Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1861-12-13

& -13, 1861.
relative to the detention of the Britisl
lship Pershire, in june last, by th
4 limited; States. steamer Massachusetts,
| for supposed breach of the. blockade
/ As this detention was occasioned by al
Eobvious misrepresentation Of the facts
and as justice requires that we shaul
|commit no belaigerent act not Founded
lin strict right. as sanctioned by publi
]laws, I recommend that an appropria
1tion be made to satisfy the reasonabl,
! demand of the owners Of the vessel fo
her detention. s.,.....
/ CHINESE CLAIMS. 9
Irepeat the Recommendation of m,
predecessor, in. his annual message t.
Congress in December last, in regard +,
the disposition of the surplus which will
probably remain afterz satisfying ths
claims of American citizens agains
China, pursuant to the awards of thu
Commissioners under the act of the:3e
of March, 1852
If, however, it should not be deemed
advisable to carry that recommendation
into effect, IMould suggest that author
ity be given for investigating the priH,
cipal over the surplus referred to in good
securities, with a view to the satisfael
ton of such other just claims of our,cft
liens against, China as are not unlikely
to arise hereafter in the course of io4l
extensive tradewith that Empire.
CAPTURE oF PIRATES, (orHERwIsI
PRTyATEERs. -.
By the act of the 9Th Of August la}t
Congress authorized the President to ID.
struct the commanders of suitable YES
sells to defend themselves against ands t
capture pirates. This authoflty Has
been exercised in a single instance only
For the more efectual protection ofpul
extensive and valuable commerce In she
Eastern seas, especially, it seems tosne
that it would also be advisable to sau-
thcrize the commanders of sailing yes
sells to recapture any prizes which, Pl-
rates may make of United States vessels
and their cargoes, and the Consular
Courts established BY law in Eastern
countries to adj@dicate the cases, infthe
event that this should not be objfeted
to by the loyal authorities. fN
RECOMMENDS ACKNOWLEDGING THE IN
DEPENDENCE OF LIBERIA AND HAITI.
If any good reason exists why We
should perseveys longer in withh6iding
our recognition of the independenee and
sovereignty of Hayti and Liberia,aI am
unable to discern it. Unwilling how
ever, to inaugurate novel pclicysin re-
gard to them without the appr obation
of Congress, submit for your consider
alton the expediency of an appropriation
for maintaining Charge d 4 fabe near
each Of those States. 1t does not admit
of doubt that important commercial ad-
vantages might be secured by favorable
treatise with'them. sesZ g.
TREASURY opERATIoNs-THE N-gTIoNAL
LOAN. e
The operations of the Treasury du-
ring the period which has elapsed since
your Adjournment have been conducted
with signal success. The patriotism OF
the people has placed at the disposal OF
the Government the large means de-
manded by the public exigeneies.
Much of the national loan has been
taken by citizens of she industrial classes,
whose confidence in their country s faith
and zeal for their eountry's deliverance
from its present peril, have induced them
to contribute to the support of the Coy
ernment the whole of their limited ac-
questions. This fact imposes peculiar
obligations to economy IN disbursements
and energy in action.
TOTAL REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES.
! The revenue from all sources, inclu-
ding loans for the financial year ending
on the Both June, 1861, was SS6, 1886,
900 27, and the expenditures for the
same period, including payments on ac-
count Of the public debt, were S9457S,
034 81, leaving balance in the Treas
ury on the 1st of July of S2,257 ,065 80,
for the first quarter Of the financial year
ending 30th September, 1861. The re-
ceipts from all sources, including the
balance from July l, were slo2, 532,
500 27, and the expenses sos, ,239. .739 09,
leaving balance on the 1st of October,
! 1861, of ST ,292,776 IS. Estimates for
the remaining three quarters of the year.
and for the financial year Of 1863, to-
gether with his views of the ways and
means for meeting the demands contem
plated by them, will be. submitted to
Congress by the Secretary of the Treas
ury. ..-..-.,
1t is gratifying to know he-expenses
made necessary by the rebellion are not
beyond the resources Of the loyal peo-
pie, and to believe that the same patri-
otism which has thus far sustained the
| Government will continue to sustain it
till peace and union shall again bless
the land.
/ ARMY THAN CONGRESS CALLED FOR.
[ respectfully refer to the report ol
the Secretary of War for information re,
specting the numerical strength of the
army, and for recommendations having
in view an increase Of its efficiency and
the we'll being Of the various branches o.
the service intrusted to his care.
1t is gratifying to know that the pa.
triotism of the people is equal to the oc
casion, and that the number of troop:
rendered greatly exceeds the force which
Congress authorized me to call into the
field. 1 refer with pleasure to those
portions of his report which make allu
Sion to the creditable degree of disci
pline already attained by our troops
and to the excellent sanitary condition
Of the entire army. .....-..... .
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