The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1869-12-16
JACKSON G. H., OHIO, THURSDAY, DECEMBER IS, 1861

lug the voyage IN order tn secure ventlt ion. to
promote health, to prevent Intrusion and to
protect the females. and providing for the es-
adjustment OF tribunals in the several cOantiirs
Tor enforcing such regulations by 3 summary
process.
Your attention is respectfully called 10 the
law regulating The tariff on Prussian hemp, and
10 the question whether TO FIX the charges on
! Russian hemp higher than they are fixed upon
! Manila Is nota violation OF our treaty with Rus
sia, placing her products on the same footing
| with those Of the most fnvored nations. Our
manufactures are increasing with wonderful
! rapidly, under the announcement which they
now receive. With the Improvements IN ma
ehineTy already effected. aud still Increasing,
causing machinery to take the place Of skilled
] labor TO large extent. our imports Of many nr-
Elcles must fall OF largely within a very few
years. Fortunately, too ~ any manufactures are
| not confined 10 u few localities, as formerly and
| II Is 10 be hoped they will become more and
! more dlhused, making the interest in them equal
In all sections They give employment and sup
! port 10 hundreds Of thousands Of people at home,
and retain with us the means which otherwise
would be shipped abroad The extension Of
| railroads in Europe and the East Is bringing in
| TO competition with our agricultural products
! Ike products Of other countries. Selfinterest
II not self-preservation, therefore, dictates eau
tiOn against disturbing any industrial interests
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! oflooking to other markets for the sale of our
surplus. Our neighbors south of the United
States. and Oh ina and Japan, should receive our
special attention. u will be the endeayor of the
administration to cultivate such relations with
all these nations as to entitle us 10 their conf
dence. and make it their interest as well as ours
| to establish better commercial relations.
! Through the agency Of more enligh tened'pol-
! lev than that heretofore pursued toward China.
! largely due to the sagacity and efforts of one of
| our own distinguished citizens, the world is
about TO commence largely increased relations
with that pOpulous and hitherto exclusive ma
| ton. AS the United States have taken the in
/ itatory in the new policy, so they should be the
most correct in showing their good faith In max
! ing it a success. In this connection must ad-
! wise such legislation as viii forever preclude the
/ eDslayement Of fChinese upon our soil under the
name of cool ies, and also prevent American yes
sells from engaging in the transportation ofcool-
les to any country tolerating the system. | also
recommend that the miss ion 10 China be raised
10 one of the first class.
On my assuming the responsibilities Of the
Chief Magistracy Of the United States 1t was
with the conviction that three things were es-
genital to the peace, prosperity fullest deVel-
opment OF the country First among these Is
strict integrity in fulfilling all our obligations;
second, to secure protection TO the person and
| property of the citizens Of our common country,
| whele ever they may choose to move. without rel
eTence to original nationality religion. color or
politics, demanding of him only obedience TO
| the laws, and proper respect for the rights of
others. Third. the union Of all the States with
| equal rights, indestruetible by any uBeOnstitu-
| tional means. To secure the first of these Con-
gress has taken two essential steps: First in de-
claring by joint resolution that the public debt
should1 be paid. principal and interest, in coin;
I'd, by providing means for paying. Providing
the means, however, could not secure the OBJ
ject desired without a proper administration
of the laws for the collection of revenues and an
! economical disbursement Of them. To this sub
| ject the administration has most earnestly ad-
dressed ITSELF with results, as believe satisfac-
| tory to the county, There has been no hesita.
tlon In changing officials IN order to secure the
| efficient execution of the laws; sometimes, too,
where, in mere party view, undesirable polit.
! ical results were likely to follow from anv hes
itaton in sustaining efficient officials against re-
monstrances wholly political. 1t may be well
10 mention here tile embarrassment possible to
| arise from leaving OH the statute books the So
! called tenure OF Office acts and TO earnestly re-
commend their total repeal. 1t could not have
been the intention of the trainers Of the COBsti-
tuition when pro viding that appointments made
by the President shou Id receive the consent Of
the Senate, that the latter should have the pow
er 10 retain In Office persons placed there by Fed
eral appointments against the will of the Pres
ident. The law is inconsistent with a faithful
and efficient administration OF the Government
| What faith can the Executive put in officials
forced upon him, and these too whom he has
suspended for reasOns2 How will such officials
be likely TO serve an adm inistrat ion which thpv
know does not tfust them For the second re-
quisite 10 ourgrOwth aud prosperity, time and a
| firm but humane administration Of existing laws
amended from time to time as they NAV prove
! ineffective, or prove harsh and unnecessary, are
probably all that are required.
The third can not be attained by special legis-
| latiOn, but must be regarded as fixed by the Con-
sLituton itself un gradually acquiesced in bv
| the force OF public opinion from the foundation
of the Government to the present
The management of the original inhabitants
Of this continent, the Indians, has been subject
Of embarrassment and expense. and has been at
! tended with continuous rObberies, murders aud
wars. From my own experience upon the from
tiers and in Indian eountr les. do not hold the
conduct Of the whites who come most in contact
| with Indians blameless for those hOstilties. The
past, however, cannot be undone. and the Ques-
| zion must he met as we now find it. / have at
tempted new policy toward the wards of the
nation. They cannot be regarded in any other
| light than as wards With fair results so far as
tried, and which / hope will be attended ulti-
matvly with great success. The Society Of
| Frlthde Is well known as having succeeded IN
living In peace with the Indians in the early
seltlt ment of Pennsl lyania, while their white
neighbors of other sections were constantly EN-
| blOllcd. They are also known for their Oppos j.
hon TO all strife, violence and war, and are gen.
orally noted for their strict integrity and fair
dealings. These considerations Induced me to
give the management OF few reservations of
| Indians TO tbtm and TO throw the burden ofse-
lection OF agents upon the society itself. The
result has proved most satisfactory. 1t will be
found more fully set forth in the report of the
Comm issioner of Indian Affairs For superin-
lendents and agents not on reservations, officers
OF the army were elected. The reasons for this
are nun erous. When Indian agents are sent
there or near there, troops must be sent also;
the eagent and the commander Of troops are indie
pendent ofeach other, and are subject to orders
from different departments of the Government.
The army officer holds position for life. the
agent oDe at the will of the President; the for
mer is personally interested In living in harmo-
ny with Indians, ard In the establishment of a
| perm antnt place, to the end that some portion
OF his life may be spent within the limits OF q
ciNiliztd section. The latter has no such pera
sCnal interest. Another reason is an economic
ont; and slill another, the hold which the Gov
eminent has upon life { Cficer to secure faith
ful discharge Of bis duties in carrying out o
given policy
The building of railroads and the access there
by given 10 all agricultural and mineral regions
Of their country is rapidly bringing civilized
settlements into contact with all the tribes ol
Indians No matter what ought TO be the re-
lalions between such settlements and the Abor-
igines the fact is they do not harmonise well,
ard one or the other has to give way in the end.
A system which looks to the determination OF
a race is TOO horrible for nation to adopt with
out entailing on itself the wrath OF all Chris
tendon, and engendering in the citizens dis
regard ior human life and the rights of others
dangerous to society. see no substitute for
such system except in placing all the Inianf
on large reservations as rapidly as can be done,
aud giving them absolute protection there Al
soon as they are fitted for II they should be in