Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-01-04

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SPAIN.
With Spain, peaceful relations ,ro atm
maintained, and some progress bos ho
made IN securing tho redress Of Wi
complained Of by this government sna55ss
has not only dlsavowed and dtsonn,,l,'
the conduct Of the officers. who ,Iio'''vuu
seized and detained the steamer kg
| Udrrior at Havana, but has also ns;d ,1
sum claimed as indemnify for The
thereby inflicted on citizens of tho IT,,,mJ
States. O"''eu
/ 10 consequence Of destructive burr;.
cane, which visited Cuba in lsld ,bo 80
preme authority Of that island issued n do
cree, permitting the importation. for tho
petlou oi six months, of certain building
materials and provisions, free of duty I'M,
revoked 1t when about half the period onlv
ned elapsed, To the INJURY of citizens Oft
united states. who had proceeded Ia nc,
ON the itth Of that decree. The Sn,n,sh
government refused decentralization Ia Tho
parties aggneved until recently. when !,
was assented 10, payment being promised
10 be made so soon as the amount dino can
be ascertained
Satisfaction claimed for the arrest and
search OF the .eamer III Dorado has ma,
/ yet been accorded, but there is reason IN
believe that II will be, and that case. win
others, continues 10 b. urged on the atten.
ton OF the Spanish government / do not
abandon the hope Of concluding with
SPAN soue general arrangement, which.
1t u do not wholly prevent the recurrence
Of difficulties M Cuba, will render them
less frequent, and whenever they shall or-
cur facilitate theIr more speedy settlement
MEXiCo.
The inlerposiuon ct this government
has been invoked by many Of us cit zens.
ON account of injuries done to their Der.
sons and property Tor which the Mexican
/ Republic Is responsible The unhappy
suuali'n OF that county, for some time
past has not allowed us government to
give due consideration to claims of orr.
vaie reparatioo, aud has appeared TO call
Tor and justify some l1rbearauce in such
matters on the part OF this government.
But II the revolutionary movements which
nave lately occurred IN that republic. end
M The organization Of stable govern.
ment, urgent appeals to it, Justice will
then be made, and, Il may be hoped vim
success tor the redress Of all complaints
OF our citizens.
CENraAL ANEmcA.
In regard 10 the American RennbIcs
,.','',',,.,' - 49, p'oN'1l''y ana other con-
,,'',.,,,,.,., Pseu'a, relations 10 this
''''.,'''' "'"e T" mas oeen my constant
l 's '',y ~ oO9y'Ne an the Obligations
~ p'''''ea' '''enusnlp ana good neighbour
"Sopi ''''''s ~ 'hiS nave arisen 10 some
49,, i'V.'' '''''' u"n lh'uillcien, power
49, O',1,' n'upuonS' winch ~ effect
me- W uv 'a7k on The Unred
-'ei "r9 a. - 'la, 'he distracted IN
.''''1' ',''' -. W '"s Sla'e OF Nicaragua
"As ''puy ','1uu'Neh' on me 20 appeal to
C'u soou lhun ol our ciuzens 20 abstain
'io,n "'i"lui Intervention 10 MS aiiiIrs,
anu To ADOPT preventive measures to the
same emu "h'e"' on simiInr occasion,
n.a ,he oeet results 40 reassunng the peace
OF inc mexican states oi Sonora aud
Lower ~"i'Ioi"'a.
IREAriEs.
since me last session Of Congress a
treaty o. amiiy, commerce, aud nawga-
''on' anu nor 'ne surrender Of fugitive
efhnlua's' with the kingdom OF the Two
SlciIles treaty OF friendship, commerce,
ana Navigation with Nicaragua and a
convention OF commercial reciprocity with
lne Hawaiian kingdom, have been negota-
yea he later kingdom and the State Of
nicaragua nave also ucceded 10 decara-
ilon' recognizing as international rights
the puuciples contained 10 the convention
between the United States and Russia Of
ihe "a Of July, 1881. These treaties
ana conventions Will be laid before the
senate Tor ratification.
IRfAsuRY.
Inc statements made, IN my last Annual
Message respecting the anticipated re-
celp'a aud expenditures Of the Treasury,
have been substantially verified.
II appears from the report Of the Secre-
'afy OF the Treasury, that the receipts
Gut'ns .ne las, hscal year ending June 80,
800 "o" "i sources, were siKiy-nve
'n'..'un uieu thousand nine hundred aud
10y uo''a's ana that inc puohc eXpen-
u''N'1' Io' inc same period, exclusive OF
P'y H''"S un account oil me public debt,
a"'o''''eu 70 ul'E-sk millions three hun
49, '"u s'Ny hNe uhousind three hundred
'"u -uifee dollars. During the same
''"u' "e payments made 10 redemption
N'o PN''1 ueo' including interest and
,'Hu'''eu 10 nine inuiious eight
uN anu 'o'y-lunf thousand i've nun
~. .,, ''1 ,"en'y -elgnt dollars.
"' O'tAnDe 10 lNe lreaslfy al TIE be-
sIun'"s o' the present iiacal year. July !,
'o,'' WIS eigmeeh million nune hundred
1'u "'''y -uuc thousand nine hundred and
- On "0'iaisi lhe receipts Tor the
l'e' q'A''e' aho the estinited receipts for
He remaining lhree- qulriers, amount, to-
seI'cr' 10 sNy-sevcn million nine hundred
anu e'g"leen thodsand seven hundred aud
uIN-lour doilarsi thus ahording IN all,
as lle available resources Of the current
nsc S year, The SUN Of eighiy-slx million
eight hundred and hity-sM thousand seven
hundfed and ten dollars
II, 10 the actual expenditures Of the first
quarter OF the current fiscal year be added
the Probable expenditures for the remain
rug thfee-quarlers, as estimated by the
Secretary of the Treasury, the sum tota
VIII be seyenly-one million two hundred
and twenty SIX thousand eight hundred aud
ioriy-sIx dollars, thereby leaving an esu-
mated balance IN the Treasury, on July /,
1856 OF fifteen million SIX hundred and
twenty-three thousand eight hundred and