Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1862-12-05


Tor Cor gressional, Executive and Judiciary
purposes, $500 900 p for foreign inter
course. $50 40 IS Tor miscellaneous ex.
penses. including the minis, loans. postage
deficiencies. collections of revenue and other
light charges, Sl4 l2Y.7Tl so; for expenses
under the Interior Department, 81, I02 ,9S5-
81 under the War debt, 1894 ,36S ,407 sc !,
under the Navy Department, $40 .672, 800
90 for interest on the public debt, Sl3,-
100 ,324 -; and for the payment of the
public debt. including reimbursement of
temporary loans and redemptions, 500 ,096,-
922 09, making an aggregate of S570,s4l,-
! 700 p, and leaving "A balance l. the Treas
ury on the first day Of July, 1862, Of Sl3,-
/ 04S, $40 81. II should be observed that
the sum of S95, 096 ,922 %, expended for
re endorsements and redemption OF the public
debt being included also in the loans made.
may be properly deducted both from the re
ccipts and expenditures, leaving the actual
receipts for the year. SiS7 .7SS .32l %. and
the expenditures S474744,7sS 10. Other
i information on the subject o; She finances
will be found in the report of the Secretary
OF the Treasury, 70 whose statement and
views invite your most candid and eonsid-
crate attention.
Navy and War Department
/ The reports OF the Secretaries of the Ma
w and War are herewith trat smitted. -
These reports. though lengthy are scarcely
more than abstracts of the very numerous
aud extensive transactions and operations con
Quoted through these departments nor
could give a summary OF them here upon
any principle which would admit of its be-
lng much shorter than the reports themselves.
| .y.,p -, Mt In he
reports before you aud asking your atten-
ton to them.
Post Ofi,e Department.
IL gives me pleasure 10 report a decided
Improvement in the financial condition OF
tie Post ohea department, as compared
with several preceding years.
The receipts of the year 1861 amounted
SS.34),.96, 40, which cmrbaced the revenue
from ali the States of the Union. for three
quarters Of that year Notwithstanding
the cessation Of revenue from the 50 called
seeded states during the last fiscal year,
the increase Of the correspondence Of the loyal
States has been sufficient u produce a rcyc-
nue. during the same year of IS ,299 500.
being only 500, 000 lss than WAS derived
IRON all the States Of the Union during the
previous year.
The expenditures show still more favor,
able result. The amJunt expended in $50!
WAS $l3.60G,7759.ll. For the las; yctr the
amount has been reduced u Sll ,i2j .36i15:
showing decreas, OF about g, 49, 600 in
the expenditures a compared with the pre-
ceiing year, and Of ABOUT $3.50 900 as
compared Nth the fiscal year Of lsG0. The
deficiency in the department for the previous
year was S4.4jj 900 gS For the last fiscal
year ii MAS reduced t. 2,ll2,sl4.57.
These favorable results are in part owing
u the cessation OF mail service in the insur-
reeti5nary Sac. aud in part to a casual r..
view OF the expeniItures in that department
In the interest OF economy, the efficiency
If the postal service II is believed has alsJ
been much improved. The Postmaster Cen
cral aiso opened a corr sP5ndence. through
the department Of State. with forcign
governments, prop sing convention Of PCS
IA representatives Tor the purpose of Elm
Fiylns the Rates Of foreign PJsttgc, and u
/ exnedil.e the foreign malls. Tins pr8p,si
ton, equally important = oar adopted eti
zcns AMI the commercial interest Il thls
country, has ben f,Sersb.y entertained AMI
aarred l. by al the oycrumea.s fIom VII m
replies have bcrn rcesnci.
| ask the attention oil Coa.r IS to the slg-
scstiJn Of lae otnast.r General in h.s r
port, respecting tte further legislation re-
qaiTed, IN LIS opinion, tx the LeacA; Of tae
p5>ta! service.
Publ, Laais.
Tie erst4Fy Of tie iatvri1r reTJrts ~
6l!JN. in r al + the rsa,c lands The
public laai- nave ea4s-i i p, srrrce q
revenue. From Tia l.; of JHjg, l>6l. to
tn Goth Of September, !>j3. tlc caiirs
cash receipts tr1sa tie SIZE ot Aaai- were
/ Sl51 40, %, u sum mnch les tl.n the *
p-nsc q. oar land system ju.tno The SAM
Ierl.d.
The Homestead Aw, which will tax cff ct
on tic first of January uext, offers such in
dacemeHts - settlers TINT sales tir cash can
not lie expected II an extent suti lent =
meet the expenses Il the "a raj hand OH -
and clst 81 Surveying. ana 5gia.ing tie aai
latJ market. The discrepancy bc,wcea the
SUN herc stttel as arising ir,lu Tie siles Of
the public lsHi., and the saUc derived from
tie slme source rs reported from the Tres.
ury department, ar,se, a | uhd rstand
! lrlm the fact that The IeriYds of thu.
though apparently, Wvrc Ast really cJinci,
dent At tae b.sinins : liHIs.
/ The Treasury report ipclGG consider
able sum which mai previously been rcpor-
ted from the Interior. sutii.i utly large to
OVER reach the sum derived from the three
months now reported upon by IN: ll,orior,
and not by tho Treasury.
Indian Affairs.
The Indian tribes upon ear frontiers have.
during the asst year, manifested >piri. OF
insubordiuation, and at several points have
engaged in open kostillties against tn, white
settlements in their vicinity Tire tribes oc-
eupyiHg the Indian country south Of Kansas
ren1unced their allegiance u the United
States government, and enter ii INTO treaties
With the Insurgents. Those who rein4inel
legal to the United States government were
driven from the country.
The Chief Of the Cherokees has visited this
city tor the purpose Of restoring the former
relations Of the tribe with the United States
lie alleges that they were constrained BY
superior force to enter into treaties with the
Insurgents, and that the Uuited States neg.
leetcd to furnish the protection which their
treaty stipulations required.
In the month of August last the Sioux
Indians in Minnesota attacked the settle.
ments in their vicinity vth extreme leroeitv,
killing unfortunately men, women and
children. This attack was wholly unexpect-
Cd and therefore no means OF defence had
been proyid d. IL is estimated that NJ less
than 500 persons were killed by the Indians,
and large amount of property Was destroy
ed How the outbreak was induced is no:
definitely known, and suspicious. which may