The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-01-07
WASHINGTON.


| The Presidents Opinion of the Present
Condition OF the Republican Party.
New YORK, Jan. ga Washington special
| to the Herald gives what purports to bo the
| opinion of President Hayes on the present con-
| dition of the Republican party, and his status
| with it. He is represented as being satisfied
| with affairs and as having foreseen the cond-
| ton of things, and, furthermore, as feeling
| convinced that all will work out right for the
benefit of the party and the country.
Mexican Affairs.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-The question of rec
| cred by the Cabinet at recent session, without
1 important results. 1t is ntimated, however,
| that if Diaz authorizes and will sanction the
| cooperation of his forces with our troops on
| the Mexican side of the Rio Grande, to pre-
| serve order and prevent rasding, that it will
| tend very much towar Is the recognition of the
| government by the United States
Geographical Surveys.
The various parties engaged in field work the
past summer under Lit. G. w. Wheeler, corps
of engineers, y. S. A, in charge of the geog-
raphical surveys west of the Tooth meridian.
have returned to this city and have already
commenced preparation of the reports from
the extensive notes aud observation made in
Colorado, Texas Nevada, California, Oregon
and the territories of New Mexico, Utah, Ida
far made will enable the parties to prepare de-
tailed maps covering an area Of about 10000
square miles
Diplomatic Correspondence.
The diplomatic correspondence, accompany
ing the Presidents annual message, has Just
been printed. Some of the contents are more
than year old, while others are not of recent
date. The first page of the volume contains
Secretary Evarts' circular to the diplomatic
and consular officers of the United States, en-
Joining that attention and consideration due
from every officer of the government to eit-
Ia liz ,nk..a ,.,L.a
both in official service aud personal renown,
A circular is also published from Evarts au-
thorIzlng our diplomatic and consular officials
IN Europe to continue their protection of Swift
zerland during the present hostilities between
Russia and Turkey, and possible complications
IN other countries. Il appears that Mr.. Davis,
then minister to Germany, in June last sug-
gested for the consideration of the department
the proprlety of certain amendments in our
naturalization laws in the interest of young
emigrants who must chiefly rely upon official
copies OF the records for protection against
military CONSUMPTION, that they should bs uni
form, Ineligible and as little subject to the
question as possible.
Further on Acting Secretary Seward
Writing on the 10th of May to Minister
Foster, says: Our government, while earnest to
protect the rights of its own citizens, and safety
OF Its own territory, does not seek to intervene
IN political contests or changes of the admins
traton. 1t is accustomed to accept and recoq-
nize results of popular choice 10 Mexico, and
not to scrutinize closely the regularity or irreg-
ularity of modes by which presidents are inau-
gurated In the present case, it waits before
recognizing Gen. Diaz as President of Mexico
until it shall be assured his election is approved
by the Mexican people, and that his admins
tratlon is possessed of stability to endure and
OF the disposition to comply with the rules of
international comfy and the obligations of the
treaties. We are not unwilling to consent to
some arrangement for concerted action be.
tween the military commanders of the two
countries on the frontier for the preservation of
peace and order, and protection of life and
property. 1t is natural that the government of
the nted States should be disposed to believe
that some guarantee of such an arrangement
should be made, condition precedent to any re-
cognition rather than TO trust to the possibility
that it may ultimately follow.
The Charges Against Chief Clerk asnIpin,
The board of inquiry appointed last June by
the Secretary of the Interior has sustained none
OF the charges made against Chief Clerk Gal
pin OF the Indian Office, except two specfca-
tons, both charging unjust and improper treat.
ment of a subordinate. The Secretary, howey-
er, declares that certain derelictions of duty on
the part OF Galpin are presented, and he ac-
cordingly dispenses with his services as chief
clerk OF the Indian Bureau from the 9Th lust.
Ihe allegation upon which the dismissal was
passed was the Withholding from the response BILE
head OF the department of certain papers con-
tanning charges against certain contractors and
agents.
Stanley Matthews TO be Given the Mission
10 Berlin.
NEW YORK, Jan. GA Sunday paner has a
report that Senator Matthews on retiring from
the Senate is to have the mission to Berlin
which is to be kept open for him.