Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1854-12-14
WHOLE NUNBER l.Ils.

lefeft1n8 20 diapOapon o1 tne part o. 1tho
t0Sn % comply With Us resuisiioas A. applira
20 the eomsAnder Of Her Bntishuie Njssy'g
scboo6eF 'Bernuda. Who Eas sen 20 hsfsin-
tereouEse, and apparently ekln1seues siih
TIE lssders among them to. ipterpOaasand
Psrsuads them % take some course cAlsalaled
70 save the Necessity Of Tssofiine 70 ths eK,
lreme measure indioatsd n his prpclamaisal
but that othcsr. instead Of seeeding q de Fs.
quest, did nothing more thAn - protest against
the contemplated bOmbafdmenl No stspspf
any sort were taken by The people. 70 eigstks
satisfaction required. No individuals. IL any
there were. Who regarded themselves as NOT
trespOnsible for he misconduct Of the cemmn,
nifty. adopted any means 70 separate themselves
fIom the fate Of Ihe guilty. The several char,
J ges. on which the demands for redress Rsrs
founded. had been publicly known 10 aIl soms
time, snd we're sgain anhounced 70 fhem.-
hey did not deny any ofthese charges; ahey
offered no explanations. nothing 70 The exsena.
alton Of their cVnduct: but eontumaciouslv Fs-
fused to bold any intercourse with the comman.
der Of the 'Cyahe.' Bytheir obstinate silenc.
they seemed rather desirous TO provoke chss-
tiSsment than 10 escape IT, There is ample rss,
Son to believe that this conduit Of Wantoa de-
6anee. on their part, is imputabe chitas 10
the delusiVe idaa that the American governs
meat would be dstsned from punishing then,,
through fear Of displeasing q foreign power,
which, they presumed 70 think, looked with
complaesney upon their aggressive and insuIs-
ing department towards the Uuited States.
The 'CYane' ct length fred upon the town.
Before much Injury bad been done. the hrs
Vas tWise suspended in order to afford oppor.
tuniiy for an arrangement, but tats was decli-
ned. Most OF the buildings Of the place. Of IL.
lie value, genersiy. were. in the sequel, des-
Itroyed. bat owing 70 the considerate 'pfecau-i
tons taken BY our naval commander, there was
no destruetiou oflIfe .i2 ,Aiei
This transaction has been the subject Of cou-
plant On the part Ol some foreign powers, and
has been characterized with more Of harshness
than of justice II comparisons were 70 be IN
sh,uted it would not be difscult to present TO-
peated instances in Ghe history Of states. stsad-
ing in the very front Of modern eiNil;zaiiOu.
where communities, far less offending and mors
defeneeless than Greytown, have been ehasts
sed with much greater severity, and WI re not
cities only have ossn laid IN ruins, but human
life has been reoklessly sacrificed, and the
blood Of the innocent made Profusely 10 mingls
with that Of the guilty. @ -
Passing from foreign to domestic affairs youi
attention IS naturally directed to the financial
condition Of the country, always a subject Of
general interest For complete and exact ins
formation regarding the finances, and the va
rious branches Of the public service connected
herewith. refer you to the report Of the Sc
cretary of the Treasury; from which il win ap.
pear. that the amount Of revenue during tbs
! last fiscal year. from al sources. vas seventy-
three million 6Fe hundred and forty nine Ihou-s
sand seven hundred and Eve dollars; and that
the pHblic expenditures for the same PERIOD,
exclusive OF payments on account of the pub.
lie debt. amounted to 6fty>one.mlou eighteen
Thousand two hundred and forty nine dollars.
During the same period, the payments made
in redemption of the public debt, including in.
terest ard premium, amounted TO tWentySfour
million three hundred and Ihirty-six thousand
three hundred and eighty dollars. To the sun
total of the receipts of that year is to be added
q balance remaining in the Treasury st The
commencement thereof, Amounting 70 twenty
eight million nine hundred and forty two thou
sand eight hundred and ninety tEodolIars; and
as the close OF the same year, = corresponding
balance amounting TO twenty million ane hun-
dred and thirty-seven thousand nine hundred
and sixty-seven dOliais of receipts above sx-.
penditures, also remained IN The treasury
Although IN the opinion o the Secretary et the
Treasury, the receipts Of the current fiscal year
are not likely 10 equal in amount those of last,
vet they will undoubtedly eaesedthe amount
Of expenditures By az least fifteen million Of
dollars. shall therefore. continue 10 direct
that the surplus Fevenue be applied, so far as
it can be iudIciously and economically done,
to the reduction of the public debt. the amount
of which at the commencement of the last 6s--
cal year.. vas sixty-seven million three hum
dred and forty Thousand six hundred and twen-
ty-eight dollars: of which there had been paid
on the Goth day of November. 1854, the sum
Of sqs .365 l7s. leaving balance OF ouIstand-
ing public debt of only S44. .975. ass, redeem
able at different periods within fourteen yesrs.
There also remains of other government
stocks, most Of which are already due. and on
which the interest has ceased, but which have
not yet been presented for payment. amounting
10 two hundred and thirty-thrre thousand one
hundred and seventy-nint dollars. The state
ment exhibits the fact, that the annual income
of the governmeut far exceeds the amount Of
its public debt. which latter remains unpaid.
only because the time Of payment has not ret
Watured, AID it cannot be discharged at once,
except at the option Of public creditors. sho
prefer to retain the securities Of the United
States; and the other fact. not less striking,
that the annual revenue from all sources. ex-
cesds. BY many million os dollars. the amount
needed for prudent and economical adminis-
tration OF the Government,
The estimates presented to Congress from
the different Executive Departnrnts, 81 the
last session, amounted to thirty eight million
four hundred and six thousand Eve hundred
and eighty one dollars; and the appropriations
made. TO the sun Of fifty eight million ons
hundred aus sixteen thousand nine hundred
and City eight dollars. OF this excess Of aps
proprialiopa over estimates. however. more
than twesty millions was applicable to extra
ordinary objects. having no reference to the
usual annual expenditures. Among these OBJ
| i,.ets erara embraced ten milhana IN meet the