Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1841-06-08

OF them to look upon our country as their
country, and to unite with US, in the great
task Of preserving our Institutions, and
thereby perpeiuaiing our Liberties. No
motive exists for foreign conquest. We
desire but TO reclaim our almost ill;mila-
bic wildernesses, and to introduce into
their depths the lights of civilization -
While we shall at all times he prepared
TO vindicale the national honor, our most
earnest desire will be to maintain an un-
broken peace.
In presenting the foregoing view, | can
not withhold the expression of the opin-
ion that there exists nothing in the extern
sion Of our empire over our acknowledged
possessions 10 excite tie alarm of the pa.
triot for the safety Of our institutions
The federaiive system, leaving 10 each
state the care of ils domestic concerns,
and devolving on the federal government
these Of general import, admits in safety
Of the greatest expansion, but, at the
same time deem il proper TO add that
there will be found TO exist at all times
an imperious necessity for straining all
The funclionaries Of this Government
within The range Of their respective pow.
ers, thereby preserving just balance be-
tween The powers granted TO this govern
meit and those reserved 10 the states and
to the people.
From the report of the Secretary Of the
Treasury, you will perceive that the fs
cal mems, present and accruing, are in
sufficient to supply the wants Of The Gov
eminent for the current year. The bal
ance in the Treasury on the fourth day o
March last, not covered by outstanding
drafts and exclusive Of trust funds, is es
timaled at SSG0,000. This includes the
sum of $2l5,000 deposited in the min
f and is branches TO procure metal for coin
ing and in process Of coinage, and which
could not be withdrawn without incon
vcnience, thus leaving subject to draft it
f The various deposturies the sum of SB45,
, 600. BY virlue OF Two several acts o
, Congress, the Secretary Of the Treasur
was authorized 10 issue, on and after tn,
fourth day Of March last, Treasury note
to The amount of $5,4l3,000, making Al
aggregate available fund of $G,OjS,OOO o
, hand.
! But this fund was chargeabe with out
= standing Treasury notes redeemable i
Tho current year, and interest thereon t
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, hundred and eighty thousand dollars
There is also thrown upon the Trensdr
The payment Of large amount Of de
mands accrued in whole or in part in ior
mer years, which will exhaust the availa
, be means Of the treasury. and leave lh
aCcrung revenue, reduced as il is il
amount, bnrihened with debt and charged
with the current expenses Of the Govern
menI The aggregate amount of ont
, standing appropriations on the fourth da
Of March last was 33,42D,6l7 so, O
which $2l,2l0,000 will be required dur
, ing the current year, and thare will als
, he required for the use Of the War Depart
menl, additional appropriations to the a
: mount OC two millions FIVE hundred an,
:, eleven thousand one hundred and thirty
. two dollars and ninety eight cents, tn
!, special objects OF which will be seen b
n reference 10 the report orthe Secretary {
. War
The anticipated means of the Treasur
are greatly inadequate 10 this demand.-
. receipts from customs for the last thre
quarters of The last year, aud The first qua
Ter oflhs present year, amounted 10 ST.
100000; the reCepis for lands for III
o same time 10 S2742 ,450; showing an a,
eraqe revenue from both sources Of ST.
236,S70 pei month. A gradual expan
sion Of trade growing out of a restoration
of confidence, together with reduction
in the expenses Of collecting, and pune
luality on the part Of collecting officers
may canse an addition IN The monthly re
ceipts FROM customs. They arc eslimal
ed Tor the residue Of the wear, from The
9th of March, at $4,000 600; The re
ceipls from The public lands FOR the same
time are estimated at S2.500,000; anc
from miscellaneous sources at Sl7U,OOO
making an aggregate. available fund within
the year Of $l5,870.000. which will leave
a probable deficit Of $ll, 400, l32 0S.-
TO meet this, some temporary provision
is necessary, until the amount can be alb
sorbed by the excess Of revenues which
are expected TO accrue al no distant day.
There will fall due within the next 8
months, Treasury notes nf 1910, with in.
terest, about $2s5s 900. There is
Chargoahle in the same period for arrear.
aVes' for taking the sixth census 1884,.
600, and the estimated expenditures fny
the current service are abouI s., 100 900,
making the aggregate demands upon tho
treasury, prior to the first of September
next, about $ll,3l0,00O.
The ways and means in the treasury.
and estimated to accrue within the ahove
nance period, cDnsist Of Ohnnl 1894 400
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