Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1837-12-29
From tn. National I-u.elligeocer, Dec. ls.

THU wv essNt
The STATE OF THE TREAsuRY.-There
are many strange incidents in the present
state Of our Finances, but perhaps the stran-
rsto Of them all is the following, the figures
Of which we derive from the Annual Re-
port Of the Secretary of the Treasury. and
The residue from common report, which we
believe to be true.
The Secretary says:
THE receipts Of the fourth quarter are es-
tma,ed al" S6,355,065.
Among these receipts is named.
"THe first bond due from the United
Sais Bank. excluding what belonged to the
Nary Pension Fand, Sl,364,965."
And the Secretary proceeds to say that
The available balance in the Treasury on
The first OF January, 1888, will be $685.
4S 80.
From which it appears,
la That if the Bank Of the United States
bad done what nearly all the deposi,e banks
did, refuse to pay its debts 10 the Govern
nsnt the Treasury would not have been in
possession of a dollar on the first of Janu-
ay 1888. but have been actually minus
s2S9,467 60.
I'd. That as we have already had occa.
sion to hint, the specie which is now paid to
members of Congress ZONES out of the
$4,000 Of gold which the Bank paid to
lhe Government in October last.
Nor is this all.
Sd, The gold which is now given 10
members of Congress. is the identical
French indemnity money Of which the
American claimants under that indemnify
have been deprived. Its history is odd e
lough. The Government imported the
French gold, which was deposited in the
Bank Of America. The Bank of America
sent it to the Mint, where it was recoined
into American gold, and returned to the
Bank of America. 1t was afterwards paid
large masses in settlement of the debt:
d the Bank of America, and so came into
!e possession of the Bank of the Unitel
Mates, The Bank of the United States pays
Na like masses TO the Government oil the
United States, and hat Government now
Pays members Of Congress with it; so tina
ne hrst circulation Of the gold, the frs
opening of the bags of the French indemni
V Is for the payment of members Of Con
s'es YET in the midst Of all this, we SCI
ae Executive striving, as we have hereto
%ne SAID, not only gratuitously but migrate
rlly to lnjure the credit of the Bank of tn
onNed States, upon which it is actually sub
using at this moment. re-
Inc annual meeting ofthe American Col
Sa,lallon Society was held, according to put
ok ~ notice. on Tuesday evening last, in tn
anl Of Representatives. The President Q
~ society, the Hon. Henry Clay, presided
eua' on takeing the Chair. delivered a brie
s.se'0quent address, pertinent TO the occs
ESu; lnthe course of the evening, severa
so'uions were adopted. supported b
recnes from different members ofthe soc.
Y o. which an account will be hereafte
F'en--Nat Intsiiigeneer.
nlmanity of The British Soldiers.-Th
SaOaOy Advertiser says:-"We have cor
S.sed with a citizen Of Albany who le
ro'ieal on the 18th. Our informant sa'
Nelson when committed TO prison, an
T.sSenls his appearance as indicatin
lOl i bodily fatigue, though he maintaine
~'u and undaunted front. Our informar
N VISITED the scene Of action at ST. Charles
'emPresents the spectacle as most reyol
me dead ,oers yet unburied, and thei
~sN~ mangied and mutiiated In a shocktn
's"aer by S~ine."
e.. -- HF.tF NHX MH" VIZ.
Iae House Burnt.-The new state Hous
M bu'nngton Wisconsin territory, was burr
we ground on the l4th inst. 9a4