Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-12-21

w. NV, ""o VooV,Ofv. Tho lucrcaS
OF revenue from the sale Of stamps and sts,nn
CT envelopes was 1888 ,404. The increase q
: expenditures for 1867 over those Of tho nrc
V'ous year vas owing chiefly to the cxtcusior
OF tue la'iu and ocean male service Durin.
the past year new postal couycnt;ons hav,
oHch ratified aud exchanged With the Uutot
h'ugdou Of Great Britain aud Ireland, Bel
S'um, the Netherlands, Switzerland, t h
North German Union Italy, and the Cooni
al Govern nment at Hong Kong reducing yer,
largely tho rates Of ocean and laud posta, ,e.
to and from and within those countr.s. Tht
report ofthc Acting Commissioner of Aericul
eurc conc'se!y presents the condition, wants
and progress Of an interest cminently WORTHY
'he todtcr'n$ care of Congress, aud exhibits
large measure Of usefu, results achieved du
r'ng the ycar to which it refers.
The rc establishment of peace at home. nm, i
inc resumption of extended trade travel, and
commerce abroad have served to incrcas. thc
h"nHHr and variety @: questions in tie De.
partmcnt for Foreign Aifairs. None Of those
questions, however, have seriously disturbed
our re. tions with other States.
The Republic Of Mexico hayin. been r,-
/ l'eVed from foreign Intervention is earnestly
| engaged III efforts TO rccst4blsh her consLitu-
e'onai system OF government. 4 good under
standing continues to exist between our Gov.
| crnncnt and the Republics of Uayti and San
/ Domingo and our cordial relations with Tho
NehtrNl and South American States remain
unchanged. The tender made in conformity
with the resolution Of Congress of tho uood
o''lc''' OF the Government, with view to an
ahlicaolc adjustment and peace between Bra
III and her allies on ono side, aud PARAGUAY ~,
the other, and between Chill ard her allies ON
tnc one side, and Spain Oh the other, though
kindly received has in neither ease been tnlIv
accepted by the bcliscrcnts. War in the
valley OF tho parana is still vigorously main
famed On the sy1 other ;,taae hand aSS
been more than year randcd | shall,
on any proper occasio, .nat may occur, renew
the conciliatory recommendations which have
already bee. made. Brazil, with enlightened
sagacty and comprehensive statesmanship,
hss opened The great channels Of the Amazon
and its tributaries to universal oo.tmcrcc.--
One thing more sccms neeliul to assume y
rapid and cheering progress in South Amc,i
Ca. refer 10 those peaceful habits without
whic', States aud nations cauuot in This axe
well expect material prosperity or social ad-
yanccmcut
The Exposition Uniycrsal Of Industry az
Paris has passed and seems 10 have ful!y real
izcd tho high expectations Of the French Soy
ornmnnt II due allowance bn made for the
| recent political arrangement Of industry here,
the part which the United States has bocnc
in this exhibition of invention and art may be
regarded with very high satisfaction During
the Exposition - Conferences WAS held, Of del
cgatcs from several nations, The United States
being ono, in which the inconveniences of
commerce and commercial intercourse result
ing from divers standards Of money value
wore discussed, and plans woro developed for
establishing by universal consent and common
principle for the coinage of gold. These con.
tcrcnccs arc expected to be renewed With
the attendance Of many foreign States not
hitherto represented. 4 report Of theac in
tercsting proccoc ,s will be submitted to
Congress, whic!, III no doubt justly npprc-
ci.tc tho great object, and be ready to adopt
any measure which may tend to facilitate its
ultimate accom- t,lislmcnt.
| On the Goth Of February, 1862, Congress
declared by law that Troasury notes without
interest authorized by that act should be To-
gal tender in payment Of all debts, public and
private, within the United States. An annu-
al remittance of $50 900, less stipulated cx-
pcnscs, accrues to c.u.4.ants undcc the Con
vontion made with Spain in 1891 These s2:.
nittanccs, since the passage Of that act, have
beon paid in such notes. The claimants in
sist that tho Government ought to require
payment in coin. The subject may be deemed
worthy of your attention.
No arrangement has os set been reached for
the settlement of our clrims for l'itis! dcp'
rotations upon the commerce of tho United
States have felt it my duty to decline tho
proposition for arbitration made by Her Maj
csty's Government, because it has hitherto
been accompanied by reservations and lmita
: tions Incompatible with tic rights, intercst
and honor Of our country. IT is not to be ap
i prchcn,lci that Great britain will persist il
: her rcfus,lto satisfy these just and roasona
. h,c clai,Ss Which involve tho sacred princi