The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-12-08

abortion az i ary measure AZ .' In ls sns
ton, 4 shall be ready &C ali times, and
as the equal friend oil both parties. ~ :
respond to- q suggestion that the goof,
Offices of the United States viii be acesps. AM.
able TO aid In bringing about peace honor.
able 20 both. It Is due 10 Spain. 40 far as
the Government is concerned, that the
agency ofEa third power. 10 which I have
'adverted, shall be adopted Only as last ex.
pedienf. Had II been the desire OF The
United States TO interiors ia the a1sir OF
Cuba repeated opportunities for so doiu1
have been presented within the last feyY
years bat We have remained pessiye ana
have performed our whole duty and an IN.
ternatioEal. obligations To Spain With friend.
ship, fairness, and fidelity, and With q shirt
LOT patienee and Gorbearance which negatives
every possible suggestion OF desire TO in.
teTIere Or 10 add 10 the difficulties With
which she has been surrounded. The 60.
Gernment OF spain has recently submitted to
our Minister % Madrid certain proposals
which lG ,is, hoped may be found 10 be the
I.basis, &c not the actual submission, of terms
70 meet she requirements Of fAe particular
i3aeIf snt;.isa - S $3.50. ~ nas ies
posAs have not. yet reached me In
their full text On their. arrival they
| VIII pc taken into careful examination, aud
may, hope, lead to D, satisfactory adjust
ment OK the questions 10 which they refer.
land remove the possibility OF future occur.
frences such as have, given rise to our iust :
compIaints. n Is understood, also. that re-.
neWed efforts, are, being made to- Introduce
reforms in the internal administrations Of tina
island. Persuaded. however. that a. proper
regard for the interests OF The United States
and Of It's citizens entities ii to relief from the
strain to which 1t has been subjected by the
difficulties OF the questions and the wrong and
losses which arise from the contests In Cuba.
and that, the Interests, OF humanity itself de.
mand the cessation of the strife before the
whole island shall be laid waste and larger
sacrifice of life he made, ] shall feel Il nv
duty, should NV hopes OF satisfactory adj.
'justment, and Of the early restoration of peace.
and the removal Of future causes of ccH.
plant be unhappiIy disappointed. TO make
further communication to Congress at some
period not far remote, and during the present
session, recommending what may then seem
to me to be necessary,
~ 49,. ruv av,p, ,o,r
&c., -, No
The Free Zone, so called, several years since
established By the Mexican Government IN
certain of the States of that republic ada.
cent to ourfrontier, remains in full operation.
IL mas always oeen materially injurious 70
to traders in Mexico to supply without cns.
toms. charges the wants of inhabitants on
this side Of the line. and prevents the same
wants from beinp sppplied by merchants Of
the limited States. thereby 10 considerable
eytent idefraudine orr revenue and checking
honest commercial enterprise. DepredatioDs
oy armed oanas Irom mexico on inc people
| o. Iexas near tne irontler continue. !nougn
the main oD)ect OF theSe lncurslons Is ROD
perry, tney frequently result III the murder
OF unarmed ana peaceaDiy' disposed persons,
and In some instances even the united states
post-ofhees and mail communications have
been attacked. Renewed remonstranees
upon ibis subject have been addressed
TO Inc Mexican Government out WIN
out much apparent eject Inc military
force OF tnls government disposaote
for service In that quarterls quite inadequate
to ettectually guard The line even at those
points " here the incursionS are usually made.
An experiment Of an armed vessel on the Rio
Grande for that purpose ls on trial, and II Is
hoped that II not tn Warted by the shallow
:, nav rnataria,lv ccntrthute to the nrotec.
tiopof the herdsmen OF Texas.
III. ..-, sab, MEXICAN CLAIMS, vs..
.,...
Inc proceedings OF tne JONI coh1llss.on
under the convention between tue on nao
States anu mexic0 ol the 4,u Vi guy, looo,
on the suhJect OF ctalms, WIZ 5000 oe olougnt
TO close. Inc result OF tnose proeeeoips'
VIII shen NC c 'l '' ' - ootes'.
Nom a - w" VeoezusIa has MON fnrtber con.
sideration practically abandoned its objec.
t;on tn having the United States that share of
ira reven,ie which some years since 1t allotted
towards the ex,inguishm of the claims of
foreeners generally. In thus reconsdering
its Decentralization that Government has shown
a inst sense of, ,seif-respeet which cannot
fail to reflect credit,upon it In the eyes of all
disinterested, persons elsewhere It Is to be
regretted; BIO weyer, that its payments on &C.
count of claims of citizens Of the United
States are still so meagre In amount, and that
The stipulalions Of the treaty in regard 10 the
sums 10 be paid and the periods when these
payments were to take place should have
been so signally disregarded. 2 z,p1 ,41 ~
t,rgfs. ~, e.zI mvs,r,es,3 w. 81 a's.asl!ts
i, s.,,13.r,e f'i"I' 80, 80 IL !snT3ra, 81 as
Since my last annual message the exchange
has been made Of the ratification Of treaty
of commerce and navigation with Belgium,
and of conventions with the Mexicsn Re.
public for the further extension Of the j2int
Commission respecting claims, with the Ha-
waiian Islands, for commercial reciprocity,
and with the Ottoman Empire for exsrad,'
ton; all Of which have been duly pfocalmea'
! S4uf.rysss TIE ALABAMA oLAIas. s6fan n %
!. ,s.IggeIl.,. .-.,.,.a - 80
Inc Court o. Colnllisslolets -. hia a,s.;aS
Claims have prosecuted Us lmportant, au'iss
very aSSiGu0uSly ana very SATISFACTORILY. IL