Washington telegraph., 1847-12-29

eau citizen, would be tigoroualy exaeied. Indeed,
the consequences might BE- latal 10 American ell'
icns IN China, shonld tlagFant crime be CON.
mitled hy any one uf them upon chinesei aud
should tlal and punishment not follow according
to the acquisitions Of the treaty, This might dis.
lurb II uut destroy cur friendly relations with that
empire aud cause an Interruption Of our valuable
commerce.
Our treaties with the Sublime Porte, Tdpoli,
Tunis, Morocco aud Museat also require the legs.
latiou Of Congress 10 carry them into execution,
though the necessity for immediate notion may not
be 80 urgent as in rrgaid to China.
] 1hn Secretary Of State has submitted an eS'
mate IA deifay lhe expense Of opening diplomatic
relations silh the fapal States. The intsfaitmg
political events new in progress IN these states, as
well aa a Just regsfl 10 our commercial interests,
have, ia my opiuian, rendered such a measure
highly esnedenl.
E.iImates have aIsh been submitted fof the ou,
its and salaries Of charges d'atlafes 10 the fepnb.
hes Of RalIyn, Guatemala aud Ecuador. The
manifest Importance Of eultlvating tho mos friend.
ly relations with oh the Independent Stairs upon
this continent has induced me to recommend ap.
preparations necessary for The maintenance these
missions
recommend Ia Congress that an appropriation
b. made. 10 be- pad to the Spanish government Tor
the pufpose Of distribution anaag the clam4nls In
"the Amslad casen rateflan the conviction
tat lhe Is duo Ia SPIN under the trraty Of the
20th Of ostaber l71i, and, moreover, thai, from
the earnest minneF IN shch the claim continues
to be urged 80 long as i shall teHiln unsettled, Il
will be a ssuIee OF irritation aud dscott hstscrn
the two countries. which may prove highly pro.
iliIral "a tho Interests of tie uhtcd States -
Gp1d psley, no les than faithful compliance
with our treaty ohligalions, requires that the In
considerable appropriation demanded s.laail b.
made
A datAilsd statement n the condition Of The
finances Wl be presented in the annual report Of
tho Secretary OF tie Treasury The imports Tor
the last fiscal year. endins on the 18Th Of June,
~, Wsie Of the sallr Of Que iuadrtd aud forty.
six million five hundred aud faay,fye thousand
SIX hundred and thifty.eighl dollar; Of which the
amount exported waa eight niIli IN eleven thaasand
one hundred aud lliy-eiglt dallan. leaving one
F hundred aud ihiay-eighi million i've hundred and
f thiHy,ionf thousand four hundfed aud eighty dol.
+ lars ia the country faf domestic use. The value
ofthr experts for the same p-fiai was one hundred
and iiny=eghl millipn six hundred and lufiy-sight
,h1alaaa IA huudfed and twenty-five dollars; Of
which one hundred aud iiy million sk hundred
aud tbiftY.seyun thousand ioaf hundred aud fiKiy.
E
t eight million eleven thousand one hundred aud
+ iiny.eighi dollars Of iorrgn afiIeles
The receipts into the treasury lor the same
f period amounted 10 twenty - million three hun
dFcd aud lnfty.sk thousand sven hundred and
ninety dollars ana lhrty-sgxsn ernls Of which
There was derived lfem customs twenty three
million sven hundred and fafig sevrn ihansand
sight hundfed aud ssiy -four dsIlats aui sisty.sA
ecnls; from sales Of public ands, two million ioui
hundred aud ninety eight lhonsani three hundred
aud lhiHy.tive dollars and tweaty cents; and from
inriieutai and maeHilanrous saurers, one hundred
thousand five hundred sud seventy daars aud
h0y-ole cents Tn last fiscal ysaf during which
this amauut was received rulhfased five manll.
under the iafiif act Of lsi2, aud ssvrn month,
during which the taHf act Of lsi6 was in force
Daring the five months under the operation Of the
tauh act Of l5il, the amount received from Gus.
toms was 81 sill1 l1lB 90, and during the seven
m'nts under the act Of Is i6 iha am llnt received
was sl5s11jji -
Tic uslt revenue from customs IN tie yeaf end.
ing on the lsi Of December, lsI6 hfng the last
year OF the tauf act Of lsl2, wa Sl99lI ,Iul no.
anl the nett rrseuue from customs during tho
year ending Dec. ls, lsl5, hsing the fH.l year
under the operation Of the tafif act Of lsiG, was
about uUl, being na increase Of revenue
for The iinsl year under ilie tirif act Of II 10 o
more than S7,50UOlJ over that Of tic last yoai
under the act of 1872
The expenditures during the fiscal year ending
on the Both June last, are $50 III 65; Of
witch 81 ],j22,O 81 was ~ account Of payments
OF principle and Interest l1r the public debt, neud.
iug treasury notes redeemed, aud not funded The
expenditures exclusive Of payment Of public deb,
were Sjj999, ,Oaj?s
II i cstmsted that the rcce pis into the Treasury
for The fiscal year ending the Both June, lsIs
including the balance in the treasury on the first
. Of July last will amount 10 s 4, ,ss6.5Ij so, Of
which Sjl ,OOO,O0O it is estimated will be derived
from customs 81 100000 from the sales OF the
public lands Sl,0OO,00O from incidental sources,
including sales made by the solicitor Of the treasury
and SG,2sJ90l J5 l.om loans already authorized
by law, which, with the bllnncc in the treasury on
the lsl of July last, make the sum estimated.
The expenditures for the same period II peace
with Mexico shall noi be concluded, aud the army
shall not be increased is proposed, will amount
including the necessary payments on account o
the principal aud inleres, Of tlie public debt and
trcasury notes to SIS, ,Gl5,GG0 o..
Ga the tirsi Of the present month the amount Of
the public debt actually incurred including treasury
notes, was Sij,G5g,6j9 80. The public debt duo
on the ith of March, 1875, including treasury
notes, was ;si7,7ss,79J 60, aud consequently the
addition mids to the public debt since that time is
S2I,57O,sj9 IS OF the loan Of $4,000, 900,
authorized by the acl Of 2sth Of January, lsI7,
the sum Of Sj,OO00O1 wa. paid out to the public
creditors, for exchange at par for specie. The
remaining lsOOO,OOO were offered for specie to
the highest bidder not below par. by an advertise.
ment issued by the Secretary Of the Treasury, aud
published from the 9th Of February to the 10Th Of
April, 1917, when il was awarded to the several
highest bidders at premiums varying from Of one
per cent 10 2 per cent above par. The premium
has been paid into the treasury and the sums
awarded deposited in specie in the treasury ns
fast as It was NODDED by the wants Of the govern.
meut.
To meet the expenditures Cor the remainder Of
the present and for the next fiscal year, ending on
the 30th Of June, lsi9 further loan, IN aid Of the
ordinary revenues Of the government, will be no.
cessary. Retaining sufficient surplus in the
treasury the loan required fo the remainder of ths
| present fiscal year will be about ls,5O0,000 II
| the duty on tea and coffee be imposed, and the