The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-12-06


81; and the expenditures, S474,744,77s-
10.
Other information on the subject Of the
finances will be found Ia the report of
.of the Secretary Of the Treasury, 70
whose statements and views / invite
your most candid and considcrate atten-
ton.
The reports of the Secretaries of War,
and Of the Navy, are herewith transmit
ted. These reports, though lengthy, are
scarcely more than brief abstracts of the
very numerous and extensive transac-
tions and operations conducted through
those departments. Nor could l give a
summary of them here, upon any princi-
pie, which would admit Of its being
much shorter than the reports themselves.
| therefore content myself with laying
the reports before you, and asking your
attention TO them.
IL gives rue pleasure to report a decided
improvement in the financial condition
OF the Post Office Department, as COM
pared with several preceding years. The
receipts for the fiscal year 1861 amounted
TO SS,349, 296 40, which embraced the
revenue from all the States of the Union
for three quarters of that wear. Not
withstanding the cessation Of revenue
from the So called seeded States during
the last fiscal year, the increase Of the
correspondence of the loyal States has
been sufficient to produce a revenue dur
ing the same year of S9,299920 80, being
only $4,000 less than was derived from
all the States of the Union during the
previous year. The expenditures show
still more favorable result. The amount
expended in 1861 was S13,606,759 IL.
For the last year the amount has been
reduced to S11, 125, 1854 Is, showing a
decrease of about S2,491, 900 in the ex-
penditures as compared with the preced-
ing year, and about S3,750,000 as com
pared with the fiscal year 1860. The
deficiency in the department for the pre-
vious year was $4,551,96 98. For the
last fiscal year it was reduced to 50, 112,-
S14 81. These favorable results are in
| part owing TO the cessation of mail SER
vice in the insurrectionary States, and
in part TO a careful review Of all expen-
ditures in that department in the interest
of economy. The efficiency of The postal
service, it is believed, has also been much
| improved. The Postmaster General has
also opened a correspondence, through
the Department of State, with foreign
governments, proposing convention oi
postal representatives. for the purpose o.
simplifying the rates Of foreign postage
and to expedite the foreign mails. Thii
proposition, equally important to our
adopted citizens, and to the Commercial
interests of this country has been "a
vorably entertained, and agreed to, by
all the governments from whom replies
have been received.
ask the attention of Congress TO Tn
suggestions of the Postmaster General il
his report respecting the further legisla
tion required, in his opinion, for th
benefit of the postal service.
The Secretary of the Interior report
as follows in regard TO the public lands
" The public lands have ceased to be
source of revenue. From the 1st of July
1861, to the 30th Of September, 1862, th
entire cash receipts from the sale Of land
were S137,476 26-a sum much less tha
the expenses Of our land system durin
the game period The homestead law
which will take effect on the 1st of Jan
T uary next, offers such inducements {
settlers, that sales for cash cannot be ex
pecied, TO an extent sufficient TO meet th
expenses of the General Land Onice, an
+ the cost of surveying and bringing Ii
/ | land into market"
} The discrepancy between the.sum hei
7 stated as arising from the sales Of II
= public lands, and the sum derived fro
. the same source as reported from Il
= Treasury Department arises, as | unde
= stand, from the fact that the periods
!, time, though apparently, were not reall
coincident at the beginning pOint-tl
| Treasury report including a considerab
E sum now, which had previously been r
r ported from the InteriOr--suilicient
e large to greatly overreach the sum d
= rived from the three months now report,
+; upon by the Interior, and not by Il
D Treasury.
= The Indian tribes upon our frOntie
s have, during the past year, manifested
= spirit Of insubordinatiOn, and, at sever
e points, have engaged in open hostiliii
against the white settlements in the
e vicinity. The tribes occupying the Il
,, dian country south of Kansas, renounc,
II their allegiance to the United States, or
n entered into treaties with the insnrgent
e Those who remained loyal to the Unit,
: States were driven from the country
;, The chief Of the Cherokees has visit,
n this city for the purpose Of restoring 4
?; former relations Of the tribe with Il
: United States. He alleges thatthey We
{, constrained, by superior force, to ent
e into treaties with the insurgents, Al
Il that the United States neglected to ia
Il nish the protection which their trea
s, stipulalions required.
If In the month Of August last the Slot
g Indians, ia Minnesota, attacked the Sc
:, Elements in their vicinity with extreu
ierocity, killing, Unfortunately, me
II women, aud children. This attack WI
= wholly unexpected, and, therefor
T. no means Of defence had bee
e, provided. IL is estimated that not le
: than eight hundred persons were kill,
: by the Indians, and a large amount