Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1860-12-06


not subsequently, voted at the third el"on 1t is
that the whole constitution ud ht been submitted TO
the people, as always dosici but the precedehts are
num-. Of the admission of States into the mon "n
out such submission.
1t would not oomport with my present purpose to re-
view the proceedings OF Congress upon the Iecompt"n
constitution 1t is sufficient to observe that their hnal
action has removed the last vestse OF serious reyoiu
ionary troubles. The desperate band recently assem-
bed under notorious outlaw in the southern portion OF
the Territory TO resist the execution of the laws and to
plumber peaceful citizens will doubt not be speedily
subduel and brough to justice.
Had treated tho Loompton constitution rs nulltty
refused to transmit it TO Congress 1t not difficult
to imagine, whilst recalling the position OF the country
at that moment what would have been the disastrous
consequences both in and out of the Territory from such
a dereliction of duty the part of the Executive.
Peace has also been restored within the Territory OF
Utah, which, at the commencement Of my Adminis.Is-
ton, was in a state NJ Upen rebellion This was the
dangerous, as the peo,c, animated by anatical
spirit and entrencscd within their distant mountain
businesses, might have made long and formidable re-
sistancc. Cost what it might it necessary to bring
them into subsection to the Constitution and tho laws.
Sound policy, therefore, well humanity, required
that this object should ii possible bo accomplished with
the efuson OF blood This could only be effected by
sending military fet9 into tho Territory sufficiently
strong TO convince the people that resistance would be
hore!tss and at tho time to oHor them pardon for
past offences condition of immediate submission to
the Government. This policy purs"ed with eminent
and the only cause for regret is the heavy ex
pendire required to march n large detachment of the
emy that remote region and to furnish it subsistence
Utah is comparatively peaceful and quiet, and the
military has been Withdrawn except that portion Of
necessary to keep the Indians in check and to protect
the ongrunt tAins their way to our Pacific posses
| sions.
in my first annual message promised to employ my
best exerona in cooperation with Congress to reduce
the expenditures Of the Government within the ni" OF
"A wise and udicious economy An OVERLOOKING treasury
| had produced habits Of prodgaty and extravaganza
which could only 10 gradually corrected The work re-
Guired both time and patience. applied myself dill
gently to this task from the beginning, and was aided by
tn, able and energetic efforts the Heads of the different
Executive Departments. The result % our labos in this
good cause did not appear IA the sum total OF our expend
lures for the two years. mainly in consequence OF
the extraordinary expenditure necessarily incurred in the
Utah expedtion and the very large amount Of the con
tngen expenses Of Congress during this period These
greatly exceeded the pay and mileage OF the members
For the year ending 3ath juno 1883 whilst the pay and
mileage py,ouuted to ST 4902I, the contingent OK
pnses ross to 81 093 800 49, aud for the year ending
10th june 1859, whilst the pay and mileage amounted to
$3.50, 093 &c. the contingent expenses amounted 70
sl43l ,5o5 49, am happy, however to I've able To
inform You that during the last -cal year ending on the
3Oth June 1850 the total expenditures Of the Govern
ment in all its brancheslcgslativc, executive and Judi
ca- exclusive of tho public debt REDUCED 10 the
sum Of $50 4o2 465 10. This conclnsvcy appears from
the books Of the Treasury In the year ending on the
3Oh June 1888 the total expenditure, cHclusive ct tho
public debt amounted to ST. 90 l29 -, and that for
the wear ending 30th June, 1853, to 500 3<h 20 49,
Whilst tho books Of the Treasury sh"- an actual o1pcndi.
ure of $50 SiS 474 ~ for o yeer ending on the 30th
June 1860, including ST O4O, G67 II for tho contingent
expenses Congress, there must DO deducted from this
n n1 ,.n go oo 'i'I TO- a. Wv, y, ,,., ~
1850 for the purpose Of supplying the deficiency in the
revenues and dcfraying tho expenses Of the Post Office
Department for The year ending the thrtioth of june
thousand eight hunyre'l and fifty nine Til. sum,
therefore, Justly chargcabe to the year 1882 must be
deducted from the sum of $50 s4S,474 ~ in order to
ascertain the expenditure for the year ending the 0h
june 1860, which leaves balance for the expenditures
OF that year of $55 1902 4G3 46 The interest the
public debt including Treasury notes for the same fiscal
year ending tho goth Juno, 1850, amounted TO s.,
III ,34 g. which, added to the above of $50 402,
iG5 46, makes tho aggregate of S5S. 5T9, $50 0S.
1t ought in Justice to DO observed that several of the
estimates from the departments Tor the ending goth
June 1860, were rrthced by congress below what was
and still is deemed compatible with the public interest
Allowing liberal margin OF SI,5o0,0J0 for this reinc-
ton and for other causes 1t may be safely asserted that
tho sum of eSl0OOOoo or ut the most S62 GOO OO0
amr!y sufficient to administor tho Governments and to
pay the interest on tho puoic ebs unless contingent
events should hereafter render extraordinary expenditures
necessary
This result has been .sned In considerable degree
by tho exercised by this appropriate departments in
entering into public contracts have myself III
terfcrud with the award of any such contract ex-
cept in Il single with the Colonization Society
dceming IL advisable TO cast the whole responsibility
in each case on the proper head tho department with
the general instruction that these contracts should al
WAYS DO given the lowest and boSt bidder 1t has
been nv opinion that public contracts not n eg
mato source of patronage be conferred upon personal
or political favorites but that in all such public
officer bound to net for the government US prudent
Individual V"hd act lor h'hse"'
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