Litchfield enquirer., 1869-12-16

United States authorities to the landing of the cable, and to the working of it until the meeting of Congress. I regret to say that there hos been no modification made in the company's concession, nor so far as I can learn, have they attempted to secure one. This concession excludes the capital and the citizensof the United States from competition upon the shores of France. I recommend legislation to protect the rights of citizens of the United States, as well as the dignity and sovereignty of the nation, against such an assumption. I shall also endeavor to secure by negotiation an aban- donment of the principle of monopolies in ocean telegraphic cables. Copies of the correspondence are herewith furnished.
 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 being naturalized. Having secured this they return to their native country and re- side there without disclosing this change of allegiance. They accept official posi- tions of trust or honor which can only. be held by citizens of their native land. They journey under passports describing them as such citizens, and it is only when oiy1l discord, after years perhaps of quiet, threat ems their persons or their property, or when their native state drafts into it's military service, that the fact of the change of alle- glance is made known. They. reside per manently away from the United States, they contribute nothing to its revenue, they avoid the duties of its citizenship, and dthey only mske themselves known by a claim of prot ection. I have directed the diplomat lc and consular officers of the United States to scrutinize carefully all such claims of protection. The citizen of the United States, whether native or adopted, is enti- tied to its complete protection. WhlleI have q voice in the direction of affairs shall not consent to imperil the sacred right by conferring 1t upon fictitious or frau lulent claimants. -.r On the accession of the present admins tration it was found that the minister for North Germany had made propositions for the negotiation of convention of con- vention for the protection of emigrant pas 1 sengers, to which no response had been given. It was concluded that to be effect ual all the maritime powers engaged in the | trade should Join in such @ measure. h. vitations have been extended to the cabi- nets of London, Paris, Florence, Berlin, Brussels, The Hague, Copenhagen and Stockholm to empower their representa- tIves at Washington to simultaneo eously en- ter into negotiations and to conclude with the United States conventions identical in form, making uniform regulations as to the construction of the parts of vessels to be devoted to the use of emigrant passengers, as to the quality and quantity of food, as to the medical treatment of the sick, and las to the rules to be observed during the voyage, in order to secure ventilation, to promote health. to prevent intrusion, and Ito protect the females, and providing for the establishment of tribunals in the sev- eral countries for enfOrcin a snnh reQula- lions by summary process. 5-t5 ,so5 ,,TsE
 Your attention is respectfully called to the law regulating the tariff, on Russian Il hemp, and to the question whether to fix the charges on Russian hemp higher than they are fixed upon Manilla is not viola tion of our treatywith Russia, placing her products upon the same footing with those of the most favored nation. @ F. Our manufactures are increasing with wonderful rapidity Under the encourage -ment which they now receive, with the inn provements in machinery already effected, and still increasing, causing machinery to take the place of skilled labor to great extent, our imports of many articles must fall of largely within very few years. Fortunately, too, manufactures are not confined to a few localities as formerly, ,and 1t is to be hoped will become more and more difused. making the interest in them equal in all sections. They give employ. ment and support to hundreds of thou sands of people at home, and retain with us the means which otherwise would be shipped abroad. The extension of rail- roads in Europe and the East is bringing into competition with our agricultural pro- ducts like products of other countries. 1 Salf.intoPoct if calf fore dictates caution against disturbing any industrial interests of the country. It teaches us also the necessity of looking to other markets for the sale of our surplus
 Our nelghbors south of us, and China and Japan, should receive our special at- tention. It will be the endeavor of the
 administration to cultivate such relations with these nations as to entitle us to their confidence, and make it their interest as we'll as ours to establish better commercial relations. Through the agency of more enlightened policy than that heretofore pursued toward China, largely due to the l sagacity and efforts of one of our own dis tinguished citizens, the world is about to commence largely increased relations with that populous and hitherto exclusive na. tion As the United States have been the initiators in this new policy. 80 they should
 
 faith in making it success In this con- nection advise such legislation as will forever preclude the enslavement of the of the Chinese upon our soil, under the name of Coolies. and also prevent Ameri- can vessels from engaging in the transpor- tation af Coolies 10 any country tolerating the. system. also recommend that the
 mission to China be raised to one of the l first class. H J.aI rl, f.lL L uuzl
 Upon my assuming the responsibilities
 of Chief Magistrate of the United States.
 it was with the conviction that three things were essential to it's peace, prosperity and
 fullest developments First among these is
 strict integrity in fulfilling all our obliga.
 tions; second, to secure protection to the
 person and property of the citizen of the
 United States in each and every portion
 of our common country.s wherever he may
 choosesto move, without reference to ori- ginaI nationality, religion, color or poli
 ties, demanding of hiua only obedience to the laws and proper respect for the rights I of others; third, union of all the states, I Ifwith equal rights, indestructible by any \ constitutional means. To secure the first af these, Congress has taken two essential steps: first, in declaring by joint resolu- tio1 that the public debt should be paid, | n-in nal and interest in coin! and saG.