The New York herald., 1875-12-08


showed marked interest the passages relating to the
Alabama claims and Cuban and Mexican matters and
when il seen that the President was for peace
everybody seemed TO breathe freer
JOY AT THE SPANISH LEoATIoN-THE uFLU-
EEcE OF THE HERALD AS REGARDED By THE
DIPLOMATS.
The Spanish legation and diplomatic circles generally
sailing and joyous tonight Of great relief
from prolonged suspense being experienced since the
tenor OF President Grants views Cuba have
become known through his Message to Congress- The
diplomats say that Grants expressions almost a
paraphrase OF the edSal article in the HERALD Of No
vember 25, 1875 and with much amusement amid the
quang OF many glass Of rosy wine the conquerng OF
the Presidents well known becose propensity and dis
position in Cuban affairs is freely attributed to the firm
articles Of the HERALD reviewing the subject and the
HERALD is toasted gratefully among them Mr. Fish is
also regarded as having trumphed the Presidents
obstinacy aided by tho legal advisers Of his Cabinet
family who took solely severe legal view Of the
question.
WALL STREET REPRESENTATIVES, LISTENING TO
THE hEssAGE-A SAD DISAPPOINTMENT.
Perhaps the most deeply interested listeners in the
galleries were deputaon OF Wall street men, among
them Jake Rubno, well known Daniel Drew's agent
and broker II curious sight to watch this party
AS the Message progressed they manifested great i'm
patience at the Presidents lengthy reference to the
vent Of the Centennial year OF the Republic. They
wanted to get to the Cuban war portion
right away. The long dsquisition on free
schools and church taxation tried them still
more But they prcked up their when they heard
the words ''Mr Cushing" ''Madrid,n &c, and they
protruded their bodies the ledge Of the gallery in
way that threatened to give them the privileges of
floor a very expediLious manner They abSorbed
every word of the argument greediy, and when they
saw at length, that recognition OF Cuba In the
Presidential mind, they consoled themselves with the
thought, swell, he's going to give Cuba belligerent
rights anyway" and they listened STILL But their
hopes destined to fresh and sadder dsappoint-
ment Bellgerent rights also out of the question
The clerk read, and their ears caught the words
mediation and Intervention"
"Now have IT," they said He is going to
recommend armed intervention and that's the mean
Ing OF fitting out the navy"
But this anticipation also iallacious The Mes
sage the mildest hammered sort of document,
and the President the most peaceable Of citizens in
stead of the being red rag to the Spanish bull
and the other boodthrsty flibuster Jake Rubno
rested his head his hand minute and sad-but per.
haps it is better leave his remark unrepeated It
not cheerful remark and it learned at
Daniel Drews seminary Suffice it to say that "Jakey'
and his compatriots from Wall street dumb
founded and slowly made their exit from the gallery
wondering at the mysteries Of statecrah in general
and at the daberie OF Grantism in particular The
great American community may safely invest their
bottom greenback in wager that "Jakey" and his
conrsres will be found in the foremost ranks OF the
enemies of third term.
THE MESSAGE ON THE TAXATION OF CHURCH
PRoPERTY-THE AMOUNT HELD BY THE VA
RIoUs DENOMINATIONS.
In connection with tho portion OF the Presidents
Message recommending the taxation of all church prop
erty throughout the country without exception, the
puolic will be interested in knowing the amount OF
property held by each Of the different religious denomi
in the year 1870 when the last national
taken II will be that the blow the Presi-
dent aims at sectariansm would fall most heavily
his denomination-the Methodst-and that he
has greatly exaggerated the amount Of church prop
erty held by the different sects unless, is
quite improbable, the total of 1854 4S3 $751; which,
according TO the census they owned In 1870,
has rebled in the interval Of the past Ave years This
total divided up as follows-