The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1869-12-16

lection; but while l have a voice IN the
direction Of affairs, | shall not consent
to infringe upon the sacred right by
J comforting upon fictitious or fraudu-
lent claimants.
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FOREIGN HEMP.
Your attention is respectfully callJd
to the law regulating the tariff on Rus.
sian hemp, and to the question whether
to fix the charges on Russian hemp
higher than they are fixed upon Manil.
Ia, is not violation Of our treaty with
Russia lacing her products upon the
same footing with those of the most IA
vorod Of nations.
PROTECTION OF MAEUFAorUREs.
Our manufacturers are increasing with
wonderful rapidty under the encourage.
ment which they now receiyfwith the
improvements in machinery ALREADY oE-
rectcd and still increasing, causing ma
ehinery to take the place Of skilled la
Dor to large extent. Our imports of
any ar icles must fall of largely within
very few years. Fortunately, too,
manufactures, arc not confined to a few
localities as formerly, and it is to be
hoped will become more and more diff
fused, making the interest equal in all
sections. They give employment and
support to hundreds of thousands of
people at home and retain with us the
means which otherwise would be ship.
ped abroad
AGRICULTURE AND COMMERCE.
The extension railroads in Europe
and the East is bringing into COMPETE
ton with our agricultural products like
products Of other countries. Selhin-
terest, if not self preservation, there,
fore dictates caution against disturbing
any industrial interests Of the country.
1t teaches US also the necessity Of look
i g to other markets for the sale of our
surplus Our neighbors south of the
United States and CHM aad Japan
should receive our special attention, II
will be the endeavOr Of tho Administra
ton to cultivate such relations with all
these rations as to entitle the United
States to their confidence and make it
their interests as well as ours to estab.
lish better commercial relations. -
Through the agency of a more en-
lightened policy than that heretofore
pursued by China, largely due to the
saga:ity aud efforts Of one Of our own
distinguished citizens; the world is
about to commence largely increased
relations with that pOpulous and hither.
to exclusive natiou. AS the Uaitcd
States have been initiatory in the new
policy, SO they should be the most
earnest in showing their good faith in
making it success
NO CoOLIE SLAVERY:
In this connection | advise such leg
islation as will forever preclude the en-.
slavoment of the Cninese upon our soil
under the name of Coolies, and also pre-
vent American vessels from engaging in
the transportation of Coolies to any
country tocra,ing the system, | also
recommend that the mission to China
be raised to one of the first class
PRESIDENT GRANTS PLATFORM.
On my assuming the responsibilities
of Chief Magistrate of the United States
it was with the conviction that three
things were essential to its peace, pros
pcrity and fullest development:
First, among these is strict integrity
in fulfilling our obligations.
Second. To secure protection to the
person and property of the citizens o
our common country wherever he may
choose to move, without reference tC
original nationality, religion, color OF
politics, demanding Of him only obedi
ooco to the laws and proper respect for
the rights of others.
Third. Union of all the States will
equal rights indestructuble by any I'M
constitutional means,
PAYING OUR DEBTS.
To secure the first Of these, Congress
has taken two essential steps; first, in
declaring by joint resolution that thu
public debt should be paid, princiPa
and interest; second, by providing the
IN cans, however could not secure The
object desired without proper admins
tration of the laws for the collection Of
the revenues and economical disburse-
ment of them, To this subject the Ad
mnistratiOn has most earnestly ad
dressed itself with good results, and
believe, satisfaction to the country
Thcre has been no hesitation in chang
ing officials 10 order to secure etlicicn
execution of the laws; sometimes, too
whore in mere party Wow undcsra
BILE political results wore likely to fol-