Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-12-06
'Ti,H Presidents Message.

WASHINGTON, December 6.-PresiC:cnt
Cleveland seat 10 Congress to.d day his sec.
ond annual message in which he refers to
the amicab!e relations existing with foreign
countries and says few questions have arisen
during the past year, aaL none Of those are
beyond The reach &c settlement in friendly
counsel. He rcforas 10 the cruel treatment
Of inollenSi.c Chinese, and SAYS much oil
this violence can i.c traced 10 race prsiu-
dice ami competition CT labor. He alludes
to tbs sympathy between the people Of the
Uaited State; ANA France, which, he says.
has received q fresh Impulse in The dedica-
ton OF the statue of ''i.ib2r:y EuiehtcniDs
the World" in Ncw No,k harbor.
Cases, he says, hara continued 10 occur in
Germany in relation to tho privilege of So
joGrn OF cur natuTaIzsd citizens of German
origin rovsitiny the land Of their birth, yet
our relations with that country have lost
mono Of their eoc'!iaiity. In referring to the
fishery question, he says that while he is
DESTROYS that friendly relations should con.
tinuo to exist between us and tho inhabit.
ants OF Canada, We: the action Of their onic.
iais during the past season towards our fish
ermen has been such "a TO seriously threat.
en- their continuance. Tho intimacy OF our
relations with Hawaii, hs thinks, should be
emphasized, and the Importance If tele-
graphic communication batwesn these is
lands and tho United States should MT he
overlooked. He recommends that a small
vessel, no longer found adequate TO our
needs, shoal& be presented to Liberia to be
employed in the protection Ct lis ccastwi:e
revenues. He rencws his former represent
alton Of the need Of speedy legislation by
Congress to carry into effect the Reciproc.
ity Commercial Convention Of January 20,
1855, and proposes to initiate with Mex
leo negotiations for 4 new aud erlarg-
ed treaty of commerce and navigation.
He refers to the case of Cutting charged
with the commission ola penal ollenso in
| Texas, of which q Mexican citiZan was the
object. After demand had been made ror
his release the charge against him YVES
Mexican law within Mexican territory He
| says the admission of such q pratensiou
would be attended with serious results, in
vasive Of the Jurisdiction Of this Govern.
ment, aud highly dangerous to cur citizens
in foreign lands therefore he denied it, and
protested against It's attempted exercise, as
unwarranted by The principles Of law and
International usages. Civil nerturbations
in the Samoan Islands have during the pas,
few years been source CT considerable EN-
barrassment. Ia May last it was oflerod tt
place Samoa under tha protection of the
United States, and the in q consul, without
authority, granted it. Ths proceeding was
promptly disavoWed ani The overzaalous Of
fetal recalled. With harmonious under
standing between tins powers he thinks All
tonomous administration of Samoa can hard
ly fail to lie secured. Hv renews The recon
mendation OF his last annual massage, tha
existing legislation concerning citizenship
and naturalization bc'revis ed. Experience
he says, suggests that our statutes regulating
eztradition might be amended by provision
for tho transit across our territory, of fugi.
tives surrendered by a foreign government
to a third state. He also recommends thai
provision be made for the immediate dis
charge from custody OF persons committed
for extrat1iion where toe President is O
opinion that surrender should not be made
He reiteratcs the necessity Of supplyin,
some mode of trustworthy inspection AM