Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1852-12-07

the submitted the e1tAhl1nnonk OF
scented the ltion ofthe Naval Academy.
that think Uni rsstly sfieienoy Oft6e
yee. and that regard as aim more entitled to fAyor
sipes now srsatiy 81 the increasing lrh Of
e. sc a S1 ~ Ss ss.ms
jueops ~ f1w OF September 1sog aeol
policy Of that sst under well sdip.ed 10 ain
M The authority Of communal and the order and security
Permanenty TO dispense With this mode Of
supply The havy with q the most nsritoroas
class, whose good department and pds OF character may
degrading nature Thl safety OF ship Is Of
Ten dsPendans pPon oseslsnos Re-
The arrest OF, aTetIactoSy seaman, in such mo-
mehts, not ionlydeprives The ship of indispensable
aid, hui imposes aanecessity Tor double service on
Others whose fidelity to their duties may be relied
ON in such an emergency. The exposure to this
increased and arduous labor, since the passage of
the act of1360I has alIeady had, TO a most observ
able and injurious extent, the etfectof preventing
the enlistment ofth best seamen in the navy The
plan now suggested is desined TO promote condl-
ton Of service in which this objection will no lon
ger exist. The details of this plan may be estab-
lished in great pari, if not altogether by the Exec
utive under the authority of existing laWsi but IL
have thought proper, IN accoIdance with the sug-
gesion of the Secretary of the Navy, to submit it
to your approval ~ y -tte-Sl = u ~
The establishment of a corps Of apprentices for
the navy, or boys TO lie enlisted until they become
of age, and tobeemployed under such regulations
as the Navy Department may devisaj as proposed
in the report cordially approve and commend 10
your cons deration and I also concur in the
suggestion that this system for of
Seamen may be most usefully engraited upon the
service of our merchant marihe.
The other, proposition Of she report to which
have referred-the re organization Of the Naval
Academy-L recommend TO your attention as a
project worthy Of your encouragement and sup
pom. The valuable services already rendered by
"a iAuNtf1 ont IN ha
their fostering care. ,55srs
Your attention is respectfully called 30 the re-
port ofthe Postmaster General for the detailed OPP
eIntion of his Department during the last fiscal
year, from whichit will be seen that the receipts
from poslages for that time were less by 81 431 $3.50
than for the preceding fiscal year, being decrease
of about % per cent
This diminutioM is attributable to the reduction
in the rates of postage male by the act Of March 8,
1851, which reduction took effect at the commen-
cement Of the last fiscal year. r..,r
Although in its operation during the last year
the act referred 10 has not fulfilled the predictions
of its friends by increasing the correspondence OF
the country in proportion to the reduction of pos.
tnge. L should nevertheless question the policyOf
returning TO highertateS. Experience:wauantS the
expectation that as The community becomes uccus
toned to cheap postage, correspondence will in
crease. 1t is believed that from this cause, and
from the rapid growth of the country in population
and business, the receipts Of the department must
ultimately exceed its expenses, and TINT the coun-
Try may safely rely upon the continuance oil Inc
present cheap rates of postage.
In former messages have, among other things
respectfully Recommended to the consideration Uf
Congress the propuety and necessity OF further
Legislation for, the protection and punishment OF
foreign conSuls residing in the United States; to
revive with certain notifications the act fi0th
ofMarch, 1888, to restrain unlawful military ex-
peditions against the inhabitants of conteImi
nous States or Territories; for the preservation
and protection from mutildtion or theft of the
f1S arNImn FNhI nf mt
authorizing II e surplus revenue to be applied
TO the payment of the public debts in advance
of the time when twill become due for the estab-
shment of land offices, for the sale of the public
lands in California and the Territory of Oregon for
the construction of a road from the Mississippi val
ley to the Pacific Ocean, for the establishment ola
bureau of agriculture for the promotion Of that
iner ST. perhaps the most important IN the country;
for the prevention of frauds upon the Government
applications for pensions and bounty lands; for the
establishment OF uniform fee bill, prescribing
specific compensation for every service required of
clerks, district attorneys and marshaS; for author
izing an additional regiment OF mounted men, for
the defence of our frontiers against the Indians
and for fulfilling our treaty sdpulations with
Mexico to defend her citizens against the Indians
with equal diligence and energy as our own"
fot determining the relative rank between the
naval and civil officers in our public ships, and be-
tween the officers of the Amy and Navy in the
various grades of each for recognizing the naval
establishment by fixing the number of officers in
each grade and providing for retired list upon re-
duced pay of those unfit for active duty; for pre-
scribng and regulating punishments in the Navy;
for the appointment of a commission to revise the
pub statutes of the United States, by arranging
them in crderl supplying deficiencies, correcting
incongrultles, simplifying their language and re-
porting the same 10 Congress for its final action;
and for the establishment Of commission to adiu-
dictate and settle private claims against the United
States. am not aware, however, that any of
these subjects haSe'b finally acted upon by
lation onthese subjects, which have been assigned
in former Messages, respectfully recommend them
again 10 your favorable consid .
think II due to the several Executive Departments Of
this Government 10 bear testimony to the efficiency and
lnsEty with which they are conducted: WIZ ~ The
Of those Departments 10 exercise sin the due aImasra
ton and OF tho public must much
subo dnate Ofces and clerks and especially ON those en-
trusted With the settlement and adjustment claims and
ally pSSiornod IGsr duties fsifhay and Well They arc
s g me 10 hs % an Ire
tGtona and seductons which the eupdity of REGULATORS
will be but wise pIecaution to protect the Government
against mischief aud eorruption lar it
The LAWS this are Supposed to be detective
therefore deemt my duty to call your attention to the
the punishment not only OF those who shall accept bbes
to 10 any OF those ofcers or clerks bride or reward
touching or relating to any matter OF their Official action
or duty. -.
rs foundation 10 the present day 70 abstain from AL Inter
sequence has been that while The nations OF Europe havo
been engaged In dssoatng wars country has pursued
It's peaceful eourse TO aud happiness
Tic wal In which have been compelled to engage in
defence OF the rights and honor the country have been
fOrunateyO short Duration During the terrific contest
OF nation against nlton which the French
lutUn were enabled by the wisdom and rmness II
President maintain neutrality While
other nations drawn into this wide sweeping wh
pool sat quiet and unoYed our own shores While
the flower Of thor Armies wasted by dis.
persisted by hundreds OF Thousands upon the battle
field The youth OF this favored land permitted
joy the blessings Of beneath the p1erna roof While
the States OF Rurope incurred enormous debts, under the
burden which their subjects still groan, and which
absorb small part the product the honest industry
Of those countries for generations to come the States
have been enabled to exhibit the proud Spectabe
naion from public debit and IL permitted pursue
prosperous for few years longer in peace
do the again. .-
But /! is now said by that this policy must DO
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