Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1847-01-21
"a. NUMBER So.
NsBURG. VIRGINIA. THURSDAY MORNING,

The Governor protests against the increased
amount OF legislative .diycrce bills, aad
hints that he will not be So tree 70 sign tnen
hereafter. lie speaks well and firmly on tins
point.
a just compliment is paid 70 The Philadel-
phia Society for alleyIaiing the lniserlcs oi
Prisons, and he recommends that the IegIsa.
ture grant their request, TO make provisions
for further information as 10 crimes. punish
ments, the condition OF criminals, and the cost
Of sustaining them.
The report Of the Superintendent will show
the onward course Of the Public Schools.
Respecting the pennsy lyania Railroad.
which is designed TO connect Philadelphia and
Pittsburgh. the Message says
''Some apprehensions have been expressed
that the construction Of the great Genital Rail
road. between Philadelphia aud Pit;sbusgh.
may be the means Of diminishing the income
from the improvements Of the STATE In this
/ do not concur; on the contrary, entertain
the opinion. that the increased commerce
which it win invite between our great East.
en and Western emporiums, and the regions
which connect them, willnotonly addtQthe rev.
enueof the Columbia railway, but will greatly
increase the productiveness OF oil our public
works Such. | believe. has been the expefi-
ence OF New York and such doubt moi, will,
in very few years. be that OF our own Com
monwealth."
TnE CoEnirtor or THE TREAsURy. The
monthly statenen, Of the Treasurer OF the Uni
ted States was published in the Union OF
Thursday night, from which il appears that
the public monies in the various repositories
banks, minis and lreasuries--amounted
on the 3lst OF December TO se,YA7 ,l02 70.
Hew far this balance has been since rclu-
ced we have no means Of knowing, but the
statement above alluded TO shows thai the
Treasury is in a most deporable condition, and
that unless immediate means are taken to re-
plenish il, il mus, bo exhausted before another
month We infer from the best data within
our reach that the expenditures for the mouth
of December must have amounted 10 $780,
000-and If the expenditures for the present
month are as large, there viii 10, be sufficient
means, with the accruipg revenue, TO meet
them even 10 the end Of the month.
We arrive at our calculation of the expen
ditures of the past month in the following
manner:
The amount in the Treasury, as published
by the Treasurer, on the LIST OF
December, was Si,sSl,7lo tl
The balance Of The Five million
loan paid in since the LIST De-
cember, is $4,000 oC
Estimated receipts for the month
from customs, public lands, - J,
sc. 2,f2o,431 So
&S.4f. l62 u
Balance in Treasury, 3lst Dec. 2,9b ,l02 4
/
Showing the Expenditure 10 be 5000 600 "
! Our estimate Of the revenue from alisource'
for the month, it will be seen, is a, the rate Q
about $2i 900 600 per aRnutn. HE revenue
for the present month, iron the failing OIL II
imports must be less than that Of last. SupPo
sing il TO be about the same, however, say To-
the sake OF bringing out round
numbers SS,002,SoI x
add balance in the treasury 2,9iI,l62 q
and we have the amour, Of
means s5,o00.000 0f
Expenditures as estimated 5,500Aj00 Dt
Deficiency on 5lst January 5O0.WO "
We regret 10 see such a state Of things, AMI
we regret, moreover, 10 see that lac Secretary
of the Treasury appears 10 be SO little aware 2
the condition of his department. Upon refer
ence % his annual report we lind thai he says
that no part of the loan OF nineteen or tweniy
three millions which he suggests should b'
raised, will be needed until spring, aud ther
only a small part Of H.
What means will be resorted 10, to meet tht
emergency which mus, arise in tue course o
few weeks, we have no means OF judging
1t is matter for the Administration to pro
pose, and FOR the majority which il possesses II
both Houses Of Congress 70 carry out W.
have pointed out one way, which they WI
not adopt. Let them POINT out another
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