The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-12-06

documents herewith communicated from III :
Departments O; State and Var.
I refer you TO the report of the Secretary
81 the treasury for particular information
concera iEg the financial condition of the 60
vernmcnt and The various branches of the
public service connected with the Treasury
Department.
During the last fiscal wear the receipts
from cusioms were, for Tie FIRST time, more
thar sixty-four million dollars. and from all
sources, sevcnty-thrcc million nine hundred
and eighteen thousand one hundred and for
" one dollars; which, with the balance on
hand up 10 The ist OF july, 1888, made the
tota! resources of the year to amount to
E.iaety-t'." million eight hundred and fifty
ihoGsani one hundred and seventeen dol
iafz. The expenditures, including three
T.,:ion collars liz execution OF the treaty
with Mexico, and excluding sums paid on
! account Of tie public debt, amounted TO
/ sixty million one hundred and scvcnty-two
! thou5.ni fnUr hundred and one deilars !;
and. including the latter, to scycDty-two
million uine hundred and lortv-cight thou
sand seven hundred and ninety-tyo dollars,
the payment on this account having amount
ed &c twelve million seven hundred and &c
ycnty-six thousand three hundred and nine
" dollars.
. On the 4th of March, 1858. the amount
+ Of the rub.ic debt was sixty mine million one
hundred aud twenty nine thousand nine
hundred and thirty seven dollars. There
was 4 subs, quent increase Of !wC million &c
ven hundred and fifty thousand dollars for
the debt of Tcxas-mal.iI.- Z total Of seven
,y-onc million eight hundred and seventy
nine thousand ming hundred and thirty
dollars. Or Lis sum Of foriy-liyc million
i 81.
hundred and nineteen dollars. including
premium, Las been discharged. reducing Inc
. debt 10 thirty million seven hundred anil
;l,irty-seycn thousand ore hundred and
twcnty--:ne dollars al which might hc paid
within Il year without embarrassing tLe
public service but being not We; dzc. nd
only rcdecnablc at the option o. tie n,ltcr
cannot be pressed to rayrnli .? re 70,
vcrHmcut.
Un cSa:..:..i-. 81. sspc.t:ii -.c- = shc
last fisc year, i siiI he see. :he. .hc arc
rage, dcd1c.i'g payments G.. accent Of the
public dcbt and -, se.4i ~ paid by ,-ca.y
to Mexico. hqs bee. BIS zboct i5.i~-. ,lit
million dollars :; is AeIiC5e' ~: -1Gief an
economical admins ration u lie go7cra-
'E-nt, tie avcra-c cXpczdit-rc or the eH>u-
=. = fivs years VIII -: csrcei sl.a. ss.:l, ia
- c-t.aori.-@-" c-:-a-!on - IT, s.e.-ea-s
e'-suld Uccz-s
FHo-e y--s . --'eee. -cat '--.c.-o :: to
= Hon scrra l-Eir,h I'D HGy thousand
L5l,aI- 81 DEL 81. lea making . total oil
sc~.-ity -ere -''..'-, eight hundred and SgT-
er:r-7.i.s, ....1-H...rl -..d .hir,y-scyeu dollars
of s':s. tie sam @. on: .,~c ..iii'-n five
haaircd and twenty iyc lAo..-sst 'l-ey
hundred AM nineteen dollars. incl.i.u-- ,-e-
mIv-'. - ScC1 d!Schar-.d. reducing Ike
4 L. 4
thiriy-seTer .hoc-c-Tit! one hundred aaI
twcnty-uinc de!,a-:. alt # which m-.ht ~
paid thin ye-r -yitAc,.t Embarrassing the
public t-rricc. oat bei.g not vt du,, and
only -c,.ygG-erJ'r It the option @! tie holders
ca-",-' - rrczscd 70 par,ye1, - tn ooycr~-
zsc>i
&Ac ais .-'.,...-- os5aty ia.u- iii scol
h. 1a,n ,..,ated, Will. the extension Of
CT; !.y.-cr -..."r-t''' will cau.sc 81 con-
=. , e.. aa=l 80. .L...s and au..,ul-. =
cciptS royab'y from that sourcs
Ts-rsu considerations vii iu>ti=g : .c..cc-
ton Of tie reScnue =r-,l customs - A. cot
TO exceed forty eizl- - fNv i,ill;on 5oi.ars
! think It's -iGeH:s or .-srh 7c'-c=.gn Is
imperative. and agar: 5rEc 1t = cen size con
s.a-ra'.gs: g.. ,--.~tS~. The aMeIut : re
C-t-IYH - We. a. the ...anH,r Of ,..,. ,.J.- !.
..-e Questions II great ..,t; general interest.
:. be- &c lla 10 -Custr.ai sIl.vTpv.sc ai,r
the p-5li; prosperity as well as TIE dictate
Of C0yicrs il5,ice that the burden. Of taxa
ton bc made 10 rest as equally a. POSSIBLE
upon al, classes and all sections and interests
Of tie cUuctry. have heretofore CON
rncHdcd to your consideration the revision o.
tie TcTcane laws prepared under tie d.cc-
ton q til Secretary Of the Tlcasurv, aat
niy business o. mat Z. Dai'I.:Is.I.; more osp,-
c!-iy tie enactment Of /. Law 10 punish TIE
abstraction Of official books OF papers from
the flies O! the Government, and rcquirin,
al such i. os,s and papers auI all other pubic
property to be tarned over b.. the ous-gpi~g
officer 10 his successor; Of 4 law ruquirirf-
discussing officers to depositc all public r.5-
ney III the vaults of the Treasury or j.. "sley
legal CCTositai!cs where the sac .re coz
yeHien.ly accessible, and = lavr 10 extend *
listing penal p7ovis;oes &c Al persons who
rlay tocclae possessed o. public i"ou,-- by
dcposjte q otherwise. ari 'rhc shaH lciysc
or neglect. O. a.s- 3=:.,aud- 70 paT tho slfac
into the Treasury. invite yoHr e.tcrt:o-
anew 10 each Of these objects.
- ny zig .!.e rasl ear - ,e,a
:. co1sianlF e-.Pl'yod against hostile Ia
Ia . n Ear.5rS :; ar:crs, 'hst it can sc-~ce-
J. &C 7aiss ~ish svopriet5 # language, to
have h.c- sai.2iaCt 5r.iF performed, and we
LaFa ssas5i. Z expect IS he result o. thc
year; - ara.ions, great security to the
ison'e. iaIaoj.au,; :li.a - been hitherto
cr.orcd. Extensive .1mSiuzt.7-s -as---.,
sae hostile Indians e tse Territories C:
7'hl"@ton and tTc.c.. 80 :I.9 ,i.e ;hrca-
tcA,d lie aeyas.at On CT IL rex, f.rl.e.,
Sssi.oue.-' Of t.@t- ge-,7ic portion Of the
country. r'rc-1 resent snforl alton, we are
permitted - .ogc that the energetic and
succcss! ! -7e-ations conducted there viii
prevent Sch co-lSia.t'oEs in ..t,-re, au-
z.curs e tbosc territories q: 49,. -ifY t.
make 7;,adr pro,|er> in tho det-!rrf.cut {:
-hsir ..gr!cu' tural and mineral .a-ll.r-ca. =
e -'.------ LsS been recommends. =, .E.c on
grcsicl> occasions to cure defects j.. the cx-
!,tinE Organization, and to increase the eli
cheney 81 the army. ana further observation
has but served TO confirmed me in tn" yic-"e
than expressed and 10 enforce on M in
the Conyi. don that such nica-,sr=s -. ct
only proper but -ecces1r-.
have III Addition. - II lte ...e .stai..c.-
81 thc Cousres, 20 a c,.an Z OF the policy ia
the Gistribution OF troops, :n5. Is he -cces-
SHY Ut .r57isiia- . a,c.- :zpt ir.-sc5-a -
the I,ii.=-y .,--..ata-5i. Tor details, Of these
o;hc- s':iicc:s relating to the army, refer
to the =. port Fl the Secretary o. Mar. The
. cC.s-,-i9n Of the Navy Is not merely sat:s tac
tory bat c->f@-its the most gratifying evil
Jc.--c- . ilc.ea-e-- -'icHr. As il i compar-
ati:el' s=.iii 1t IS moe topper. tat !.
should be Is complete possible in all the
clements oi strsneth-that it should be eff
cicnt IN the character of its Office in the
Zeal and discipline OF it's men. in the rcliabili
" Of its ordnance, and in the capacity of its
ships. In all these various qualities the
Navy has made great progress within the
last few years. The execution Of the law of
Congress Of Feb. %, 1865, to promote the
cfIil.iencv of The Navy has hcrn attended,