Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1853-12-21


Chrisendom having a sHrplus revenue drawn imrneai
ately from mposs on commerce. and therefore meas
ured by the spontaneous enterprise and national prosper
ity of the country with such indirect relation to asricn
ture manufactures and The products If he earth ana ss
violate no constitutional doctrine and vel vigorous
ly promote the general welfare Neither as "a the
OF the public treasure nor as TO he manner OF keepinv
and managing u does anv grave controversv now nra
vail there being general acouieseence in The wsSos,
| OF the present system
The report Of Inc Secretary of the Treasury will er
hib in detail the state Of The pubc fnances and ths
condition OF the yarous branches of tbe nnbc servics
Administered bv thai denarfmrr of Tho ooxarnuoent
The revenue Of The cnnntrv4 ley;sd Almost nssns;hy
to the tax PAYER goes on from wear 10 wear ncreasng
beyond either the interests or the prospeef;ye wants ~
the government
All the close of the 6sca year ending June 30 1880
there remained in the treasury balance 81 fourteen
lion six hundred and thrty-two thousand one hundred
and thirtvsix dollars The nnbl;c rsuanne for tbs ~.
year ending lime "a asa .onnted ~ ttvsb, u ;il
nine hundred and thrtvone thousand erht hnndred
sixty five dollars from customs and to two million our
hundred and five thousand seven hundred and e~st
dollars from public lands and other miscellaneous
amounting together to sxty.one million three hundred
and thirty seven thousand 1--WE hundred and
dollars while the pubic expenditures for The sama no
Rod exclusive of payments IN ri The nublc dah
amounted to forty.three million Ave hundred and fftv
four thousand two hundred and syy-two dollars leav
| ing balance OF thrty-two million four hundred and
twenty Eve thousand four hundred and fory-seyen dol
| lars of receipts above Expenditures - ~ W.
This fact of increasing surplus in the treasury bacame
the subject of anxious consideration AT yery early ne
Rod OF my administration and the pah Of duv in regard
to it seemed to me obvious and clear namelv rsf N
apply the surplus revenue 10 The discharge of The npblc
debt so far as could judcousy be done and second
w. to devise means for The gradual reduction ri ha
enue to the standard ~ tho nnhi;c ev;ganr;aa -
OF these Objects the first has been 10 the course Of ac
compshment. in a manner and to degree hi0hlv sal
factory The amo..t 81 ~ nrb,c IN 90 Eli @
was on the fourth Of March. 1ssa s;ytvenna m;II;o
one hundred and ninety tbonsand .,d ,h;v sa All
lars navmen,s on .cco, ~ 1917 h n.y. so se.l w ~
since thai neriod IN the amonnt ~ , gi au.,
hundred ana three thops,nd th,e hnnd,si md
|
of onidat;on ba snn, 81 Sa,, az; VI? l s
and ,housand ~ vn a h, nnlaieo
These pavments ahoneb made at ,b ,rL 3. r;a ii
the resnecive classes III stocLs h,va hoan .fed
;lv and IN ,he gensr.i sJv.n,.a - ,S , Eau
have at The sano t; S W VI .; G ~ dna
thew have incidsn,sIiv $500 = h u on ~ uis asl.e,
and tn fhe indmstr;ai and comna,c;a nn-s;,s Us ~
comntrv NsAi'i "AN So'"e'0'" puieui's VI '"e
The second of tho aforementioned oh;a.. d., -
~ -. siio az e-rehiohcu opJec's' lna Oh
NJ lo ~ .ne aIu - o great importance ana tne
e 70 Ts5nce ,be Jnt @ "a we aieasufy wnien
ths tres lie, mani, ar,; Hh acles ana 70 aaa 70
,e MI ee ls' many aIuees now taxeo, ana especially
saoh a enisi n!o ana are not largely or
a S s .ne eouhiy, 10 commenced 10 your
Wnn " mill Ia fnS :; no. .aeoh- a.
aso, "ouhual, PROOF OF me ehtre adequacy OF
We pJhsT isoai system 70 meet all inc requirements OF
we nt m w aa .na Wne properly administered
+ae,; 80 "''aase VI ne community III ordinary
BUSHES, ,n.na. .easIon ns, ,.o,,. .,,.
Vi Improvements III 'he scueheht OF accounts especially
"
tive scion Of bs Uei N ne aanhs.a
So,nr, "a Witch are ihuica'eu oy the
@ sc ae eo ~ lnc progress mace In the construc-
80, !, Sai;fra p I CUSTOM. HOUSES, anu Oh new
Vnrt hoTeofor n1 aaey 9nioe III tne CITY OF new
he en;ratI pas LOT oy congress ana also 10
and Of The I;gbtbonsa Vi 'he ooas' survey
IA nonS tha nhiacs n,s nyau. x ,,..; :u .
porant recommendatinn. from III WIN pe I
and Navu ~ a.,j , ,o 'nS SECRETARIES Oh Wai
In;,aJ S,.as ~ ~, 10y ncu 'nat .he navy OF tHe
encv commandments with Inc - fs u elioi-
cal and other ntaras,s al .ni " ou eo'nei,
attention fhe sngyesons an tbs snh;, you eIpe.a
Secretary of the NAVY respecfuIy submit Ina; ,b s
army which nndsr our svs,sn ,s, I ouVi,s as sis
with the h;rhast ,ntsras; ~ oe iesaLueu
The volunteer forces nj the nation a,ha ~ ,h m. y.
danger requires aucmentaon y, e Jal :,
10 the present extended limits and fn ,i ~ suap' y
The countrv ard ,ha 49,, ~ iol.ci Ieiauohs OF
interior of he connen h "a S ihaan uoes lne
near m the conomunca,,;on IF 10 " nen WIN aP-
and tho In,er;or 'ohs Vi JUG secretaries oi war
In the administration of tho Pos, re, nn,. r
the fiscaI wear ending limo az $50 ~ pien. ioi
ture was seven rnj;os n;ne hvnd az sp's eXpenai-
Thousand aaven hnndraa and s,s; aia eishtS, TWO
gross recents dnrna he same nsod 9 s ana !ne
hundred and iorty-Ivo thonssnJ swan asd nsrS
thirty. four dollar. shop;n~ The, ~ $3.50, anu
faed n meet fhs c.rrsn, a' IS ~ I'm iesehue
the ann ~ Two ro;Ian inr, f,,, I w uns. "
dollars The causes vh;ch uador ,h ana
system and laws led nevitabv In This rssn r Ps
explained nv the ranor az Tho pos,m.star r e iuy
ereat canse ba;na M snorm , ,f ue.eal one
heen comnaIlad r. na,, Co. n.s;i ~ uas
road compan;es f"' ~ '''' 'es0 ie"ue''o ny iaii-
The exhibit in tbe ranor, of tba po.tmas,ar f,, -
tho inrona anJ avn.ofI;,,rs. - ase' ooi'e az VI
fonnd necnl;sr u ;np,; ny liia steamers VIII De
the immediate action 81 Tonarass e' " ue"i"hu
Numerous and daora,t frss,ds' ,,0o,, ,h D.. D.
reau have been hronght r., ih, VIC lehsioh Du-
and in Soma ,nstan sn' ~ Hsl' within 'ne iast year.
but anfortunatev in o,hars ;I,p incleu
moi throngh Inc r.n, ~ "a s ,S p,es nave escdpeu'
conviction but in consequence ~ no ~ az IL