Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-12-14
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: diseord, after perhaps years of qniet
threatens them in their persons Of
: their property, or when their native
state drafts them into its military
service, that the fact of their change
! OF allegiance is made known. They
: reside permanently from the United
, States; they contribute nothing tc
its resources; they avoid the duties
of its citizenship; and they only
make themselves known by claim
of protection. | have directed diplo-
matte and consular officers of the e,
). 10 sorQLinize carefully such claims
for protection. Every citizen Of the
| United States, whether native or
adopted, who discharges his duty TO
his country, is entitled to its full pro-
lection. While | have a voice in the
direction of affairs, | shall not con-
sent to impair the sacred right, by
comforting it upon fictitious aud
fraudulent claimants.
PROTECTION OF IMMIGRANTS.
On the accession ofthe present nd
| minlstiation, it was found that the
Minister tor North Germany Shad
made propositions for negotiations
for convention for the protection
Of emigrant passengers, to which no
response had been given. it was
| concluded that TO be effectual all the
maritime powers engaged in the trade
should join in such measure. Invita-
tions have been extended to the cab
inets Of London, Paris, Florence,
| Berlin. Brussels, the Hague, Copen-
hagen and ckholm, TO order their
representatives. an Washington to
simultaneously enter into negotia-
tions to coincide with the United
States in conventions identical in
form, making uniform regulations as
to the construction Of the parts Of
vessels to be devoted to the use of
emlgrant passengers; to the quality
and quantity Of food as to the med
cal treatment of the sick and as TO
the rules to be observed during the
voyage in order to secure ventilation,
10 promote health, to prevent intru-
sion and, TO protect the females and
providing for the establishment of
tribunals il the several countries for
enforcing such regulations by sum-
mary process.
A SMALL MATTER.
Your attention is respectfully call
ed to the law regarding the tariff on
Russian hemp higher than they are
fixed upon MANILA is not violation
of our treaty with Russia placing
our products upon the same footing
with those of the most favored ma
tons.
MANUFACTURES.
Our manufactures are increasing
with wonderful rapidity Under the
encouragement which they now re-
ceive, with the improvements in ma
chinery already effected and still In
creasing, causing machinery to take
the place Of skilled labor to large
extent, our imports Of many articles
must fall off largely within very
few years. Fortunately, too, many
manufactures are not confined to q |
few localities, as formerly, and it is /
to be hoped that they will become /
more and more diffused, making the |
interest in them q general one in all |
sections, and thus give employment |
andlsupport to hundreds of thousands |
of people at home, and retain within /
the United States the means which |
otherwise would be shipped abroad.
The extension of railroads in Europe
and the East is bringing into compe-
tition with cur agricultural products
like products of other countries
Selt-interest, if not self-prescrvation,
therefore, dictates caution against
disturbing any industrial interest of
the country. 1t teaches us, also, the
necessity Of looking to other markets
for the sale Of our surplus.
OUR NEIGHBoRs, CHINA AND JAPAN.
Our neighbors south of us, and |
China and Japan, should receive our
special attention. 1t will be the Gu
deavor Of the Administrator to cul-
tivate such relations with all these
nations as to entitIe the Z nitedStates
TO their confidence, and make it their
interest as well as ours, to establish |
better relations, through varioas
agencies. The adoption Of q more
enlightened policy than has heretofore
been pursued toward China, is large
~ due to the industry and efforts of
one Of our own distinguished citizens
and the world is about to commence
largely increased relations with that
populous and hitherto exclusive ma
ton. As the United States have
been the initiators in this new policy
so they should be most earnest in
showing their good faith in making
1t success, In this connection l
advise such legislation as will forev-
er preclude the bringing Of the Chi
nese upon our soil under the name
OF coolies, and also to prevent Amer
lean vessels from engaging in the
transportation of coolies to any coun-
try tolerating the system, | also rec
ommend that the mission to China
be raised to one of the first class.
THE THREE THINGS NEEDFUL.
On my assuming the responsible
ties of Chief Magistrate of the e. S.
is was with the conviction that three
things were essential to peace, pros
perity and fullest deveiopement.-
First among these is strict integrity
in fulfilling all our obligations; sec
ond, to secure protection to the per-
son and property of citizen of our
common country, wherever he may
choose to move, without reference to
original nationality, religion, color
or politics, demanding of him only
obedience to the laws and proper re-
spect for the rights of Others; third,
the union of all the States, witt, equal
rights indestructibie by any uncon-
stitutional means.
To secure the first of these Congress
has taken two essential steps, one
by declaring that the public debt
ahould ba maid. principal and interest,