Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1860-12-06

O94 Ine h0wever to be able to inform you that
sre the last fiscal year ending On the 5oth June iobo
expenditures of the Government IN all lts bran
the TisIatye executive and udical-e&cluSye OF the
deht were reduced to the sum OF 500 ,4O2, 400 40
h conclusivey appears from the books OF the Ireasu
Ty ho year ending on the 3Oh June, 1855, the total
anditnre exclusive of the public debt, amounted o
G aol 22 II and that for the year ending SOth June
S;a 10 500 34G 226 l3 While the books OF the treasury
an act a, expend ture So 4 t74 42 Tor the year
ndnu on the 10th June, 1850, including Slo+"'oot
r he contingent expenses of Congress- tnere must oe
ABDUCTED from this amt unit tie sum OF - 20 VU9 ~ WI"
interest upon it of $50 coo, appropriated ny the act
- rah I.6O for the purpose Of supplying the dehclen
u :, the revenues and detraying the eXpences OK the
2,stOfce Department Tor the year ehdine 99tn "une
80 This sum, therefore justly cbargeabe 10 the
loS 1e5q must be deducted from the sum OF S59,S4S,
in order to ascertain the expenditure To- the year
ng on the 30th June 1860, which leaves balance or
h aypenditues OF that year OF So, ,iO2,46 46. Inc
ta. NV ON the public debt, including Treasury notes lor
b same fiscal year ending on the 30!h June iSoo,
amounted TO t3l77,3l4 g. which added 70 Tne "o2Se o
% If SIS 4O2 365 46, makes the aggregate OF soo'o'o
7S0 Us. !, ,,sor,-o5 that several of the
80. from the departments for the year ending Joth
IScn wore reduced by Congress below what was
I.tiil i, deemed compatible with the paine interest
sI nng liberal margin of 81 500 900 for this reduc
In and tor other causes il may be Saiey asserted tn1
49, nm of sol 0O0,O 600 or OF the most SoZ oVo ooo Is
-. sufficient to administer the Government, ana 10
@ | ha interest on the public debt, unless contingent
t"!ts should hereafter render extraordinary eHPehdl
Tnis result has been attained IN considerable degree
, | caro- exercised by the appropriate departments III
3ting intn public contracts. have myself never IN
terered with the award OF any such coht1c eAeep1 u.
inrlc case with the Colonization society deeh'h4 y
5ae 10 cast the whole responsibility Ia eacH cast GU
o mr. r,er head Of the department. w!lh the gehet ~
r r tb, these contracts should always be given to
,be loves, and lest bidder. II has ever rteu NY op
ION tb,t the public contracts are not IeSi'lite s'So
# nstronage to be conferred upon persoai er PotIa "a
yorjtc. but that in all such cases pouc 9Hy5r - J
tt far the Government prudent Individual "ould
act for himself
AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE, &c.
1t;s with oreat satisfaction | communicate the rae.
that since the date OF my last ANNA! atssi7e o'
nge Slave has been imported into the Chl'e1 suites ~
iot3n of the laws prohibiting the African save tae
Tbi, statement is founded upon thorough o %
and Investigation OF the subject. lhoceu, fu| P,r @
which prrvliled some time since aAl1GGa posuos " ou
fellow Citizens in favor OF THE trade seems y nave
nm r,t,I4te vou upon the public sentiment when
- ~ ,r-t the crime of setting foot military
yro5Ifiu,s within the limits OF the United states 10
,,n,red from thence aud make WaI upon lHe P'9pi %
tnoheudug States, with whom we are d peat inns :" s
rrert lGiiv change has been elected Sioee 'e C"il
T,erem,ut o nv tatlon 1t surely ought 10 oe
the plyero every Christian and paI"l that suth eA
petitions may never AGAIN receive 0'"N' - ~
country or depart from our shores - A.. r.
II would e Useless repetition TO DO more 'h"L rc'eF,
with earnest commentator, TO my IoIH'l !eNoii'euA
tiors in favor the Pacific mILoat-oI Ine gram %
] ~ Ile prr.idcut 10 employ the naval force III the
ycuitv for the protection o the lives ana properly OF
our feyw-citizeus passing in transit over me deLtu
Central American states, against sudden ah' I!"Ieoe
ortfrells and dcpraIloIs aud also to protect Amen
can merchant vessels their crews and cargoes against
violent and unlawful seizure and conhscaton in the ports
Of Mexico and the South American republics when these
yav be in disturbed and revolutionary cund ton IL Is
nv settled cunylcton that without such power we DO
rUl afford that protection to those snSaSed III ire com
OF the cOautry which they have f5ht 70 demand
ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.
7 ag.ln recommend 70 Congress the Passage of law
ft
pointing day CERTAIN, previous 10 tie 4th o March IN
each year ul an odd uuber, the election 81 Ecpre
srHtallves throughout al! Tie states similar power
has already exercised with general appreciation, III
the appointment o tuc same day turuuSHu"t lle CAlo
lDr holding the election OF Electors iut Ires-deht ana
Nice-PIeslutue OF the United States. NJ! attention "ts
earnestly directed this subject the TACT that the
3jt Congress terminated on the 81 March l719 NIthJ"
making the necessary apytupr atgS ~ tLg service Z"
lAe Po-tOice Department. wd- rHsn isrce' cul>lu
the best remedy Tor TINS om,~iou and an immediate
cali tue present Congress Was the natural resort! Up
on inquiry however ascertaucd lha uHcrn out OF te
thirty three states composing tue tOutucTdct were IN
cut representatives that Conseg ggeutiy, tuGse uttceL
States would be dIsIanehlsed by suCh all. These m
teen states VIII he in Tie same CONDITION - tFa 4th
March next len Oi them cannot eject C ngeseut4tIves
according 10 existing State laws, until the months o.
October and NOycuIDcr.
In my last message gave warning that, in time oil
slteu dnd a!@tmg danger, the salvation o our Insti-
might Gepeud upon rres!urlt Innedlatey
-sAo.e iuii Congress to meet Fne contingency
TARIFF.
tits quite evident that the financial neccsi
:es OF The Government viii rcGGirG a modih-
eaton Of the tariff during the present session.
for the purpose of increasing the revenue. In
this aspect desire TO reIterate the recommen-
dation contained III my last two annual messa-
SeS, in favor Of imposing specific instead Ct
adyaIor m duties ON all Imported articles TO
which these can be property specified. From
loug observation aud experience, | am conyIn
ced that specific duties are necessary, both TO
protect the revenue and secure TO our mauufac-
turing interests that amUnut OF 'n"rlcntal en-
c0aa5cmeut which unayoidaby Results from
revenue tariff
As an abstract proposition it may be admit
ted taat ad raiorem duties would III theory, be
the most Just and equal. But If the expert.
tnce Of TINS and Of AL other commercial ia.
tous has demonstrated that such duties can
not be assessed and collected without great
'rludS upon the revenue, then II is the part OF
wisdom 10 resort TO specific duties. Indeed,
tom the very nature Of All ad yaIorem duty,
N 'rs must be the result. Endes It the neyita-
4. consequence is that foreign goods will be
s-aed ut less than their true value. The
III Aa>ury will, therefore, lose the duty on the
a-ercuce between their real anu fcticouS val
" aud TO this extent we are delrauded.
Tie temptations which dd ral0rcm duties pre-.
sslt TO Il dishonest importer are rresltabIe.-
u MS object Is to pass his goods through the
'l''oal- House at the very lowest valuation
aFressaley to save them from coutiscaton. In
s> he too often succeeds, in spite OF the Wig,
H4Nce OF the revenue officers Hence the re,
s''' 10 false invoices. one tor the purchaser aud
aaoIher loF the Custom House, and 10 other
g4PedienlS TO defraud the Government. The
I0-4s' importer produces hislnTUice to the col
,sC'oF' stating the actual price at which he
pucnascd the articles abroad. Not so the
usu0uest ImpOrter and the agent of the for