Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1867-12-14

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~ carfJing hi guns air lnt lnslrh ''t'ir l'ul is
the year The number ~ ,rsttt iU tumiuiHslUu hHs
been reduced twelve, aud TIVE Hfo thrfrn les nu
squadron duty than there wtiu III itr daie ~ The lssi
report A large number lfUfsrls utfr commenced
aud 10 course ~ ,nn'lfur'itg Nhrh no nAf tlmlhl
ted, ant although Congress has made The utrrfsHfN
appropriations iuT theg completion, the ntlarufn 90
has either tusprndrdsoih upon them ~ llmlled ihr
slow completion ~ steam yrs'cls ~ a. ~ meet the
con- faets hr machinery made with pm ate establish
ments. The total expenditures Of the Navy DEPART
Ment for tho hsral year ending June ~, lttI, Wutr
s1l ,0AOll, No appropriations have h,su made ~
required sgce the close Vt tho var for tho ruuHituu
ordnance provisions aud clothing, fuel hemp, etc,
balance under these several hsnds, having been more
than soiiicient Tor the current expenditure, n
should also 10 stated 10 The credit ol the Department,
that besides asking no appropriations fer the above
objects for the past two years the Secretary oi tie
Navy, on tho 3Dth September last, IN accordance Win
the act Of May leo requested The SrrTcuTy 81 the
Treasury to carry IL the surplus Mud tho sum ni
sos OO0,OO being the amount received frum sales ol
vessels and other war property ana tho remnants oi
former appropriations,
The report OF the Postmaster General shows the
business Of the Post Once Department and tho con.
dion OF the postal service In very hyorohe light,
aud the attention OF Congress Is called TO Ito practi
cal recommends tons,
The receipts OF tho Department Cor tho year ond.
Ing June 49, sbI, Including all special apprpra lions
for aud land services, aud for Tree mail matter
were Sl9,gTS,GgJ The expenditures tot all pufl usc-,
wcro $40 go 1883, leaving an uneSpendsd balance 10
favor Of tho Department VI s1i3,slD, which eau Ice
applied toward the expenses OF the Department Tot
tho current year The increase Of postal revenue,
independent Of specific appropriations tnr the year
1861, over that Of 1896 was ssiO,OlO The Increase
OF from the sale of stamps and stamped unycl
opcs was SGS3iOi. The increase Of expenditures In
1867 those Of the previo year was owing ccy
to the extension Of land aud ocean mail service Eu
ring the past year new postal conventions have been
ratified aud exchanged with the United Kingdom Of
Great Britain aud Ireland belgium, tho Neither.
lands, Swizland, North German Union, Italy and
tho Colonial Government at Hong Kong, reducing
very largely tho ratio Of ocean and land hostages 10
and from and within those countries
The report OF the Acting Commissioner Of Acii.
culture conclsey presents the condition, works aud
progress OF an interest eminoniy worthy the foster
ing care Of Congress- aud exhibits large measure OF
Useful results achieved during the year. to which II
refers.
The recsiablishmSnt of pence at home and the rc.
sumption Of extended trade, travel and commerce
abroad have served to increase the number and yeri
ETY. questions in tn, Department Of Foreign Aiirs.
None of these questions, however, have disturbed
relations with other States, The Republic of Mexico
having been relieved from foreign intervention, t.
earnestly engaged In efforts to re.eftnbish he cunsi
tutional system OF government good understand
ing continues to exist between our Government aid
the Republics of Ilayti and San Domingo, and our
cordial relations with the Central aud South hmci.
can States remains unchanged. The tc.der made in
conformity with tho resolution Of Congress Of the
good offices four Government, with n view to tile
amicable adjustment Of peace between Brazil and her
allies one side, and Paraguay on the other, and
between Chill and her allies ON one side, aud Spain
on the other, though kindly received has in neither
been fully accepted 10y the LelgcrcniS, The war
in the Valley OF the Parana h still vigorously maiu
tanned On tho other hand, actual hosltirs between
the Pacific States and Spain have been rorc than
year suspended. shill on any Propc. c''ason that
may occur renew tho conciliatUry ,nIutlons
which have already been made.
Brazil, with enlightened sagacity and comp chen.
sive statesmanship, has opened the great channels Of
the Amazon and its tributaries, to universal com.
merce One thing more seems necdiul 10 assure
rapid and cheering progress in South America. re-
fer to those peaceful habits, without which States
aud nations cannot in this age we'll expect national
prosperity OF social advancement
The Exposition of universal industry at Paris has
passed, and to have iuy realized the high ea-
pcciations of the French Government. Ifduc allow.
be made for the recent political arrangement OF
borne in ths exhibition of invention and art, may
DO regarded with very high satisfaction, During
the Exposition conference was held OF delegotcs
fratlse uero nations, ihe United States being one,
in which the inconvenience to commerce and social
intercourse resulting from divers standards of money
value, were very full discussed and plans were de-
vcoped for establishing, by universal consent com
principle for coinage gold these conferences ak
expected to be renewed with the attendance of many
foreign States not hitherto represented. ArcpOrt of
these interesting proceedings Will be submitted to
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great object, and be ready to adopt any measure
which may attend to facilitate its ultimate bcconl.
plishment
On the 18th of February, 1862, Congress
declared by law, that the Treasury notes,
without interest authorized by that act,
should be legal tender in payment of all
debts public and private, in the United
States. An annual remittance OF S3oOOo,
less stipulated expenses, accfues to the
claimants under the Convention made with
SPAIN These remittances, since the pas
sage of this act, have been paid in such
notes. The claimants insist that the Gov
eminent ought to require payment in coin.
The subject may be deemed worthy Of your
attention.
No arrangement has as yet been reached
for the settlement of our claims for British
depredations upon the commerce of the
United States. have felt it my duty to
declare the proposition Of arbitration made
by her Majesty's Government, because it
has hitherto been accompanied by reserva-
tons and limitations Incompatible with
the rights, interest, and honor of our csun
try. 1t is not to be apprehended that Great
Britain will persist in her refusal to salts
fly these just and reasonable claims which
involve the sacred principle of non-inter-
vention-a principle henceforth not more
important to the United States than to any
other commercial nation.
The West India Islands were settled and
colonized by European States simultanc-
ously with the settlement and colonization
of the American continent. Most of the
colonies planted here became Independent
nations in the close of the last and the be-
ginning of the present century. Our own
country embraces communities which at one
period were colonies of Great Britain,
France, Spain, Holland, Sweden and Russia.
The people in the West Indies, with the
exception of those Of the Island of llayti,
have neither attained nor aspired TO indie
pendence, nor have they become prepared
for self-defence. Although possessing con-
siderable commercial value, they have been
held by several European States, which
coloDiEed, and, ut the same time, conquered
them, chiefly for the purposes of military
and naval strategy in carrying out Euro
pean policy and designs in regard 10 this
continent. In our revolutionary war, the
ports and harbers on the Westlndia Islands
were used by our enemy TO the great injury
and embarrassment of the United States
We had the same experience in our second
war with Great Britain. The same Euro
pean policy for long time excluded even
us from trade with the West Indies, while
we were at peace wit, all nations In our
recent civil war, the rebels and therpirati-
cal, blockade breaking allies found facill-
ties in the same ports for the work which
they too successfully accomplished, Of in
juring and devastating the cammerce which
we are now eng, ged in rebuilding. We
labored especially under this disadvantage:
that European steam vessels employed by
our enemies, found friendly shelter, protec-
ton and supplies in West Indian ports,
while our own naval operations we're ncces-
sarily carried on from our own distant
shores. There was then q universal feeling
of want of an advanced naval outpost be-
tween the Atlantic coast and Europe. The