The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-12-09

amount of awards TO American citizems un,
der tho late treaty with Mexuo ior which
tho issue Of stock was authorized. bur
which WAS paid il cash from the Treasury
The public debt on The ooh nI,mn, az
elusive of The stock au,hnrlzcd To be issued
to Texas hy the act OF OH September,
1850, was $50 ,560,303 20.
The receipts for tho next ts:a! year arc
estimated ut SOL ,SGlM'O, which. with the
probah'c nnapprnlrarcd balance IN the
Treasury. on tho 3Otli June, next, will We.
M the probable ava !ah'r mo,ns tor thu,
year, the sum of SOB, !j3. ia %
X u
The receipts frr nos ayn during tue year
(cNc'uding the tcra.u iostagcs GO Iced
for. and payable to-, ne british pos, otli c.
amounted TO SG.3i5,Tl7 2l. beng an N.
crease OF $s997.6lO 60, or lS 65.lUO pei
cent. over the like receipts tor the precc.
ding year.
The reduction OF postage under The act
OF March last did not take effect un,,l IN"
commencement of tho present ti,ca. year
The accounts Tor The first quar- er, under
The operation of the reduced ra rs, wi! NO,
be settled before January next; an! NJ re-
liable estimate OF the receipts Tor The pros
cnt year can yet bc made. 1t is believed,
however. that they wili fall lar short :"
those OF the last year. The surplus "i The
revenues now on hand *, however. so
large, that no further appropriation from
the treasury, in aid o. The re .enucs oi the
Department. is required lnr the currcn;
fiscal year; but an additional npproprtar Inn
for the year cndng June 30. 1853. Will
probably be !ound :.crc-S.'ry. When the re-
cclps OF the first two quarters ol .hc fiscai
year arc fuiiy ascnrluucd
In h's last nnnuai report the Postmaster
General rrcoItincn,lcd reduction 10 rat" s
which be deemed rs low 10 could hc urn-
denly adopted, unless Congress was pre-.
pared I" appropriate from ;hc trcasury, for
the -nr pnr o HE ID 'pIrtmrn!, u SuuI more
than rlnya'Cn' /" "a" mai srr.cr- per
formed hy :, for IN Government In.
Recommendations q 'hc Postmaster G..n-
eral. IL respect 10 iri,cr pos! :. cN,,.p; on
letters from and To Carinrni ,ni oregon,
were substantially aroprd ~ he i,s Cu,.
grcss. lie uuw recommends tIhrtcn.c ~
the present lrticr ra;cs, AMI II v.>cs ugn,,,s,
n further rcdnst'on nnti just lied by the
revenue o! ttI" Department.
He also rccu,El.ruIS that the rate, O.
To render 'hcn more si,np", and more mn-
Iurm N their operation upon all classes o,
printed nn,'er ! submit the rccoinuicn.
datonS "l tie re,orl /" your favorable con
sdcral!on.
II Is deeply 10 be regretted ,ha, IA sever
al instances officers q. he Govcrru.nl, IN
attempting to execute the law Tor HE re-
turn of iugtIvcs from labor, have been
openly resisted, AMI her efforts frustrated
and defeated hy lawc>s and vneut mobs :
that in one case su,h rcsrstanr T. resulted IN
the death of al cS, mab,c citizen. nnl in
others serious ;,j"Ty cnsncI to thnsc off
GERS and 10 indv'd,inis who were IL lt.,
their cnHravors 10 snsiLint.c avs Pros.
ccu'ons have lr2A Instituted aga n,I ,nc
al!etlgcd offenders. - far rs lh.,;.cca;d
be identified, art.yr. s:ili pendlng. i, .yc
regarded i as my duty, in those cases, IL
give all aid legally IN my rowcr To Tie en-.
tnrcemcnt o' the laws, and -hai continue
to do SO wherever and whenever their exc
cution may be resisted.
The act ot Congress for The return oi
iuTllIres from labor is one required and dc.
mandcd by The express words oi The Con.
stnu,lon.
The article OF the Constitution is here
quoted, and the Pres .dcnt saysl THIS
constitutional provision Is equally nbiim ain-
~ upon The Legislative. The Executive, Il d
judicial Departments oi The Govcrnmrn',
and upon every c.tz"u % The Unucd State,
Congress, however, must, from ncc"Ssi.
~, lirsi act upon thu SUBJECT hy present. in.
The proceedings necessary to asc"rsali, tn,
The person IL a iuuItlvr and ihp means :,