The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1852-12-11

eA1~cts ID the United sssic. srr seth ard
sssrh oaay - ] kssr inAsrsssd. and that The
sRpeassscr n fis~adiy and p-srss>l~. Nss.
~ahaasa,ns sAe irsisaw 9Th ~h~h ssc
I ecv~ass. M n EA-scsn Asia rrgnsd ell
or~tar~s from fcrc,gncr~, ! am NJ without
bcprs ~ bes"6cial result II the expcd,.
sicn. Sssaid be- eo~nsd with .eecc~s,
the adsansascs ~ill isss be ens6n~d To the
Cn,srd Ststcs, but. - IN the ease ofCh,ua.
viii be equally ca,oycd By ali ,h- ohrr
nssrsss"c powers have m,eh satisfaction
IN stating ,ha, IN all the step preparatory
10 this expedition the Gm-rnur-n' II tn
United States h,s been materially aided By
.hc good osficcs Of the King Of the Neither
lands, the only Eacpesn power having any
cosni1creisi relations with Japan.
In passing from ,hi- survey of oar for
eign relations, invite the attention. ofCof-
grs~s 20 the condition n 'hs, department.
Of the Government TO which this branch Of
the public BUSINESS i. entrusted. Our IN
tercoure with foreign powers has Of late
years greatly increased, both IN consequence c
Of our own growth and the introduction of
many new States into the family Of nations.
In thus way the Department Of the State
has b-co overburdcncd. II has, by the
recent establishment Of the Department Of
the Interior. bern relieved Of some portion
Of the domestic BUSINESS. Ifthc residue of
the business Of that kind, such MS the dis
tribution Of Congressional documents, the
keeping, publishing and distribution Of the
laws of the United States, the execution Of
the copyright law, the snbjec, Of reprieves
and pardons, and some other subject rela-
ting to interior administration, should be
transferred from the Department Of State,
it would unquesiionably be for the benefit
Of the public service. would also sugges,
that the building appropriated TO the State
Department is not FIRE proof; that there ID
reason to think there are defects in its con-
struction, and that the archives Of the Gov
crnment in charge Of the Department, with
the precious collections Of the manuscript,
papers Of Washington, Jefferson, Madison
Hamilton, and Monroe, are exposed TO dc.
struction by fire. A similar remark may
be made Of the buildings appropriated te
the War and Navy Departments.
The condition of the Treasury is exhib
tied in the annual report from thtt Depart
u,ent.
The receipts into the Treasury for the
fiscal year ending the Both June last, cx'
elusive Of trust funds, were fory-nin mil
lions seven hundred and twenty eight thou
sand three hundred and cighty-six dolla r.
and eighty -nine cents, a49,72a, ,3s6 -, pnt
the expenditures for the same period, like
wise exclusive of trust funds, were forty
six millions seven thousand eigl,, hundrc,
and ninety-six dollars and twenty cents
s46,O07 ,S6 20;) of which nine million
four hundred and if,y-live Thousand cigh
, hundred aud flteen dolllrs and eighty
three cents, S9,i5j,sl 50 was on ac coun
Of the principal and intercs, OF the ,,nbli
debt. including the last instalment Of th
indemnity to Mexico, under the treaty &
, Guadalupe ilidllgo, leaving a balance q
.l4,Tsl lX 81 III the Treasury OIL the fir
day of July last. Since this latter pariot
. further purchases of the principal OF III
:. public debt have been made 10 the cAtcr
: Of two millions four hundred and tiity-s,
!. thousand five hundred and for,y-scyen do
q lars and forty -mne cents, (s2,iIi5i7 ~
II and the surplus in the Treasury will cot
n tinue To be applied to that object, wh,ne,
n er the stock can he procured within III
!. linlts, as TO price, authorized by Law.
- The value Of foreign merchandise inpo
in tcd during the las, fiscal year va. two hui
drcd ard seven millions two hundred M
forty thousand oae hundred and one do
=, lars, 500 ,2I0, lDI j and the value Of d
,o me-'ic productions expnrted was ona hun
"A red and forty y-niue millions elgh, hnndr'
:. and sixty -one thousand nine hundred sr
No eleven dollars, tSii3. -tii.9li i besides So
=. enieen millions two hundred and ftnr tho
-. sand and iwenty-six dollars, l7,t.0t, o.!
- Of foreign merchandise exported; makil
J.. the aggregate Of the entire exports %
:, hundred and sis'y-seven millions six,y-ii'
:. thousand nine hundred and thirty -sev
% dollars, (Si67 ,Oi5.!cI1 y exclusive Of {
ur above there was exported fory-;wo m,llio
o. five hundred and seven tbour and two hnr
ho red and eighty five dollars tSt95O7. .2s5
10. -pclc: and impotod from foreign pp
>. five nal,ionS two hundred and si1ty-,
-.> th"nsNn! -:S handrod and iorty-,hree
A.. lars. ss,2,i2Gi2.l
No. In NY frs, snaaal pe~.sgc tn Congr'
b,- ] callnd y'air s,isnuon TO shat s1rtned
SO me- some defects in the p,cscn iar,f, 4
"a. recommended such Inodificstions ss IN
.ry Judgment were bsass ada;,ed 70 remedy
criis and prosuo,e the prosperity of {
sp- county. Nothing ha. since arrurcd
ii,, change my views an tins irnpotau, %
M. iion-
or. Wnlaon' REPEATING the arguments e.
!. tanned ,t, my svin-y y,resssue in favor