Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1875-12-07

cluded. As it contains II stipulatiou
isthat il shall not 60 iuto ellee, until
congress shall enact the proper legis
latloh> for the purpose, copies of the
| instrument are herewith transmitted,
in order that, il it should be Tie plea
sure of, congress-, the necessary iegis.
lation to opens the subject may he
adopted.
In March last Arrangements were
made, through our minister in Madrid
with the Spanish governuent for tho
payment Ly the latter to the United
States of the sum Of eighty thousand
dollars in coin, for the purpose Of the
relief Of the families or persons of Me
ships company andcertain passengers
of the Yirginlus, That sum was to
have been paid in three installments
I'of two months each. 1t is due to the
Spanish government that I should
state that the payments were fully
and speedily anticipated by that gov
crnmcnt, and the Whole amount was
paid within but few days more than
two months from thedatc Of agree
ment, a copy Of which is herewith
transmitted in pursuance of the terms
of adjustment. have directed the
distribution OF the amount among the
parties entitled thereto, including the
ships company and such Of the pas
sengers as were Amcricamcitizcns.-.
Payments are made accordingly on
the application Of the parties entitled
thereto.
The past year has furnished no
evidence OF an approaching solution
of the ruinous conflict which has been
raging for seven years in the neigh
boring Islands Of Cuba. The same
disregard Of the laws Of civilized
waltarc, Of the Just demands of hu-
manity, which have heretofore cuilct
for the expressions of condemnation
from, the Nations Of Christcndom, has
continued TO blackcn the sad scene.
Dcsolation, ruin and pillagc arc per-
vading the rich fields of one Of the
most fertile and productive regions
on the earth, and the inccndiaries
torch is firing plantations and valuable
factories and buildings. This is the
result whic! marks the alternate
Sadvances or retreat of contcnding
amies. The protractcd continuation
of the strife seriously affects the in
tercsts>of all commercial nations, but
those of>,he United States more than
others by reason Of our close proxi=
nifty and larger trade and intercourse
with Cuba, and>thc frequent and in
innate personal soeial relations which
has grown up pbetweep its citizens and
those of the Island. Moreover, the
property Of our citizensNi in: Cuba is
large, and is rendered insecure in
value and capacity of production by
the continuance Of this strife, and the
unnatural means of its conduct at Sthe
same time differing only in degree
with respect TO the interests and peo-
|ple of other nations. The absence of
any reasonable assurance of near
Termination: OF the conflict, must Of
necessity soon compel the states thus
suffering to consider what the inter-
csts Of their own people and duty
towards themselves may demand.
have hoped Spain would be enabled
to establish peace in her colony, to
afford security to the prosperity and
interests Of our citizens and allow
trade to commence for the natural
productions, and because of this hope
and from extreme reluctance to inter
fere with the affairs of friendly ma
tion, especially Of one whose sympa-
thy and friendship in the struggling
infancy Of our own existence must
ever be remembered with gratitude.
have patiently and anxiously await
led lbs progress of events. Our civil
conflict is too recent for us not to con.
fsidcr the difficulties which surround q
government distracted by rebellion
at home at the same time that it has
te=cope with separate Instructions in
distant colony; but whatever causes
may have produced the situation
which so grievously affects our inter
ests, it exists with all it's attendant
evils, operating directly upon this
country and its people. Thus far all
the resorts Of Spain have proved
|abortivc, and time has marked 20
Improvement in the situation. The
armed bands Of either side now +occu.
py nearly the same ground as in the
past, with the difference, tsom time tc
time of more lives sacrificed, more
property destroyed, and wider .ex
tent Of fertile and productive fields
and more property sacrificed to ths
I inccndiary's torch,
] In contests Of this nature, where con
Z Siderable body Of people, who have at
4 tempted to free themselves Of tie con
/, troll of tho superior government, hav.
reached such point in tho occupation o
territory, in power and general organiza
4 ton, as to constitute in fact q body poll
tic hov;nr n e,ovorn,nanr IN c,,hckopco o