St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1857-01-22

The CoWPlf0g!ea
irary 10 the provision Of Toe I 0nsi:lItI5N -
der which hey reported to the Department,
received the $6o.02 as SO much on account,
returned their reporl- tor correction. and de-
! inanded payment from each of the sun Of
$500, the balance held to be due. This de-
, niand has been refused, and suits will be or
Gered upon their official bonds.sn To prevent
future difficulties arising under the 9Th A rli-
Gle of the Constitution, general law should
be enacted similar TO that passed in 1855, in
relation to the emoluInenisof Clerks Of Courts
and Registers OF Wills. Tina passage of such
a law would rnquesiionabiy increase he re.
ceipiS OF this branch Ui revenue.
The receipissiron, the Live Stock Scales in
BALTIMORE for fiscal YEAR amounted 10 81 .4i4.-
l6, being less than those of the preceding
year BY $3.i2I.5I. The apparent falling of
in the receipts from this source is accounted
Tor by the extensive repairs u has been found
absolutely nFcCS>aTy 10 MAKE al t::Fse scales.
The establishment " atdi,icRai ''Live Stuck
Scales" at some point GeareF the Susqaehan.
ma Depot, II Is believed would BE- public
convenience. and by superseding the private
Scales in that quarter. a,ld To- the revenue.
There was received into the Treasury, from
the State " harves. during The fiscal year. the
sum of 5: 1892 AZ, which, IS slight increase,
conPartd with the year proceeding.
The increase IN the Assessed Value Of the
Property in the STATE rs s. .3e99i5. as.
In concluding HIS Report. Comptroller Px
presses the qualification ne feels, as an officer
and q citizen. an contemplating the healthy
ant hourishing condition Vi the Stale Finan-.
ces.
The RIGHT OF PaivArEEIYc.-The New
York Journal cf Commerce raises question
OF considerable Importance in regard 10 the
pEcpos;tenS maze by the Paris Congress Tor
ihF Ison cfPrivsfeeTing aud the aslHeV'ss-
asentS ieto proposed by our government.
Tbs aIss Remeni. while il provides for Ihe
immunity OF pirate property on ihe- higa
seas. does not exempt it iron, blockade; 80
ihas, IN case OF war with a great naval power,
our entire coast might hsockaded, oi.r com
iisesce would be entirely suspended. and the
sleets Of the enemy, not employed in the
blockade, would De eEapsoyed "a Carving On
the original purpose Of the war, and ihsCoGa-
merce Of the enemy, secure from iae only
mode Of annoyance in our power, would nof
krep its own trade. but appropriate thar from
which they were driven. The remedy IS to
make the MssnIuni'y 20 private properly com
r!egr By rrsseciiE. IL iro:n blockade. THIS i on
IL reasonable. On enirring tie Fs he o, IRA
watering we give up more Than any other
power. II is NOT ia,T that we Shoula do this
nu.ess we are placed on IN equality with
shose notions that 10 not theTehy surrender
their chief naval efficiency.
Mn. BucHAEAx.-The Richmond En-
esrirer says: ..ihe South never embraced Mr.,
buchanan as the .sinslrument Of slavery pro-
vagsndi<m !" they did not support him with
any SPa that he was 70 be the excessive
champion Of Southern interests. Tssey sup
ported him upon the principles of the Csnc:D-
nairi platform and the pses.ges 81 his pebble
life. They took him up rs the Hlaa with
whom 70 beat hack the invasion OF Black Re
publcsn:snl; and they cnnfded IN him because
uf bis known moderation OF ssnspeF and his
fidelity 70 the cumpacts Of sle conststuilOn.
They expect, Of him = vise sssd impartial al
minisiFakinn 0s tie GcvsEnknen1"