The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1869-12-16

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States to recognize carefully all such
claims of protection, The citizens of
the United States, whether native or
adopted, who discharges his duty to his
counuy,is entitled to its complete pro,
lection; but while | have a voice IN the
direction of affairs, | shall not consent
to infringe upon the sacred right by
comforting it upon fictitious or fraudu-
lent claimants.
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FOREIGN HEMP.
Your attention is respectfully called
to the law regulating the tariff on Rus.
sian hemp, and to the question whether
to fix tho charges on Russian hemp
higher than they are fixed upon Manil-
Ia, is not a violation Of our treaty with
Russia lacing her products upon the
same footing with those Of the most IA
vored Of nations,
PROTECTION or MANUFACTURES.
Our manufacturers are increasing with
wonderful rapidity under the encourage.
ment WHICH they now receivFwith the
improvements in machinery ALREADY ef-
rectod aud still inoredsing,' causing ma
ehinery to take the place of skilled la
Dor to large extent. Our imports of
any ar iCes must fall of largely within
very few years, Fortunately, too,
manufactures, arc not confined to a few
localities as formerly, and it is to be
hoped will become more and moro diff
fused, making the interest equal in all
sections. They give employment and
support to hundreds Of thousands of
people at home and retain with US the
means which otherwise would be ship.
ped abroad.
AGRICULTURE AND COMMERCE.
The extension railroads in Europe
and the East is bringing into COMPETE
ton with our agricultural products like
products Of other countries. SelFsin-
terest, if not self preservation, there.
fore dictates caution against disturbing
any industrial interests of the country.
1t teaches US also the necessity Of look.
e to other markets for the sale of our
surplus Our neighbors south of the
United States aud China and Japan
should receive our special attention. It
will be the endeavOr of tho AdminiStra
ton to cultivate such relations with all
these ratious as to entitle the United
States to their confidence and make it
their interests as well as ours to estab.
lish better commercial relations.-
Through the agency of a more en-
lightened policy than that heretofore
pursued by China, largely due to the
saga;ity and efforts of one of our own
distinguished citizens; the world is
about to commence largely increased
relations with that populous and hither.
to exclusive nation. As the United
States have been initiatory in the new
policy, SO they should be the most
earnest in showing their good faith in
making it success
NO CooLIE SLAVERY:
In this connection | advise such leg
islatiDn as will forever preclude the en-
suvoment of the Chinese upon our soil
under the name Of Coolies, and also pre-
vent American vessels from engaging in
the transportation of Coolies to any
country tolcra,ing the system. | also
recommend that the mission to ChiHi
be raised to one Of the first class
PRESIDENT GRANTS PLATFORM.
On my assuming the responsibilities
Of Chief Magistrate of the United States
it was with the conviction that three
things we're essential to its peace, pros
pcrity and fullest Developments
First, among these is strict integrity
in fulfilling our obligations,
Second, To secure protection to the
person and property of the citizens o
our common country wherever he may
choose to move, without reference t.
original nationality, religion, color OIL
politics, demanding Of him only obedi
oocc to the laws and proper respect fol
the rights OF others.
Third. Union of all the States will
equal rights indestructabIe by any un-
constitutional means,
PAYING OUR DEBTS.
To secure the first Of these, Congress
has taken two essential steps first, il
declaring by joint resolution that tn,
public debt should be paid, princiPO
and interest; sccoad, by providing thu
N cans, however could not secure tn,
object desired without proper admins
traton of the laws for tho collection o
the revenues aud economical disburso'
ment of them. To this subject the Ad
ministratiOn has most earnestly ad
; dressed itself with good results, and,
} believe, satisfaction to the coantry,-
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