Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-12-08

/ they see m inc 8rab'e OF reaching aG a
justment, aud they have thus FAR failed
achieving any fuc cess, whereby OF
party shall possess and control Il
island u the exc uEiOn OF tue othg
These ciTcUm sauces claim the agen,
OF others. Either nee liatIOn or int
sveution seems = be the or ly aftermath,
which mus sooner or later tie invoke
for the termination o. the strife. At d
same time, while so impressed, / do n
recommend the adoption Of any mea
IRE Of interven ion. / shall be ready
all mes, and ss the equal friend OF bot
pa ties, 10 respond to suggestion tn,
the good offices Of the United States Wi
ba acceptable in aid in bringing about
! pe8cs honorable to both. l. 10 due {
/ Spai so fer Sc 'bis government is cor
! Ctrned, t a. the agency OF the ihiT
! power which | have s1veit d 10, shall b
/ adopted only ss q last eXp-diept
! Had il been The desire Of the Unite
| States to interfere ia the StfsiTs Of Cubs
| repeated opportunities for so dom
! have been presented within the last fe,
/ years, hut we have remained passiv
| and have reformed our whole duty
and all international obligations L
S0sil with friendship, fairness aud fl
dtlity, and with spir Of patience az,
fOTbearance, which negative every PCS
sib e suggestion II desire to interfere c
to sdd t. the difficulties with which sh
has been surrounded. The government
OF Spain has recently ubmtted to on
minister, at Madrid, certain proposal
which, 1t is hoped, may he found to b.
the basis, ifnOt the sctUal sIbmlssicI
Of terms to met the T, qulIemeL Is 9TH,
particular gIief Of which tn govern
ment has felt itself emitted to complain
These pre- p 3sals have not yet reached
me in their full text. On their arIiva
they will be taken in careful eXsmina'
tiOp, aud may, hope, lead to satisia2.
tory sdju ,tment OF the questions tC
which they refer, and remove the posi-.
bility OF the future occurrences, such as
hsve given rise t. cur just complaints
II is understood, also, that renewed
efforts are being made to introduce re-
forms in the in!ernal administration OF
the Island; persuaded, however, that 8
proper regard for ths interests Of The
United S ates and OF its citizens entitled
to relief from the strain to which it has
teen subjected by the difficulties Of tie
questions, and the wrongs and losses
which arise from the contest Ia Cuba,
and that the interest OF humanity it.
self demand the cessation OF the strife
before the whole i-laud shall be laid
waste, and larger sacrifices Of life be
made, shall feel it may duty, should
my hopes Of a Satisfactory adjustment,
and Of the cary restoration of peace,
and the removal of future csusss of COM
plsint be unhappily disappointed, to
make a further communication to con-
grees at some period not far remote, and
during the present session recommend
what may then seem to NE to be neces-
sary.
THE MEXICAN MARAUDERs
The free zone, so-called, several years
since established by the Mexican gov
eminent in cert in States of that re-
public adjacent to our frontier, remains
IN full operation. 1t has always been
luxurious TO honest traffic, for
it operates as sn incentive to traders in
Mexico to euoply without customs
charges the wants of the inhabitants on
this side of the line, and prevents the
same wants from being supplied by mer-
chants of the United States, thereby to
q considerable extent defraudiUg our
revenue and checking honest CONNER
cial enterprise. Depredatious by armed
bands from Mexico on the people of
Texas near the frontier continue; though
the main OEj9c If the incursiOns is ROB-
berry, they frequently result in the muir.
der Of unsrmed and peaceably disposed
and in some instances even the
United States pOstOfficGs and mail COM
have been attacked. Re.
aewed remOr stTances upon this subject
have been addressed to the Mex.
lean government, but without
much apparent effect; the military
force Of This government dispOsabls fer
service in that quarter is inadequate to
guard the line even st those
points wheJe the incursions are usually
made. An experiment of an armed
vessel on the Rio Grande for that pur-
pose is on trial, and it is hoped that, if
not thwsrted by the shallOWness of the
river snd other natural Obstacles, it may
contribute to the protection
Of the herdmen of Texas. Toe pro-
OF The joint commission under
tie convention between the United
ace and Mexico of the fourth of July,
1885, on the subject of claims viii soon
b. brought to 8 close. The re ult If
nose proceedings will then be commune
Gated to congress,
TIE VENEZUELAN AFFAIR.
am happy to annouce that the gov
OF Venezuela has, upon fur her
practically abandoned it's
objection to pay to the United States
hat share of its revenue which, some
years since, it allotted toward the ex-
of the claims OF foreigners
In thus reconsidering its de.
that government hasshOWn
just sense of self respect which cannot
All to reflect credit upon it in the eyes
IF all DISTINGUISHED persons elsewhere.
1t ia to be regretted that it's payment
N account of claims Of citizens OF the
United States are still go meager 10
and that the stipulstions OF the
realty in regard to the sums to be paid
md the periods when these payments
we're TO tske place should have been 90
ignally disTegsr led.
NEW TREATIES.
Since my last annual message the ex-
change has been made Of the retifica-
ion Of q treaty Of commerce and navi-
,ation with Belgium. and Of conven-
ions with the Mexican republic for the
extension of the joint commission re-
pecting the claims with the Hawaiian
stands, for commercial reciprocity, and
With the Ottoman empire for extradi-
of which have been duly pro.
lalmed.
THE ALABAMA CLAIMS.
The court of commissioners of the
Alabama claims has prosecuted its i'm
Iortant duties v6Ty aasiduously and very
satisfactorily. Ii convened and was or
.8niZed on The twenty-secoud of July,
S67, and by the terms Of the act under
Which it was crested was TO exist for
ne year from that date. The act pro-
'ide1, however, that should it be found
to complete the work of
he court before the expiration of the
ear, the President might, by procIama.
ion, extend the time OF its duration to
period not more than six months be-
-Oud the expiration of the one year.
Having received satisfactory evidence
hat if It would be impracticable to com.
ilets the work in the time originally
IXed, / issued q prOclanation-sc copy
f which is presented herewith-extend-
ug the time Of the duration of the court
Or a period OF elk months, from and
fter the tRenty-second dsy of July last.
\ report made through the clerk of the
curt, communicated herewith, shows
he condition Of the calendar on the first
f November last, and the large amount
4 work which has been accomplished
Thirteen hundred and eighty-twO claims
rave been presented, OF which 6S2 had
,aeD GispOsPd of at the data of the re.