The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-12-24

Government was immediately, aud IN goo-
faith, directed TO That EN- aud has been So
continued 10 the present moment The cs
Inmates and appropriations for the year
1888 Ghe first over which | had any con
lrot were somewha, diminished. The
Expenditures Of 1899 we're reduced s.z
millions Of dollars. Thos, Of 1910, eXcIu.
s,yo of Disbursements for public deb, and
trust claims, will probably nc. exceed t@eu.
iy.t~o apJ half ullllou, being between
Two aud ibfee Millions less than those Ui
lhs preceding year, al! uiae or len miil.gn.
les. l8an those Of 1887. Nor ba, il been
found Necessary, 10 order TO produce this
result, 70 fe.,Ei 10 the power conferred by
Congress, q posipqnjog certain class q
Tue public works, except by deterEing ex.
pgudi;ures for short period upon limited
portion Of Ilcui aad which pos'popement
terminated some tune siuce, at tie mouen.
lac Treasury Department, by fuyitcr "a.
coipts FROM the inhabited backs, became FOL.
y assured Of is ability to nlect thou With.
out prejudice 10 tie public service 10 Other
respects. Causes ara 10 operation which
sill, i IS believed, justify . sill iugtLcs Re.
duGticu, "ilhsu! injury to an. important 90.
Iiousl interest. lu,eypsus.s # .us.cieirg
;bs troop. employees ie FIoFid, bsvs besa
gradually aud greatly reduced, through iha
Perseveting effort, Of The War Department
md a reasonable LoPs may be entertained
that the necessity for military operations ia
ihu, quarter vlll sooU cease. The removal
Of the Indians froa within eur settled Dor.
dars is reary completed. Ths p:usion
list, cue OF The heaviest charges upon tbs
Treasury, j. rapidly diminishing BY death.
Tho mas, costly Of our public buildings ara
oiibs; flushed, or nearly SO ADD ue may,
| think, ssfsl7 pronizs ourselves cauiD.
ued exemption from border diGicuIt-s.
The available balsuce II lbs Treasury on
The Isl Of January next. is estimated at cns
mllliso sos bali Of dollars. This sun.
With the sspecied rseeipts froS all .op!ces
doFisg ths neI! year. ril. it IS b:lsosd, {,
suEicsu; 10 so;t'e ths Goyarrnssl 10 Issi
every argagsEeOi, aud csrs a sliIsbls
balance 10 The Treasury at tus cDs of Ibs
year, it tao remedial rnesagrH co7ssctcd
With tea customs and tstublis la1ds, hare.
itofofs rsconn.sdsd, shall ss sdsptsa, sst
ihs Geo sPPfopris;ioIs Iy CeaEa:s 'haIl ro'
carry tbs syPsadioTs t.!osd The cdici.
estimates.
Tia rsy :1str established ~ Censrs.
for tt. s,s.ksepns Of tas public monsy
Prescribing ito hnd Of c0sTsscy 10 b. "a
etysd for tho puslio rsvsses. s1d prorjips
sddiisnal guards and sscufiiiss s5ai-tl
lssie,. has pog besn ssvsfaI months is ops.
ration. hIihcu.h it ulsh. 10 premature,
upon 80 experience CT such limitsd duration,
10 fern a ds6nits oPiSian 10 regard 10 tee
extent Of lis irAdsnces 10 ssFrse!iss mssy
evil. uad.' wa,cs Tia federal Gsrsrnmspt
aad tho ceontry have b,!asrIo sngarss -ss,
p:eisiy tbos, tn. have srova est Of bark.
az sypanseBf dopreciatSd currency, ard
official dela!calioss; yet II i. Lu! riga: TO
say that nothing has osco7rsd 10 toe pF:cti
cal operation Of the system 10 ve,kan in
;ha slightest degree. BIZ; much to strescs.
60, the confident anioifstlsns Ct is frignds.
The srou1ds Of thase have sosn heretofore
So fully sxpiaiusd as 10 require co rccopitO
laiion. In respect to the facility sud con,
ycaicnee il affords 10 conducting the public
service. and he ability Of tbs GoverUmcnI
20 discharges through It's s.eusy sy,ry duty
attcndast on tho collection, transfer, ard
disbursement Of tie public neocy With
pfenplituds cad success, can say, With
confidence, that the tpprehesslons of thoso
yhs felt it to be their duty 10 oppose its
adoption have proved To be unfouuded, %
!be contrary, thi, branch Of the fiscal fairs
Sf the Government has been, sud 1t s DO.
,jeyed nsy sI8ays be, thus carried on gith
every dssirshle facility aad E~uriIy. 4
fee changes and Improvements 10 the Sc
tails Of thu system, without sfactns any
principles involved in it, vill be submitted
to yea By the Sscrstary Of the Treasury,
and will, an sure, receive al your bands
Too attention to Which lhey may, en- exam.
lnaiion, be found to DO entitled.
have deemed this brief seminary Of our
Gscsl sff.ln Necessary TO the duo perferm.
once Of duty specially enjolnod upos C.
bv ,hs Constitution. II will ssrys, also, to
illustrate mota folly the principles by which
havs Oesa guided in reference to two con
tested psints in our public pelicy, which
vsre earliest 10 their development, ana hsvo
bsen mors lpporant in their consequences,
tsan nnT thit b.yo arisen under our com.
plicated and difficult, yet admirable system
Of ssssfnmsnt; sliuds 10 a national asbt
and national bank. 1t was ia these tina,
tho poiutcsl contests by whish The country
has been asltalsd ever sinco the adoption Of
the Constitution, jsa grsa! msasure, origin
atsd aud there is too much reason 10 apprs,
bend that toe conflicting interests end ~
posing principles thus marshaed viii con.
tnue, as heretofore, TO produce similar, #.
not aggravated, consequences.
Coming into Office the declared enemy
Of both, have earnestly endeayorsd to pro
vent = resort TO either.
The consideration that large public debt
affords an apology, uod produces 10 some
degree, a necessity, also, for resortins TO
system and extent Of TAXATION which is not
only orrressiye throu .houl, but likewise so