Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1854-12-09

the commander Of the "Cyane." Bv ,h.,.
obstinate silence they seemed raths, a"'.
rous to provoke establishment thin 10 -
capeit
There is ample reason to believe ~,
this conduct Of wanton defiance, on ,ha;.
part,.i imputable chiefly 20 the delusve i n.
that the American government would 10 !.
ferred from publishing them, through fs..
Of disclosing a formidable foreign powa'
which they presumed to think, looked win.
cdmplacency upon their aggressive and n.
sulting department towards the IIn;,.,
States. The "Cyane" at length fired NM.
the town. Before much injury has nv
done, the ERE was twice suspended in ords.
to afford opportunity for an arranpemsn,.
but this was declined. Most of the bn;la
ings Of the place, of little value pener,lIv
were in the sequel, destroyed; but OWING y
tho considerate precautions taken BY an
naval commander, there was no des,rnc,io'
Of life.
When the Cyane was ordered TO Cen,,,
America, it was confidently hoped and q,
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resort to violence and destruction to prom
erty and loss Of life" Instruction, 10 ,b,
efiiec. were given TO her commendsr. All
no extreme act would have been reuui,;,l
had not the people themselves BY his o,
traordinary conduct in the affair, frustn,
all the possible mild measures for ob,sinin
satisfaction. A withdrawal from the pae.
the object of his visit entirely delicate,
would, under the circumstances in whice II
commander of the Cysne found hinse
have been absolute abandonment ol
cl i'm Of our citizens for indemnifeat9
and submissive acquiesncc in national IN
dignity.
It would have encouraged in these law
less mena spirit Of insol ence and rapia
most dangerous to the lives and property
our citizens al Pontu Arenas, and prub.b
embroidered them to grasp at the Treasure
and valuable merchandise continually pas,
ing over the Nicaragua route. 1t certain
would hav been most satisfactory to ne
the objects OF the Cyane's mission cou
have been consumatt.d without any act
public force; but the arrogant contrmscy
the offenders rendered it impossible ave
the alternative, either to brake up the
establishment, or to leave them mpressd
with the idea that they might persevere wi
IMMUNITY in career of insolence ard pud
der.
This transaction has been the subjec.
complaint on the par, Of some foreign pod
ers, and has heen characterized with moi
of harshness than q Justice. II compsd
sons were to be instituted, 1t would no,
difficult to present repeated instances int
history Of States. standing in the very fro1
of civilization, where communities, far ls
offending and more delenceiess than Gre!
town, have been chastsad with great
severity, and where no cities only have be-
laid in ruins, but human life has been rec
lessly sacrificed, and the blood of the inn
cent made profusely to mingle with tina,
tina guilty.
Passing from foreign to domestic atiaia
y.ur attention is materially directedto the
nancial condition Of the country, al@ays
subject OF general interest For COMPEL
and exact Information regarding thu
nances. and the various branches oil the pu
lie service connected herewith. refer ya
to the report ofthe Secretary OF the Tfes
ury; from which it will appear, that the
mount of revenue during the last kscl
year, from all sources, was seyentY-lha
million five hundred and forty nine thousa1
seven hundred and five dollars; and thu,
public expenditures for the same period, e
elusive of payments Oh account oil the pu
lie debt, amounted to fifty one million es
teen thousand two undred and forty nh
dollars. During the same period, the pa
ments made in redemption of the publ
debt, including interest and premium,
mounted to twenty four million three bug
dred aud thirty six thousand three huntra
and eighty dollars.
To the sum total Of the receipts OF lhl
year is to b. added balance remain ng
the Treasury at the common cement the
of, amounting TO twenty one millions oil
hundred and forty-two thousand eight hu
dred and ninety two dollars; and at the clo'
OF the same year corresponding bsiahf
amounting to twenty millions one hundrs
and thirty seven Thousand nine nun
drcd and sixty seven dollars of receipts ao91
expenditures, also remained in the Treas
ry.
EiAH'uSu, III tue pPih'ch VI NY
ry the receipts of the current fiscal !sa
are not likely to equal those of the last
they will undoubtedly exceed the amount
expenditures by at least fifteen millions
dollais. shall, therefore, continue TO
rect that the surplus revenue he applied
far as ii can be judiciously and economies u
done, to the reduction OF the pubic ue
the amount of which, at the com'"eh.
mert of the last focal year, was sIxty,ss
en- millions three hundred and forty .,u
sand six hundred. and twenty eight do'i an'
Of which there had been paid on the "
day Of November, 1854, the SUN
twenty two millions three hundred anu
ty FIVE Thousand one hundred and seven
two dollars; leaving a balance OF ou's. ul,
ing public debt of only forty four nlli.,
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