The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1853-12-09

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its three great departments, the legislative, ex' !
ccutve, aud judicial, yet the substantive power,
The popular iorce, ahd Tue large capuciiies ior
social aud material development, exist in the re-
spectlve States winch, all being oi themselves
wei constituted rePuolcs' az they proceededi
so thoy aIone are eaPabie oi maintaining anu
Perpetnaung the American Union. I,
iho FedsIai Oo'erhment mas us appropriate
hne OF acton III inc sPccihc and limited powers
conferred on u ny the Constitution, chiefly us 10
those things in which the States have com.
mon interest IN their relations to one another,
and 10 forcign governments, while the great
mass oi interests which belong TO cultivated
men, the ordinary business OF liie the springs OF
industry, all Tue diversified personal and domos.
tic tfaifs OF society, rest securely upon the gen.
eral reserved powers Of the people of the several
states lhete IS ue effective democracy OF the
nation, and there the vital essence Of its being
and its greatness
or The ara ctic,i so,sbo,s,o.s vh;ob a,w from
the nature oi the Iederal government, the prima-
ry one is the duty OF administering with integri'
~. an,s,itr,i,, asnanHS'i, ~ 49, P,I.,;nn y,
'ho e',,e eeP'c'diy in the upP'sauon "
the public funds, as drawn by taxation from the
people and appropria ted to specific objects by
i,onvr,aa Ilnpuily bav mn ,ccason A., aug.
! sas,any ,dioai aL.a j.; ill., ea,,;, ,oliev
Best u"y '"u'S"' Shu"scs III tuc hhahciui PohSI
oi the government,
Ours is almost, If not absolutely, the solitary
nnwrr oC Christie ndnp IA vip,, , snruI,s yeycnue
- i,Ii, ~ r " " '"b o'' P'u .
ldTaWn ihheufutcIy rolii iHlposts OH cou'Wcice'
aud therefore measured by the spontaneous en-.
,terprisc and ma opul prosneriiv Of The country,
Lii snch ndirao, r.r,iI 80 ,;.i,,r. mar
WIZ" 'ue ~. ~, CO. ie'a''on 10 ag'icu.tu'o' M
uiacturcs ana the prOduc q OF the earth ana sea,
as to violate no constitutional doctrine, and yet
v;,,nrousIv nron,,t, ,h. ,,n,,,.I ,ynIfar. Mi.
',i r I. , ' = s'"'d ss,,. . 80
thet as W ,'e SOURCES OF the puohc ueaSure' uo.
as to the manner of keeping and managing IL
: does any grave controversy now prevail, there
iLni,, , ,o,...I ,..,,...a..s H. AZ. ,,,:-Jo,, ,S
pcI"g u geheral acquicsehce IN the wiSdom VI
| hc report Of the Secretary OF the Treasury
,y:l eybibit in detail r ,b. n,,bIic II.
,',,os and ,ia ,,'',,I,;' ~ ,I V. t"o sha.
80 ~, ''O eo','''''' VI 'no 'aiiouo Va
OF tlc puoilc service ADMINISTERED by tnat CO.
partment of the Government
Tie revenue of the country levied almost iusepsbIy
the tax payer goes on from YEAR 10 Yer
heyOud er the Interest. or ts n,ns,sstiv. y,ns o
= the tiove ernment.
At the close of the fiscal year ending June 1859 there
nuic revenue Tor te iscs year onSiny jUHe m ia
amoun ted S5s sUj from customs and 10 a. los 10,
|, from public ians and ober lnisc,ilaneous sources
~ auOunting together TO s6I 5TI. while the pubIie
Expenditures ior tie same perod rssiyo of nsyncni
on &C of hc public debt Amounted TO 55i o6l
leaving balance of si ii7 of receipts above eren
!. dltures.
n This fact of nc reasne surnu. in the tye,surv he
, the subject OF consideration at very ear
petoa OF my aaminlslla'l1 aud Tie path OF duty u
So a., 1T, ~, ,e ' 'ous e''u .'ee' ne,cy
rs toappy ne surplus revenue to the discharge Of tn
c p,, pu,o ue, 80 ,s az uouiu Jiciousy DC zone ana
sesomuy W masus 10, the sIauua feducloh
Inc revenue 10 me standard OF the public exgeneics
a .ooiisn,no, in @ & ", , ~, we Iou.se ,, VI q.
u ~, ' s, anu W aegiee ngn'y sdt's
aetory' Ihe soun. Of ihe pubie debt of all classes
WIS., VI. th ~, ~ aicl, eo', ,so,l9oo3Ii payments
IN ~ a, W. VIZ" W, ~, .n, ~ mn ' uiauo, soe tna pe'ioo
y ,u -, S leaving umpao sna az ~ n ",
o' Tnosn ~. vn','. VI i,Id, .h u,n ~ W so1'4oo % .o
il ,h ~ 20 mpy'is pay % @ "e" ~ ,n ,nsue a. .ns msAe. pIs
H. VI w ~ VI s.ocks, nave heen ehecle
@ 20 % ~ ,b H M 80 ,, o. ap % 1 , W .nt ..essuI
" a t 1 & az @ a"e a,e poveu , " sigma, u.y IN '.
m o nd ~ ,n nds,riai 3 70 ,,c ,oney ma az
IN III. e.o,d ot III. ,,,ovo ,,or,o,, ,,o, ,,,
% ., ,,r a'Ise s OBJECTS ma. OF W
~ SUGGESTED ny .ie secre.sry OF INC treasury whc
, , 'i W.. % y s s''eas, anu 70 auu
A. a, .n,o, ,n w.. @ , SUI , e',y SUI
u se.cr mo maaoues and are no, afeey, or al al
Il nJ a,si H. ,V 'o"''"ueu !" sou' ee""'
T " ,' IN Nv II -, w. w.. - n "',, s n
A, , , 'n ] ~, vi ne , OF .ne ares "a
d present .c system to meet Al, ,hs reoare%en,. "f III
ppn,ii, .",vra .mJ H., ,.Ia m Wv i, s'.s vi VI VI VI,
Y, ps' ~, .s a. a' s,'s WIZ. W. p'ope'ly a.hhstereu
d ~ h.. W W, Nv. ""'aso VI 'o community !" o'ai"d
~ ,.'"ae'r Iii ~ .,,. ,,.,,. a.. , -
,;,,s ~ ~, ,,s ",, w r e'u.y susses
nsr, III, ,s,",' ,h. IT, Is,"e ,'s GO
,e a. onsa,u' ,"e ,Mso s,'s ous'au.hs artraI
10 ,ra, % s., a, ,f III, ,,i @ @ M !,
- i ". ~ "o @ W, VIII. aie
n w" T M s @ ~. ' aae eonstrue
~ ,, M ~ ,n III 49, ,, ~ ' i' a'u VI ,ey
% VAIL " hre,aG,ra nr,u I'D ynp h ~ W.. y ". nev
, ,innn,i nr.ssf, nro,ss or ,Ss nma & $50
s" ~ ~. "e".s s..ra VI '"e ooa'' Su''e
Among the objects mertinr YOUR attention W m be i'm
portan Recommendations from, The Secretaries Of Wa
IS and NAVY am fully ed that the navy of the II
nrd states Is not IN condition of and
# cy commensurate with The magnitude of our N
and other interess aud commend 10 your
tun the suggestions ON this subje Ct made by te Secre
}, ,ary OF the Navy "
n respectuiiy submit that the arny which uuder ou
n sys,en us always be regarded with the highest in
lrcst as nucleus around winch the voIunteer orne
othe nation gather in the hour ofdanger reuuires aug
II nea,iOn or mod c alton to adapt il 10 the eS
tended limits aud frontier ons of the country an,
the condition of the India tribes in the interior OF tb
continent; the necessity Of winch will appear in th
OF the of War and the Int
Tior In the administration OF the Post Oce depnrt
cnt for the fiscal year ending June 30 1853 the aos
expenditure was G md the mis- d rim,
" The same period 13i slowi ing that the cuIren
partment by the sum of s2OtsO32 The causes which
A under the present postal system aud laws led
:, 10 this result are fully by the reort of he
u NJ General; one great cause being the enormous rate
the department has been compelled pay for mail ser
20 vice rendered by ran road companies
o dne eah' ~ .e elo. OF sno ro,,maS.er Genora,
W." n"u sI a'aras "y man seamers wi' %
% insnI Inc i,nme1inie action Of Congress. NV
). Numerous aud iagrani frauds upon the Pension Bu
have heop brought 10 light within the last year.
in some instances leri!ed punshn,ents inflicted; hut
" uloi,una,ey, III o.ners, gely psrues nave escaped
p, 'is hn, w" in cnn.a"ns VT ,c 20
limitation in the esistna laws VI '"' p'0''''"'
From lhe nature of thasc ci.ms ts ,bs
tribunals to pass upon them and The mode in which The
proof s OF necessity. hirnished temptations to crime
nave een greatly stimulated n me obvious dihS ullie.