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Show The EBrc-iUnr Coming Mcs-N:ige Mcs-N:ige t'nba. U tr-r-l-eiK-y. Washington, 17. The President, to-day. in conversation relative to the Cuban matter, said the government govern-ment had thus far acted on Mich facts as had reached it, and was now engaged en-gaged in collecting from all available sources further information eoneern-in-z the capture of the 'in;initts and the particulars attending the revolting executions. It was desirable that all information should be of such a character char-acter as to leave no doubt whatever as to its reliability. The propriety of this course was too evident lo rcejuire explanation. Government is bcin" careful hi what it is doing and may hereafter do, to work upon facts, and not upon assumptions and uneo.nfinneel reports. It was essential essen-tial that wc should be prepared to I maintain oui -position. ini xtesi-dent xtesi-dent said he had changed none of the views heretofore expressed by him concerning the events in Cuba, but he had more than ever open confirmed in them by the recent occurrences. He shared with the public in their denunciation of the capture on the high seas of vessels sailing with regular regu-lar clearances, under the CiutedSutes tlag, and the ttaithng events which so quickly followed. Spain never having considered the Island of Cuba in a state of war, and there being no proclamation by the United States according belligerent rights to insurgents, the Vinjinius, if regularly cleared for Cuba, had no right to enter Havana, or any other 1 open port in the Spanish possessions, j This Government did not recognize I any right on the part of Spain in the present state af a tlairs to interfere in any manner witli our merchants' ships on tho seas, except in the usual rights in her own ports and within one marine league of the coast of act she was aware as a matter of course. It is the determination of this government to protect her citizens citi-zens "in all ol their right?, and compel respect to the il ig. The present naval preparations were with this view; not to initiate war by the President, Pres-ident, that power being vested in Congress, but to be prepared for all contingencies. Upon the meeting of Congre'ss al! of the facts in possession of the executive department relative to Cuban afiairs will be laid before that body with such recommend-tions recommend-tions as the occasion might demand. To-morrow he said he would commence the preparation of ins Message, but would deter that part relating to the Cuban alliiir until within a day or two of the meeting of Congress, desiring first to obtain all possible information upon the subject. sub-ject. During a hrict conversation the President said h 2 should in his Message Mes-sage again recommend legislation on Utah all'airs, in order to relieve judicial judi-cial matters in that territory from their present embarrassment. He would, in calling attention te judicial subjects, submit a plan, not vet fully matured, rendering currency 'more llexible anil preventing il, if possible, from being useel,as recently, for gamuliug purposes. |