Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-12-05

e'gh' tnousand SIX hundred and eighty.,i, d.,
lars and eighteen crnts The recein,s e.
that day to The 3oh Of September lay, =, RON
as the returns Of them yet received can st %'af
amount 10 sixteen millions eight hundred w;
eighty six thousand five hundred and .; AUG
one dollars and thirty two cents. The Guy
oil the present quarter, estimated a, fan, ~"
lions five hundred and fifteen thousand ,t "",
TO the above, form an aggregate Of twenty o os'
millions four hundred Thousand dollars IS u"
ceipts. The exnenditurrs uf The year ma, -.
haps amount to twenty two millions three ,' r
dred thousand dollars, presenting small -
cess over The receipts. But Of these ,,,.,..
two millions, upwards Of six have been .nr,;,,
10 the discharge Of the principal 81 the nnhIs
debt; the whole amount Of which, APPROACH
seventy four millions on the frs, OF J,n.,.b
last, will on the frs; day Of next We ar la Shot,.
ofsix,y seven millions and half The ba.,,.
in the Treasury on the first Of January rrT !.
is expected. viii exceed five millions four b.,
drcd and fifty thousand dollars, sum eyccrl
ing that Of the first of January, 1925, ,hoy,,
falling shor, of that exhibited on the a,r >,
January last.
1t was forrseen that the revenue Of he nro,
ent year would not equal that Of The last, wsirI
had itself been less than that OF the next mr..
ceding year. But the hope has been rrcli,r5
which was entertained, that these def,irpc,,
would in 10 wise Interrupt, The steady obe,,.
ton of The discharge Of the public DIT; ~ ii,
animal Ten millions devoted 10 that 0lirc. b.,
he Act Of Sd March, 1917.
The amour, of duties secured on m,r,har.
disc imported from the commencement, Of The
year until the 3oth Of S. pt"mber last, is twenty
one millions two hundred and twenty six ,hor
sa I'd, and the probable amount Of that Wild.
will be secured during The remainder Of ,hr
year, is five millions seven hundred and spyen,
four thousand dollars; forming sum ,o'a Of
lweniy-seven millions. With the ailowanre,
for drawbacks & contingent Deficiencies Which
may oc ;ur; though not specific ally foreseer,we
may safely estimate the receipts Of the ensuing
year al twenty two millions three hupdrrI
thousand dollars; revenue for the next ecq
to the expenditure Of the present year
Thesdeep soicilude felt by our Citizens ofaa
classes throughout the Union for the oa Dis.
charge of the public DC bit, viii apologize for he
earnesiness with which | deem it mY duryro
urge this topic upon the consideration Of Cox.
sress-o of recommending 10 them again ,lr
observance OF the striclest economy in the an
pi cation OF the public funds. The depression
upon the receipts Of the revenue which had
coramcnced with tie year 1896, continued with
increased severity during the two frs, quarters
of the prcsen; year.-The returning tide began
TO flow with the third quarter, and so far as
we can Judge from experience, may be expect
ed to continue through the course Of the ensa.
! ing year. In the meantime, an alienation from
the burden Of The public debt will in the three.
years, have been effected TO the amour, Of near.
ly sixteen millions, and the charge Of annual
interest will have been reduced upwards Of
one million. But among the maxims Of pol.
| ical economy which the Stewards Of the pubic
moneys should never suffer without urgent ne.
cessity 10 be transcribed, is that oil keeping the
expenditures Of the year within the limits Of
its receipts. The appropriations OF the Two
last years, including the yearly ten millions o.
The sinking fund, have each equa.led the pro.
missed revenue Of the ensuing year. While We
fore,ee with confidence that the public GOLFERS
will be rcp!enishcd from the receipts, as fast
as they will be drained by the expenditure,
equal in amoUEt to those of the current year, it
should not be forgotten that they could Ill
suffer the exhaustion Of larger disbursements
The condition Of the Army, and all the hrir'
ches Of the public service under the supeIin
lendence OF the Secretary Of War, will be seen
by the report from that officer, and the dOcv
ments with which il is accompanied.
During the course Of the last summer, DE-
tachment Of the Army has been uscfuly and
successfully called TO perform their apPropt!'
ate duties. At the moment when the Comm.'
sioners appointed for carrying into execution
certain provisions Of The Treaty Of Aug"'.
leih. 1925, with various tribes of the North
western Indians, were about to arrive at ,hr ar
ponted place of meeting, Se unprovoked mui
der Of several citizens, and other acts Of uns'
quivocal hostility commited by partySi the
Winebago tribe, one Of those associated 10 M
Treaty, followed by indications OF menaclnS
character, among other tribes of the sane re-
gon, rendered Necessary an immediate dls?I-!
OF the defensive and protective force Of tue
Union in that quarter. Ilwas aecordIng'yeh-
hibited by the immediate and concerted move
ments Of the Governors of the State Of Illinois
and Of the ! erritory of Michigan, and comps'
tent ieyies of militia under their AUTHORITY,
with corps Of seven hundred men Of en!'',
States troops under The command Of Genera
A tkinsuD, who, al the call Of Governor Ia's'
immediately repaired to the scene Of dshg'''
from their station at St. Louis. Their pre-
sencc dispelled the alarms Of our fellow cl'Ize''
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