Nebraska advertiser., 1857-01-01
HAPPY NEW YEAR, DEAR
ONE AND ALL.
TIE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

INK FhEHlUkA4 4GNA1N /
Many Of our numerous readers may
hot have time or opportunity to read
he above document, We, therefore, pro-
nose a few comments, extracts, &c.
The first thing the President offers
10 the consideration or perusal of Con-
|qress is the continued prosperity,
happiness, and quietude of the Union;
thence branching out on the history
of compromise measures. The COM
promise which consumes most of his
time. is the "Missouri Compromise"
entered into by the North and South
in 1920, at the time the State of Mis-
souri, was admitted into the Union.
The President brings forth many argu-
ments to show the fallicy and uncon-
~situtionality of establishing a line
over which a portion Of the citizens of
the United States would be prohibited
from ngtheirproperty. Decisions
Of the Supreme Court Of the United
States, are brought forward to sustain
the posiionthat Congress has no right
to impose restrictions of this kind
More than one half Of the Message is
taken up by this question.
Thenext subject, claimingthe atten-
ton Of President Pierce, is the fnan-
cial condition of the Country, show
ing that "Uncle Samuel is in easy
circumstances:
During the last fiscal year the re-
Ceipts from customs were, for the first
time, more than sixty-four million dol
lars, and from all sources, seventy
threemilionn nine hundred and eighteen
thousand one hundred and forty-one
dollars. The expenditures, including
three million dollars in execution of
the treaty with Mexico, and excluding
sums paid on account of the public
debt, amounted to sixty million one
hundred and seventy-two thousand four
hundred and one dollars; and includ-
ing the latter, to seYenty-two million
nine hundred and forty-eight thousand
seven hundred and ninety-two dollars.
the payment on this account having
amounted to twelve million seven humid,
red and seventy-six thousand three
hundred and ninety dollars.
On the 4th Of March, 1853, the
amount of the public debt was sixty.
nine million one hundred and twenty
nine thousand nine hundred and thirty
seven dollars. There was a subse
quent increase Of two million sever
hundred and fifty thousand dollars 70
the debt Of Texas-making a total Q
seventy-One million eight hundreda an
seventy-Rihe thousand nine hundre
and thirty-seYen dollars. OF tn
the sum Of forty-fve million five hunc
red and twenty-five thousand thrt
hundred and nineteen dollars, inclut
ing premium has been discharged, r.
ducing the debt to thirty million seYe
hundred and thirty-seTen thousand OF
hundred and twenty-nine dollars; a
OF which might be paid within a We;
without embarrassing the public servic
but being not yet due, and only RI
deemable at the option of the holde
cannot be pressed to payment by IL
government.
A reduction of the revenue fro
Customs is urgently recommended; al:
renewed recommendation for the il
crease of the Army and Navy.
Allow us to make one more extra.
IRON this document, in regard to IL
report of the Secretary of the Int
rior:
The aggregate sales of the publ
lands, during the last fiscal yea
amount to nine million two hundrC
nc tWenty-seyen thousand eighthun
red and seventy-eight acres; for whic
mas been received the sum of eigI
millions eight hundred and twenty-ol
thousand four hundred and fourtet
dollars, During the same period the
nave been located, with military scr
ana land warrants, and for other pu
poses, thirty million one hundred thou
'n0 two hundred and thirty acres, tn