Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-12-10

paper 10 10 Be contiousd q the permanent
currency Of the ceantrv, and Ill eur coin u
10 become . mere article Of esaaRc and
speculation, to the snhanceneot 10 price Of
eli that indispensable 20 the eemfort Of The
people. il would be Wisc esUnomy TO abol-
ish our mints, thus saving the nation the
care aud expense incident to such eseab-
lishmeuts, aud - let all our precious
metals DO exported 10 bullios. The time
hes come. however, whom the government
and national banks should b. required 70
take the NEST eAcient steps and make al
necessary ssranssnsnts fer . resumption
Of specie payments. Let specie payments
once b earnestly inaugusated by the gov
srnment and banks, and the vsius Of the
paper circulation would directly sppro1i.
mate specie standard. Specie payments
having been resumed BY the government
and banks, oil netss or bills Of paper issued
By either, Of leDs dseeoieatiee than 80,
should By lav b sxslsdsd from circulation.
- that ths pssyls osv have The bsns6s
sud sosvsoiouee Of geld ed silver cur
sencv. which, in oil their business transac-
tions, vilj - uoiferm In value ct homo end
abroad.
Our own history has recorded for eur
instruction enough, and more than enough
Of the dsmoralizing tendency, the injustice,
and the Noticeable oppression on the vir-
tuous and welkdisposed of degraded pa
psr currsucy, authorissd BY Law, Or in any
way couatenancsd BY the grvernment. 1t
10 one Of the most successful devices. 10
times Of peace or war Of expansions or re-
WILSON'S, to accomplish the tfansfsr Of Ill
the precious metals from the great macs Of
the people into the hsnds Of few, when
they are bearded in secret pie ses or depos>
tied under bolts aud bars, while the pss>
ple are left 10 endure oil the ineon venisnes,
sacrifice, and decentralization resulting froo
the uss Of deprecated and worthless pa
per.
The President alludss - the rspeets Of
the interior department, and says that
treatiss have bssu made with the Indians
Which will b ssst - The Senate. He sane
tions the policy which plscss the Indiana
on reservations.
rns PACIFIC RAILROAD.
He then prseeeis: Ths ssapsniss con.
ssructiug the railway ffsm Omaha to Sac.
ramsnto have been NEST snsrgstieally On.
70 xsd in psosseuting ths werk, and it 10 b..
loved the line will - eemulstsd bslers the
expiration Of the next dscal year. The Q
pes esas. bends issssd . thees sompsnisa
laueuutsd, % ths 9th inst, 70 ~ ,337 900,
and additional werk bad bsen psrsOrasd
10 The sxtsns u %, 20O, 900. The Secretary
Of The lssssies, In AUg1st lest, invited ny
attsnties 70 The report oe . government d.
rsctos Of the Union Pacific Railroad Cen
pauy, Who had been specially Instructed 4
examine the location. obstruction, and
CONTINENT Of that read. I submitted, ioI
The epiuien Of the Attorney. 0ensral. esstsil
questions 10 regarded 10 the sutherity Of
the executive which arose upon this report
and these which had, frou time t. time
been presented By the commissiolsSs ap
pointed to inspect eaeh successive section
Of the work. After carefully conaidsrine
the Law Of the csse. he Affirmed the righl
efths executive 70 order. IL Necessary, Z
thorough revision Of the entire road. Com
missioners Were thsrsupos appointed Il
examine this and other lines. and have re-.
Gently submitted statemsst Of their in
vsstigations. Of which the report Of th,
Secretary Of the Interior furnishes specih,
information.
the War, NAVY AND POST OFFICE 1BPoRTs
A rssumc Of the var. navy, and pos
office reports is here given, which hav,
already been published in ths papers.
YoRsI0N 18LArroNs.
; The President then precseds 70 speak .
our foreign affairs. and, singularly enough
does not say one word about the ssttlsmsn
Of the Alabama claims. He alludss /,
} other foreign matters as follows:
No important question has occurred
during the last year, in eur accustomed
cordial and friendly intercourse with Cost,
RIGA, Gautemals, Honduras, San Salvador
France, Austria. Belgium, Switzerland
Portugal, the Netherlands, Denmark
, Sweden and Norway, Rome, Greece
Turkey, Persia, Egypt, Liberia, Morocco
Tripoii. Tunis, Muscst, Siam. Bosnse, an,
+ Madagascar.
, Cordial relations have also been main
tanned with the Argentiae and the Orisnta
: Republics. The expressed wish Of Con
grsss, that eur national good Offices nigh
: be rendered to those republics, and alse /,
Brazil and Paraguay, for bringing to .,
. bsen raging in the valley Of the La Plata
, has been sssiduously complied with, an,
kindly acknowledged By oil the beliiser
l ents. That important negotiation hss
thus fer, bssn without result.
Charles A. Washburn, late United State
Minister to Paraguay, having resigned, ami
being DESTROYS to return to the Unite,
. States, the Rear Admiral commanding tn
South Atlantic squadron Was early directe,
to send ship Of war to the Capital .
, Paraguay, to receive Mr.. Washburn an,
his family, and remevs them from . situa
; tioa which Was represented 10 b endsn
. gered BY faction and foreign war. Th
/ Brazilian commander Of the allied invading
. forces refused permission to the Wasp 4
: pass through the blockading forces, IN,
{ that vessel returned to its accustomed On
. shorags. Rsmonstrancs having been mad
against this refusal, il WAS promptly ever
. ruled, asd the Wasp thersupeu resume,
, her ssand. received Mr.. Washburn On,
T his family, aud conveyed them 70 . saf
!; end convenient seaport. In the nsantin,
. IN excited controversy had arisen bstWes,
, the President sf Paraguay and the lat,
United States Minister, whish. il 10 under
I stood, grew cut Of his proceedings In civ
. Ing an asylum in the Unitsd States leeatio.
to alleged enemies Of the republic. Th,
!. question Of the right to eiss On asylum L
enc always difficult 70 dstssmine, and Offer
J productive Of great snbarrassmsnt II
States we'll organised and established, for
, sigu powers refuse either to ceoceds o. q
} srciss that right, sxcstt ~ 70 persons %
, tually belonging 70 The diplomatic service
On the other hand, al sscA powers insis
, tpeA exercising The right Of asylum Il
, States where The Law Of nations 10 not iuis,
, eeksowlsdged, respected and obeysd. III
Prssident Of Paraguay 10 usdsrstosd Z,
, have eppessd 70 NJ. Washbusn's preeeed
. inss The injurious and very imprsbabl,
{ charge Of personal csmplicity h insurrse
tisn and treason. The esrrsspsndsaes
however, has not yst reached ths Unite.
States. NJ. Washbsvn, ID esuusctiea viii
THE esstrevsrsy, represents that two Uoi
Ted States citissns. attached - The lseasiss
were arbitrarily esssed, q biz side, whss
leaving the Capital Of Paraguay, committee
~ 0Fionn ara ahnpA knh;snAeS a. x>~s..s.