M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-01-10

be difficult 10 devise system superior
TO that; By With the fiscal business Of
the government is nov conducted. Not
~ilhsIsnding the great number Of pub.
lIc agents Of collection sud disbuTse-
ment, il is be lived that the checks and
qua TJs provided. including the require.
msni of monthly Tsturns, render il
scHtb possible for any considerable
fraud on The part OF thuse Sgen negle
involving hazard OF serious public loss,
10 escB pc detection. ] reLew, however,
the recon mends:ion. heretofore made by
me, OF the enactment Of law d e..
claring il felony on the part OF public
officers TO iusert ialte entries in their
hooks or rgror1 or account, or TO make
false rsurns. and also requifeing them
on the termination OF their service to
delivrrto their SUGGESTIONS all boUks re
cords and other objects Of a public ma.
iure in their custody.
Derived as public revenue is, in chief
rsrt. from duties on imports, its mag.
nitude fIords gratifying evidence Of the
prosperity not only of our commerce,
but OF the other great intt rests upon
" hich that depends.
The principle Of all money not re
quired for the current expenses OF the
eovetnmen, should remain for active
employ ment in the hands Of the people,
and the con, picous fact that the annual
ie,enue from oil sources exceeds, by
IL Ia "A mi
needed Tor prudent sad economical
tdminisirston OF public sfsrs, cannot
Sail 10 enggest the propTieiy OF On early
revision and reduction OF the tarih oil
duties on imports. 1t is now so gener
ally CONCEDED that the purpose OF Ieve'
nue alone can justify the imposition oi
duties on imports thst in resdjusting th'
mport Ia bles and schedules, which unque'
tionably req uire essential ma1 ifica tion'
de psrture from the principles OF the
present tariff is not anticipated.
ARMY.
The amy, during the past yter' has
bern actively rngoged in defending the
Indian frontier: The state Of tie service
permitting but few and small guTrifous
in our per msntnt Notifications. The
additional regiments authorized at the
last session OF Congress have been re-
cruited and Organizsd, aud large por'
tion Of the troops have already been sent
to the field. All the duties, which de-
yolve upon the military establishment,
have been So tisiact oriIy performed, and
the dangers and priva tions incident to
the character Of the service required OF
VpI troops hav furnished additional
evii ence Of their courage, zeal, and
capacity TO meet any reQuisition, which
their country may make upon them.-
For the details of the military opera
tions, the distribution Of The tIoOps,and
additional provisions required for the
military service, | refer to the reports
Ofthe Secretary OF war and the accom-
TGnying dUtlntnts,
Experience, gathered from events
whirh have transpired since my lasl
annual message, has but served to con.
firm the opiaion then expressed Of the
propriety OF making provisions, by o
list, for disabled officers, and or increa.
Sed compensation 10 the officers retain
ed on the list for active duty, All the
reasons which'e xisted when these meas
ures were recon mended on former oc.
Cusions ,contihue without modification,
except so far as circumstances have Civ.
en- to them additional force.
The recon mendations, heretofore
mode for partial reorganization of the
srmy, are also renewed. The thorough
elementary education given to these Off
Gers, who commence tie service with the
grade of cadet, qualified them to con.
siders BILE extent, TO perform the duties
Of every arm Of the service, but TO give
the highest efficiency 10 artillery re
quires the practice and special study Of
many years, and 1t is not, therefore,
believed to be advisable 10 maintain,in |
time of peace.a arger force of that arm
than can be usually employed in the
duties Oppertaining to the service Of
field pnd siege sTtilIery. The duties Of
the staff in all its various branches be
long to the movements OF the troops,
end the efficiency Uf the army in The /
field would materially depend u ION the
ability with which those duties are dis
cha rged 1t is not, ..s in the case OF
the tTii'.:fJ speciality, but requires,
also. on intimate knowledge Of the du.
ties of an olic er Of the line, ,andli is not
doubted that, TO complete the education
Of an officer for either the line or the
general stsG, tits desirable that he
shsll ave served in both. With this
view, il was recommended on former
occasion that the duties Of the staff
shou Id be mainly performed by details
from the line; end, with conviction al
the advantages which would resul! from
such change, il is again presented for {
the consideration of Congress,
NAVY. |,
The report Of the Secretary Of lhe
nav, herewith submitted, exhibits in
full the naval operations OF the past year
together with the present condition Of
the service, and il makes suggestions
o further legislatiou,to which your at.
tention is invited.
The construction of the six steam
irigates, for which sppTOpTia tions were
made by the last Congress has proceed.
ed in the most satisfactory msnnersnG
with such expedition as to service eoT-
ly the coming sPring' Important as
this addition TO our naval force is, il
e.fII remains i,.adenuate tn the cont in