The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1869-12-09

rules 10 1e Observed during, the
voyage; i1 prder to secure ventila.
ton, to promote health, to prevent
intrusion and to protect the fe.
males, and providing for tho estab-
lishment of tribunals in tho sover.
al countries for enforcing such
regulations by summary process.
Your attention is respectfully
callcd TO the law regulating the
tariff on Russian hemp, and to the
question whether to fix the charges
on Russian hemp higher than they
are fixed upon Manila, is not a
violation Of our treaty with Russia
placing her productions upon the
same footing with those Of the most
favored nations9 I2I1fg
Our manufactures are Increasing
with wonderful rapidlty under tho
encouragement which they now
receive. With tho improvements
in machinery already effected and
still increasing, causing machinery
TO take the place of skilled labor to
a largo extent, our imports of many
articles must fall off largely within
a few years. Fortunately, too
many manufactures are not con.
fined to a few localities as former
ly, and it is to be hoped they will
become moro and more diffused,
making the interest in them equal
in all sections. They give employ
ment and support to hundreds of
thousands OF people at homo, and
retain with us the means which
otherwise would be shipped abroad.
The extension of railroads in Eu.
rope and the East is bringing into
competition with our agricultural
products like products Of other
countries. Self interest, if not self
preservation, therefore, dictates
caution against disturbing any in
dustrial interests of the county,
1t teaches US, also, the necessity of
looking to other markets for the
sale OF our surplus Our neighbors
south of the United States, and
China and Jepan should receive
our special attention. 1t will be
the endeavor of the administration
to continue such relations with all
these nations as to entitle tho Unit;
cd States to their confidence. ond
make it their interests us well rs
ours to establish better commercial
relations. Through tho agency Of
a more enlightened policy than
that heretofore pursued toward
China, largely due to tho sagacity
and efforts of one of our own dis.
tinguished citizens, the world is
about to commence largely increas.
cd relations with that populous
and hitherto exclusive nation. As
the United States have had the in-
itiatory in the new policy, 80 thcy
should be the most earnest in show.
ing their good faith in making it
q success. In this connection l ad-
viso such legislation as will forever
preclude tho enslavemcnt of the
Chinese upon our soil, under the
namc of Coolies, and also prevent
American vessels from engaging in
the transportation OF Coolies to any
country tolerating the system, and
recommend that the mission to
China be raised to one of the FIRST
class.
On my assuming the RESPONSE.
bilities Of Chief Magistrate of the
United States, it was with tho con.
viction that three things were es.
sential to its peace, prosperity and
fullest development. First among
these is strict integrity in fulfilling
all our obligations. Second, TO SO.
euro protection TO the person and
property Of the citizens OF our com
mon country wherever they may
choose to move. without reference
to their original nativity, religion,
color or politics, demanding OF
them only obedience to the laws
and proper respect for the rights
of others. Third, the union of all
the States with equal rights, indie.
structible by any unconstitutional
means.
To secure tho first of these, Con.
gress has taken two essential steps.
First, declaring by joint resolution
that the public debt should be paid,
principal and interest, in COIN
Second, by providing means for
paying. Providing the means for
! paying, however, could not secure
The object desired without u proper
administration OF the laws for the
collection of tho revenues and
an economical disbursement of
thcm. 70 this subject the admin.
istration has most earnestly ad.
dressed itself, with results, | bo
lievc, satisfactory. There has been
no hesitation in changing officials
in order to secure the execution Of
the laws, sometimes, too, where, in
a nero party view, undesirable po-
litical results were likely to fol,
low, nor any hesitation in sustain
ing efficient officials against re.
monstranccs wholly political.
1t may be we'll to montion here
cmbarrassments possible TO arsie
from leaving on the statute books
the so called Tenure Of Office Acts,
and ! earnestly recommend their
total repeal, 1t could not have
been the intention Of tho framers
of the Constitution, when provid-
ing that appointments mado By
tho President should receive the
consent of tho Senate, that tho lat-
ter should have the power TO re.
tain in Office persons placed there
by federal appointments, against
the will of the President. The
law is inconsistent with q faithful
and efficient administration Of the
Government. What faith can the