The Lincoln County herald., 1869-12-02

don Of CONTRACTS. The pubsic debt d fspfsssnted II
peat part by bonds having ffcm .ivs 10 twenty and
css .uS vs s:ef cs =
4 !: optional with the government to pay these
s s'a hss ef sp ss ns % Ss: e.:
~ fsa ni q: Ga: ss.s.S % ss sI vh:.
terest not exceeding four and one. half per cent,
they may Sc replaced in The same way. 10 accom-. ON
psh tni, u nay os necessary 70 authorize the inter-
s BE- either 81 ts four 4
the United states ut the option ef the holder Of the
bond. Isusgest this subject for tSe consideration Of
priety Of reieeing currency, ~ before .uggest-
e. q US market value. a. the time the Law goes Into
bought ana .od iro day to day, or % wsaS 70 "" weeS x
upon Its binds.
rAHiFr AND INTERNAL TAXATION.
The subject oftarf and Internal tax, lon will ne.
cesSary rcceire your attention. The revenues Of
may with safety BE- rsacs SS. ~ ths rninn s ="
Gent. would reduce the annual rurrcn' r>pcnsc
ducticn of taxation than would lie nov .,spe.iient
I suggest a lostIohencn' "f the p,, ion unit the
modify taxation ana the tariff in instances wherr
unjust Or buricnsome DETERMINATIONS male by
s I RTss'"t t,y,;,y ,"ss but ssns,s, rysion o.
mend the postp,nen,ent Of for thu present.
INCOME TAX.
but 's' a l. 1 Ct s .s % CENT. ]
th;s VIA tx e. t. rS"iie In 1,s thlss Year.;
eighty millions psr aunu@ At once. and % stiii further
country are developed. ''' ''''''''" !" '"'
THE FINANCIAL SIR, ALTON.
The report NJ tr Setrc,ar, Ut the rrcasuary shows
,hr recei,s q" & .ioyefn'n. "r The iiscn, wear end
hg June 3o ls8? TO br s37O.9f3. .747 AMI the expen-
arss IaH a. INCLUDING ; inter, st. oonrtic.. S % be M
more favorable to th. government AMI Will no doubt
show large dscress, Of ,hs pu'ic debt. The re-
exceeded the amount ,essary 10 place to the
sredt OF tne M sinking Fund as prIvded by law To-
II from circulate" Would isad 10 s's s," wh"e"a e"n
traction of the currency m to cripple trade
and scrious', ecct 'he prosperity "t the country.
Treasury ai' myself hes,iii, ,nIcurrei In the nro-
preiy Of using al The surplus currency IN III" Treas
dncns the int re.t i",ring j, bt Of the oi,r, and
OF submitting to Congress ;hr 1u .tion Of the dis.
position I" be nuie of thg lon''' M pur ha-. TIL"
b. nds now held 10y the Treasury a,noun, 10 about
sIb,oW.oo' Including hoe hel"nene t., the sinking
fund. I rccnh.mend ina, the whole i@ placed b,
The credit "f ~" sinking fun
Your a',.ntns is Respectfully invited to the r.c-
concentrations ut the Seer .lrr 4 tue Ire ,snry for
the er..ilnn of the Office oi Commissioner oi Gus
TOMS kevene. n the t"crtnse of salary IN certain
ca Sc. "t officials. and the s,b,iuion Of Increased
NWi"na' Sank circulation. Il" replace the oitsiand-
t. HE recommendation + r the i.Wa nj II Ii. laws
a,'os ing shares Of tnee, pnal e> torEi're. &c..
I" "f'"ers Of me Goverun,ea' or t. inf,rmers
m $50 HER CNHiyrr urti or.
Ihc one" u hnin, -onr Of Internal Revenue II
one "f III. mos. arduous AMI .eapo siblc under the
government 1t tails but little, u a,i, short OF a
cabinet ps':ion ~ its importance anu r.sJonsihili.
ties. would ask fnI II, ,l"r"fnre. sici lc.islati, n
~ " your iudsn, M will place e office IN foo'ins
ot otaigity conn ehs rate IN lis Importance. and
WIN 'he character nr'l qualifications ut the ,L,s. Of
men required TO o.. II pro,m.p
toRkIGN i0LicY.
As the Cni'ef states is tie frres' Of an rations
50, too. its people -lmp,thi2c with all D. oplr- Sr,iy-
Cling ft ihsr', amt s.li.r W. nen hut willie :,
ssmpatil"ing l. lue TO oui honor th"t He should
abstain from etor ing our vi, VS. upri uiw Iinv mn
tions aro from taking an interested part without
invitation M the quarres BET wcen different nations
or between governments AMI their SUBJECTS. our
course shO. Id always be IN COMO miiy with ;. rrt
justice and law. intcrna,icna! and Ical. such has
been the policy II ~, adIninis ration in .,,ahms
with tlese quest ions
THE CUBAN u tsrioN
Spain, and near neigllbnr Of ours, In whom all our
people cannot but feel u deep interest, has h,,,.n
pie and q o,ernment Of the United States enter ain
pie e CSSl In thei, pending struggle Ing. tho,
Spain and her colonies IN behalf II the latter
but the contest at no time assumed the conditions
which amount ,"a war in the sense Of intern IiomI
law. or which would show the existence " u ii, fact,
political organization Of the insurgents sufficient TO
Justify recognition of their belloerenry. The pin-
ciple II maintained, hO" ever. hn tins nation u It's
own Judge when 10 accord the rights helligerenry
either 70 people struggling 70 free themselves from
dependuht nations AT war with each Other
The United States have no dispos ion To Interfere
r sls ss'ns on IT, FsI" of shn 10 h s9, .
iue time Spain AMI other European p0wers will find
their interests In terminating these rea' lions and es-
powe's and members of the family Of nations rhc de
ehen csale no longer Iegardc a. sul ject to trans.
ier from one Europe! power TO another. When ihe
tt.,,n
.co'n, independon' powers exercising the ri.., 4
choice and II self-cOirm IT, the determination, II
ei, tu,urt condition ant rclat 0nsw Itl Iowor
The unii.d States. ~ nrit, To nut II stop T. b, o..
shed H. Cuba. and IN he interest Of n naighborins
me c'n'.,t t., a "rmiuaii"'' rhr otter. not being
~c-licd ny Spain on basis which We believed
fonIt & ,, -, r'ct,ved ty Suna. Vas withdrawn. At Is
Aa' h.ove ,dythfas'"ns i"r the settlement ~ this
unhappy strife.
,HE NEUTRALITY LAWS.
Mcanw nir II huinb.r uf icga .xpe,ii,n,,s ;.vujnst
Iuhs. nay. b. en- broken uD. Ii has been the en-
d'nv"r {" the admi isiraion cxecu,e the n,utral.
W. ~. "a. a.. m so". .aitn' 70 matter how unpleasant
me 'ash Hit, ~ ny ~" spicrings We hayr en-
inrsd h"m tie hack ".iku good faith toward, IN
Thr Unie', States schooner Lizzie Major wu.nr.
r'ste'i on the high seas by Spanisi, rigui. and
two Ia-seilgers taken from L. aid carried ~ vris-
onerr TO Gut.. Representations Of these facts we're
made to Hue Spanish government ~ soon as official
Information Of them r. ached Washington The tive
lsrrngers ere .e' AZ liberty, and the spanish gov
cu Stasteb tNAt the cApfatll
Of the tri.ate ~ making the capture had acted With
out law thai le a'i been r.prinsn,ied f0r the ir-
regularity m Ill. conduct, and that The Spanish au-
thOrltits IN 'um wouid ho' Aalutiun any net that
could violate the rights or treat with disreslect the
sovereignty Of This nation.
eli a. oDt Of the Balnya islands by the Spanish au.
ihori'es. Ia now the subject of correspondence be-
tween IDS government an, those of Spain and
Great Britain. rhs Captain General OF Cuba, about
May last. Issued proclama ion authorizing search
to le made of vesses On the nigh Meas. lmnlalinte
Nrse ia ,k~..
the Captain Gt neral issued u now PROCLAMATION
limiting the Fight Of search OF vesaes of the United
States 10 far as under the treaty OF 1895
drawn. "