, 1875-01-21
The Correspondent 1Fetmore Nlakes
an Ass Of Himself Before
The House.
The Choetaw Claim Revived and Al
most Allowed---A spasm of
Virtue.
Tires Appropriation DilIs Passed by
tie Scnatc.-.Morton's Constitn-
4ional Amendment.
OUR FORTIrlcATiONS.

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Europe The Committee eay, however, tint
they must DO moro thoroughly advised III
To tle necessity of immcdja,e armament
hn,o-o +,o. o.n ro.o-+ .to odd;,;o,n, o,,.ronr;e.
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tlons ut this time ~heo Congress ~ falleu Upon
to impose additional tax burdens upon the peo-
plo to provide for tho current expenditures OF
tho Government, The approhonBious tI,at the
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sEnY SERIOUS DIR EhEacEaw1TI aPAlS
conuot be disguised; uoltllcr call there bo any
,,ontt that t,,o anticnaton of auch n noss,hi]itv
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by tho rroHident, and tae consequent desire or
SOLDIER PRESIDENT to have the pation prepared
for any emergency, aro The rcas us which
prompted tho preparation OF tlle mcssage,
Tho lust atyicoa aro that tho matters
WIKI op@'A ato =" p'oeesa VI aa4'san'o "o!""'-
1neHt, except as regards tito vessel slrGinus
itself. Tho trouble whicl. seemed possible III tho
case of Great Britain has been settled. Tie
'.ase u!,as as ua1 n9s np;u
no colorcd mon among tue Americans slot. 1hs
question Of color cannot, therefore, arise, and
tho State Department has agreed to accept tuo
,esas .a " me"a srnn fns a." t.a,ns
ns'a'u t".oo 'I,at" ua ".'. sooo ~. ~ a,1,.9
! OF esery victim. Iho Chief remaining difficulty
il aa to tho vessel. Tho Srauish authors
ties seized the SirginlnH nl,d oondou'ned hcT in
prize court, The awa'a of tho weasel ~as made
| to the suanish ol1'cors Before thu tnitod
States took tho shp tho Attorney General OF tho
| United States decided
| THAT THE UNITED STATES HAD no JCRlsp1cT1os
ot tho vessel. Taking this adluirn.on as basis.
tiou to our Government that Spain viii demand
from thia Goyerumaut tho prlio falle Of Tho
| Virgin1ua as awarded to tlo Spanish officers In
the SpanlAh-Cnban courtH.
Thu knowledge tLat tho diplomatic negotia-
tons arc at this htaSe coupled with
the Presidents message las created
sona uneasIness Lcro an1oug thoughtful
men. 1tis know II that bnt little would be re-
qnirod to excite the open hostility Of tbs Madrid
Goraf1l1ucut torards this cntl'ltry. Tile threat
cucd Interference of tie United Btates is all elc-
ment OF strength to tho Spauisl, Bnurbons. A
| war TO, Cubn .nisht strengthen the Monarchy,
| THE DEMOCRATS
| aro endcayoriug 10 make grcat capital ont of tie
1neHssgo. senator Thurman says that tho possi-
| biIltY 1t war with Spain during the coming
| summer is imminent, Tho opnouenta of tho Adj
| r,jnistratiou IneiH that the message IL
nart of scheme for third term
Tho friends OF the administration do
not look behind tho message to discover
| auy ultcuor purpose. The special 1nosAaeo con-
ta1s only q renewal nj the Recommendation for
tho lapt two yoara. Tho Importance Of prepar-
jEt, for war III tlne Of peace br proy1lng rTOper
! nr,omnuts for ol,r sea-cnaHt dafonacH has long
sse'cosst eeea dofeuses Sre now p,amfestiy inades
nuata for any emoreoncY of wnr. Ihe ordnance
SSficcra aay Tint wa nnyo M heavy c,:us eauai in
| ca;abro or range to those Of European Pow
orr. Gen. SHERMAN. in his professional
ernmInaiion haforo thu fiouss Military
f'nmmittnc. atiS Tint sno,ah sinnli
srn,s to hcvin tn rupp1y an