Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-10-04

United States collector, as had been pro-
Yiaed in the irenty.
The obvious and necessary effect of
this last proposition would be practically
to place the execution OF the treaty be-
You'd the control Of the United States.
tArtlcls OF the treaty, proposed to be
80 materially altered, had in the course
Of the negotiations been settled in aequi-
escence with the request Of the Chinese
plenipotentiary and to mia expressed
satisfaction in 1856, as appears in the
documents heretofore referred TO the
Chinese foreign otfioe, had formally
proposed TO our minister strict
exclusion Of Chinese laborers from the
United States without limitation and had
otherwise and more d. finitely signsd that
no term Whatever for exclusion was
necessary, for the reason that China
would of itself take steps to prevent its
laborers from coming to the United States.
In the course OF the negotiations that fol.
lowed suggestions from the same
quarter led to the insertion, on behalf Of
the United States. OF @ term of 80 years.
and this term upon the representations
of the Chinese plenipotentiary was re-
duced to 30 years and, finally, so ag'eed
upon, and to that alone owes Its presence
IN the treaty. And it u here pertinent
| to remark that everywhere In the United
States laws for the collection of debts
are equally available to all creditors
without respect to race, sex, nationality
or place Of residence, and equally with
the citizens or subjects OF the most
favored nations, with the nations Of the
United States, recovery can be had in
any court Of justice IN the United States
by subject Of China, WHISTLER of the
/ laboring or any other Glass; No disabii-
ity acctues from non residence of a plain
ti1f, whose claim can be enforced, which
had been the subject of long and careful
deliberation.
can emergency hns arisen In which the
government Of the United States is called
upon TO act in self defence by the exercise
of its legislative power. I cannot but
regard ths expressed demand on the
part Of China for re examination
and renewed discussion OF the topics SO
completely covered By mutual treaty
stipulation as an indefinite postponement
aud practical abandonment OF the objects
We have in view, TO which the govern
ment Of Ohina may justly be considered
US pledged.
The facts and circumstances which
have narrated lead me, in the perform
ance OF what seems to me to be my oificiol
duty, to join the Congress ia dealing
! leSislativsly with the question Of txclu-
sion OF Chinese laboreIs, in lieu OF iur-
ther attempts TO adjust it by iptsrne.
tiunal agreement. Bat, Wills thus
exercising our undoubtad right
in the Interest of uur people
and for the general welfare OF OR
country, Justice ond fairness seem 10 re-
qaira that some provision should DO made
by act or jllnt resolution uuder which
such Chinese leborsEs as ebsh actually
have embarked on their rttu to The
United States before the passage Of the
law this day approved, and are nov on
their gay may be permitted to land,
provid they aavo duly ard lawfully Oh
tanned and shall present certificates here
tofore issued permitting them TO return
in accordance with tire provisions OF ex-
listing law. Nor should our recourse 10
legislative measures Of exclusion
cause Us to retire from the of I
we have made to indemnify such
Chinese subjects as have suffered
damage through violence in the remote
and comparatively unsettled portions of
cur country ut the hands OF lawless men.
Therefore. / recommend that withou,
acknowledging lscei NeNilit~ th~-"'"-,
but been 80 it Wa atlpul. iA gtl t!sAty
Halen mas tsiiea TO take lsNt aun ii a
spltte u nullanlty Urus,IuK uur nation
there be appropriated the sum
of $276 6l9 rs, payable to the OH
nese minister at this capitol on behalf of
his government as full indemnity Tor all
losses and ii iuries sustained by Chinese
subjects in the manner and under the
circu ustanots mentioned
SIgned1 GROVER CLEvE1AND.
EXECUTIVE MANsIoN 0ct Isl 1858.
THE MESSAGE REPAIRED
WAsHrNoroN, Oct AFTER q short
discussion the Presidents message was
referred TO the committee on foreign re-
lations By both the HoRss and the Senate.