Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-12-19
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have been contaminated without any act Of pub
lie force but the arrogant contumacy Of the Of
tenders rendered it impossible to avoid the alter
native, either to break up their establishment, or
to leave them impressed with the idea that they
might persevere with IMMUNITY in career of
ilsolence and plumber.
This transaction has been the subject OF COM
plant on the part of some foreign powers, and
has been characterized with more OF hardness
than of justice. If comparison were to be insti-
tuted, it would not be difficult to present repeat
cd instances in the history of States, standing on
the very front of modern civilization, where COM
munities far less offending and more defenceless
than Greytown, have been chastised with much
greater serverity, and where not cities only have
been laid in ruins, but human life has been reck
lesslY sacrificed and the blood of the innocent
made profusely to mingle with that of the guilty.
Passing from foreign to domestic affairs, your
attention is mutually directed to the financial
condition of tho country, always subject of
general interest. For complete and exact infor-
nation regarding the finances, and the various
branches of the public service connected there
with, refer you to the report of the SECRETARY OF
the Treasury from which it will appear that the
amt of revenue during the last fiscal year from all
sources, was seventy three million FIVE hundred
and forty-nine thousand seven hundred and FIVE
dollars; and that the public expenditures for the
same period, exclusive of payments on account
of the public debt, amounted to ffty-one million
eighteen thousand two hundred and forty mine
dollars.
During the same period the payments made in
redemption of the public debt, including interest
and premium, amounted to twenty -four million,
three hundred and thrty-six thousand, three hum
dred and eighty dollars. To the sum total OF the
receipts of that year is to be added balance re-
naming in the Treasury at the commencement
thereof, amounting to twenty-one million, nine
hundred and forty.two thousand, eight hundred
and ninety-two dollars; and at the close of the
same year, corresponding balance amounting
TO twenty million, one hundred and thirty-seven
thousand, nine hundred and sixty-seven dollars of
receipts above expenditures, also remained in the
Treasury. Although, in the opinion of the Secre-
tary of the Treasury, the receipts of the current
of the last year, yet they will undoubtedly ex-
coed the amount of expenditures by at least if
teen millions of dollars.
shall, therefore, continue to direct that the
surplus revenue be applied, SO far can be judi
ciously and economically done, to the reduction Of
the public debt, the amount of which, at the
commencement Of the last fiscal year, was sixty
seven million three hundred and forty thousand
six hundred and twenty EIGHT dollars; of which
there had been paid on the twentieth day of No
vember, 1854, the sum of twenty-five million three
hundred and sixty-fve thousand one hundred
and seventy-two dollars: leaving balance Of
outstanding public debt of only forty-four mil
lion nine hundred and seventy five thousand four
hundred and fifty six dollars, redeemed at differ
ent periods within fourteen years.
There other stocks, most Of
which already and which the interest has ceased
which have been presented for payment amounting to
two hundred and hundred and
nine dollars This statement exhibits the fact that the annual
the greatly exceeds the amount OF its
public debit which latter remains upaid only because the time
once except option public cedto prefer retain
the securities of the United Sates and the other fact, not less
striking that the annual all exceeds, by
millions needed
economical administration of the Government.
estimates presented Congress from the different Execu-
tive Departments at the last session. amounted to
dollars; and the appropriations made to the sum OF
eight million hundred and sixteen thousand nine hundred
estimates twenty applicable
extraordinary Objects having to the usual annual
article the treaty between the United States
the appropriations limited considerably than forty
dollars. therefore recommendation for
duties imports. The report Of the secrea
~ of the Treasury tables showing
the system for several successive years. and as
and not to may now be regarded as the settled
tered in settling a effect.
with this subject recommend change In the
necon of provision Of law,
requiring the records and Of public characters of the
their any provision declaring felony
In the absence Of such provision by law the
outgoing instances have claimed and exercised
the right their ossesson important books
ON ground these their property
placed them beyond the reach OF the
no,ice OF the the Treasury naturally
nrts namey Oswego, Toledo, Sandusky Milwaukee, the
false entries, been defrauded within the
preceding Mach 1865 Of the sum Of hundred
and ninety-eght thousand dollars.
The great dcuty with which the detection Of these frauds
the abstraction
papers by the retiring officers, and the facility with which
the necessity Of legal enacments respects
For other material notifications
revenue laws which desirable, refer
por Of the secretary Treasury repor the
it, furnish ample proofs of the solid
datiou on security Of the
nence of the Independent Treasury system
commerce and all monetary operations
The experience furnishes additional reasons
greet say, painful character, for the
in the territory Indians. settlers
have suffered much from the incuson of predatory
emigrants Pacific
have massaced with IMMUNITY The recurrence
Of, and their responsibility United states From
the garrsons frontier posts Is only possible
dispayed saantry, and duty, which on
have commanded universal admiration, they
have usually suffered severely in these conflicts superior
numbers, and have sometimes been entirely sacraced All the
and be wholly inadequate to the protection which
should be Afforded
atrocities upon defenceless emgrsnts and
border hardly less by the
of lives attachments
furnish increase Of the
military force these scenes viii be to be feared
am sure perceive that the planest duties
bes Of government question, and doub,
not hut prompt action may confidently when
must attended by such fearful hazards.
The bill OF session. providing for Of the
and tile Of tue army has had beneficial
moi only In facilitating but obvious
IN the the service.
bonding bestowed the officers
and services, and the
necessarily subect receive At present what a
Judgment, inadequate compensation.
valuable rendered
the nucleus around which
tcer nation gather In the hour
GENTLY the wisdom Q: maintaining military
under 1t, require that proposed augmentation
only commensurate with extended limits and
frontier relations
the increase military force,
and II that regmens-two and
two OF mounted sufficient present l.
gency. 1t necessary carefully weigh cost in
would Dc shown that the additional
pense would be comparatively light.
the numerical force Of the should
be VI reform In its
neut and The result
directed special
e,ts and the regulating having been
adopted the British always
service. 1t Is not surprising that
the should be deficient In the symmetry simplicity
harmonious workings OF its
require a careful revision.
The present ORGANIZATIONS maintaining large sta corps or
with troops and ned, which are deemed
qualify them for the varied responsibilities
Were the duty Of the stan mainly
by detached from their regiments, believed
instruction OF the be improved While
the rights officers, and TO the
compliance with the established rule Of
hardly be doubted that the
selection which practically confined
officers might be somewhat extended benent to
the the seniority some.
times leads times the
GERS who after and