Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-12-07

/ be gradually corr ected- The work re-
quired both inc and patience.e l applied
myself diligently to this task from the be =
ginning, andswas aided by the able and en- =
ergetic efforts of the heads of the different
Executive departments The results of our
lsbors in this good cause did not appear IN
the sum total Of cur expenditures for the
hrst two years, mainly IN consequence of
the extraordinary expenditures necessarily,
incurred in the Utah expedition, and the
very large amount of the contingent ex-
penses of Congress, during this period.
/ These greatly exceeded the pay and mile
age of the members. For the year ending
3Oth June, 1858, whilst the pay and mile
age amounted TO 81. 490.2I4, the Contingent
expenses rose te s., 093. 800 20; and for
the year ending june, 1853, whilst the pay
| and mileage amounted to $3.50, 093 &c, the
/ contingent expenses amounted to 81, 49,
/ 500 IS. I am happy, however, TO be able
| to inform you that during the last fiscal
/ year, ending on the Both June, 1860, the
total expenditures of the Government in
/ all its branches, Legislative, Executive and
Judicial, exclusive of Public Debt, were
reduced to the sum of $50, 402, 465 46.
This exclusively appears from the books
| OF the. Treasury, IN the year ending on the
30th June, lS5S. The total expenditures,
exclusive Of the public debt, amounted 70
| S1l,9Ol,129 "a; and that for the year ends
/ ing SOth June, 1883, to S66,346, 226 Is;
whilst the books of the Treasury show an
actual expenditure of S59,e45,474. ~ for
1 the year ending 30th June, 1860. including
| 81, 040,667 Il for the contingent expenses
| of Congress. There must be deducted
from this amount the sum of 4,296,OO 20,
with the interest upon 1t of SI50, 900, ap~e
propriated by the act of 10th February =
1860, for the purpose of supplying the d
| feiency in the revenues and delraying {
expenses of the Post Office Departments
for the year ending 30th of June, 1882
This sum, therefore, Justly ehargeable to
/ the year 1883, must be deducted from the
sum of S59,64S,4 -, in order to ascers
| tain the expenditure for the year ending
| 30th Jgn7, 1860, which leaves a balance for
| the expenditures of that year OF S55,402,-
) 400 Is. The interest on the public debt
including Treasury notes for the same fiscal
! year ending on the 3Oth June, 1860,
amounted to S3,l77,3l4 y, which, added
| to the above sum of $50, 402, 465 46, makes
| the aggregate of 5S,579,7S9 OS. 1t ought
! IN justice TO be observed, that several of the
estimates from all the Departments for the
| year ending Both June, 1860, were reduced
| by Congress belOw what was, and still is,
| deemed compatible with the public interest.
| Allowing liberal margin 0! S25O,000
| for this reduction, and for other causes, II
may be safely asserted that The sum of $751;
| O01,O or, 1t the, most, S62, 0V0, Goo. Is
amply sufficient to administer The Govern
ment, and TO pay the interest on the public
| debt, unless contingent events should here
! after render extraordinary expenditures
| necessary. This result has been attained
in considerable degree by the care exer-
| cised by the appropriate Departments in
entering into public contracts. have my
self never interfered with the award of any
snoh contracts, except in single case.
/ that OF the COlOniz .tiOR Society. L deemed
4 II advisable, while its possibility IN each
case properly belongs at the head of the
| Department, with the general instruction 81
| that these contracts should always be given =
20 the lowest and best bidders lt has ever
been so given. Ii Is my opinion that pub
| lie contracts are not Legitimate source Of
patronage TO be conferred upon personal or
! political favorites, but that in all such
cases public officer is bound to act for ~
government prudent individual Tssskf :,
act for himself.
AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE.
! Is is with great satisfaction I commss =
! cate the fact that since the date OF my Lac
! annual message, not a single slave has bee -,
! imported into the United States in yiolation
of the laws prohibiting the African Shave
| Trade. This statement Is founded upon a
| thorough examination and Investigation OF
vailed some lime since among a portion of
our fellow citizens in favor of this trade,
seems TO have entirely subsidized. i also
congratulate you upon the public sentiment
which now exists against The crime of set
ting On foot military expeditions within the
limits of the United States, to proceed from
thence and make war upon the people ofan
unoffending State with whom We are at
peace. In This respect happy change has
been effected since the commcneement of
my administration Is surely ought TO be
the prayer of every christian and patriot,
that such expeditions may never receive
eountenance in our country or depart from
our shores. -[
IL wonld be a useless repetition to do more
than refer. with earnest c0mmeadatien to nay -
former recomme ndasions in favor of the Pa
eifc Railroads OF tue grant OF power 10 the
President To employ the naval force, or force
in the vicinity, fer the protection of the lives,
and property OF our fellow ciliz rs passing
| in transit over The diff rent Central American
routes. against-sadden. aud lawless outbreaks
aud depredations; and alsoto protect Amer
| lean merchant vessels, their crews, and car
| goes against violent and unlawful seizure
! and conhscatioa in the ports OF Mexico, and
/ the South American Republics, when these
may be in a disturbed and Revolutionary con-
dition. 1t. is my settled conviction, that
| without such power, cannot afford thai
protection to those engaged in the commerce
of the country whichlhey have right to de
mand.
/ ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.
agaia recommend to Congress the passage
| of a law. in pursuance of the provisions of the
! Constitution. appointing a certain day previ--
Gus TO the 4th OF March. in each year of an
] odd number, for the election OF Representa-
| lives throughout all the. States. A similar
| power has already been exercised with gene-
/ raj appreciation, in The appointment OF the
/ same day throughout the Union Tor holding
/ the election of electors for President and Vice
| President of the Unit States Ny attention
was earnestly dir. cted 10 his subject from
| the fact that the 30 h Congress tei minated
| on the 81 % March, 1859. without making
the necessary appropriation for the serEice-
! of the Posi-Office Department, and was then
! forced to consider the best remedy Tor this
! omission, and an immediate call OF the pres
ent Congress was the usual resort. Upon IN
| uuiry. however, Iaseertainad that fifteen OUT
/ OF the thirty five States, composing the con-
| iedaraey, were without Representatives, and
| that consequently fifteen States would be dis
| franchised by sach call. These fifteen
| S ates will be in the same condition on the
| 4h of March next Tgse- OF them cannot
| elect Representatives according TO State
laws, until different PERIODS, extendiag from
The beginning of August next uniil the 9ih OF
| November; aud you remember ia my last
Message gave warning that IN a tine oi sud
den aud alarming danger, the salvation OF
our institutions might d-pend upon tue pow
er of the President Immediately TO assemble
full Congress TO meet the emergency.
TARIFF.
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