The New York herald., 1872-11-26

Roreshadswed from Washing tom
New Schedule or Reserns and His
Cabinet.
The President. as we are informed by our
special correspondence from Washington,
published elsewhere, will to-day read draft
of his annual Message to the Cabinet The
document embraces many important recon-
mendations but apparently it does not include
that full measure of justice to the South
that has been 80 often boasted of as
forthcoming during the recent campaign.
We are told that he has yielded this year. as
he did last, to the advice of experienced poll
ticians and changed the tenor of the Message
so far as it relates to that part of the
country. He praises the wisdom of the En-
forcement laws-an inference that the supren-
acy Of the Enforcement act is to be
rigidly maintained. He is pleased to fnd
lawlessness disappearing in the South, and
refers with evident satisfaction to the excellent
behavior of the people at the polls at the gen.
eral election, and hopes that the same
good spirit will continue to be manifested.
Although he has no special recommendation
here comes in the hope that he will give
his aid in some measure for the amelioraton
of the condition of the Southern people-he
desires that Congress shall do whatever il
deems wisest in the interests of the late
rebel States, reterating previously expressed
sentiment that he has no policy to enforce
against the wishes of the people. Cuba is
rNac fho cfr o1a IF tho
gents and other matters connected with the
Ever Faithful Isle receiving but passing
notice aud even the effort of the United
States in its manner OF protecting our citizens,
the release Of DR.. Houard and the Spanish
Claims Commission receive but doubtful COM
pliment. Mexico does not receive large
share of attention. The President recognizes
the great importance of the Commission ap-
pointed by the Mexican government to inves-
tigate the disorders along the Rio Grande, but
states that while the complaints of American
citizens and claims for indemnity must not be
disregarded, he believes there were many
aggrayating circumstances that led to the
commission OF much of the wrong and
depreciation, full knowledge of which
cison can be arrived at. He COM
ments on the dissenson in the Mexican
Commission, hopes the convention will be
renewed and tnll settlement of all our diff
iculties with the Mexican Republic be brought
about. The Vienna Exhibition, and the neces-
sity of our achieving as much honor, nationally
and commercially, is briefly reviewed; tho
! Al ohrof fsn,, rs nj,
mention. Our credit at home and abroad. the
peaceful and prosperous career of the nation
during the year now past. the management Of
the foreign policy, the return of departmental
business on the basis of ante-war times-each
receive passing notice. He felicitates
the country on the bloodless victories
achieved by the recent Treaty Of
Washington, repeating that legislation is
only necessary now to practically efface all
that is left of the treaty, and proudly refers to
the fact that two great nations Great Britain
and the United S!ates-have presented to all
other nations of the earth the splendid
example of submitting to calm and
peaceful discussion for settlement matters
that hitherto have been left to the disas-
IL.
The civil service, the Indians, the Army and
Navy, the Territories, the public laws the Treas
ury, the national finances, the internal revenue
service, the postal service, our reciprocites
with the New Dominion are also touched upon
From various quarters hints have been thrown
out Of q revival Of the st. Domingo annexation
scheme; but from the troubles, including the
republican family quarrels resulting from his
first adventure in this direction, we conjecture
that General Grant will leave the initiation
of the second experiment to the Solons of
Congress.
We hold to our opinion that our late
distinguished Secretary for Foreign Affairs,
Mr.. Seward, in pushing too fast his
programme of manifest destiny" put back
the work. His acquisition Of that hyper
borean Empire Of Alaska was regarded
rather as compliment to the Russian
Bear than as bargain for the American Eagle;
but, to oblige his good friend, the Car, you
know, Uncle Sam was only too happy. Not so,
however, was it with Mr.. Stewards tropical
scheme of st. Thomas. At first, to be sure, seven
millions appeared basatelle for that splendid
little volcanic naval station; but when those
earthquakes and tidal waves came along which
nearly swept away the island, the King Of
Denmark was whistled of. And so it was that
when General Grant proposed to buy the inn
perial tropical island of st. Domingo at the
absurdly low figure of million or so, fears of
earthquakes and hurricanes and tidal waves,
and Of the vomito and of sanguinary war
with those ferocious Africans Of Hayti, and
other tropical terrors, frightened the Senate
from the speculation. Indeed, the purchase
Of Alaska, that boundless and mysterious land