Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-12-12

ment stocks, mostof which arc already due,
and on which the interest has ceased, but
which have notyet been presented for pay
mens amounting p two hundred and fifty
three thcnsand one hundred and seyertys
nine dollars. This statement exhibits thel
fact. thatthe annual income Of the govern
ment greatly exceeds the amount Of its pub |
lie debt which latter remains unpaid, only
because the time OF payment has not yet
nnatlired, and it cannot be discharged at
once, except at the option Of public credit
ors, who prefer to retain the Securities Of the,
United States; and the other fact. mot less:
striking, that the annual reyenpe from all
sources exceeds, by many .,rnillions fadols,
lars, the amount. needed for prudent and.
economical administration of, the Govern
ment. ssea y,,1s >, ,aoai Ell V ne,
The. estimates presented ttoq Congress
from the different Executive pepartments,i
at the last session. amounted to thirty-eight
million four hundred and six thousand i've
hundred and eighty-one dollars; and the ap'
propriations made, to the sumlof fftyreight
millions one hundred and sixteen thousand
nine hundred and ffty-eight dollars. OF
this excess Of appropriations over estimatesS
however, more than twenty millions was ap-
plicabls to extraordinary objects, having no
. reference to the usual annual expenditures.
Among these objects, was embraced ten
millions to meet the third article Of the
treaty between tie United States and Mex
leo; so that, in fact, for objects of ordinary
expenditure, theappropriations werelimited
to considerably less than forty millions Of
dollars. I therefore, renewmy recommend
alton for reduction of the duties on im-
ports. The report Of the Secretary of the
Treasury presents series of'tables, show
ing the operation Of the revenue system. for
several successive years, and as the general
principle of reduction of duties with view
to revenue and not protection may now be
( regarded as thesettled policy of the country,
trust that little difficulty will be encounter,
ed in settling the details of smeasure to that
effect. Hs ..5nra { gt!bea IN ioeog,
IN connection with this subject, Irecom-
mend a ,changein' the laws, which recent
experience has shownrto be essentialto the
protection Of the government. There IS nc
express provision of law, requiring the re-
a.. s.uar., a&Sars IS II. ,.,,arn,,,ant, ~ \,
iasts;D .he;r ot,;css tor tbs ,,ss,os tbe;r suc
ca.sors nor, INV, nrov;s;or Jaclor;nse, II fel
onv IN tba;r mart In N maLa false. entr;sss;r
the books or return'false accounts. tn,
absence Of such express provision bylaw
have claimed and rerc;sesI the yiobf to tak,
into ,hs;r. ovn nossess;nn ;mnortsnt bool,
and n.ners on fbe o,,ound. that, tIpse ,wer,
their nrivate nronerty. and have nlaced then
hevond the zach of the goyernment Con
duct of tbis character brougbt n seyers
Instances a. tba nnt;ce of t5e nresent secrn
tary Of the Treasury, naturally -awakenes
his suspicion, and resulted in the disclosur
that at four points, viz; Oswego, Toledo
Sandusky and Milwaukee, the treasury had
BY false entries, been defrauded, within tn
four years next preceding March, 1858, Q
the sum of one hundred and ninety eigh
thousand dollars.
The GREAT d;4icultv with which tbe ds
lection Of these frauds has been attended
& CONSEQUENCE of the abstract;on Of ,bool
and naners by tho retiring ,oficers and n
fac;l!ty with Which s;n,;laT frauds IN ,be I mi
lie service NAV bae nernetrated ,ender n
necessity &C Now laoaI ensctasnts. IN ~ n
resnects above referTed 10 on;te obv;on
Fnr otbar ~ ate,;sl nod; cst;ans of tba ~,
anne l,vs vh;cb saen, 70 n,a das;ra ahIe i !.
fer Won 70 the rsnort of tbs seera.srv,of n
Tressprv Thai rsnn,t and .Sa tabla =, h
vb;cb scconnanv i f,rn;sh onanlo nro" Zoo
Of the soI;d foundation an which tbs fvu Sna,
cial security Of the country rests and of n
salutary influence Of the independent trea
ury, system. upon commerce and al monet,
ry operations. ,,.so,s,.t
The erneriencs of l.s, va, e,,r,.h.. =,
ddional reasons. / y,ore, ~ '..ysor = nj,
fnl cb.,sc,rr. for,ba ssco,nn,ond,,;on bs,,
,oc,r. NAE 20 nyoyids ror ,ha ;no.a"s;no IN, ~;
i,arv force emnlnysd n ,ha ,s,,;,asr ;nSah;
"a by ,be Indians Ths .o,,Ia,. ~ n. % rro,
u.r have suffered mncb rrora ,hs ;non,.;o, @ o,
ofnrsd,,ory hands md l.v~a @ m.,,;a. IIe,S' or ~
igrsn,s 20 our Pacific no..a.s;am. & " 49, h~, -,
Sassacred wi,b Imnun;,v tn ,.a,r,on, ~,
Of snch scenes crn oniv he n,.vsa,.S
teaching ,bes, wild ,y;hss ,ha nowor Of =,
,bsi, ye.non,;hil;,y - ,hs IIn,,ad % s'a,.. "
From ,bs GARRISON, If onr r,on,is, nos,s !,
imno,,ible 10 da,och vooos n ,m.Il hnd;.