Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-12-12
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j ated an.s setfs siiss II i ~ tksSS & I.ok-
dfed aud Hine,s ! &c - ls l0Ji6e 81 -
minm, hEs been liisets cd !. s..s The ,
debt 70 thWty million mae huSdsed sods
= 4 sthnse ahoussnd nsne hundfsa ,sntll
nine dollars all which tuights bssS paid :
lsi bin YEAR without ena6arfasSingSt Sthe +
public service. .but. being tot yes due,
ami only redeema6ie atsIhe 6plien OF ills$
holder, cannot be pressed ~ pas nasnt by ,
III" government.
On examining the expenditures Tor lhes
last Eve years. il viii be- seep thaT ths avs
erage. dedueIing pa, ments cn account ot
the public debt. and ten million dollaisa
paid by treaty 20 Mexico. has been but
about forty >eight million dollars Il 10
believed that under an asonomieals ad.'
ministration Of the government. the asefs
age Expenditures for The ensuing fys
years will not exceed That sum. nplessi
extraordinary occasion for its fnereass
should occur. The acts granting bounty
lands will soon have been executed. while
the extension Of our frontier seIllementsf
will cause continued demand Tor iands
and augmented reeeipts, probably, from
that source. These considerations will
justify reduction Of the revenue froms
customs, so as not 10 exceed forty
or tfy million rOllAfs "a I'hink the exi-
geney Tor such Rsrsdu6ticn l. impressive.
and ngain urge II uron the eon.ideraiicn
of Congress. -
The amount Of reduction, as we'll as the
manner Of etfee,iug iI. are questions Of
great and general interest: it being ea>
sentiAl to industrial enterprise. and pub.
lie prosperity. as well ~ the dietaIs oi
obvious justice. that the burthen ef taxa.
lion be made TO rest as equally Us possi.
blA upon all classes, AnL all seetiunS and
interests Of the country. %
have heretofore recon me hded 20 your
consideration. the revision uf the FeSeS
nue. l"Ns, ! npAred under Ihs direetion II
the Secretary ot the Treasury, and also
Legislation upon some speenl qu.,alions
tfeating The business ofthat department,
more especially the enaetment 0f Law TO-
punish the abstraction OF olfirial bVoksor
papers from the Giles oI she guvetawsut.
and requiring al such books or papers.
and oil other public property, 70 Do IaFu.
Ed oxrt by the outgoing officer 10 kis sue-l
cessor Ofa lSw requiring LisbursRg Oh
GERS To dtposite all public money o. shs
vaults OF the treasury or in other legal
dppOsitOries. where the same are sOnses
nitntly accessible aud Law to tx end
existing peRal ptovis'oAs 10 ~ psraont.
who may become poAsesssd Of public mo-
ney by deposit or other wise. and who sllsiI
refuse or neglect on due dsmands 70 pay
the same in o the treasury. invite your
7attFHtion AhSwtO Saeh oftbsse obieets.
The army during the pAst wear has
been 80 constantly engaged against hoa.
tile Indians 10 various quarters thatftean
scarcely be said. with pTopristy of lan-
guage. TO have been psaev es.sblislf4
ment. Its duties have htsn salisfae,ofily
performed. aud We have reason t0enpsei.
rs the. result Of the years operations.
greater security 70 the IFuBtisT inhabi.
tants than has bsea bsTstofots esiaysds
Extensive com mbioaIions of The hOstils In.
dians OF the Territories oi Washington
and Oregon ~ one Iime lhFsaIensd the
,Ievasts,lon Of the newly I0Tmsd settle.
menL Of that remo,s eUubwy. ffamfs.
zen! infOtmaIiOD We are psrmhttsd 20
hope that the eneryS!ie aud susesafuI
operation. conducted there will ptSsent
such combinations ia the future. snd se>
ente to these Territories 40 URportUnity.to
tnHke stead, ptu9Trss 10 their agricultural
aud mineral Fes"uIerA SD
Le islmma haA heea rseUmmsn.
hrd by NE on previous occasions 70
cuF- dsireIs 10 ths rxi-tipg OrgAnizativu.
and IU INCREASE the IicSey u the army.
aud further Ob-eTNAIiOn has but served 70
con6tm nts in The viz Ne Ihea txpfessed,
and ~ entOter ON my mind she cUngictton
that such measures are NOS only proper
but ~ etsasTy. as sseE
have. in addition. 10 invite ths Atien.
Ii"n Oi Congress 10 . change of policY IN
he disPOsiIIOu Of troops, Aad 10 the ne>
eeSsity OfprUvidiag more rapid ineIsase
Of The military srmanRnt. For details oG
these aud OIhsr subjects Tslatiad % fhs
army. refer 10 be S-cTstaIy Of War.
The eondhion Of the navy 8. NOT merely
Satisfactory. but exhibits she most gr<ft.
tying evidences Of increased sigoF.I sAs
il is comparatively small. Is b msfe i'm
pOrIant that Il should be as eonplets -
possible 10 all the elements OfkStstBgth:
that iI should b. Efficient 10 ne character
Oi lie OfficErs. in The zeal and diseiplins Of
its men. 10 tbs reliability ~ lie osdnaBee,
and in The capacity oG u ships. IN 40
these various gaairiss lhs navy has made
great pyogrsss ~ hi ,rhS lass rev years.
The ex.eatios 6l ~ lsW Of eongTsss oG
February asth 1856. - 70 pgomots tho
.fiese, Q, tbe fasy." has been attended
b, the most jSlVsntAgr0ps srssglIs. TIE
la1 for pr.J5OtiBg diseipIfbs smoHg men
is fouod 6Oss eOnyspjsst asI saIntary.
The systtm of granting 50 bonoSAbls dis.
ehsTvs 10 faithfBl sssmsR ON the szpirs.
.iun tbs psrio4 Of tbsir sslisimsbt. aud
10. rsitIiBg IbSusS 70 re enlist after lsaSe
~ fab..nss Of . lew months. without ess.