Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1861-12-12

also in the same connection sek the at
tention Of Congress to our great lakes and
rivers. 1t is believed that some fortifcations
and depots of arms and munitions, with har-
Dor and navigation Improvements. at all
well selected points upon these, would be OF
great i'm portance to the patioual defence and
preservation.
ask attention to the views of the Secre-
tary of War expressed in his report upon
the same general subject. deem it of i'm
portance that the loyal regions of East Ten
nessee and Western North Carolina should
be connected with Kentucky and other faith
ful parts OF the Union, by railroad. there
fore Recommend, as q military measure,
tina Congress provide for the construction OF
such road as speedily as possible. Kentucky
no do doubt, will cooperate, and through
her Legislature. make the most .jud:cious se-
lection of line. The Northern terminus
must connect with some existing railroad,
and whether the route shall be from L2xing>
ton or Nicholasville to the Cumberland Gap,
or from Lebanon to the Tennessee line in
the direction of Knoxville, or on some still
different Line can be readily determ ned
kentucky and the General Governments CO.
operating, the work can be completed in q
very snort time. and when done, it will not
only be of vast present Importance, but also
q valuable permanent improvement, COM
mensurate with ito cost in all the future.
Some treaties designated chiefly for the
intt rests of commerce, and having no grave
political Importance. have been negotiated
and will be submi.tad to the Senate for their
consideration.
Although we have failed to induce some
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alton of the rigor of naratime war. we have
removed all ohstructions from the way OF
this humane reform. except such as are
merely of temporary and accidental occur
renee.
invite you, attention to the correspond
ence between Her Brittanic Majssiy's Miris-
ter, accredited TO this GoveInnent and the
Secretary of Stare, relative TO the detention
of the British ship Perthshire. in June last,
by The United States steamer Massa chusetts,
for supposed breach of the blocade. AS
this detention was occasioned by an obvious
misapprehansion Of the facts. and as justice
requires that we should commit no belliger-
ent act not founded in strict right as sanc-
toned by pubic law, Recommend that an
appropriation be made 70 satisfy the reason
able demand of the owners of the vessel for
her detentinn.
| repeat the Recommendation OF my pre-
decessor in his annual message to Congress
in December last in regard TO the disposi-
tion of the surplus which will probably re-
main after satisfying the claims of American
citizens against China, pursuant TO the
awards Of the Com missioners under the act
Of the 3rd of March, 1859.
II. however, it should not be deemed ad-
vieahle to carry shat Recommendation into
effect would suggest that authority be Civ
en- Tor Investigating the principal of the pro
ceeds of the surplus referred to in good se'
curities, with view to the satisfaction OF
such other claims Of our citizens against
China as are not unlikely to ari.e hereafter
| in the course of our extensive trade with
| that empire.
By the act Of the 9th of August last Con-
| gress authorized the President TO instruct the
| Commanders of the suitable vessels TO defend
themselves against and capture pirates This
authority has been exercised in q single in
stance only. For the more effectual protec-
| ten Of our extensive and valuable commerce
in the Eastern seas, especially, it seems to me
that il would be advisable to authorize the
commanders of sailing vessels to recapture
| any PRICES which pirates may make Of Uni
ted States vessels and their cargoes. and the
| Cons ular Courts now established by law in
| Eastern countries to adjudicate the. cases, in
the event that this she Id not be objected to
bv the local AUTHORITIES. If any good reason
exists why we should persevere longer in
Withholding our recognition of the indepen-
nence and sovereignty of Hayti, am una
BILE to discover it.
Unwilling, however. to inaugurate novel
policy in regard to them without the appro-
baton of Congress-, / submit for your con-
siderasion the expediency of an appropria-
| tion for maintaining charge d'affairs near
each of those new STATES /; it does not admit
| of doubt that. important commercial advan.
tages might be secured by favorable treaties
| with them. M ea
The operation of the Treasury during the
period which has elapsed since your adjourn.
ment, havs been conducted with signal sue
cess. The patriotism of the people has plao
| ed at the disposal cf the Government, the
large means demanded by the public exigen.
ces. Much of the National Loan has beer
taken by citizens of the industrial classes
whose confidence in their country's faith, and
zeal for their eountry's deliverance frem tbs
present peril, have induced them to contrib
| ut6 u tDc euppOIb VI buO OOVcfnueut EDt
whole of their limited acquisitions Thil
fact imposes peculiar obligations upon US tt
economy in disbursement and energy in ac
| ton.
The revenues from all sources, ir cludine
loans for the financial year, ending on tht
30th of June, 1861, was $50, 1876, 900 27, ant
the expenditures for the same period, inclu'
ding payments on account of the public debt
were $84, ,578, 1884 At, leaving balance in th,
Treasury, on the 1st of July, of So, ,257 Cos
80. For the first quarter of the fnancia
! year, ending on the Both of Septem Der, 1861
the receipts from all sources including tn,
balance of the 1st of July, were Si02, 2,532,-
500 81, and the expenses $98 239, 1888 09
leaving balance on the lst of October, 1861
of 81, ,292,776 18.
Estimates for the remaining three quar-,
ters of the year, and for the fnaHcial year o
1861, together with his views of ways anl
means for meeting the demands contempla-
ted by them, W II be submitted to Congress
by the Secretary of the Treasury.
1t is gratifying to know that the expendi
lures made necessary by the rebellion
are not beyond the resources OF the loya
people, and to believe that the same patriot
ism which has thus far sustained the Gov
ernment will continue to sustain it till peae
and union shall again bless the land.
respectfully refer to the report of th
Secretary of War for information respectin,
the numerical strength of the army, and TO
recommendations having in view an increas
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