The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-12-07

sivil discord, after perhaps years o.
quiet, threatens their persons or theil
property, Or when their native. State
drafts them into its military service that
the fact of their change of allegiance j.
made known. They reside permanently
away from the United States; they con-
tribute nothing to its revenues; they
avoid the duties Of its citizens at home
and only make themselves known
by . aaim for protection.
have objected diplomatic and
consular officers Of theUnited State:
to recognize carefully all such claim Of
protection. The citizen of the United
States, whether native or adopted, who
discharges his duty to his country, is
entitled to its complete protection.
While have voice in the direction oi
affairs shall not consent to impair this
sacred right by conferring il
upon fictitious aud fraudulent claim
ants.
PROTECTION To EMIGRANTs.
Upon the accession of the present
Administration it was found that the
Minister for North Germany had made
a proposition for the negotiation of a
convention for the protection of emf
grant passengers, to which no response
had been given. 1t was concluded
that, to be effectual, all the mari.
time powers engaged in the
trade should join in such measure
Invitations have been extended
to the Cabinets of London, Paris, Flor
ence, Berlin, Brussels, The Hague, Co.
penhagen and Stockholm, to empower
their representatives at Washington
to simultaneously enter inte negotia-
tions and to conclude with the United
States conventions identical in form,
making uniform regulations as to the
construction of the ports and vessels to
be devoted to tho use of emigrant pas,
seDgers, as to the quality and quantity
of food, as to the medical treat
ment of the sick, and as to the
rules to be observed during the voyage
in order to secure ventilation, to pro
mote health, to prevent intrusion, and
to protect the females, and providing
for the establishment of tribunals in
the several countries for enforcing such
regulations by summary process.
RUSSIAN HEMP,
Your attention is respectfully called
to the law regulating the tariff on Rus
sian hemp, and to the question whether
to fix the charges on Russian higher
than they are fixed upon MANILA is not
a violation of our treaty with Russia
placing her products upon the same
footing with those of the most favored
Nations.
OUR MANUFACTURES.
Our manufactures are increasing with
wonderful rapidity under the encour-
agement which they now receive. with
the improvements in machinery al
ready effected and still increasing,
causing machinery to take the place
of skilled labor to such large extent
that our imports of any manufactured
articles must fail off largely within
a very few years. Fortunately, too, our
manufactures are not confined to few
localities, as formerly, and it is to be
hoped they will become more and more
ditfused, making the interest in them
equal in ali sections. They give EN-.
ployment and support to hundreds OF
thousands of people at home and retais
with us the means which otherwise
would be shipped abroad.
OUR FUTURE MARKETS AND THE CooLIE
QUESTION.
The extension of railroads in Europe
and the East is bringing into compe
tition with our agricultural products,
like products of other countries, Self in
terest, if not self preservation, there
fore dictates caution against destroying
any industrial interest of the country.
1t teaches US also the necessity of look
ing to other markets for the sale Of onr
surplus. Our neighbors south of US 0na
China and Japan should receive Onr
special attention. 1t will be
the endeavOr Of the Admins
tration to cultivate such relations with
all these nations as to entitle us to their
and make it to their interest
as we'll to establish better commercial
relations with us. Through the agency
of a more enlightened policy than that
heretofore pursued towards China, large
ly due to the sagacity and efforts of one
of our own distinguished citizens,
the world is about to commence
largely increased relations with that
populous and hitherto exclusive nation.
As the United States have been the in.
itiatory agents in the new policy, so
they should be the most earnest in
showing their good faith in making it q
necessity. In this connection
advise such legislation as will
forever preclude the enslavement
of the Chinese upon our soil under the
name of Coolies, and also prevent
American vessels from engaging in the
transportation of Coolies to any coun-
try telerating the system. l also re-
commend that the mission to China be
raised to one of the first class.
THREE THINGS NEEDTUL.
On my assuming the responsibilities
of Chief Magistrate of the United States
it was with the conviction that there
were three things which were essential
to its peace, prosperity and
fullest development. First among
these is strict Integrity in fulfilling al
our obligations; second, to secure pro.
lection 70 the person and property Of
the citizen of our common country
wherever he may choose to move, with
out reference to origin, nationality
religion, color or politics, demanding
of him only obedience to the laws anC
proper respect for the rights o.
Others; third, the union of all of th,
States with equal rights, indestructiblt
by any constitutional means. To Sc
cure the first of these, Congress ha.
taken two essential steps. First, il
declaring by joint resolution that tn,
public debt should be paid, princips
and interest, in coin. Second, by pro
viding means for paying. Providing
the means, however, could not secur,
the object desired without proper ad
mipistration of the laws for collection
Of The revenues, and economy in th,
disbursement of them. To this subiec
the Administration has most earnest!
addressed itself, with happy results
and, / believe, satisfaction to the coun
try. There has been no hesitation il
changing officials. in Eorder 4
secure efficient execution Of the laws
There have come times, too, wher
in mere party view, uD
desirable political results wer
likely to follow from any hesitation il