, 1869-09-06
WASHINGTON.
The Administration and lho Rcto1-
milton Of Cuban Dctlig-
crtncy.
Secretary Of tho Treasury to Con-
tinuo the Sales Of Gold and
purchaso Of Bonds, J.



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From late conIt.aatIon Of Secretary F11h It
appeata ih2t~ vhe he II personally opposcd to re-
coEn!xlng tho btlligc1tncY Of C1ba, hts belief L.
that such y step vii bs taken bJ the adnin1ktfs-
ton previous to the meeting Of Con9rcAs- The
i'rcaiders u anxious 10 proclaim the recognition,
and his had Tho support Of ibe secretar5 Of Was
In tho matter. The principal rcusocs which hafc
been allowed 70 weigh against the E.cp, nrc tho
compilations which would aI!se In dealing with
tie question oi tho Alabama claims, and tho
scsns Of the treatI Of 1913 with epain-
Our diplomatic correspondence with England
upon The Queens proclamation Of ncu'
tratity, which has been under careful
teTteW BY mcnters Of The Cabinet,
Is dec1ned by them 10 be OF such character that
4 recognition OF tho Cuhans hcfo1e they haye an
organized government, fort, OF ship on TIC
ocean, would seriously impair, u not altogether
de.,roy, our claims on England The treaty Of
1875 Is Of such = character as IN case OF recog1i-
uon to lcad almost inevitably to wnr With Spain,
since under 1t that power could place It's wf fes-
4els outAtde our hsrto,s, and search all shpb with
cur Gag for articles co2tssband Of HaE, aod take
spch "a carried anch Articles OF that class
Into Spanish ports 1or trial as prizes
Of xnr, nor could Cuban psirateefa euteE cur har-
bofs md derive Areucsn protection Cubana
here admit that the recognition of bclllgeeency
would, beyond question, lead TO wuz between The
Ctited States and Sfatn. So far ts rcporta from
60. efpment oncla3z hare been recelred, large
nn>os1sy OF the Americans ho hayn been impu.
Gated in the numerous expeditions asnlnz+ Cuba
are ex.Con:cderatc, very few Americans from the
Nor1a cooperating with thcu- Senator Sum-
rel, and, In fact, the prominent onctas Wno share
his general views upon the question Of the Ala-
ba.pa cl.i1ns have been active during the whole
GUNNER through correspondence, In an attempt
to prevent tue admnkIaaon from giving
any k1rpo1s wba:eees to the insurgents
IN Clp2, TIE belief that De11t9ctcDcy Will be nc-
kupEledRcd belors the meeting Of Congress il
founded On the EuppQEIttpu that Spain Will finally
r1.ft,se the nee! !st1uu oGrred through Sckle& The
terms suggested by him wela intended to be Of .
character which, Il accepted, would relieFe the
administration entirely iron the embarrassment
which the question caused.
QUESTION or CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT.
lieutenant Governor APPLICABLE, Of Alabama,
yt1tes1o Secretary Boutwell, to inquire whether
ho,dIrr certa!p subordinate appointments under 4
t:n,,ec;or Of Customs Is regarded u making one
an officer Of the National Government Inc poinl
tas teen raised in Alahama, whether be, az Louk
4nsn, Governor, can be at the saue itmt
mn e,unloye Of the General Coy
enn.nt utlnout violating tho Bectton Of hi
E,.,o fnne,ttotton which rronthtts any persor
hoid,,q o,1rc un,cr ,hc Un.tc,, Staten from belns
eligible 10 State ONCE. The reason given to-
rnar,nr ,nou,Yy Is. TINT ns lieutenant Governor
-. .n,,.as hrtr .. .nn ,e- .onnn, which xt1, mn
80 ~ ,r., ~ b. 10 t,rn zo ostr.c,aet
e4"os1 49, " ss..a. ~ ~. n,,,es,,,r ~,
u 70 make tba psaeuee o! LIZ p'u'eA!on' LII
iaw. valueless; and to sh"t h!m ont o. NJ business
The Collector Of Customs at Aoblie has oTeIc
e,rn .nn,ormcnt. vhleh. together With hIx STAT
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