American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1827-12-04


piled, without intrenching upon the necessities o
The Treasury; without adding dollar 10 the take.
or debts Of the community; without suspendinp
even the steady and regular discharge of The debit
contracted III former days, which, within the same
three years, have been diminished by the amount
OF nearly sixteen millions Of dollars.
1 The same obser. atoms arc. in q great degree
applicable to the appropriations made for forlihca.
tons upon The COSTS and hsrbors of the United
States, Tor the maintenance Of the Military Acade.
my al West Point, and for he vurious objects under
The superinlendence OF the Department oil the Ma
W. The Report of the Secretary o! the Navy, and
those from the subordinate branches OF both the
Miiary Departments, exhibit to Congress, in mi.
note detail, the present condition of the public es
adjustments dependent upon them, the execution
OF the acts OF Congress relating To Them and the
views OF the officers engaged in the several branches
OF The service, concerning the improvements which
may tend To their perfection.
The fertilization Of the Coasts. and the gradual
increase and Improvement OF the Navy, are parts
of great system Of national defence, which has
been upwards Of ten wears in progress. and which,
Tor series OF years to come. will continue to claim
the constant and perse,erlng protection and su
| pcflntcndencc OF the legislative authority, Among
the measures Which have cmanated from these
principles. the Act Ut the last Session Of Congress
for the gradual Improvement Of tie Navy. holds
a conspicuous place. The collection at timber for
lie future construction Of vessels Of war; the
preservation and reproduction u the species Of tim
Der peculiarly adapted to that purpose: the con.
structlun Of Dry Docks for the Of the Navy;
the erection of Marine Railway for The rcpai. Of
the public ships; and tie Improvement Of the
Navy Yards lar the preservation Of the public
property deposited in them; have all received from
the Executive the attention required by that Act.
and will continue to receive I, steadily proceeding
towards 'hc execution Of all i,s purposes
The establishment q Naval Academy, furnishing the
Of ieprr.ic Instruction - Tie youths WIN devote
hcr lives Q The seirce ct he cnotfy u on the ocean,
s salci's tc sancon Of The Legislature. Practical
maishn ard ne art nf navigation may be acquired upon
The cruises ri the Squaroms winch, from line 10 time
despatched % distant but cnmrrten, know ledge,
even Of ,he an Of ship bl,lhg, the hg,cr mathematics
and astronomy; the literature which place officers
level OF polished education with The officers Of ohcr
maritime nations the know ledge Of tie laws municipal
and rational Which, in tier intercourse With foreign States
and htr Cove nmcn's, are continually called into opera
oa and above all that acquaintance with the principles
II honor and justice, with The higher obligations Of morals
and ~ general laws. hnman and divine which constitute
Ne great distinction between the warrior pato and tho
licensed rnbber aud pirate these be systematically,
taught and ennen'ly acquired oaly permanen, school
stioned upn lie shore, and provided with Tie teachers
tie Instruments ard the books, with and adapt
Cd u tic Of The principles of these resnec.
I've sciences g he youthful ard inIiiling mind
The report from The Postmaster General eshib
is the condition Of that Department as highly sat
,iactory ttr the present. and still more promising
Tor the tntnrc. Its receipts for the year ending
TIE r>t OF July last amounted 70 one million four
hundred and seventy three thousand five hundred
and titv-onc dollars, and exceeded its cxpendi-
lures BY upwards of one hundred thousand dollars.
II cannot be an uver-sanguine estimate To predict
that IN less Il all ten years Of which one half have
elapsed. the receipts will have been more than
doubled. In the meantime, a reduced eypeHdi-
tnrc upon established routes has kept pace with in
creased facilities oi public accommodation, and al
,itiona services haze been obtained Ut reduced
rates Of compensation. Within the last year, thc
transportation Of the mai! in stages has been great
" augmented. The number Of Post Offices has
been increased to seven thousand and it may b.
anticipated that, while the facilities Of intercourse
between fellow citizens. in person or by cores
pnndence, will soon be carried TO the door Of eve
~ viliager in tie unlon. yearly surplus Of iesc-
ME viii accrue, which may be applied as the wis
don OF Congress under the exercise Of their con-
stitntlona powers. may devise for the further es-
enlistment and Improvement d the public roads.
or by adding still further 10 the facilities in the
transportation Of the mails OF the indications Of
the spcrous condition Of our country, none can
be more pleasing than those presented by the null
i tpying relations Of personal and intimate inter-
course between the citizens Of the Union dwelling
at the remotest distances from each other.
Among the subjects which have heretofore occupied the
earnest socude and attention Of Congress- is The manage
menl and disposal Of tat portion Of the property Of the
Nation which consists Of the public lands The acquisition
Of the made at HE expense Of the whole Union, not only
IN treasure bu in blood, marks right Of property in them
equally extensive BY the report and statements from the
General Land Office, now communicated il appears that,
under the present Government OF the United States sum
little short of ttry-hree millions Of dollars has been paid
from the common treasury for that portion Of tls proper
y which has been purchased from France Spain, and
tor the extinction of the aboriginal titles The If
lands acquired is near hundred end sixy millions of
Of which, the first Of January, 1876, about
hundred and thrtyninc millions ui had been survey
ed and lutte than nineteen millions Of had been
s9d. The amount paid INFO tile Treasury by the pnrcha
sers q The lands sold yet equal the paid