Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1856-01-18

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o. Sonora aud I4ewer Galitefaia.
TeEATIts.
Since the last session Of Congress a tfea-
~ of alsitY, commerce, and navigation. and
for tie surrender Of fugitive criminals, with
the kindom Of the Two Slclies. treaty OF
friendship, commerce, aud navigation with
Niraragua. aad a aennre4sion of commercial
recipreeity with tie iiaaaian kingdom. baye
heen negotiated. TIE later kingdom aud
the State Of NIcaragqa haye also eceded TO
declaration, recognizing as international
rights the principles contained in tie con
veRIi9n batween the United States and
Russia of the I'D Of July, 1851. These
tresfies and coRTentioos viii bs laid before
the Senate tor ratification.
TREASURY.
The statements made, in my last annual
message. respecting ahe Anticipated receipts
aad expenditures of the Treasury .have beer
substantially yeiaed
|, appears fgo:a tic report Of the Secre-
tary Of the Treasury, that the receipts du-
rug tie last fiscal year ending June 50,
1850, from al sources, we're sixty-fve mil
lion three thousand niae hundred and thir-
81 dollars. and that the public expenditures
foF tbe same period, exclusive Of payment
81 aceoant of tha public iebt. amounted q
6tty-sx n.iiiion three hundred and sky
Avs thousand thee hundred and ninety
tiFee dollars. During theslme p~riel, the
payments made in redemption Of the pub
lie de5I, including interest and premium,
amounted Q riae million eight iiuuiredand
forty-f5ur thousand fye hundred and twea-
ty-eight dollars.
The balance ia the Treasury at the r.
ginning Of The present. fiscal year. july /,
1850. was eighteen milton nine hundred
and ltirty-oae thousand nine hundred aud
sereuty-s.1 dollars; the receipts for the
FIRST quarter, aud the estimated receipts for
The remaining three quarters, amount, to
gcther, 10 s.Aty-seveh miiildn nine hundred
and eighteen saousanl seven hundred aud
thirty y-!eur tioilars thus sfarling IA all, as
tie ayaIgble resorecs Of The current fiscal
| year. the sum 0t eiS.ity-six million eight
iiUailret ard len Goilass.
Il. 10 the aetnai expeadl;uFes Of tue FIRST
/ quarter Of the current fiscal yea-, be added
.hs Puzzle gEi,cp5; lures fgr sl.e isalsiE.1;
gSisTeE Siv.sE tefs. Is etfisi5tF 81 Tic 81
! rf the Tleas ure, tic sun to;al viii be sew
( entY-oae million two hundred and twenty
six thousanl eieiit btrn2Fed and f3rty-six
dollars thereby leaving az estimated bali
anee 10 tie treasury on july D 1856, Of
di,ees million six kaa9red aud tweaty-
three thousand eight hundred aud six "
three GoliarS ana iorfx one eeats.
ia tae aaore c4tintteG expeuditare- Gf
Inc present fiscal year are Included three
million dollars 10 meet che last iustalment
Of Tie len millions provided for ID the late
treaty with Aexicp, all seven nlilion seg-
en hundred and iifty thousand dollars aP-
proPfiFei Oh account q tie debt dae 20
/ Texas, wdlen twu sums make an aggregate
amount af ten pialien sevea anaared and
City Thousand dollars, and reduce the ex
penditpres, actual of essianfeJ, for ordlnA
- ohj9c;s eI tae year. t5 tie seal Of sixty
ui!iilea ipW h@.srrl aai eyenty-six taou-
saa dollars
The am3nu5 d tae rab.ie debt, At tho
commencement Of tte present fiscal year,
vas s9rtg n4iilion ave hEgdrea ana eighty
three thousand six haalred and ;hirty-one
dollars, aa1 3eju.ti7n being made Of sub
seq8sut paymenss, the Whole pablo Gclt
OF She fsecra! goyerniDeut re.naiafug ii tits
tima !, less Than for s million dollars.
Ae remnant q certain oiher govern
ment 81 c6s, amoansicg to mo A.ndree
aad forty three thoasanl dollars, referred to
amy last message as outstanding, has since
been PAID
ana falls pprsuaael that il w1uli be
diihsult l0 devise . system superior to tkai,
By whlcA the t.,al business OF tie govsrl.-
lnent IS now candpcted. No,Ri.llstanding
the great number uf public agents of coll
leclion ana disbursement, il Is believed that
the checks and guards provided, including
the requirement q inoethly returns, render
i scarcely possible Tor any considerable ior
any considerable fraud oa the part of those
agents, q neglect Involving huzsrd a
serious pubic loss, TO escape detection.
/. ;ensw. bossyer, the coUinienaitiou, hereto
fore .aade BY nc, pf the ena;ineat Of
Jaw declaring i felony Oh the part Of rR5-
- SSAtA'-t - 4-49Nss teA4cs az EeS III t4tAt
books of record Or account, Of ia make
false returas, aud also re4uhing them d,
the teraiinailoB III tiieig service 10 deliver
10 taeig successors tll ta0hs, records ana
otaes oojeets e ra5,ie neture ia tacir
custody.
Deriyel as our public revenue IS h clief
part, fFosa duties Oh imports, is iuaenitude
affords gratifying eyideure Of the prosper
ity, noe ohiy Of oar commerce, but q. the
other great interests aiou wh'ea s.at ne
peD5s.
The principle that IA moneys NOT re-
CURED iir she current expenses ot tue gnV-
ernment shoald remain {. e active employ
ment ia. the hands of tie people, and the
coasficibns fact that the annual revenue
trona atbsogrces exceeds, by inany millions
of dollars, tho amount needed tor rra>
dent and economical administration OF ,,.il-
BE affairs, cannot lad to suggest abe prn-
prietg of an early revision and redustioa
of the tariff Of duties on ilapprts. tt
nov 80 generally conceded tlat tla pugpose
Of reyanue alone can justify the imposition
OF duties on iaipoFts tables and schedules,
which gpqpestionaaly require Essential
notifications, a departure fro.n tla pri.-