The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-12-10

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land to the exclusion of the ether. Tn /
der these circumstance the agency Of +
Others, either by mediation or inter T!
ventiOn, seems 10 be the only aiterna-
tive which must sooner or later be iu- /
voked for the termination Of The strife. T.
At the same time, while thus impress
ed, do not RECON- mend the adoption
of any measure of Intervention. | shall
be ready az all times, and as the equal
friend OF both parties, 70 respond to any
suggestion that the good offices Of the
United States Will be acceptable in
bringing about a peace honorable TO
both. 1t Is due to Spain, 20 far a. this
government * concerned, .hat the
agency of a third power TO which /
have adverted shall lie adopted only as
"A last eXpedient. Had il been the de-
sire nf the nited States 10 int ere in
the aNtirs of Cuha, reIe3ted Dp3nrtU
mites for So doing have been presented
within the past few years, but We have
remained passive and have performed
our whole duty AMI all international
obligations To Spain with friendly finn
ness and fidelity, and with a spirit Of
patience and forl;aarance which mega
tives every possible suggestion Of desire
to Interfere or add Ia the difficulties
with which she has been surrounded.
The Government % Spain has re-
Gently submitted to our Minister at
Madrid, certain proposals. which may
be found to be the basis, If not the act
ual submission of terms to meet the It.
quirements of the populace, Of the
griefs of which this government las
felt Itself entitled to complain. These
proposals have not vet reached me in
their full extent. On their arrival they
will be taken into careful examination
and may, hope, lead to satisfactory
adjustment of the questions 10 which
they refer, and remove the possibility
of future occurrences such as have
given rise to our just complaints.
1t is understood that renewed efforts
are being made to introduce reforms in
the international administration OF the
Island Persuaded, however, that q
proper regard for the interests of the
United States and Cf its citizens enti-
tied to relief from the strain to which
it has been subjected by the difficulties
of the questions, and the wrongs and
LOSSES which arise from the contest in
Cuba, and that the interests of human
ity itself demand the cessation OF strife
before the whole Island shall be laid
waste and large sacrifices of life he
made, | shall feel it my duty, should
my hopes of a satisfactory adjustment
and of the early restoration of peace
and the removal Of future causes Of
complaint be unhappily disappointed,
to make further communication To
Congress st some period not very far
remote and during the present session,
recommending what may then seem
to me TO be necessary.
THE CENTENNIAL. EXHIBITION.
The powers of Europe, almost with
out exception, and many of the South
American States, and even the more
distant Eastern princes, have manifest
ed their friendly sentiments towards
the UnitedStat's, ,and tlie interests o! the
world in our progress, by taking steps
to Join with Us in celebrating the Cen
tennial of the nations ,and strongly Te-
commend that more nation alimpOrt-
ance be given to this exhibition by
such legislation and by such apprOpria-
ti0ns as will insure It's success. Its
value in bringing to our shores innum-
cradle useful works Of art and skill,
the commingiing Of the citizens of
foreign countries and our own, and the
interchange of ideas and manufactures
will far exceed any pecuniary outlay
we may make.
REPORTS or AGRICULTURE AND EDC-
CATION.
i transmit herewith the report of the
COmmissiGnars-Of Agriculture, tcgeth-
er with the reports CT the Commission
ers of the Board OF Audit, and the
Beard of Health of the District OF CO.
lumbia, 20 all of which ] invite your
attention. The Bureau of Agriculture
has accomplished much il, disseminat-
ing useful knowledge 10 the agriculture
ist, and also introducing new and use
full productions adapted to orr soil and
climate, and is worthy Of the con-
tinued encouragement of our Govern
nfeDt.
The report OF the Commissioners of
Education, which accompanies the re-
port of the Secretary of the Interior,
shows gratifying progress i'll educa-
tiOnal matters.
MEXICAN GAIlERG.
The free zone, so called, several years
since established by .he Mexican Gov
ernment in certain Oi The States of that
republic, adjacent to our frontier, re-
mains i'll full operation. X has been
injurious to honest traffic, for it opef-
ates IS an incentive to traders IN Mex
leo TO supply without custom charges
the wants Of the Inhabitants of this
side of the line and prevent The same
wants from being supplied 10y Emer-
chants of the United States, thereby to
a considerable extent defragding our
revenue and checking honest CONNER
cial enterprise.
Depredations by armed bands from
%ec;cO on the people of Texas near the
frontier con:;nue Though the main
object of tue iucCrsiOHs i robbery they
frequently result in the murder 0f AN
arnir;l and peaceabIe disposed persons,
aud iu some instances even the United
fSales postoffices and mali c2mmuni- /
cations have been attacked. Renewed
remonstrances upon this subject have
teen addressed I'd the Mexican Gov
ernment, but without much apparent
effect. The military force of this Gov
erpmeL; cispOsable for service ia that
quarter is quite Inadequate 10 eiieclu-
ally guard the lines II those points
where iucursions are usually made.
An experiment Of an armed vessel on
the Rio Grande for that purpose i on
trial and il is hoped that, if not thwait-
ell 10y the shailOWneSS of the river and |
Otiier distractions, ii may greatly con
tribute TO the protection Of Texas. The |
proceedings of the toint Commission
under the convention betWaen tno nj /
ted States and Mexico of the Ith of |
July, 1865, on the subject of claims, viii |
be brought to q close. The result of |
those proceedings will then be cOmmu- !
nicated to Congress. 1
THE VENETIAN UNCERTAINTIES.
] am happy to announce that the |
government Of NeneZue a has, upon !
further consideration. practically ahau- |
doncd its objection :a pay TO the 'nited |
State that share of its reVenGe which |
extinguiShment of the claims Of for /
eigners generally. In thus reconsider
ing its determination, that Government |
has shown q just sense of seif-re>pect
which cannot fail To reflect credit upon
it in the eyes of all disinterssted per-
sons elsewhere. Ii is To be regretted,
however, that its payment Or arcnunt
OF the claims of citizens of the United
States are Sill so meagre in amount,
and the stipulations % I;ie treaty in re-
gard to tile sums to he paid, and the
periods when those payments were to
take place, shouiI have been 50 signal
ly disregarded.
COMMERCIAL TREATIES.
Since my last annual message the
exchange has been made of the ratiti-
cation of g treaty Of commerce and
with Belgium, and of con-
ventiops with the Mexican Republic
for the further extension of the joint
commission respecting claims. with the
Hawaiian Islands for commercial re-
ciprocity, with the Ottoman Empire
for extfadition, all of which have been
iuly proclaimed.