The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1871-12-14

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the relations L.tNeeu tho United
States and other powers. 10 scccr.
dance with my own wishes. thi. gov
ernncnt has been relieved Of further
intercourse with Mr.. Catacazy. and the
management Of the affairs OF the i'm
rcrial lcsisIation has passed into the
hands OF n gentleman entirely unOb.
jcc,ionaLlc.
JAPAN.
With Japan wo continue 10 MAIN
tain intimate relations. Prompted by
desire ~ put an end to the barbar-
ons treatment OF our shipwrccked sail
ors on the Corcan coast, instructed
our Minister at Pekiu to oDdcavor
to conclude convention with Corta
for securing tho safety aa1 humane
treatment Of such marines. Admiral
RU igcrs was instructed to accompany
him. with u su uilicient force to protect
him in case of need a small Surveying
party sent out OH reaching tho coas,
waN treaCheruusly attacked at u dis.
advantage Ample opportunity was
given for. explanation and apology ,
neither came. A forco was then
landed, and after an arjnous march
over a rugged nnI difficult couutty,
the forts from which tha ou,rases had
been committed were reduced by a
gallant assault, mi wero destroyed
Having thus punished tha criminals,
haviog viniicatod tho honor Of the
flag, the expedition returned, finding
1t impractcablc, un Ter tn, circun-
stances, TO conclude, the desired con
ven,iou. respectfully refer to the
correspondence relating thereto here
with submitted and leave tho subject
for such action rs Congress may see Gt
to tako.
! MEXtCo.
The Republic of Mexico has no. yet
repealed the very Objectionable laws
establishing az what is known a. the
FREQ Zone on the frontier OF the Uni.
ted States. 1t is hoped that this may
yet be done, and also that more strn
gent measures may be taken by tha,
republic for restraining laYlsu per-
sons on It's frontiers. | hope Mexico,
by its own action, will soon relieve
this government oi the dirliciics cX-
. pericuccl / from those causes. Our ro
lations with the various republic, Of
| Central and South America continue,
with Quo exception, to bc cordial and
friendly. recommend some action By
Congress regarding tho overdue in
stsllmenis under the award Of
tho Nencziela claims commission
Of lSGG. The internal dissensions
Of this govcrnmint present no justiii-
cation for tho absence Of effort to
moet their solemn troaty Obligations.
The ratification OF the Extradition
Treaty with Nicaragua has boon ex.
changed.
BRAZIL.
1t Ia subject for con.ra,ulation
that the great Emperor OF Brazil hs'
taken the initiaiory step toward the
abolition of slavery. Oar relation with
that empire, always cordial, will ma
'turaIly DO made more 50 by this act.
II is mol too much TO hope that the
government OF Brazil may hereafter
lind IL for its interest, as well ~ In
triuslcally right, TO advance toward en-
tire emancipation moro rapidly than
the present act coEtcmpla,cs.
CUBA.
! 1t is TO he regretted that the disturb.
ell cond ton ofthc is'ard Of Cuba con.
tlnnos to bc source Of annoyance and
ofanXiuty. Tho existence of pro
irac,ei struggle in sach close proxmi'
IS 10 our own territory, without ap
parent prospect Of all early tormina-
ton, cannot ba other than m object
Of cunccrn TO the people, who, Will,
abstaning from intcricreucs in tn,
affairs Of other powers, naturally de-
slro to SEQ every country ia the
undlsturbed enjoyment Of peace, liberty
and the blessings OF free institutions
Our naval commanders in Cuban wa
ters have been instructed, in casa il
should become necessary, to spare NJ
effort to protect tho livcs and property
Of bona Il le American citizen and t
maintain the diguity Of the flag /
ls hoped that nll pending questions
with Spain. CROWN: out oi tho affair
in Cuba, may bo adjusted in the spiri
Of peace and c)ncillation, which has
hitherto guided the two powers in
their treatment ofsuch questions.
NATIONAL DEBT.
The national debt has been rcluce
to tho eHtoat of eighty six millions.
titty-seven thousand, Que hunlro auG
twenty-slx dollars and eighty cents
during the year; and by the nsYotia,
tion Of national bonds at a lower rat,
Of iuterest on tho public debt has bocu
so far diminished that now tho sum tc
DO raised for tn, interest account 1,
nearly seventeen million dollar, les
than on the first Of M.rca, 1869.
TAXES,
recommenl that all taxes from in
tcrnal sources DO abolished, excsp
those collected for .spirituous, yinu
and malt liquors, tobacco in its variou
forms and from stamps. 10 readjust
ing he tarif J suggest that a carefu
estimate be ma 10 ef tho amount o