The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-12-06

the fiscal year ending June 3D. 1862 to be 851O94S!
and the expenditures, including interest bountles,
ETC., TO be sS21, 9O5ST The estimates for the en-
suing year are more favorable TO the Government,
OF the public debt. The receipts in the Treasury
beyond expenditures have exceeded the amount
necessary 70 place TO the credit Of the sinking fund
TO lock up the surplus in the Treasury, and with
hold IL from circulation, would lead to such con-
traction OF the currency as TO cripple trade and
seriously Affect the prosperity OF the country Under
these circumstances, the Secretary of the Treasury
and myself heartily concurred In the propriety OF
using all the surplus currency in the Treasury In the
PPnrins purchase OF Government bonds, thus re-
uuClDg the interestbearng Indebtedness OF
the country, and OF submitting to Congress the
question Of the disposition to be made Of the bonds
80 purchased. The bonds now held by the Treasury
amount to about $751; 00O including those belong
ing to the sinking fund. l recommend that the
whole be placed to the credit OF the sinking fund.
Your attention is respectfully invited to the
mendattons OF the Secretary Of the Treasury for the
toms Revenue for the increase Of salary Ia Tus TO
certain classes OF officials, and the substitution of
increased national bank circulation to replace the
outstanding three per cent certificates, and most
especially to his recommendation for the repeal OF
laws allowing shares Of fines, penalties forietures,
eJs 10 oncers OF the Government and to informers.
The office OF Commissioner OF Internal Revenue Is
one OF the most arduous and responsible under the
government It falls but little II any short OF a
Cabinet position in its Importance and responsible
ties. would ask for it, therefore, such legislation
as in your judgment win place the onice upon foot
ing Of dignity Commensurate with its Importance and
with character and qualifications Of the class of
men required to fill IL properly.
AS the United States is the freest OF all nations
So too, its people sympathize with all peoples strug
gliI for liberty and self-government But while so
sympathlZlng 1t is due to our honor that we should
abstain from enforcing our views upon unwilling
nations, and from taking an Interested part with
out invitation, in the quarrels between different
nations, or between governments and their subjects.
Our course should always be in conformity with
has been the policy OF the administration in dealing
with these questions. For more than year a valu-
able province of Spain, and near neighbor OF ours,
in whom all our people cannot but feel deep nte-
rest, mas been struggling for independence and
freedom.
The people and Government Of the United States
entertain the same warm feelings and SYM
pathies for the people OF Cuba in their pending
vous struggles beteen Spain and her former colonies
in behalf OF the latter but the contest has
sumed a condition which amounts to a war in the
sense OF international law or which would show the
existence OF de Jdcto political organization of the
insurgents, sufficient to justify recognition OF bel
ligerency. The principle is maintained, however,
that this nation is its Judge when to accord the
rights OF belligerency either to a people struggling
to to- free o,,0Id themselves from a government
Independent nations at war with each other. The
United States have no disposition to interfere with
the existing relations OF Spain to her colonial possess
sions on this Continent. They believe that in due
time Spain and other European powers will find their
interest in terminating these relations and establish
ing their present depeno eneies independent
powers, members OF the family of nations. These
transfer nom one Enronesn mower to annther SypeO
the present relation OF the colonies ceases they
TO- to become s,In Independent powers, exercising
in the determination OF their future con-
ditons and relations with other powers. The
United States in order to put stop to bloodshed in
Cuba, and in the interest OF a neighborng people,
proposed their good offices to bring the existing con-
Dy Spain, on basis which believed could be re-
ceived by Cuba, was withdrawn. 1t is hoped that
advantageous for the settlement Of this unhappy
strife. Meanwhile illegal expeditions against
haSs Of the @ 1t as
neutrality laws In good faith, no matter how unpea-
SAINT the task, made so by the suffering have
dured from lack OF like good faith towards us by
other nations On the Goth Of March last the
United states ties ,, schooner G Lizzie Major was
two passengers taken from it and carried as prso-
! ners to Cuba. Representation OF these facts was
made to the Spanish Government as soon as oflclal
passengers were set at liberty, and the Spanish
Government assured the United States that the
acted without law; that he had been reprimanded
for the irregularity OF his conduct, and that the
Spanish authorities in Cuba would not sanction any
act that could violate the rights treat with sre
spect the sovereignty OF this nation.
The question OF the seizure OF the brig Mary
Lowell at Of the Bahama Islands, by the Spanish
authorities is the subject Of correspondence be-
tween this Government and those of Spain and Great
Britain The Captain-GeneTal of Cuba, about May
last issued proclamation authorizing search to be
made OF vessels on the high Immediate remon-
STRANGE was made against this, whereupon the Cap
tain General issued new proclamation, limiting the
right OF search to vessels of the United States
as authorized under the treaty OF 1895.
This proclamation, however, was Immediately
withdrawn. have always felt that the most init
mate relations should be cultivated between the
nations this continent. 1t may be we'll worth con-
sidering whether new treaties between the United
States and them may not be proftably entered into,
to secure more intimate relations, friendly
cial, or otherwise. The subject OF an interoceanic
canal to connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans,
| through the 1sthmus Of Darien, is one in which
commerce is greatly interested
Instructions have been given to our Minister to
the Republic OF the United States OF Colombia to
endeavor to obtain authority for survey by this
Government in order to determine the practicability
| OF such undertaking, and charter for the
right OF way to build by private enterprise such
work if survey prove it to be practicable. In order
to comply with the agreement Of the United States
as to a mixed commission at Lima, so that
adjustment Of claims it became necessary to send
commissioner and secretary to Lima in August last.
No appropriation having been made by Congress for
this purpose 1t is asked that one be made
ing the past and future expenses of the commission
The good offices of the United States to bring
about peace between Spain and the South Ameri-
can republics with which she is at war having been
accepted by Spain, Peru, and Chill, Congress has
been invited, to be held in Washington during the
present winter grant has been given to Europeans
OF an exclusive right OF transit over the territory of
Nicaragua, TO which Costa Rica has given its assent,
which is alleged CONFLICTS with the vested rights OF
| citizens OF the United States. The Department OF
State has this subject under consideration. The
Minister of Peru having made representation that
there was a state OF war between Peru and
Spain, and that Spain constructing in or near
New York thirty gunhoats, which might be used 10y
Spain in such way as TO relieve the naval forces
Of spain ana also TO 9PeGate a against Peru orders
steps having been taken by the representative
OF the Peruvian Government to pre-
and J. not feeling authorized to detain the property
| Of n nation With which we were at peace on mere
executive Order the matter has been referred to the
1he conduct OF the war between the allies and the
Republic OF Paraguay has made the intercourse with
that country difficult 5hat 1t mas been deemed ad-
Visable to withdraw representatives from there.
| towards The close OF the last administration, a