Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1861-12-11

high as two hundred million dollars due in
a large part from insurgents in open re
Delhon to loyal citizens who are even now
making great sacrifice in discharge Of their
patriotic duty TO support the government.
Under thee circumstances have been 50
iicited to establish oy Military poWe. coarIs {
TO administer summary justice in such cases.
| have thus far declined 10 DO II, not because .
1 had any doubt that the end proposed, the .
Of the debts, was Just and right +
IN itself, but because have been unwilling .
to 90 beyond the pressure Of necessity in .
the unusual exercise Of powers but the /.
the powers OF Congre ress, suppose. areequal F.
to the anomalus occasion, and therefore re- (
fer the whole matter to Congress, with
hope that plan may be devised for the
admin istratiOn Of Justice ia all such palts Of
the insurgent states and territories as may
be under the control Of this government.
whether by voluntary Of all glance and
order, or by the power Of our arms. This,
however, not to &c a permanent institution,
but a temporary substitute, and to cease as
soon as the ordinary courts can he re-estab-
lished in peace. It Is important that some
more Convenient means he provided, if pos
sible. for adjustment Of Claims against the
government, especially in view Of the in
creased number by reason Of the war. i IS
IS much the duty of the government 70 r5n
der prompt justice again t Itself IN favor of
citizens rs 1t i to adaliniste- tEs same Le-
tween private iud:~;luals. Tie Investigation
and adjudication Of claims in their nature
belong to the il.lio.al department e: bSsjsles
it Is apparent that the attention of Con ssess
will be more than usually eng -ged f.r s5.le
time 10 come with the great National cacs
tons It was intended 10y Iho orraEsatiun
Of the Court Of Claims mainly to remove
this branch %. BUSHES froiE the halls oF
4 Congress, hut white the Court las proved
Z 10 be az rfssfive ars} v=luatle -isesas. .a-
I INVESTIGATION. ir IN great degree fails TO
/ e feet the object uf It's crearign, for want Of
: power 20 make its Judgements final. Fully
i aware of the delicacy. not Jo -ay the dan
J ger Of the subject. ! commend - your care
} ful consideration, whether this power at
making Judgments final may not properly
I be given to the court, rs-erviuE the right
( II appeal "a questions OF law 20 the Supreme
5 Count. with such other provisions as ex-
perieuce may have shown to be necessary.
ask attention to the report u the Post
master General, tie fUI!lrrjnE being a sum
many statement Il lie condition Of tie De
parimeut. The revenue from ali sources,
during the fiscal year en..;ng june 80. 1861,
including tie annual permanent app-opGa-
ton of seven hundred thousand d"lIars fcr
the transportation Of free mail matter. was
nine million forty uiue thousand two hun
dred and ninety SIX collars aud forty cents
being about two per cent less than the re-
venue Of 1860. In the same time the ex-
penditures were thirteen million SIX hun
drel and six thousand seven hundred auJ
f.ty niue dollars and eleven cents, showing
decrease of more than eight per cent, g.
compared with those q. q previous year
= a,ll leaving an excess Of expenditures owe
/ the revenue for the last fiscal year of fU
! million five hundred and fifty seven thousau.
1 four hundred and sixty two dollars au
c seventy one cents, The gross revenue FL
d tine year en- ling June S0th. 1858, l. ostimat
q ell a an increase Of four per cent, on iha
g Of IsoI. making SIX million Sax hundrs
aud eighty three thousand do.iIrz, 70 wL.c.
. should b a2slCi Jas csraingoi the Gepart
u ment in carving free matter. VIZ: seye
t hundred taoussna dollars. making nan
2, million three hundred and eighty thr,
E. thousand dollars. The total cxpci ditur,
'e for 1868 are es6nrateI at twelve million fy
! hundred and tSerty ci gut thousand dollar
ID leaving an estimated deficiency Of TIM
l- million one huadle.l all forty Eve tkgusar
&c dollars, {, be supplied lraIn the Treasury
N addition 70 She permanent apprepria'.o
L The present ineurrecti..n shows. tainl
Be that tie extension oi this Disaiet across q
u the Potomac river =: She time Of esta5iisi
" ing tie Capitol here was efanentiy vi,
r and cousequertly tie relinqu;sblHent ofth
DC or that portion az it which lies within /
N Safe Of Virginia was uuwise and dsngero'
ut I submit for your consideration the e.
On rediency Of requisius that Ilrt Of 8
> District and-the restoration of the origiE
H. boundaries thereof. through nesotiario
IN with TIE State Of virginia
Tor Tbs report oftae Secretary Of the Int
ms Of. with the accompanying documents. {
=. hifiss the condition OF tue several eranci
81 Of the pubic business pertsining to the
IS rar,meut. The depressing iasiesaoss ei