Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1859-12-23

public and private character both to the people and a.
Stes, voudlhave resulted from convenng and hold
| ing special session Of Congress.
Tor these reasons recommend the passage OF q BILL a
eary day as may be practicable to provide for th
payment OF the amount with interest due these las
mfntoned contractors, weI the Necessary
appropriations for the service Of the Posofe
| for the current fiscal year.
The failure TO pass the PossoHce bill necessarily rive,
birth 20 serious reflections. Congress- bx refs;n -
the general a9prop bills To earry on hs
may not only arrest its action, might ever
destroy its existence The army the navy the
In short, every Department Of Gorernm.nt cal ~
nger perform their functions IL oongres. refuse the
ney necessary for their support II this failure should
ach the country the necessity OF eleetnr full oncres
u sufficient time to enable the President to convene the
il emeTg ncy Immediately after the old Congres
las expire it viii have been productive Of great seod
time OF sudden alarming danger, foreign domestic
Which all nations must expec. to encounter pro-
ress, the very salvation OF institutions may stake
Pon the assembling Of Congress without d-lay H. under
ueh circumstances the President should fnd himself in
ne condition in which he placed the close of the
t Congress- with nearly half the Of the Union
tute OF representatives the consequences nigh.
trous therefore recommend to Congress 10 caIrv int
Effect the provisions Of the Constitution this subject
aud to law appointing day previous to the An
OF March in each Of odd nnmber the election OF
Representatives throughout all the states They have al
lready appointed day for the election Of Electors f,r
Presdent and Vice President and this has been
Hspproyed by the country.
would again express most decided opinion in favor Of
the construction Of Pacific railroad the reasons state
IN my Two last annual messages. When reflect upon
what would be the defeneeess condition our states and
Territories vest Of the Rocky Mountains in case OF war
with naval power sufficiently strOrg interrupt all in
tercourse with them BY the routes Ishus am
still convinced than ever OF the vast ~
this railroad have doubted the constitutions
competency OF Congress to provide for its construction
but this exclusively under the making power
Besides, the Constitution expressly requires as an i'm
perave duty that the United States shall .protect each
OF them (the States) against Invasion" a loss to
conceive how this protection be afforded to California
and Oregon against such . naval power by any other
means repeat the opinion contained in annual
message that it would inexpeden for the Government
to undertake this great work agents Of its appoint
ment ard under its direct and exclusive control This
would Increase the patronage Of the Executive dan
gerous extent and would foster system obbing and
corruption which no vigilance the part OF Federal on
The construction Of this roaI ought therefore, to be IN
TO incorporated Companies other agencies who
would exercise that active and vigant Supervision
1t which can be inspired alone by corporate and
individual interest. that the addition
al cost Transporting munitions Of war;
plains u our POSSESSIONS the Pacific coast wouli be
g-eaterin such than the vi ole required to
construt the road. And yes this resort would AFTER all
| be nadsquate for their defence and protection
We have yet scarcely recovered the habits Of ex.
travagnt expenditure produced by oyerowng
ury, during several years prior 70 the
my ADMINISTRATION The financial which have
since esDerienced ought to teach all scrutinze our
expenditures with the greatest vigilance, and reduce
them tothe lowest posble point The Executive Depart
ments q the Government have devoted themselves to the
accomplishment Of this object with considerable success
as viii sppear r their different reports and etmates
To these invite the scrutiny Of Congress- the purpose
Of reducing them still lower il this be practicable consis
In ad Of the pJcy Of retrenchment pledge myself to
examine closely the bills appropriatng lands or money
so that II OF these should inadvertently pass both
Houses must sometimes the case may afford them
opportunity for reconsideration. At the same
ought never forget that true public economy consists
not 10 Withholding the Necessary accomplish i'm
portant national objects cOnded to the Constitution
but 10 taking care thahs appropriated these
purposes shall be faithfully and frugally expended.
1t viii appear from the report Of the Secretary OF the
Treasury that it is extremely doubtful say the least
whether shall be abe pass through the present and
al
This only accomplished strictly combining the an
propratons within tn estimates Of the different Separt-
ments without king allowance any additional ex
penures which Congress may think proper in their dis.
etion authorize and withsut providing the re-
dempton Of any portion OF the e900Uo6OO Of Treasury
notes which have been already issued.
In the event Of deficiency, which consider probable
this ought TO be supplied By to additional
loans It would be runoas practice in the DAYS Of peace
and prosperity to SO increasing the national debt to
meet the ordinary expenses Of the Government pol
icy would cripple and impair aur credit In
the existence Of should render it Necessary 70
torrow money.
Should such deficiency occur as apprehend uou,a
that the necessary raised by An
increase Of present duties imports. not re-
peat the opinions exp essed in my last annual mesa "a
to the best mode and of accomplishing this object
and shall now merely observe that :h:se have since
gone change.
plain in detail the operations Of that Department the
Government.
The receipts into the treasury all sources during
the hcal ending Both JOne 1885, including the loan
authorized the 18th June, 1867 and issues Of
notes authorized by existing laws eighty
million hund ed ninety two thousand four huudred
and seventy dollars and cent. 1881 692 All
which sum, with the balance Of six million hundred
and ninety eight Thousand three hundred snd sixteen dol
lars 36 10Y remaining the treasury
the Of that fiscal year, made sggre
gate the service Of year Of eighty million
ninety Thousand hundred and eighty seven dollars
and eleven cents (sSS sOTs7 ny
The public expenditure during the fiscal year ending
June, 1859 amounted to eghty.three million seven hun-
dred and atyone thousand hundred and eleven dol
lars and fy-seven cents (S9I75l5 5I 67) OF this sum
seventeen million four hund ed and Eve thousand
dred and eighty-6ve dollars and forty-our cents
2So 40 we're applied to the payment Of interest the pub
lie debt and the exemption Of the issues of treasury notes.
TIE expenditures for all other branches Of the public
vice during that fiscal were, therefore, sixty
lion three hundred and fOTtysix thousand hundred
dollars and thirteen ($66 226 13
The balance remaining in The treasury the July
1885, the commencement Of The present fiscal year.
four mill three hund ed and thirty mine thousand
two hundr and seventy dcars and Ay four cents
"a SS9, ,y75 54)
The receipts treasury during the rst qu,rter Of
the present fiscal year. commencing Iuly 1882
twenty million six hundred and eighteen housan eight
ed and sxi y-fve dosrs and eighty ye cents (S2J
6lSS6S IS o. this amount three mill on eight hundred
and wenty-one thousand three hundred dollars ($35Zl
3)u) received account fihe lean aud the
treasury notes.-the amount of 'ixtern million hun
dred and ninety thousand five hut drtd xty-
nv dollars and eghtyHye cent (s16 65 s) having
been received during the Quarter from Ihe ordinary
opube revenue The estimated receipts for the
remaining Of the present fiscal year III
June, 1866, hfty million four hundred and tIenysx
thousand four hundred dollars (S50,426,4 O) OF his
fifty six thousand four hundred dollars 400 will be
received for treasury notes which may issued under
tn nth section OF ne act OF ord March asst and one ml
lion hundred and seventy thousand llss l, l,lIOO0
OF the loan authorized by the Of "a,
1858 king six million nne hun"r and tveItysix
thousand tour hundr dollars (f6,96 4U) or these X
tr4ordlnary and Orty hree Milo five hundred
dollars (f43t OO) firm ordinary Of
in the treasury Cd the Ist July 85s OF sevenyvs mil
lion & rec hundred and eighty thousand hundred
and forty dtrs eighty nine cents ($TS 9
aha narpAun
3Orh June, SSJ,
The expenditures during the first quarter Of TIE present
fiscal ye.r twenty millions thousand one hun
dred and seventyiOu doars and eVeutyss cents i$IO
Coz, ,l74 76) million hundred ard sixty. four
thousand hundred aud sixty Elk dollars ard
y.sx "A ga sec C6 this wsr applied to the
payment Of iterest p-b'ic de5t aud The red mp
of the issues treasury notes. and the remainder be-
ing fifteen million th &c hundred and Iorty fwO thousand
eight hundred and eigh d0las S49 we're applied
ordinary expenditures during Quarter. The estma
ted expenditures during the naming three quarters to
June 3d. 1860, TOty muOn nIne hundred and ninety
Eve thousand five hundred and ffy-eight dollars and
TWEEN yhree cents, (4U 995 5.8 -. OF which two
million eight hundred Aho tgntysx housena x M @
estimated for tbs interest the pubic debt The as
certaned and estimated expenditures for the fiscal year
ending S9h June, 1884, account Of the public debit
accordingly million Ave hundred and hty thousand
niue hundred and egAryeight dollars and ten cents a.
55Uy>8 O) ordinary expenditures the Gov
hfty-three million fsur hu. dred and ty
thousand hundred and forty four dollars and eighty
nine cents, T14 s9 making aggregate OF sixty
million thousand hundred aud thirty two
dollars and Ninety nine cents o. 0OS 132 99 leaving
estimated balance in the trea the 3Jtn June 1863
Of million thrce hundred and eghtyone thous.
and eight hundred and eight dollars aid forty cents a.
3Sl SOS 40)
The estimated receipts during the next fiscal year end
ing 9th June 1851 sixty six million two hundred and
thoui and do lars (66 3 OrO which with tbs
balance eSLimated before stated, remaining in the
treasury the Both Juae 1862 will make aggregate for
the service Of the next fiscal year Of eighty million SIX
thousand eight hundred and eight dollars
and forty cents (SO,606,S 20 /
The estimated expenditures during the next fiscal year
ending 3Hh June, lS6l sixty six millions seven hum
fourteen thousand nine hune and twenty eight
dollars and seventy nine cent (667l4928 70 Of this
amount three million three hundred and eighty six hous
spd six hundred and twentyone dollars and thirty
ceats 6 81 SS will be required 20 she interest on
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