Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-12-10

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| Full information in relation TO recent events
in that territory, will BE- foand in the document
herewith communicated from the departments
OF State and War. refer you to the report
Of the SECRETARY Of the treasury for particular
information concerning the financial condition
OF the government and the various brances OF
the pnblic service connected With the treasury
department.
During the last fiscal year the receipts from
customs were for the first time more than sixty
| four million dollars, and from all sources &c.
venty three millions nine hundred and eigh-
teen thousand one hundred and forty-one DOL.
lars, which, with the balance on hand up TO
July lst, 1858, made the total resource OF the
year, 70 amount to ninety-swo millions eight
hundred and fifty thousand one hundred and
| seventeen dollars. The expenditures, including
three million dollars in execution Of the treaty
with Mexico, and including sums paid on &C
count OF public debt, amounts to sixty million
| one hundred and seventy-tSo thousand tour
hundred and one dollars; and including the
| latter, to seventy two millions nine hundred
and forty-eight thousand seven hundred and
ninety two dollars, the payment on this account
| having amounted to twelve million seven hun
| dred and seventy-six thousand three hundred
and ninety dollars. On the 4th of March, H.
So, the amount of the public debt was sixty
| nine million one hundred and twenty.nine thou
sand nine hundred and thirty seven dollars
On the 4th of March 1856, the amount of the
| public debt was sixty nine million one hundred
| and twenty-nine thousand nine hundred and
thirty seven dollars. There was a subsequent
increase of two millions seven aundred and hf-
! ty thousand dollars for the debt OF Texas-ma-
| king total of seventy-one million eight hum
dred and seventy mine thousand nine hundred
and thirty seven dollars. OF this sum forty five
million five hundred and twenty -fve thousand
three hundred and nineteen dollars, including
premium, has been ischarged-reducing the
| debt to thirty millions seven hundred and thir-
ty-seven thousand one hundred and twenty-nine
| dollars; all of which might be paid within a
| year without embarrassing the public services
but being not yet due, and only redeemable at
the option of the holder, cannot be pressed to
payment by the government.
| On examination of the expenditures Of the
last five years, it will be seen that the average,
deductlng payments on account OF public debt,
and ten millions paid by treaty to Mexico, has
| been about forty-eight million dollars. tits be-.
| lieved that under an economical administration
| OF the government, the average expenditures
for the next five years will not exceed that sum
unless an extraordinary occasion Tor its increase
should occur.
| There subsequent increase of two mil
lions seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars
for debt of Texas, making total of SC venty
one million eight hundred and seventy. nine
thousand and thirty -seven dollars. OF this the
sum of forty FIVE million five hundred and tn en-
ty five thousand three hundred and ninete Ell
dollars, including premium, has been dischar G.
| ed, reducing the debt to thirty million seve n
hundred and thirty seven Thousand one hun
dred and twenty-nine dollars, all of which
might be paid within a year without embarras,
ing the public service but being not yet due,
| and only redeemable at the option of the hold
ers, cannot be pressed to payment by the gov
eminent. fn@ ~ 41ss7; agtis $40
| AAS ats dutiuS OOulGy NtuuS Will SOON nave
been executed, while the extension of our from
tier settlements will cause a continued demand
for lands, and augmented receipts probably from
| that source.
| These considerations will Justify reduction
OF the revenue from all sources so as not to ex-
coed forty or fifty million dollars. think the
/ exgency for such reduction is imperative, and
| again urge it upon the consideration of Congress
Tue amount OF reduction, as well as the manner
OF enectlng 1t, are questions of great and gene
raj interest, it being essential to industrial enter
! prise anu the public prosperity, as well as the
dictate OF obvious justice, that The burden of tax
atlon DC made to rest as equally as possible upon
| all classes and all sections and interests of the
country. l lave heretofore recommended to
| your consideration the revision of the revenue
laws prepared under the drectio of the Secre-
tary OF the Treasury, and also Ii ,gslation upon
some special questions affecting business Of that
| department; more especially the enactment of Il
law to punish the abstraction of official books
and papers from the files of the. Government,
and requiring all such books and papers and all
other public property to be turnc over by out
gong officer TO his successor; of law requiring
disbursing officers to deposite all public money
| in the vaults of the Treasury or in other legal
| Repositories, where the same are conveniently
accessible, and a law to extend existing penal
provisions to all persons who may become pos
sessed of public money oy deposit e or otherwise,
and who shall refuse or neglect one demand,
| to pay the same into the Treasury. Invite your
| attention to each of these objects.
The during the past year has b zen constantly
employed against hostile Indians in various quarters
that scarcely be said with crop iety language
to have been establishment 1t ha We been
satisfactorily performed, and reason to expect
the result of the years operations security to
e frontier than has been hitherto enjoyed.
Extensive combinations among the he ,se Indians the
Territories Of Washington and Ore gon, at one time
threatening the devastation of the .Sly formed settle
ments OF that remote portion OF the country FIR,
cent information permitted to hope that the ener
getc and successful operations condu cd there will pre-
such combinations FUTURE cure to tbose ter
ritores opportunity to make steady progress in the
development of their agricultural and mineral resour-
ces. Legislation has been recommends bv me on nre
yious occasions to defects in the sting orRanza
ton, and to increase the efficiency of the army and fur
Their observation has but served to firm the
views then expressed and to enforce mind the con
victon that such not only oper but
sary. SO 10
to change Of the policy la the distrbu ton of troops
and to the necessity of providing rapid increase
ofthe military armament For details of these 9TH
er subjects relating to the refer the report of
the Secretary of War.
The condition of the Navy, is merely satisfactory,
but exhibits the most gratifying evidences of Increased
vlgor as it is comparatively small the more impor-
ia that it should be complete possible in all its
emens ofstrengh-that should be efficient In the char
acer Of its Office in the zeal and discipline of its in
the reliability Of Its ordnance, and in the capacity
ships In all these various Qualities the Navy has
ton OF the law Of Congress OF Feb g. 1856 to promote
the efficiency of the Navy, has been attended with the
most advantageous results. The law for promo ting dis
cPne among the men found and salutary
system Of granting an honorable discharge faith
ui seamen on the expiration of the period TIL cir en-
iistment, and permitting them to reenst after leave
OF absence OF few months without cessation pa y has
oeen highly beneficial in its influence The apprentice
system recently adopted is evidently destined to ncor
porate INTO the service large number OF country
men hitherto SO difficult to procure. Several hundred
American boys three years. cruise in our
natona vessels and will return well trained seamen.
In the ordnance department there is decided and
the country The suggestions of the Secretary of the
navy in regard to further Improvement in that branch
OF the service recommend your favorable action.
The new frigates ordered by Congress aioat,
and two of them in active service. |
They superior models of naval architecture, and
with their formidable battery add largely to the public
strength and security concur in the views expressed
BY the Secretary of the Department in fur
Their increase of naval force The report the
rotary Of the Interior facts and views In rela
ton to internal AFFAIRS which the of his
department extends, Of much interest and Importance