Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-12-15

longing I'd. any company incorporated- by
the authority of the United States, or of
any State in the Union, and
on their part not oppose the estab-
lishment of any such cable. In oOnsidera-
tioR of this agreement, 1 directed the
withdrawal of all opposition by the United
States authorities to the landing of the Ca
BILE, and to the working Of it until the
meeting of Congress. l regret to say that
there has been no notifications made in
the company's concession, nor, so far as /
can learn, have they attempted to secure
on their concession the exclusion OF the
capital and citizens OF the United States
from competition upon the shores ofFranoe,
/ recommend legislation to protect the
rights of citizens of the United States, as
we'll as the dignity and sovereignty of the
nation, against such assumption. shall
also endsavor 10 secure, by negotiation, an
lies in ocean telegraphing cables. Copies
Of this correspondence are herewith fur
niShed,
The unsettled political condition
of other countries, less fortunate
than our own, sometimes induces
their citizens TO come to the United States
for the sole purpose of becoming natural
lied Having secured this they return to
their native country and reside there with
out disclosing their change Of allegiance.
They accept official positions of trust or
honor which can only be held by citizens
of their native land; they journey under
passports describing them assuch citizens,
and it is only when civil discord, latter, per-
haps, years of quiet, threatens them or
threatens their persons ortheirproperty, or or
when their native states draft into its
military service. That the fact of their
change of allegiance is made known; that
they reside permanently from the United
States; that they contribute nothing to its
resources; that they avoid duties Of its cit
izenship, and they only make themselves
known by claim of protection. / have
! directed diplomatic and consular officers of
the United States to scrutinize carefully all
such claims of protection of the citizens Of
! the United States, whether native or adopt
ed, who discharges his duty to his country
is entitled to its complete protection. While
l have voice in the direction Of affairs
l shall not consent to imprint
the sacred right by comforting it upon
upon fictitious and fraudulent claimants,
On the accession of the present admins
tration it was found that the Minister for
North Germany had made propositions for
negotiations for convention for the pro-
lection Of emigrant passengers, to which
no response had been given. 1t was con-
cluded that to be eflectual, all the mari
time powers engaged in the trade should
Join in such measure. Invitations have
been extended to the ca binets of London,
Paris. Florence Berlin, Brus-
sells, The Hague, Copengagen,
and Stockholm to order their representa-
tives at Washington TO ultaneously en-,
ter into negotiations and coincide with the
United States conventions, identical in
form maxi ne uniform regulations as to the
construction of the parts OF vessels to be
devoted to the use of emigrant passengers
as to quality and quantity of food, as to
the medical treatment of the sick, and US
to the rules to be observed during the yoy-
age in order to secure ventilation, to pro-
mote health, to prevent intrusion and to
protect the females and providing for the
establishment OF tribunals III the several
countries, for enforcing such reg llationS
} by summary process.
Your attention is respectfully called to
the law regarding the tariff on Prussian
hemp, and to tho question whether to fix
the charges on Russian hemp higher than
they arc fixed upon Manila is not viola
ton of our treaty with Russia placing her
: products upon the same footing with those
of the most favored nations. Our manu-
factureS are increasing with wonderful
: rapidity under the encouragement which
: they now receive With theimprovements Is
in machinery already effected and still
), increasing, causing machinery to take
the place of skilled labor to o large extent,
our imports Of many articles must fall of
largely within very few years. Fortu-
nately, too many manufactures are not con-
= fined to few localities, as formerly, and
: it is to be hoped that they will become
more and more dffused making the inter-
: est in them general one in all sections,
I and thu give employm ent and support to
: hundreds of thousands Of people at home,
and retain with US the means which other
, wise would be shipped abroad. The ex-
4 tension of railroads in Europe and the
the East is bringing into competi.
: tion with our agricultural products
like products of other countries
Self-interest if not self-preservation, there,
: fore, dictates caution against disturbing
r any industri interests OF the country. 1t
3 teaches us a 30 the necessity of looking to
3 other markets for the sale of our surplus -
a Our neighbors south of us, and China anG
I Japan should receive our special attention.
1t will be the endeavor OF the administra.
ton to cultivate such relations with al
! these nations as to entitle the United States
i to their confidence, and make it theil
interest as well as ours To
9 establish better relations through agen
9 ces. A more enlightened policy than has
: heretofore been pursued towards China is
4 largely due to the industry and efforts o
: one of our own distinguished citizens anC
: the world is about to commence largely in
s creased relations with that pOpulous anC
e hitherto exclusive nation, As the United
C States have been the initiators in the new
!, policy, SO they should be the most earnest
d in showing tn cir good faith in making it 9
I. success. In this connection ! advise such
i legislation as will forever preclude the land
: ing of Chinese upon our soil under the
name of Coolies, and also prevent Amer
y lean vessels from engaging in Transports
ton OF Coolies to any country tolerating
q the system. l also recommend that the
. mission to China be raised to one of frs
g class. On my assuming the responsibility o
: Chief Magistrate Of the United States il
9 WAS with the conviction that three things
t were essential to peace, prosperity, apG
7 fullest development. First among these
l is strict integrity in fulfilling all our obli
, cations. Second, to secure protection tc
che person and property of the citizens o.
our common country wherever he may
choose to move without reference to origi-
! nal nationality, religion, color, or politics,
/ demanding Of him only obedience to the
laws and proper respect for the rights oi
others. Third, Union OF all Of the States
with equal rights indestructablS by any
unconstitutional means to secure.
First of these Congress has
; taken two essential steps-one by declaring
that the public debt should be paid prin.
cipal and interest, in coin; second, by pro.
viding means for paying; providing the