Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-12-10

MIG IDNlI6t W hILhIhl l'A''''''~
ner aud To degree highly satisfactory.
Tho amount o. the public debt, of MI
classes. was, on tho 18th of March, 1853,
! sixtv.nine million one hundred and nine.
Iv thousand aud thirty-scyen dollars;
ravlnen,s on account Of which have
been made, since that pcrind. to the d.
mount of twelve million seven hundred
and three thousand three bundled and
twentY.ninc dollars, leaving unpaid, and
| in the continuous course of liquidation,
the sup, of lifty.six million four hun
bred and eighty six Thousand seven hun.
bred and eight dollars. These pay.
rneu,s. although made at the market
price If The Respective classes Of stocks,
have heen effected readily, aud To the
general advantage Of the treasury, nnd
have ut til. same time proved of signal
utility in the relief they have acciden-
tally afforded to the money market aud
to the industrial and commercial pur.
suits of tho country. .
The second of the above mentioned
objects, that Of tho reduction ofthe tar
ilE Is Of great importance, aud the plan
suggested by the Secretary nfihc Freas'
ury which is to ieduhe the duties on
certain articles, and To add to the free
list MANY articles now faxed, and espe-
cisllv such as enter into manufactures
aud are not largely, or ut all, produced
in tho country, is commended to your
candid oud careful consideration.
You will find in the report of tho
Secretary of tho Treasury, also, album.
dant proof of the entire adequacy of
the present fiscal system TO meet all the
requirements of the public service, and
that. while properly administered, it
operates to tho advantage of the com
muni,y in ordinary business relations.
respectfully ask your attention to
suulry suggestions of improvements in
the settlement of accounts, especially
as regards the large sums of outstand-
ing arrears due to The government, and
of other reforms in the administrative
action of his department, which are III
dicared by the Secretary; as also to the
progress made in the construction of
marine hospitals, custom houses, and of
new mint in California and assay Of
fee in The city of New York, heretofore
provided for by Congress- aud also to
the eminently successful progress of
the Coast Survey, and Of the Light
house Board.
Among the objects meri,ing your at
tention will he important recommended
tons from the Secretaries of War aud
Navy. am fully satisfied that the ma
w of the United Suites is not in con-
lition of strength aud efficiency com
mensuratc with tho magnitude Of our
commercial aud other interests; aud
commend TO your especial attention the
suggestions on this subject, made by
The Secretary of the Navy. | respect
fully submit tina, the army, which under
our system, must always be regarded
WIN 'ne h,g'es. INTERESTS , u. c .o'n &c
the nation gather in the hour of danger,
requires augmentation, or modification,
to adapt it to the present extended lin
lis and frontier relations of the country,
and tho condition Of the lndian tribes
W ~" '"te..T' LIN LII a''"a"r in ,,,a com.
rs ~ Of ,bs Secretaries Of War
anJ ,Lo in,erior
"' ' 1,N:..; g .,o Dos.
ON IN Tue n "a'.."'ss'4 CIV ,,o Gs"a, ye1r
o!lce DePa' nn ~. w '"o NSsu. so
1 ,: "u"e a Sn Iii ,.,Ii;nn n;no hundred
o o'J o !" "S ,b,nsnnd seven hundred
a,i Gt,ms;s do,ynrs. rnl ,he gross re.
a a";,,, -" ,,mr;na ,hs Sumo ror;od 1--WE mill.
; in ,,;,o hmn5,"J and s,r,y.,wn Thousand
s ~" Lnm5r.a and ,b;r,y. four dollars
SIo,.;rn ,ha, ,hr cnrrrnt reyenue failed
"'" ',,'t ~. t'1s ., ,"v ov"anSns ~ The de.
:" go. ",,e, ,I H., ,ha Gun, NJ ,wo million
far,y.,wo ,b9Ds0nd snJ rbirty.,wo dol.
lars Thecauses which. underline pres
ent posIal system and Jaws. led inevi,a-
NV 10 this result. arc fully explained
by The renort Of the Post Master Gen.
erpl. one prea, cunse being the enor-
mons ra,cs the depar,men, has been
compeilpd ia nav for mail service rem
Iere1 nv ra;lroad compuuies.