The Ohio union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1849-1854, 1853-12-14

7 ed, ndespecially such as enter ihtp man
5 ufac,uries'and are mol largely sor are mol
: at all produced in the cosnify,t tis com,
mended to your careful andh0aesi consid.
, Grafton. q 10 q s-,f'' ,s'i,'s'' y
You will find in the report Of the Sed.
( retary Of the Treasury, also, abundant
proof Of thee adequacy Of the pres
!, ent system TO the requirments ofthe
public service, and that while properly adj
+ ministered, il operates 10 The advantage df
f community, ordinary business relations.
h | respectfully ask your attention to sun
dry suggestions Of improvement'in the sell
!, 'llemems of'accounts, especially as regards
The large sums Of outstanding arrears due
10 the government, and oflhe' forms IN the
administrative action Of his department,
which are indicated by The Secreisry, as
/ also TO the progress made In the construc-
t lion of marine hpspitals, custom houses,
and Of a new mint in California and an
assay office in New York, heretofore pro-
vided for by Congress, and also 10 HE en-
inenily successful progress Of The coasl
survey, and oflhe Light House Board. :,
I Among the objects neriting your alien
ton, will be 'importan, recommendations
from The Secretaries Of War and Navy
am fully satisfied thatlhe navy of the
United States is not in a condition Of
strength and efficiency commensurate with
the magnitude ofour commercial and oilis
er interests, and commend 10 your reepect
ful attention, The suggestions on this SUBJ
ject made by The Secretary Of the Navy. +
respectfully submit that the army
which under our system must always be
regarded with The highest interest as d
nucleus around which lie nation may
gather in the hour of danger requires aug.
mentalion. .ormodificalion, 10 adapiitp The
present extendedlimits and frohIier relation
Of the country, and the condition Of The In-
dian tribes in The interior Of The continent
the e'necessity of which will appear in the
communications Of the Secretaries Of war and
The inlerior. ~ o."
In the administration Of the Po Office
department for the fiscal yeai ending June
30lh. 1853, the gross expenditure was
seven millions nine hundred and eighty;
two thousand seven hundred and filly-six
dollars, and the gross receipts during The
same period FIVE million hundred and for.
~ two III u,and seven hundred and thirty,
four dolars-showing that the current REL
venue failed To meet the current expenses
Of The department by the sum of two mill!
ion lortr.two thousand and thirty two
thousand dollars. The causes which, un.
der the present postal system and laws,
led inevitably 10 this result are fully ee-
? planned BY The report ofthe- Postmaster
/ General-onc great cause being the enor.
E nous rates the department has been com,
s PEELED TO pay for mail service rendered By
Railroad Companies. They exhibited in
y the report OF the Postmaster General Of
Q The income and expenditures BY mail
t steamers will be found peculiarly interes-
ting and ola character 10 demand the inn
Q mediate action of Congress. sa.3t
III Numerous and aagrant frauds upon the
/ pension bureau have been brought 10 light,
within lhe last year, and in some Instances
! merited punishment inflicted; but un(orlu-
nately in Others, guilty pariieshaye escap-
ed, not through The want Of SD fiitieht ev-
. idence 10 warrant cohIclloh, but In con-
sequence Of the provisions of limitation in
+ The existing laws. From the nature Of
/ these claims, the renoeness Of the lribu.
nails TO pass upon them, and the mode in
, which the proof is Of Necessity furnished
I temptations to crime have'been greatly
stimulated by the obvious difficulty of de-
lection. The defects Of tire law upon this
, subject are so apparent, and so fatal to the
6 ends Of justice, that yout early action re-
Q lating TO il is most desirable.
S During the last fiscal liyear, nine millions
n eight hundred and nineteen thousand fou
c hundred and eleven acres Of the publil
|, lands have been surveyed, and Ten million
], three hundred and sixty three thousant
|. eight hundred and ninety une acres, brough
/; into themarket. Within The same period
the sales by public purchase and Privat
). entry, amounted to one million eighty lhre
:. thousand four hundred ninety nine acre
v located under military bounty land wal
o rants; six millions one hundred and FORT
1. two thousand three hundred and sixl
!. acres located under other certificates; min
1. thousand four hundred and'nHdnly scyel
is acres ceded 10 the States as swamp land.
s. sixteen. million sixhnudrbd and eighty lou
1 thousand iva hundred and 6lty three acre,