Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-07-12
Extract Of "a Letter.

ENtfaGt Oh n hSetteT.
The suhiuined extract of a letter Is from gen.
,leman in Troy New York addressed TO friend
re siding in the country not far from Richmond.
It, observations were not intended for the public
eye. and may.1herrfore, be relied on the more
implicitly. The account therein given Of Mr.
FiIlmere'- prospects in the two great States at
New York and Pennsylvania is uuly eneoura-
ing. aud should greatly 10 animate his
friends in this region and Throughout the South:
Last evening went down to Albany to see
Mr.. Fillmore. His reception there very
haiterng. and his speech one Of the best l ever
heard for short one. He looks well, but some
what Drowned by his travels | feel confident
OF his carrying this State. His trip up the riv
er yesierday.in the steamer Aida was splendid
triumph; at every landing on the river crowds of
people, with flags and cannon greeted him. and
he was obliged TO stop and make speeches at
seyerl of the larger places. His reception at Al
bany could not have been particularly agreeable
10 Weed. and his satellites. Vermont and Wis
consn are the only states Fremont carry and
| apprehend Fillmore will lead Buchanan in more
States than in general conceded. From what
! hear from Pennsylvania. am convinced Fill
more's chances there equal to those Of Buch
anan. The only tcay TO prevent the election go,
ing into the House Of Representatives. is for all
conservative men eperwhere TO come out frankly
for the only National and conservative candidate,
and restore tranquility 10 the country by eiectiag
Fillmore President. This can be done with or
binary exertons.
There is the most intense hostility here to
the Republican party, and since the New York
Times IL Herald have assumed the same position
as the Tribune. the greatest Indignation is felt
for the hypocrtical faction. Only let the con-
servatiye portion of the south sustain, they
should, Mr.. Fillmore, and the eternal humiliation
of this eantng political party will be the conse-
quence. So mote it be-Amen."-R. Whig.
The Public Debt ofthe United states.
Through the politeness OF the Secretary of
the Treasury we have been permitted to exam
inc the report with the accompan, ing documents
just made by Mr.. Bigger. the Register of the
Treasury; in regard to the condition of the pub
lie debt ofthe United States The report bears
date July 3, 1856 On the lst of June 1856, the
total debt of the United States amounted TO $40,
049, 800 70. Since that time this amount has
been reduced to $50 963, 1872 SO; thus. paid on
Texas debt, Sc, 500, Ol6 II, and u. States stock
redeemed during the month of June to the amount
of $685. 300. We obtain these figures from tho
first statement accompanying Mr.. Biggers's re-
port. From his second statement we make up
the following table:
Amount OF United States stock originally issued
of the loans of 1912, l843. 1876, l947, 1913.
including Texas debt and indemnity, and
the debt of corporate cities. .$78,797, 8l6 80
Amount redeemed up to Marcia,
1853 Observation-Disclosures. l42 $50 "a
Redeemed from March a. 1853, to
July |, 1856. .... 1897 1914. %
Total amount redeemed .. 46 O60. 254 Oh
Amount now outstanding. ....... 80 ,737, 562 80
Statement third shows that the interest to ma
turiy on S35,9l7, 1914 20 of loans redeemed by
the Secretary amounts to $I9.599. 730 81. From
this must be deducted $5,354. 81 65. being the
total amount of premium and interest paid, which
would leave as IA net saving to the country, by
this system Of redemption, the enormous sum of
fourteen millions, forty four thousand, nine hun
bred and nineteen dollars and thirty tioo cents
Mr. Bigger concludes his report follows:
There has been change in the amount Of
old funded and unfunded debt since the 9Th of
May, 1854, the date of former statement; and
the amount of treasury notes has been reduced
but $1,000 Of the present amount of treasury
notes outstanding only $4,000 of the acts of
22d July, 1876, and 25th January, l847.
Upon u careful examination arrive with a
good deal of certainty at the fact that f. teen
million Of the United States stock is held by 70
reigners. The amount of transferable stock
thus held is knocn to be sli ,500,000, and the
amount of coupon bonds estimated OF 3,50O0O0.
At least half the aggegate amount is held in
France. Union.
The Montreal papers report that the Rev.
| Mons. Perault, Catholic priest, in the course