Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1868-12-19

ihsirsi y ia IsI ssni. EhisL sas sTisissI-
y snpuiAisd shsh ihe ihsssimtHl as
iiAis AZ amsHamFnt u Tie Isnsiea
l-ss 10 snFErsisi "a rsnsdy omissions aul
aeisfis IA sAisiing ehaolWeals. The ss-
psndllnTes ei The department duTine tie
last nssal year ssrs ga l1l 39i. snl lLs
ss'lala.rs feI the se@ius !ssr aROuH.lls
The FvsiRssisr GsHsial fspsn farhlshJ
e : fail aud yifsT sahibh u ihs spsraiiia.
ahi fahliiion ~ ihr pa,iA! sspiee. The
onllharl postal geVfnns foT ILe hseal ysar
ending lane ioh, lsGS Nas Sl6aa'6Ol.
aud the total expenditures s,nlrseing al
services fsr which sIsoial appTepriaiiens
have hsen mais BY Cohgrsss amnantsl 10
- 9ah""s, showing an exoss. Of sEpen-
liinrrs tie sum ~ - s.l, ,asl. tue umonnt
" appropriations for ocean sisam,hius
aud other srevial ssFt lee, The excess Of es.
Psni.iures Nas Si,Sil ,iIi. Ily nslag an
uhespsnled balance ia The treasury ~
,asunl0Dll ihr acigal sun fpr y hleh q sps-
elsl appropriation I. required "a meet Iha
deficiencies L sTtl ,iJB The cause. which
pi"iteel this large excess ~ expenditure.
over rYsnue uere ihe u-siorafion of ~.
vice IN ihr late insnrgeut States, and tho
,.l6i,I " "S" ss''Ns o.
'a"'''u'n ~ 3 he'' OF congress which
su,S a'pS""'ei N'hlh lhe hsl two years and
Is -. :" ""'u' 's.'uu miles equal TO more
'"Nu VuV.'nHu 81 'he whole amount OF tho
1880 ~ 'H' e,y'e "l tue war: New pes'a
,,uu''h'"nn WIN "rcnl liriiain, NORTH
""nfi h'.s'u'hi tue Nelherlanis, swift
"'I"hu' 'h' nary respectively, have been
"'''I 'h,' 'nee'' 'nder Their ProFis.
us important Improvements nave resulted
,o'u''" ,A'es 10 International postage
NnN eh'''F'I mHi' lae'liiies Win European
''""''''S lhe cost oI tue tnitd States
rAh' A,i"h'ic ocean null service since
',hu'iy is'' Isoi' has been largely lessen
:" "n'', 'he opr'a'ion OF these conventions
u cu",'''h "i over onc-haif having been
'her''' nnher me new arrangements for
vcr"n man Sramship service, which went
,n'o .hee' "n W." unic. Tie attention OF
congress " invited 10 practical suggestions
nhn Recommendation made Ia this report,
ny w. 'os'nhs'cr uenvral, f.... .Jl
NO important question has occnrre dur
ing ihc 'nst year IN our accustomed cordial
nhu h'en"iy Intercourse with Costa Rica,
oua'eWan," Honduras, San Salvador.
france, austria, Belgium, Switzerland,
ror'ueai' the Netherlands, Denmark, Swc..
den, Norway Rome, Greece, Turkey, Persia,
Eg!p'' Liberia, Morocco, Tunis, Tripoli,
Mnseai' siam, Borneo and Madagascar
Iof fini relations have also been maintained
WIN The Argentine and oriental rcpnblics.'
Ihe expressed wish of Congress that our
na'ionHI goo' oihces might be rendered to.
'hose r'pnohcS nnd also to Brazil and Par
ng"ar, bringing TO an end the calamtous
war "hIch mas oeen raging IN the valley
OF 'ne Ia TInta, mas been nsshlncualy CONF
PHea WIN ana kindly acknowledged by
me heIiscrenis. That important neg"'in-
li"ni however, has thus far been nithort
result 'hhrirs a. Nnslburn, laie uniiei
o'"'es Minis'er 10 Paraguay, having re.
s!eneu nnu be'ng deSirous to re urn 'otba
ohi,,a SiaieF' the keh Admiral commands
ing tue soH'h Atlantic Squadron was carly
directed TO SEND snip OF war to ASsnHcion,
,ne M eapilai OF faraeniy, to receive Mr..
"asho"'h anu MS family, anu remove
,"e'n ON asituh'ion winch was represen-
va 10 DC endangered by faction aud for
e'sn war me b'ailiian Commander Of
Tue aed invading forces refused PEI mis-
SION 10 Them TO pass through the blockad-'
ln@ iorcesi ana 'nat 'essei re urn-i TO its
"oI"S'o"eu "ncnor"Sr' hrP'rt having
o'eh 'nhHe against inc refusal, II was
Pro'"p''y "'eFru'cu' anu inc wasp thero-
iO'e, resumed ,'cr eriahd ana received Mr.
"shouth hh' ms iani'Iy ANA cohveycf
tneih 10 a saiH ana convenient seaport IN
.'.e l'ennuh'c un eSSitea CON hr9yeFsy hs''
a''sen V;'" en me Ires'dent 81 fHragfnyI
and the late uni!ed States Minister which
IL Is uhdcrs ood grew ont OF his isproceed-
lngs IN giving asylum in the United States
Legation to alleged enemies of that Re
pubic. The question Of Tao risb'.p give
asylum is one always difficult, and ellen.
productive OF great 'mbi a%ment in
oi"'es wei ORGANIZED and established for
e'gn powers refuse either 10 conceue or ex-
ercise .hEt rieh', except as I" prisons he'''
tuaIly belHng ng to the diplomatic service.
ON me o'her hand all such powers ipsist
upah exercising the right OF asyinm in
eta'e. Whcr9 thc'lNw OF nat ms is not fol-
y acknowledged, 'esnectei ana oD Ayed, -
ne President of Paraguay is md,rstood
10 have oppos u to Mr. Hashbn n s pro-
cceiihgs the inJur o sand very improbable
charge OF p rsonal completely in insurrec-
ton and treason. The c TrcSponlencsn.
however, has not yet reached the United
States. Mr.. WashburD, in come ection with
this controversy, represents tlAsit two Uni-
ted States citizens attached 10 the legation
were arbitrarily seized at his side, when.
leaving the capital, committed to prison,
and there suhjected'to torinre for the P,'r-
pose OF p poeuring confessions OF their own
AMI testimony 10. supror, the
President al cations against the United
States Minister, Mr.. McMahon, the duly
app pointed Minister 10 Paraguay, having
reached the la! Pa e, has been instructed.
to pr, CO d without de'ayto Asun ion, there
to investigate Tie VIII !. subject. The Rear
Admiral commanding the United Safes
So tn lantic Squadron, has be rec,ed
10 attend the new Munster, with aiproper'
naval farce to sustain such just demands
as the oecssion may require and to vindi-.
cate the rights of the United Siates Gill;
2 MS refcrred TO, and of any others who
may be exposed 10 daugcrin tire theatre 90
war. With these exceptions, fricnlly re-
latious have been maintained between the;
United States aud Bra xil and Paraguay-r
Ecqualor, Pcruaud Chill have become cs--
peeially friendly and cordial. Spain and
the republics OF Peru, Bolivia and Ecqua-'
dol ha We cSpt essed their Willingness 10 ae-f
cent the mediation of the United Siales for.