Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-12-11
OLEVELAND'S MESSAGE.
wtiAT THE PRESIDENT RECOMMENDS
TO CONGRESS.

81 Tarln-0thar Features Of the DTsssage.
WAsHiNeros, Dec. !. President Cleve.
lands message opens with the usual survey
foreign relations, and one-third of 1t
Is devoted to discussion and review OF such
relations Our government he says, has con,
sistontly maintained 10 relations Of frisndI
Nship toward AL other powers, and Of neigh
borly interest toward those whose posses
sions are contiguous TO our own. Few qnes-
TORS have arisen during the past year with
other governments and none OF those are be-
, yond the reach of settlement In friendly
council. The cruel treatment Of inoffensive
Chinese IN the far west Is alluded 10 and in
speaking Of Q remedy, be says the para
mount dnty Of maintaining public order and
defending the interests Of our own people
may require the adoption of measures of re-
strictions, but they should not tolerate tia
oppression Of individuals Of special race.
Discussing the flsherie0 question, 80 long
subject OF anxious difference between the
United States and Gs4et Haitain, the presi-
dent says the questions involved are Of grave
4 consequence, and from time to time for
nearly three quarters OF a century, have
H'on ii'o W ooinos' anus. naNohai uiscus
s"ns' hos uhaccoirpanieu ny lnyltatiop-
temporary arrangemen1s py' treasies nave
Suscu 70 @iiay iTic.ion wnicn, however, mas
T,iseR .as haan s.sAsy was oerininapsu.
"ni'e uss'rous 'nas irishu'y rela1lons snouio
cAlse pee"een ING people OF tne oniteo states
ana Ianaua, sne action OF canadian oinciais
curing tne past season toward our nsnermen
mas hsen sucn, the president thinks, as to
cnrea'sn tnels ,oontlnuance' ana altnougn
disappointed IN as EFFORTS 20 secure salts
n factory settlement OF ing quesplon, negotla-
uons are ytii penuinS Witn reasonable nope
mat beiere the close OF the present session
OF cong ess' announcemene MADE DO made
tnae az aseep1ap'e conclusion mas Deem
reacnen.
Anuaing % our relations with Hawaii the
president recommends an extension for seven
years Of tne reciprocity treaty OF 1870 lie
urgently renews his Recommendations OF
legislation 20 carry into eject the Mexican
reciprocity treaty OF january, 1883, and pro-
poses 70 initiate negotiations with Mexico
for new and enlarged treaty OF commerce
and legislation.
Referring to the Cutting casss he says the
incident has disclosed a claim Of jurisdiction
by Mexico, novel in one history, whereby
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foreigner, penal in the place OF its commits
sion, and OF which Mexican is the object,
may, II the offender be found In Mexico, be
there tried and punished in conformity with
Mexican laws. This jurisdiction was sus-
tanned by the courts OF Mexico, and approved
by the executive branch of that govern
inent, upon the authority OF Mexican
statute. The appellate court. in releasing
Mr. Cutting, decided that the abandonment
OF tho complaint by the Mexican citizen ag-
grieved by the allied crime IA libelous publi-
cation), removed the bases OF further prose
ton, and also declared justice to have been
satisfied by the enforcement of small part
of the original sentences SGD MBl
The admission OF such pretension, the
president argues, would be attended with
serious results, invasive Of the Jurisdiction
of the governnient and highly dangerous to
our citizens tn foreign lands; therefore he ha.
denied it and protested against its attempted
exercise, as unwarranted by the principles o.
law and international usage A sovereign
has jurisdiction Of offenses which take effect
within his territory, although concocted Oh
commenced outside Of it; but the right is de
MED Of any foreign sovereign to punish cit
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