The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1875-12-16

Inc Oovefnment OF SPIN has re-
centlv submii ted io our. Minister'S at
Madrid certain proposals which it is
hoped may be found to be the basis,
il not the actual submission, OF terms
to meet he requirements Of the par.
ticnlar griefs Of which this Govern.
.aent has felt itself entitled 10 com.
plain. These proposals have not vet
reached me in their full ttxt. On
their arrival they will be taken in.o
,areful examination, ani may, hope,
lead to q satisfactory aijls ment Of
the qles ion to whi ii tn !. refer, ami
remove The possibility Of fu ure oc-
curences suca rs have given rise 10
,ur just complaints. II is under.
s'ood, also, tina, renewed eff rts are
,eing made to introduce ref rms in
the internal administration of the
,slsni. Persu ,ded, however, that a
,roper regard for the intere Is OF the
United States and of lis ci, re IS en-.
title TO relief from the strait TO which
they have been SUBJECTED by the
difficulties of the questions and the
wrongs and losses which arise from
the contest in Cuba, anl that the in.
teres,s of humanity itself dem md he
cessation of the strife before the
whole island shall bo laid vase and
larger sacrifices Of life be m de, |
shall feel it my duty, should nv
hopes OF satisfactory adjustment
and OF the early restoration Of peace
and the removal OF future causes OF
complaint be unhappily disappointed,
TO make further communication tn
Congress at some period not far re-
mote. and during the present session,
Recommending what MY then seem
TO me to be- necessary.
The Free Zone, So called, several
years since established by tn. Mexi
can Government in certain of the
STATES Of that Republic adjacent TO
our frontier, remains in full operation.
1t has always been materially in.
furious to honest traffc, for i, oper
ates as an incentive to traders in
Mexico to supply without customs
charges the wants Of inhabitants on
this side the line, and prevents the
same wants from being supplied by
merchants of the Cni,ea States,
thereby. TO considerable cx ent,
detssuding our revenue and checking
honest commercial enterprise. Dep.
relations by armed bands from Mex
leo on the people Of Texas, near the
frpstier, continue. Though the m .in
object of the incursions is robbery,
they frequently resul, in the murder
of unarmed and pesoeably disposed
persons, and, in some instances. even
the United s a,es post.oflices and
mail communications have been at
tackled. Rene wed remonstrsnces
upon this subiec. have been ad-
dressed to the Mexican Governm-, t,
but without much apparent effect.
Tne military force of this Govern.
ment disposable for service in that
quarter is quite inadequate to effec'u-
ally guard the line, even at those
poin,s where the incursions are usual
" made. An experiment of an armed
vessel on the Rio Grande for that
purpose is on trial, and it is hoped
that, if not thwarted by the shallow
ness the river and other natural oh.
stscles, it may materially contribute
to the protection Of The herdsmen Of
Texas. The proceedings of the
Join, Commission under the Conven-
tion between the United States and
Mexico Of the h of July, 1868, on
the subject Of claims, will soon be
brought to q close. The result Of
these proceedings will then be CON-
municated to Congress.
THE TREASURY.
The report Of the Secretary Of the
Treasury shows the receipts from
customs for the fiscal year ending
june 30, 1874, to have been &l63,-
lO3,S33 GO, and for the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1875, to have been
&l57.l6 ,722.35, a decrease for the
last fiscal yesr OF IS ,936,lll.34. Re-
ceip.s from inter ,al revenue for the
year ending June 30th, 1874, were
$l02, 400. .7s4.9O, and for the vesr
ending June Both, 1875, were SllO,-
O07, ,493.5s. Incre .se, 1852, ,7Os.6s.
The report also shows complete
history of the working of the DE.
partment for the last year, and con-
tAins reco lamentations for reforms
and for legislation which concur in,
but cannot comment on 40 fully as |
should like to d., If space woull per-
mi, but will conhne myself to few
suggestions which l look upon us
vita! to the best interests of the
whole people coming within the pur-
view Of the Tressury-I mean specie
resumption.
Too much stress csnno, be laid up
on this question, and ] hope Con-
gress may be induced at the earliest
day practicable to insure the con.
summation of the act Of the last Con.
gr-ss at its last session to bring
bout specie resumption on and after
tn. lst day of January, 1879, at fur.
thest. 1t would be great blessing
if this could be consummated even at
an earlier day. Nothing seems to
me more certain than that a full.
healthy, and permanent reaction can
no, take place in favor of the indus.
tries and financial welfare of the
country until We return to measure
Of values recognized throughout the
civilized world. While We use .
currency not equivalent to this stand
ard, the worlds recognized standard
--specie-becomes a commodity like
the products of the soil, the surplus
seeking q market wherever there is 4
demand for it. Under our present
system We should want none, nor
would we have any, were it not that
customs dues must be paid in coin,
aud because Of the pledge to pay the
interest of the public debt in coin.
The yield OF precious metals would
Aow out for the purchase of foreign
productions and leave the United
States hewers of wood and drawers
of water because of wiser legislation
on the subject Of finance by the Ea-
tions with whom we have dealings.
l am not prepared to say that l can
a,noost tho hos< lori 10 t;o, - .o.,>