The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-12-29
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an, provision for retiring fnflrm and dis.
"u,eu M omcers, enlisting the teamsters nf tha
army .'nasng ns. @ iull supply of camels for
tions. VI the conee ra-
-. Ihe expense of the army for the past vear
nn I raras v.m sis,u.S, OF which S370,O00 was an
~ itetn incurred for the suppression
ritories. "u Ofogoh Ier-
Among the improvements which b,ve ,asn
;sIouuceo ; into the military department are
iron gun-carriages,- instead of waod n,,.s a.
| , lew OF the rifled cannon aud new patterns Of
Horse equipments. The breech LOADING f,ra
sha a,e esspeeiaiIy recommended. He urges
- ."e man ~ nuiaeture OF more arms by the govern.
mem, the establishment OF national fol, ndrv
and the erection of more works for national
delence particularly At New York.
gloomily. He says:
The army Is inactive, and stands in the atti-
tuue OF menacing force towards a conuuer-
ed and suilen people. am satisfied that the
| preservation of right and Justice. through the
| means of any Jurisprudence known or recog-
| nized by the people of the United States. ia
| impossible in that Territory. 1t is governed
practically, by system which is in total dis
| regard of the laws or Constitution of the land
| The laws of the Mormon church and the will
| Of the hierarchy are alone potential there
| Beyond mere outward show of acq uies-
| cence in federal authority, they are as ire
| sponsibie to it as any foreign nation.
There is, in the present attitude of affairs,
scarcely any necessity for the presence of
| troops in Utah. and they will be otherwise
disposed of in the coming season. There are
| no complaints Of Indian hostilities towards
the Mormon people. All other Territories and
| people upon our vast frontiers suner from In
dian depredations, but the Mormon people en-
joy an immunity from all their outrages. For
the protection of these people against Indians,
| there is no necessity for the presence of sim
gle soldier.
| He refers to affairs on the Texas border and
| the raid on Brownsville, and calls for action
| on the part of Congress in the premises. He
/ concludes with history of the Harper's Fer
| ry affair and the part played therein by the
| U. S. troops.
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR.
The Secretary gives an interesting history
Of the Paraguay expedition. and says that I've
| of the steamers purchased for it are to be used
in the suppression of the African slave trade.
/ making total of eight steamers engaged on
the coasts of Africa and Cuba in that business.
He thinks this fact will make the, slave trade
| so dangerous that few American vessels will
| mbark in it.
| ministration there have been added to the
| Navy twenty steam vessels, at a cost of less
| than S., ,00O, ,0O0 and the Secretary recommends
| sun further increase, by building more
steamships, which can be maintained at small
| cost, and go wherever they may be needed. He
| recommends, also, an increase of the marines
medical corps, and pursers in the Navy. There
are only i91 midshipmen in the Navy leaving
| heavy deficiency in that branch of affairs
winch has been partially supplied by rating
| enlisted seamen and landsmen as masters
| mates to the number of l60, and at an annual
| expense of 100000, to perform the duties of
midshipmen.
The board of officers appointed to witness
the annual examinations have made highly
favorable report of the general management
discipline and police of the Naval Academy
They recommend that no candidate be admit
ted under the age of Is instead of a. as the re-
quirement now is; that the time of reporting
for admission be the 1st of June instead of the
| 2Uth of September; that the French and Span
ish languages enter into the final examination
of midshipmen, and have due weight in de-
termtning their relative standing; that be-
sides the practice ship small screw steamer
| be attached to the academy; that the pupils be
instructed in the duties of engineering in the
| manufacture of fire. works, and all ordnance
matter in which gnnpowder and its constitu-
| ents enter; that short course of naval archi-
| lecture be introduced; and they make other
| suggestions which, in their opinion, would in
crease the theoretical and practical knowledge
| of the pupils of the academy.
| For the fiscal year ending June 80, 1859 the
| expenditures of the Navy Depar tment were
| SI4,659,267. The estimates for Io6Uare Sl35Oo,-
| 31O and the appropriation only S1o,i6i,769
| REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY
Some apprehension has been felt that the
| large amount OF imports during the last twelve
| months would be attended with unhappy re-
| suits in the business of the country This ap-
| prehension would be well founded if the facts
|
| the country and its ability to pay for them
The imports during the last fiscal year were
| S33s, ,76S, l30, whilst the exports for the same
period were 1886, ,7s9. 1852, showing an excess of
| exports over imports of SlS,02l 332 One fact
| however, connected with our exports has at.
| tracted much attention, and led many to be-
lieye that we were importing beyond our abii-
! ity TO pay-the increase of specie in our export
| tables If specie occupied in the business of
4 the country only the position of circulating
| medium, and the supply was limited accord
ingly, there would be just ground for this ap-
prehension; such, however is not the case 1t
constitutes an important element in the list of
our productions; and, like all other produc-
tions, where the quantity exceeds the Iegiti-
| mate demands of the country for use and con-
SUMPTION 1t becomes very proper article for
| export.
The public debt on the 1st July, 1858. was
| SIS, 1887 &c. The act of June IA, 1855, au-
| thorized an additional loan of 1000, Goo
which has been accordingly negotiated Of
this SIS, ,620, 900 had been paid into the treasu-
| ry, and the stock issued therefor on the lst
| of July, 1889, the commencement of the pres
ent fiscal year. A portion OF the remainder
| has been since paid, and the stock therefor
| issued. The balance will doubtless be soon
completed, which will make the permanent
| public debt $45, l55,977 66.
OF the ten porary public debt authorized by
| the act of december %, 1857, providing for the
issue of S50, 0,0O0, 600 in treasury notes, there
Were outstanding on the 1st July, 1858, as
shown by my last report $40 500. On the
II,
| the amount of these notes outstanding was
Sl5,G46S00.
| The aggregate means for thesseryice of the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1859, were SSs O9o,-
7S7, and the expenditures for the same time
were $50, Isl ,511. The es timoted receipts for
1860 are S75, ,3S4, ,54l. and the estimated expen-
ditures are $6l ,0G2, 1872.
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR
Secretary Thompson makes lengthy report
| in reference to Indian affairs, pensions, the
| District Of Columbia wagon roads, the Texas
boundary, the distribution of documents the
Judiciary, the Patent Office and agriculture
He has also somewhat to say about the public
lands remarking that during the five quarters
ending September 30, 1859, 16,9ls,1s acres of
| the public lands were disposed of; A,97u5OO
acres were sold for cash. yielding So. 1917 415; |;
3,6l7.440 acres were located with bounty land
warrants; ,7I2 9i0 acres were approved to the
several States entitled to them, under the
swamp grants of March 3, 1s49, and Septsmber
%, 1856; and 6,3ls,203 acres certified to States,
as falling to them under the grants for railroad
purposes.
During the same period of time 13,e17,oa
acres surveyed and prepared for market and
l6, 7S3, ,5a3 acres proclaimed and offered at pub
lie sale.
The aggregate quantity of public land tha.
has been surveyed, but not yet proclaimed or
offered at public sale was, on the 30th of Sep
tember, 1859, 56,9709i1 acres, and the estimated
quantity which had been offered at public sale,
and remained subject to private entry at the
various land offices, was e0,00D,Uc0 acres.
THE WANDERER CAsE-A LATE DENIAL
FROM W ENpELL PHILLIPs.-A dispatch from
Boston to the Baltimore Sun, dated Decem-
ber 81, says:
The crew of the yacht Wanderer was brought
up for examination this morning, charged with
voluntarily serving on board of said yacht,
she being employed in the transportation of
slaves from some foreign country to, COM
plainant unknown. Nothing particular was
ELECTED, and the case was adjourned till to-
morrow