The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-12-23

wonld be powerful additional bond ol
union. Ard although advantages of this
kind, whether postal, commercial, or polii.
cal, cannot confer constitutional power, YET
they may furnish auxiliary arguments in ia.
vor OF expejling work which, In my judg-
mcnt, is clearly embraced within the war.
making power.
For these reasons commend 10 the frienj-
Iy consideration Of Congress the subject OF
the Pacific railroad, without finally commit
ting myself 10 any particular route.
The report of the Secretary of the Treasury
will furnis, detailed statement Of the con-
diion of the public finances and OF the re-
spective branches Of the public service de-
volved upon that department OF the govern
ment. BY this repor, i, appears that the a.
mount OF revenue received from all sources
into the treasury during the fiscal year end
ing The 30lh June, 1857, was sixiy-eight mil
lion six hundred and lhirly.one thousand
five bundled and thirteen dollars and sixty
seven cents, (6s,632,5ia 67) which amount
with the balance Of nineteen million nine
hundred and one thousand three hundred
and twenty-five dollars and forty-five cents.
(siesoi, 1926 45,> remaining in the treasury
at the commencement of The year, made an
aggregate for the service Of the year of eighty
eight million five hundred and thiry-tw
thousand eight hundred and thny.nine dol.
lars and twelve cents, (ss, ,53s ,s39 12)
The public expenditures for the fiscal year
ending 3oh Juue, 1857, amounted 10 seven
iy million eight bundled and twenty-five
thousand seven hundred aud twenty. foul
dollars and eighty five cents, {7o,s22,724 So.
of which five million nine hundred and for.
ty three thousand eight hundred and nireiy
six dollars and ninety one cents (s5,943, 1896
9D were applied to the redemption of the
public debt, including interest and premium
leaving in the treasury at the commerce
ment of the presen, fiscal year on the Is
July, 1857, seventeen million seven hundred
and len thousand one hundred and fourteen
dollars and twenly-seven cents, (sI7,7l0,
ia 27.)
The receipts into the treasury for tue frs
quarter of the present fiscal year, commenc
ing LIST July, 1857, twenty million nine hun
dred end twenty mine thousand eight hundred
and nineteen dollars and eighty one cents
$20, 9,8l9 sl,1 and The estimated re-
ceips of the remaining three quarters TO the
30lh June, 1858, are thirty six million sever
hundred and fifty thousand dollars Gs36, $50
00o1 making with The Balance before state.
an aggregate of seventy FIVE million three
hundred and eighty nine thousand nine hun
dred and thirty four dollars and eight cents
tS75, 5,3s9, ,934 Os,1 for the service of The
present fiscal year.
The actual expenditures during the frs
quarter of The present fiscal year were TWEEN
W three million seven hundred and fourteen
thousand five hundred and twenty eight dol
lars and thirty seven cenls, 3,7i4,52s 37]
Of which three million eight hundred ant
ninety five thousand two hundred and thirty
two dollars and thirty nine cents, CS3, ,s95,
232 3o] were applied TO the redemption o
the public debt, including interest and pre-
MUM.
The probable expenditures of The remain
ing three quarters, 10 30h June, 1858, ate
fifty one million two hundred and forty eigh
thousand five hundred and thirty dollars ant
four cents, Gs5i,2is,5 $50 o4,l Including in
terest on the public debt, making an sggre
gate of seyep,y-four million nine-hnndrcG
and siSty-three thousand nine hundred ane
ffiy-eisht dollars and forty. one cents, (S74,
s63,s5s, 400 leaving an estimated balance il
the treasury al The close of the present fina
year Of fourhundfed and lwenty.six thousans
eight hundred and seventy five dollars ane
sixty-seven cents isaac, ,s75,e7)
The amount Of the public debt al The com
mencement Of the present fiscal year wal
twenty nine millions sixty thousand thfes
huadred and eighty six dollars and ninety
cents [s2s, ,oso, 1856 so.1
The amount redeemed since the ist OF Jul,
was three million, eight hundred and ninety
five thousand, two hundred and thirty-l
dollars, and thiny.nine cents, (Ss ,ss5, ,232 80
leaving balance unredeemsd at this time
J OF twen,y-ive million, one hundred and six
five thousand, one hundred and fifty .fou
dollars and fify-one cents s25, ,I65, l54, ST.
The amount Of estimated expenditures fo
the remaindins three quarters of the presen
fiscal year will in all probability, be iucreas
ed from :hs causes sci forth in the repor, o.
the Secretary. His suggestion, therefore
that authority should be given to supply any
temporary deficiency by the issue Of limited
amount Of Treasury notes, is approved, and
accordingly recommend The passage Of such
law.
Itransmit herewith the reports made to me
by the Secretaries of War aud OF the Navy
of the interior and of the Postmaster General
They all coutan valuable and important in.
formation and Suggestions which commend
10 the favorable consideration OF Congress
As stated in the report of the Secretary,
| the iariff of March 8, 1857, has been in op-
GRAFTON for 50 short apefiod Of time, and IN
der circumstances so unfavorable 10 Just
development of its results as revenue meas.
ure, that should regard il as inexpsdieni, al
least for the present, 10 undertake its ,evis.
ion. u $50 -as ~
i have alteady recommended the raising
of foe, additional rseinsn,sy and the report
Of The Secretary of War presents siro1g rsa-
sons provingthis increase Of the army, pndsl
existing circumslsnces, TO be Indispensable.
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