The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1845-12-19

They ssc contrary u the sr,iu. Vi our
free institutions, Would ,nil.osr heavy bur.
deus On the people, aad be- dangerous 10
public Liberty. Our reliance for pro,cc.
zion and defence on tho Land m,N bc
mainly M our citizen soldiers who will 10
ever ready ~ they havs been read, in
times l,ss, 10 rusl, with nl~'iy q, tho
call ot their Country to her dcicncc. THIS
descs' pliM VI force, however, canno, dc.
fsnd ous coas,, harbors, and irlsnI Seas,
NOR project "nr commerce on the ocean 81
the lakes. These must b. po,cc,c'. BY
our navy.
Considering ~ incrcn.ch navl, force,
and especially IL steam sus,c,.. CORES.
pos'din4 With cur gfoalh and importance
% 4 nA,im, aud rTopor'ioneJ % the incras.
Cd and Increasing nava! sewers III oler
nations, Of sns' Imprrtarce as regards mir
safc,y and Id" great nj grow ing interests l.,
b. protected By II. s.con,n nd the subject
to the favorable cn.,s,jcra',1a q. Co,rIc $.
The rep,r! of the Postmaster Gru-ral
herewith conpsiilic a,rd, contains u detail.
ed s'stcmcn, Of the operations VI his do.
partmcnt curing the past year. II will
10 scrn ,hat the INCOME from hostages
will lsl short Vi the expenditures Tor the
year isc'wcan one and ,So million, oi dol.
lsts. This deficiency has hrcu ,used by
tho reduction Of the rites vt postage,
which ~As tnalc rs the aci IL Tho ,hirJ ii
Mach last. No p,Iuc,p'e has hccu ,ro,o
eonesa,iy ncquiesccd in by tho peop" itan
that this department should -a,,,in itself ty
limiting It's expenditures u ,ts income.
Congress has never sought to INT hc Il d
source Of revenue for general purposes.
GAcepl iur short pcro'l dor ~ the ast
war with Great Britain, nor should IT ever
become charge IN the genera! treasury
II Congress shall n'lhrrc 10 this IrlncIpl,,
asl think they ought. i, viii s,c necessary
20 GufiRil the pfescn, na, spt,lcc, >, as
10 reduce tho cApru liuie,, az 50 to mod.
f. the act u tho third Of Mir,h h,i, ~ t.
improve its revenues. Iha ,Slei,s,,nH .I
tho mail service, and the ll.., nal l,rtl,.
ties watch will b. de,rur,l. l., he rapid
extension snd irrrensr "i .nruution on
our western frontier, will ~. uGu,l, of such
cur,ailn,cni a. vii malcr,,l, ml1cc the
presnn, expenditures, III III, adJn,tnra,
oi tho tariff II rn.'nrcs, tao interests oi
tho pcoplc demand, that The lpsc.l rates.
b. adopted which Wi, produce tho mcts.
Aary revenue To nee, ,Lr cipcni ;utrs %,
tho department.. ,nyl,e the attention ut
Congress 10 tho Suggestions IL Ihr r,,l.
master General III this ,ul,cl, nuler the
belief that such mad I6call,n If the ll.c
law may b. made nv viii ,ud .ul'iclent
revenue without further cali, "u thu ,ica.
sury, anJ with very li,lIc change IN the
present rate. Of pos'aso.
Proper measures have been taken in
pursuance al the act ol TIC Bird ut March
last, Tor tho csiabli .hr,rnl II l.pcs 81 na.,
sscaaasEs l. Ent! foreign r1ur
tr,cs. The importance of this sci.Iec
comments itself strongly /, favorable con.
sidcru,ion,
With the croatia Of our country, the
public business which Gcv"kcs ou tho
l,ends oisihe several Executive Depart
nienis has greatly Increased. Ia some re-
spocts, the distribution ri duiles amonE
them seem 10 be ,hcoo.sieuS, and many
Of these might b. transferred from onc IL
another ~i,i, advantages 10 the pubic III.
icresV. A marc nuspicins Tina for the
consideration uf this suhInri by Congress
with view 10 syslom 10 the ~ sanzaIloi
Of tho several departments, am! q more up.
propri4ie DIVISION Of the public business
will MT pr badly occur.
The most ,mpoItai. duties d! The Stale
Depa rtm-nl IrlaIc 10 our foreign affairs
by thu Hrca, enlargement II The hmll,
Of rarions, the inc rrnsr ni unr commerce
and the cnIresp'nl'n. extension ni "u'
consular system, the Ll-ln4s. Of !h's J.rar,
men. hns been great, increased. 10 II
present organization, mary dut'cs u II do
nestle nature, nnl c"Es sing ol details
ar0 icy0lved on the Secretary VI STATE
which do mol nppror lately belong 10 tt'
foreign department IT the government
and may properly 10 transferred !, snnI'
other .cra, ,rncn,. One u ,hrsc gr""'
bul Of thu prescn, state 81 ihr IA" con
cerins tho Patent Uilicr, which lev
years sincr, was q sulnrl,nl'c clerk
ship, hut has become d.sl.'cl hrcou o
glca, importance. With m cxccl'co. ~
lcrnnl organization, \. Is still connrctcI
with the State Department. lu,hc t'ans
actiun Of i,s business, questions ri Hiuc'
Importance TO inventors. anl In The com
tnunily, frequently arise. ~hich, hy exist
inn laws, arc referred fur hccisinn 10
board &C which the Secretary 81 STATE !
member. 'rhrsr questions ara IcGal, an
the connection which now csls's bcswer
the State Department and the fa'cn' Office
nny, with efca, pr"prleiy AMI advantage
b. transferred u the Attorney General.
In h,s last annual uessss" 10 C"aerc"
M. Madison invited n'trn!tm 'oa prop,
provision for tho Attorney Gocaral AZ .
"important uaprnvam"n, IN the txncu'ls
establishment" Tn,%rcconnend4slnn wa
repeated BY scmo of hts successors. III
ofTic.si du,,cs cf Attorney GcGcrul lfss
| bern much tlc,ensch within 'c" YEAR
] and hin office hss brcu,ne one Of great Ia
1 portsucc. lie dut,rs may 10 sr,lI iurihe
increased With advantage "a ne pubic Il
tcsests. A. au executive oshccr, his res
/ dsncc snd constant attention al the srat I
! ..---;s:..-::.: - -.,.,.... :. 80 t.sss'os
involving Important principles, nni la'a
amounts Of public money, ntc constant