The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1869-12-16

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parts OF vessels to be devoted at the use Of
emlgrant passengers; as TO the quality and
quantity of food; as 10 the medical treat
ment or the sick; as to the rules 20 be OBJ
served dnriag the voyage. in order to secure
ventilation, promote health, prevent lntrus-
lon. and 10 protect the females, and pro
v'dlng for ths establishment OF tribunals,
III the several countries for enforcing such
regulations by summary process.
MANUFACTURES.
Our manufactures are increasing with
wonderful rapidity under the encourages
ment which they now receive with the
Improvements in machinery already affect
ted and still increasing, causing machinery
to take the place Of skilled labor to large
extent. Our imports of many articles must
lail Oft largely within a very few years. -
fortunately too many manufactures are
not confined to few localities, as former
and more diffusel, making the interest in
them equal in ali sections. They give en-
ployment and support to hundreds of thou
sands of people at home, and retain with
Us the means which otherwise would be
shipped abroad. The extention Of rail-
roads in Europe and the east is bringing
products like products OF other countries
Self interest if not self preservation, there
fore, 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 sur
plus.
CHINA AND JAPAN AND THE CooLIE TRADE.
Our neighbors south of us and China
and japan should receive our special atten-
ton. 1t will be the endeavor of the adj
ministration to cultivate such relations with
all these nations as to entitle US to their
confidence, and make it their interest as
well as ours, to establish better commercial
relations. Through the agency of more
| enlighted policy than that heretofore pur-
sued toward China, largely due to the sa-
gacity and efforts of one of our own dis
| tinguished citizens, the world is about to
commence largely increased relations with
that popuous and hitherto exclusive nation.
As the United States have taken the inia>
tory in the new policy, so they should be
the NEST earnest IN showing their good
faith In making it success. In this con
nection [ advise such legislation as will
forever preclude the ens!avement OF the
Chinese upon our soil under the name of
Coolies, aud also prevent American YES
sells from engaging In the transportation OF
! Coolies to any country tolerating the sys~
tenn. | also recommend that the mission
to China be raised to one of the first
class.
COLLECTION or THE REVENUE.
On my assuming the responsibilities of
chief magistrate of the United States, it
was with the conviction that three things
were essential to its peace, prosperity, and
| fullest development. First among these is
strict integrity in fulfilling all our oblipa>
| tons. Secondly-To secure protection to
| the person and property OF the citizen Of
our common country wherever we may
! choose to rove, without reference to orig
! Iual nationality, religion, color, or politics,
demanding Of him only obedience to the
laws, and proper respect for the rights -ot
others. Thirdly-The union Of all the
sta.es, with equal rights understandable by
! any unconstitutional means TO secure the
| first OF these, congress has taking two es-
! sential 6teps-first, in declaring by joint
resolution that the public debt should be
paid, principal and interest, in coin and
| second, by proving the means of paying
| These measures, however, could not Sc
cure the object desired, without proper
administration Of the laws tor the collec
! ton OF the revenues, and the economical
disbursement Of them. To to this subject
| the administration has most earnestly ad
dressed itself with results, | believe, salts
factory to the country. There has been 90
| hesitation in changing officials IN order to
| secure the efficient execution Of the laws
! sometimes, too, where, In a mere party
view, undesirable political results were
! likely to follow for any hesitation in sus-
| taiuiny efficient officials against remonetran
ces wholly political.
REPEAL OF THE TENURE-OF-OFFICE ACTs
URGED.
| 1t may be we'll 20 mention here an ombac-
rassment possible to arise from leaving on
| the statute book the so called tenure of
! flee acts, and to earnestly recommend their
total repeal. 1t could not have been the
! intention OF the trainers Of the cOnstitu
! ton, when providing that appointments
made by the president should receive the
/ consent of the senate, that the latter should
! have the power to retain in off e persons
placed there by federal appointments,
against tue will Of the president The law
is inconsistent with faithful and efficient
| administration OF the government What
| faith can the executive put in the officials
| forced upon him, and these too, whom he
has suspended for reason? How will
such officials be likely to serve an admins
tration which they know does not trust
them =? For the second requisite to oul
growth and prosperity, time and experience
affirm that a humane administration of ex
isting laws, amended from time to time
as they may prove ineffective or prove
harsh and unnecessary, is probable all that
is required. The third cannot be obtained
by special legislation, but must be regard
ed as fixed by the constitution itself, and
gradually acquiosced in by the force of
public opinion.
TIE WAR DEPARTMENT.
The report of the secretary of war shows
the expenditures of the war department
for the year ending the Both of June, 1869,
to be $50, 645,042, of which $23,S72, $40
was disbur ed in tie payment of debts con-
tracted duling the war, 0nd is not charge
able to current army expenses. The est
mate Of $34, SAL OBJ for the expenses of
the army for the next fiscal year is as low
as it is believed can be relied on. The es-
Inmates Of the bureau officers have been
carefully scrutinized and reduced wherever
it has been deemed practicable. If, how
ever, the condition Of the country should