The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-05

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nline In the very front Of modern cvlissNea, whore
comnunities FAR less offending and more detenoeless,
snS where not cities only have been M h
ruins but human life has been reckesay sacraced ana
she blood OF the innocent made pFofusey 10 uingls with
Passing from foreign to domestic afArs, your atten
ZION is naturally directed 10 the financial condition Of
TIE country always subject Of general insrest. For
copets and exact information regarding the fnaness
and the various branches OF the public ssrvcs sonnects
Herewith refer to the report OF the Secretary Of
ihs Treasury from which il win appear, THAI the
amount Of revenue during the last fiscal year. from
sas forty nine thSusana seven hundred and ave
dollars ana that the public expenditures for the same
q on Of The p.sss
swo hundred and forty nine dollars During the same
period the payments nade in redemption Of tho public
twenty sur million thrss hundred and thirty six thou
sand three hundred and eighty dollars. 40 tne sum
added a balance remaining in the rsasury 81 the
commencement thereof, amounting to twenty one
eight hundred and nneytwo dollars and at the close
Of the ssme year, corresponding balance amounting
and nine hundred and dollars Of receipts
above expenditures also remained In the treasury.
Ahsugh ia the opinion Of the Secretary OF tho Trea
sury receipts Of the current fiscal year not likely
10 equal in amount those Of the last yet they win
aoubtedly exceed the amount OF expenditure BY at
least fifteen million Of dollars. ! shall, there
fore, continue to direct that the surplus
nue be applied 80 far as it can be judsousy and
economically DONE to the reduction of the public debt
The amount Of which, At the Of The last
fiscal year sixty million three hundred and
fsrty thousand six hundred and eight dollars
OF which there had been paid the Goth day Of Novem
ber 1854, the sum Of twenty two million three hundred
aad sixty-6ve thousand hundred and seventy two
only forty fonr million nine hundred and ssventydve
thousand four .hundred and Atty six dollars rsdecma
sr. are s asa remnants Of other 's sore,smsnt
Stock. most of which are already due, and on
sh tn" ss ns for pl amounos
10 two hundred and thirty thousand hundred
And seyen-nine dollars This statement exhibits the
exceeds the amount Of its public debt, which latter
mains unpaid only because the time of payment has not
yet matured and cannot be discharged once except
st the option Of public creditors, who prefer 70 retain
the securities Of the United States and the oher fact
sources exceeds, by many millions Of dollars, the
amount needed for prudent and economical admins
txation Of the government.
executive At the last session. amounted TO
thirty eight million four hundred and six thousand Ave
hundred and eighty dollars and the appropriations
made, TO the Of ftyeght million hundred and
sixteen thousand nine hundred and fyeght dollars.
er more than twenty million applicable extraor-
dinasy objects having no reference TO the usual
annual expsndi.g,,r,ss, Among these objects . was
OF the treaty between the United States and
Mexico; 40 that, in fact, for objects of ordinary
Expenditure, the appropriations limited to e0nsi-
derably less than forty millions of dollars therefore
my recommendation for reduction Of the duties
imports The report Of the Secretary Of the Treasury
presents series tables showing the operation Of tho
system for several successive years. and the
general principle Of reduction of duties with View to
and not protection may be regarded the set
tied policy of the country trust that little difficulty
will be encountered in settling the details Of measure
In connection with this subject, recommend change
in the laws which recent experience has shown to be
express provision Of law requiring the records and
papers of public character Of the several Of the
SUCCESSORS any provision declaring 1t felony their
part TO make false entries in the books return false
accounts In the absence Of such express provision BY
law the outgoing officers in many stances have claim
ed and exercised the right TO take into their
aion important books and papers, the ground that
beyond the reach Of the Conduct Of this
character brought in several to the notice of
awakened his suspicion and resulted in the disclosure
that at four porte, namely, oswego, Toledo Sandusky
md Milwaukee the treasury had BY false entries been
166S, OF the Of hundred and ninety eight thou
sAad dollars The great difficulty with which the de-
lection Of these frauds has been attended, in consequence
essTs and the facility With nth wSieh Similar FRAUDS
RS hs pss
fsrred 10, quite obvious. For other material modi6ca
refer you to the report Of the Secretary of the
That report and the tables which accompany H. furnish
ample proofs Of the solid foundation which the nan
cia secry Of the country rests and OF the salutary in
huence of the Independent treasury system upon
merce and oil monetary operations.
The experience of the last year furnishes additional
reasons regret 20 of painful character for che
Recommendation heretofore made provide for increas
ing the military force employed in the territory inha
bfed BY the Indians The settlers the frontier have
suffered much from the ncursions Of predatory bands,
atoms have BEEN msssscrsa with mpunity The
renee Of such scenes can only DO BY teaching
these Wild tribes the power O. and their responsibility To-
posts is only possible to dstach troops in small bodies
and though these have all occasions displayed gal
lAntry and stern devotion to dirty, which larger
Geld would have commanded universal admiration they
have usually suffered severely in these conflicts with SUI
rifced All the disposabe Of the army is already
employed on this service and is known 70 be wholly in
nnSo mime Sas pep recently shocked
by savage atrocities committed upon defenceess
emigrants and border settlements, and hardly less
by the destruction Of valuable lives where
inadequate attachments Of troops have undertaken to
furnish the needed aid Without increase Of the military
force these will be repeated is TO be feared on
larger scale and with more disastrous consequences.
Congress, j sure, will perceive that the planest
duties and responsibilities Of government involved in
shs question and doub. not that prompt action may
be confidently anticipated when delay must be attended
by such fearful hazards.
She pay Of the rank and file OF the army has had bene
6cia results not only In facilitating enlistments bat in
service regret that corresponding consideration
not bestowed the officers, Who In view OF their cha
necessarily subject receive at present what Is in nay
judgment inadequate compensation
Tho valuable services constantly rendered by the
army and its inestmable importance as the nucleus
around which the volunteer forces of the nation can
promptly gather in the hour Of danger, sufficiently at
test the wisdom of maintaining military peace cstab-
iishment; but the theory Of system and the wise
practice under require that proposed augmentation
in time OF peace be only commemorate with our ex
lousy adberng TO this principle find in existing cir
cumstanoes necessity for increase OF our military
force and IL is believed that four regiments two OF
infantry and Of mounted men, win be sufficient TO
meet the present exigency. II IL were necessary care
Ess 70 weigh the cost In q OF such urgency 1t
Eould shown that the additional expense would be
comparatively light.
with the increase OF the numerical force Of the army
Mould think be combined certan OF reform
h its organic arrangement and administration. The
present organization is the result OF partial legislation
Bitten directed special objects and interests and the
laws regulating rank and command. having been adopted
many years ago from the British code, not always
sppiica bic service. II Is not surprising there
thaa The sxateru shnul be lcGcapt In the