Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-12-12

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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 derilectloa OF du
ty on the pat of the Executive
Peace has also been restored within the
Territory Of Utah, which. at the commence
ment of my administration, was In state
of open rebellion. This was the more dan
gerous, as the people, animated BY fanat-
zeal spirit. aud entreDched within their
mountain Businesses, might have made a
long and formidable resistance. Cost what
1t might, IL was necessary to bring them
into subsection to the Constitution and the
lava Sound policy, therefore, as well as
manity. required that this object should,
ifpossibie, be accomplished without the
efusion Of blood. This could only be eft.
fected, by sending military force into the
Territory, sufficiently strong to convince
the people that resistance would be hope
less, aud at the same time to offer them
pardon for past ofenses. on condition Of
imme diate submission to the Government
This policy was pursued with eminent
success and the only cause for regret in
the heavy expenditure required to march
large detachment of the army to that re-
mote region, and to furnish its subsistence.
Utah is now comparatively peaceful aud
quiet. and the military force has been
Withdrawn, except that portio, Of it nee
essary TO keep the Indians IN check, aud
to protect the emigrant trains on their way
to our Pacific possessions.
FINANCES.
Inmy last annual message promised to
employ my best exertions in cooperation
with Congress, TO reduce tho expend
fur of ha xusfhsp
limits of a wise and judicious economy
An oyerhowlng treasury has produc ed
habits Of prodigality and extravaganza,
which could only be gradually corrected.
The work required both time and patience.
l applied myself diligently to this task
from the beginning, and was aided by the
able and energetic efforts of the heads of
the different Executive Departments. The
result of our labors in this good cause did
not appear In the sum total of our expendi-
lures for the first two years, mainly in
CONSCIENCE Of Che extraordinary expendi-
lures necessarily incurred in the Utah ex-
pedition, and the very large amount of the
contingent expenses of Congress during
tets period. These greatly exceeded the
pay aud mileage of the members. For the
year ending 30th Of June, 1858, whilst the
pay and mileage amounted to 81 AGO. l4,
baC (OLtAnScht 4Pcncto fOet W S<,UJO,-
300 10; and for the year ending June,
1859, whilst the pay aud mileage amounted
to $3.50 ,O93 sc, the contingent expenses
amounted to 81 ,43l ,565 70. / am happy,
however, to be able to inform you that du-
ring the last fiscal year, ending on the 30h
June, 1860. the total expenditures of the
government in all its branches, Legisla-
tive, Executive and Judicial, exclusive of
Public Debt, were reduced to the sum of
SIS .4C2 ASS 46.
This conslusively appears from the books
of the Treasury, in the year ending on the
Both June, 1858. The total expenditure,
exclusive of the public debt, amounted to
81 ,9Oi ,129 "a; and that for the year ending
Both June, 1859, to SCI, 346 ,226 l3; whilst
the books of the Treasury show an actual
expenditure of SIS, S45 Ala 70, for the year
ending 10Th June, 1860. including 81 ,04O,-
Coz IL for the contingent expenses of
Congress There must be deducted from
TINS amount the sum of 81 ,296 ,009 &c,
with the interest upon it of $4,000, APP
proPriated by the act of 1860, for the
purpose OF supplying the deficiency in the
revenues and defraying the expenses of
the Post Ofico Department for the year
ending 3Oth June, 1859. This sum, there
lore, justly chargsable TO the year 1853,
rust be dedulted from the sum of $50 ,648,.
"a -, IN order to ascertain the expeBdi
tufe for the year ending Both June, 1860,
VIII h leaves balance for the expenditures
or tina. year of s55, 400. 465 45. The in
tersst on the public debt. Including Treas
Ugy notes for the same fiscal year, ending
on the Goth Jnune, 1860, amounted 10
S3,l67.3l4 81, which, added To the above
sum of SIS, 402 .375 46, makes the aggre-
gate Of SIS. 579, 7S9 06. 1t ought l.. Justice
20 be observed. that several of the esti-
mates from all the Departments for he
year ending Both June, 1860, were reduced
by Congress below what was, and still is,
deemed oDpatible with the public interest
Allosing lieerrl margin of $3.50, 600 for
this reduction, and for other Causes, it may
be safely asserted that the sum of SOL 900,
600. or. at the most, S62, 000, coo, is amply
sufficient 10 administer the Government,
and to pay the interest on the public debt,
uDlets contingent events should hereafter
render extraordinary expenses necessary.
This result has been obtained in a consid-
cradle degree by the care exercised by the
appropriate Departments in entering into
public contracts. 1 have myself never in =
teriered with the award of any such con-
tracts except in single eass-tha. OF the
Colonization Society deemed it advi-
sable. while its responsibility in each case
properlytbclongs at the head Of the Depart
ment, with the general instruction that
these contracts should always be given 20
the lowest aud best bidder; it has ever
been so given. IL is ny opinion that
public contracts arc not Legitimate source
OF patronage 70 be conferred upon personal
or political favoriles. bat that IN all such
cases public officer is bound to act for
The government as a prudent individual
would act for himself
AFRICAN sLvvE TRADE.
IL is with great satisfaction commune
cate the fact thst, since the date of my last
annual message, not single slave has
been imported into the United States in
violation OF the laws prohibiting the Arr
can slave trade. This statement 10 founded
upon a thorough examination and investi-
,,ation of the subject. Indeed the spirit
which prevailed some time sincs among a
portion Of our fellow citizens IN favor of
this trade, seems to have entirely subsidized, ,
] also congratulate you upon the public
sentiment which now exists against the
crime Of setling on foot military exhibitions
within the limits of the United States, to
proceed from thence aud make war upon
the people Of an unoffsEding State with
whomfwe are at peaes. In this respect a
happy change has been affected since the
commencement OI my ADMINISTRATOR. III
surely ought TO be the prayer of every
christian and Patriot, that such expeditions
may never receive couutenance ia our
country or depart from our shores.
tt would be useless repetition to do
more than refer with earnest commenda-
tion TO my former recommendations in fa-
vor Of the Pacific RsIlrosd, OF the grant of
power to the President 20 employ the naval
force, or force in the vicinity, for tho pro-
lection of the lives aud property Of our
fellow citlzeas, traversIng Ia transit over
the different Central American routes,
against suddea and lawless outbreak. and
dspredatiOns; and aiso To protect mericau
merchant vessels, their crews aud cargOes,
against violent aud aLlawfal seizure and
cOnfscatioa in the ports Of Mexico, and
the South American Republics, whsn these
may be in a disturbed aud revolutionary
condition. IL is my settled conviction that
without such power, we cannot afford
that protection to those engaged in the
Commerce of the country which they have
q right to demand.
ELECTION OF MEMBERS oG CONGRESS.