True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1856-12-17

energy Of the present Executive of Kan
-sas, and The prudence, 6rmness and vigi-
lance Of the militlry officers OIL duty
there, tranquility has been restored with
out one drop of blood having been shed
in its accomplishment, byrhe forces fthe
United States. ..E
The restoration Of compartive tranquil
ty in that Territory furnishes the means
Of observing calmly, and approaching at
their Just value, the events which have
occurred there, and the discussions Of
which the government Of the Territory
has been the subject. ~
FINANCES.
During the last fiscal year the receipts
from customs were, for the first time.
more than. $64, 100000, and from all
sources. $40 ,9ls,I4l; which, with the
balance on hand up TO the lst Of July,
1855, made the total resources Of the
year amount to $92 $50 III, 'Ehe ex.
pendimres, including 8, 100000 in exc
cution of the treaty with Mexico. and ex.
Guiding sums paid on account of The pub.
lie debt. amounted to $60,l72, ,4Ol: and,
including the latter, to $72 ,94s,792, the
payment on this account having amoun-
led to Sl2, ,776 800.
On The 4,h of March. 1853, the amount
of the public debt was $69,l2 947.
There was subsequent increase of $2,-
$50, 900 for The debt of Texas--making
a total of S7l $40 937. or this sum Of
$45, ,525.al9, Including premium. has
been discharged, reducing the debt to
$30;737, ,l29, all which might be paid
within year without embarrassing the
public service bul beingnot yet due. and
only redeemable. at the option Of the h"l'
der, canno, be pressed to payment by The
Government. -. ......'. ...
On examing the expenditures of the
last five years, it will be seen that the
average, deducting payments on account
Of the public debt and $lO,000,00O paid
by treaty to Mexico, has been but about
S4s, 100000. 1t is believed that, under
ar economical administration Of the Gov
ernmenl. the average expenditure for the
ensuing five years will not exceed that
sum, unless extraordinary occasion for lis
increase should occur. The Act granting
bounty lands will soon have been execu-
ted, while the extension Of our frontier
settlements will cause continued demand
for lands and augmented receipts, proba'
bIy from that source. These considera-
tions will justify reduction of the reven'
ne, from custom 80 as MOTTO exceed S4S
900 900, or $4,000 900. l think the
exlgency for such reduction is imperative,
and again urge it upon the consideration
Of Congress. a
The amount Of reduction, as well as
the manner of ehecling it, are qnes ions
Of great aud general interest, it being es
sential to industrial enterprise and the
public prosperity, as we'll as the dictate
Of obvions justice, that the burthen oI
taxation be made 10 res, as equally as
possible upon all classes, and all sections
| duu VI VIC
have heretofore recommended 10 youl
consideration The revision Of the revenue
laws, prepared under the direction of ih'
Secretary OF the Treasury, and also legis
ton upon some special ques ions atfecLin!
the business Of the department. more es
pecially, the enactment ofa law 10 punIsl
the abstraction Of official books or paper
from tho flies Of tho Government, and re
quiring all such books and papers, an
all other public property, 10 be lurne
= over by the out gong officer to his sue
= cesSor; Of law requiring dl,bursin
}. officers to deposit all public moneys i
u the vauls of the Treasury or in other le
d gal deposi cries, where the same are COZ
e venienty accessible ; and a law to exlen
e existing penal provisions 10 all person
n who may become possessed Of publ
l. money by deposit or otherwise, and VIII
s. shall refuse or neglect, on due deman
a to pay the same into the Treasury il
J. vlte your attention anew to each Of the
g subjects.
le The aggregate sales OF the public LAM
l. during The last fiscal year, amount 10 8
K 227,S7s acres for which has been lect
. we'd The sum Of $S.s2l.4l4. During Il
some period there have beer. located, wi
OF military scrip and land warrants, and (
~ other purposes, 3O.lO0,230 acres, th'
~ making total aggregate of 80 32s, II
or acres. On the 3O.h Of September la
N surveys had been made of l6,873, 6!
&c acres, a large proportion of which is re
as dy for market.
ny POST OFFICE.
,e. The report of The Postm ,sler Gener
mt pr,sen's fully .he condition of that Depa
menI of The Government. lis expent
ns lures for The last fiscal year, were $l(
ar. 407, ,S6s-making an excess of expent
he lure over The receipts Of 81 7S7,O46. II
on deficiency of This deficiency, 1890, 900
10. to be attributed to the additional col
m pensalion allowed Postmasters bv the a
no of Congress of June q, 1854. The mi
ed facilities in every par, Of the country ha
as been very much increased in that pert
mo- and the large addition of railroad servic
eel amounting to 1905 miles has added laIs
at. ly to the cost "f transportation.
!he The inconsiderable augmentation of I
Nv. income Of the Pos, Office Departmt
red under the reduced raes of postage, a
ac. its increasing expenditures must, for
the present. make it dependent, to some I
tent upon the Treasury f"r support. I
the recommendation Of the Postmaster Ct
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