Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1852-12-09

power having any commercial relations WIN
Japan.
In passing from this survey Of our foreign re-
lations invite the attention of Congress TO the
condition Of that department Of the Government
TO which this branch of the public business Is en-
trusted. Our intercourse with foreign powers
has of late years greatly increased, both in CON
sequence Of our own growth and the lntroduc-
ton ofmany new States into the family of nations.
In this way the Department Of state has become
oycrburdcned. II has, by the recent establish
ment of the Department Of the Interior, been re-
lievcd of some portion Of the domestic business
II the residue of the business of that kind, such
as the distribution Of Congressional documents
the Keeping publishing and distribution ot the
laws of he United States the execution of the
copyright law, the subject of repreves and par
dons, and some other subjects relating 10 interior
administration, should be transferred from the
Department of State, 1t would unquestonably be
for the benefit of the public service. would
also suggest that the building appropriated To the
State Department not fire -proof; that there is
reason to think there arc defects in It's consiruc
ten, and that the archives of the Government in
charge OF the Department. with the precious
collections OF the manuscript papers of Washing
ton, Jefferson, Hamilton Madison, and Monroe,
are exposed to destruction by FIRE. A similar re-
mark may be made of the buildings appropriated
to the War and Navy Departments
ne condiuon Oh lie feasufy is eNhlblled lh
the annual report from that Department
The cash receipts into the Treasury for the
fiscal year ending the Both June last. exclusive
oftrust funds, were Si9725.is6 -, and the ex-
pcnditures for the same period likewise cXclu-
sive of trust funds, were Si6OU7 $50 %; of
which 50. 49, SO - was on account Of the prn-
cipal and interest of the public debt, including
the last instamcnt of the indemnity TO Mexico,
under the treaty Of Gaudalupe Udalro. leaving
a balance of allG32, 1876 81 in the Treasury on
the first day of July last Since this latter pc
Rod. further purchases of the princpal of the
public debt have been made to the extent of $, p
456,j47 "a. and the surplus la the Treasury Will
continue to be- applied 20 that object. whenever
the stock can be procured within The limits, as to
price. authorized by law.
The value of foreign merchandise imported
during the last fiscal year was S2u7.24O.IO1
and iha value of domestic productions exported
was SIIgs6I.gII. besides Sl1.2O5O26 of for
eipn merchandise expor,ed makipo the arr g.
gate of the entire exports ~I67. Oo5 OH exrlu-
siye of the above thero was eyDorted Stg.O7-
9s5 i'm snecie. and Unmarried fr'r forei,rn norris
S5q67 Gt3
In INV FIRST annual ness,re 10 CONGRESS
called your attention to yh,t seemed 10 mo sou,c
defects in the present torif and recommended
such notifications ne i INV iuf r,nont ,c,ro host
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