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"!''- . 7 '.-'".'. : 7 . , '7 . - v -' ;.'- . . 7" -7 : i ' , . ; 'j ). 1 . 4 " ' ' ' . ": ' j '"';'. '7 ' f !! fUT.VZ3 CCUOC.1 MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. hnn- onrajnzirifc Southern he iux-ATesulent Andrew Johnson has declined the nomination for rer- reuutuYe m me Constitutional Convention from Greene conntv. Eugene has safely made the - pas- T? i lfie Slra or canal of Suez. nor irabaul can get through his straits as well there will be ioy un speakable at the Toileries. , A Cuban expedition of five v pic&eu men is now to sail shortly from some port. Our best clergymen "preach" o3i, in omer woru?, tneir worm go to, and not rounn a .subject, i.ever touching it. Tt L'JCIVOCAL. A w Ynrk lnH-r In the PhilAdelphiatoy says, "Attempts' to bribe the-New York "dailies with' 5 smail sums are always failures.' nen a baby is born xn the . Onei da Community, tho news is cent by telegraph to the Yallingford Com- 4U,U", im conraiuititiOiis are ex changed by the two communities. There is now no doubt that Judge Ho.u will shortly retire from the . Cabinet and Judge Edward Pierre pont, of New York, will succeed him aa Attorney-General' 'of the United States. "Judge. Hoar will be trans ferred to the bench of the United States Supreme. Court. TEiiXEWEK LEoisLATrRE. On Fri day the Senate adopted unanimously the House resolution requesting Con gress to remove all the disabilities imposed by the fourteenth amend ment, and passed on the third road- ing a bill to reduce the Stte tax of four mills on the dollar to two mills by a vote of 14 to 8. r u J 1 A " -) J iv h n n h 7 k: VOLUME 3. GHAHLOTTE, N. G. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14,1809. NO 83. WEEKLY NEWS. CHAltLOTTE: Tuesday. December 14, 1869 II. II. ALDRICII & rROl'HIETORS. CO. R P. WAR ISO, Editor.. Office 'vn Tjudt-Sttttl,' fytinyt' . Kv tiding KATES OK fetibcCHIPTIOX: Oue Year ... ... . . , . 52.5a Bis Muntli - - - - - 1.40 Three Muuiii, - - ... "7 i 4bVKRTlSMi&rs : Ufcriuie(12 Uaea or tor each imtrtloa tOO. Fur more than tsptj- tnonth. tv special eua- The' splendid net-work-of railioads surrounding llrussels "ave proof of .its carrying capacity the otlier day, ' when a grr; nd review of the Belgiam trooj2 was to be htld Tie.i:r the capi tal In four days the dilfcreui roads carritd 02,270 piisseners to Brus selL. . Thisri3 f teat impprtaxtce to ; Europe, es ilioliura would probably become the theatre of war in case a general conflict bhould break out. . The lApocavrhi. The ouiy book in the Hfcbrew tongue that teaches the immortality of ,the huinaii soul is - the Wisdom of Solomon, which . contains the pas.se e that "id the un wise it appeareth that the person was dead, but to the wia it is known that his spirit has gone beyond the grave," J udge Huadley, cf Clncii- 7JiX. .... : ' A special mtetiug of the trustees cf Columbian College was held on Tuesday afternoon, at which Mr. "W. W; Corcoran waa elected a member of the board. Mr.' Corcoran, was cubeequently . elected president , of the" board to fill the vacancy occa sioned by. the death of the late Kon. A wood-sawyer, who was piling wood nea: the railioad track at Hd garton, Ohio, one day last week, no ticed, while standing on the . pile as the Hghtning train approached, a large stick lying upon the rail. With out a moments hesitation, he leaped ' directly before the train and grasped the stick. At that instant the en gine struck him and hurled him some distance forward. Ho 'fell to the ground mangled and lifeless, but he had saved the tram. A colored member of the South Carolina Legislature, named Whip- psr, stands a good chance of being elected Judge of the State Supreme Court. He is said to be air intelli- gent man ami very popniar iu ' party. If elected "be will doubtless rrovt a powerful encina for the good of his parry, as he will be ired a3 a "Whippcr-rja" of all who might desire to tlee the wrath to come.. Early frost has greatly affeeted fall plowing in Minnesota.- Most of the work usually done at this season must be crowded into the spring. Cottox. Receu ts jlt Ch ablestok. : We note with much satisliction the large increase of cotton- receipts at this port, for the first quarter of the current business year, footing up 102,759 bales, against 65,553 for the corresponding period of last year, and more than half of all last year's receipts together, which are stated at 199,101 tales.. In the- total fig ures Charleston stands third on the list of cotton portaj New Orleans' and Savannah being in the lead. These figures should reassure the doubtful, if any there beas to the future com mercial prospects of Charleston, and L i l , 07r AAA warrant an ebLiiuaio ui t kj,vj uiuca for the present year. Courier. -I A White Pine- landlord thus ad vertises his hotel in the local papers: "And Joseph wept aloud, and he said unto his brethren: 'I am Jo seph, doth, my father yet live r And hi breihrW answered ; him, You bet ; the old man is doing bully, for he boards at the Cosmopolitan. Not a little excitement has been caused in Cincinnati bv: a wedding which has taken place clandestinely, after the lady liad been locked up by her father several times to keep ' her cm meetin" the gentleman, and af ter three partial but unsuccessful tlopenjunts. . ; J1 , Prince Alfred has been guilty of a breacn oi couiiesy muu uw-i j -. speak well for his breeding. ; Wlien sailing into the port . of Yokohama the English admiral was duly salu ted, but tha American and French officers were paeseu u uuuut tation. xn consequeuce j w suit the; officers refused to attend the Prince's levee ;on the following day. Their absence caused so much comment that the young, squirt was' forced to recall .his manners, and on thenert morning went abxiut the luiiinwss of a- creneral salutation like cne vho l4d no Betty malice to nurse j jind no boyiih whims to iaduige.x PRESIDENTS MESSAGE. Washington, December 6. The following is the President's message, ruu lo-uay in vongress: To the Sen aft and -3 lloiiai rf Representative; In coming before you. for the . first time as the Chief Magistrate of a. grtat nation it is with gratitude to the Giver of all good for. the many beneHts . tjat we -enjoy. We. are blessed with peace, .without entan gling alliances abroad to forebode trouble, with territory unsurpassed in fertillity, .of an area equal -to an abundant "support of 500,000,000 of people, abounding in every variety of usetul mineral in quantifies sufficient to supply the world for generations. Exuberant 'crops iu .variety, climate adapted to tho production of every species ot the earth 9 riches, jsuited to tho habit, tastes, and requirements of every living thing, with a popula tlon, o'f 40,000,000 of free people, speaking one j language,5 with facilU ties for every mortal to acquire edu- canoD; . institutions closing to none the avenues to fame, or auy blessing of fortune that may be covered ; with freedom of pu' pit, 'press, and school.: A revenue tlowina: into the National Treasury beyond the requiraments of the Govetrnjaenf Happily, harmony is being: 'restored within our own borders. Manufactures hitherto un knownin this country aTe springing up in all sections, producing a degree -of national independence unequalled by any other, power. These blessing's and couQtle6s others are entrusted to your care and mine for safe keeping for the brief period of our "tenure oi onioe.In a short time wemunt oas&i of us return to the ranks ol the peo pie who have conferred our . honors, and account to them for Our steward ship. I earnestly desire that neith er you nor I maybe condemned by a tree and enlightened constituency, nor by our own consciences. . Emenriuer from a rebellion of gigantic magnitude, aided as it 'was bv the sympathies and assistance of nations with which we were at peace, ileven States of the Union were four years aoro left without leetl State B-oveniments. .national debt had been contracted ; commerce was al most driven from the 9eas; the indus try of - one-half of the counfry had b en taken from the capitalists and friaced where all labor rightfully be ongs in the keeping of the laborer. The "work of restoring State govern ments loyal -to the Union, protecting and - fostering, free labor, providing the mean for paying the interest on the public debt, have j received ample attention from" Congress. Although your efforts have not met with success in all the' particulars that inight&ave been desired, yet n the whole, they have- been more successful than could reasonably have been anticipated. only result of the late rebellion whic has not received sufficient attention from vou. To this subiect I. call " ... .. ... . your earnest attention. x - win not now suggest plans by which, tnis pi iect may be effected, but will, if ne- cessary, make it the subject ' ot special message during the session. THE ELECTION'S CXDEIi nECOXST0CTIOX IX XUE SOETH. 1 ' Congress,. by joint resolution, au thorized tho Executive to order elec tions in the States of "Yirginia, Mis- sissirmi. ana xexas, to suomit to inern the Constitutions which each had Dreviouslv framed and to submit the Constitutions either entire or in separate parts to, be voted upon at the discretion of the Executive. Un der this authority elections were call ed. In "Yirginia "the -election took place- on the 6th of July. The Gov ernor and Lieutenant-Governor"elect-ed have been installed. ; The j Ijegis lature met and did all required by this resolution and by all the recon struction acts of Congress, and ap- tained from all doubtful authority. I recommend that her senators and representatives be promptly admitted to their seats, and that "tho blate be ftilly restored to its place In the faiai? ky of States. '- 1 r. " Elections were called in Mississippi and Texas -to commence November 80th two days "in Mississippi and four' in Texas. The elections haVe taken place, but the result-is nt known. It is honed . that the acte of the Legislatures of these States, when they meet, will be such as to receive your approval, and thus clot .1 -1 A . ! . . uie woric oi reconstruction. : meeting ofCoiX' tibn until the next gress. , . . :--,:-f '. .! j. : ' TARIFF. .f, It may be advisable to modify tar. atidn and' tariff in instances where un iust bdrdensome discriminations ire made by the present laws : but of ' a general revision of ; the laws reg- la ting this subject I recommend a post ponement for thepresent. , TBTE IKCOifE TAX I also suggest a renewal of the lax on incomes,-but at a reduced: rate, end this tax to expire in three years. -- ccsxoms. ; ' r ;, With the funding of the ; riaticnal debt, as here, suggested, I feel ea! in saying that the taxes audi revenue froni imports may be reduced fnm sixty to eighty millions per annum, 'at once, and mny- be still farther red mi 4 rom year to year as the resGUrcee nf the country are developed, j XISCAL STAltMEJiT Of THE VOVEH MESTr The report of the Secretary of the Treasury j shows the" receipts of the Go'ernment for. the fiscal y ear enung T,,- Ol'uf; CTOl5 7.17 anil E-VT-ii,n m ina. interest ot t no . neighboring J and satisfied as ordinarv coinniercial people proposed . 18 good ofiera to j claims which continually aris le euo OEOtaiA TO BE EECOX3TEECTED. . - ; t - Seven of the States which passed ordinances of secession have been fully restored to their places in the Union.' The eighth Georgia held an elec tion at which she ratified her Consti tution, republican in form, ' elected a Governor, members of Congress, State Legislature, and the other .offi cers required. The Governor was installed; the Legislature met and performed all the acts then required of them by the reconstruction acts of Congress. Subsequently, however, in violation of the Constitution which they had just ratified, as since decided by the Supreme Conrt of that - State, they unseated : the colored members of the Legislature and admitted to their seats some members who i. are disqualified by the third clause of the fourteenth amendment, an article which they themselves had contribut ed to ratify. Under these circum stances, T would submit to" you whether it would not be wise without delay o enact a law authorizing" the Governor of Georgia to convene the members originally ."elected to the Legislature, requiring each to take' the oat b prescribed by the-reconstrac-tion acts, and none to be ' admitted who are ineligible under the third clause of, the fourteenth amendment. . . ' xaE- raEExntEX.1 The freedmen, under the protectiea which they hay e received, are mak- ing rapid progress in learning, and no complaints are heard of lack of induatrv on their part when they re ceive fair remuneration for their la bor. ', ; THE GOVElOfiXEXI LXCOJEE. The means provided for paying the interest, on. tne puouc aeoi, wi-u other expenses of -Government,, more than ample. . Tzs. loss of otra comxekce. The loss of our commerce is THE BESE3fPTIO" OF SfECiK PATXEyi. ' Among the evils growing out. of the rebellion, and not yet referred, td. is that of an irredeemablo currency It is an evil which '1 hope '.will r4 ceive :your most earnest' attention It is a duty, and. one of the ; highest duties of 'Government,' to secure t tho citizen a medium of fixed and unvarying value. This, "implies return to a specie basis, and no stitute ..lor it can be devised. It should be commenced now, arid reached at the earliest practicable moment consistent with-a fair regard to the interest-of the debtor class. Immediate resumption, it practica ble; would not " be desirable! "It would compel the debtor class to pay beyond their contracts the .premium ou gold at the date of their pnr chase, and would bring, bankruptcy ami ram to tncusams: -fluctuations. measure -of all values gold, is de trimental to tho.' interests, of- trade. and our less It makes the man of business an in voluntary gambler, f- r in all cases where future -payment is to be made, both the parties speculate as to what will be' the value cf the currency paid and received. I earnestly recommend to you; then, such legislation as will insure a gradual return to specie pay ments, and put an immediate stop to the fluctuations in the value of cur rency. The niethods to secure the former of these results are as num erous as speculators on political econ omy. To seeure.thi latter. I see but one way ; and that is to authorize the Treasury to redeem its own paper "at a fixetl value, whenever ' presented, and withhold . from" circulation all currency so ; redeemed until Isold a?am for eold. ine vast" resources ef the nation, loth developed undeveloped, ought" . ta make credit the best on earth. With burden of taxation than the citizen has endured for the six years past the entire debt could be paid in ten vears. but it is not desirable that the j eople should be taxed to pay it in that time. Year by year the ability to pay increases in rapid ratio, but theburden ot interest ought, to be rftliu'ed as rapidly as can te without a violation of contract. Die public debt is represented in great part by bonds having from one to torty-hye years to run, bearing interest at, tlie rate of hve and six per cent, respec tively. It is optional wit If the Gov- eruuient to pay theso bonds at any period of the, least time mentioned upon their iaoe. ihe time nas al ready' expired when a great part may be taken in, and rapidly approaching when it may well be believed that all which are now due may be replaced by bonds bearing a rate ot interest not exceeding four) and ' a half per cent., and as rapidly as ttie-' remain der become due they may be replaced in the same way. lb accomplish jthis June 30th, Sv 0;y id.t -i , and expen litures, including bounties, &c; .l,- 430,507.7 The estimates for the en- iuing year 'are more . favorable to'f li Government, and will no doubt swfciW a much larger, decrease of etho p'ut;lie debt. ; The receipts in the" , Treasury beyoad the expend i urts have eteod ed the amount necessary to be placed to the credit of the - sinking fund,fts provided by -law. To Jock upthe sur plus in the Treasury and withhold it from circulation would lead to siu h. a contraction of currency as ti cripple trade and seriously affect the f rospeH ty of the .country. Under these, csr- eamstantea the SeOTetasy of th Tte8-ui-y and iu yelf heartily 'concurred la the. propriety of uaiiug ail the surpltf cuirenf-y iu the Treasury in the par- chase ot.. Govenumcnt bonds,- thus re ducing the iateresMbearing indeb.ti n?8s 'of he tountry .. and of eubmt ting to Congress the ouestioti of tke bring te existing contest to term i a ation. ,The offer, Inot being accepted by Spain on -the -basis i which we be lieved could be retorted by-Cuba, ; waa withdrawn. J.t Uiboped th&t the. good: offices of the tTnited States may prove advantageous " for" thV 'settlement of ims nnnappy , strife. In the mean While, anumber of illegal expeditions B?ainsi iata nave , been ; hro ten ; un It has been the endeavor f the Ad ministration 'to execute the "neutrality lawsj no-matter how 'unpleasant. the task, made so hv; the sufferinsr we en dured from the lack of like good faith towards us4y otfiet nations. . ; . :- " , " SrASISH :3EIZrB.E Ot AS AMEBIC AS VESSEL- On ' the 26fir of March last. ' tlie UiviteSmfra"i604er,T 14&ih Majdrf was'arrcsfed on1 the high, ieas by a Spanish frigate, and two passeiigers taicen and carried prisoners to Cuba. Representations'' of, this fact were .made to the.Spani h Goveniment as soon as 'olfifiial iaformation reached y ttsmngion. aiie two passeugers we're ;set at liberty, and the Spanish Government assured the United States t1at the paptaih of the frigate mating tne capture f.aa -actf-d without law,1 that Le ' had bceii repritnahded.- and that the "Spanish authorities, in -Cuba would not sanction' any ''act that coo Id violate the, tights or treat with,disre pent.the savereignty of this hation. The question of tliV Allure of the brig Mary Lowel. at Bahama by the Spanlh authorities is now the subject j ot correspohden-e between this Gov- ernmen! add bpain aba Great liritiau. ' ' ' '. i '. ; . Tlie Captain General cf L'aha about jttayiasr lssneaa p roc u mat ion au- 4 of vessels oa sf-as.' Immedrats i ween commercial nations; aud yet ine -con vention treated them wtcply 3 suah ordinary claims, from whkn they differ more widely ia tke gravity bf their character than in the magni tude of their amount. Great even as is that dillerence, not a word ' was found in the treaty, and not an iofer- J ence could be drawn iroui jt, to re move the sense of the ' imfriendhness vk uie course 01 ureal xmraiu in our struggle for existence which had so deeply and universally impressed it seit upon the people ot this country. Believing that a convention thus mis conceived in its-scope and inadequate in its provisions would not have pro d uced the hearty, cord fel settlement of , the -pending questions which m1ot5 is consistent with Uir relAtiont which I desire to have- nrmly established between the United States and flreat Bntaiu, I regarded the action of I the Senate in the rejection of ' the treaty to have been widely taken in thyin . .a, V . u - ." a ' - icresi oi peace aai s a necessary step in the direction 01 a twrtect and coruiai menObUip between the two countries. - . . A sensitive people, cooscioua of their power, are more wholly at ease undpr a great wrong wholly unatoned, than under the restraint of; a settle roeut which satuiits neither their ideas of justice nor their grave" sense 01 me grievance tney nave sustained The rejection of the treatv' wa I inf. lowed by a state of public feeling.on bitth sides which I thought not i fa vorable to an immediate attempt at They reside permanently away from the, Umtedtafsccotfiihnte IrSil? for protection. I hare J directed tha diplomatic end J conaular oiBcers to semtinize CTrefully all euch . claima. to .prorefttioo. r A, itiexi. , pt , be United Bfates,' whether native or adopted, who dMscharcres 'his dutv to'-' hU country, is entitled to iU-complete . protection. . While I bave a voice ia the direction of affairs I. ahall not consent to imperiT, this saered; right by conferrinir ' it'r on 5Htinna . fraudulent clauiiants. ; ; v. jca kAXtrACrmxaAHDaotcciV& cr-,' 7 " TUEST. , ' " : ( -' Our manufactures -are iBoreafi. with, wonderful, rapidity Under the en- 1 eouragement which thej now receive, vv ith the iniprovetreats fri'marln-r.- ry already eflebted aid: 'kill ihcraaa i; ing, caufing machinery to tako'tha place of skilled labor to "arlgeyrr tentbur imports - of many article ' ftinst fair off largely. Fortanately,' 4 too, manufaotores are not connhed to' ' 4 few localities, la lormerTy, aad it b -to be hoped will becoma more "and more diti'nactj, nsahicrr tb latere Ji JixtWi equal in : all aoctiona, They - five employment and support to hun -reds of .thousands of people, and " retain with uss the tneanr which' -otherwise would be sbipred abroad 7 . The extension of thai railmn.la , Europe and the East is brinzinit inta competition with! our acm'cnlfnral prodricta like proilucta of other coun tries. iSelf-intereut, if not eelf-Dreaer- - . vation, tlicrefore dictates caiition ugainst disturbing any industrial . interest of the oountrV Tt icr- ingtofother markets for the aalaofi our Barpliri. ; Our neighbors south of us, and China and Japan, aliduld ... W! receive our upecial attehtion. ' i THE cnmrn riPLm.i ' . - - V4V.. J- ; Through the agency of a more en-" if renewed Tiegetiarionn". - I axccrdingly dened policy; than, that lierfto rem on s- issued a niartnaiti.-:-Tk tA Kurtiaf ..-f' t.Ka l.tr.il I fu t c--c -,.i i.fM, i tfiat the moat int-.is the J reflfcurpr anntiint ta-ht r,AHJUA)(r-L t , - . . . : - - - oe euittvatett . iet 1 I, f I Hit 1 mr I ret.-umiend that the whole bepiae-t' to the credit of the sinking: fund. r thonzing the aearohiug au.uo vnxx tiiuie Hirunjis iiis upon the Ciptiin Geuerar proclamation limiting the . eearch to vwsfltei of the United .States author ized under the treaty of 1795, This pTo:iujiiiticu, however, was imujeui- I h.-tve aiwavs felt mte relation i should ween tne U. o. ana It niuy be "well ' worth- cousidoring wnetlier new trtatif-s b independent natious'on this continent. lour attention is respectful y invi- ti,n, i ' fi.., TPil- tit th rMninnTiiAninfinna nf tha l. J ... -J- a ,- c . 1 n 4V i into to spcuie more intimate relations beoretary of ths Ireasurv i6r the i r i, - 1 - j ,l creation of the ,ottl -e of Commission ! 7 ' Tw W18f- er of 'Customs and llrvenu?. for the ! CESxaAI- aeeica jn uiriex caxax. connect Oceans HLU Ult) JJKllflSf OI lUO United States to Great .'Britain," and ffrund that mv views in this rieard were shared, by her Majesty's' Mini? fers. ' 1 hope thbt the time niuy loon Arrive when tha two Gveruinenta can approach the solution of this 'mo-' nectu! question wtih. an eppretia tipn cf what is. due to the rights, dig filty, aad honor 'of each," a'uJ with the dWi-miution not only to remove wtw i-amco ui I'OSupiAim ia. in p&4, but to lay the fouudatioii ot a broaii principle of, public Uw which I will increase of the salary of certain iclasa-- es of officials, and the substitution of increased 'national bank circulation to repla?a' cut:stiinV. tlire pe f. it may be necesarv to authorize the interest to be paid at either of the three or four money-centres . to Europe, or by any of the assistant treasurers of the Uuited States, at the 5ption of the holder of the bond. I suggest this subject for the con sideration of Congre'ss. and also simultaneously with this the proprie-j ty of redeeming our curreocy, as be fore suggested, at its market value at thje time the law goes into effect, increasicg the rate at which currency will be bought and sold, 'froni. day to day orweek to week, at the snme rate' of interest as the Government pays upon its bonds. , . "The subject'' of tartiif and internal taxati jn will necessarily receive your attention The revenues of the co'jn try are greater than the requirements, and may, with- safety, be reduced but n- the funding of the. debt in a four or four and a half per: cent, loan would' reduce the 'annual current ex Deases lanrely, thus, alter funding 7 j justifying a greater reduction of tax I ation than would now be expedient, tho I suggest a posponement of this ques- all are j reeommeudation for the repeal of laws allowing share of fines, penalties, forfeitures, etc., to the officers of the Government or to informers- C6lIfISSrpNEE OF JNIERS At -EEVEXCE. The office of Commissioner of In ternal Revenue is one of the most ar- duos and responsible under the Gov- ernmeut. land tails hut little snort oi a Cabinet position iu its reeponsibili- tios and importance. I Would ask tor tr therefore, suca legislation as . in your judgment, will place tho office upon a tooting ot dignity commensu rate with its importance and with the character and qualifications of the lass of men required to fill it j roper- iy- P 7:7. - : " '' ; .7 . ' CC?A. As the United States is the freest of all nations, eo do its people sympa thize .with all people struggling for liberty and self-government. But while so sympathizing it is due to our honor that we should abstain -from enforcing our views upon unwilling nations, and from taking an interested, part in quarrels between different na ti 'ns, or j between Governments and their subjec ts. Our course should al ways be in conformity with strict jus tice and law international and local. Sucli has ben the policy of this Ad ministration in tlValing with these questions for than a year. A valua ble province of Spain, and a near neighbor of ours, in whom all our people cannot but feel a deep interest, has been struggling for independence and. freedom. The ' peot le and Gov ernment of the United States enter tain the same warm feelings and tyhi paihies'for the people of Cuba in. their pending struggle that they manifested throughout the previous struggle be tween Spain and her tormer colonies in , behalf of the latter; The contest has at no time assumed conditions which amount to war, in the sense of international law, or which would show the existence of a de facto " politi- Cttl O-gtlUlXaWUU Ui , Wio iu:mcuu nutfieient to iustifv a recOrrnition of ihe lnte-oeeauic can 1, to the Atlantic and Pacific through the Isthmus of i Darien, is eue in.whif'h cvramerce ia eatly ja- Lprevent future differences,-, and tendjT to lyeut American veesek tJi firm and " continued- frii This is now, the onlyjgrave question which the United'States has with anv foreiirn-rtation. ' i 1 I BECXPaociir with caxaua". The question of renewing the trea ty for reciprocal trade betweeti j the Uuited States and the British prov inces ,on this continent is uot . f ivora- Ul- -53 . i .. T ... . ' I'.r fere pursued towards China, largely due to the sagacity and efforts of lonr own distinguihod citken i. -the world . ia about to commence largely i in creased relations with that uorjiiloria and hitherto exclusive -nation. fj. A" the United States have been thfeTini- "'o t uui. uvw iMjiicy ho Uuey should be the most earnest in shew ing their good faitli in making' ft a success. In this connection Iadtia " such legislation as to forever predude tlie enslavement trT'Chinese on our soil under the nanJe of cx.oliea. "and i t 4 from erififaninfir in the trsjisnortatLf n. of coolies to any country tolerating the system. ' ' I also reccmmend that the missiba to China be raised to oue of the first ClaiS. . -.' ! , , ... 1 b: tained.that this nation is its own judge of when to accord the rights of bel ligerency either to a people struggling to free themselves fiom a Government they believe to - he oipressive, -or to independent nations at - war with each other. The United States has no dis- nosition to interfere with the existing relations of Spain to her colonial pos sessions oh this continent. They he-. lieve indue time Spain and other European P. jweTs w ill find their in terest in! terminating those - relations and establishing their present depen dencies as independent Powers. These dependencies are no' longer regarded as subiects ot transter irom one x-u- ropean Power fo another. When the piesent j relation, ot colonies ceases they re to become inuepenaent irow ers, exercising the right of choice and cf self-control in the determination of their futare condition and relation with other Powers. ; The United States," in' order to put a stop to the bloodshed in Cuba, and States ef Columbia to endeavor to obtain authority for a survey fo deter mine the' practicability of the under taking. In order to comply with the agreement with the United States of Columbia as to a mixed" commission at Lima," it becomes neces-ary to send a commissioner ana . oecrewiry jq Lima. ;" -- The ,pood officers of "the United States, to bring about peace between Spain and the South American repub lics, having been accepted by .Spain. Peru Chili, a congress has been in vited to be held in; Washington dur ing the present winter. A grant has been given j to Euro peans of an exclusive right of transit over the territory of -Nicaragua, to which Costa Kica has given: its as sent ; which, it is alleged, conflicts with the vested rights of citizens of the United States. The Department of State now hasp the suMect under consideration. 'THE SVAX1SH GUB0AT3." The Minister to Peru having made representation that there was a state of war between Peru and Spain; and that Spain was constructing, in and near New York thirty gunboats, ivhleh might be used by Spam to re lieve the naval force at Cuba to op erate apainst Peru, orders were given to prevent their departure, j No fur ther steps having been taken by the representatives of the . Peruvian Gov ernment to prevent the departure of these vessels, and I not feeling au thorized to detain the property of a, nation with which' we are' at peace on a mere Executive order, the matter has been referred to the courts. SOUTH. AM ERICA. l ' ' , - The conduct of the war between 1 tho alliesand the Kepublicahs of Par aguay has made intercourse with that country difficult, and it has been deemed advisable to withdraw, our representative from there, j - - TEE AtAllAiiA CLAIMS.' 'Towards ihe cfose of 'ths Iajt - ad ministration a convention wa signed at' London for the "settlement of out-, standing claims. bet ween Great Brit ain and the United States, which failed to revive the .consent, of the Senate. The time and the circum stances attending the . negotiation of that treaty were unfavorable, to its acceptance by the people oi tne united States, and its provisions - were "whol ly inadequate' to the: settlement of the grave wrongs sustained by this Gov ernment. 7 i . . ' " : . . ' The injuries resultk g to the United States by reason of the course adept- tae war of insu- ed by Great Britain during in the increase of the rates ranee, in the diminution of exports i and imports and otter obstructions to domestic inuustry end production, in its effect upon the foreign com merce of the country, in the decrease and transfer to Great Britain of commercial marine, in the tion of the war, and in the", increased cost both in treasure and in lives of i tor tlie sunpressibn of the slave trade is under negotiation. , ". . j . THE FEEXCJI ; CABLE. "' -, It having come to my knowledge that a t-ofporate.soriipany, organized under' British! law, p bposed to la'u'd upo the shores tjf the Uuited States, and to .operate ' there a suh-marine cable) under' a concession of the 'Em peror of the French of- an exclusive right for twt iity years, for telegraph: ic communication between the shores of France,and the Uuited States, with the tWy .objectionable' feature of jsub jectihg all messages conveyed there-, by to the scrut ny and control of.l the French Government, I caused ! the French ami British lejrations at AVrashington to be made acquainted with 'the probable policy of Congress on this,subject as foreshadowed .y a bill which passed the Senate: isn March last. 7 7 J. .'' This drew from the represents tives of the company an, agreenient to accept as the basis of their opera tions the provisions of the bill or Such other enactment on the .subject as might be passed during the approach ing session of Congress, also to use' their influence' to-' eecure from tfm French Government a modification of their, concession to' permit the land ing of any cable delonging to j any company incorporated by authoiity of the United States or tuiy btatein the UnioJ, and on their part not to op pose the establishment of any such cable. In consideration of this agree ment I directed the withdrawal of all opposition by the United States, to tne ianamg 01 me ctioie uuiu jiue meeting of CongressJ I regret to say there has been no modification made iu tlie company's concession, nori so far as I can learn, have they attempt-; ed to secure one. , I Their concession j exclu les capital and citizens of the u nited , btates from competition upon the chores of France. J. recommsuu legiaiauon w protect the rights of citins of. !the United States and. the eo'verfigcty of the nation against such an assump- tion; anu i snau aiso enaeavor tOe cure by negotiation the abandonment of the nrinciDle of monooolies ia j. -ocean cables. t . . J, . SAICEAL1ZED ClTIZKSi. The unsettled political condition of oher countries less fortunate than our own sometimes induces their citizens to come to the Uuited States for the sole purpose of becoming naturalized. Having secured ' this, they return to their nuti ve counjry and resile there without dloloing i J- their change of allegiance. . Thiey accept olfioiai positions of trust or honor which" can only b& held py citizens of their native lands. Tli,ey journey, under passports ! descrit-ijg them as suqli citizens; and it ia only when civil discorl (after peibapt m of our years of qniet) threatens their pef-prolonga- som or their property, or .ten their native State drafts th w service, that ftr banne of allegi . the iaur rORIlriCATIOXS, Jto. . The recommendation of the General of the Army that appropriations be "J made for the forts at Boston,-rPc rr-' ' l,. :- .... ,.....r ,f curred in, ... t -I . " I call special attention to the recom mendatioss of the Chief of Ordnacco for the sale of arsepals and land 3 110' longer. of use ti the Government, ' ' ' . ' ' j ' the xAtr. I ,; : . '-jf' The report o the , Secretary ol tho Nftvy accompanying this hows . the ; , condition of the navy.' When this Administration came into office and by changes made since, strenous efforts ' have been made to place as many yes eels in commission, or to render them 1" fit for service when required, as pos-j - si hie, and to uusuiute tne sail lor steam while cruising, thus materially ' radii finer the exnense of the navv and adding greatly to its efficiency. Look-' ing to our future, I recommend a lib., eral though not extiavagaot policy, towards! this branch' of thai public service. ; 1 .'.'''! ( 7.' -' J-OST-OiyiCEJDERTMXXT. .;:,' ''' I The report of the Postmaster-G ;n-' eralfurnishes a clear and compre hensive exhibit of the. operations of the Dostal service and of the financial cohditiori of the Post-office Depairt ment. ,The ordinary postal revenues' ' for vear ending June 30, loby,- amounted to $10,414,610, and the kx-,'.ii penditpre to $23,C98,13L You ftt-iux tentioh is respectfully called to the re- . commendation made by .the Po6tznos-' ter-General for authority to! chanjj " the rate of compensation to the main trunk-railway, lines- for their services in carrying the' mails, fori having post-route maps executed, for reor ganizing and increasing the efficien cy of the special agency service, for : the increase of the mail service of ihtt . Pacific,, and for. establishing mail serV , vice liiader the flag of the Union! in. . the Atlantic; and most especially do I ' call your attention to his recamBietf- 1 dation for the total abolition ol the l'.. franking privileges. ..;Thi ...is , jan, t abuse from which no .one receives . commensurate advantage." It redu- ' ces the receipts for postal servicer ' from twenty-hve to thirty per cent - and largely increases the eervicej be performed coscLtsioar. tot,. i many subiects not alluded uessage which might with. its suppression, could not be adjusted j ance is knw- - There are to in dthis message Tronriet-r be introduced, 'but' I 'ab-' t stain j believing that your i patriotism,.! t and statesmanship . will suggest the topics and the legislation most conl . ducjve to the interests of tha whole) ' people. On my part I promissi ; a u. rigid adherence to the laws and their, . strict enforcement. . '"';' : V. S. Grast. Tlr . . 1-7" i lomii ' 7 ' ; , , , , , ' - ' .t Cbl. Spier WTiitaker, , formerly of Halifax, died at his residence on- Davenport Iowa, last Thursday. Col ' TVr. was well and lavorabir Icawn, ei?pecially in Eastern North.-Carolina;-he was, at one time AttorH nev-GeneraTof this Stte, whichl p sitUn he nllett with credit. In! th ftmntv of Halifax, hi former rfcsi- dence;he has left a large family floa- nfcxion. Standard. - 7 7. j r i r . ' ' f' ' : r L a?. r t
The Weekly News (Charlotte, N.C.)
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Dec. 14, 1869, edition 1
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