Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-07-23

J. Oates, Clinton Miss Mary S. Humphrey, Onslow ;
Miss Susan J. Beaman, Clinton.
We have seldom seen more interesting class OF
Young ladies than the graduating class of this year. and
they sustained themselves in all the branches of their
animation. The closing Concert met the highest expec
tations of those who had been attracted from distance
to see if the of Mr. Stradea was justified IN the
performance of his pupils. Much might be justly said
in praise of the Faculty for their untring industry in
aborng to advance their pupils to the highest grade of
scholar ship but will not tax your space to tell the
public what is already well known. One PRESENT
Correspondence of the New York Times.
Actual Appro prIatons for the National Govern
for 1850.
WASHINGTON, Saturday July 10, 1858
1t seems now to be an admitted fact on all hands, that
the next presidential fight will be upon treasury stats
ties and that niggersm will be overslaughed Such
being the case, it will be matter of Importance to both
the democracy and the opposition to have correct data
upon which to build their platforms. Mr.. Crttenden
perceive, led off in the fight by announcing at Covlng
ton that Congress- at its last session. appropriated nearly
one hundred millions Of dollars for the support of the
second year of Mr.. Buchanans administration. This
was the first gun in the great battle of 1860 and both
parties may be disposed to take all advantages, have
prepared the following statement OF appropriations hav-
ing had the time and material for making close eX
animation of the subject" The statement is correct in
every particular, and challenges criticism.
While the partisans hurting their thunders at each
other it will be well for the people to be furnished with
sons from the premises. | shall deal in no suppose
lions nor why nots p but give the figures in detail
taken from the highest official sources
Statement Of appropriations made at the late session Of
the Ihirt1fth Congress for the support of the feder
al government for the gear ending June 3d. 1859.
Treasury proper-legislative bill. $4 ,242699 SO
Treasury nterior-lands, courts, &c.,. 1884, 4O8 65
Treasury civil expenses. ..>......... 999856 "a
Treasury customs Observation-Disclosures. l,929,558 Al
Treasury interior-civil expenses. SCI, l65 so
Interior due State of Maine, (ndefnite
about OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. $4,000 90
Amount dud |. d. Andrews about. " $4,000 90
American State papers, per annum. w $4,000 90
Expenses for collecting revenue from Gus
toms ................ 100000 90
Consular and diplomatic bill. ......... 912,l2O 90
Army bill. Observation-Disclosures. .17,l74,l06 46
Military Academy, &c............... 2,O41 ,472 IA
Navy bill Observation-Disclosures. 1885 ,8O4 %
! Indian bill. Observation-Disclosures. 1924 1886 IS
| Pension bill OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 10000 90
| Miscellaneous, under indefinite and spe-
! cifc standing appropriations. ...... 3,059,910 IA
Deficiency act for Post Office Depart
ment for revenue for fiscal year ending
June 80, 1859. ..........- 100000 90
Interest on the public debt, (Stock) . 445, 3l4 35
Interest on treasury loan, yet to be nego-
tiated say. acknowledgements. 100000 90
IOIdl OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. oil ,U33,043 69
Thus show the entire appropriations for the present
fiscal year to be SiHyome millions of dollars including
the construction Of the oops of war and the inter-
est of million Of dollars on debt not yet created
and not hundred millions, stated by Senator Crit
enden and echoed and rechOed through the country
by the partisan press.
But the curious reader will desire to know how the
figures are obtained by those who would deceive the
people by false statements It is in this wise The rev.
enues of the Post Office Department now deposited
In the United States Treasury and drawn out bv reg-
lar appropriations by Congress. These appropriations
not in the ordinary language of any money in the
treasury not otherwise appropriated but the amount is
appropriated out OF any money in the treasury arising
from the received from the Post Office Depart
ne" Nor does the Secretary of the Treasury in sub
hitting to Congress his estimates of appropriations as
required by law, include this Post Office appropriation
1t is matter with which he has nothing to do. and
which lies wholly within the control of the Postmaster
General. We Judge of things only by comparison The
appropriations by Congress large or small only in
comparison with appropriations heretofore made This
is fair rule Never before was the appropriation for
the Post Office Department made out of its reven
ues set down to the expense Of the government Post
master General Brown asked and obtained permission
to eXpend $l4O0O000 of the revenue of his department
not even In the reckless of $40 was it supposed
that this expenditure item to be charged in the
bill of txtravagances against Mr. Van Buren,. The de-
hc1ency OF 3,5OOO0O comes out of the national treasu
ry and is of course of the items in the list of ap
preparations. Mr. Crittenden would charge that list
also with the $l4OOO0OO which is appropriated out of
the Post Office fund Such charge Mr.. G. knows
would be erroneous and without precedent.
Then again, the Secretary of the Treasury in his an
nua letter to Congress- reported unexpended balance
in the treasury of $l6586588 3d. which the opposition
claim should be added to the appropriations and swell
the in order to show the extravaganza of the
ent democratic Congress. This u.s. indeed horse-cbest-
nut logic A black republican Congress made lavish
appropriations for the last fiscal year democratic
administration declined expanding the whole amount and
reports surplus. That surplus is now charged as an
Item OF extravaganza against the present Congress-
BY such process of reasoning Mr. Crittenden will
probably be able to convict every succeeding Congress of
extravaganza, the uneXpended balance will no
doubt be reported from year to year. until it is again
returned to the treasury
In the above estimate have not included a few small
private appropriations which made at the last ses
sion including in the aggregate perhaps not more than
three hundred thousand dollars Let the politicians take
notice. We have furnished them with the facts
Misrepresentation will be without excuse. @.
The SLAVE TRADE-The Havana correspondent of
the New York Times, in a recent letter, says:
The barque Lyra, formerly your city, has also been
fitted out here for the slave trade and was furnished
sea letter to Key West She is under the command of
Capt. Dickey 1t is doubtful whether she will take the
trouble to 60 to Key West The famous Spanish slave
trader Eugenio Vnas lost his barque in attempting to
leave Bahia, Honduras where she has been quietly max
ing her preparations for second trip to the coast She
is the same vessel referred to in previous letter as hav-
ing landed 1900 negros. Her companion was small
brig belonging also to Vnas The brig was burnt after
making the voyage. The authorities seized the vessel on
the rocks but, examination, she found to be 50
firmly imbedded that all attempts to get her off have
proved futile One of the Spanish briggs while reconnot
ering her. got ashore, and very near being lost
herself Prompt assistance sent from this CITY and
after removing her artillery and stores she was got off
The Key West correspondent of the same paper says
few days before the arrival of the Co. large SLAYER