Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1860-01-05

snnua "esesSS. "hen L renec upon VIA
would b 'he dsfenceless cosdi,ion Of eur
and alarming danger. foreigs or domestic
ivhieh al nations a,a.i expce % encoun CT
her progress. the very saliva ion Of our
institaiions may be akcd upon the assembling
Of Congress withou delay Z. under such
circumstances. the President should End him-
elf in the condi Ion in which be was placed
at theclose Of he las Congress. with nearly
half be Safes Of the Union DIES i ae Of rep
rcsen ives. The consequences nigh BE- dis
~ rous. i. therefore. recommend 20 Con-
eress carry in eject .he provisions Of The
State, and Territories west Of the Rocky
mountains IN case of war with naval power
sufficiently strong TO interrupt all intercourse
with them by the routes scro~s the Isthmus,
am still more convinced than ever of tic vas.
imrcr ance Of his railroad. | have never
doub Ell ,bc cons u ional conpe eucy Of Con-
gr,ss provide Tor i : construct On. bu his
exclusively under be war-msking power
Besides be Cons u isn expressly requires,
as IN imp"ra i've du v. tia .'be l.. STA c.
shall prut,c, aeh Of tea, the sta esr against
INVASION / am at = los 10 conceive how
hi. protection can be Afforded to California
and Orcgoa against such naval power by
any other means. repeat the opinion con-
tanned ia my last annual TN, ssage. that would
be n'Ntei,eut for the Government under
take this great work BY agents of its own ap-
piouiment aud under is dircc, an exclusive
control This would increase the patronage
Of the Executive to a dangerous extent. and
would foster system Of jobbing and crrnp-
ton which no vigilance on the part of Felc-
raj nlhcials could prevent The construction
Of this raai oaylt. therefore. n b. inirustcd
t. inc 'rpnratcj companies. or other : 'uci,s
who wDu. exercise that active anil visilant
supervision over it which can h. inspired alone
by scnsc of corporate anl individual inter-
est. venture tn as ct that the additional
cost OF trin P'rt'ng troops. munitions vf war.
and Necessary sspplirs for III army across
the w, intervening plains TO our possessions
on The Pacific coast would b. greater ia such
a var than the whole amount required 10 con-
sirur' the rad And Yet this resort would.
after I'll. b, inadequate for their defence aud
rrf..ti
"" have y scarcely recovered from the
habits Of eNtravncant expenditure, produced
~ oar Overlooking Treasury. during several
yeas prior 10 the cnnmenccment uf INV sd
minIstra,ion. The financial rrverSos which
We have sine" experienced ought tn teach us
all 10 serutinIEe our expenditures with the
crea, IT vigilance. aud reduce them TO the
lowest possible point. The Executive De
par'mcnts of the Government have devoted
themselves {" she accomplishment Of this OBJ
!ect with considerable success. will app ar
from their different reports and estimates -
10 these invite the scrutiny Of Congress.
for the purpose of reducing them stiil l,wcr,
II this b. practicable. cousi,t mt with the
great public interests e the country In all
Of the policy of rctrenchment pledge myself
10 examine cl,-ely the bills apprnpriaiing lands
or money 50 that IL any Of these shouli in
riantly pass both hous.s a. mus, some
times he the cas-, | may aforl them on OPP
prun.ty for reconsideration. At the same
time NC ought nevcr To forget that true pub
lie economy consists. not III Withholding the
means necessary N accomplish important ma
;ional objects c,uf1ed IN u by the Cousttu-
ton. but ia taking care that the money appro-
priatel Tor these purposes shall b. faithfully
aud fru-ally expended.
IL will appear from the report IL the S,,cre-
tary of the Treasury that tits extremely
doubtf1l. to say the least. whether we shall
be able 90 pass through the present AMI The
next fiscal year without pro,iling nd li,ional
revenue. This can only be accomplished by
strictly combining the appropriations within
the estimates Of the differcut Departments.
without making an allowance for any aldi-
tionIl expenditures which Congress NAV think
proper, in their discretion. Ia authorize. and
without providing for the redemption of any
portion Of the $50. 900 600 Of Treasury notes
which have bccI already issued In the event
Of a deficiency whica / consider p obablc, this
ought never to be supplied by resort TO adj
dtonal lolns. II would b. runous prac-
'irc ia the days &C peace and prosperity 20 %
IN ilcrel.ing the nation / 4 BIT q meet the o.
binary expensos Of tile Government This
policy would GRIPPE nur resources a,I imfa;r
our credit ia case tie existence of war shoull
robler il necessary o. borrow money. Should
such deficiency occur a. I apprchend. I
wouIl recommend .ha, the necessary revenue
be RAISED by an Increase of our pccscnt duties
On imports. nep1 no; rrpcat the opinions
expressed in INV last annual message A. to
the best tnJio ani manner Of accomplishing
this obtcf. and shall now merely observe that
these have since undergone no change.
Tho report of tue Secretary of the Treas
ury viii explain IN detail the operations Of
that Department of the Government.
The receipts into the treasury from all
sources during the 6scal year ending 3Oth
FhH'. iN''F. tufiuiiHg we loan authorized hy
tie o., ~ ! lth June. 1858. and the ISSUES IL
treasury not'- authorized by existing laws.
w,r. 'ighiy-.ue million tx hundred AMI nine
ty-iwD thousand four handre, aud Sevcniy-one
jullars aul one cent 1881 co.. 474.OI.D
Which sin With the bslsn,o Il ~ m,llian
three hundred anj ninety eight thousand
three hundred and sixteen dollars and ten
o nis g. 39S $40 l0l remaining ia the ira
say q, the commencement u that h-cal year.
msle an aggregate fpr The service Il the year
u eighiy-eight niilligu ninety ihou.ani seven
hundred AMI eiyh'y-seyen dollars anI olsysn
cents lSNS. o90, ~ ~
The public expenditures during the f.cal
year euiing Both Junr. 1859. amounted 10
eighty three Inillpn sven hundred and 6fy.
oas thousand Eve hupifsi IA eleven dollars
snd fifty-scvsn cents (sS3 al .hII 5GD or
tbs sum y-n,e~n milliop, four hundred AMI
fyc thousand two hunlred AMI eiyhty.6ve
dollar anil forty fur oents (Si7. lOj 80 80
were applied 10 the payment 4 inter,.t "a the
pu'lic debt AMI the redemption II the issue.
u treasury notes The e1pcniiiures IT. al
other branches u ,he pubic seryics during
Tat d-cal y'aF ~ers therefore. -isty .is sil-
bon t'rre lna,irrl aud e,rty--ix uipn.anI tuo
hundsai sni ~ pty-siv dollars AMI thirteen
r.r.f. | aIl. III. iIslI a.