Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-12-09

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The report Of the Secretary Of the Treas.
QTy shows - receipts Of the ooyesnmAnt
49, - ~, ;nd The ssspsnditures, Including
Interest, b0untios, ETC., 70 be o1n ,Ss05N.
Ths sst2natss for the ensuing yeas are raore
fsyosabae = ths govsrnnsnt .nd vin no douce
dow much larger decrease u the public debt.
The pecsipts In the Treasury beyond expendi-
taxss have exceeded the amount necesssry 70
place 10 the credit Of the sinking fund as provided
bv NV. To lock up this surplus in the Treasury
and withhold Il from ejaculation would lead u
e1ch contraction N the currency u cripple
trads and seriously affect the prosperity u the
country.
TEE prscHAsE or nonps.
Under tbs circumstances the secretary Of the
Treasury and myself heartily o0ncnrrcd In the
proprtsty 81 using all the surplus currency In
the Treasury in the purchase Of bonds thus re-
dusing the iatsreat- bearing debt u the country
and u sutnitting 70 Congress the question Il
the disposition 10 be made Of the bonds 70 pur-
oh ased The bonds now held by the Treasury
mount TO about t75000,0JD. including those be-
longing 10 the sinking fund 1 recommend that
fund,
RECOMMENDATIONS or THE srcRErAgY or THE
TREASURY.
Your attention is respectfully invited to the
recommendations OF the Secretary Of the
Treasury for The creation OF the office of Com
missioner Of Customs for the increase Of salary 10
certain classes Of officials, and the substitution
Of increased national bank circulation to re-
place the outstanding three per cent certif-
cates, and most especially TO his recommendation
for the repeal Of the lave allowing shares OF
fines, penalties forfeitures, &C, 10 officers Of the
government, or to informers.
THE INTERNAL IEvEsUE DEPARTMENT.
The Office of Commissioner Of Internal Rev
enue ie one Of the most arduous and re
sponsible under the government IL falls
but little, If any, short of a Cabinet po-
sition in its importance and responsibilities
l would ask for 1T, therefore, such legis-
office Oh a footing Of dignity commensurate
with its importance, and with the character and
qualifications of the class of men required to
till it properly.
TIE CUBAN QUESTION.
AZ tho United States is the frecst OF all
all people struggling for liberty and self
government but while sympathzng, il
Is due to our honor that we should abstain from
enforcing our views upon unwilling nations
and from taking an interested part without in.
vitation. In the quarrels between different ma
tlons, or between governments and their sub
jects, our course should always be in conformity
with strict justice aud law, international and
local. Such has been the policy of the Admin
istration, in dealing with these questions for
more than year. valuable province OF
all our people cannot but feel a deep interest,
has boon struggling for independence and free
dom.
The people and government Of the states
entertain the eame warm feelings and SYM
pathies for the people of Cuba in their
pending struggle, that they manifested
thrOugout the previous struggles between
spain and her former colonies in behalf OF
the lGttor, but the contest has at no time
assumed the conditions which amount Il
war In the sense OF international law, or which
would show the existence OF u dcfacto political
organization of the insurgents sufficient to lust
N ,,.I.
ID maintained, however, that this nation is liz
own judge when TO accord the rights Of belize
rency, either to people struggling to free
themselves from government they believe tC
be oppressive, OF to independent nations at wal
with each othcr.-Thc United States have nc
disposition TO interfere with the existing rela
tons OF Spain to her colonial possessions Oh
this continent. They believe that in due time
Spain and other European powers will find theil
interest in terminating these relations, and es
tablishing their present dependencies az indie
pendent powcrs-mcmbers of the family of ma
tons. These dependencies no longer re
garded az subject 10 transfer from one Euro
pean power TO another. When the present re.
iation OF colonies ceases they are to becom,
independent powers, exercising the right %
choice and Of 5clfcontroi.
In the determination OF their further condition
and relations plth other powers the United
states, III order TO put stop 10 bloodshed III Cubs
and Ia the interest OF neighboring powers, prof
their good offices 10 bring the existing contest u
termination. The offer not being accepted, by
spain, on a basis which We believed could be re
ceIyed by Cuba, was withdrawn. II is hoped
that the good offices Of the United States may
yet prove adyantageous Tor the settlement Of this
unhappy strife.
ILLEGAL EXPEDITIONS.
Meanwhile, = number OF illegal expedition
against Cuba have been broken up. IL has beer
the endeavor 81 the Administration To execut,
the neutrality laws IN good faith. no matter how
unpleasant the task made 80 by the suffering VI,
have endured by the lack of IKE good faith 10
ward US by other nations.
SPANISH oCrhAaEs.
On the goth III March last the H. H. schooner
Lizzie Major was arrested on the high by
Spanish flgate and Two passengers taken from i
i snd carried prisoners W Cuba. Representa-
lions Of these facts made " the t,paGisi
government official information Of then
/ reached Washington, The two passengers WfI,
| set ut liberty and the Spanish government as
| suIsd tbs 4 nited states that the captain II tiii
Higate Ia making the capture had acted without
Law. that he had been fspsifnaadsd In the meg
alaHty 81 Ills conduct. and That the spanish au
ti,.sittss la Cuba would not ssnGtu any aalisi
ia violation ~ The rights - Hsat With aisfnzpsf
ti.h Sovereignty ~ tLia naLlyH,
| iLs question ~ tbs seizure ~ the bag Mai,
| fsreii al nae ~ the bahama Islands ~ spa.
1 isL aDtiitiss u AAH tie affiihNt ~ tg,fnsfs3a1
a.ae betueeH tits government and tiiGse Il spaii
| aud GREAT Etitain,
=pAstsa nam ~ sf4Acn - rms man 7tAs.
| The Captain Gnaati ~ fttB4 ,bgu Nay Ias
| tssn1 u proclamation Authorizing sestfh y, ID
| male ~ vessels pn tho high seas. Immediate
| tetnststtates Nss mails against llds, Nhsta
| MN, the captain General ISSUED a nav trsdia
malita, limiting The ,ight ~ .saia, e, vessels o
the United states, 80 Tar - authori<sd uh1e
| the treaty ~ l7u2, This proclamation. housvst
| rsa Immediately Withdrawn,
atbttosa Hfta gfafH t4tetttH sstptss.
bave always f-it tbat The most ultimate tfis
ttas si.ndd " eglty - -. We 'apnb,
| on tbs continent. f. may be well Ngiti eynHid
| e,ing whether new treaties bstyeap The United
State" and them msy rot be uoh@bly an'e,ef
into 90 saoy,s niGte Intimate relations biSndiy
ogmiuHrtial ana JthsfgHn,
~ pAHits etRtL.
The SUBJECT ~ an interpeeani, canal u, eonoee
| the Atlanta Aud Pacific Dafsns through N,
| tstimns yf Damn, IL mn IN uhiai commerce Il
| greatly Interested Instructions have beeu Rtgnt
| u, on minister 81 tlis fepiiblb ~ The UnitHf
BLaiss ~ rDIoHbin ~ undeaY,, ~ gljfs aHtp,t
~ ~, asuryey ny this poyerbment IL Or1ef ~ d.
tarmIHe The pf,o,tiHsidiiy ~ stub al nniYftHk
| ing, and charter Dt The igbt Of naT e. bnild
| w private pptefDtiea Bbi N0tt y he stfYfi
pure " i1be pfaotieabir,
rgHestAn iEtta+
~ 0fdss D. p,mpiY vii, The agfeamnntDf tha Z
II. Hnd uit niisad commission a. lima tU The
adjustment ~ qisihs, ~ became neee.sa,y " senf
| q yinmissipDaf md saeteiarY ~ Lama ~ Angus
| lsst, 30 appropriation bbvinR bfeb Hade "
Congress Ia tiis pu,tos', " = B0n ssksd that gg'
| tita tf.fiuiissty.,
sfAtp, 'ttftt #hB fftts
| Jbt nyJ1 giilees ~ tbs tinted states ~ bijnt
| about i taufa bstusfg Fftia atd lie GVUtj
American republics with utitb she u ~ Naf bHg
| ing been aeede1 ny Spain, Peru and Gtil,
| Congress has behu in9ithf - w. tt8id 10 Wish
| iagbm during tie present Widlaf.
sueahts afon4a ~ Bmtnbsr4.
A grant has besn given ~ EprDp6aHs ~ ~ on
ELUSIVE right ~ transit DVsr tbs tefiitay II Hiaaf
| agpa, h. which COST Rioa has given her assent
which IL u alleged conflicts with vested rights
fitizans ~ tbe nitad States Tho Btatn de-
partrnebt has n0v this subject under eonsidma
| ton
+ 1uE srtHf.H atHBOAf-.
| The Munster III Peru having made Represent
| ations that there was a stats II var between
| Peru and spain and that spain uaS construct
4 ing ~ and near New York thirty gunboat
| which might be used by Spain in such /. VA
| a. W relieve the naval ffrca at Cuba 40 u
| to operate against Peru. orders we're giver
| To prevent their departure. No other step
| having been taken by the representative III tn,
| Peruvian government 10 prevent the departure o
| these vessels and not feeling auth sized ~ de
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