The Ripley transcript. (Ripley, Miss.) 1837-18??, 1838-01-04
ipley. Mississippi Thursday Morning. January A. 1898.

; cal assurances; and nope WAS entertained taat
his mission would lead to a speedy, S satisfactory
and final adjustment Of NIL existing subjects OF COM
plant. A sincere believer in tine wisdom of the
pacific policy by which the U, States have always
been governed in their intercourse with foreign ma
tions. il WAS my particular desire, from the proxi.
nifty Of the Mexican Republic; and we'll known oc.
currcnces on our frontier. to be instrument. in OBJ.
Waiting all exist ng difficulties with that govern.
ment, End in restoring to the intercourse between
the two republics, that liberal and friendly charac.
ter by which they should always be distinguished.
regret, therefore, the more deeply to have found
in the recent communications Of that government
so little reason to hope that any future efforts Of
mine for tine accomplishment ofthese desirable oh.
jects would be successful.
Although the large number, and many of them
aggravated cases Of personal wrongs, have been
now for years before the exican Government, and
some Of the causes Of national complaints, and
those Of the most offensive character. admitted of
immediate, simple and satisfactory replies, it il
only within u few days past that any specific COM
munication in answer to our last demand, made five
months ugo, has been received fem the Mexican
minister. by the report ofthe Secretary of state
herewith preset ted, the accompying documents, it
will be seen, that for not one OF our Iublic cen.
plaints has satisfaction been given or oi.ered that
but one ofthe cases personal wrong has been ia.
vorAbly consdered and that but four cases Of both
descriptions out Of all those formally prest nted,
and earnestly pres ed, have as yet, tetn decided
upon by the Mexican government.
Not perceiving in what manner any of the DOW.
ers given to the Executive alone could be farther
usefully employed in bringing this unfortunate
controversy 10 satisfactory termination the sub.
ject WIS by my predecessor referred to Congress,
as one Iling for its interpostion. In accord nee
with the Clearly understood wishes OF tie Iegisla.
ture, smother and formal demand for satisfaction a.
been made upon the Mexican Government, With.
what success the documents new communicated
will show. On careful and deliberate examina.
ton Of their contents, and considering the spirit
manifested by the Mexican Government, it has
become my painful duty TO return the subject az it
now st .nds, to Congress, to whom it belongs, to
decide upon the time, the mode and the measure Of
edr .ees. Whatever my be your decision, it shall
,e faithfully executed, confident that it wilfbe
by that moderation ard justice,
which will. trust, under all circumstances, gov.
I'm the councils ofour country.
The bal nee in the Treasury on the first day Of
January 1897, was forty -tive millions, i inc hun.
red and sixty-eight thousand five hundred and
dollars. The receipts during the
resent year, from all sources, including the am.
unit Of treasury notes issued, are estimated at
wenty three millitn four hundred and ninety-nine
nous md nine hundred and eighty -one dollars con.
tituting an aggregate Of sixty.nine millions four
undred and sixty-eight thousand five hundred
nd four doll.rs. Of this amount, about thirty.
W millions two hundred and eighty.one thous-
nd three hundred and six.y-one dollars will have
zen expended at theend Of the year on appro-
'iations made by Congress-; and the residue am.
lnting to thirty four millions one hundred and
ghty seven thousand one hundred and forty-three
,llars will be the nominal balance in the treasury
, the first of January next.
But that cum only one million eighty FIVE thou.
nd four hundred and ninety eight dollars is con.
dered AZ Immediately available for, and applica.
E t. public purposes. Those portions Of It WHICH
i'll be for for some time unavailable, consist chic
81 sums deposited with the States and due from
. former deposite banks. The details upon this
beet viii be found in the annual report Of til.
'cretsfy Of the treasury, The amount Of treas
y notes, which it will be necessary to issue du.
q the year on account Of those funds being UNI
ailahla. viii, il il supposed, moi exceed four and
half milions. il seemed proper, in the condi-
N ofthe country, to have the estimates on all
bjects made as low as practicable, without pre-.
lice to any public measures. Tie Departments
re; therefore, desired to prepare their estimates
cordingiy, and am happy to find that they
W been able to graduate them on as economical \
'cale. In tie greata,ld and often unexpected
ctuations to which tne revenue is subjected, il
not possible to compute the receipts beforehand,
th great certainty; but should they not differ
ntialy from present anticipationss and should
appropriations not much exceed the estimates
difficulty seems likely tohappen in aefraying
current expenses with promptitude Ind fidelity
the great endorsements