Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-12-18

o. cripple lrair nni seriously Hurri
thg p.tsp.iiiV uf thr suuHiTV, Ia
der ,trsu circumstances tho Nrrre-
tsry 0T lhe Treasury aEd m!sril
lr.gi iY eaBegrFei in lha FgaFFir'y
Il usins sii slFHlus rHrreHeT iR The
Treasury tn the rur-haso oi hDnd'
tLus reducing lho iHisrysi bearing
iRtgi'eilur-s 0i Ihr r,uElgy All ~
fuhmiir.ng % Congress the question
uI ,he disposition 20 te made,
Your Ulleniira is respectfully IN
yi,el 10 tho recommendation uf ihr
Ssrrgtary ~ tho Treasury hr the
creation 0i a.. 0.iiae - tQmmisr
sIuGvr ol CHsl0ms and Revenue; tor
r .hp increase Og thc salary oi GER
tuin rlsss uI officials, and Tho sub
sllUl,uH G. aR Increased national
hank circulation 20 fsplaee lice out
standing lhrve per cents, and most
especially o. Bis TsyommvRdailun
i,r lhe repeal Of llls laws allowing
shag,s ui anes, penalties, t'riei'ures,
&c., to u.Ierrs OF tao Government
or 10 inl,Tmgys,
I The oalyc ol Commissioner "f ln-
terbgl Revenue is one Of tho mo.t
auipou, Rnd r,.pon'iale under the
GDvrrumcnt, n falls l!l,,c short 0i
y Cabinet position IN Il, Importance
and responsibilities would ask
/ iar Il, therefore, -sch legislation Us
in yonr estimation will place the
u'ilgc upon Il footing OF dignity
commensurate with Il, importance,
aud U.:a the character and qualiii-
cation oc = class =! men required 10
! on II properly,
D, As the United States is fr,csl Of
all nations, ro too it's people symrR.
thise with all people struggling tor
! liberty and sclfgovcrnmcnt, but
while 70 synpHthiZing, il il due to
our honor that we should abstain
from enforcing our viows upon un.
willing nations, and from taking m
interest without invitation in guar
rels between different nations or be-
tween governments aud their sub.
icclS. Our course should always be
| in conformity with strict justice
and law IN international and local
cases, such as has been the policy OF
the Administration in dealing with
these questions for more than II
year. a valuable province Of
Spain, and near nci ghbur Ui ours,
| in whom all our people cann0; but
feel an interest, has been struggling
| FIR independence and freedom. The
q people aud government Of the Uni
ted States entertain The same wa'm
: feelings and sympath.cs !ur the
people Of Spain in their rcnding
struggle that they unaffected
throughout tho previous struggle
between Spain and former colonies
in behalf of the latter, but the con-
test ut no time assumed conditions
which amount to war in the sense
Of international law, or which would
show the existence Of n de flvto 20.
| lirical organization Of insnHcc.ion
sufficient to Justify recognition Of
bcliigcroncy. The principle is main
tanned, however, that this nation is
it's own judge when to accord rights
: Of bclligcrency either to people
struggling to free themselves f1om
government they believe to bc
oppressive, or to Independent na-
tions Mt war with each other. The
United States have no deposition
to interfere with the existing rela-
lutious Of Spain to her colonial pcs
sessions on this continent. They
believe that in duc time Spain aud
: other European powers will find
their interest in terminating those
relations, and establishing their
present dependencies rs separate
powers. The dependencies are no
longer regarded rs subject to trans
fer from oUc European nction TO
another. When the present rela
tons Of colonies cease, they are to
become Independent powers, exer,
cising Tic right of choice and Of
self control in the determination Of
their future condition and relations
M: -! - ",..tt:tr powers.
The United State, ip order t9
put a stop to bloodohcd in Cuba,
and in the interest of u ne;ghbor-
ing people, proposed her good Off
ces to bring the existing contest to
termination. This offer not being
received by Spain, on q basis which
we believed could ho received BY
Crba, was Withdrawn. But it was
hoped that the good Offices OF the
United States muy yet prove adj
vantamcous for the settlement OF
this unhappy strife. Meanwhile n
number of illegal expeditions
: arainst Cuba have been broken up.
1t has been the cndeoror of the Ad-
mipistration 10 execute the ncutrGI-
j;v laws, no matter how unpleasant
the task might be; made so by the
suffering We have ondnred from the
lack Of good faith toward us by
other nations.
On the 2Glh Of March last the
United States schooner Lizzie May
was arrested on the high seas by 4
Spanish frigate, and two passengers
taken and carried prisoners TO Cuba.
. Representations OF these facts were
, made to the Spanish Government
as soon as official information reach
/ ed Washington. The two passeH-
gers were set at liberty, and the
Spasish Government assured the
, United States that the captain OF
the frigato, in making the captare,
acted without law, that he had been
, reprimanded, and, that the Spanish
authorities in CHba would not sane
+ ton any act that could violate this
+ nations rights or treat with disre.
, spcet the sovereignty Of the United
States.