Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-01-05

t5elr proximity ana otner CONSCIENTIOUS, nave Pc
culiar relations to this government while it has
been my constant aim strictly to observe all the OBJ
legations Of political friendship and OF good neigh
berhood, obstacles to this have arisen in some Of
Them from their own insufficient power to check
lawless irruptons, which in effect throws most of
the task on the United States. Thus it is that the
internal condition of the State of Nicaragua has
made it incumbent On me to appeal 10 the good
faith of our citizens to abstain from iaSless inter
vention in It's affairs, and to adopt preventive mea-
sures 10 the same eGd, which a similar occasion
had the best results in resssuring the peace OF the
Mexican States of Sonora and Lower California
TREATIES.
Since the last session Of Congress treaty. of am
ity, commerce, and navigation, ami for the
der of fugitive criminals, with the kingdom of ihe
Two Sicilies; treaty OF friendship commerce, and
navigation with Nicaragua; and a convention Of
commercial reciprocity with the Hawaiian Kingdom
have been negotiated. The LITTER kingdom aud the
State Of Nicaragua have also aceeded TO declara-
ton, recognizing international rights the princi
pies conlsi3ed in the convention between the Uni
ted States and Russia of the 22d of July, 1854.
These treaties and conventions will be laid before
the Senate for ratification.
TREASURY.
The statements made, in my last annual mes
sege, respecting the anticipated receipts and ex-
peditures Of the Treasury, hav been substantially
verified.
1t appears from the report Of the Secretary of
the Treasury that the receipts during tine last
financial year ending June So 1855 from al! sources
sixty five million three thousand nine hun
bred and thirty dOllars; and that the public. exJen.
diture for the same period, exclusive Of payments
on account Of public debt, amounted TO htty-sx
million three hundred and sixty five thousand three
hundred and ninety three dollars. During tine
same period, the payments made in redemption of
the public debt including interest and premium,
amounted to nine million eight hundred and forty
fur thousand five hundred and twenty weight dollars
The balance in the Treasury at the beginning OF
the present year, July /, 1855, was eighteen mil
lion nine hundred and thrty-one thousand nine
hundred and seventysX dollars; the receipts for the
first quarter, and the estimated receipts for the
naming three quarters amount together, to sixty.
seven million nine hundred and eighteen thousand
seven hundred and thirty~four dollars; thus afford.
ing in ALL as the available resources of the current
year. the sum Of eighty-six million eight hundred
and fifty six thousand seven hundred and ten dol
lars
IT, to the actual expenditures, of the FIRST quarter
of the current fiscal year, be added the probable
expenditures of the remaining three quarters,
estina ted by the Secretary of the Treasury, the
sum total will be seventy. one million two hundred
twenty six thousand eight hundred and forty six
dollars, thereby leaving estimated balance in the
treasury on July l. 1856, of fifteen million six hun
dred and twenty three thousand eight hundred and
sixty three dollars and forty-one cents.
In the above estimated expenditures of the present
fiscal year included three million dollars to
meet the last instalmeut of the ten millions provid
ed for in the late treaty with Mexico and seven
million seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars
appropriated on account Of the debt Iue to Texas,
which two sums make on aggregate amount of ten
million seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars,
and reduce the expenditures, actual or estimated,
for ordinary objects of the year, to the sum Of six
ty million four hundred and seventy six thousand
dollars.
The amount Of the public debt, at the commence.
ment OF the present fiscal year. forty million
live hundred and eighty three thousand six hun
dred and thirty one dollars, and, deduction being
made of subsequent payments the whole public
debt of the federal government remaining at this
time is less than forty million dollars.
The remnant of certain other government stocks
| amounting TO two hundred and forty three thou
SAND dollars, referred to in my last message as out
standing, has since been paid
! an fully persuaded tina, It would be diicult to
devise system superior to that, by which the ifs
| cal business of the government il now conducted.
| Notwithstanding the great number OF puDlic agents
OF collection and disbursement il is believed that
| the checks and guards provid d, including the
| qurement OF monthly returns, render it scarcely
possible for any considerable fraud on the part OF
| those agents. or neglect involving hazard Of any
serious public loss, to escape detection | renew
| however the accommodated, heretofore male by
me, of the enactment oil law declaring it felony
on the part of public officers to insert false entries
| i'll their books of record account, or to make
false returns, and also requiring them on the ter
mlnatOn of their service TO deliver their success
sors, all books, records and other OH cts OF q
public nature in their custody.
! Derived as public revenue is in chief part from
datles imports, its Intude affords gratifying
evidence Of the prOSp rity, not only Of our com
mercc, but of the other great interests upon which
that depends.
The principle that all moneys not required for
the current expenses Of the government should re.
main for active employment in the hands OF the
people, and the conspicuous fact that the annual
! revenue from all sources exceeds by many millions
| OF dollars, the amount needed for prudent and
| economical administration of bublicaffairs, cannot
fail TO suggest the propriety Of an cary revision,
! and reduction of the tariff Of duties on Imports Il
is nov so generally conceded that the purpose OF
revenue alone justify he inn ostion of duties
on imports, that, in re.adiisting the import tables
and schedules, which estionably require essen
tal notifications a departure from the principles
OF the present tariff IS not anticipated
The army, during the past year, has been ac-
! lively engaged in defending the Indian frontier
the state of the service permitting but few and
| small garrisons in our permanent Publications
The additional regiments authorized at the last
session of Congress have been recruited and or.
ganised and large portion of the troops have
| already been sent to the field. All the duties
which devoIve on the military establishment
have been satisfactorily performed, and the dan
gers OF and privations incident to the character
of the service required OF our troops have fIrn
shed additional evidence of their courage zeal
and capacity to meet any requisition, which theil
country may make upon them. For the details
Of the military operations. the distributions o
the troops, and add tiOnal DIVISIONS required fol
the military service, refer to the report Of th,
Secretary of War aud the accompanying docu
ments.
Experience, gathered from events which hav,
transpired since my last annual message has bu
served to confirm the opinion then expressed 0
the propriety Of making provision, by a retired
list, for disabled officers, aud for increased com
pensatlOn to the officers retained on the list fol
active duty. All the reasons which existed, when
these measures were recommended on former Oc
casiOns, continue without modification except SO
for as circumstances have given to them addi
tional force.
The recommendations, heretofore made for .
partial reorganization of the army. are also re
newed The thorough elementary education Civ
en- 10 those officers. who commence their s.,rv ~
with the grade of cadet. qualities them, to a con
siderable extent, 10 perform the duties Of every
arm Of service; but to give the highest efficiency
TO the artillery requires the practice aud special
study of many years, and its not. therefore be-
lleVed 10 be advisable 10 maintain in time Of
peace, larger force Of that arm than can be
usually employed in the duties appcrtainng e
the service Of Gel and siege artillery The da-
ties Of tue stat ia all its various branches. be-
long TO the movements of the troops and IT,
efficiency Of IA army Ia the field would matcri
ally depends npou the ability with which those
duties are discharged Il is not, as ia The case
OF tue the artillery, a speciality. but requires
also, al Intimate knowledge of Inc dates Of an
odicer for either the line or the general staff il
Is desirable that he shall have served ia both
With this view, il is was recommended on for