, 1875-12-08


and Intervention. Ds,.H,. i,.:hn;A. IN tha largo
expahso nf rAtrr rctnratiny tho i'll md tr,nt tn
lbeftAn l"1!inaHta, t'le van: of haralaHy sn,I uf
t.eraouat H'mnathy b"sWcnu tile in,at'ta1ts IT
the colony nnd thoAe rant .li:ler In ruia ti4oH,.
autl illc Tat. df !apt!lt,n NJ iho enci.tIt col
oHrl rvA.en' IT EhroEh to tho tHtn"rk ti:nrs
and to tic il"aa wilicl, tin nyeatn of til. p.ht
cnntarv lssya s1ersloEol TIN raflsonlinE lartts.
III common cn'ilrm"n tn rI,..shl wi.Io!n wteu
passion astl c1clt0mon. hnee ;heie n.:ly. nilI tl
ASSUME tho pars NJ lieacrt1akrr In thfs view. in
he narlv days IT The cnnt"A: tin good o.ir"s ot
tho cn1soi s'usGs a. mediator we're tc.t"rad III
enod fata without my hrl1st purpose, In
tho fni:sca. vi humanity. and Ii. hiucn.A
friontlAhp IT ttth arsicr, L,t wrr',
at tho t.ie, dacItrc1 by Bjlan w,th tt1e dcciaIA-
ton: nnYortho'css, that, at futlrn titno, they
wruld 10 Indispensable. M iut,matgp I.as beet,
received thai! n ,hn opinion Ut Ss,aia That tluo
]lan bacn reached. md ycs tLa rlf,fn cJutlnnea
with all iA tr rad horrur,, mud nIl it. lu,riet to
tho lntercnth oF tho tnitod States Alnl of other
'Iatoilh. Each patty aeetns quite cavabln pf
,sorA'ng great nIIry uu! tlamlgo fo lilo otl.rr,
~ well ~ TO ali tho ralat,oRs aud intercEta lc.
pehdent Oil the e:.IBtere ri peace III tia l,iand,
but t'cy rccto ticspsble uf rrach,n:, auy ali,st-
,ncnt. aud b1th haro TINS fir failed of aciirv-
ing any garcths wheieby ono pRrsy A!llll t,.sGss
aud contrua the !sinnf to tho exclusion " tho
other. Cnder thess circ:lnstAncra tla agency If
otsaF', either by mediation Or ru:c1v.n;.oa
tee's1s 10 he tho oni! alternative wh.ci
noOiiht We IhlcI b3 AfH&Cu tJE Ln9 fcf-
nlinaton OF tho atr,fo. At tho sn1c time
while thus isnprntecl, 1 do mt, At iii, tine
recommend The adoption of auytnGss il Ut inter-
veutIDE. I btnl be realty nj al times, And ~
tho equal frics.d of both Inrt1cr. to rcs nd IN
h,ieEeetinn that tho good Offices Of tho C.itteI
Sshteb will bo occcrsable IN utl in bringing about
peace honorable tn both, it in duo II spaln
so Tar NJ tlIis Government in caaccrne,i thai the
agency Of 3 third pusc:, tn w!l.h hAye nj, ert-
ed. shall bo ndopted ouly az ~ | u. e1nedIcut.
fiaa It tenn the desire Of tho Entnts States to
interfere in t1is Affairs of t,uba, repeated
opportunities for W doing hayo boon pre-
Hente1 within tho last fnw ,uar., but wo
have rnsnsi"el paaHso, and have performed our
whole 'intf aitd al inttrnstoHA! obligations to
6paif with friendship, fAirncsH, and fitcty aad
Will! n spirit pf patience md forheafa:,ce Which
negatives every tosBIplo nusEesAon Of dcs,o
10 Interfere q: 10 all II TIM difficulties vita
Which ele hat bQPn surrounded.
WHAT NAY RE DONE.
Tho H1yernn;ont OF :5aln l,aA rcccrtl7 H1h-
sni.tf'] to .,ir Ministers nj s}adrl1 certain lrs-
ponal6 which II is Enp,d mas In found to bs t,u
basis, II not tho actual R,b'utssion of tclm to
meet tho requirements OF the particular grleIs t.!
WHICH tl'la uoyrrnment !1as felt itself cnttIci
to complain. Ihe1c rro;mEata haye not vet
reached mo in iAcis full text. On thoIr Arrl1 al
they will io tai:et into careful oxat4lIatlou and
may, lloto. scatl to 4 satisfactory adjustment
tho possibility of future ltrtuces eucl. ~ lnyo
elych liAs to orr jIHt co1n Iaints. 1t is u1tcr-
htool, also, tia. renewed ciTottB nEo briag made
TO ihtrod1lce reforms It. the internal aduiuistra-
tioh Ut tho island. Persuaded, however, tia.
proper resnrl Tar Lie IN ortn.a Of tho United
S!atos AMI of II uitzerH tntitie to relief frurn
the Atra;: 10 Which they have been subjected br
tho discnltien Of TIM qucnf,on. aud TIC wrnnya
mud lostch which nrise from The ,rtebt u Cuta,
a1a tia. tho lntnrast, Of humanity ilacf du1anI
the cctnalan Of tho bttl!e Atfurc tho Who'll.
island shail he laid mast, Attd larger SACRIFICES Of
ilto bc u'adc. shall teoi it my duty. should my
hoaes Of r. eat'siaetory adjustment anl
tho removal of future CAUSES II
complain. bc unllapmy disappointed.
to 1naAs further communication to Congress
as sotno period uos far remote, and during tho
prehont seahiun. Recommending what may then
sscin 70 mo to DO necessary.
uExIEu.
The FREQ Zone, so-catled, several voars since
eBfsb..he1 by tho Mc1lcau Goycrntnen. IL, v;r-
tuiu of thu Eta..s VI that l.epub|lc :diaron. to
our frontier. remains ~ full opesaton. 1t has
alwars been matorlaly injurious to lones.
trasc, for It opelatoa ns an inceuiiyo to ttadeis
i'll Mazico to sn!plY without cusolus charges
tho "ants Of tulluLita,ta on this sldo tho llno,
and prevents tho taEno wautH tom bctug trp-
piled by merchants OF tho United States, tnerehy.
to considerable extent, ttotraudiug our reyonlo
aud cl,ocElhg honest cun,ncrciai onierprihe.
Deprctatluua by armed hAu.h from 1tox,co on
tho peuplo OF Tpxas. near the frouticr con-
tfnue. Though tho tnai., object of tue iucursious
Of unasmod and i'cRcoably- y-diBposcd pe,sona,
and i'll Rume instances. eveu the UuiteI States
ro=t-OliceA and mail COMMUNICATIONS Aavo beet,
attnched, Ecnewed rnmonstrances upon this
subject have bceu addressed to the Mexican
Government but withou; mich apparent effect,
Iho military foIco Of this Government lsposa-
Bile lor Gervlce III that quarter IL quite iuads-
guate to ef1cctually guard tho line. even at ti,one
polnts vheEo tho lncnrhous are usually mr!o.
IN experiment Of en armed yenAei on ihy Ito
ljtAAl0 for tbnE frikl md n
hoped that. II not lhwArtod lly tho shallowne.s -
OF tho river and other natl1al obstacles it may
materially contribute to tho ugotoc,lon III tbu
hordsn!en OF Texas. The proceedings Of tn"
tween tho Uu.ted States and Mexico Of thu 4tA
Of July, 1863 uu tho subject VI cai,na, will soou
be brought to cloae. Tho result OF thtae Fro
ccedingn nill then be communicated to Congrcss
sESEzCElA.
an hRppy to auNouuce that the Government
ot Venezuela has, upon further consideration,
practically abandoned it's DbleciIon to nay 10 tIlc
United btAtoH that anaTo 0f its l0Yeuue ntllct,
some ycnrB since II allotted towards the e1t.,a-
Euishmont Of claims Of fore1gnors generally. Ip
thus roconaefiug tts determination, that Gov.
ernment LAS 8hnHn just sense OF seif.respoot
which cauaot fail to rohect credit upon il ia tho
oyea Of al dHlutercsteu por1cna o!sewAare. II
II to bo regretted. howcvcr, thai tts raYmontn OH
tho account Of tho claims Of ctlzeug OF tho
Upitod Statca arc still uleagro in amount, aud
that tho btlPnlationa Of the treaty In regard 10
the eum1 to bo paid and tile periods when tlose
payments woro tp ta4o place should llavo besn
GO Bignllly diarcgardsd.
frKTHEE TREATIES.
SInco my last annaal MeaBaue tic exchange
has been mado OF the ratification OF 4 treaty vi
commerce and navigation with Belgium, and of
conventions with tho Mexican Republic for tho
further exclusion of the Jnint Commission, re-
spect1ng clalu,a with tue Hawaiian 1slAuis for
commercial reciprocity, ant with the Ottoman
Empire for cxtraaltion all Of which hsyo Lean
duly proclaimed.
ALABAMA CLA1Aa.
Tho Court OF Commissioners OF tho Alabama
C!alIns has prosecuted its important duties very
AbB!duonhly. II conscnet aud was organized On
tho I'D day Of July, 1871, and by tho terms of
the act under which It wAa created
"aa to exist for ono year from Tint
date. The nc- provided, however, that, should
i. be found lmprActcablo to complete tho work
Of tho Court before the expiration Ut the year.
the President might, by proclamation, extoud
tho tino Of its duration to period not moro
than Six months beyond tho expiration Of the
oue year. Having received satlsfactorv evidence