The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1869-12-10

il:e Comvauy's concession, nor 90 far rs can
learn have they attempted to secure one
Their concession excludes The capital and the
,ritiZelIS of the tuitpsl States irum compel iton
upun the shores OF France. I recommend leg
i~laiion 10 prniect the rights o: citzcI.s of the
niigd STATES as well as the dignity and sOVer-
eighty OF The nation against such an aSSUmp-
tion- shall also cndcaVoT To secure. Icy negu-
iiafiOu, an abandonment Oi tic principle OF
rnonopnlieS in ocean icieIFaphic cables. Copies
al Iiiis correspondence j. herewith furnished
HarrEALIZATIuN.
The unsettled, political condition of other
countries lcs,S fortunate tllln Our own, soma
times ;Hdu"v tlir.rciIlcns tO come TO the nit
ci States FOR the sole pose 0i 5ecuining nat
uralizci- Having secured this, they return to
! Their native couuiry a!I reside there without
idiSr!O-ing their cilang,, of allegiance. They
accept official positions Of trust ar honor
sg!l!ri. can only be held by citizens of their
l.afiN.i land; they journey Gn,icr passports de-
,-s.iI,e tleii IS such citizens, and 10 i only
,,.cu evil d.scord, after perhaps years of qui-
~, threatens their persons or their property.
w'trr ;hSir native state drafts them into lts
military service tlai the tact OF their aleg
lance. l. made known. They reside permanent
ly away iruiH the United States; they contrib
ute nothing To- Is revenues, avoid the duties of
ifs .-itiZrn>hip p.and they only make themselves
known n ii claim OF protection. 1 have di-
r-t.t,-d iIr diplomatic and consular officers of
ne United States to scrutiniza carefully all
smell claims of protection The citiZ n of the
Bitrd states. whether native or adopted, who
:iscnaTscS his duty 10 his county, il entitled
Ia It's complete protection. While | have "A
voice III tine direction of affairs shall not con-
sen; To iriringe The sacred right 10y conferTIng
il upon fictitious or fraudulent claimants.
PROHIBITION OF HINIGRATION.
on the accession of Tie present admiristra-
tiDn, IL WIS found that the minister for North
Germany had made applications for the nego-
tiat.Unofa convention for the protection OF en-
iSTantS> 10 which no response had been given.
10 WIS concluded that, 10 be e1lectual, all the
maritime powers engaged in the trade should
extended 10 the clhucts.Ot London, Paris, 10
renee, Berlin, Brussels, the HagJ e, Copenha-
gen and Stot.hOlm Ia empower their represen-
taiivcs n; Washington in simultaneously enter
into the negotiation ana ia conclude with the
United States conventions Identical in form,
making uniIOTm regulations rs TO the con-
SiIuc.iUn oi the paris of vessels To be devoted
| to the use of enilgrant passengers, as 10 the
quality and quantity OF food, as to the medical
treatment OF he sick, and as the rules to he
observed during the voyage in order To secure
ventilation, To promote health, to prevent in
! tru lon, and To pioteet the females, and pro
| the several countries Tor enforcing such reSu-
| lttiOn" ny summary pIoct-sS.
RUSSIAN HEMP.
Your attention il respectfully called to the
law regulating the tariff On Russian hemp,
land ia tir question whether 10 iiX the charges
on KU,siaa hemp higher than they are liked
aIou manila, j. not = violation OF our treaty
with ItI-sia-IiacinG her products upon the
same footing with those Oi the most favored
;saliOnS-
! NASCFACTUEES.
/ our manufactures are increasing with Won
ldciiuI TapIdIty under the encouragement
which they now receive, with the improve,
IuenTs ia machinery already effected aud still
! increasing. causing machinery to take the
place III skilled labor. To "a large extent Oui
imports OF many articles must fall OF largely
within very lew ycaTs. Fortunately, 100
manufactures are not confined To a lew lOcali-
lies, as formerly, and IL is To be hoped will he
come more diiiUSed, making the Interest
| in them equal in all sections They give EN-
| llOyu and support To hundreds OI thOu-
san,i- uf people at home, and retain with Us
tine means men otiiciWise would DE shipped
abroad.
The extension ofrailroads i'll Europe and the
| East is bringing into competition with our ag
ricultufti products like products Of other coun'
ltIies Seii-interest, ii not self-preservation
therefore. dictates caution against disturbing
lauy industrial interest of the country II
| teaches us, also, the necessity OF looking tC
lothcr markets iOr the sale of our supplies
our neighbors south of US, and CHINA ana ia,
pan. should receive special attention. IL VIII
| be- the endeaVor OF the administration to cul.
ltiyate such relations with all these nations @;
to enttle US 10 lher confidence, and make II
the ir int est as well as ours 10 establish Dettei
lcUminerciai r iations.
| RELATIONS WITH CHINA.
/ Through lie agency of more enlightened
policy than than heretofore pursued toward
China, largely due To the sag1cily ana e1ort'
of one O! our own distinguished citizens, the
| Wof ld II about To- commence largely Increased
relations with that populous and hliherto ex'
elusive nation. As the tinted states nave
taken the iniiiatory in the new policy so they
should be the most earnest III showing theiI
good iaiih iii making II "a success IN ihis con
uection advise such legislation as Will ioreN-
rr preclude the cnSlaNen1ent OF The ilhest
uD1n our soil, under the name OI coolies, and
| also prevent American vessels from engaging
| in the transportation oi coolies 10 any coull-
tlv taieraIing the SysteIh. | also recommend
that the mission TO China be raised to one ol
| the hrst-class.
THREE ESSENTIALS.
on my assuming the responsibilities oi
| Chief MagistTate Uf the United states IL was
with the conviction that three things were
| essential To its peace, prosperity and fullest
| development. First among these l. strlci
] integrity ia fulfilling all our obligations
isecund, TO secure protection to the persons
aud property 0i tie citizens OF the United
states iii each ami every portion Oi Oui
/ common rtiantfr, wherever he may choose IL
iHpFg, without reference 10 OfiSIlldi nation
ialitY. religion, color, or politics, demanding
OF him unly obedience 10 the laws and proper
respect fUr the rights of others; third, The
! inTsns ~ secure the first of these. Congress
| has taken two essential steps: first, in
lsirriaTi ~, by joint resolution, that the
public debt should H. paid both principal and
interest la coin; second, by providing the
| means for paying the same. Providing the
means. however. could not secure the object
desired without proper administration o
laws for tie collection OF the revenues anC
/ economical disbursement of them. To this
/ subject the administration ha, most earnestly
| iad!sc>scd itself with results | believe, salts
factory To the coantry. There has been ne
/ hesitation in exchanging officials i'll order to
secure efficient execution of the laws, some
times. too, where ia mere party view
undesirable political results We're likely to
( follow from any hesitation in sustaining eff
cieat officials agiius; Temonstrances wholly
political. For the second requisite to our
growth AMI prosperity, a true and firm, but
| humane adm iiI>tr;ItiOn OF existing laws,
I...u-nded from time To time a. they may
/ prove ineffective on harsh and unnecessary,
| ave probably all that are required. The third
can uOt be attained 10y special legislatic H.
| BGJ must be regarded a. ii2ed by the constitu-
tiOn ITSELF ana gradually acquieSced in by the
| force Of public opinion
TIE TENURE Or OFFICE.
| Ii may be well to mention here the embar-
rasSmentS possible To arise from leaving on
tie Sjatute-bOoks the so-cdlled =" tenure-of-
office act, and earnestly recommend Its
| total rcpeals Ii could not have been the
intention of the trainers of the constitution,
wEcn providing that appointments made by
the Senate, that the latter should have the
power To retain in office persons placed there
by Federal appointment against the Will of
ins President. The law il inconsistent with
a faithful and efficient administration of the
goveInui ent. What saith can the Executive
pat in the Off iciaiS forced upon him. and these.
too. whom he has suspended for reason :?
How viii -ucn officials be likely to serve an
administration which they know does not
trust them:
INDIAN AFFAIRS.
From the foundation of the government
10 the present time the management Of the
original inhabitants Of this continent, the
Indians has been "a subject of embarrassment
aud expense, ana IL has been attended with
continuous rObi'ericS, murders, and wars.
From my own experience upon the frontiers
amt ia indian Countries do not hold either
legislation o. the conduct 0f tile whites who
;,o.ls most in contact with the Indians