The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-12-17

pvt vi IIC ocCISIdIy vi Lne treasury mas
been published. Knowing that with the
common change in the administration, he
must retire from the department, the Secre-
tary has taken occasion to review the finan-
cial operations of the country, while they
have been administered by him. This re-
Prospect presents most tlattering view of
the onward march, and permanent and in
creaslng prosperity of the nation. There is
no doubt, no room for cavil about it. Fig
ures will not lie, and results speak for them
selves. The Receipts of the Treasury for
1928, amount to $4,000, 1868, which, with
the balance on hand at the commencement
OF the year, make up an aggregate of $780,
I63, l49. The expenditures of the year, in
GLIDING the payment of more than $12O00,-
600 of the public debt, amount to S25,637,-
5ll-leaving balance in the Treasury, on
the LIST proximo, of more than $5,000,000.-
The receipts of the Treasury for the last
four years, amount to $97, 957 $50. Expen-
dltures of the same period, $95, 5S5, 51S. Of
this sum, more than Sl4,000000, exclusive
OF payments of the national debt, and the
ordinary expenses ofthe government, have
been expended upon subjects connected
with internal improvement, &c. OF the
public debt, since the year 1917, there have
been paid, by the operation of the Sinking
Fund, $146,669. 108, interest and principal.
During the administration of Mr.. Adams,
since the beginning of 1925, there have
been paid of the interest and principal of
the public debt, $45,3O3,642. The debt is
now reduced to the sum of S5I. 1863, 1876, ex-
elusive OF 100000 of the u. S. Bank
STOCK, which cannot properly be called
debt, as the Government receives the inter-
est IN dividends. Deduct from the above
Sl5,OO0,OO0 three per cent. stocks of the old
revolutionary war debt, redeemable at the
pleasure OF the Cover nment, and the real
dept OF the nation stands at S28,362 1876
only. The imports of the nation during the
last three years, amount to $3.50, 202, 469
Exports during the same period, 1887, 2O2,-
426, of which $233069, OBS. were of articles
OF domestic produce. During the four years
antecedent to this period, our imps,ts
amounted to $303, 955,539. Exports during
the same period, S287 ,823, 350-of which
Sl9l 1881, were of domestic produce and
manufactures, and $96,000,469 re exports
OF foreign articles. The mercantile ship
ping OF the country now amounts to 1,5O0.-
0UO tons. In 1878, it was only 100000
The estimated duties bonded in 1896, and
falling due in 1899, amount to S27, 1897, 900.
Making deductions for drawbacks, and other
contingencies, the receipts from the customs
IN 1879, are estimated at $21, 100000. Esti-
mated revenue Of 1929, from all sources.
So, l4O,000. To which add S5,OOOOO0
present surplus in the Treasury, and it gives
the government in 1929, the round total of
$28, 100000. The expenses of 1899 in
GLIDING $10,000,000 for the National Debt
the civil expenses of the government, and
the support of the Army and NAVY, will
amount to $2l 100000, upon the basis of ex-
lsting appropriations. There will then be
an excess in the treasury, over the expen-
SEES Of the year, gilmore than $6,OOO,OO0-
that is, supposing the affairs of the next adj
ministration to be snugly administered MS
they have been by the present.
New York Com. Advertiser.
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT. We have
collected the following interesting facts
from the Report of the Post Master Gener
al, published among the documents referred
to in the Presidents Message. Tn 1892.
the number of Post Offices in the United
States was 1875, and the number of miles Of
transportation was 1862, giving revenue
OF S67 ,444. This year the number of Post
Offices IS 1861, the. revenue, SI598,134.
and the transportation ia, 536 miles. The
number OF persons now employed in the
transportation of the mail, &c. is about
26,956. There are about 1854 horses,
and 2,o19 carriages, employed for this pur-
pose.-ISatem Observer.
FREE AND SLAVE STATES. The twelve free
=
each of which represents an average Of al .237
iree white persons. The slave states have 80
Representatives i'm Congress, each of which rep
resents 20,JO2 free white persons
Inc free states have 147 electoral votes, each
OF which represents 342l6 free whites.
The slave states have IA electoral votes.
each OF which represents e3,604 free whites.