North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-12-15
WHOLE No. 687.

of the United States to scru.inize carefully
all such claims of protection. The citizen
OF the United States. whether native or
adopted, who discharges his duty to his
country, is entitled to its complete pro-
lection. While l have voice in the
direction of affairs, / shall not consent to
infringe the sacred right by conferring it
upon fictitious or fraudulent claimants.
On the accession of the present Admin
istration, it was found that the Minister
for North Germany had made propositions
for negotiation of a Convention for the
protection of emigrant passengers, to
which no response had been given. It was
concluded that to be cffectual all the mari
time powers engaged in the trade should
join such measure. Invitations have
been extended to the Cabinets of London,
Paris, Florence, Berlin, Brussels, The
Hague, Copenhagen and Stockholm, to
empower their Representatives at Wash
ington to simultaneously enter into nego.
tiations, and to conclude with the United
States, conventions identical in form,
making uniform regulations as to the con-
struction of the parts of vessels to be
devoted to the use Of smigrant passengers;
as to the quality and quantity Of food ; as
to the medical treatment of the sick as
to the rules to-. be observed during the
voyage, in order to secure ventilation,
promote health, to prevent intrusion, and
to protect the females, and providing for
the establishment Of tribunals in the
several countries for enforcing such regu-
lations by summary process.
Your attention is respectfully called to
the law regarding the tariff on Prussian
hemp, and to the question whether to fix
the charges on Russian hemp higher than
they are fixed upon Manila is not viola
tion of our treaty with Bussia, placing her
products upon the same footing with those
of the most favored nations. a.a
Our manufactures are increasing with
wonderful rapidity under the encourage
ment which they now receive; with the
Improvements in machinery already effee>
| ted and still increasing, causing machinery
to take the place of skilled labor to a
large extent. Our imports of many articles
must fall off largely within o very few
years. Fortunately too many manu(ac.
tories are not confined to "a few localities,
as formerly, and it is to be hoped will be-
come more and more diffused, making the
interest in them equal in all sections
They give employment and support to
hundreds of thousands of people at home,
and retain with us the means which oth>
erwise would be shipped abroad. The
extension Of railroads in Europe and the
East is bringing into competition with our
agricultural products Ike products of
other countries. Self.interest, if not self.
preservation, therefore, dictates caution
against disturbing any industrial interest
of the country. It teaches US also the
necessity Of looking to other markets for
the sale of our surplus.
Our neighbors south of us and China and
Japan should receive our special attention.
1t will be the endeavor of the Administra-
ton to cultivate such relations with all
these nations as to entitle us to their con-
6dence, and make it their interest, as well
a. ours, to establish better commercial
relations. Through the agency of more
enlightened policy than that heretofore
pursued toward China, largely due to the
sagacity and efforts of one of our own dis
tinguished citizens, the world il about to
commence largely increased relations with
that populous and hitherto exclusive ma
tion. As the United States have taken the
initiatory in the new policy, so they
shou d be the most earnest in showing
their good faith in making it a success.
In this connection l advise such legisla-
ton as will forever preclude the enslave-
ment 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 country
tolerating the system. / also recommend
that the mission to China be raised to one
of the frst.class.
In my assuming the responsibilities of
Chief Magistrate of the United States. it
was with the conviction that three things
were essential to it's peace, prosperity and
fullest developement. First among these
is strict integrity in fulfilling all our OBJ
legations. Secondly-Te secure protec-
ton to the person and property of the
citizen of our common country wherever
he may choose to rove, without reference
to original nationality, religion, color or
politics, demanding Of him only obedi-
ence to the laws and proper respect for
the rights of others. Thirdly-The un>
ion of all the States, with equal rights
indestructible by any unconstitutional
means. To secure the first of these, Con.
gress has taken two essential steps-frst,
in declaring by joint resolution that the
public debt should be paid, principal and
interest, in coin; and second, by provid-
ing the means for paving. These meas
ures, however, could not secure the object
desired, without proper administration
of the laws for the collection of the rev.
enues, and the economical disbursement of
| them. To this subject the administration
has most earnestly addressed itself, with
results, ! believe, satisfactory to the coun>
| try. There has been no hesitation in
changing officials in order to secure the
efficient execution of the laws-sometimes,
too, where, in a mere party view, undesir-
| able political results were likely to follow
| nor any hesitation in sustaining efficient
officials against remOnstranccs wholly po-
litical. 1t may be well to mention here
an msarrassment possible to arise from
leaving on the statute book the so,called
Tenure Office acts, and to earnestly
recommend their total repeal. 1t could
not have been the intention of the trainers
Of the Constitution, when providing that
apT oiatments made by the President
should receive the consent of the Senate,
that the latter should have the power to
retain in Office persons placed there by
Federal appointments, against the will of
the President. The law is inconsistent
with faithful aud efficient administration
of the Government. What faith can the
Executive put in officials forced upon him,
and these, too, whom he has suspended
for reason. How will such officials be
likely to serve an Administration whice
they know does not trust them? For the
second requisite to our growth and pros
perity, time and experience affirm that a
humane administration of existing laws,
amended from time to time as they may
prove ineffective or prove harsh and un-
necessary, is probably all that is required.
The third cannot be attained by special
legislation, but must be regarded as fixed
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