New-York daily tribune., 1859-02-14

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- nynne away riodicicusy saying that II is well
faovn that in New-YcIk City, where tSothrds OF tho
ay.nue ia collected At cost less by one-thirt than
a. cost of collecting the revenue az perhaps any other
oyt the present force abOrers aud mes
a., gers no y being emplcsed ss Clerks, etc.
Ia recent reyIIt of the S,natea COmuittee on
Naval Affairs il 4 stated that not only have fewer
guns a6ost in proporu to onr commercial t3nnags,
ran We had quarter of century Ggo, bat that our
navv in ships and guns, ia weaker, in compsrs0n
,;th that Of Great Br am than it the close OF
war OF 1912. In 1851 our entire navy ahoat CON-
IAs twenty. niIs veSSS., carrying SIX hundred ana
frenty eight guns sp '1ess were Rr;,so al hsd
sbe globe; while at the same time ".,rving ssya,
about our own coast tblrtJ Our vessels, c.
hundred ard nine'y-fcur guos.
The quantity of coal used by the navy since the in
.yoducon OF it into the service 10 the 3st of Decem
her 1853, has been l36,5O tuns. The quantity used
In tbe seversl navy yards FOR fifteen yesrs preceding
the Ist OF Janusry 1859, may be stated at ll5,25O
inns or On average of CS tuns per annum. OF this
,mourt s. lS2 tuDs were procured through the coal
se6mmis,ions amounted t. SIS 35S. Mr. James Polk
and Mr.. c. II. Hunter are the only coal agents at
present employed.
,John ii. B1thman, an old and highly respected i'm.
porter Of liquors and cigars died Of pneamonia yes
terday He was native of Switzerland.
The admission Of Oregon into the Union was cele.
brated last nigh. by large cOncourse of citizens, who
with the Marine Band serenaded the distinguished
friends Of the measure including Gen. Lane, Senator
Green and Representatives Nichols, Scott Stephens,
Letcber Thayer, Comins, Stevenson and Orr, nearly
s of whom delivered brief speeches euogistic of the
political event.
The President, in response 70 repeated calls, ap-
reared at window Of the White House. He pre-
fumed he said, from this handsome demonstration,
that tie Oregon bill had passed. He sincerely con.
graduated them upon the advent of another sovereign
Stat into the glorious cDpfederacy Of republics;
State too situated the very shores If the Pacific,
favored with fine climate snd exQberaut soil, and
filed with tried aud noble Democrats. The elevation
of Gen. Lane who h81 proved himself gallant SOL
der in war and true statesman in peace, was also
fit subject for rejoicing IL was an honor he had fairly
deserved by bis exertOns to bring this new state into
the Union. Expansion was 10 future the policy OF our
country and towards alone feared and opposed 1t.
Thanking them for the tonor paid him, the Presi'
dent concluded by calling 4" Yankee Doodle, which
was performed by the band. Nice-President Breck-
inrdge 10 another part Of the city, declared that
whenever he could be had given the bill push and
expected next Monday To swear in both Senators.
Having been csiled upon to say something about
Cuba, be remarked that Ia ked much, and did too
little. When England shed to do thing she old it,
and talked aferw ard. If the Island of Cuba instead
of being placed at the mouth of the Gulf of Mexico,
Law at the opening of the British Channel, England
would take it in ten days He was in favor of the
ACQUISITION of Cuba. He would not rob for it. but
would act with any portion of his fellow citizens in
. using all honorable means to acquire It,