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Show derailing the action of the English Gor-ernment Gor-ernment la the executions at Manchester: Manches-ter: asking Congress to declare that the rights or American citizens abroad must be respected: and calling ou the President Presi-dent to enforce this principle at all hazards. , Havana. 8. It Is expected that Jamaica will soon he in telegraphic communication with the United States, via Havana. Mexican dates to the iiath say the exclusive ex-clusive privilege to build and rum a railroad from Vera Cruz to Mexico, Is granted to the old company of English capitalists for 200 years, the Mexican government paying a subsidy of half a million yearly. ' The salary of Juarez is fixed at $30,000. Several State Legislatures have commenced. com-menced. Jtomero is elected to Congress from Guaradjuato. Kt. Thomas. The Inland of St. Martin has nearly disappeared. Kt. Bartholomew is al-moit al-moit destroyed ly a volcano. Philadelphia, . The rinderpest Is prevailing very f;-tally f;-tally in Baltimore County and portions of the a lacent county. By a conspiracy at the -Jersey state prison,. Trenton, "nine eycaned; eight were re-captured. ' . , In the case of Spencer, at Newark, charged with counterfeiting government govern-ment noted aud bonds, Wood testified thut he had no evidence against the prisoner; 8p6ncer aud wife were discharged. dis-charged. ; New York, 8. The HtruhV speeial ays tho Rich-mond Rich-mond Convention has decided to subject sub-ject the members of the Convention to the Congressional tcet oath Probably the Conservative delegates will retire if the oath is demanded. New Orlcan?. S. the Bubtect of Impeachment, after considerable con-siderable filibustering, JLogan aid if Wilson would withdraw his motion and allow the rote to be taken on impeachment, impeach-ment, the minority would withdraw its opposition, Wilson assented and th House proceeded to vote on the resolution resolu-tion submitted by the majority for impeachment; im-peachment; yeas 57, nays 118. Schenck, from the Committee of Ways and Meaus, reported a bill suspending sus-pending the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to retire greenbacks. A running discussion followed, and Schenck finally moved the previous question. The bill pafed: 127 nays, 25 yeas. The House went into a Committee of the Whole. Stevens made the usual motion to refer the President's Message to the appropriate Committees, including includ-ing a portion to the Committee on Reconstruction. Re-construction. Ross objected ou the ground that there is no Committee on Reconstruction in existence. Tho Speaker overruled the point and the House refused to btrike out that portion, of the resolution. Aftor debate, the resolution re-solution wa-i laid aside toby reported to the House. Washington, 9. The Matemcnt of the public debt howjs the tctal $2-jO,11,i,75,17;. Ottawa, 8. The House of Commons resumed tho debate on the North Wtstern tr rritory. After a long discussion a resolution passed requesting the annexation of the territory to Canada New York, 0. The steamship City of Paris was a led for carrying excess of passengers. The vessel was released after giving bonds, and sailed for Europe. The Monument on Plymouth Rock was completed on Hatnrdav. The ashes of some of the Pilgrim Fathers were deposited In one of the chambers. Havana, 9. TMrly nortnnu iAriliol Uv mn uik. quake in Ht. Thomaf. Volcanic eruptions erup-tions prevailed during the earthquake, vhich ceased after its fcubsidenco. A company la being formed in the Republic f Honduras, to promote Immigration. Im-migration. They propose to establish three large colonies at Saraguer. Olan-cha Olan-cha and Olanchits, to engage in tne cultivation cul-tivation of grain, olives and grapes, raise tilk ana propagate silk worms. Oswego, 7. There M as a terrible accident on the Oswego and Rome railroad last night. A frsight train ran unto a tree blown across the track. The engine was demolished, de-molished, and five cars burned. The engineer and fireman were killed. Florence, 8. It la reported that Garibaldi has again disappeared from Caprera and it is Feared Fear-ed that tho party or action will make another attempt on Rome. The speech of the French Minister Rouher, declaring that Italy should cot take forcible possession of Rome, gave rise to an angry debate in the Italian chamber of deputies. Menabrea said he had asked the French government for an explanation of the speech, and ex-' Fected to receive a reply on Monday, le added that Italy could only obtain Rome with the concurrent consent of the European powers. At tbe end of the debate a 'vote was taken and the government sustained. Paris 6 Fears arc entertained of a Ministerial crisis in consequence f Rouher 'a speech. on the Roman question. Dublin, 8. The obsequies of the Fenians execnted at Manchester took place to-day, and was the occasion of an immense manifestation mani-festation of sympathy. Fifty thousand men inarched in funeral procession. The whole ailalr passed oft quietly. Berlin, 8. Important changes are contemplated in the present tarai'of Zolverein. ! Chicago, 0. I The Times special says, General Mc- CI era and has again been offered toe Mexican mission. i Recommendations for the purchase of the Dnih West India Islands are coming In. Senators will delay aotina till further Indication of approval Is re clved. In the Convention, a negro member named jCfomwclt. ilJ"i, V will rule tin the lattt one koos down forwer. The negroes are goiug to have their r lights in spite of Johnson or any other man." He declared he was ready for a evolution. Another colored delegate said a war of faces waa all a humbug. The Herald' a Rome letter says the American Consul, Cushman, recently accompanied asmall expedition against the Caribaldians, picked up the musket of a dead soldier aud fired several shots at the Garibaidians, himself being slightly wounded. English mall adviocs to the -Oih say forty-eight lives were lost on the transport trans-port Rosphorous, which foundered in the Indian Ocean. Russell intended to move In the House of Lords on Dec. 2d, a resolution to the effect that tho education of the working classes in England and Wales ought to be Improved; that every child has a right tot lie blessings of education, and it h the duty or thetitate to guard and maintain that right. Tbe report of the safety of Dr. Liviug-stoue Liviug-stoue rests on the testimony of a trader arrived from Zanzibar, who picked out a sketch of the Doctor from several portraits por-traits shown to him, and said "that's the mau." Washington, 8. Several members have elaborate speeches on impeachment, and will deliver de-liver them in a Committee of the Whole. London, 8. In the House or Peers to-night, Earl Mayo deplored the bad taste and the evil effects of the public funerals for the Fenians executed at Manchester. London, 8. - The (Hole editorially says, the present attitude of France renders a Conference of the European powers, for the settlement settle-ment of the Roman question, utterly impossible. . Florence, 8. The Italian Government has granted universal amuesty to the adherents of Garibaldi. London, 8. The present state of political affairs in Italy, creates some anxiety and distrust in monetary circles. Washington, 8. Jloiisr.- Pending the question of Wil-ieon'8 Wil-ieon'8 motion being laid on the table on tSiadaJ to tbe Dtcret JCut'iM Yn; I EUROFK.IN COKKKHKNCK TUMULT t! r AIUS I j Theatre Jiurncd in London ! j MO UK VFSTT?I)IrANU3 HAVE yi'F- j .1 .Wgro In the liOiiUlann Con von-lion von-lion ppeakw out I ' UNlVr.KSAT? AMNESTV To'thK ADHFJt- KNTs OK UAKIBALU1I j Tin' JTouac rrfutw to Jmpainh Prt sklent Johnton t ANOTltEU E A I tT H OTTAK K AT ST. TUOJf A3, JU LIVES LOST! Itailroad Ilniler ! OARinArji"Ti'inA?rKREn! an- UTUKK A ITEM IT ON ROME KEAUKM Spain vneany at the pvrchatse of St. Thomas I Furl, 8. The Prcisc nays the Conference will meet in Paris instead of in Munich; and the envoys from the various powers, resldentln tuiicity, will represent those 1 powers. 1 Lor-don, 8. Her Majesty's Theatre was burned last night; no lives lost. Florence, 8. The Italian Parliament has elected Count Lfiusa President, by large ma-; ma-; jority. Chicago, 8. Immense meetings wereheld lu Jioston ; and Bt. Louis last night, to consider the rights of naturalized citizens traveling abroad. Resolutions were adopted con- iamii,iiiTinwwMiiW" '' '"" r??.1"' invited to the necessity of a thorough' Tevlslon of oar revenue system. Our internal-' revenuy Jaw mo. I impost system r,Iiciiil'I be . so a-lju-tcii as to bear the most heavily on articles ar-ticles of luxury, having the necessaries neces-saries of life as free from taxation as may be consistent with ' the real wants of Government economically ad-ministered. ad-ministered. Taxation woulJ not then fall unduly on the man of moderate mean0, and while none would to entirely en-tirely exempt from assessment, nil, in proportion to their pecuniary abilities, would contribute towards tbe support of the Slate. A modification of the internal in-ternal revenue system, by a largo reduction re-duction - in- the" number of articles now : subject to taxation1, would by followed by rtsidls equally udvanU-geous udvanU-geous to die ati.fii and Government. Govern-ment. It would render the law less expensive and. more certain, remove obstructions to industry, lessen temptations tempta-tions to evnde the law, diminish violations viola-tions and frauds perpetrated upon its provisions,' make its operations less inquisitorial, and greatly reduce in numbers the army of tax gatherers created cre-ated by tho system, who take from the mouth of honest labor the bread it has earned. lletrenchment, reform and economy should bo carried into every branch of the public ssrvice, that the. expenditures of (iovernment maybe may-be redaced, and the people relieved from oppressive taxation. A sound currency should be restored, and the public faith in regard to the national debt, sacredly observed. The accomplishment of these important results, together with the restoration of the Union of the States upon the principles of the Constitution, would inspire confidence at home and abroad in the stability of our institutions, institu-tions, and briug to the nation prosperity, pros-perity, peace and good will. The report of the Secretary of War l ;k rim, exhibits the operations of the army, and of the several Bureaus of the War Department. The aggregate 'strength of our military force, on tho 20th September last, us oj,Sl. The total estimate for military appropriations appropria-tions is 77,124,707, .including a deli-clency deli-clency in last year's appropriation of $13,Cyu,0ou . The payments at the Treasury ou account of the service of tho war Department, from Jan. 1 to Oct., 29, ISO", a period often months, amounted amoun-ted to $U9,h07,O')O. The expenses of tho military establishment, as well us the numbers of the arinv. aro now three mm.' jhuiiiu.h" ih mmw mmm.t.M acre of public hind wvie disposed of, and the cash receipts f:om the s.rdes ami , fees 1 exceeded by one half million dol- j lars the sum realized from those sources during the prccedingyear. Theamount paid to pensioners, including the expenses ex-penses of disbursements, was SIS, CIO, 1M and :?,J,4S2uames were added to the rolls. The entire number of pensioners on the S Uh of June last, was l w.471. patents and designs' were Issued during the year ending September COth, ; 1S07, and at that date the balance in the Treasury to the credit of the Patent ! funds was $2S(,C07. j The report of the Secretary of lb i Navy states that wc have teveu squad-' rous'activtly and judiciously employed, j under efficient and uble commanders, i in protecting the persons and property of American citizens, maintaining tbe dignity and power of the Government, and promoting commerce and the business busi-ness interests of our countrymen in every part of the world. Of the 23S vessels ves-sels composing the present navy of the United States, 5G carrying oJ7 guns, are in squadron service. During the year, the number of vessels la commission has been reduced 12, aud there are. 1 less on squadron duty than there were at the date of last report. A large number num-ber of vessels were commenced and in course of construction when the war terminated, aud although Congress had made the necessary appropriations for their completion, the Department has either suspended work upon them, or limited it to a slow completion of eteara vessels, so as to meet tho contracts for machinery made with private establishments. estab-lishments. The total expenditures of the Navy Department for the fiscal year ending June 80, .1807, were 31,034,011. No appropriations have been made or required since the dose of the war for the construction and repair of vessels for steam machinery, ordnance, provisions, pro-visions, clothing, fuel, hemp, &.?., the balances under these several heads having hav-ing been more than sufficient for the current expenditures. It should also be stated to the credit of the Department, Depart-ment, that besides asking no appropriations appropria-tions for the above objects for the last two years, the Secretary of the Navy, on the 30th of September last, in accordance ac-cordance with the Act of May 1st, 1S20, requested the Secretary of the Treasury to carry to the surplus fund the sum of S'jhj,000 believing the amount rece ived from tho sales of vessels and othe r war property, and remnants of former appro- Sn th American States i rem :n un- ch-nied. . . . ' ' ' - , ,' ,'. The tender made, in conformity with a resolution of Congress-, of the good offices of the Government with a view to an amicable adjustment of pence between be-tween Brazil and her Allies on the one side, aud Paraguay on the other, and between Chili and her Allies on the one side, and Spain on the other, though kindlv received, has in neither case been tally reeepted by the belligerents. The war "iu the valley of the Parana is still vigorously mainained. On the other hand, actual hostilities between the Pacific Slates and Spain have been more than a year suspeuded. 1 shall on any proper occasion that may occur, renew' the conciliatory recommendations which have lccn made. Brazil, with enlightened ajiacity aud comprehensive comprehen-sive statesmanship, has opened the great channels of the Amazon and its tributaries to universal commerce. Nothing more seems needful to assure a rapid ami cheerful progress in South America. 1 refer to those peaceful habits without which states and nations cannot in this age well expect material prosperity or soeial advancement. The Exposition of Universal Industry at Paris has passed, and seems to have fully realized the high expectations of the French Government. If due allowance allow-ance be made for the recent political derangement de-rangement of industry here, the part which the United States has borne in this Exhibition of invention and art may be regarded with very high satisfaction. satis-faction. During the Exposition a con-i con-i ferecce was held of delegates from several sev-eral nations, the United States being one, in which the inconveniences of commerce and social intercourse, resulting re-sulting from the diverse standards of money value, werejvery fully discussed, andiplaus were developed for establishing, establish-ing, by universal consent, a common principle for the coinage of gold. These conferences are expected to be renewed with the attendance of niany foreign slates not hitherto represented. A report re-port of these interesting proceedings willl he submitted to Congress, which will no doubt justly appreciate the great object, aud be ready to adopt any measure which may tend to facilitate its ultimate accomplishment.. On the 2-jUi of February, 1SG2, Congress Con-gress declared, by law, that treasury notes without interest, authorized by that Act, should be legal tender for the payment of all debts, public and private, pri-vate, within tho TTiiitfl StatM. An the West Indies, whUew-V with all-natloni. n c Tli war, the rebels and tht?r . 5 blockade-breaking allu V Ut3 in the same ports for tuei-they tuei-they too successfully accot ,e VhH Injuring and rievnMStlnS1'6 which we are now eUo..? ' ', .coniTnere ing. We labored f jpeoiaiiv disadvantage, that KuroS". thh els, employed by our luZt. V friendly shelter, f rotcctioni ' iu West Indian port, whnA8" naval operations werVr?e! ried on from our own distant 3 There was then an univeSJM an advanced naval outpost U-t.-1 ?5 Atlantic roan and Furore r'Vhi ofobtainingsuohan outrU rVI& and lawfully, while neither Utcuiniig injury to other HtattR e'.1"? lyengaged'theatte.Uiouofth'Si tive Department before the c!oe r',Y war; and it has not been lost 5 since that time. K '10' A not entirely dissimilar naval . revealed itself during the same on the Pacihc coast. The require,' fi! hold there was fortunately secured Z our late treaty with the Fmperorof j1 sia, and it now seems imperative that th, more obvious necessities of the Atlanta coast should be as carefully provide for. A good and convenient port ami harbor, capable of casv defence m supply that want. Witii the no4ii. of Hiich a station by the United wat neither wc nor any other American ration ra-tion need longer apprehend injury or oll'ence from any trans-atlantic enerm I agree with our early statement, thai the .Vest Indies naturally gravitateto and may be exacted ultimately to alsorlc(I by, the Continental' sub including our own. 1 agree L them, also, that it is wise to m the question of such absorption to the process of natural political grwi. tation. The islands of St. Thormsaai St; John's, which constitute a part tf the group called the Virgin Islaiih. seemed to offer no advantages immsd:-ately immsd:-ately desirable, while their ccquisltior. couid be secured in harmony, with the principles to which I have alluded. A treaty has, therefore been concluded with the King of Denmark forthecw-sion forthecw-sion of those islands, and will be sol-mitted sol-mitted to the Senate for consideration. . It will hardl' be necessary to call tbe attention of Congress to the subjecto; providing for the payment to Eui,c! the sura stipulated in the treaty for the cession of Alaska. Possession Living been formally delivered to our commissioner, commis-sioner, the Territory remains for the present in care of a military forct. awaiting such civil organization as shaJ be directed by Congress. The annexation of niaD.v small Get-man Get-man States to Prussia, and the rc-orei-nization of that country underanewu).! liU'ral Constitution, have inaumlmcto renew the c-ftbrt to obtain a JiM st prompt set rimc-"t of the long vcf m;ji concerning the claims of foreign for-eign States for military service froni their subjects naturalized iu the IniW State?.1 In connection with this sulj' the attention of Congress is respectfuUj called tea singular aud embarraM conflict of laws. The Executive i partment of this Government has biw-t-rto uniformly held, sis it now h that naturaliziition in conformity '"'j the Constitution and laws of the H States, absolves the recipient frow giance to the British Crown, ym another theory is held that it islu-sible, islu-sible, an.l , that the rec ipient i' solved by. our laws of natura Hatwj-British Hatwj-British Judges cite courts and M t horities of the United States 1W .f that theory, against the P'noBrit. bv the Executive authority of tbe i el States. Tliis conflict the . public mind , con eruiJig rights of naturalize.1 citizens -(V impairs liie national abroad. I called attention tothiMJ in my last annual Message, Mw again, respectfully anpoa to w to declare tho national will nnt aldy upon this important qnwuon. The abuse of our laws, lj tine piosecution of the African fcv trade, from American por " American citizenshas altogetn ed; and under existing circuM-i no appreheusons of its rene w part of the .world are ente" Under these circumstances, i. "--a question whether we sMlnotF. to her Majesty's Government u. sion or discontinuance of JD.ef ree for t tiens for maintaining a naval w Washington, December 3rd., f times as great a3 they iiave ever U-eii ia time of peace: while discretionary power is vested iu the Eexecutive, to add millions mil-lions to this expenditure by our increase of the army to the maximum strength, allowctl by law. The menacing attitude of some of tho warlike bands of Indians, inhabiting the district of country between tho Arkansas and Platte liivers, and por-tion- of Dakota Territory, required the presence of a largo military force in that region. Instigated by real or imaginary grievances, ihe Indians have occasionally committed acts of barbarous violence on emigrants aud our frontier settlements; but a general Indian war has been providentially averted. The Commissioners, under the Act of the 2o;h July, 1S07, were invested in-vested with full power to adjust existing exist-ing difficulties, negotiate treaties with the disatleeted bauds, and select for them reservations remote from traveled routes, betweeu the Mississippi and t'-Pacific. t'-Pacific. They entered with?;:' .r'-'.1 upon the execution o' rit ftftrtt- 'iat our dli'ant Territories iAUd be exempt from. Indian outbreaks, out-breaks, aud that the construction of the Paoillc Uailroad, an object or national importance, should not be Interrupted by hostile tribes. These objects, as well as the material interests, and the moral and intellectual improvement f the Indian, In-dian, can be most effectually secured by concentrating them upon a portion of country set apart for their exclusive u-e, and located at points remote from our highways aud encroaching white settlements. Since the commencement of the L'd Session of the Cuth Congress, old miles of roii l have been constructed on the main line aud branches of tiie Pacilic Railway. The line from Omaha is rapidly approaching the eastern base of the liocky Mountains; whilst the terminus of the last section of construct-el construct-el road in California, accepted by Government Gov-ernment onthe2ithdayot October last, was but 11 miles distant from the summit sum-mit of the Sierra Nevada. The remarkable remark-able energy evinced by the companies offers the strongest assurance that the completion of the road from Sacramento to Omaha will not be long deferred. During tho last fiscal year 7,011,111 priations. The report of the P. M. general shows the business of the lVwtOflice department and the condition of the postal service in a very favorable light; and the attention atten-tion of Congress is called to its practical prac-tical recommendations. The receipts of the Department for tho year ending June .'(), 1S07, including all special appropriations appropria-tions for sea and land service,and for free mail matter were $19,078,(y;J. The expenditures ex-penditures for all purpose were $19,2o., leaving an unexpended balance in favor of the- Department, of 74:5,210, which can bo applied towards the expenses of tho Dpt. for the current year. The increase of postal revenue, independent of specific appropriations, for the year 1SU7, over that of lSGtj, w $A-:o,040. The increase of rev - l4m tho sale of stamp - -sniped envelopes, en-velopes, was :rT;- r!ie,ilncrw!,of iiiiw for lbb,f over those of the , - J.lous year, was owing chielly to the extension of the land and oceau mail service. During the past year new-postal new-postal conventions have been ratified and exchanged with the United Kingdom King-dom of Great Britain aud Ireland, Belgium, Bel-gium, the Netherlands, Switzerland, the North German Union, Italy, and the Colonial Government at llongkon", reducing very largely the rates of ocean and laud postages to and from and within those countries. The report of the Acting Commissioner Commission-er of Agriculture concisely present the condition, wants aud progress of an interest in-terest eminently worthy of the fostering care of Congress, aud exhibits a large measure of useful results achieved during dur-ing the year to which it refers. The re-establishment of peace at home, and the resumption of interrupted interrupt-ed trade, travel and commerce abroad, have served to increase the number and variety of questions in the Department for Foreign Aflnlrs. None of t!,0 oues-tlons, oues-tlons, however, have seriously disturbed our relations with other States The Itepublic of Mexico, having been relieved re-lieved from foreign intervention, is earnestly ear-nestly engaged in efforts for the re-eB-tabllshment of her constitutional system sys-tem of government. A good understanding under-standing contiuues to xist between our Government and the Republics of Havti and San Domingo, and our cordial cor-dial relations with the Central and annual remittance of s J0,(OJ, less btipu-laled btipu-laled expenses, accrues to claimants I under the convention with Spain in 134. These remittances, since the passage pas-sage of that Act, have been paid iusuch notes. The claimants insist that the Government ought to require payment in coin. The subject may be deemed worthy of your attention. No arrangement has as yet been reached for the settlementof ourclaims for British depredations upon the commerce com-merce of the United States. I have feij it my duty to decline the propo8" of arbitration made by her jesty's Government, Go-vernment, becau" hitherto been accompao'"' "i' reservations and limi-taM- o incompatible with the rights, interest and honor of our country. It is not to be apprehended that Jreat Britain will persist In her refusal to satisfy these just and reasonable claims, which involve the sacred principle of non-interveution, a principle henceforth hence-forth not more important to the United States than to all other commercial nations. na-tions. The West India Islauds were settled i and colonized by Kuropean States, simultaneously with the settlement and colonization of the American Continent. Conti-nent. Most of the colonies planted here became independent nations iu the close of the last and the beginning of the present century. Our ow n country embraces communities which at one period were colonies of Great Britain, France, Spain, Holland, Sweden and .Bussia. The people in the West Indies, with the exception of those of th? Island of llayti. have neither attained nor aspired to independence, indepen-dence, nor have they become prepared for self-defense. Although possessing considerable commercial value, val-ue, they have been held by the several European States which colonized or at sometime conquered them, chiefly for purposes of military and naval strategy, in carrying out European policy and desigua in regard to this Continent. Iu our revolutionary war ports and harbors n the Wet India Islands were used by our enemy to the great injury and embarassmentof theUnited states. V e had the same experience In our second war with Great Britain, liie same European policy for a long tune excluded us even from trade with |