, 1872-10-28
WASHINGTON.
Senator Harlan on the FOREIGN
Policy Of the Govern
ment.
The Capital Crying for An
other Congressional
Subsidy.
SpeCulati0ns as to WaShburne's Fu-
ture Movements.


SENATOR HARLAN ON THE FOREIGN POLICY or
THE ooyEREsENT.
! WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. 27.-In IN article
from tho pen OF Senator Harlan, in the Chronicle
OF to-day the future foreign policy OF the Ad-
ministration is thus foreshadowed:
This, however, We do know, thnt in relation
to all the questions that arc likely to arise out
of our relations with Spain, Mexico, Cuba, ETC.,
there is perfect accord between the President
and Mr. Fish, and there ia no probability what
ever, whether Mr- Fish remains or retires, That
General Grant will wish to push things toward a
protectorate in Mexico. or the settlement Of mat
ters in Cuba any faster or further than he has
done during his present term. He don't recog-
nize it to be the duty OF province Of this Gov
ernment to intervene in the quarrels Of it's
neighbors Or assume the role Of arbiter unasked,
While he may wish TINT Cuba conld have peace
ment, and might even wish that Spain could
see it to be her Interest to acknowledge the in
dependence Of Cuba he does not feel called On
to advise or dictate in the matter to the disturb
anco Of our own peaceful relations with that
nation. Nor does be feel called upon to cut the
Gordian knot that has kept the Mexican Gov
ernment in helpless and hopeless bondage
through long and weary years OF unrest He is
not unmindful Of his duty to protect our rights
as far and as fast as . just regard fora weak
and unfortunate neighbor will permit. In all
this he has had an adviser and co-operator in
Secretary Fish, who has kept pace with his own
Senator Harlan is not only on intimate per-
sonal relations with President Grant, but he is
a member Of the Senate Foreign Relations Com
1nlttee, and ought to know something about the
policy Of the Department Of State. It is, per-
haps, therefore fair to assume that the Presi-
dent, in his annual message to Congress, will
take substantially the position marked out in
this article.
CRYING FOB MORE.
The agitation for appropriations from Con-
gress tor the benefit Of this city and District has
already commenced. The following editorial
from one OF the leading Sunday papers repre-
sents the arguments indulged in BY Washingto-
mans for Government aid:
1.-THE Capital Of the nation had certainly re-
ceived niggardly treatment at the hands Of Con-
gress until last session, when the appropriations
for the District t. were more or liberal thnn
oeE 9fer' s city For ht " vo4n shabby for dssazs
years Congress- is directly responsible.
II refused to make suitable appropriations for
keeping in order the large amount Of public,
property here, nor would it permit our citizens
Tho oon It oea M
half the cost OF embelishing the National Capi-
tai, which ought to be the handsomest city in
the United States, and the pride and
one-haf Of the population Of Washington
is composed Of Government employees who
hare no permanent residence here, but enjoy all
the advantages OF citizenship. Of course it was
not to be expected that they should pay for i'm
proyements, liable rs they arc to removal with
every change OF Administration, but the Cor
eminent should clearly mako good their propo-
sition. It Congress should appropriate annu-
ally an amount equal to the taxes on Govern
ment property at the rate Of taxation upon pri-
Tate property, it would go q long way toward
eaualizing the burdens now k::-.e wholly by
Washington property holders.
FINANCIAL.
From adyiceB received By the Comptroller
of the Currency, it is inferred that the
Marshalltown, Iona, National Bank will so into
voluntary liquidation. Such was the advice of
the Comptroller, and such seems to be the
Mr.. Knox, Comptroller Of the Currency, has
declined to give bis assent to the printing and
psa1 pozit made payable to bearer,
in the similitude Of bank notes, as urged by par
dispatches few days since. He holds, in eff
feet, as stated by your correspondent, that such
certificates of deposit are neither prohibited nor
authorized in the letter Of the law, Jet the spirit
Of the law is clearly opposed TO the issue Of Ger
used in the way of general circulation.
MINISTER wAsHBUnNEs
rival in New York has stimulated speculation
ia this quarter, as to the political significance Of
h1s Visit st this pecuiar 1unctufe- In Adm1nfs-
tration circles there is mysterious reticence as
to what his mission may moan or how long he
proposes to stay. It was stated to-day in a
prominent quarter that Mr. Waahburne would
90 back to Paris during tho winter, but only to
return in the spring, in case the Grant dynasty
s perpetuated for another four years, to succeed
hir. Fish as Secretary OF State.
10 the Asaociated Press.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27.-Judge Richardson, Az
aistant Secretary OF the Treasury, will soon
have ready his volume: Practical information
Concerning the Public Debt. Of the United
States, with the National Banking Laws, etc"
He Bays, among other things, that it
has heretofore been stated that the issue Of the
reserve of forty-four millions Of dollars United
States currency ia left to the Secretary Of the