Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-12-12

navy to be retired from the service vh., :, ~
tent for its vigorous apt active duties.
to make suitable provision for those who - ssss
fully served their country, and awars;n- 4. 10
tions by retaining in Command those whos. -.ss-
particularly conspicuous fer gsIlanity ,ns
duct. While we acknowledge the oblie.,... 1ses.
government to maintain and honor tho. ~ v
the exclusion 81 other pursuits. have d~rc..sae
selves to its arduous service. this obliv,.,a -
not he permitted TO interfere VITA the aosA
the service itself. IN
I am gratified in being allie to state th., ~
mates for naval expenditures fer the ,n.,,.4 w.
are less, Ivy more than one million than o. ~
present. excepting the appropriations ~, - -
come necessary for the construction M ~ - e.
uron the coast nfthe Pacific .rropost.or. - 90
are now being con sideref. and on wk,eh !. = Hita
report may he expected early i'm yoar n..-. .T'M
sion. There Is an evident jus.ness II m. ~
tons of the same report that aprrnrria,,r.
naval service rrope- should he separs.. -. ne
ofiixea and permanent objects. such !, a, slose
docks and navy yards. and the fixture, s,.4N.s
and the extraordinary objects under the car. 80
department, which. however important =. =. 80
sentially naval. \ revision of the code n, o. "
eminent of the navy seems TO require the 80.
ate consideration Of Congress. Its syu.-. =
crimes and pnnishm"nts had undergone ma 49,"
for half century until the last Session. tk,a.s =
def. cts have been often and ably pointed ~. n. ~
rr.~
punishment which then took piaceai,hort r,a.ss
ing substitute has left the service In ,,,.. !.
Effectiveness which calls for PROMPT earrsr,;r y
therefore recommend that the whole Luejeet /.
viscd without delay. and such srstem No 49,
Ished for the enforcement NJ discipline d, ~, N
al once humane ami efirctusi.
The accompany ing report If the rcs N....
General presents satisfactory view OF IN -.
riors and condition of that DEPARTMENT ..n.
close ofthe last fiscal wear the length or Tho i,,s
mail routes in the United States not NH, ,ti q.
service in Oregon anil Calf rnIa was ITss-7 49,.
the ual transpcrfa,io thereof asssn tss ~.
and The annual cost ff such trar 81 ortatirn A.
326 SIS. the increase of TIE NAL trans ror,,tinn
yer that nf the preceding 81 ar was 2.fs7,s4 mis-.
and the increase Of cost s3+2 s80 rs. the raH y
Of Post Offices on the first Of July TAI, was fsAs
hrinc increase of 1910 during the rrscetfre 49,
The gross revenues of the department f..r the faa
wear ending June 36th. 1850. ant ur,ca 10 rs -
27l 5s,iHcuding the annual srrrt prist,ors a "a
600 for the ranked matter OF the departments aaa
excluding the frs ign postage collected r ard ssv
allie TO the b. itish government The expenditure,
for the same period were s5.2i2 $50 - irsvirs.
balance Of revenue ever expenditures ff ssiAes
o5. am happy to lind that the fiscal tonliiia N
the department is such as To Justify the Post N,s
ter General in recommerf riding reduction III eur I'M
land postage 10 three cents the single letter, when
prrraid. or five cents when not prerait. He aim
recommends that the prepaid rates shall b. retus.
ed whenever the revenue NJ the department ,fe
the reduction. shall exceed the expenditures n
more than five per cent. for two consecutive team
that the postage urnn the California and those M
ny our ocean steamers. shall he much rsdured, M
that the rates # postage ne wsparefs. rsfiodi-
Gals. pamphlets and other pfirtsd " after shall N
modified and some reduction made thereon. N en-
not lie doubted that the proper rrdurtion win, ~
the present diminish the revenue NJ the dersrs.
10 &c hall al hat the sns n.
already accumulated surplus shall he exhausted,
may be almost fully met by aholishirg the prirkrs
Of sending free matter thrs Ugh the mails. or hs POI.
ing ont Of the Treasury # the Post Once sna .
auivaent to che postage nf whirh II 10 tsprvsd
by these ri,ileees. The last IL supposed IN " ths
preferable mole, and will. II not enirsly. 20 nearly
supply that q. friency as 10 make any further ~
necessary.
enter, in no doubt Of the authority Of csnssm y
make appropriations for leading ohjecu NJ sssrrsis
rrov-ments. This anthority .spposed 10 hs derived
chiefly from the power ofrsrsstnr carm~rrs SitA o.
eirn nations. and the states and the rcsW es
ing and collecting imrosts When ecmmews 10 . y
carried and imports collected there mast bs refts sHa
h bors as well IS wharves and custom honsss sss
laden with valuable rargoes approach the sksf& NJ ssa
long the coast, and light houses ss1
bic points for the protection Of life and properly, oshr
riIies and securities for and nasfrs@s ~
less Important; and those ci~v-es Of the eenrsss
therefore, which have referred hsvs received se 10
gn OF the government liberal and beneficial ro1su
ton. Ne, only have light houses, bueys end bsssss
been established md floating lights maintsned haf ~
,ors have been cleared and mpased piers censsrsrss
nd aier for the safety of shipiss sd -
walls, protect harbos from being flled NJ snd enSsH
,seles. Nv the ac.n 9th ocean. have been eetfes
ery great expense This constructions ofthe ronuHHnA
the wananabie from the consdev~tlsn IN
these works OF such evident and utility -
lot 10 be accomplished by Congress, thsy cannot - ~
omrshed At all. Ry sbe adortion of the eessfisssh.
he several states volnnsr r,iy parted with the rs~H
olletine duties imports within their pcrsf ssss
not to he expected that they should raise money
taxation, direct indirect for the benefit OF 80
ommerce; the from which do not either W whss
in pan go into their treasury; ncr do rereesssf
y difference between the power OF congress 10 msks
for objects Of this kind the snds
ower 10 axe for similar objects on sas
md rivers, whenever they large enough 10 hear y
heir waters an extensive ttrafe. The riagn,rrsst -
and tributaries. and the vast lakes of The ae
MI the north est, appear In TO fall within tho nm
the power justly and clearly ~ the oeesa 60
he gulf of Mexico is mistake To regsra sxF%sat
judieiorsiy made for these objects, ~ espeadfs
mr. ioc=i purposes. The position site fthe wofa No.
essatily local, hut its utility is general
sip canal around the falls Of IT Nsry nj less fssas
nile length though loot IN IT,: cnnsrrncon, yssF
in its purposes and IT'S benefits, " woad rsssw
he only Obstruction to the Navigation Of more faas
thousand miles, and et~rting several states ~ wen
commercial relations with Canada So too. The MsM
sater ~ the month nf the Delaware erected not rs
xciusre benefit ofthe States bordering an the hsy@@
of that but Of the whole coastwtse nasirsn
r the United States, and 10 considerable rstsnt sSN
nreIsn commerce II ship be lost on the bar Az VIZ"
Of southern port for want af snfFvirnf deSH
sater, IL j. likely he Il nuvthern shin. and asn
oa, lie sunk part cfthe Ntssssinr' IN aeeeaau
channel mot having been properly cleared of ~ms7&
ions, il may he boat be Ion to either ~ slgn' o
'ate~. may add. somewhat reuiarsahse that Ame]
u the tht, states there is none that - He ~ n
er or less bound tie Dream or guf OF sses
ne Of the great Lakes, some uav'gable stteHm w
Hing constitutional duts~. fellow rt'szsn. ON
inject in ing into eifert NIL ro@rrs ecnfrHr1
ne constitution. should e"nshler ourselves mn -
ting and acting for one and the same corn'y, ans
mind, that regard and dny ~ ~
a anieniar part onis bHt to the - hole. tthe1s
commend that appropriations he ma3e for esaF<'as
1ch works a. have been already begun ana We 80
snring snrh other. seem TO be VA the Ntsosn"
on cre~~ OF rrbli. and general importance.
The difficulties ana delays incident tn the ssifitm
rtvaie claims by Congress amobnt IN mans esssswM
isiice There Is reason To apprehend that Hshy 49,
ate creditors of The government have ihsrebs bees
odahIy ruined. Congress has so mnch business ~
nature that il il ssble IL should give mnrh 49,
on to private claims. And their aeenmuis''es = -
reat that many claimants mR~t despair nfrkr' -
le to obtain y hearing " may weil he foubtea 49, .
.nsre>s, from the nature of its Organization - -
on stituted la decide upnn s8ch eases u y 'mp"
hat each member shoui examine the merits o. -
aim npon which he is eompeiled to vote and y -
irons to ask Jndge to decide = ease that ne ~
card. Such decisions may, and frequently mas'f
,stre either to the claimants TO the GoFsfHme &C.
perceive no better remedy for this gro~iax efh rs
OF uIbRnat ta adIndcate ON shcH
be- leave therefore most respectfully 10 -
ROY i>i0n he made hy law fer the APPOINTMENT, 80
ltssian settle NIL private claims @Eam~' -
iaies and rs sNpare kear,ns must IN an -. -
asses he very unsatisfactory. also reeon -,
o int mrnt Of n seIriier whose duty shan et -
cnt the government before saeh eonhmtsss"e.
against all Illegal fraudulent or unJast clai"'
e IRE. en- ted for their ahJudis alton. ..Asee
This district has neither voice nnf vote 20 ~
ton edooks to ROC for protertton sna AID
II its wants To your favorable con.Iderafiest -
nm enre that ron will meet them; rni on5 ...fs
ut with hberaIity. II shuRId he borne w m sIsvm
,is city, laid ont by " ashinsicn ana eaa'es-s.ad
anne, - ior ated the capitol OF the Eatcr-h % III.
mr. uuion, and the symbol Of our greatness. s,nssA
re situated all the public bRtldinEs neress1 nm.
the government; and all these ais ~xrmA - III
on. II should be the pide Of Americans 70 - sd
lare attractive TO the people OF the Whole $3.50 s
opv enient and safe for the transaction on w.
ness, and the alton OF the pHbsse -sos