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V u.vn.s or nruHOUiPTioN. Onn <'«»i*>* of flit* P*i**r on* y**r,...* .|!l on • Uin ropy of dll' l*»|H*r Mi f Uih* C«my of dm l*nt»«tr three tnmMi* 1 <"» HIumIo <*opy lit tlio *0 C'Iiil» Unto*. Ton of tlio IH|n*r olio your If) |jj! Twenty roploM oi tin* I’liju-r ofio your in IHI f 4 m All Hii1i*cri|ftlniin iiiiihI 1*i (Will Invariably 111 nil* Vinrr. NoiliHorliiiliiiitlon In favor of nnylH*1y. l*a|H«r will atoniwcl, In all Initaiinm, nt tin* Unn* |will for, uulWMiattl»arrt|nfntia«m|»ttv!oui»ly iviinWcu. ** I" 1()SW( k WII.I.1MHIIAM. Attorneys. W. O. TO'UUliM, ATTOllNV.Y AT I.AW, f<« <it ii it Onflytia. TOOf.14 li MAMMY, AiTollSKYS AT I.AW. t<n Grange Georgia, ■\I r II.I. tirartlri* In tin* 8np**rior Uonrt* of tin- foiiutU** ?T of Trwip. Ilimnl. rumill. I'owotn. Morlwotlior uml Marrl*. Alim. In tlio Hniironio I’olirt uf Ur nielli, Mia! III till) I’liltftl HtutoM Illrtlriut Court ut AIIniiU. »*- OFFICE— Kaul Mlilti of tlio Pntilto H4|imn«. in*:kMf n. «. rriinn.u | n. J. iiammiihii. I »;. vr. iummono. lAdnniuA, (la. | AUunln. (In. | ijiUranii'*, (la. KRHHRLfi, IIAMMOM) tli 1IRO., ATTOltXICYH AT I.AW, Tiii Grange, Georgia, *\f r l!.I. iimrtlro In Troup county. All liunlno»ai*iitinat* M oil to tli«lr cure will receive imruouul, pMiupt ami uuroful attonllon. N. 1. HAMMOND atm romnlna a member of tin- firm of A. IV. lUmiuonil k Son. of Atlanta, oioopt on to Troup county. Jo.Vtf m* ~lfa ifiriinftc VOLUME XXIV.l LAGRANGE, GA., FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 18, 1808. INUMBER 51. Washington, Dm f», IHUH. of the front* ami //mint qf Itrpir- JMloir-ritl firohltinu l statu or tim: union, Upon tlio ri-itHHcniUlnu of UongresH it again limoinoH niv duty to mil your uttuntion to tlio htuto of the Union, nn«l t** its continued dJsor- uniiizml fontlitiou, under tlio. vurioiiH laws which nnvu hui*ii passed upon the subject of Uticon- nt motion. , , It nmy be siifdv assumed. us unnxioni in the government of States, tliut tin* greatest wrongs intlirt. il upon u people are caused by unjust uin arbitrary legislation, or by the about twunty*o io millions, giving only two dob lurM und sixty cent* pur capita for tbo war ex penses 'of Hint year. Ju lMf.il the expenditures utlllod for by tlio ro* hellion reached tbo Yust niuount of $1,293,000,- IKKI, which, compared with u population of thirty- tlvr tnillions |1vi*h $118,20 j*r capita, From the fourth day of alurcb, 1789 to the 80th of June, 1 sol the euMro expenditures of the Government were $1,ftIO,000,000. During Hint period we were engaged in wnrs with Great Britain anil Mexico, mid were involved in hostilities with powerful 1 no!Ml tribes. Louisiana avis purchas ed from Frumvat a cost of $15,000,000. Florida was ceded to the United Elutes by ft pa in for $5,- 000,000. California was acquired fV« *m Mexico for _. v $15,000,000, awl the Territory of New Mexico h nting de-I was obtained from Texas for the Hum of $10,- erees of despotic rulers, and Hint the timely re- j 000,000. Early in 1801 the war of the rebellion a . Hat ion of injurious and oppressive lneaHures commenced, and ^ from tbe^lst of July of tliut Tailoring. 1 \(!TI(K THIS! l>y » prompt i iuuica of the Cutting amt Work Iktae l 1 Items CAMII .▼*> IKorfc Jeti rompllyl if until IMMAr.' IIIUIL11T rollAKS. ■ WM. K. I.OVKI.ACK, Tullor, I HAH ItH-urKNKl> HIHHMOI'. ulMlUlr.. nvi.r the <lr.H «r, hturn Vi.. <\ " '■« .till. 1H.I.1U- Sqn.ru, where lie I'jvlteu >11 bj mil «hu wiuit ol.cUl> .... tl..' «mit.Kt H'"' 1 ' Oi.il mill n tuition. Tim U'Kislitli.r or rttlff, who lilts mu wisdom mill imiglliiuitoit.Y to rctniftt his steps, whim I'ouviiirisl of error, will, sooner or Inter, lie rewnrileil with the rosneet nnil Kiiitltuile of uu intelligent nml patriotic people. Our own histury, nllhotinh emhnielnu u peiiotl of less Hum u euiitury, uH'onls nlmniliint proof Hint most, if not nll'.if our ilomeslie troubles nru direetly tnieenhln toviolntions ul the oiKiinie law nml ex- eitHslve leuisliition. The most striking illiishii- Hoiih of this liiot nre fiirnish. il by the eunctlueut of the past tl.ree years til»>n the iiiii'stion ..rTe- eonntnietimi. Aftur u fair trial limy tuive sub- Htmitiallr fuil. il anil proved purntelous In their results, and there neeins to lie no nood reason why they should longer reman upon Hie statute lxsik. KoN-UBCONSTlttT(T8D STATUS. States to which the Constitution guamuteos a repuhlieaii form of government have been redue- ' “H to military depundeiicie •ur to the :t()th of June, 1805, the public exp» ditures reached the cnoniious aggregate of $11,- :MM),000.000. Tliree years of. pence imve inter vened, and during that time tlio disbursinents of theGovermneht have successivulv been $520,- 000,0(Hi, $010,000,000and$398,(XN),000. Adding to these amounts $1)72,000,000, estimated us ne cessary for the tisnil year ending the OOtli of June. 18119, we obtain a total expenditure of $1,- ooo.ooo.noo during the four years Immediately succeeding the Avar, or nearly as much us was expended during the seventy-two years tliut pro ceeded the rebellion, and embraced tlu* extraor dinary expenditures already named. These startling factsoloarlv illustrate the neces sity of retrenchment iu all branches of the pub lic service. Abuses which were tolerated dur ing the Avar for the preservation of the nation will not 1m* endured by the people, now that pro found peace prevails. The receipts from Internal and customs have, during the past ...1 to uiilitiivv ilepundum ii H, in vucl. of wlm-li | !' n "' ™i.'k. prudunlly .lutllnUlioil, uu.l llm not - h U | u l" mv<' bouun.mtu hubju.'t to th.M.rl.itm-1 <»'">»<«„"' «*tmv.wm.t «P'>iull- rv will if tin- Cuimnmt.UuK ti. m ruls, Alth.m B 1. * »u imt.mml tumkn.pt. y, nr L cbtmti uti.m rmpillvH Hint cut. St„t.. hIiuII | «l"<V»> ,k « *' luvit “ ,,1 “ lu, ' r, '“ ,L ' of “*• ('uUina Tout ('uttiug l*iiita Cutting \>«t OW" r.vrry effurt * mtu to glvt* MitiatiU'tlo: (ottofi Warehouses. \V. V. CO!’RTXEY'ifc ro., FACTORS AN0 COMMISSION MERCHANTS. (So. V lloyea'a Wharf,) ■ rlf,i<Hi Snulli I’avollna. io Constitution reouires that cacti Mate shall i n-pro»..| l “tin fungruKH. Virginin. Mississippi f‘ mnny respects, obnox- , t '[..xus mv yut uxuiu.l.'il frmn tlm two Hoilsvi, ''*> . «•»* inm.is.Uin.il fluimot.ir, id. provisions .,f tlml in- ! lmmlmt .mlhoi.H miunlly nvu uxiumdud lor mmiiut, win, duuied purtii'iimtiou in Hm tv. ent ' »••«b.ry f-ruo,.. lmgtf ,H.rt on o wldoli is. ni- I ,„t.... for u 1-rvHid. nt mid Vivo fr. sid. nt of, 1*'"^'"' t.itb. exmt Jonofthi, U.ws 1».H. iinmcoK- j i. ! sarvund unconstitutional. Onehundred and llttv "The, empt to place the white population under ' mifljmiH are required each year to pay the interest tbu do nSi.,1.. r porsons of color in Hm So,ill,, »« l'? 1 ’* 1 "' 1 V “ hn,1 >' V* lax . K' ,th<!r, rM min d, if nit dostroYid, Hm kindly ml.,. inipm;..riKb,H tlm nntmui nnil pubiongims, lions tfuitli id prcvlouslv ,-x st.d tmlwwn Horn: l'”"" 1 ■.» Vongri-ss luyond tbo .■ontn.l of tlm .. ...... i.,.u* .. I'.ximutivo, div. rt Ihflr lngitiumtc piinu*™ nru paying nti uxtrovngunt purmuntHgu for Hm Hsu of tin, moimy liorrowud, wliiuh win pnpur uurrunry, gruntly dupP ' Inl. d below Hie vnlim of coin. Tlds fimt is linulu np|mrnut wliun wc uoiinider tliut ImnddmldurH ruuuivu from tlm Trunmiry upon iwli dolliir thuy own In Oovurmimnt suimnlics six per cunt, in' gold, whl.'li in imurly ur ipitlu -iinul to nine jmr unnt. In currum y, Tbnt tlm Is.uds nru Hu n oonvurlud inUi unpllnl for Urn nnlionnl bunks. nj>on whirl) Ibosu InuHtii- tiniiK innuo tln ir ciruulntion bunring six pur unlit interest, und Uml tliu.v nru exempt from Uixution by lim (tovuninmnt mid tlm Htntus, und tliuruby unliiinuud two Jiur cunt, in tile bunds of tlio holders. Wc thus hnve un nggrefuto of suvoutuuu nor cunt., wblub uiuy lie r. ucv. d upon unuli dnllur by tlio owners of Government sccuiitiuH. A system tliut produce snub results is Justly re- Kurd. it us I'uvoHng n few nt the expense of the lunnv.iiud tins led to Hie further inquiry whether our bond-lioldeni, in view of Hm lurgu prollts which they linvo enjoyed, would tlmmserves be uvurse lo u*settlement of our Indebtedness upon u pliiU which would yield them n Mr rumuneni- tion, und nt the suino time In' just to the tux Tuklng into eoiisidomtlon tlio uporie In the imniitry prior to ltt48i nud Hint prouuood since wo lmvo more tiiuu $IsN),IHHJ,OOil not 1 Hlo sume perioils were, respoolively, JOft.fhM.f 15 und $12)1,2411.niH, 'Hie ..stiinate submitted in December lust for tlio fiscal yesr I'ndlng Juno 00, 1HIW, wu« $77,124,707; tlm expenditures for the first quarter, ending the 001 lit if Kept, luiier lust) were $27,210,117, mid the Heerebiry of the Treuirary giveH ffili,000,000 as tlm umiuint which will priilmbly Is, roqnired during tile remaining three quartet*, If there should be no reduction of tlio army -making Us aggre-giito cost for the now . . ... - venr considerably in excess of ninety-lliree mil- , Hint the return of gold ! lions. Tbe diffcren/ic between the estimates minted fur try exportation or by tlm returns of tbe Trnustiry, Mid, therefore, most probably remaining in the country. These are important facts, and showhow com pletely the inferior otfrrelu y will sUJioreede tlm ts'tler, forcing It from circulation among Hie niHsscH, and musing it to he exported us u more article of trade, to add to tlio money capital of foreign lauds, They show the necessity of r, tiring our |i>ip,*r money, Hint the return of got — - -- and silver to tlm avenues of trade nmy lie invit- I and expenditures for the three fiscal years which od, und u demand created which will cause the have lieen named is tints shown to tie $175,545,- r,'tenth,n ut borne of nt least so uiileh of the I14ii for this single brunch of the public sorvico. productions of our rich mill inexhaustible gold j Tile NiW, bearing Helds u» nmy la' sutlicient for purpoaea ... of circulation. It is nnrcaaonublc to expect u \ The report of the Henretary of the Navy „x- r. tiirn to a wnuid entreney so long as the Gov- I liiliits the operations of that department and of eminent and banks, bv continuing to issue ins-| the navy during tlm year. A considerable re deemable not**, till tin; channel* of circulation dimtion of Hie force has been effected. There with depreciated paper. Notwithstanding a | are forty-two vessels, carrying four hundred anil coinage by our minus, since 1H4», of SH74.IHHI,- , eleven guns, in the six squadrons which are ca- 000, the people arc now strangers to Hie eur- tublishod in different purls of the world. Three renev wliieh was designed--for their use end | of those vessels are returning to the United benc'tit, anil speeinmns of the precious metals i States, und four are used us sbireahijis, lea dug .. .. f., Our nuliniiul credit elioolil i tmuring tile national device ure seldom seen, ex- the actual cruiaiug f, iaj era if till I at i . ci.pt wlien produced to gratify tbe iutercat excited rydng tliroe hundred and fifty Itu! in making provision for our creditors wc ! by tl.cir novelty;. If depreciated paper U to be | tobd nun,bur of vesaela in the . Hhould not for^**t Avhat i» due to the uiuhm the people. It nmy heiiHtfUined that the holdern of our HucuritluH have ulmwly received upon tlu-ir iMinda a UrKt r uim*uu4 tluni tkuir originul invcHtment, uniMurcd by a Kold Htaiulard. Upon tliiH Htateirient of facto, it AAould Huem but jiint mid *Miuitable Hint the «ix per cent, intenwt uoav paid uy the Governnumt Hliould be applied to tin* reduction of the prineipul in uuiiii-unuunl inatallniuntH, which iu sixteen yuan und ei^ht montliM, would liquidate the eutire national debt. Six p«-r cunt, in geld would, at prununt mten, be cfiiiul to nine per cent, in currency, mid equivu- lent to the poynu nt of the debt one and a half ! tiniGH in a fraction Ichh thun seventeen ie thirty-fivo veKHeln, mid fifty-six ^uns. Thu navy is two hun- jontinuod as the punnaueut currency of the , dred and six, mounting seventeen hundred nud conntn', and all our coin is to become u mere j forty-three guns. Eightv-one vessels of every article of truflh- and speculation, to tin; enluuiee- ' description are iu us*-, armed with six hundred luuut ill pric«? of ull tliat is iudispensible to the , and ninety-six guns. The number of enlisted comfort of the people, it would be wise economy | men in tin- service, including apprentices, bun to abolish our mints, thus saving tin* nation the j been reduced lo night .thousand five hundred. — iatre und expunoe incident to sueh establishments, | An increase of navy-yard fut ilities is recom und let all our precious metals be exported in | mended bullion. The time lias come, how ~ “ l *' * DATEH OF ADVEHTINIXO. AovcnnuxMaiiTR at II per am nt IS aoUd Hftf# nf this t>To for min (Dricrtian. Hubmqtieat toMHktOa half prior. Double rohimn sdmrtisonisnts, an c t *til iitri. —rr~Berirw.')i~iig(m.~ o rtar. OMf squiure f FB I ITW | • 0$ I lfc 60 #TI » Two Square* f. iw] 10 00 13 »0 lfl SO Ub 90 Thres HtjuarM..... I 1 fiO, 13 #f li ft SO ft to Kuur fWiuare*. ..... 1 10 fJ0| 16 00 30 00 3A 0U 40 00 five HtiuAres ! 13 ft IT H « 00 M) 00 4A ft Hil Stiuarn 14 oo Jo oo ft oo ft oo; fto 00 yuorter ('ofumn.lb OUl 33 fK»; 37 00, 40 00 M 00 Half 1 ft ihj; ft no 4b ool 7b ou loo oo TJirro'ff>urllm CoTm| 40 00 ft 00! 70 00! ft 00 !M M <ii measure Aihich will, in the event 6f bullion. The tiilie lmu come, however,'*’b«n tb.- war, be pmmotive of economy and ueenrity. A ! tlic lutfimUH or Darien, uuuer uic nuupicea m Government and tbo National l,anku aliould be | mote tliormigb uml syetonmtic survey of the , the Uuited btate*. IUmw to tie able to uutiimt required to take the in.wt elbeient utupK and North l’aeifie Ocean i* advised, in view of our | the rwmlb. of that i.egotiaUou to the Senate dur- umke all necessary arrangements for a retmnip- | reeent nequisitionH, our expanding commerce, mg tU preaent seesion. tion of Kueeie pay Ut upeeie payments and Hie increasing intercourse between the Fa- , ^^ the American Republics, upoil the simple con dition of voluntary registry. Tho c*/rrosponduncu hurcAvith submitted will bo found painfiilly replete with accounts of tho ruin nud wretchedness produced by recent earth- quakes, of unparullcd severity, in tho RenublicS of Peru, Ecuador, and Bolivia. The diplotnatiu agents and naval officers of the United States who Wore present iu those countries at tho time ol those disasters furnished nil tho relief in thoir powoi; to tho sufferers, and w*to promptly re- Avarded with grateful and teaching aeknowludg- ments by the Uongrcss of Peru. An tippcul to the churity of our tellow-f itisrens has been an- HAvered by much librrslity.- In this connection I submit an appeal which bus been made by tho Swiss Republic, whose Govumment and institu tions are Kindred to onr oath, in belnlf of Its in habitants, Avho are suffering extreme destitution, produced by recent devastating inundations. Our relations with Mexico during the yosr have been marked by an increasing growth of mutual confidence. The Me xican Government has not yot acted upon the three treaties cele brated hero last summer, for establishing tho rights (ft' naturalised citizens upon a liberal uml just busis, for regulating consular powers, and for the adjustment of mutual claims. All commercial nations, as well os all friends of republican institutions, have occasion to re gret the frequent local disturbances which occur in some of the constituent Htates of C'olombiu. Nothing Las occurred, however, to affect the har mony and cordial friendship which have for severul years existed between that youthful and A-igoroui Republic and our own. rJegotiatious are pending with a view to tho survey and construction of a slut) canal ucross under the auspices of specie pay istly inaugurated by tlio <' iiit and banks, and the value of the paper cir- iiml mutual distrust 1ms engendered a feeling of animosity which, loading in wane instances to mvge sunm »t. nu : collision ami bloodshed. 1ms prevented that eo- I ' Vn.lii.in ! operation betAVecii the tAvo races so essential to tlie success of industrial enterprises iu the legitimate purpi which they collect from the »f thfiGovc legislation and prudent compensation for tho use of tlieir capital, with this they should be satisfied. The lessons j ot the past admonish the lender tbut it is not well to be over anxious in exacting from the bor rower rigid compliance Avith the letter of the bond. If provision bo made for the payment of the indebtedness of the Government in the manner suggested, our nation will rapidly recover its wonted prosperity. Its interests require that measure should la* taken to releusu the tific States and Asia. The naval pension fund, hicli consists of a moiety of the avails of prizes sutured during the war, amounts to $14,00() f 0tX). ' ‘' r ‘ J July last, hmned to , , the Government by the Secretory, us trustee, to d by either, of a less denomination than ; three per cent, instead of six per cent., Avliicb 20, should.’ by law, be excluded from eirculu- ! was originally stiputaU*d when the investment tion, so that tlu* people may have tho benefit and j wnsinudc. An amendment of tho pemdon laws is conveniuncoof« KMlilMidhilvercnm'ni'y, wliicli, ! Kuggested to remedy omissions und defeet* in . . in all tli.-ir biminoeutrunMiclloiu, will be unil'oru : exiSing eimctiueuts. The .-xpcnditureM ol the | J.oveniui.ut of the I mt.d htstee of \ .luzucln ' ' iu the lust fiuiM year wore $20,- ■ lias been subverted. A Provisional Govcrumeut tHk j ^ '' u,,ld airw,1 - v Bi,i ' ro * iumtc u “ ,Kcio j sp“ u sis£: I ( . Specie psyment* Itsving W-n -umod by the wbi.-l'i reduces tbo inter.*, on Hm fund i r..m r.f *iw.ir jtol, and I Government uml banks, nil notes or bills of pa- enty a last year by the United States ami Nicaragua has been* ratified by the hitter Republic. Costa Rica, with the earuestness of a sincoroly friendly neighbor, solicits a reciprocity of trade, which 1 commend to the consideration Congress. The convention created by treaty between thu Uuited States and Venezuela, iu July, 1866, lor the mutual adjustment of eluiuis, bus been held, und its decisions have been received ut the De partment of State. The heretofore recognized in value at home and abroad. i department during tin* last usual year were *zo,- • uumycvu "um*« w«. .“ **:“*!,’“'**♦..7. “Everv man of property or industry—every 120,394. and the estimates for the coming year liaAing been instituted under cm umstauccswIiicJi m who duHirou to pr.wrv,' whut he lionostly I amount to $2(>,«9H,414. promiuo durubility, it lm« bwn fornmlly recog- OFFICE DEF.AItTMEST. Jlldieiolis legislation amt prudent eeonoiliy i «'«ue lueiuturc niitmiu^ *" *; *' enii ah,lie renu-dv the defects and avert evils, ' lurge ainount of capital invested in the Avhicli if siitlurcd to exiw, euunot fail to diuiiu-1 ii° H °Ifbe Govcnimeut It is not noAv merely possesses, orto obtain whut he can houestly earn, I has u direct interest in maintaining u safe circu- | . . luting medium such a medium us shall be real | The Post master ^Cieneral s report fumishc! C( )U IN \V A Ill’ll Ull ’SK GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS (NKVT KlUK-l’HOOK WARElloYNK.) s.>uthwt*M Corner **f Huy »i»*l Jaeksou 8tr«**U Georgia. TllOk. M. JONES, Of Miulixuii. Morgan eo.,0a. of American rights, under avIiohc wise and sail! ; lll'TLER, ' tury provisions avc have successfully coudm tc* ull’our domestic nud foreigu affairs, sustained ourselves in peace ami in Avar, and become a great nation among the powers of the earth, must assuredly be now adequate to the settle ment of questions growing out of the civil war, waged alone for its vindication. This great fact is made most manifest by the condition of thu country Avlieu Congress assem bled iu the mouth of Dectmbev, 18(15. Civilstrife had ceased, the spirit of rebellion had spent its . entire force in the Sufthem States, the people i had AA*arm**d into uatioiud life, and throughout uized. 1 hnve been reluctantly obliged to usk explu- _ nation and satisfaction for national injuriescoiu- and'subiitaiit Vai- "not* lhiblcTo Tibmt e* with opin- | full and clear exhibit of the opemtions and con- j milted by the Resident of Hnyti. The F>^ical i.ms not subject to be blown up or blown doom diUon oi the postal service. Ihe ordinary pos- u nd oociol condition of tlu* Republics of Hnyti ■ 1 ’ 11 — 4—*iw. a^..i ...... ending June 30, ! aud St. Domingo is very misntnrfuetory and pain- expenditures, ful. The abolition of slavery, which lias boon special appro- carried into effect throughout the island of St. amounted i Domingo and the entire west Indies, except tho if expendi- i Spanish islands of Culm and l'orto Rico, lias the expen- | been follow ed by a profound popular couAriction 5, the amount , of the rightluluess of republican institutions, amship und other and an intense desire to secure them. The at- ►enditum. was J tempt, however, to establish republics there en- uded balance counters many olistacles, most of which may b<^ ■iliiiofinii tlm lulmniiir #.l.iu*»,.u ,if titimlrinil. noil*- . in til*; T 1’CHSlirA* Ol I lie HCtUlll ► im for supposed to result from long-indulged hubiU of ed to ; colonial supiueiiess uud dependence upon Euro- ;;aus* s i peon monarchical powers. While the United of. thu Government. For the June 39, 1879. it is estimated that the receipt will amount to *327,999,000, and tin* expendi tures to #303,000.000. leaving an esinmt* *1 sur plus of $21,900,090. It becomes proper in this connection to make i a brief rcfereine t*» «>nr public indebtedness vhieh has aeenmnlated Avitli such alarming #5,240,398, in favor j »V 1,H \ . ‘ h he fiscal venr endiug | tion; and it should he the aim ot the Gove ...1 Unit tl... r.'....i 1 rt« i >„<•>.» to Htimnlnte them Uy tl.e jwwseta rf - ^ — 0ur „ wn UMor) . ^ reroVdeif for ,'ui'ly ri'li'iiso from the h r I ns wl, 1, mq rtu illB l tr iotim., enough, und tiuro Hum onongh, friim {’heTrslmuidem. we shnnhl nt k«st .mini- ■ «** <>»»*<??>««« ‘Ji e ^ ^ **“*) immunity c o m p lUrrency und the rooberies committed by depre- * d foj COTTON COMMISSION MERCHANTS, So. 7 Wamui Illo**k, A«g«»«a, Georgia; ('nriw Vendue Ruiigt- nod AcooininodatloH M lntrf, Chirlrstun, Hoatls Curollnu | l#j (Oiuatuat Htre*-t, l*kil»deIj»klH, Pennsylvania. iu greatest demand. Th** law of demand supply is us unerring •*♦* «*' n 4 which roguhiU*s the | tides of the ouenn: and, indeed, currency, like the tides, has its ebbs and ti-»ws throughout the | int«* t peon monarchical powe 1 States have, on all occasions, professed a decided I unwillingness that any part ol this continent or of • its adjacent islands ahull bo made u theatre for a . new establishment of monarchical power, too little hus been done by us, on the other hund, to und a half to about 48,709 miles equal to 1 attach the communities by which we are sur- tban one-third of the whole amount of the ; rounded to our own country, or to lend even a rvice at the close of the war. New postal con- moral support to the efforts they arc so rtsolute- f ntions with Great Britain. North Germany, | ly and so constantly making to secure republi- the virtuous 1 aiid Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland and It- 1 niu institutions for themselves. It is indeed a * ' ’ ’ —! -*:- * . question of grave consideration whether onr ro und present example is not calculated to k the growth and expansion of free prinei- and make those communities distrust, if mplisli the transfer of all I an countries. The cost of tlie united Mates | not dread, a Government which at will consigns tuls from the great mass of the Trans-Atlantic Ocean Mail service, since January 1 to military domination States that are integral hands of the few, where thev are 1st, 1808, lias 1k*« u largely lessened under th** parts of our Fedcrul Union, and, while ready to **t ulucoH *»r d**posit**d under operation of these* new conventions, u reduction i resist any attempts by other notions to extend to bile the ii**ople are left to endure 1 of over one-half having been effected under the i this hemisphere the luouarchical institutions of uit-ne** sacrifice and demoraliza- new armugnment for ocean mail steamship ser- • Europe, nssuines t«» establish over m large por- fruiu tiie use of depreciated und vice, which went into effect on that date. Tlie tion of its peoples rule more absolute narsh and I attention of Congress is invited to tho practical tvrunieal than any known to civilized powers, suggestions and recAminendutioiiM made iu his j The acquisition of Alaska wun n»i*do with tho dijcu. a. I report bv the Postmaster General. view of extending national jurisdiction ana ro- Thc S*H.*r«*tary of th** Interior, in Ins r* p**rt, ( * publican principles iu the American hemisphorc. a Inal ilc information iu reference to the i | foiieios affairs. 1 Believing tliut u further step could be tuk«.*n in infidcd to tbe suiiemshm of liis dt- x«a important question has occurredduring 1 ^h 0 same direction, I lust year entered into a •d cordial and ( treaty with the King of Denmark for the pur- I IRRILVI. CAR* ADVANCES iiimIo »1 *11 Urn*** on j niunnitmt* «•! COTTON. i’S l . Umkr tl,. inuo^c. ..r ,«r, y vusuion sml MiscflUincoiis. AV XtUMII. I KW.T..KX. I n. T. jorM.AU. I I'XITKU STATUS 1IOTK1,. AG—nt- Urnrgin. KASSKKX. Yottlv A- JOI'UDAN, I'HOl'lin.TOIlK. J. W. F. UBVSOX AM> K. T. JIlITtUAX. Ufrk.. ie liumlre*! yar»l* of th** «en*-n*l Pa*M*>ns*-r t>rti$*r of AUb»m» *ntl Pryor HtrreO*. XV. B. TEIl 11 V, FASHIOVABLC BARBER AND HAIR-DRESSER, (la tin* Kirn* UotiHo,) U Grangr, Georgia. t^PEPIAL aU*ntt«n giM<*n to OUTT1NO CHILDVKN'S ^ nr 'tn*Uful for p»»t patroiua*. will, by diliipnt «tlcn tion b> bn-i»*•*•*. hop** P> I'ontJiim, !li« i**nu*. .^t^M! * FRANC IS A. FBMTi 1) A N K I '. H , (OAa w***t filtlft Square, next door to WIh« A: DouglMS,) La Grange Georgia. /*< OT.l> and RU.VEIt bought and Mold. Atlauta. New iiurfiu t tlie w,«'k'u.»n U i#ly.-.mH,m,.rtut...rX;.Ain- 'TS-«4i.«ml ..l.liaOiiuis.mi IlLjtHU.Hioy taut , * i , . j* ir r ,ti,,. tiiit-i-titnitiiiiicd th**. sUia **f on* handled **i**l i\ifiit\- Hlutes >l adopted a scries of measures which ar- «evcu millions. Wi$e.an*l economical legislation, j rested the progress of restoration, frustrated ull j h**''' mAniH'IviVllili TH'rim^ofVwcutv ^veiirs i t,K ‘ tides, has its ebbs and flows throughout the | interests confided to tin* supervision of liis de- ' that had been so suctMtisfully accomplished, and , *i._ ... *; m ?» ..r «i *; i* ! runiincrcial w«»rl«l. i nurtinciit, nml reviews the operations of the __ _ and Bt. John, i, and with tho lose islands. — consideration has been on- urging the time original treaty. y would seem to •stsoftlu* country. In vVw of these diverse sources during the previous year. The entries j with tlu* pinions, iLmuy i»o well to ascertain the real under the Homestead law cover 2,328,923 acres, Th© expres w value ot *»ur paper issues when compared with a i n(*urly one-fourth of which was taken under the tionul good offices might be tendered to those i tinental and insular communities os speedily as metallic or convertible currency. For this pur- ' act «»f June 21, 1839. which applies only to the K,.pul dies, and also to Brasil aud Faragnny, for ' it cim | )t . ( j one j^eacetullv, lawfully, nml without post'-let us inquire howuiuehi gold nud silver c* »uld ! States of Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Ar- 1,ringing to an end the calamitous war which uny vi^tjou of national justice, faith, or honor, be purchased by the $700,OOO.tMR) of paper money j kansas, and Florida. Ou the 39t h of June, j ) UVH hu l,, U gbeeu ruling in tlie valley of the La Foreign possession or control of those eoinmu- Iiam proved that its repeal is demanded by the j enormous addition to tlie-debt, and when in the | J»°'v * n circulation. ls,st interests of the country, ami that while it ; Spring of 1835, th** nation snccessfnlly emerged ! bail the am remains in force the President cjinnoteiyoin that | from the conflict, the ohligathms of the govern- ; °)l r l m l) <,r i* of public *itli****rs so essential j mi nt bad reached the immense sum of $2,873,- niFOUTIt' AND UNCONSTITUTIONAL IJJOISI.ATION. expelisiv war with Mexico, we found ourselves y passion au«l s**c- involved in a debt of sixty-lbur millions, and Hi*pii-tf ! ti*uud prejudice, other iie.t’s have b**c» passed not j this was the niuonut owed by the Government rrr«i: wurruiitcil by the Constitution. Congress has 'in 1809, just prior to the outbreak of the reliel- ! already lie«*u made familiar with my views re-j lion. In the Spring of 1831 onr civil war eom- 1 spuctiiig thu Tenure of Office bill. Experience j muueud. Kueli y*iir ol its continuaiiee mad** an I tlu* Argentine aud the Oriental Republics, i ^m-tum the acquisition uud incorporation into expressed xvish of Congress, that our na- ! our Federal Union of the severul adjacent con- ; silver, its eommercial value is compressed iut 992,909. The Secretary iff the Treasury shows ' $359.tKH),999. rigid accountability of public to all honest and effleiuut execution of the lawn. > ir.rz.vo'.;. xue nerremi-y *u mr imtsut., ■ - - •. > »i,„ j„«v Itu ruvoenti*ill wolilil 1'tuilili! tlm Kxoelitlvu l)t- tlmt.... tlm first itny of Novell,Imr, 1KII7, this ' ,t ” k,, *«/ ,, i , ‘ t "l! v 1* rnnriHmut partiucut t*i exercise the power of appointment amount had been reduced to #2,491,5j[H, 150, . tlie (hweniment i « •«_ • , „ ( '.]iHciil 1 • •' • 1 1 ’ e time his reiiort exhibits an in-| with the pnmaphs «ff sound political aud removal iu accordance with tlu* original de- , but at the same time his report exhibits'”ail in- with the prmcipi**s oi| J*”””*. 1 .. l *|i!?/ > i | 1 »(d?.r Xu of tlm 1'Yileml Oonstitutiou. ! ciiuio ,luring Hm puut you) of $115,(125.102. for i to uLo suol.:iim^ ^ »■' V .^Vl ll.xxxkK Vo Vbc act of March 2*1, 1837, making nppropri-; the debt ou the first day of November hist ‘ ol ltH ^ ’ atious for the sui)iH*rt of the army for the year .stated to have lieen $2,527,129,552. It is esti- mi, L«: f the 30th of Jane, ^ Probably not’ more tlmn j 1808, 139,343 uainea were borne ou tlu* pension plhto, hasl>eeu ussuluously complied with, and j nities^bns hitherto hindered tlie growth and im- milt *»t the latter, showing tlmt when j rolls;and during the year endiug on that day the | kindly acknowledged by all the belligerents.— , paired the influence of the United States. Chron- nrrcncy is compared with gold and | total amount imid for pe- * 1 - 1 "‘“ * * ,J u 1 expenses of disbursement. #5,391,020 greater than purposes during the proceeding year. j ister 1 desirous admiral rt them, without loss, into r pensions, including tlu* , That important negotiation, however, 1ms thus i reVl »lntion and anarchy there would bo equal- cut, was $24,010,982 being i lir been without result. . 1 Iv injurious. Each one of them, when firmly n that expended for like j Charles A. Washburn, bite United States Min- I established as an independent republic, or when to Paraguay, having resigned, and laing : incorporated into the Uuited States, would be a ions to return to the United States, the rear j new W)Urce 0 f strength aud power. Uonform- . c iral commanding the South Atlantic squad- in „ mv administration to these principles, I During tho year ending tlie J9tli of Sept. : roll W as curly directed to send a sliip-of-wur i have on no occasion lent support or toleration to lust, the expeuscs*)!' the patent office exceeded the ( Asuncion, the capital of Paraguay, to receive 1 lln ) uw fui expeditions set on foot upon the plea receipts bv $171 aud including re-issucs and de- j yj r Washburn and liis family, aud remove j of ropu blican propagandism, or of national ex- signs, 14,153 patents were issued. ( t i iem f ro m a situation which was represented to ton( .j on or ogpundizemeut. Thenceessiiy how- indians. j l»e endangered by faction and foreign war. The | eVer> „f repressing sueh unlawful movements Trcntii'K with various Indian trihea have lmen : Bnizilliau cnuininuder of tho allied invading | dearly indicates tho duty which routs upon us of concluded, and will bo submitted to the Senate j forces refused permission^ to the \\asj - • - for its constitutional uction. I cordially sanction i through^ tlu; blockading i to the Wasp to pass , ^opting onr legislative action to tli* forces, and tlmt vessel cumH t BUC es of a decline ofEuronean the stimihitions which provide for reserving lands I returned t«» its accustomed anclionigo. Remon- power and influence, and the it for the various tribes, whore they may he on- I stranco having lieen made against tins refusal, it oouragod to ahandou their nomadic l^its and | was promptly ajp, Hrere- protection and presen’iition, tho other is con- ! charge it fully within a definite number ol years, trary to the express declaration «ff the Uonstitu- ; Th** Secretary »»t the 'rreosnrv forcibly recom- tiou, tlmt, “a well regulated militia being ueces- j mends legislation of this character and justly snry to tbe security of a free State, the right of the . urges tlmt the longer it is deferred the more dis people to keep and hear arms shall not be in- i firult must become it9 accomplishiuenL NVe j fringed." j should follow tin* wise precedents established in UtMsiphia KXOIIANOE always on bauil ] wnu l,\ hi nrtaa-tf (1 York and •t Atlanta rat**. OJT Hporial •^nttniyflvontorotlwU* MKDK AL NOTICE! D B. K. a. T. RIDLEY, bavin* a-wx-iat**! with himself, hi* h.m. Dr. (9IARLE8 D. RIDLEY, a recant K r*du- at** of the N«w Orloana School of M**dicln**,wo«M offer their iMirvlct*t* iu the various hraliclira of thr MwUoaUTf' It is believed that the repeal of sueli laws ; 1789 and 1810. and without further delay make ' \ be accepted by the American people ns at | provision for the payment of our obligations ^ at least a partial return to the fundamental princi- ; ns early a period as may be practicable. The pies of the Government, and an indication that . fmits of their labor should be enjoyed by onr hereafter the (NmHtitntiou is to he made the 1111- 1 citizens, rather than used to build up and sus- tion's safe and unerring guide. They can be tain monied monopolies iu onr own and other ‘ ■* '* ■'•*** the conn- * ’ ~ “ fMmino, to Urn cltlxon** of LiSirautfe and •orrouodlus • man y motinuients productive of no permanent henefit to t try and should not be permitted to stand * *>f tbe nonotry. j, rfNidmo** of thirty yaare in Udrange. *09 »n azten- rive nracUr* durimr Uiat time, hy the reulnr mondwr of tb* Arm. la a anllkinnt jfiiarantre to Ui« psnpla that all con***, alther fn>m tba town or country, will ts* promptly •od fid th fully atU*mDd t*». . « . ,. . Office on** «tnor North of Pnllon k Cox a old *tand, •ad threw dajta Ronth of tlie Fort offlo*«. ~ NOTHING LIKE LEATHER AND PRUNELLA! P. IIOLLE, BOOT AND HHOE MAKER, (8911 at his Old KUnd.) La Grange, Georgia, 1X T ITH tho verv heat **f Fnr.srH Cxt,T Kkin* and other \V material for putting up lit* faimm* work In th* ROOT and HHOE lin*, where lie Invite* hi* fri**n*l* nud all rniiare tn call and «** him and continue the Retioi defl»*ient wisdom whieb has characterized onr recent legislation. THE FINANCES. Tho condition of our finances demands tho early and earnest consideration of Congress.— Compared with the growth ot onr population, the public expenditures have readied an amount unprecedented in onr history. Tho population of the United States in 1799 was nearly four millions of people. Increasing each decade about thirty-three per cent., it reached in 1890 thirty-one millions - an increase of seven hun dred per cent, on the population in 1799: in 1839 it is estimated tlmt it will reach thirty-eight millions, or an increase of eight hundred and sixty-eight per cent, in seventy-nine years, llio annual expenditures of the Federal Government 1791 were $4,230,000; in 1820, $18,230,000; ill ATLANTA MARBLE WORKS! WM. GRAY, Prap’r, 8. B. OAT MAY, Ag't, UKAi.ru* is American mid ForolRii Marble, MONUMENTS, TOMBS. VAULTS, HEADSTONES, TABLETS, Mantle*, Statuary, Urn* ajirt Vane*, 4 ND nil dCNcriptinn* of FINISHED MARBLE OF THE \ REST WORKMANSHIP AND IZ)\N KKT PRlLfcH. r#- DESIGNS FURNISHED, for tlio**- pmvhanlnfi ol uh, frtt of ehnrtr! , , ... ,... SI-MODELING, In clay or pluter, nud other nrnainnitnl **21- All ardor* fnlthfully exeent**! nml promeUy fUlod. gg-OFFIUE AND YARD—Opposite Georgia R. Atlanta, On. ALEXANDER ERGENZINGER, (Iliinter Street, near UTutchall.) Atlanta Georgia, X1 rOULD renpocthilly inform hi* old friend* In LaGrange \> nud Hurroundlng country that he i* prepared to HU all order* for furniture, UPHOLKTERINO, MATTRA8SES AND BEDDING, DECORATIONS. WINDOW CURTAINS, ie., ie„ ie. f,-~P 411 order* eorrfnlly an,l promptly attended to. n the mo*t remonrtilo t»nn*. . nxHE price of Thf. LaGuasoi: Rni:i*oirrv:B l* $:i for ou© X youn f for rix uioutlis; und for tUrvc uiouUw. compiiring tho public disbursements estimated with those of 1791; it will he seen that the increase of expenditures since the be ginning of,the Government bps been eight thou sand six hundred and eighteen per centum, while the increase of tho population for the same pe riod was only eight hundred and sixty-eight per centum. . . Again: The expenses of the Government in 1830, the year of pence immediately proceeding the war, wore only sixty-thrcc millions, while m 1899, the yfnr of peace three years after the war, it is estimated they will bo threo hundred aud seventy-two millions, an increase of four hun dred and eighty-nine per centum, whilo tho in crease of liopnlntion was only twenty-one per cent mu for tho same period. These statistics further show that in 1791 the annual national expenses, compared with the population, were little more than one dollar per capita, und in 1803 but two dollars per capita, while in 1899 they will roach the extravagant sum of nine clol- lars and seventy-eight cents per capita. It will be observed that all of these stnt oments re fer to ami exhibit the disbursements ot peace periods. Jt may therefore he of interest to com pare tho expenditures of the three war periods, tho war with Great Britain, tho Mexican war, nud tho war of tho rebellion. In 1814 the annu al expense* incident to to the war of 1812 rtmeh- ed their highest amount, about $31,0000,000$ while our population slightly exceeded eight million —showing an expenditure of only threo dbllurs aud eighty cents per capita. In 1847, the expenditures growing out of the war with Mex ico, reached $56,030,000, and the population issued in return. side rations. The Uonstitntion emitenq»latcs that the circu lating medium of the country shall he uniform in quality and value. At the time of the forma tion of that instrument the country hud just emerged from the war of the Revolution, and was suffering from the etbfts of a redundant and worthless paper currency. Tho sages of that period were anxious to pro tect thoir posterity from the evils which they themselves had experienced. Hence, in pro viding a circulating medium, they conferred upon Congress the power to coin money und regulate the value thereof ot the same time pro hibiting the. States from making anything but gold and silver a tender in payment of debts. The anomalous condition of our currency is in striking contrast with that which was originally designed. Our circulation now embraces: First - Notes of the national luniks, which aro made receivable for all dues to tbe Government, excluding imports, nud by nil its creditors, ex cepting in payment of interest upon its bonds and the securities themselves. Second—Local tender notes issued by the v. States, and which the law reouires shall he re ceived us well in payment of ail debts between citizens as of all Government dues, excepting imposts. . , Third—Gold and silver coni. By the opera tion of our present system of finance, however, the metnlie currency, when collected, is reserved only for one class of Government creditors, who, holding its bonds, semi-annuallyVeceive their in terest iu coin from the national Treasury. There is no reason which will he accepted .us satisfactory by the people why those who defend ns on the land and protect us on the sea, the pen sioner upon the gratitude ot tho nation bearing tho sears and wounds received while iu its service, the public servants in tluVariouB departments of tho Government, the fanner who supplies the sol diers of the army and the sailors of the navy, the artisan who toils in the nation's workshops or the mechanics and laborers who build its edifices and construct its forts aud vessels of war, should, in payment of his just and hard-earned dues, re ceive depreciated paper while another class of their countrymen, no more deserving, are paid in the coin of gold or silver. Equal and exact jnstico requires that all the creditors of tho Gov ernment should bo paid iim currency possessing a uniform value, and this call only tx* accom plished by the restoration of the currency to the standard established hy the Constitution, and by tliiH means we would remove a discrimination which may, if it has not already done bo, create a prejudice that may become deep-rooted and wide-spread and imperil tlio natioual credit. Tho fmwibility of limkint our eurtyney comw- poud with tho Conntitutionul Btimdurd may bo a«cn by n refcrenco to a few facta domed from our commercial Rtutinti™. The acRrcRato pro- duct of prcciouH metnla in the I'nited titiitoH, from 1849 to 1867, amounted to *1,174,006,000, while, for the name period, thermit exports of imecie wero $741,000, IKK). This shows an exciws of pro ducts over net exports of *439,001),000. There arc iu the Treasury $103,407,985 in com, and m circulation in the States aud on the pacific coast Hum me onugauuus .. about *40.000,000. smlju few millionjnlhc hutuu,- Jt ciuiuot ho denied that wc I at aud other bunks—m all, less ,thau $100,000,- Innds. Our foreign debt is already computed by the Set rotarv of tho Trrnsnry at eight hundred fifty millions. Citizens of foreign countries rc- ccive interest upon a largo portion of onr securi ties, and American tax payers aro made to con tribute large sums for tlieir support The idea tlmt. such a debt is to buoome permanent should bo at all times discarded ns involving taxation too heavy to bo borne, and payment once in every sixteen years at the present ruto of interest of an amount equal to the original sum. •Tliis vast debt, if permitted to become permanent and increasing, must eventually be gathered into the hands of a few, and enable them to exert a dan gerous and controlling power in the affairs of the government The borrowers would become ser vants to the lenders, the lenders tho masters of the people. Wo now pride ourselves upon hav ing given freedom to four miliums of tho colored race; it will then bo onr shame tliut forty mil lions of people, hy their own toleration of usur pation and profligacy, have suffercil themselves to becomo enslaved, and merely exchjfHgoa slave owners for new tusk masters in theJ^hnpe of bond-holders uud tux-gut borers. Besides, permanent debts pertain to monarch ical governments, and,'.tending to monopilies, perpetuities, and class legislation, are totally irreconcilable with free institutions. Introduced into our republican system, they would gradually hut surely sap its foundations, eventually sub vert our governmental fabric and erect upon its ruinsa monied aristocracy. It is our sacred duty to transmit, unimpaired, to our posterity the blessings of liberty which were bequeathed to ns by the founders of the Republic, and hy our example teach those who are to follow us care fully to avoid tho dangers which threaten a free and independent people. Various plans have been proposed for tho payment of tho public debt. However they may have varied as to the time and mode in which it should he redeemed, there seems to be a general concurrence as to the propriety and justness of u reduction in the present rate of interest. w* , , The Secretary of the Treasury In liis report re commends ftvo per cent Congress, iu a bill passed prior to adjournment ou the 27th of July last, agreed upon four aud fonr and a half per cent; while bv many three per cent has been held to bo amply sufficient return for the invest ment. The general impression as to the exorbi tancy of the existing rate of interest has led to an inquiry in the public mind respecting the con sideration which tho Government has actually received for its bonds, und tho conclusion is becoming prevalent-, that the amount which it obtained was in real money threo or four hun dred per cent less than tbe obligations which it than at auv preceding period. subsistence and instruction to the Indians, and j tlmt Repumic. guarantee the* undisturbed enjoyment of their treaty’ rights, we should habitually insist ii the faithful observance of their main within their respective This is the only mode by which collision with question of the right to lallv insist npfm nroduetive of great embarrassment. In htateH I when eyen KO direct a proeeet agreement Jffrc-ift cll organized and established, foreign powers tion for un ttnnoX atftm of tin reservations.— jrefuse either to concede or exercise that right, the island of Bt Doiniftgo w mis is cue iiiiiY iimhh: i.j ** *..ch collision with except as to ^rsoUH actually belonging to the other tribes and with tho whites can ho avoideijf .diplomatic service. On the otherhanil.anKmh and the safety of our frontier settlements sc- powers> insist upon[oxcrcising ••ured. Tlie companies constructing the railway from )maha to Sacramento, have been most oner- Omaha ... — — gctieally engaged in prosecuting the work, and it is believed that the line will be completed be fore the expiration of the next fiscal year. The six per cent, bonds issued to these com panies, amounted, on the Gthiustant, to $44,337,- 030. aud the additional work lmd been performed to the extent of $3,200,000. TUK PACIFIC UAILIIOAP. Tho Secretary of the Interior, iu August last, Invited my attention to the report of a govern ment director of the Union Pacific Railroad Company, who bad been specially instructed to examine the location, construction aud equip ment ot their rood. I snbinitted, for the opin ion of the Attorney General certain questions in regard to tbe authority of the Executive, which arose upon this report, and those which had, from time to time, been presented l»y the commissioners appointed to inspect each suc cessive section of the w ork. After carefully con sidering the law of the case, he affirmed the right of the Executive to order, if necessary, a tlior the new cir- monarch- iiiti increase of American republican ideas, interests and sympa thies. It cannot he long before it will become neces sary for this Government to lend some effective aid to tho solution of the political and social problems which aro continually kept before the world bv the two republics of the island of St Domingo, and which arc now disclosing them selves more distinctly than heretofore in tho is land of Cuba. Tho subject is commended to onr consideration with all the more erauestnesa give asylum is one always difficult, und often : j um uatisfied tliat tlie time has arrived ’ " " mbamisBinont. In States | when even K0 direct a proceeding os a proposi tion for an annexation of the two republics of in States where the law of nations is not fully acknowledged, resj>ected and obeyed. The President of Paraguay is understood to have opposed to Mr. AVashburu’s proceedings, the injurious and very improbable charge of personal complicity in insurrection and treason. The correponocnce, however, has not yet reached the United States. Mr. Washburn, in connection with this con troversy, represents that two United States citi zens, attached to the Legation, were arbitrarily seized at his sijle, when leaving the capital of Paraguay, committed to prison, and there sub jected to torture for the pnrposo of procuring confessions of their own criminality, and testi mony to support the President’s allegations against the United States Minister. Mr. McMa hon, the newly appointed Minister to Paraguay, having reached the LaPlata, has been instructed to proceed, without delay, to Asuncion, there to investigate the whole subject. The rear admiral commanding the United States South Atlantic squudron has been directed to attend the new Minister with a proper naval force to sustain such just demands as the occasion may require, and to vindicate the rights of the United States of the Executive to oruer, n necessary, it uw»r- an fl to vindicate the rights of the united states ough revision of the eutire road. Commission-. 0 itizens referred to, ana of any others who may oi*s were thereupon appointed to examine this aud other lines, and have recently submitted a statement of their investigations, of which the report of the Secretary of the interior furnishes Hpecfie information. THE ARMY. The report of the Secretary of War contains information of interest and importance respect ing the several bureaus of the War Department, and the operations of the army. Tho strength of our military force, on the 33th of September last, was forty-eight thousand men, and it is computed that, by the first of January next* this number will be decreusod to forty-three thousand. It is the opinion of tho Secretary of War that within tho next year a considerable diminution of tho infantry force may he mado without detriment to the interests of the country, and, in view of the great expense attending the military peace establishment, and the absolute necessity of retrenchment wherever it can bo applied, it is hopod that Congress will sanction the reduction, which his report recommends. Whilo in 1800 sixteen thousand three hundred men cost the uation $16,472,000, the sum of $06,682,000 is estimated as necessary for the support of the army during the fiscal year ending June 30,1870. The estimates of tho War Department for the hist two fiscaL years were, for 1867, $33,814,461, and for 1808T $26,- 203,069. The actual expenditure^ during the be exposed to danger in the theatre of war. With these exceptions, friendly relations have been maintained between the United States and Brazil and Paraguay. Our relations during the past year with Boli via, Ecuador, Peru and Chib, have become espe cially friendly and cordial. Spain and the Re publics of Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador have ex pressed tfieir willingness to accept the medita tion of the Uuited States for terminating the war upon tho South* Pacific coast. Chib has not finally declared upon tho question. In M meantime the conflict has practically oxhai itself, since no belligerent or hostile moveml has been made by either party during t last two years, and there are no indications of a forego tEThopc that it mav soon be accepted by all the belligerents, and lead to a socurc estab- bshment of peace and friendly relations between the Spanish American Republics of tbe Pacific and Spain—a result which would bo attended with common benefits to tho belligerent*, and much Advantage to all commercial natiw*’ I communicate, for the consideration of U^nares*, a correspondence which shows that the Bolivian Republic has established the extremely liberal principle of receiving into its citizDasnm any citizen of the United States, or of any other of repub H JH ould not only re ceive the consent of the "people interested, but would also give satisfaction to all other foreign nfttionB * a a- I am aware that upon the question of further extending our possessions it is apprehended by Koine tlmt onr political ayatem cannot tie auc- ccKsfullv applied to an area more extended than onr continent; but the conviction u rapidlT gaining ground iu the American mind, that with the increased facibties for intercommunication between all portions of the earth, the principles of free government, as embraced in our Consti tution, if faithfully maintained and earned out, would prove of sufficient strength and breadth to comprehend within their sphere and influenco the civilized nations of tho world. \ The attention of the Senate aud of Congress is again respectfully invited to the treaty for tlie eKtatilialuncut nt commercial reciprocity with the Hawaiian Kingdom, entered into last year, and already ratified by that Government Tiro attitude of the United Staten towards these i«lands is not very difi'erent from that m which they Ktaud towards the Wont Indies. It is known and felt by the Hawaiian Government and peo ple that their Government and institution* aro feeble aud precarious; that the United States, being so near a neighbor, would bo unwilling to see toe islands pass under foreign controL Their prosperity is continually disturbed by expecta tions and alarms of nnftiendly political proceed ings, as wcU from the United States m from otb- er foreign powers. A reciprocity treaty, while it could not materially diminish the revenues of the United States, would be a giuuwnty of the good will and forbearance of all nations until the people of the islands shall of themeelves, at no distani day, voluntarily apply tor admission into the Union. ...... The Emperor of EaseU has seceded to tbs iRotiated here in January hurt, for ttie if trademarks in the interest of manu- „ aud commerce. I have invitedhia a to the importance of wtablishu o it soeius easy and pruetieable, a 1 uil regulation of the vast fisheries be to" the two nations in the waters of Um l’aeifie ocean. .. „ The two treaties between tbe Un and Italy for the regulation of r* and the extradition of crimtn-*- rutified here during tho Im* I have been accepted • Government. A which has been ■ submitted to the I treaties which were I ted States and Korth C the regulation of the righta [coNccTOkn o« t