The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-02
The Federal Buildings I'm
New York.
Progress Of the New Post Office and the
Battery Sea Wall.
The Building Of a New Custom House
Recommended.
kGtiOn OF the Cabinet on the Jewish
Appeal to the Car.
WAsHINGroN. Dec. /, 1869.
The president,s Message.

WAsHIxGroN, Dec. /, 1859.
The Presidents Message.
At two O'Clock this afternoon the President de-
clined to receive visitors, and, with shorthand
reporter and two transcribers, resumed the dicta-
ton OF his annual message. 1t is expected that the
President will complete his message to-day, subject,
however, to such additions, changes and modinca-
tons may be required by events between this and
the meeting OF Congress.
Tho Last Gold Sale In New Y0rk-Thc
Bankers After Their Coin Government
Insercsts TO be Protected.
Mr.. James 3. Colgate, OF the firm OF Trevor
h Colgate, bankers, Of New York. arrived here
thss morning on business with the Secretary
If the Treasury relative to the rejection of
his bid for six hundred thousand gold of the
million ordered to be sold on government account
yesterday. MIR. Colgate had an interview with the
Secretary this morning and called his attention TO
the facts connected with the transaction, insisting
tlrat he believed their arm was entitled to the gold
at the amount bid-twenty-one twenty. The Secre.
taTy In reply calls Mr. Colgates attention to circu
lar published last August prescribing certain rules
for the purchase OF bonds and the sale OF gold.
Among the rules IL setting forth that the accept
ance Of all bids shall be subject the interest OF the
government. Mr.. Boutwell, CONSTITUTES this to mean
that ne reserves to himself the right to
accept or reject bids for gold or bonds
as 1t may seem proper to him. This is
the only justification he has for refusing to accept
the bid OF Trevor Colgate. Mr.. Colgate contends
that this mere technicality, Of which nobody but q
thimblerigger would take advantage. He bid for
the gold in good faith OF what he judges was Its
market value, and he thinks the Secretary has no
right to refuse to deliver 1t. The Secretary,
on the other hand, does not think 1920
is the real market value OF gold, even
though that may be its nominal price In Wall street.
He Is of opinion that 1t should bring more, and he
therefore refused to sell at that price. Mr.. Colgate
admitted that the Secretary was technically right in
falling back upon the rules OF the department about
the sale Of gold and the purchase OF bonds though
It appears the circular referred did not appear IN
the newspapers At the time 1t was issued, and has
not accompanied the usual advertisements Of
the Assistant Treasurer at New York. So at
the same time he insisted that 1t was not
such an excuse as an honorable business
house would put forth TO save 1t from carrying out
its contracts. The result Of the interview that
Mr.. Boutwell, refused to resclnd his order torbidding
the gold to be delivered at The price bid. What
viii be pursued In the future is not decided,
butt Is evident Mr.. Boutwell, does not propose to
sell gold for less than twentyshree, and he rather
inclined to the opinion that 1t would bring twenty
nve Messrs. s. b. Chttenden and George Opdyke,
who were here yesterday unqualinedly approved
Mr.. Boutwelrs course In this matter.
Summers Anti-Cubnn Manifesto Answered.
Reas0ns for Recognizing Cuban IndepeM.
dcncc.
pamphlet has just appeared, adopted and
approved by the Central Republican Juntas OF Cuba
and Porto Rico, In which Senator sumner 9 speech
adverse to the recognition Of CuDa delivered ut the
Republican Convention OF Massachusetts September
AT
states that 1t would be impossible to under.
stand Mr.. Summers speech in view OF his
liberal ideas. Cubans cannot think that the United
States sympathize with SPAN. Mr.. Sumner wishes
TO restrain public sentiment The American doc
trine means the exclusion Of Europe from America.
The two parallel questions or Alabama claims and
the recognition Of Cuba be certainly maintained
without any Inconsistency or contradiction. They
DO not consider the Alabama claims their own; they
consider Cuba de Jncto government The PAM
phlet then recounts the successes at Puerto
Principe and Las Tunas and the victories of Barre,
Jgerana, the heights OF La Cruz, Las Minas, Sabana
Nueva, Puerto del Padre Manati and Ramon as EVIL
dence of successful begerents. Fhe precedent OF
the dag OF Texas admitted to the port OF New York
in 1885 Is quoted. They considered that after re-
cognition In sixty days the nag OF the 'republic'
would prevail throughout CUBA; that the American
nation Is not neutral In the struggle; that
popular sympathy has already pronounced in favor
OF struggling Cuba. A mass OF testimony is then In.
troduced, not only showing that slavery has been
abolished by the republican government OF Cuba
but that Cupans have generally been opposed to the
institution, and measures, at different tines were
taken to prevail upon the Spanish government to
suppress the illegal tralNc. They think IL strange
that the republic OF the United States allows every
thing to Spain and nothing to Cuba. The pamphlet
tsa concise and well sustained plea for the OF
Cuba and points out in many particulars the unten.
able position held by the United States.
The Jews In Russia-~The Czar's Llbcrniity--
Despatch To Minister Curtin.
M. ,Catacazy, the Russian Minister, denies that
tsere is The slightest ground for the appeal made
yesterday by certain Jewish gentlemen OF this city
on behalf OF their coreugionists in Russia. So
far from prosecuting the Israelites. NJ.
CapacaZy declares that he knows OF his
own knowledge that the Car has treated
them with marked Kindness. that not long since the
car, from his own private MEANS had erected a
fine synagogue IN the city oil st. Petersburg tor the
better accommodation Of his subjects OF The Jewish
PERSUASION and that bef0r tnat time only orc TEN.
pic OF that Klnd existed In that city, On the other
hand, the delegation which walled upon the Presl.
dent yesterday quito positive IN their statement
regarding the Cars reported persecution OF the
Russian lsraeitcs aud assert InaI fTesucnt HThnt
yesterday submitted their appeal TO his Cabinet
when 1t was unanimously agreed that Sec.
rotary Fish should send copies Of the appeal to Mn
ster Curtin at 81. Petersburg aud Minister Catacazy
in washington. urging both Of these distinguished
diplomats TO recommend to the Car revocation OF
MS ukase expariatng the Russian Israeiites. They
say further that President Grant himself dictated
despatch TO be sent by cable to Minister Curtin.
directing MIN 10 bring the subject without delay TO
the attention OF the Russian Court
Marriage OF n Son Of John g. Brecisiuridac.
J. Csbell BreckinrGgc, son OF the ox.yice Presi.
Aank. and Mia RaIlia Iohnanp a........ =. A.. II,