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pur laws, throwing susrici,n over our attitude
,f neutrality, and di-rcg gtrdins oar terrific
rial rights, is couclusiycly proved by the e,i-
icncr elicit 1t on the trial OF such oI their
Ig"ut- as have been lrrrchnnlrl and convic-
ted Sru,o ci the crl.r:s thG, implicated are
III li.h Official postrn, onI many OF them
hryon pur jurisdiction, 50 that legal pro-
rerlius, could not reach the source OF the
mi,chiaf
rhr,c considerations, and the fact that the
cau7r o' complaint vla net more casnhl o..
,urrcuco. hut i deliberate design, cutcrod
upon wi'h rull knowledge Of our laws and
national policy, and conducted hy r'sronsl-
BILE public functiuuaries, impell"t mo to pre-
sent the case to tho British government, in
order tp secure not only cessation ot the
wrong, bat it, rcraratiun. The SUBJECT is
still under discussion, the result oi which
Nill be communicated to- you III due time
In Consequence of Destructive hurricane,
which visited tuha in lSii, the supreme
authority OF that island Issued decree, per
hitting the importation, lor the period ol SIX
months. Of certain building materials ard
provisions free OF duty, hHt reIokcd 1T when
about half the period only had elapsed, to the
injury OF tlllF 'le ''l illt b'N''a '.Nh'-'' ''''
had ,rotccdcd to t on the tlith Of that de-
cree The Spanish government refused i'll.
demnifcatiDn to the parties aggrievcd until
recently, when it was asscntei TO, payment
hciug promised to be made SO soon as the
amount due can be asccrtaiue1.
Satisfaction claimed for the arrest and
search Of the atcamer n norodc has not yet
been accorded, but there is reason to believe
that 1t will he, and that case, with others.
continues to be urgnd ON the attention OF the
Spanish government. do not abandon the
hope of concluding with spain some general
arrangement. which, il IL do not wholly pre-
vent the recurrence If difficulties in Cuba,
" III render them less frequent, and whenever
they shall occur facilitate their moro speedy
settlement
NENIto.
The nterposition Of this government has
been invoked by many of its citizens, on ac-
count Of injuries done to their persons and
property. for which the Mexican Republic is
refponoihlc The unhappy situation OF that
country, for some time pat has not allowed
Its government 20 give due consideration tC
cllius for private rcparation, and has appear
cd to call for and Justify some iorbcarance III
such matters ON the part Of this government
But, if the revolutionary movements which
have lately occurred in that republic, end IN
the organization Of stable government, ur'
GENT appeals to its justice will then be made
and. ii may be hoped, with success, for the
redress Of all complaints Of our citizens
CENTRAL AMLE!CA
In regard to the American republics, whlc!
from their rroximitvand other considerations
have peculiar relations to this government
while 1t has been my constant aim strictly t
observe all the bligatiJns of political friend
ship and good nciShoorhooI, obstacles to this
have arisen in some of them, from their owr
insufficient power to check lawles, iIruptiOns
which in effect throws most Of the task on the
United States Thus til, that the distracted
internal condition of the State Of Nicaragua
has made it incumbent on me to appeal to the
good faith Of our citizens to abstain from un
llwlul Intervention in its affairs. and to adop
preventive measures to the same end, which
on similar occasion, had the best results II
re-assuring the peace Of the Mexican States .
SJnJrl and Lower California.
TREATIES.
Suca the last session Of Congress a treat,
al amitv, commerce and navigation, and 70
the surrender Of fugitive criminals. with th
kingdom Of the Two Sirilic.; Il treaty o
Gicu !,lup, cuMmrrcc ana navigation viii
a IL
reciprocity with the Hawaiian kingdom, hav
br.n no,otlatoI The latter KINGDOM an,
tb,, ,t.t, uf Nicnraruo have also ocrcded To
declaration. r,curnilin, a. intcrnltiona
riohls the priucirlcs contained In tn
convention between the ultcd State, am
Russia of the - .JuIv l,jI Tines, frantic
and cpuyc;tipns Will be laid before the S,uat
for ratification.
.-
Lac s'''c''-n.' 'na'c 'h my I''t Ahnua
message respecting INV dnN''lh't" i''c'rt
an expenditures nave DIen euo''ahuul
ierlh"i'
u "ll'ArS rom 'h' report o' tne Necrethr
vl th' l''"S"'y' t"Ht III, Ie'til'' durluS III
- h''h year. en'lnS juno ""' l>''' iroi
al '21rctS, were Sky hNe million tire
th1nStnl hn' huhIfsI ana thirty DOLLAR
ana tiht 'h' pnpHteArehHit"re' l0T the sam
l'rl'', rAe'u,l'e OF payments on account {
ttr lI'hc oln'' amounted 10 hity'SiA mlillo
three hHnuftI ana >IA'y -uNe thousand thre
hundred ana hihe'ythree dollars purin
the same lerluL' INC payments maze IN n
dcmptloh ol tue lu'Ilc ueot, lneludlnS lnte
est anI rIeniium, amounted to nine mlillo
eight hunured ana iorty-,our thousand nv
hundred ana tWeht y-elSht uoiIars'
, l'e ntlance III the treasury at t'2 beg'r
ninG oi the present h,cAl year, Jnly hrs
! l'o', was ei i1hleeh m'llloii h'ni hundred an
. thirty one thousand hine huh1red and sever
ty-sM dollars tne receipts Tor the first qua
ter. ana the estimated receipts ior the r.
naming three quarters amount, toSethe
to SISty'seVcn million nine hundred an
eighteen thouS ma seven hundred and thirt.
tour dollars thus ai9rdlhg IN al, as Il
avaiiahie resources Of the current fiscal yea
the sum OF elghty-slX ml'ilon eight hundr'
and h'ty'SN thousand seven hundred and tC
dollars
H. 70 tne ac'uai expenditures ot the hr
quarter OF the current nsehl year be add'
the proha'!e expenditures ior the remainli
three quarters us estimated ny the secret
ry OF the treasury, the sum total Will
seventy one iH' non Two hunIreu ana sevent
SIX t''usAhu ols,ll nuhureu ana iorty,,s
dollars thereoy leaving an estimated bl
ahce III .,a' IHe l'e.su'! oh vuly i l'oo' Oh
teen m'ihon SIX nuhurou ana twenty-thr
thousand elSNJ hundred dul SlXty-thr