Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1869-12-18
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States, contribute nothing to it's revenues.
avoid the duties Of citizenship. and Only
make themselves known by claim Of pro-
lection. / have directed the diplomats
and consular officers to scrutinizs care
fully all such claims Of protection. The
citizens Of the United States. whether ua-
tive or adopted, who discharges his duty
to his country. il entitled to It's complete
protection. While have q voice ID tbs
direction Of affairs. ] shall not consent to
imperil this sacred right BY couferrinR Il
upon fictitious or fraudulent claimantH -
! Invitations have been extended to ths
Cabinets Of London, Paris, Fl0rence, Ber-
lin, Brussels, the Hague, CopenhaQen ana
Stockholm. to empower their Represents
tiyes at Washington, to simultaneously
enter into negotiations to conclude with
the United States a Convention, identir
cal in form. making uniform regulations
as to vessels to be devoted to The use 81
passengers as to the quality and quantity;
as TO the medical treatment Of the sick,
and the rules to be observed during fhs
voyage in order to secure ventilation. "a
promote kealth 10 preventing disease, to
| protect the female and to provide for, the
establishment Of tribunals in the several
counties for enforcing such regulations
BY summary process. sss 80,
| Your attention Is respectfully called 70
the law regulating the tariff on Russian
hemp, and to the question whether TO fx
the charges, on Russian hemp higher than
they are fixed upon Manila. Is not our
treaty with Russia, placing her products
upon the same footing with those Of the
most favored nation? Our manufactures
are increasing with wonderful rppidify.
under the encouragement they now ~
ceive with the improvements ia machinsrY
already effected and still increasing cans
ing machinery to take the place q skin
ed labor. fss@'.-
10 large extent our Imports of mauy
articles, must tall of largely within . few
years. Fortunately manufactures ass not
confined 70 few localities as FORMERLY.
and il i 70 be hoped, will become more.
and more diffused, ma king the interest
10 them equal in all sections. They eira
employment and support 10 hundreds of
thousands Of people at home, and retain
with US the means which otherxise would
he shipped abroad. The extension of The
railroads in Europe and the East Is bring
ing into competition with our agricultn.
raj products. like products Of other ceun-
tries Self interest il not self .preseya-
ton, therefore, dictates caution against
disturbing any industrial interest of the
country, 1t teaches Us also the nsces-
sity Of looking to other markets for tho
sale Of our surplus articles.
Our neighbors south Of US. and the
Chinese and Japanese should receive our
special attention. II should be our aim to
cultivate such relations with al these ~
tons as to bring US their conidence, and
make 1t their interest as well as ours, 70
establish better communications.
The United States having been tho
initiatory in a new policy with China
they should be the most earnest in show
ing their good faith in making it successs
In this connection / advise such legisla-s
ton as will forever preclude the enslsse-
ment OF hinese upon our soil, under The
name Of Coolies, and also prevent Amer
ican vessels transporting Coolies to any
country toleraiing the system. I also
recommend that the mission to China be
raised 70 one Of the first class. es IL
On my assuming the responsible duty of
chief maeist ate of the United States, 4
was with the conviction that three thiDrs
are essential to peace. prosperity and the
fullest development klrst among them Il
strict integrity IN fostering all onr intepa
ests' Second, security and protection tac
person and property OF a citizen Of the Uui-a
ted states 70 each and every part Of ourIa
common country, wherever be may choose
TO move, without reference to race or color
'lhird the Union Of al the States. indes
structlple py any constitution. To securen
the hrst oi these Congress has taken two
steps First, IN declaring that the public
debt shall pc paid, principal and interest.
10 coin. Second, BY preparing the means y
Tor paying. The means, however, could
not serve the object desired without 81
proper administration Of the laws for thes
collection OF the revenue and ect nomicaib
disbursement Of them. To this subject
the administration has most earnestly al
dressed itself !; with result, hope satis-
iacory 70 the country There has hecn
20 hesitation N changing oihcals in or
der 70 secure an eiiIclsnt execution Of the
laws, sometimes, too where in . mere 4
party view uniaEorable political results
were likely to follow . nor any heEiInti0o&