The Greenville times., 1896-12-09

.,..ee to Constitutional Requirement.
Ii sheaience TO constitutional reQutse-
Thereln submit TO the congress certain
matIon concerning national affairs, with
rsvestlon OF such legislation as In my
sset "A necessary and expedient, To se-
hreylty and avoid tiresome narration,
7 smit many details concerning matters
Y IA kderal control. which, though by no
4 unimportant, are more prsntably dis
n Hin departmental reports
IH FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
The Armenian Massaeres.
( ,he outset OF q reference 10 .khe more Inn
knt matters affecting our relations with
q upwers II would Rf1ord me satisfaction
ould assure congress that the disturbed
|tlon In Asiatic Turkey had turing the
n ssar assumed q less hideous and bloody
Y, and that either Us q consequence OF
vsksnlng OF the Turkish government to
ansnds Of humane ciyilIzation. or as the
{ A q decisive action on the, part OF the
nations having the right, by treaty, to
kere for the protection OF those exposed
rage OF mad blgotry and eruetfanati-
the shocking features OF the situation
Ieen mltlgated.
Head, however, OF welcoming softened
.sItion or positive Intervention, we have
snlicted BY confirmed and not unffeQuent
IS OF the wanton destruction OF homes
he bloody butchcriug OF men, women and
fen, made martyrs to their profession OF
|tan faith. while none OF our citizens In
ny have thus far been killed or wounded,
khcflen In the midst Of dreadful scenes Of
N their safety IN the future IN by no
r assured. our government at home and
IInlster at Constantinople have left MOTH
done TO protect our missionaries In OF
krritory, who constitute nearly all the
ldusls residing there who have right TO
our protection on the score Of American
nship
Eeral naval vessels are stationed In the
lerranean as q measure OF caution and to
sh oil possible relief and refuge in case OF
5dncy. e.
The Cuban Insurrection.
nsurrectlon In Cuba still continues with
perplexltles. II is difficult to perceive
hy progress has thus far been made to-
, the paclncatlon OF the island or that the
tlon of affairs as depicted In my last an
message has in the least improved. II
still holds Havana and the seaports and
econslderable towns, the insurgents still
o. will over ut least two-thirds OF the
country. II the determination OF Spain
down the insurrectlon seems but to
ghen with the lapse OF time, and Is evil
by her unhesltatlng devotion OF largely
hWd military and naval forces 10 the
there Is much reason to believe
the Insurgents have gained In
- hninuois env vna'nuWr unu
sssr,,a snu ny nvuo .ne icss inncAlole III
nv. w sucvuinp, Wltnout p,ac-
reeu,lns ss t1o greas poleo.sior "nicn .hey
yksr ar,, ,a.,,,. p",n iss ny w ,e-ys.uo-
~, ~ ~ ss.uoai.y nJi.nut nave 'ne insur,
lnSsmsndsn, us sV'e .ne'r tleie % W po tesarueu n
j epe".en' aas s,a.e. ihueeu, IN .no oon-
w vn' .he pretense tnat eiVil govern
4 !. ab,a , ou suo a1ien', eAceps 30 iar as
nansoS sD,o ~ Vneinsaln y, nus peeh practleal.
no,,au,, nphln "ves kyep W ivos
lss,o ,,.' my ny, "a, VI igss ili po,iov.iy'
pn,h ~. so"hs anu .ne', in,uneuiuse SUI ~
o so uiu. envep'3n ucllR naue. tne
\ s9un',y = eitner given over 70 anarchy
I. a,2 2ss. ~ .ne hiil'ary occupation OF one
Y s"o, ,ss'o. palY.
AZ ysep, ,ha a ,nuoeu, vn ,oiiaoie eu.1orty'
ri =, hho w uenianu vi tno evihnhnuel-lh-
4 ~ ,ue lneurgcnt army, the reputatlve
4 " so'.'nnlen' nna has iloW gwen up aii ".
nmsr, nv vAe.eise 1--WE, ~ iunsuons, leavinR tlat
tor vusvouscssediy s,,ay }wnat ,he,e II the oest
sn,asi'I sspposins ~ uiwuys W nu'o oeeh III
~ bVssnnen, s.a' ine,eiy on pape,.
n '.s -, Spanlsn aole 70 meet tneir ahtns.
srisire no p opeh, OF in pi.cneu pa,.ie' pronp,
nms,,so s.nuiss s,,Sns m,Rn, pe lookea loI, ano
mhors sauperlpritY apY OF ,he spanish forces
MI ~ t.sss,eapiin9 III, anu eauipmen. could
thav nt w. o. se,. HIese,y 70 'neif auVan.uge.
.ney are called upon TO face foe TINT
~ eho'. eifngementsi tnat can ehoose,
a. Voose, ~ ~ own RIovnu, that rom .ne
ma ans MY tv,un.,y ,, ~ Vls,oie or lnVislple w
hsn "nv n,, 'na. i hsnts only from hnnuuscaue,
az vu a.. a.l she aavantages OF position ana
!, !. ny ~ ~ lts sue, N = country wnere
elo.h ,,nuispensaple 70 nie In ihe wayyot
ssnac,a99 anu ~ snel.e, ~ SO easlly oDtaih-
Il ohs,cJpy hr,J " ,hose porn ana pred on tne
ma S6u,iUus 6nr,Da & .na, mere IL nardIy limit 70
wolonged, Meanwhile, as in all cases
ltVu ltan,s ~ v.Vll strlle, the passions OF tnc
~ ns slow more ana more Unnamed, ana
ors u, da..,N uo.n sides become more frequent
a,sn I,suopiofaple.
Al. a.e participated In by Dands OF
49, wno, now In the name OF one party
oe.sn, n sne name OF the other, Us may pest
~ VVuoas.on, ~ marry the country OF VIII ana
,sso ss w15etehed 1 inhapltants for their own
.oy entail immense destruction Of prop
VAN, e~ y !, !. were the policy Of both parties
ssma, ss Us iar as practicable. But while
IN sa W pe the original polfcy OF tne
nras asso,ernlnent, u has now apparently
ny ~, ~, hno Us acting upon the same
sc,ss sse insurgents, namely, that the
Ias,s s,es u tne contest require the wholesale
suon OIL property, that 1t may not
u uso ss ana advantage TO the enemy.
Al orans .ne same END that In pursuance OF
ihSraers' spanish garrlsons are now be,
asion asdiorawn r from plantations and the rural
IN equlteu 70 concentrate itself In the
pausss,ssu ay sure result would seem to be thnt
Ains a,as value OF the island is fast dl-
rdirss sho mat unlesss there Is speedy
Nom aysnange In existing conditions, u
M v vss,, u,s,appear altogether. That value
duce 'e,y laigely, OF course, In It's capacity
Nv ~ hsusar-a capacity already much re-
]! "a wv interruption OF ullage, which has
fenshJu hJu'aag tne last two years. !,
ractlcssGlinas sGnsinue during the current year
end ~ ea.eno' as Is now tnreateneu,
and 90 1 r,,, sufar-proluclng territory pl
e reo,,,raa a,asn ''ne ana 20 muen money
nrodno', ~, W restore me lana 70 l.s
kul ulifYuuvsiiveness II ca,si, tnat ~ Is extremely
the attempn, p,,ai nss can pe induced 70 even even
4tfertile ara oynunsry. nny py naen,e vny c "a
enraee tbe aSrlo,,s 'nts aa,a,, ~ ~ ~ rov,
nt and peonls y, .s a,,en.'oh W.'is y, wy
y circumstancooss os wy un,.eu S'r.es snc, ,hnv
concern with II ~ pqans ~, y, s,aonsc