Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1841-06-19

form heavy burdea Of direct taxston which
presses with severity on the labOung classes,and
emlneRiy ASSIST IN restoring the general pros
peuy. Aa immediate advance would lake
place m price Of the State securities, and The at
t,,ude OF The State would become once more as
II should ever be, lofty sndertct. With States Ia.
boring under no extreme pressure from debt the
fund Which thew would derive from this source
would enable them to Improve their condition in
an eminent degree. So lar as this Government
IS concerned, appropriations 10 domestic objects
approaching IN amount the revenue derived tfom
lbe land sales, might be Abandoned, and thus
system Of unequal and therefore unJus, legsla.
ton would be substituted by one dispensing me
quality to all tbs members Of this coniedlracy.-
| Whether such Distribution should De made d..
rcctly to the States N the proceeds Of the sales
/ or IN the form OF profits BY virtue Of the opera
ton OF any fcaI agency having those proceeds
as lis basis, should such measure be contsmPa.
ted by Congress, would we'll deserve It's consider.
alton.
Nor would such disposition oihe proceeds Of
! toe sales ~ any manner proven, Congress from
time 10 time from passing oil necessary pre.emp.
ton laws for the benefit Of actual settlers from
making new arrangement as 10 the price Of the
public lands which might IN future be esteemed
and desirable.
The state Of the navy pension fund requires the
immediate attention OF Congress, BY tie operation
ct The act of tie 81 81 March, 1881 entitled" An Act
for the more equitable administration OF the navy
pension fund, p that fund has been exhausted. II will
he seen from the accompanying report OF The Com
missioner ot Pensions that there VIII DC required Tor
the paymeni Of navy pensions. Oh the FIRST oiJnlv
| ma ~ 1 y 4 a bVgf AT la
a. lhe sum Of 500 600 In addition 10 these sums,
about SO GEO wl he required To pay arrears Of pen
sions winch vii probably be allowed between the
FIRST Of lny and the Isl January lsA2 making IN the
t whole Sl5O COG O6 3, 10 meet these payments,
there IL within the tie control Of the Department
The sum Of $500 tayng drhcu OF Sl2I $3.50 q
The public ldlh requires that immediate provision
J Should b. made or Tie payment OF these sums
a In order To introduce INTO The Navy desirable
{ | efficiency a new system 81 accountability may be
G found "a bc lndrpensb.y necessary, 10 naufea
a pan HAVING TOR Is object the accomplishment OF an
: rpd 80 Important and to meet the Just expectations
Of the country requires more time han has vet been
/" aiIoWel tile Secretary at the head OF that Depart
" ment The hope IS G4uIgtd that BY the tine oil
a your next reauar session.. measures NJ Importance
a N connection with tins branch ri the public seivce,
10 may be ,naurrd tor your consideration
H. Although The laws regulating HE Post once De
plrlmcnt only require from the oihcef chafgeo WIN
: 4, direction 10 report ut the uSua annual session OF
d, r,.,..s H.. p,t,maa,pr General las presented to
be -, c.,s ,.,t,fr,,d tyjlA The dnapcIai condition
to oftbe lrpattmeut which are deemed worthy OF The
e. attention al Congress. Bg the accompanying re-
ne port al thar Hjter it appears That HE existing ma
=, i,tto. ~ maj ppg1ftmcnt be- iona the means oi
plymant at lis command cannot he less Than Soo0,'
900. As he laws organizing t4al btanch OF the
uA die public service candne the expenditure 10 y owr
,..,,,... n Ec,rprlps therein cannot be presented
,',t. ,t.;,al esnuate, for lie expenses Of Gov
- 80 r,,gr tt,et.,rp he left ia CONGRESS Il
h' ,,,d I,,I,ar H., plau,ys nov due 10 con
nst NJ, I'M lr,n, the pnb.c Treasury, o.
TO ,,,t.r ,lat I.n4rtmcnt shall continue under it.
~ present endarasstn,nls.
lh II ,yjH he .ppp Nv lhr Postmaster General thai
1t. ,,e,.,.,t leipg. N rontrarts ~ several oil ht
n, ,.,.. l..,a La,F n,,Ic at such reduced rates o
b ,,,,s,ti,, H. IA, flfrtpraer the bellctthat II The
,,,..,, a.. f,I.rv,d ttonI existing difficulties
I,,,,,. .,e,,,i,5.. ul,ltt be- conducted without
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d. AZ ;.,rs. Of, cha,
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It's ah9, regarding q ~ "HsI ..e., a, IN.
81 .t .',I..,,,g t,tts afpueent apd advice
the 4. h, I.rtts,t,.ce ~ lbe be. interests o
led o. 2''" ivy .,i XXX If Tie carries, proper or-
es, ~. a:re ~. attention o Congress 10 smell
~ '''''''' - ~ ,,J,nant viii b.. ltsl calculated
~ p,,o tbe Executive powsr IN re.