Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1856-01-09

hunuTeu ana Iurly SIX dollars, thereby
leaving an estimated balance in the
treasury OF July /, 1856. of ffteen mil
lion six hundred and twenty three thou
sand eight hundred and sixty three dol
lars and foriy-one CENTS. -
In the above estimated expenditures Of
the present fisral year are included three
million dollars to meet the last INSTALL
ment Of the ten million provided fer n
the late treaty with Mexico, und seven
million seven hundred and fifty thousand
dollars appropriated on the account Of
the debt due to Texas. which TWO sums
make an aggregate amount Of ten million
seven hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars, and reduce the expenditures, actual
or estimated, for ordinary objects of the
year, to the sum of sixty million four
hundred and seyenty-six thousand dol
lars.
The amount of the public ,lebt, at the
commencement of the present fiscal year,
was forty million FIVE hundred and eigh-
ty-three thousand six hundrtn and thir
ty one dollars, and, deduction being
made Of subsequent payments, the whole
public debt Of the federal government re
naming at this time is less than forty
million dolllrs.
The remnant of certain other govern
ment stocks, amounting TO two hundred
and forty three thousand dollars. refer
red to in my last message as outstanding,
has since been paid.
| am fully persuaded that it would be
difficult to devise a superior to that by
which the fiscal business Of the govern
ment is now conducted. Notwithsrand-
ing the great number of public agents Of
collection and disbursement. it is believed
that the checks and guards provided, in
GLIDING the requirement Of manthly re-
turns, render it scarcely possible for any
considerable fraud. on the part Of agents,
or neglect involving hazard of serious
public loss Ia escape detection. l renew.
however, the Recommendation heretofore
made by me, of the enactment of a law
declaring it felony IN the part of public
officers to insert false entries in their
books of record or account, or to make
false returns. and also requiring them on
the termination of their service to deliver
to their successors all hooks, records and
other objects of a public nature in their
custody.
Derived as our public revenue is, in
chief part. from duties on import, IFS
magnitude affords gratifying evidence of
the prosperity, not only of our commerce,
but Of the other great interests upon
which that depends.
The principle that all moneys not re-
quired for the current expenses of the
government should remain from active
employment in the hands of the people
and the conspicuous fact that the annual
revenue from all sources exceed by many
millions of dollars, the amount needed
for a prudent ard economical administra-
ton of public affairs, cannot fail tn sug-
5est the propIiety Of an early revision
and reduction of the tariff of duties on
imports. 1t is now so generally conced-
that the purpose of revenue alone can
Justify the imposition ofduties on imports,
that. in re adjusting the impost tables
snd schedules. which unquesIionably re-
I%uires essential notifications, a depart
ire from the principles OF the present
aritf is not anticipated.
ARMY.
The army during the past year, has
'een actively engaged in defending the
indian frontier. the st,te of the ser, ice
permitting but few and small garrisons
n our permanent Notifications. The
additional regiments authorized at the
asst session oil Congress have heen re-
and organized, and a large por-
of the troops have already been sent
o the field. All the duties. which de
olive or rhe military establishment, have
'een satisfactorily performed. and the
and privarions incident to the
character of the Sc vice required of our
roopS have furnished additional evil
of THEN courage, zeal. and capac
to meet any requisilion which their
may make upon them. For the
.elails of the military operations, the
istributiOn of the troops and additional
.rovisinns required for the military ser
ice, | %referIo the report of the Secreta
y of War and the sccompa Tying docu-
I
Experience, gathered from events
have tian>pircd since my last An
ual message. has but served To confirm
opinion then expressed of the pro-
riety of making provision. by a retired
st, for disabled officers, and for increaS-
d compensation 10 The officers retained
n the list for active duty. All the rra.
which existed when these measures
ere recommended on former occasions
Dntinue without mo LITIGATION, except so
lr as circumstances have given to some
{ them additional force.
The recommendations heretofore made
II a p rial reorganization OF the army
re also renewed. The thorough ele-
education given to those officers
no commence their service with the (,
rade Of cadet qualities them to a con-
derable extent 10 perform the du Z,
es Of every arm of the service /; but to
i've the highest efficiency to artillery :
.quired the practice and special study !
+ many years ; and il is not. therefore,
-lieved to be advisable to maintain. in ,
me of peace, a larger force of that ann :
ian can be usually employed in the du ,
rs apperIaining to the service of field f,
siege ar illery. The duties of the !
in all its various branches belong !
the movements of troops, and The eff :
Of an army in the field would
.aIerially depend upon the ability with :
lich those duties are discharged. .
1t is not, as in the case of artillery, a :
eciali Y. but requires. also. an intimate I;
lowledge of the duties of an officer of :
e line, and it is not doubted that, To ;
the education of an officer for .
her the line or the general staff, it is :
that he shall have served in =
th. With this view, it was recon- !,
ended on a former occasion that the !,
tiles Of the staff should be mainly per. =