M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-01-12

nine cents [s53. .45l ,744 sol, making an Sg.
gregate OF siXty-one mi lion two thousand
seyeu hundrel and thiIty-:wO olIars and
nineiy-nine cents 1851 .002. .732 99), leaving
an estimated balance in the treasury on the
SOth June, 1860, of fourteen million three
hundred and eighty-one thousand eight
hundred and eight dollars and forty cents
(Sl4,3sl sos 40). .I .t.1ou ..an
The estimated receipts during the Lext
fiscal year ending 30th June, 1861, are sixty
six million two hundred and twenty-five
thousand'dolars 1866, ,225,nOO], which with
the balance estimated, as before stated, as
remaining in the Treas ury on the Both June,
1860, will make ell aggregate for the service
of the next fiscal year of eighty million six
hundred aud six thousand eight hundred and
eight dollars and forty cents 1880, ,606 ,S08
40l.
The estimated expenditures during the
next fiscal year ending 3Oth June, 1861, are
sixty.six millions seven hundred and four
teen thousand nine hundred and twenty Eight
dollars and seyenty-nine cents S66 ia ,929
79l. OF this amount, three million three
hundred and eighty-six thousand six hundred
and twenty-oue dollars and thrty-lour cents
r$3,3S6,62l 34). will be required 20 pay the
interest on the public debt; leaving the sum
of sixty three million three hundred and
twenty eight thousand and three hundred and
seven dollars and iofty-fve cents 1868 $685.
3U7 45), for the estimated ordinary expend-
lures during the fiscal year ending Both June.
1861. Upon these estimates balance will
be left in the Treasury on the 3Oth June,
1856 /, of thirteen million eight hundred and
ninety one thousand eight hundred and sew
enty-nine dollars end sixty-One cents ($lS,-
89l $40 6D.
But this balance, as well as that estimated
to remain in the treasury on the lst JULY
1860, will be reduced by such appropriations
as shall be made by law to carry into effect
certain Indian treaties during the present ii-
cal year, asked for by the Secretary of the
interior, to the amount of five hundred and
thirty-nine thousand three hundred and fifty
dollars (S539 350) and upon the estimates
Of the Postmaster General for the service of
his Department the last fiscal year, ending
30th June, 1859, amour ting 10 four million
two hundred and ninety-six thousand and
nine dollars (S4,296 009). together with the
further estimate oithat officer for the service
of the present fiscal year, ending 30th June.
1850, being five million five hundred aud
twenty-six thousand three hundred and twen.
ty-luur dollars (S5 ,526,32S, muking an Og.
gregate of ten million three hundred and six
ty-one thousand six hUndfed and eighty three
dollars ($l0 1861 ,6S9.
Should these appropriations be made as
requested by the proper Departments, the
hola ha lraa tho I,,,n
1861, will not it is estimGted exceed three
million i've hundred and thirty thousand one
hundred AMI ninety.six dollars and sixty one
cents S353O, 1876 6ll ...-
transmit herewith, the reports OF The
Secretaries of War. of the Navy, OF the Int
Jior, and of the Postmaster Genera They
each clntain valu1ble information and i'm
porant recommendations, well worthy Of
the serious consideration OF Congress.
twill appear from the report of the Secre-
tary Of War, that the army expenditures have
been malegioly reduced by system Of rig
id economy, which, in his opinion, offers
every guardlItee that The iedaction will be
permanent. The estimates OF the Depart
inent for the next have been reduced nearly
two mi,ion OF dollars below The estimates
for the prssen fiscal year, and hal million
bri0V he buIOunt granted for this year at
the last session of Congress.
The expenditures OF the Post Office De-
partmrnt during the past fiscal year, ending
30lh June, 1859, exclusive Of payments for
mail service specially provided Tor by Con-
g,ess out of the general treasury, amounted
to $li,E6l 463 SO, aud its receipts to ST.
96S, ,4S4 07; showing defccnc, to be sup
piled from the treasury Of Ss6,996009 26.
against e5,2SF ,677 10 for the year ending
30th June, 1858. The increased cost of
transportation growing out of the expansion
Of the service required by Congress explains
this rapid augmentation of the expenditures.
1t is gratifying, however, to observe an in
crease of receipts Tor the year ending on the
Both June, 1859, equal TO Sl5l ,69l | COM
pared with these in the year ending 30ih
June. 1858.
1t is estimated that the deficiency for the
current fiscal year will he 50 983,424 OF,
but that for the year ending 30lh Jure, 1861
it wiIlnoteXceed 81 ,342 ,473 70, should Con-
gress adopt the measures of frefom proposed
and urged by the Postmaster General Since
the month Of March retienchments have been
made in the expenditures amounting TO ST.
826,47l annually, which however, did not
take effect until after the commencement oil
the present fiscal year. The period seems
to have arrived for determining the question
whether this Department shall become a
permanent and increasing charge upon
the Treasury, or shall be permitted to resume
the Selt-sustaining policy which had so long
controlled its administration. The course OF
legislation recommended by the Postmaster
General for the relief the Department from
lis present embarassments aud for restoring
II TO its original independence, is deserving
of your early and earnest consideration.
In conclusion, would again recommend
to the just liberality oil Congress the local in
terests of the District of Columbia. Surely
the city bearing the name OF Washington
and destined, trust, for ages to be the capi
tal OF our united, free and prosperous Con
federacy, has strong claims on our favorable
regard. JAMES BUCHANAN.
Washington City, Dec. 10, 1853.
MONUMENT TO THOMAS BENTON
The Missouri State Legislature have
recently unanimously passed a bill an