The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-01-08
VOLUME XXI.
FEDERAL AFFAIRS.

Ihe following synopsis OF the Reports q
tho Secretaries and Postmaster General. i
cOpsd from the South Carolinian:
SECRETARY OF WARS REPORT
From this report, We learn that the agsre
gaze strength ofihe Army, as established b,
law. - Twelve thousand nine hundred aot
twen y.seve0 officers aud upen. u is es INA
ted, however, that this number aciosli, in ser =
vice and 6, for duty. Us isliy falls short Of
the legal orgsnizAsion on an average Of from
thirty TO forty per cent. BY the report OF
the Adjatan' General, i, appears that moro
than ous bali the whole 70 CO 10 sta,ioped IN
o. under orders for Tex.s, New Mexico, Cal.
aofna and Oregon.
Own. to the large acces,ons recen,ty
made 10 our territory and oue extended {, on
tier, the present m,'itiry ests bl-hmeni Of the
coun ry 10 considered entirely mad. qlals to
us wan's.
All the mssns at The disposal of the De.
parmcs have been emp o, ed for the prorec
hon Of Texas and Nes Mexico sgains, the
lniisn' lr th.r vcniiy. From the reports
81 the officer n commsnd, hostver, the De.
psrgehI Is saueh.d that the force .tsr,.o.
ed N that frontier will DE en- ir.ly in,u tiiciept
lOf Is pro ectior.
To pat sn sud 10 the conflict Of su'horlties
New Mexico, tho officer IN command there
b" be- n Instfuc ed to sbsia n f. ON MI iur ther
interference 10 tho civll and political affairs
st he country.
retired he, Of officers is recommended.
s'o lse establishment al Of an ssylurn for dss.
ssd and destitute soldiers.
The remainder Of tho repof, relates to the
s'Ima'es furnished 10 the Secretary Of The
Treasury OF the sums required for the u.s.. Of
the DrPa"men' during the s. ear con menc,ne
July lst, 1851, which exceed 10 the ayRte.
gate tbe esl'ma'es for the current year.
POSTMASTER GENERALS REPORT.
The ~hcs number Of post tffces 10 the
lntsd Safes al the end Of the fiscal year
vas ls,4l7. The gross revenue Of the De
phn'n' FOR he year ending Jare 30,h, 1850,
sn % 552 81 As; the EXPENDITURES we're
C,II29o3 Al; leaving, as the excess of the
sfo.s revstUe over the expenditure the sum
d s340 0lS 0j. Tho nett balance to the |
credit OF the revenue Of the Department, al
The data last mentioned. was 81 49,. .O45 50. !
Gs Sc l66 GIG %, and the estimated expsa
dtu's' SO 9l9 SOB 90; leaving an xce.s
nveaue Of STAG, SOC 3s, rhich is to BE con
nder'd, o coui.e, only asa reasonable approx.
lnston as the actual result.
Sixteen .team,hips are now in actual ser
wee 10 conveying the mails 10 foreign coua.
tres and TO our pnssessian. on he Pacific
-Four more are to be added under exsIne
contracts
On lie suSjcct Of the r.Juciion OF postage,
lae recon nrrd da;ion. . the Pu.i,nas e. Gen
ssl afs substantially a, follows: Tina, the IN.
aud letter postage he fixed at ih,ee cents the
"ne'e letter ~h"n prepaid; and f,s cents
saea not prepaid The prepaid rate 10 bs re
duced 10 two cents the sIng'e letter whenever
H'hall be ascertained thst The revenues Of the
Department, nfier the reductous now recon-
nshdtd' shall havs exceeded ITS expenditure.
more than live per cent. fur two consrcu
I'VE h'ca' years; twenty ceRfs the single let.
e' to he charged on al correep epondence TO
'nd from the Pacific coast, S.uih America,
me essefn Continent and ns Islands, ard
Fen's beyond either; lnd ten cents the SIN
ee e'ier on all Other gong letters, where
VOC po'aEe has no, been adjusted by itca-
w without the super addition oi IN and postsge
10 any case the Postmaster General TO be 7
Empowered to reduce or enlarge tho sea rates
!" and " II the consent Of the President, with |
we We" OF arranging sdvan,aaeously our
PoHoi tR'etcourse With other counties.
1t rs recommend,d ihs, the uniform inland
postage on nc~spspers. sent to subscribers
4 b.
'e"' zach; on pamphlets, periodicals and all !
other punied matter, ("xcep, ne~. ~.papers)
i"o cents Tor the ~ti bi Of i~o ounce, or less.
'nd one cent for every sd,It onaI ounce or
hsc'ion OF an ounce tor the sea. gong
charges on all printed ma,ier, twice the ,ul nd
m'e where the letter p,.tsge between the
nm, points /, ten cents and four times the
aahd rate where the letter postage u twenty
on's.
The reductioos proposed WILL If carried out,
'eouce the revenues Of the ID D,par,men, Tor the
w. three or four years. 10 meet The def
eNAcE, The surplus revenues aow &c culDris ed
"'y DC first appl"d: afterwards 80 appro-
Pla'tao from The T,essufy ma, b. rcqnisej
anl''' Congress shall abolish the frat king
p"'ese. With regard TO this privilege, and
''''s l'l'ego possessed by newspaper pro.
re'of' Of sending ard RECEIVING exchange
P'Pefs' Tho Postmaster General 10 of the opin.
"" hat II they are continued. tho ID p,rIineht
r. Ooo be paid by an appropriation from the
'''a'u'y, ia her than by tax on private
.p"e pond nee. With such an appropria.
"V' mere Is No doub, iha, tie Department
'''n he able 10 sustain itself not wnhstar ding
"' proposed reduction. Ia case tho feduc.
.." ~" oe nade, IT IL suggested ,hs, it should
~! take ei'ec, from and after the 80. h Of
% map next and also that power be given to
.r o"mastes General to increase the ratss
'oH1''ion q, tho smaller pos, Offices.
REPORT OF SECRETARY OF NAVY.