Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-01-05
THE NORTH CAROLINA STANDARD:

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announce with much qualification, that since the ad
, Of the last Congress the question then si,sh ing
French consul at San Francisco has been satisfactorily de-
termned and that the relations of the two governments
continue of the most friendly nature.
question, Also which has been pending for several
years between the United States and the Kingdom of
Greece growing out of the sequestlation. BY pubic a
eonn at and been
Gently been settled to the satisfaction Of the party
ed and of both governments.
With Spain, peaceful relations still maintained and
some has been made in securing that redress OF
wrongs complained of by this government SPAN mas not
only and the conduct OF he Wss
ror ut Havana, but has also paid the sum claimed as IN
demnty for the loss thereby inflicted on citizens OF the
In consequence of destructive hurricane which visited
Cuba in s44 the authority OF that island issued
decree permitting the Importation, for the period OF SIX
months, Of building materials and provisions free
of duty but revoked when about half the period only
who had to act on faith of that decree The
Spanish government refused naturalization to the parties
aggreved recently when assented payment
beng promised to be made US the amount due can
be aScertained.
SATISFACTION claimed for the arrest and search of the
Ell Dorado has yet been accorded but there is
to believe that it will be, and that with Others
continues to be urged on the attention the Spanish gov
ernment. do not abandon the hope of concluding with
Spain some general arrangement which, do not wholly
prevent the recurrence Of difficulties in Cuba will render
Them less frequent and whenever they shall facilitate
their more speedy settlement.
MEXICO.
The nerposiion of this has been invoked by
many of its citizens account of injuries done to their
and property for which the Mexican republic is
sponsble The unhappy situation of that country, for some
past has allowed its government give due
sdeaton claims of private repaa;ion aud has appeared
to call for and justify frbearance such matters
movements which have lately occurred IN that republic
end in the organization of stable government urgent APP
peas to its justice VIII then be made and be hoped
with for the redress of all complaints of cit
GEMS
CENTRAL AMERICA
In regard to the American republics which, from their
proximity and other considerations have peculiar relations
TO this governments, while has been my constant
strictly to observe all the of political friendship
and of good psghbood obstacles to this have arisen ID
OF them, from their Insufficient power check
aw!es ruptiuns which in effect throws most Of the task
ON the United States. Thus it is that the distracted
nal condition OF the State OF Nicaragua has made it ncum
bent To appeal to the good faith of citizens
abstain from unlawful intervention in its affairs, and to
similar OCCASION bad the best results in reassurng the
peace of the Mexican States of Sonora and Lower Cali
forna.
Since the last session of Congress treaty amy
merce and CATION and for the surrender Of fugitive
criminals with the kingdom of the Two Siclies treaty of
friendship commerce. sation with Nicaragua; and
convention of commercial reciprocity with the Ilawan
Kingdom have been negotiated The latter kingdom and
the State of Nicaragua have also acceded declaration
recognising international rights the principles
in the convention between the United States and Russia Of
the I'D of july lS These treaties and conventions will
be laid before the Senate 10, ratification.
TREASURY.
The statements made last annual message respect
ing the anticipated receipts and expenditures of the Treas
have been substantially verified.
tappears from the report of the Secretary Of the Treas
June 3D. $780, all sources were sixty-ve million three
thousand nine hundred and thirty dollars; and that the
public expenditures for the period exclusive
ments of the public debt amounted ffy-sx
million three hundred and sixyIvc thousand three hum
payments made in redemption of the public debt. including
interest and premium, amounted Ia nine million eight hun
dred and forty thousand five hundred and wen,yeght
dollars.
The balance in rhe Treasury at the beginning of the pres
ent fiscal year. July l. s35, eighteen million nchun-
dollars the receipts for the first quarter and the estimated
receipts for therenaning eeq together,
to sXtySeven million hundred and eighteen thousand
hundred aud thr,vfur dollars thus afrd;ng ALL
the available resources Of the fiscal The
of eight ysix million eight hundred aud thousand
seven hundred and dollars.
IT, to the actual expenditures of the first quarter the
current fiscal be added the probable expenditures
the remaining three quarters estimated by the Secretary
of the Treasury the sum total will be million
two hundred and iwen,ysx thousand eight hundred and
fory-sx dollars thereby leaving estimated balance in
the treasury July l. S5f, Of fifteen million hundred
and twentvhree thousand egL, hundred and sixtyhree
dollars and fprtyone cents.
In the above estimated expenditures the present fiscal
included three million dolars the last
saent of the ten millions provided for in the late treaty
with Mexico and seven million hundred and fifty
Thousand dollars appropriated account of the debt due
tn Texas, which make aggregate
milton seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars, and re-
duce the expenditures actual estimated for binary OBJ
jccis of the year, the of million four hundred
and seventy-SX thousand dollars.
The amount OF the public debt, at The commencement of
the present fiscal year. was forty million five hundred and
eghtyhree thousand SIX hundred and ,hry-"ne dollars,
and deduction being made of subsequent payments the
whole public debt of the federal government remaining at
this time is less han forty million dollars.
The remnant OF certain other government stocks,
ting to two hundred and ortyrce thousand dollars re-
fered to IN my last message outstanding has since been
paid
am fully persuaded that il would be difficult to dey Use
system supcr" TO that by which the fiscal business of the
government is conducted. Notwithstanding the great
number of public agents of collection and disbursement
believed that the checks and guards provided Including
the requirement of monthly returns render scarcely pos
sb!e for considerable fraud the par, agents.
neglect involving hazard of serou, public loss escape
detection renew, however The recommendation hereto
for, made by me- of the of law declaring fcl
ony the part public officers insert false entries in
their books OF record account make false returns
and also requiring them the termination of their service
t" deliver their all books records and other
objects of public nature in their custody.
Derived public is, in chief part from du
ties imports its magnitude affords graft wing evidence
OF the prosperity only of commerce. of the 9th
great interests upon which that depends.
The principle that all moneys not required for the
in the hands of the people and the conspicuous
fact that the annual from all exceeds by
many millions of dollars the amount needed for prudent
and economical administration of public affairs,
fail to suggest the proprey of early revision and reduc
ton of the tariff of duties imports is gener
ally conceded that the purpose revenue alone can Justify
the imposition of duties imports that in readusting
the impost tables and schedules which unquesonaby
qure essential qualifications, departure the princ
pies OF the present tariff is not anticipated
The army during the past year. has been actively en-