Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1857-12-10

measure; but l feelssconfdent Of the sup
port of Congress, cost what il may, ~
suppressing the insur1ection and in restoring
and maintaining the sovereignty of the Constitus
ton and laws in the Territory of Utah.
Recommend to Congress the establishment
Of a Territorial Government over arizona,
incorporating with it such portions Of New
Mexico as they may deem expedient | need
scarcely adduce arguments in support of this
reeommendafion-z~-Mea are bound TO protect the
lives and the property of our citizens inhabiting
Arizona, and these are now without any efficient
projection, Their present number is already
considerable and is rapidly increasing not
withstanding the disadvantages under which
they labor. Besides the proposed territory Is
believed 20 be rich in mineral and agricultural
resources especially in silver and copper. The
mails OF the United States TO California arc now
carried over il throughout its whole extent, and
this route is known 10 be the nearest, and
believed to be the best to the Pacific.
Long experience has convinced me that a
strict construction of the powers granted to
Congress is the only true well as the only safe
theory of the Constitution. While this principle
shall guide my public conduct consider ii
clear that under the war making power Congress
may appropriate money for the construction OF
military road through the territories of the
United States, when this is absolutely necessary
for the defense of any of the States against
foreign invasion. The Constitution has conferred
upon Congress the power . 10 declare war,
to raise and support armies, q to provide and
maintain navy" and g 10 call for the militia
| to repel invasions. These high sovereign
powers necessarily involve important and re.
spon sible public duties and among them there
4 is none so sacred and so imperative as that OF
preserving soil from the invasion of for
eign enemy. The Constitution has, therefore
| left nothing to construction, but expressly
requires that the limited States shall protec
each of them the States) against invasion"
Now, if military road over our cwn territories
| be indispensably necessary to enable us to meet
and repel the invader, it follows as necessary
consequence not only that we possess the power
but it is our imperative duty to construct such
a road. Itwould be an absurdity to invest a
government with the unlimited power to make
and conduct war, and at the same time deny to
1t the only means of reaching and defeating the
enemy at the frontier, Without such road it
Is quite evident We cannot, protect" California
and Pacific possessions against invasion" We
cannot by any other means transport men and
munitions of war from the Atlantic States in
sufficient time successfully TO defend these re-
mote and distant portions ST the Republic.
i Experience has proved that the routes across
the lsthmus of Central America are, at best, q
! very uncertain and unreliable mode of convey
ance. But even If this were not the case, they
would at once be closed against us in the eveat
df war with naval power so much stronger
than our own as to enable it to blockade the
ports at either end of these routes After
all, therefore, we can only rely upon military
/ road through our own territories and ever since
the origin OF Government, Congress has been III
the practice of appropriaiing money from the
public treasury for the construction of such
roads. 7't' .'-.at4sfa 5fssa
The difficulties and the expense of construct
ing military Railroad to connect our Atlantic
and Pacific States have been greatly exaggerat-
ed. The distance on the Arizona route near the
Z3d parallel of north latitude, between the west
ern boundary of Texas on the Rio Grande and
the eastern boundary of California on the Colo
RADIO, from the best explorations now within our
| knowledge, does not exceed four hundred and
seventy miles, end the face of the country is, in
the main, favorable. For the obvious reasons the
lGovernment ought not TO undertake the worl. it
self by means of its own agents. This on tht to
be committed to other agencies. which Congress
might assist either by grants of land or money
or by both, upon such terms and conditions as
they may deem most beneficial for the country
PROVISIONS might thus be made not only for the
safe RAPID and economical transportation of
troops and munitions of war but also of the pub-
lie mails. The commercial interests of the whole
country, both East and West, would be greatly
promoted by such road, and above an ii would
be powerful bond Of union
| Inc report OF the Secretary Of the Treasury
will furnish detailed statement of the condition
ofthe publiefinances and ofthe respective branch
es OF the public service devolved upon that de-
partment OF the Government. by this report it
| appears that the amount of revenue reeeivcd
from all sources into the Treasury during the
fiscal year ending the Both June. 1867. SOS
63i ,5i3.67, which amount, with the balance of
nineteen million nine hundred and one thousand
thfee hundred and twenty-five dollars and for
| ly-HFe cents remaining IN the Treasury at the
commencement of the year. made an aggregate
Tor the service of the year of S88, 532, $50. -
! The public expenditures for the fiscal year
ending 30th June 1857, amounted 10 seventy
million eight hundred and twenty-four dollars
and eighty-ive cents, $50, S22 72f .S5) ofwhich
i've million nine hundred and forty three thou-
SAND elght hundred and ninety-six dollars and
ninety -one cents, were applied to the reiemp-
ton OF the public debt, including interest and
premium, leaving in the treasury at the com
mencement of the present fiscal year on the LIST
! of July. 1857, $17,7f0.114.27.
Inc receipts into the treasury for the first
quarter OF the present fiscal year, commencing.
81 of July, 1857, were $40, 629 SIS. 81, and the
estimated receipts of the remaining three quar-
tiers to Il 9 3Oth of June 1858, are S36, so. 900
making, with the balance before stated, an ar.
gregate OF $75, $3.50 34.0S for the service of the
present fiscal year. --
The actual expenditures during the first quar-
ter OF the present fiscal year, were S23 TIA. BPS
%, 81 "nlch Sa's99, $3.50, were applied, 10 the
redemption ofthe public debt Including I'M erest
The probable expenditure of the remaining
three quarters, TO 3Oth June, 1858, are SOL .24s,
eoo'Vt' lnciud1ng interest on the public debt
making an aggregate OF S74, 963. 058 Al leaving
an estimated balance in the Treasury Mt the close
OF the present fiscal year Of 1926, 875.67
The amount of the public debt st the COM
mencement Of the present fiscal year was $40
The amount redeemed since the 1st of july
was 80, $50, 232 39-leaving a balance unre-
deemed at this time Of S26, 16j, 154.5I
The amount of estimated expenditures for the
remaining three quarters of the present fiscal
year will, in all probability, be increased from
the causes set forth in the report ofthe Secretarr
HIS suggestion, therefore, that authority sbo,,d
be given to supply any temporary deficiency by
me issue Of a limited amount OF treasury notes
IS approved, and accordingly recommended
the passage of such law. 4 ..-.
AS stated IN the report of the Secretary. the
tariff OF March g. 1867, has been in operatiop
Tor so short period of time and under circum-
stances so uhfavorable TO q just development OF
It's results as a. reyenue measure that + should
regard 1t inexpedient, least for the present Il.
undertake It's revision -,.s fae
transmit herewith the reports made to me
oy the Secretaries Of War and of the NAVY. OF
the Interior and the Postmaster g eneral. Thev
all contain valuable and important information
ana suggestions, which / commend to the favor
able consideration Of Congress
have already recommended the raising of
four additional regiments, and the report of the
Secretary Of War presents strong reasons prov
ing this increase OF the army, under existing
circumstances, to be Indispensable.
would call the special attention Of Congress
to the recommendation of the Secretary Of the
Navy in favor Of the construction of ten small