Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-06-14
81 200 60
1865 IS
g 3JG OF
Making AT aggregate OF
NJ S.1 y 4
1925, tie sum Of
1896,
1927,

ne whole OF ih'7 sum was expended 81 tbe foreign
service ot the Government. The sum NJ < 100 w. RI
vi ~, was paid before hc nceme,t Of the nc
sent Administration, to wiz: 500 On the lib jan 1922
Hnd . COO on the th Feb 1898 Arorl,cr mar, .,
il, S''I@4 o. was paid In consequence and ia cor,-
lcnsaiun OF services rendered under Instructions
ven ny the last administrations These services 1sic
"c I" highly important interests of the u Sta.cs in
!he i'e'an' which were faithfully performed Thei,
dnt"ticn was necessarily short: aud N, only d,
ueF"'eo OF! Ne present administrator was, that
OF hEing and paying, the termination of Them H.,
amount VI JhS compensation. 1t would not be uto-
per 10 say more on thai subject at present
The residue OF the above ae.i ocatc ar S,o %. c7
10 Wit: the sum of 1900 was paid TO u,pe i,to ~
Mel T. Cock, Esq for con:iien!ia service r.n
nered the United States, in relation to the Island Of
Cuba. ~ VI
On the commencement and durins. The whole ,o,,o
OF the present. administrations no one of the frc,,
atlons of'!s country has anxiouslv eneaoed tta
deliberate attention Of the Executive than ha3 nj Il,
connection WIN and The possible fortunes of the Is
land OF Cuba. The great ext tent of the cornnerce =,
Tie u Siases with that island; ITS p.cx.rDi,y In c,r
southern hor'!er tie character Of its poeuIaiion m
influence which, If we're in the hands OF either ~
certain iorsgn powers, might &c exereG on yarinus
interests OF The people Of tie y. States and The 5,,
gers from without ana within, :yit which # w. co..
posed 10 20 Tfnactd, were well calculated TO awaken
ahc Keep awe tie sc!rCIiEde of the Exccufivo f tso
y. States The distracted coDIjtiGn OF G,,in ,, ~
tc'a! reduction OF her power tire continent of Ar,o
liCf, induced general expectation. t.at an lr,,.;,
0i ibe rsianG would he made, her separaielv or ,,
unity by tie forces OF some c the reyz Rec,,i,iics
"fcH have been organized out Of her former
can POSSESSIONS. Information reached tie States
q me aciuai concentration Of forces and the prepare
ton OF means with view TO sI.c ~! attack On tho
CHER hand, CUBA did not appear 10 be free from, dan
ger, on The side Of Europe. Large sGuad;Cns NJ to
o! the greatest maritime Powers a. ita! norton If .l,e
Hiooe' At different times VISITED the West Indies viii.
we purpose, ascii5cd hy rUlrcr 20 each OF item of
taking possession and occupying the island. GIiinno
contrary assuraUces from the Government of n,
Ih0e foWe's endcc to quiet, they dI absolutely
Tcnoye all aFPreheDsons TIE part IF the American
!:|ecu'We "h, the Island thus three tened on
ri sides rom 7i'hont, IT was !snoyn that conilcra
no portion ut IFS inhabitants were dasrous OF break
ing tie colonial COnDexion with Sqa;n.
IN thl5 critical state Of tlprs the America, WOO
I'VE ten ''Fc bound, by !ho highest ard .ost fasoon
tloie dne5 to exert and rachiuI vig,,ance
20 ma cause IS TO be principally traced several inca
sure OF ne present Administration Among Other,
'hat presented henss!ves, that Of ispuiicr cor
hdent'ai ag"nt 10 Cuba, for the rurpcse IF c5rrocfI
a5ccrlain"g its aetna! condition II was dcs,sbio
Wat ne agent 70 oa selected sorN be Il; nina bot os
fc valley Of the Miss ,s:op - BEING ,o r,r,.r ~
iLc Du'on most interested Accordir-}y ~. 49, ~
Day OF December, 1875, letter Of aroo.r,fr,,, AMI
distinctions, were Transmitted 10 differentiated iii
zen Oh IniaIana, V1h ToGucsi dat be world ~ ccncd
70 TIC i7ihH1, AID execute Tie trust c..1e his, Al
though iiHre hoj been some ieesop 20 ,s,e,., to-. =;
t"eci o'smaioa, dat he would arccgi ha 5ccl.,.J
re "Pp2utrocnl hrs answer was received o,,. ,I
On Dry 81 FcfHnarv. 1875 Dining The res.Gnc Of
NOT 5""r, ne agrfshei,i'n- OF tc Egccu'ivc IN ,r
iaci 70 e." fate 81 Cuba were sc,ncw,,at ala, ,.,
lHo"gh teg d.i not rely suL.iIr. !, ,g:s -s,,H
JacmcG an Object ~ suficaut Importance 10 SEN; an
agent end, on l,'" Ciasn q the 10TH Cobrres- n h.
'hS asceTia7ed that he 'aC Mr. COOL: v~uI a-cert
TIE agency rl YES aCroiiiu-y dcs....ai.I lie 60.
e"t"''d ~ h'- .grr' ,s.,app, hy his general IN
's''g,hce' ny ,' ihi7"r oi be ci,arac'er and b. &c
i'iinaie frnwCt gr q, lf view. nf,Io 8.~o-,,,. -
eminent, dGFi' Cd from pr~ r.-r:.i,sfi,, + 80. 80
r'i7' An eEtrac tom III, lustrac:ir;,s her ~ f.,
i'se !<h Marcll, 1877, accompanies i,a r.,,.., ~
was, also, iufms9"d IL, latter cl if,..,,-,.. f.,
anti t., ,fTs. ~ r,rf .. reI,-.