Uhlnese question mud C0ntinues,) At
the tilno | wrote this the shocking occur.
tences at Rock sphnRs In Wyoming Ter.
titory were fresh Ia the minds oi all, and
nad been recently presented anew to tue
Attention OF this Government by the
Jhlnese Minister in note, which, while
aot unalterRbly exhibiting some miscon.
jeplion Of our Federal SYSTEM OF adminia.
trItion In the territories, while they as
yet are not In the exercise OF the full
measure q that sovereign selt.goVern.
nent, pertaini & to tue states Of the
Union, presents lu truthful terms the
main features Of the cruel outrage there
netpstrated upon inollensivC subjects oil
China.
THE ROCK SPRINGS OUTRAGE.
In the investigation Of the Rock Springs
outbreak, and the ascertainment Of the
facts OH which the Chinese Minister'S
statenents rests, the Chinese represents
lives were aided by the agents Of the Uni-
ed States, aud the reports submitted hav.
ing been thus found and reCOuntlng the
facts within the knowledge Of witnesses on
both sides possess an impartial but full
cess which EOuld not fall to give them
rea Impressions. Tue facts, which 80 far
Are not Controverted or affected by any ex-
culpatoiy or mitigating testimony, show
the murder Of q number Of Chinese
subjects Y; September TOOK place az ROCK 0 |;
Springs, the woundingot many Others ana
tlle spollation OF properly oil aii Rh0n tue
unhappy survivors had been urlyen from
their haOitations. Ihete is no alLegaltlon
that the victims ny any iawlesa OF disor-
derly act OIL their rtoonlFl6uted to bring
about the collision; on the contrary 1t ap.
pears that the law abiding disposition oil
these people, who were sojourners In our
midst under the sanction OF hospitality
and express treaty obligations, was made
the pretext for tho attack upon them,
This outrage upon law and treaty engage
ments was committed Dy o lawless mob,
ALL TuE AaoRnsoRs ALIENS.
N,.."a,tho oo,res.ors hannilv ior ths
Mons u she sSE'ee'o4S' ""pe' ,, 'S- 80 Sls
NATIONAL good lame, appear py tne fePor't
10 have been citizens OF the United StateH
Thoy ws,s sltsns envaped In that remote
Ii..s,rt "a m,nipg laborera. who became
o'stiiV. 40 A ,. -, %tt.s.. ,otS..y. -, 4,
excited agalnst VIC Sn.uesS ny uoIs 70 ~ y
would seem! neCause u snen i Le'Iaa! li " y,
join them IN stLlke 70 sGSuLe GSis. n'sussi ss!is
wages. The oppression Oh onineee suo' y.
ieGts by their rivals IN tue Conpeuu9l, ~. ioi
saIitv ait % iTom thst applied TO other classes
ei native or alien labor. All are equally
under the protection ,, oi ne , sa, laws ana y
equally entitled tti! e.i. 70 e'l0y 'ne peneHS VI
"'IyII WaS there % no treaty in existence re.
fa,yinv 10 the rights Of Chinese subjects
aid they come hither as oil other strangerl