The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1869-12-10

| 70 be placed % the credit OF the ain king fuD
as provided b law. To lock up the surpls
in the Treasury and withhold it from circu
la'iou. would isad 20 such coutrscticn Of cur
rency az to cripple trade and Seriously affec
the prosperity Of the count. y Upder thes
circumstsncea, the Secretary ef The Treasury
and myself heartily coneuFred in the pro
priety Of using all the surplus currency il
The Treasury in the purchase of Government
bonds, thus reducing the interest bearing
debt Of the country and of substituting Il
Congress the question Of disposition to b
made Of the bonds so purchased. The bonds
now held by the Treasury amount to about
SIS, ,00O, 600, including those belonging to the
sinking fund, and recommend that The whol'
be placed to the credit Of the sinking fund
Your attention is respectfully invited tC
the rscomu eadaiiOn Of Che Secretary Of thS
Treasury for the creation Of the Office Of Com.
missioner Of Customs Revenue; for the in
crease Of salary to certain classes Of officials
Tor the substitution Of increased national
bonds to replace the outstanding joint csrti.
6cstes; aud most especial to his recOmmen-
datiohs for the repeal Of laws allowing shares
o, fires, penalties, forfeiture, ETC., to officers
Of the government or infermers.
The Office of Commissioner Of Internal Re
Nc1AN - bnS VI AAAN must uANuOuH cUA lc4pou-
sible under the Government. Il falls but
little, if any, short of a Cabinet position ia
its importance and responsibilities. would
ask for it, therefore, such legislation ~ in
your judgement will place the Office on 3
footing Of dignity commensurate with its im-
pOriancs snd with the character aud qualifi
cations Of the class Of men required to fill il
properly.
As the United Stats is the freest Of all
nation, 90, too, lie people sympsthize with
all people struggling for liberty and self
government. But while so sympathizing,
It is due to our honor that we should absta IN
from enforcing our Viewa upon unwilling
nations, and from taking an interested part,
without invitation, in the quarrels between
different nstiOns, or between governments
and their subjects. Our cause should be in
conformity with strict justice and law, inter-
national and local. Such has been the pol
icy Of the administration in dealing with
these questions. For more than a year, a
valuable province Of Spain. and q near neigh
Dor Of ours, in whom all our people cannot
but feel a deep interest, has been struggling
for Independence and freedom. The people
and government of the United States may
yet prove advantageous for the settlement
Of his unhappy stiife. Meanwhile q number
Of illegal expeditions sgainst Cuba have
been broken up, 1t has been the eDdesVor
Of the Administration to execute the Reu-
trality laws in good faith, no matter how
unpleasant The task, made so by the suffer-
ing We have endured from lack Of like good
faith toward us by other nations. Our pso-
pie entertain the same warm feelings aud
sympRlhies for the people of Cuba in their
pending struggle that they manif sted
throughout the previous struggle between
Spain and her former colonies in behalf Of
the latter; but the contest at no time assum-
ed the conditions which amount to a war, IN
the sense Of international law, or vich
would show the existence Of de fdcto polit-
ical organization Of the insurgents sufficient
70 Justify a recognition Of fbelligeTency, The
prIuciple is maintained, however, that this
nation is its own judge when to accord the
rights of beligereucy, either TO a people
struggling TO free themselves from govern
ment they believe 10 be oppressive, or to in
dependent nations at war With each other.
The United States have no disposition to
interfere with the existing relations ofSpain
to her Colonial possessions on this continent.
They believe that in due time S, Jain and
other European powers will find their interest
10 terminating those relations and establish
ing their present dependencies as independ-
ent powers or members Of the family of
nations. These dependencies are no lorger
regarded as subject to transfer from one
Europeon power 10 another When the
present relations of colonies ceases, they are
to be come independent powers, exercising
the right of choice and of self control 10 the
discrimination Of their future condition and
relations with other powers tN
The United States in order TO put a stop to
blocdshed in Ouls, and in the interest Of a
nsighbOriDg psople,proposed their goodoffices
70 bring the existing contest 10 termination.
The offer not being accepted by Spain on
basis which we believed could be received
by Cuba, vas Withdrawn. 1t is hoped that
the good Office sof the U s. to bring about
peace between Spain and the South Americn
Republics, with which she is at war, having
been accepted by Spain, Peru and Chill,
Congress has been inFited to be held in Wash
ingtOn during the present winter.
The question Of the seizure of the brig
Mary Lowell at one of the Bahama Islands,
by Spanish authorities, is now the subject OF
correspondence between this government and
those of Spain and Great Britain. The Oap-
tain Genersl Of Cuba, about May last, issued
a proclamation authorizing search to be made
of vessles on the high seas. Immediate
was made against this where
2poD, the Captain General issued a new
proclamation, limiting the right of search Of
vessels Of the United States, so far as author
ized under the treaty Of 1895. This was
withdraw.
have always felt that the most intimate
relations should be cultiyated between the
Republic Of the United States and al iDde-
pendent nations on this continent. 1t may
be well worth considering whether new trea-
ties between the United States aud them may
be prOfitably entered into 10 secure more in
innate relsiious, friendly, commercial and
otherwise.
The subject of an nternatiOual-oceanicca-
nal, to connect the Atlantic and Pacific
oceans through the Isthmus Of Darien, is one
10 which commerce is greatly interested.
Instructions bsVe been given 20 our minister
10 the Repuplc OF the United States of CO.
Iumb.a, TO endesvor to obtain sntholity for
4 survey by this government in order to de-
sermine the practicabili'iy Of such an under
taking, and cha Ter for the right Of way TO
build by private enterprise such work, if the
survey proves it to be practicable.
In order to comply with the agreement Of
he United States TOT mixed commission 10
Lima, for the adjustment of claimes, it be-
,ame necessary 10 send q commissioner to |
Lima in August last. No appropriation |
having been made BY Congress for this pur-
pose, il is now asked that one be made GOV
ring the past and future expenses of the
o.
A grant has been given to Europeans OF |
IN exc usive right of transit over the terrific
,f N.nor1rr,o IN vuharh DDoeo h. 1
yiven its assent, which, it is alleged, con-
iicts with vested right Of citizens Of the Uni |
ed States. The Department of State has 4
low this subject under consideration.
The minister of Peru hsying made repre-
ientalions that there was a state Of war be-
ween Peru snd Spain, and that Spain was
oDslrueting ip or near New York thirty
,unbOats, which might be used by Spain in
uch a way as to IelieEe The psFal force at
)ubs, so as to operate against CUPS, orders
Tere given to prevent their departure. No
lrther steps having been taken by the re-
Of the Peruvian Government to
revent the depsTtuTs of these vessels, aud
not feeling authorized to ds,sin the pro-
ertY of nation with which we are at peace
n a mere executive order, the matter has
zen referred to the courts to decide.
uo oOhouCt - lAA6 var HStSesh tDs hlles
I'D Republic Of Paraguay, has made lhs in
srcOuise with that country SO difficult that
has been deemed advisable 10 withdraw
ur Representative from tbew.
Towards TIM close of the last Adniaistra-
on, Convention was signed at London for
he settlement of all outstanding claims be-
Feen great BritteP aud the United States,
hich failed TO reesiye the advice and con-
sut Of the Senate to its ratification. The
me and the circumstances attending the
sgOtistion Of the treaty were favorable 10
s acceptance by the people Of the United
iates, and its provisions were wholly ina-
tquate for tbeJSsettlement of the grave
rOngs that had been sustained by this Gov
-nment, as we'll as by its citizens. The in-
lries resulting to the United States by rea-
N of the course adopted by Great Britain