Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1856-12-12
Vol. %. NC. so.

] N+'fe - - ASit1l Edf til6 receipts
from customs we're, for Tie FIRST TING, more
than sixiy-four million dollars. and from all
sources, seventy three million nine hundred
and eighteen thousand one hundred and
| fcriy-oue dollars; which, with the balance
90 hand UP % the 1st Of July, 1885, made
The total resources Of the year 10 amount
70 niaety-two million eight hundred and ff-
" thousand one hundred and seventeen doll
! lars. The expenditures, including thres
million dollars in execution Of the treaty
with Mexico, and excluding sumo paid on
account IF the public debt, amounted to
sixty million cae hundred and serensy-.wo
thousand four hundrsd aud one dollars; and
including the litter, to seventy two million
nine hnpdrcd and furty-eight thousand seven
hnrdred aud ninety two dollars, the pay
nent on this account having amounted TO
twelve millions seven handi ed aud seventy
six thousand three hundred and ninetr dol 4
las.
Gu the 4th of March, 1858, the amount
Of the public debt was sixsynine million
one hundred and twenty nine thousand tine
hundred and thirty seven dollars. There
was Subsequent Increase Of two million
seven hundred aud City thousand dellars for
tue debt Of Texas making a total of seven
ty one million eight hundred and seventy
nine thousand nine. e.hundred andthirtyseven
dollars. OF this thesum Of fortyise MD
lion fse hundred aud twenty fYe thousand
three hundred. and nineteen dollars, lnclud-
ing premium, has been charged, reducing
the debt TO thirty million seven hundred
aud thirty seven thousand one hundred and
twenty nine dollars, all which might be paid
within year without embarrassing the
public service, but being MOI yet due, and
only reecetnabie atstbe pptien Of the hold
'er, cannot be pressed TO rayu.ent b. the
government. les s
On examining the expenditures Of tho
last Eve years, il will be seen thatshe aver
age, dedaeting paynents on accounts of the
public debt and ten millions paid by treaty
to Mexico, has been bai about forty eighs
million dollars. 1t is believed that, under
ar economical administration of TIE govern
,nent, the average expenditure for The, ,ensu-
ing Eve years will not exceea thar sum, ua-
less extraordinary OCCASION For its increase
should occur. The acts granting bouutg
lands will soon have been executed, while
the extension Of our frontier settlements
will cause continued demand for lands
and augmented receipts, probably, from that
source. These considerations will justify
of the revenue from customs, so
as nor to exceed forty eight GRITTY million
Of dollars. i think the exigency for such
reduction is Imperative, gand again urge il
upon The eansileration.of Congress-.
The amount Of reduction, as we'll as the
manner Of effectiilg it, are questions of
great and general interest: it being cssenti-
al TO industrial enterprise and the public
as we'll as the dictate of obvi-
Gus justice, that tie burden of taxation be
made TO res, Is equally as possible upen all
classes, and oil sections and interests us tie
country.
have heretofore recommended 20 your
consideration the revision Of the revenue
laws, prepared under the direction of the
Secretary ef the Treasury, and also legis-
latiou upon some special questions affect
my the business of that department. more
especially the enactment Of law to pun
isl the abstraction of official looks or pa
pers from the 6ies Of the government, and
requiring all such books and papers and all
other public property to be turned over by
the out going officer to his successor; of a
law requiring disbursing officers to deposite
all public money in the vaults of the
treasury or in nother legal repositories, where
the same are conveniently accessible, aud a
law to extend existing penal provisions to
all persuus who lnay become possessed OF
public maney by deposite or otherwise, and
who shall refuse or neglect on due demand,
to pay the same into the treasury. invite
your attention anew to each of these OBJ
jects.
The army, during the past year, has been
so constantly employed against hostile In-
dians in various quarters, that il ON
scarcely be said, with proprietv of fan-
guagc, to have been a peace establishment.
lis duties have been satisfactorily perform
ed, and we have reason to expect, as re-
suit Of the years operations, greater Sc
carity to the frontier iuhahitaass than has
been hitherto enjoyed. Extensive cambina-
tions ansoag the hostile indians of the Ter
riIorles ut Washington and Oregon, at ons
tune threatened TIE devastation Of the new.
ly formed settlements az that remote por-
ton Of the country From recent inforua-
ton, we are permitted 10 hope that
the energetic and successful operations
there will prevent such combine
tons 10 future, aud secure TO those Terri
tories an opportunity 10 aisko steady pro-
gress 10 the deselopmea. of their agricnl-
tural and mineral resources.