The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1850-12-09
NUMBER 36.

legation Of the country to maintain and honef
those who, TO the exclusion Of other btirsl,ita.
have devoted themselves to its arduous scryice,
this obligation should not be permitted b inter.
fere with the efficiency Of the service itself.
l am gratifed in being able to state that the
estimates Of expenditure Of the navy in the en-
suing year are less, by more than one million OF
dollars than those OF the present, excepting the
| appropriation which may become necessary foy
the construction of dock on the coast 81 the
Pacific, propositions for which are now being
! considered and on which speeiei report may
be expected early in your present session.
| There is an eyidens justness in the suggest 1
ion of the same report, that appropriations for
the naval service proper, should be separated
from those for fixed and permanent
objects, sYch as building docks and navy yafts.
and the fixtures attached; and for the extfaofdi-
nary objects under the care Of the Department,
which, however important, are not essentially
naval. ~ si1a gaif tN1s M
A revision Of the code for the government Of
the navy seems to require the immediate consid-
Grafton Of Congress. Its system of crimes and
punishnents had undergone no change for halfa
century, until the last session, though its defects
have been often and ably pointed out, and the
abolition Of particular species Of corporeal
punishment, which then took place, without
st.ta af da}et;,a,,,,s ,,,t;oh LII. e. ..e.
correct;on thareSo,o reco,',n,s,,S a. ~ ~
wboIe srh;oot ha rs,,;sea ,,,;tLa,.t 1919. w
ncb svstcm estahi;sh.J tor 4bs ,f.-ea,s. a..
of discinline as shall he AZ once bnma,,a ana ~
fectual.
! The accompanying report Of the Postmaster
General presents satisfactory view of the op.
erations and condition of that Department.
AT the close of the last fiscal year, the length
mt enhrac;ng q The seryce n n,ean,, ~ 800
nrnia \ Was S8 40 miles. the .nnu., ,rans,eo.
tat;on hereon IL haI 1oa ,a;ias snd an =.
nual cost If sncb INSTRUMENTATION 40 7oa zoe
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over that NJ tbe nreced;,g vaar w.s oo1 ss1
,;ias. and tha 10, "SS 500
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n,;nta ,,,a.,al shai, ~. r,aS;scd ona so,..
snct;on thareo,, made N .'-- e>-..s
II csnnnt he an,,Lted that the nronasea "a.
ductons ,,;,I Gov tbs n,esent d;m;n;sb the re.
venue of The asn,rtment n is believed that
tha r.. AZ, s,,,,,i,,, a,,seav ,cc,,,,,,
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met atha, Nv a1,na;.Sna ,ha e,;s,;na nr;r;isas.
or so,,d;n sroe ,natte+sS,o,,ah tbs male !, ~
n.yna S onS aS tbs TTess,,ry - The post ot;cs
hanasS,,snt s,,n, ecu;vsient m the no.,.re 81
NIL 4, = Sanr;yad Nv such nr;v;Ieges' esrSs
Ilast L s,,n,ose5 20 hr The nrefeIahle mode ana
Wi, ;f III ent;relv 90 nearly snnnlv that de6-
c;aao - =, ,naL ony f,rthey snrronr; aton tb =,
rnoS Se sonnd nacessa,v so ;ncons;derable ss to
4 fnrynn ~ ohsta ia M tbe nronosed rednct;ons
i onteyto;n M donbt ~ he AUTHORITY M Con.
eress 10 male anoronriations for leading objects
sn that ciass ~ rpubiic works eompris,np what
ue ns,, slIy caiie5 works of internal innrove,
rnent trI;s anthor;tv snnnose 10 be derived
cb;afv from 4bs mower Of repulatine Commerce
with tora;s,,s snat;ans and among the States, ana
. The noygaS ~ lsy;ng and COLLECTING iinposts. u.
!. Wbsrs coron,erce e N he carried on and Inn.
nosts co,Iectad there ,nust he norris and harbor,
r. ,,s,j as 70 chsrvss and custom houses. If sbips
Iaaan ,s;th HE cargoes annroacb the sbote,
~ sa;, .irnrthe coast I;ohtbn,ises Are necexslfy
st sn;.shIs no;nts for he protection Of lff ana
,,,o,,a,tr Other fscilit;es and securities for
roT,y,arca ana nav;oaton are hardly less impor-
s tsrt. ana these clauses of the constitution,
tharaf,rcI - which have referred. have receiv.
!. cd from ibe oripin of the government, liberia
a and beneicial Construction. Not only have light
y houses. buoys and beacons been established
and Aoating lights maintained, but harbors hav,
Y beer cIeafed and improved, piers constructed
e snd oven hreak waters for the safety Of SHINING
and sea walls. To oprotect harbors from being file
: nm ana rendered useless by the action Of tn
s. ocean. have been erected al very great expense
And this construction Of the Constitution an
!. noars The more reasonable from the consideratio
y III ;S these yvorks ~ snch evident ;nnortarc
3, s'5 ~ ,,;l;tv ayo not N he accomnlisbed nv Cor
n aau o.s ,ha, c.,,,c, Ie sccomnl;shed AZ al
/ .S,,;;o, as ,hs const;fnt;on ibe sever,
y Sto,as ,,arts5 ,r;th the nower az COLLECTING Al
We No. of ,nost in their own ports and its not
he oy,,ecte that thev shouid raise money Inv 1,
e. tsrcs tsystionr direct or indirect, for t6e ben,