The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-12-08

fowinr treasury has produced habits of
prodicalitv and eStrdvagauce which could
only lie gradually corrected the work
required both time and patience. | APP
piled myself diligently to this task from
the beainnins, and WAS aide.l by the able
AMI energetic efforts OF the heads OF the
different Executive Departments The
results of our l,.boys in this good cause did
not appear In the total of our cxpen-
dItures for the first two years, mainly in
consequence ot the extraordinary eXpen-
dItures necessarily incurred III the tab
expedition and the very large amount of
the contingent expenses OF Congress, d,l-
ring this period. These greatly exceeded
the pay and mileage OF the mentors
For the year ending both June, 1898,
whilst the pay and mileage amounted to
SI,42J,21i, the contingent expenses rose to
s2,O93, 30J -; and for the year ending
June, 1879, whilst the pay and mileage
amounted to SoJ9,OJ3 66 the contingent
expenses amounted to Sl,4Jl ,j6j -. |
am happy, however, to be enabled to IN
form you tEat daring the last fiscal year,
ending on the Both OF June, 1860 the to
tai expenditures of the Government IN all
its Observation-Disclosures executive and
judicial-exclu>iye of pubic deht, were
reduced to the sum OF 80, 800 H
This couclusiyely appears from the books
of the Treasury ia the year ending on the
Both June, 1875 The total expenditure
exclusive Of the public debt, amounted to
81 OI i2J -, and that for the hear end
ing G0th June. 1889, 20 $6J.a54 226 Is
whilst the books OF the Treasury show an
actual expenditure OF :,9>4J4Ii ~ for
the year ending 80 June. 1850. including
$l,0io,66l II for the contingent expenses
of Congress. There III st be deducted
fror, thi..tr,.,t,t tL-,,,, ,f. - On; 90 p;
will Tho i,,r,-t ,Ir,.r, i, t,.,li ,,,,,To.
nr;,taI Inv to a.t nr I5fh F.hrn,,y
iSfD for tha .,urn,.s. If s,,,,n!,-in,r the
daf.i,,o,- L.. ~. r.r.u,,a. ,,j a. f..,,-:,,.,
the evnrn-cs nj tte Pos; Ollie D.nart
mot fIr H.. ,,La,. anI;,,,r 2ath of limo
1S,a III. sr., tLnrntn.3 ;n.fIv CHARGE,
abla to tI. ,eal. II51 nn.t Ln I.Irrted
g., H. -, e 20 II TO IN -.
70 -, 80, .I;,,,,... f,, ,I,o ,oor
- - ~, ~, ,r-{,;l, 10 : Lo
1a, g.. 81 H. ,a Of
g., io5 -, IL Ill.,. in,arest If tLe n,hI;c
al, i.,lJ,,,Iir,., -fra,.,,,,- ,,o... fh,. tl,,
- 81 49," -, -, H., IA. /, f,,,,l
I ISrn -'-,;,,tI -, - .ilr ~ ,,.tinI
adIid ,'f 81 no e.. IL
,,,ai~,- -. IA -S4nS I,
t.-,.,,,.'I ,i,at
raj Of the r-fif3.,g- from all the Denart-
ments for the wear ending The 33;h June,
1860. Were reduced by Congress below
what was, and St..! : deemed compatible
with the public interest. Allowing a libe-
raj margin OF $50 900 for tbs reduction.
and for other causes il may lie safely as
serted that the sum OF Gl,0DoOOO, or at
the most, So 100000. is amply sufficient
to administer the Governments and to pay
the interest ON the public debt unless
contingent events should hereafter render
extraordinary expenditures necessary
This result has been attained in a conside-
rahle decree by the care exercised by the
appropriate perartments in entering into
public coutrsc : have myself never in.
terfere,I with the award of any snch con
tracts. except in a single ca-e-th1t Of the
Colonization Society deemed it adyisa
bic, Will" it. responsibility in each case
properly belongs at tie head of the De
partmcut. with the general instruction
that the. contracts should always be
o;ya,, =, II, o l-,,-.-t ,,,J i.-t Ii,IJa. II b,.
g. ~ " -
ever been 20 gwen II Is NY oi'n!on that
public contracts axe not 4 climate source
of patr0ua... 10 b. conferred ufDu person
al or raIi!icaI rly..r--.= i,l- That in all
s,,.h ..tt ,.,,T.I;. -. --;.., o.. = 5...,,,l =, no,
-
1oi tHt E'|'4 i'iiI''ii' - = ir-ttLt 4iIU-N IA u
al woui! act Tor himself
,rrr-,,- - Az -r.rr
ii - with great satisfaction that / com
muniCatr the Tact that. since the date OF
my last annual flcs-.ra not a SINGLE slave
r., -, -,,.,...,..i = -, r-:.-I 81
- ---i :. u no ''' 'i. -. '''H',
III f!''"HH' 81 a." i"'S i'I'!i-''1ii'S tIi'
AiEcstIi slave trade. iilS statement i
founded upon thorough examination and
Investigation 81 the subject Indeed. the
spirit which prevailed some time since
amo,f,~a yar;fou of orr f..,I,,y-c;GiyauS IN
fo,or 81 IL I'D, -e.,,,. ., L.,.., till,
S''H-''',' "'7' ''''-z-.'. "i','S ''' vi VI
the pubic sentiment which now exist
AGAINST the crime of setting on foot mill
+,-- ..,-,..,l;-i,,,S within tn. Iir,ir. Of -,
- - -
'h.tt" '7''''7' az i'i''S't lin 'L.'i'', u
make war upon the people o. ruoi!cNting
State with whom We are - peace. II
this r.s,,nct =, nanny .I.,rrn las L.ou AZ
fc,,l -. H., 49,, - 9 49,. , J
iliiI@llaiipn
II Suielr ought :" be tie PRAYER o. every chrl>
tIan ~! -'F2s', ii-i such eAe'ii'lons i.iaS ne'e
ftct!. cvuhtviaHcc ~ oar COUNT OF depart iron
our shore
IL would lie a useless repetition To 10 more thli
refer with earnest commentator To my former re
COMMUNICATION III favor of tie Pacific Railroad, @
the grant of power TO tho President to cul 10y tn
nayu force OF force III the vicinity for the protec
ton Of the lives and property oi our fellow citizen
passing IN transit over the d ltr.ut Central Amer
lean routes against sudden and iawICSS outbreak
and deprcdatlonS and also 10 protect American
merchant vessels their crews and car"gr- arain-
.ioitht ana !h''L"Iii seizure ana coIil1catIoH "
nuhiic, ui,cn rbaSc NAV be IN disrnrie,i and rev
nInricrary cnpIitfnn II J., my sn;tI=d cnnvict,n,
that wIrfnUr ,r.rh = mower ~, carlror afford III i,
profcrtiop ia tI1Sn rura,rai in -i,n commerce q
the country which theI have Il right to demand
ELECTION or MEMBERS or CONGRESS.
| again recommend To Congress the passage Of
law, in pursuance OF the provisions of the COusti
. tam ION IN,