Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-12-07

delayed their progress al 'he ihqun
4 reference has been made to the b 7
fish Government on the subject, which,
| il may be hoped, will Tend to hasten the
decision of the Commissioners, or
serve as substitute. for it.
Among the power especially granted
| ed to Congress by the Constitution, are
those of establishing uniform laws on
the subject of Bankruptcies through
out the United States; and Of provid-
ing for organizing, arming, and disci-
plining the Militia, and for governing
such part of them as may be employed
in the service Of the United States -
The magnitude and complexity OF the
interests affected by legislation upon
these Subjects, may account for the TACT
that, long and often as both OF them
have occupied the attention, and ami
mated the debates of Congress, nos, s.
TENS have vet been devised, for fulfill
ing, to the satisfaction of the commu'
ni,y, the duties prescribed by these
grants Of power, To conciliate the
claim of the individual citizen TO the
enjoyment ofpersonal liberty, with the
effective obligation ofprivate contracts,
is the difficult problem to be solved by
the law of Bankruptcy. These are OBJ
iects of deeper interest to society; al
fec,ing all that is precious in the exist:
ence of multitudes; Of persons, many OF
them in the classes essentially depend
ent and helpless; of the age requiring
nurture, and of the sex entitled TO pro-
lection, from the free agency ofthe pa
rem, and the husband. The organize
ton of the Militia is yet more indis-
pensable to the liberties of the country.
| Ii is only by an effective Militia that
we can at once enjoy the repose Of
peace, and bid defiance to foreign ag-
gression; it is by the Militia that we
constituted an armed nation, standing
in perpetual panoply Of defence, in the
presence of all the other nations OF the
earth. To this end, it would be neoes-
sary so to shape its organization, as TO
give it more united and active ener'
CIV. There are laws for establishing
an uniform militia throughout the u
nited States, and for arming aud equip
ping its whole body. But it is body
of dislocated members, without the Vi
gor of unity, and having little OF uni
formi,y, but the name. To iniuse into
this most important institution the
power of which it is susceptible, and to
make it available for the defence OF the
Union, at the shortest notice, and at
the smallest expence of time, OF Lille,
and of treasure, are among the benefits
to be expected from the persevering
deliberations of Congress.
Among the unequlvocal indications
Of our national prosperity, is the flour
ishing state Of our finances. The re
venues of the present year, from all
their principal sources, will exceed the
anticipations of the last. The balance
in the Treasury, on the first OF January
last, was little short Of two millions
| of dollars exclusive oftwo millions and
half, being the moicty IF the loan of
FIVE millions, authorized BY the act OF
Goth May, 1924. The receipts into
the Treasury from the first Of January
to the lhirtieth Of September, exclu-
si,e of the other moiety Of the same
loan, are estimated al sixteen millions
five hundred thousand dollars; and ii is
expected that those ofthe current quar-
ter will exceed FIVE millions of dollars;
forming an aggregate of receipts OF
nearly twenty-five millions, independ-
en-, Of the loan. The expenditures OF
the year will not exceed that sum more
than two millions. BY those expendi-
lures, nearly eight millions Of the prin-
ipal of the public debt have been dis
charged. More than million and
half has been devoted TO the debt OF
gratitude to the warriors Of the Revo-
luton: nearly equal sum to the "on-
struction of Notifications, and the ae-
QUESTION Of ordnance, and other per-
manent preparatives Of national de-
fence: half a million TO the gradual In
crease of the Navy: an equal sum Tor
purchases of Territory from the lndi-
ans, and payment ofannaities to them:
and upwards of a million for objects OF
Internal Improvement, authorized by
special acts Of the last Congress. If
we add to these, four millions OF dol
lars for the payment Of interest upon
the public debt, there remains sum
of about seven millions, which have
| defraved the whole expense of the Adj
| ministration of Government, in its
Legislative, Executive, and Judiciary
Departments, including the support OF
the Military and Observation-Disclosures,
and all the occasional contingencies Of
Government co-extensive with the
Union.
The amount Of duties secured On
merchandise imported, from the COM
mencement ofsthe year, is about twen-
tv-five millions and hall; and that
which will accrue during the current
quarter, is estimated at five millions
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