Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1856-12-18
(WHzebEIE NO. 6S.

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to the complication and progressive expan-
sion of the business of the different beau
reau Of the department; Of the pension sys-
tenn to the colonization of Indian tribes and
recommendation in relation t) various I'M
provemerts in the District of Colombuia,
are especially recommended TO your con-
sderaton The report of the Postmaster
General presents fnlly the condition ofthat
department of the government. Its expen
ditures for the last fiscal year were S10,-
407. s68 and lis gross receipts S7,62o,G01
making an excess of expenditure over tie
receipts Of 50, 737, GIG. The deficiency Of
this department, is thus S744,000- The
greater than for the year ending June 20th
1928. Of this deficiency 3330,000 IS 10
be attributed to the additional kompensa-
ton allowed pos.mas;ers by the act Of Con-
gress June 22nd 1854.
The mail facilities in every part Of the
country have been very much increased in
that period, aad the large addition Of rail
road service amounting to G,908 miles has
added largely to the cost OF transportation.
The inconsiderable augmentation OF the IN
come Of the Post Office under the reduced
rates Of postage, and It's increasing expen-
ditures must for the present make it depen-
dent to some extent upon the treasury for
support. The recommendation Of the Post
Master General in relation to the abolition
Of the franking privilege, aad his views in
relation to The establishment Of mail steam
ship lines deserve the consideration Of
Congress.
I also call the attention Of Congress to
the statement Of the Pos Master General
respecting the sums now paid for the trans
portation of mails To the Panama Railroad
Company, and commend 10 their favorable
consideration the sugges' ions Of that Off
Ger, i'll relation to new contracts for mail
transportation upon that route, and also
upon the Tehuaqtepec an1 Nicaragua
route.
The United States contin ues in the en-
joyment of amicable relations with all for
eign powers. When my last annual mes
sage waS transmitted to Congress, two sub
lects of controyersy-on relating 10 the
enlistment of soldiers IN this country for
foreign service, and the other to Central
/ America threaten 10 disturb the good un-
+ derstanding between the United States and
Great Britain. OF the progress and tcrmi-
nation Of the former questions You were
informed at the time, and the ot her is now
in the way of satisfactory adjustment. The
obiec. Of the convention between the Uni
ted States and Grca; B.itain OF the 19ih of
April 1856, was to secure 60. the benefit Of
all nations, the neutrality and common use
of any transit way or interoceanic commu-
nica.ion across lhe Isthmus OF Panama.
which might be opened within tie limits
of Central America. The pretensions sub
sequchtly asserted by Great Britain to do
minion or control over territories in or
near two Of The routes, those of Nicaragua
or Honduras, were deemed by the United
States not merely incompatible wiki the
main objects of Tie treaty, but opposed to
its expressed stipula-ions. Occasion Of
controversy has been removed by an ad
di.ional treaty which our minister at Lon
don has concluded, and which viii be sub
mitted to tie Senate for It's consideration
should the proposed supplemental arrange
ment be concurred in by all the parties af
fected by it, the object contemplated by
the original convention viii have been al
tained. TIE treaty between the United
States and Grea; Britain of the 9th of June
/ 1854, put an end to cause Of irritation be-
tween the two countries, by securing TO
the United States the right of fishing on tie
coast of the British Provinces which ad-
vantages are equal 10 those enjoyed by Bri-
tish subjects. Besides the signal benefits
of this treaty to large class of our citi-
zens engaged in a pursuit connected to no
inconsidcrable degree with our pations
prosperity and strength. 1t has favora-
BILE effect upon other interests, in the pro-
vision it made for reciprocal freedom OF
trade between the United States and the
British Provinces of America. The ex-
ports of domestic articles to those provin-
ccs during the last year amounted to more
than So, zoe, 600, exceeding those Of the
previous year by nearly $1,000, 600; and
the imports therefrcm during the same pc
riod amounted t. more than S2l 900, ,oC0:
an increase of $4,000, 600 upon those of
the previous year. The improved condi-
ton OF this branch of our commerce is main
ly attributable to the above mentioned trea.
ty. Provision was made in the first arti-
Gle OF that treaty for Commission TO des-
lgnate the NOUNS OF rivers 10 winch the
common rihgt of fishing on the coast Of the
United States and the British Provinces
was not to extend. This Commission has
been employed part Of two seasons. but
without accomplishing the object for which
it was instituted, in consequence of Sc
rious difference of opinion between tho
Commissioners, not only as to the precise
point where the rivers terminate, but in
many instances as to what constitutes a
river. These difficulties, however. may
be overcome by resort to the umpirage
provided for by the treaty.
The efforts perseveringly prosecuted
since the commencement of my administra-
ton to relieve our trade to the Baltic, from
cxac;ion Of Sound dues by Denmark, have
not yet been attended with success. 9th
er governments have also sought to obtain
a like relief to their commerce, and Den
mark was thus induced to propose an ar
rangement to all the European powers I'm
terested in the subject, and the manner in
which her proposition was received. war
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