Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-10-21
The Federal Treasury--PrOsPect of an
Early Call for a Gov ernmen Loan.

Early Call for a Governments Loan.
The receipts from the customs from the lavish
importations under the late administrations,
such that Mr. Secretary Guthrie was reduced to all
sorts of shifts get rid of his encumberi"g sur
plus revenus, but which in spite OF all his efforts
and in spite of all the waseiul devices of Congress-
the lobby spOilsmen and the Kitchen Cabinet still
kept accommodating upon his hands Even late
a few short weeks ago, there were Wenty-three
millions in the treasury subject to draft; but
look at the following report, which we published
yesterday from responsible source at Washington,
and mark the rapid e6b of the tide:-
STATE or THE TREASURY.
Appropriations the present fiscal yr $s5 S7s 255
Amount expended to Oct. Is, q 1866 74S
Amount of funds on hand, 6,l09 600
Amount devoted to mint operations, 5000 900
Current receipts per week, 500 600
Dealing IN round numbers, let US see what these
figures indicate OF the appropriations for the
present fiscal year of $S5 900 00O there have been
paid out some S270OO,0OO, leaving balance yet
20 be paid Of $5s. 100000 To meet this sum Of
liabilities by July next the Secretary of the Treas
ury has balance on hand of SO. 600, 900; and our
correspondent reports the treasury receipts st
$500, 900 per week. We venture TO say that the
weekly average receipts for the next six months
will not exceed $3.50, 600. if il even reaches that
sum- Tor the country l. full Of foreign gOods full of
debts aud instead OF sending money 70 Eugl
for more goods, We shaft be sending our own pro-
ducts 10 England for money for some time to come.
Assuming however, that the .ury receipts for
the balance of the 6scal year viii average $780,
600 per week, then, 70 the S0th of June
The receipts will be $50 O0O, 600
Balance on hand {, coo 600
Miscellaneous, lands, &c 100000
Total funds $4l 100000
Appropriations $4,000 600
Deficiency an 900 coo
Very different is from the est i'm ,trs OF Srcre-
Try Gut rle IN bis last aunu report arcording to
heh s'''rr ought 70 br surplus iu the trrasufy
on ih 80 OF June, 1858. Of S43. 0OO, 900. But
dr Guthr- mad no estimates tu cover tue cOntin-
eucie- OF tuis revulsOn Oi 1857 aud thus his for "
| three miiiiors are wiped out Great 6naaeers re
vety often but Ia, Herrnt prOph &. Hos stan W.
nOWf The Expenditure of S27, GOO, 600 10 4 little
| over three mobths sill fully cover the appsopria-
tions Of ts5 00O,00O for turlve months, and some
/ thing over. lnteed, the iFst oil required AZ al
every session OF Congress for the Lass half do
zen years. has been = deficiency bill; that g. bill
20 meet she exc, - OF the actual expenses Of the
government over the regular appropriations for the
year. But should the zetual years s1PendituF,s
| fall short Of the appropriations, He must noE over
.ook abe certain EXPENSES and doubtful receipts OF
i the uext yrar.
/, !. evident, thsfsGOFs, %. ouly that Ne seers-
lary Cobb has done an that be can do ior the i'm
/ mediate relief oiths financial insefesss e. the peo
PIE ult NnAA eaF uitl5ae u
need relief 10 the shape Of loan Of ten klteea OF
tweny millions oi ioais. The practical issues Tor
the eoaaing Congress therefore, Si nos % usgsrs,
uoF Northern Southern aEgressious iOf against
/ nlggers, Dor iaBd spells nor LOBBY plnnder; Dot
such bard malteF-oi-taet Issues FetrrUchment se-
TORN, economy, oankrupt !aSs, financial relief tar
ifla aaa goseFament oans- fhus the events 81 sn
/ bosF osvrsuFn Al The sshem-s aud ealeHiatona %
| parties and politicians, and, uhen asl expected.
/ usher 10 upoa o. sSssping haauesal ssd pohlie4l
Ees0lasigH.-N y Hsrsid
/ - The soa of HanFy 5. Guns, Of Miss :
sippt, ran tff two weeks ago with hls iath. &
I second T.. The yOaDg 'eon o. > gan' O. 8
| nos been heard VI since.