Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-12-12


men.
For further suggestions on this subject and
others connected with our domestic interests,
and the defence of our frontier | refer you to
the reports OF the Secretary of The Interior and
OF he Secretary Of War
commend also To your favorable cunsdera-
ion the suggestion contained in the last men
toned report, and IN the letter of the geneml-in-
Chief relative TO the establishment of an asylum
for the reliet of Disabled aud destitute soldiers
Tnls subjec' appeals so strongly to your sympa-
tiies, that it would be suprflluous me to say
anything more, (lan barely ypress my cordial
appreciation Of the proposed Quiet.
The navy continues to give protection TO our
commerce and Other national interests IN the DIFF
erent quarters If The globe, and with the eXcep
uoa OF a sing a Gamer Oh the Northern Lakes,
HE Ve,s sells 10 c. mso arc distributed IN six
different squ4drons
The report of the head Of that Department
will EXHIBIT the services Of these squadrons, and
Of HE several vessels employed in each during
the past year, 1t Is a source Of qualification thai,
while they have been constantly prepared for any
hostile emergency, they have everywhere met
tn til" rcspec and courtesy, due as well TO The
dl nty, rs To the peaceful dispositions and JUS
purposes at The u1t,n.
o,.ot " IL 'i'o' NJ "i[ N1'''"1
n',ce in,'do.,L, ,. '' y W o'Ni "'u
NV ,,neon-'T o'''''u - 90 oii1o' Vi "''
the 'Brit,rl, se.r,a'.5lr ei', ~. ~ 4"0'' =,
his cnmDauiyns. in compliance ,qitb The acl Of
Congress, approved in Nay lass, mad, when last
mead from. 0puutatcJ mo hi lu NOR. bern lu.
nude; bot lie success Of tins noble ana humgnn
enterprise is yet uncertom
| invite your aiteullnn to the wy Of our ares-
eht naval establishment an Resources preserved
IN The rep,rl cl tue S cretlry Of the NAVY. md
The ,uuncsons therein IN ,d. Tor It's IMPROVEMENT.
together win h nasal uoIcy Recommended 10,
ire security ct oar Pacific cols, ana tie yior C.
tlon NJ extension ut or 20 u,qe.co sab Fest.
ern ASA. Ga, iaGilulss ion a ,nr,er p,I,icID-
hon IN he trace OF the Ens.. b. mean, If on,
zee Il SO { emenls On no shores ol III Pac,f..
4.e 100 uovl,us . IL" overlooked or discarded.
| Toe qucs lon, IN tl,tl,lI To rank in IT,. u,niy
aud nlvy,tnu Ie alive , rams be wcen iii erts o
The two btdnch sof the service, pre$euted 10 The
Executive by ilain roso utions OF tn. louise
OF REPRESENTATIVES,, al The last session of Con-
gress, ia been Submitted TO a board OF officers
in euch br1ueh OF the service, and their report
NAV be expected at an early day.
nlso earnestly recommend the ennctment of
lao, anthnr,1,n1t ot6rors of Tho or,,1 md ,,,,,
to ho rntirnd Iron tho sory;co ,yhon Iyc~,,natan,
g. -; ,,d .,,i,,o J.;a, -,
r,r f,;tt,
t,l snr,,od ,bn,r cona,r,, n1 -, J.,,,n
Ions hu ro,a,n,n,, in tj,nso
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- tho - a,hon In ootn
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c 1.9 ;4e M az, "
0'T "i', ,v otI'G"I t !" "I , o0,i, M
u'u ~ It. ''D,J ',iaV wv
suing wear are less, by more than one million of
dollars. than those Of The nrpsent eycent,nr the
appropriation which NAV become necessary for
the construction of dock on the coast Of the
Pacific. proDositons for which ore now beng
, considered and on which snncal rnnort nav
he expected early in vnur present session
There i. a,.o,'ident ;ns,nrss in tho srroes,;o,
If the .,,nr ranort thar nnnronrat,ons for tho
naval ser,,ra nroner oh MD ho sonarotod f,on,
thosn for fvod and norm,no,t ob;oot, ,,oh na
bn;ld,nr Iorks and na,, Yards srd t5o Gv,,,ros
. attached and from the extroord;nnrv objects
under the care oil the department. which. howev.
er important, are not essentially naval
A revision of the code for tine government Of
the navy seems to require the Immediate con
slderaton OF Congress Its system OF crimes
and punishments had undergone no change for
halt century, until the last session, though its
defects have been often and ably pointed out and
the abolition of porttcul'r species of corporea
punishment, which then took place, without pro-
vldlng any substitute, has LETT the service in a
state Of effectiveness, which calls for prompt
correction therefore recommend that the
I whole subject be revised without delay, and
such system established Tor the Enforcement f
discipline, as shall be at once humane and ct-
tectuaL
rue accompauyino rpport of the Postmaster
General. presents satisfactory view Of the on
erations and condition of that Department.
At the close Of the last fiscal vnar tbn lo,rtb
/ of the inland mail routes in the United States
mot embracing the service in Oregon and Cali.
4 formal was one hundred and seventy eight thou.
2 sand six hundred and sevenly-two miles: the
p annual transportation thereon forty SIX million
r five hundred and torty-one Thousand four hmm.
=, dred and twenty three miles and the animal
7 cost OF such transportation two millions seven
hundred and twenty four thousand four hundred
= and twenty six dollars.
The increase of the annual TRANSFORMATION over
that of the preceding year, was three millions
t nine hundred and nlnety-seven thousand three
e hundred and fifty four miles, and the Increase IN
cost was three hundred and fot,y-two thousand
t four hundred and forty dollars.
' The number OF Post Offices in the United
p States on the first day Of July last was eighteen
: thousand four hundred and Misunderstanding an
J increase of sixteen hundred and seventy during
e the preceding year.
| The gross revenues of the Department Er,ho
Il fiscal year ending June IOth, 1850, amounted to
five millions five hundred and inv two Thousand
Y nlnt hundred and sevcnty-onc dollars and forty
eight cents, including the annual uppropristion
e OF two huudr thousand dollars for the ranked
il mater OF the denart,nrnts and nyrp,d;n, ,ho ,
eirn postares called for and navnhIe r. 1bn nr
a ISL Government. ''''O wv - u
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