Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-12-11

TEAR with such recommended ons for legiS-
Edve consideration as appear necessary a'iu
Srpcdient. Ourtiovt rnmen thas consistently
maintained its rel atoms Of friendship toward
ali other mowers. and OF ne ghboriy interest
toward those whose possessions are cohtIsu'
Gus to our own.
OUR FOREIGN RELATIONS.
Few questions have arisen during the past
year with other governments, and none OF
those are beyond the reach OF statement III
tr endly counsel. We are rs vet without y o.
vision Tor the settlement OF claims OF citiAens
of the United States against Chill for INJURIES
during the late war with Peru ana bcllV'a.
The mixed commissions, ORGANIZED uuuev
claim conventions, concluded by the Gnu
Hoyernmeu t with certain European states,
have developed an amount of friction whichwe
trust can be avoided in The Convention which
our representatives al Santiago is authorized
to negotiate. The cruel treatment .otinof-
iensive Chinese has. | regret to say; nce'. re,
peated in some of the far Western states ana
Territories, and acts of violence against these
pssse1yaAAa hhqEaaaas4s "a ngoMssa al at, me and Tar hifH2npqff ttHH
punish, are reported even in dist mt Alaska.
Much OF this violence can be traced TO race
prejudice and competition OF labor, when
can not, however. justify the oppression OF
strangers whose safety is guaranteed by our
treaty with China equally with the most
favored nations.
In opening our vast domain to alien ele-
ments, the pnrI osc of our law giycrS vast
INVITE uSNlIllIhtilH anu DOl w IltN lht hl
arena for endless antagonisms. The para.
mount duty of maintaining public order ANA
defending the interests OF our own people,
may require the adoption of measures OF re-
str ctton but they should not tolerate the OPP
preston of individuals Of SPECIAL race. | am
not without assurance that the Government
of CHI ma, whose friendly disposition towards
usl I'M most happy TO recognize, Will meet us
half way in devising Il COMPROMISING
remedy. by which an effective limitation of
tpn .t,i FR I ttnl tntIal Ia tThtnntIGfl Df
those Chinese subjects who remain in this
county, may be secured. Legislation IL
needed to execute the provisions OF our
Chinese convention OF lSSl touching the
opium traffic. While The go0l will OF the
Colombian Government toward Ol.r country
is manifest, the situation Of American inter
ests on the lsthmus of Panama hasa times
excited concern and invited friendly action
looking TO the Performance OF the engage
ments of the two nations concerning the ter
ritory embraced in the intcrocCanic transit.
With the subsistence of TIL lsthmcan dis.
turbances, and nc erection OF the State of
Panama into a Federal District, under the
direct government Of the constitutional Nd
minislratton at BoEuta, q new order Of things
has been inauguratCl which, although
as yet somewhat experimental and
stfOrdiuq scope for arbitrary eN.
ercise Of power by tho delegates of
She national authority, promises much i'm
proverfents, The sympathy between the
people OF the United States and France, born
during our coluUlal Stru gle for indepcnd-
ence, and continuing to-day. has received Il
fresh impulse in the succ' sstul completion
and dedication # the colossal statue of
Liberty Enlightcning the World in New
York harbor, the GIT OF Frcnchmen to Amer
leans, A convention between the United
States and certain other powers for the pro-
lection of sub-inar ne cables was signed at
Paris on March II. 1881, and has been duly rat
flied and proclaimed by this Government, BY
agreement between the high contracting
parties this convention is to 20 into eff
feet the LIST OF january next. but The logisla-
ton required for is execution IN tho United
states, has not yet been adopted. earnestly
recommend lts enactment. Cases nave con.
tinued 10 occur in GcrmGnY giving rise to
much correspondence "a rotation to the priv.
ilege OF sojourn of our nAturalt2ed 'crt!zcns
OF German origin roVisiting the Ia I'd of their
birth, yet J am happy to state that our H.
tions With that country have lost none OF
their accustomed cOrdi0litr. The ella ms tor
interest upon the amount OF tonnage dues
illegally eXaCted from ccrtn ntioWuan steam
ship nos were taNOrdbly reported in both
Houses of Congress ut the last Scss ON. ard |
trust will IT ccIve tnal and favorable action
at an early DAY.
The Recommendation contained in my last
sunual message III relation to a mode of set
iefnent OF the
FISHERY RIGHTS
n the waters of British North America, 80
long a subject of ANXIOUS d ference between
the Tn ted States and Great Britain. was met
by nm adverse vote OF the Senate on April IL
last, ANA tbcreupOn negotiations were insti.
tuted to obtain an agreement WITH Her Brit,
annie Majesty Government for the prOmul
cation OF such JOINT Inturp citation aud def
milton of tho article of the convention OF ISIS,
relating to he territorial waters and inSiorC
fisher cs of the british Provinces, as should
secure the Canadian rights from cncroach
ment by the United states fishermen, aud, at
the SAINT time, ensure the enjoyment by the
latter of the priv leges guaranteed to then
by such convention. The question involved
are of long standing, OF grave consequence
and from time TO time, for nearly three
quarters Of century, have given rise tc
earnest international discussion, not unac
compaEicd by irritation. Temporary ar
engagements hY treaties have served TO ALA,
friction, which, however, has revived as cact
treaty was terminated.
The last arrangement, under the treaty o.
ISL, was aOfOgatcd after due notice hv III,
United States on jun -, lSS3, hut was en-
Rblcd to Obtain for our fishermen for the re
nainder of that season enjoyment OF the fHl
privileges accorded By the terminated treaty
The Joint High Comission by whom thetrcAtl
had been negotiated although invested witt
pienary power TO make II permanent settle
,nont, were content with a temporary AZ
ran2ement, after the termination of whicI
the question was ~reiegated 10 the stipulat on
of the treaty of iNS, rs 10 the first articl,
VI WHICH UV CONSTRUCTION SATISFACTORY 10 bniI
countries has ever been agreed upon.
The progress of civill2atIon and growth o
population it the British provinces to whicl
the fisheries n question are contiguous, an,
the expansion OF commercial intercourse be
tween them and the United States, prcsen
to-day u condition OF affair scarcely realixa
bic ut the date of the negotiations of 1878
New and vast interests have been hiough
into existence. Modes N intorconrs
between the respective countries hRy1
inan IA az. - "A and ,u.4,a,1tnl M. ..t
Of conducting the fisheries have beeI
wholly rbsnged; and al this IS nrcee
kariiy entitled to candid ana careful consiu
Grafton in the adjustm nj of the terms an,
conditions OF intercourse and be
tween the United States and their neil hhor
along u frontiet Of over 40 miles. Tn
prop, no nifty, community OF language an
occupation and similarity Of political an,
SOCIAL Institutions, Indicate the practicabiIit,
snd obvious wisdom OF maintaining mutt
ally beneficial and friendly relations. wills
am unfeigncdly dosirous that sncl relation
should exist between us and the inhatitant
Of canada, yet the actiou OF their Official
during the past season toward our iishcrme,
has been such as to
SERIOUSLY THREALlN
their continuance. Although disappointe,
IN my EFFORTS to secure Il sat!sfactOr settle
ment OF tue istefy question. negotiation
are still pending, with reasonable hone tina
before the close Of the present session o
congress announcement may be made tina
an acceptable conclusion has been rcuch.1.
AsAt an carly day there may he Ia d be
fore Congress the correspondence of tho De
partmenl OF State In relation To this import
n. ant subject. so That the history of the pas
fishery season ina, he fully disclosed, and tn
action ard the attitude OF the Adm nistra
ton clearly comprehended. a more extende
reference is not deemed necessary in thl
communication.
In compliance with a resolution of the Sci
ate. ] comm nuicated TO that body on Angus
slas and also 10 the House OF Rep. esentt
hvcs, the correspondence IL the
CASE OF A, X. CUTTING,
an American citizen, then imprisoned in Ne,
tcO, charged with the commission OF q pen,
Offense In Texas, of which n Mexican citiye
was the object. After demand had bee
made for his release the charge against hil
was amended SO as a. include a violation 4
Mexican law within Mexican territory
This %joinier Of alleged o~iienscs. on
within and the other exterior [
Mexico, induced me 20 order a sp
cial investigation OF the case, pending wh e
Mr.. Cutting WAS released. The Incident ha.
however, disclosed Il claim of jurisdiction h
Mexico. novel in our history, whereby an
ohense committed anywhere by a foreignel
penal In the place of It's commission, and {
vhch a exican is the object, may, if the O
fender be found in Mexico. be there tried an
pun shed in conformity wi h Mexican laws.
This jur sdictiOn was sustained by th
courts Of Mexico in the Cutting case. ani al
proved by the executive branch OF that Co
ernment. upon the authority OF n Mexlcu
statute The Appellate Court, IN %relcasin
Mr.. Cutting. decided thai the a%bandonme,
Of the complaint by tho Mexican ci
izen aggrieved by the alleged crime I
libelous publication, removed the bias
Of further prosecution. and also declare
justice TO have been satisfied by the enforc,
ncnt Of a small part Of the original sen,cnc,