, 1875-12-08

! WArrants the conei lsion that, in 1900 it will
amount to TIM enormous sum Of s;',oMt,-
h}a,ooo {thrco bilions). Tho President IL
right when Ito says TINT lilo taxpayers will
nat acluieHct' in the exemption Of this
amount Of "xrctarjnn property from al tho
haEacns while enjoying all tho protection ans1
benefit OF Go vernmcnt. Tic suggests the
tasation Of a| property equally, whether
church or corp oration, except perhnps ceme-
tcries md chut rh-c.fitsces but, rs the former
aro often priv' 10 enterprises and tho latter
sometimes hwo rcntH aside from their
Uses for chu,nlcs. tho ezpctlicncy Of thcso
restrictions in very doubtful. Tho only why,
nf co,,ssc, in which Congress can tako action
III tho ,l,attcr H. to submit Ill amendment 10
tho Constitute III, to be ratified BY tho States,
ns in tho III alter Of FREQ and uon.sectarinn
! Bchools.
The Prcsj dent nss,rcs tho country Of tho
peaceful NJ Il satisfactory footing Of our for
cien re!at ions in general Several minor
consrlcat ions have been settled peacefully
during tho past year. Tic Court Of Alabama
clain,s IS making good progress in tho cquita-
hle distribution Of Englnad's payment Of
Sl5,Wjo,o0O. SpAin paid tho indemnity Of
ss'ltJ00 on ncconnt Of tho Virginius
Chains botoro it became duo, md this sum
will b, distributed for tho relief of
the fa1.ilics Of tho unfortunate 1ncn who mot
their .leath Tho reciprocity treaty with tho
Hawaiian Islands needs legislation to carry it
into practical working. Tho troubles OIL The
Mexican. border aro still tho subject Of con-
! sidcrati On Of tho Joint Commission, and tho
Prosid .nt simply reminds Congress TINT the
FREQ Zone, still in existence, iH source Of
loss . tic customs and American trade.
THO Culan question is treated at great
len 9Th nnd with studious care. It's conclu-
sin as arc that the United States cannot now
re .ognizo the Cubans us bollige1ents with
re asonablo conformity to the general laws
F .ovcrning such n recognition, becauso the
a1bans arc not political entity, nble to
maintain foreign relations and protect its
own coutracts against the interference Of
! tho power which c!ains tho right Of
dominion. sncl, recognition Mt this timc,
tho President thinks, would inspire dolu-
| siyo hope in tho minds Of the Cubans,
an.l bring upon the United Statos comrli-
| cations Of tho most serious nnturc, without
affording any material change in tho situa-
tiou. At tho sanao timo, ho dcprecates in the
strongest tor1ns tho continued desolation,
pillagc, and cr1oltes, ,vhicl, call for tho con-
| tlemnntion Of tho whole civilized world, and
drp1oros tho insondB That have been made
upon commerce by reason Of this con-
tinued warfare in which tho United
States Inns been tho principal suGerer. He
s!es only the single informative Of media
ton or Intervention as likely to 10 of any
Resistance in bringing tho struggle to all end,
but is not yet prepared to recommend either.
Flo seems partly to expect TINT Spain will
soon nccept tho United States prolfer Of
ncdlatiou which was mado aud rejected in
the earlier stagcs of the reballion, and
nrtly that proposals may come from
| other nations for common intcrveu-
lion. Tho President evidently awaits
the full text Of Spnin'a reply to bis
recent diplomatic note M mcans to hc1p
him determine what courEe ho shall definitely
recommend, and he promises another COM
.munication on the subject when thia ahall
havo come. 1t is evident that ho will abide
either by tho present policy Of holding aloof,
or recommend such an intervention es will be
swift and summary in its results.
The Presitlouts uttorancoa upon the eur-
;rgncy hayo tho samo clear and bold ring ns
those Of tho past. IIo exhorts Congress- to
starsd steaifast by tho promise to resume in
1879, aud begs It to begin its preparations at
onen to that ond. To recommends that tho
lie gal-Tendcr act shall be repealed Us to Ill
dc bts contracted after certain date to be
III cntioned in tho repeal net, but not lasor
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