New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-10


may not m eiretness be in derogatOp Il pGhhc law
perhaps Of any eyisling treaty between The United
Sas ana foreign country, the eypcdicncy of 80 lar
modify ing the To- exempt from tar the income ~
such Cunsuls nrc not citizens Of the United States
derived from fhe emOluments ~ their Office or from
property not sitscd IN the UGied States Is submitted
b !onr serious consideration. make this suggestion
up0l the ground ;at comfy which ought to bc re-.
cfprncated exomp'E our CUnsuS IN a other countries
FROM azeiui 90 Tic extent thus rlict-ed. Tire United
Statcs think. Cprli lot to &c exceptionally nihcral
International and con cree Tie rai1ns ~
tho Treasury daring ruc nst raf nave Necn successfully
conducted The enactment ly Congress If a National
Banking law has proved valuable support Of TIC pub
lie credit snd tie general "eisl1;i0l III relation to
Loans has fully answered tie ,aions of ,s favor
Solc amendments may ~ required - perfect eH.
istng laws buy no change N then llrcpts or general
scopes $ believed 90 he needed.
Since lesc measures have hccn IN operation NJ de-
mar0s GA The ircasur! including the rfy oi tne Army
rd Navy have been pEoi ply met aiI iniY saiiNn'd
NO CONSIDER Ole !1y q" tso'Vs u - trrr'c@ N'ir e' ~
more amply provided and more literally ard pnuc'nGy
paid. aud il may le added Nai iy na people were zoe
tgrdCus incidental 10 great wrr more chcefuily borne
Tug ,ins aud tho balance ~ ,hc Treasury a. its com
lnencerenr were, .'0i. 'hth &C. aid ne acsrt srte
Disbursements twn', ico'lng balance on tic
lsi Of July. 1865, 81 S5.:fA.oAi 81.
OF the receipts t.csc were received RON customs
S6s.05sC f2 500 hom in;eTnai IcveHlc S|.tf,.-1 ~
from direct tax S.iS5 lnJ Gli from lands. slh3I7 Il,
from miscellaneous sources. S3CiB6i5 49, md from
leans sac 6c236i -. making the a-fTvgaie SOL l"
GA g. OF the disbursements thcre were foT
md Indians. :i2lGtHt -. Tor interest pubic debt,
50 7.9ei6 81 Tor the Wan Department. 500 2s 6o ~;
Tor the Nn'y DEPARTMENT, eGt- S "a :or Payment
81 funded and purnfv j.t slrl .fS6 65 o. making
the aggregate SsJa 80 6V o. and leaving The balance
If s5;2s o4i2l
But lie payments ofthc funded ard temporary debt.
having been made frufl ppieys borrUcd drr.ag ne
ycar. inusi be regarded ne mcrly nominal payments
and I'll moneys borrowed - Make them - merely mont
innl re- IT.. a. teir amount. Oshtl- o. should
therefore be deducted both nom receipts srd oisblrso
ments.
Tits being DONE there remains y. sc'rsl receipts
$40 Wf,WD - and the actual disbursements s7lf,'UJ
9s5 5s-tayiag Sic balance already stated.
Tie actual receipts aud disbursements icr tie first
qnnIteT aud The estimated Receipts md Disbursements
for tae ressinng Tree qunr,is of TIE current meal
Secretary 0! tie Treasury, 10 which invite your Hsien
zion.
1t IL sufficient 10 say here tia, II IL no: believed that
actual r,ius viii cy bit state II the finances less
favorable t. the country than lie estimates a. That
ofIer heretofore suhuittcd While 4 b. confidently ex
pccicd at ~ the CLOSE OF the YER both disbursements
and debt vii be- found very considerably less than has
Tic repat of Tie sccretery Of War is documcn, Of
r-pat interest. Il consists oi
ls-H The military operations ~ tie year detailed IN
tie fcp,rt OF the General Ia & hic..
Sand: The oiglnat.o of coiored persons into The
say fcrsice.
TAird The exchange Of prisoners fully Sc, ioTih In
thc lcilrr OF Gen. liHcncoca.
Fot4ii . Tie operations under the act Of enrolling
md c0rC out TIE National ioTtCsdctaied IL tie re-
"
fia Tic equalization of Tie Invalid Corps and
Sfrk: Tic orerGtion of the several drpaItmeE.s OF
the Qlnrtrrinnst rGcrerai co.u.fs,ry Gehc4d. isy
master General chef OF Engineers. CLlci % Ordnance
and >urgcob-G eIcral
II hss rgscaca iupossihle 10 mike a valuable suia
mary ~ his report except such ss would lie io Is
isr YOUR eareH ste n,iaa 70 tie rcp,r tscL ne
duties CeYovre tie naval branch o tie service dur
ing tie year, and Throughout tie MI" Of tuis uh 81 py
contest hnse been cl.lmted With 10 iy end citiAeni
surg,ss he cXfel sigc blockade Laa been constantly
Increasing IN efficiency.
II lie navy lns expanded yet On long Inc II las
% iar been IMPOSSIBLE 10 ci.cy slrpfess nhoi ace
iion returns received tt the Nav, department Il up
poais that motc than tAOuslnd ycs.cs have been
trrd since TIE blockade was Instituted. an1 Lia tie
value II prizes already seat ~ Of adjudication aoILii
tJnycT i!gtrrl Millions ui dollars.
The naval force II tie United states consists at Ills
tc Of 5es Vcsses completed AID 10 III co..! % VI com
pci!on end 81 tlese 20 are o'Iaa OF sHoI @" sli ~.
cfs. Tie events OF Tic MAR give al inoi'a'd here',
and Importance 10 tie navy, which Nil Probably sie"a
beyond tie war itseli
he sfmofed vessels In our navy completed snd IN
service which under contract and approaching
completion arc believed To exceed IN uaHbcT unso q"
any other Power. But VILE these may be relied upon
r bar Dor defense and coa.t service. ocri ~ sfehtTf
strength end capacity viii DC rrotssaTy i1f eTuis!AK
p, sfes and 10 iaaln.an our rgAt.li Iosilou On as
Ooe aIl
naval warfare since Tie !lievdsctsn 81 siohn 30 no-
ttc Ipses iOr hilr Vi @af demands eiAcT A,oIio O.
,t0f ding change "a u oar eBl.llg navy .y~fds
or tie Establishment of new onss .ol tie eOasIuetoa
ard heccfaTy repair 81 modern naval 'ttses. ~ 20.
considerable en- hriIasmeat. Gciy aud puhlc ~. ~
have been cxi cfenccd Vn TIE ant VI sseL bV'eih.
rtal csfsbl sanenis.
The necc-sit, Of such Maryland. 90 furnished. at
Ilc suitable place slOa NE Aiiailc soAD'hlh tAs on
terented occssi,ns been bfuu,t 10 The attention ~
C0ar res b. t,e Navy Department. Gnd II Ia again pc
scented ueIep"u Oi lie e-Tet1ig which accom- -ies
t!4s communication.
tlah II ny duty to invite your special attention to
tls subject a. a,o 20 ihst # estAbi.sLins jaid and
depot ir naval purposes ulon one ~ tie WrsicIh az
ers naval oIcu has bee. cTva.tG Ou ln'tc interior
waters aad uf.dcr uHly Disadvantages. within mite
more thaa tgo year, exceeding A rumhef 'hc Whole
naval force II tie county ~ tc oineAt"ucn 81 tie
pfe.cat Adni.iltrat!ol. Satisfactory 9nd important
have been the performance ~ tho heroic men 81 tie
Navy a. tls interesting period tlcy sfe scarcely more
wonderful than tie sncccss Of mechanics and ri
grrs H. production ~ VIZ Tcssos ~hch Las cTchtct
u ree iim uf naval pDaer-
Our c.uutfy hns advantages superior 20 any OIL cr
nat. Ii iu resources % irOu rfd timber I'D nc1lt4fs
lnle quantir u fgc % tie immediate vicinity 81 bih
snd al alGhle and IN oO5e fotimii' to navig-Oe
waters. MitLout tue advantage 81 yuhlc NoT"t ne
rcsourccs Of tie nation lave been Developed aud ne
posef disnayeI 10 tlo construction Of navy OF such
l .uiuGe which has - tc s.iy period Of rs creation
reldeIed firaal service 10 iLc th.on.
Tie !acics 90 81 lc nunltci u scamcn IN tlc public
sef ce iir. .5v men az to S.TAS C isyi 10 'Dynt
a. 90 O. tie pIcseLt time. no ben accomplished with
out aI"c.4 ics zion or extraordinary V01ntes ~ pro
mote that ihofeaho 80,
N Ia been found however tLst the operi0n OF tie
drrG with TIE hi.A bJuutics paid iOf army recruits, Is
lernriggo airct nlrsious, the ma al ser' ice. and
viii # lof cor eOtcd bo lkrly to impair IN EMERGENCY
br dciscMlng scLncn from theig proper VOCATION Hhd
Inducing them - enter tie army. g..
therefore, fcsiec;hAy suggest tsn' compress "ifn'
eid both TIE army and na;nI seislc- by "tAhi'e F'
vsYD ~ tlis oublcct which would at tie same the b'
eotahe 10 the Communities especially ipi"fost'j
commend to yoLr confederation tho sngBesti"nr o.
the Secretary Of the Navy ~ reg ri 10 'be p"Hcy o"
fostering and training scanea snd aisp the eGue'"h
on Ger. and en- Jnoers fOr the nav u service Ibe ha A.
Acadeuy IL rendering slsna service 10 esIlns 'id
,lipuoA for tic highly Responsible duties WHICH IN "l'i
lie tkeg wli be required to lerorL
ia order that The county should not 10 deprived o.
the propcr quota Of educated oihcefs Tor "hcb iogr
has been inede al tie Naval school the FHcnh
= ~. c.s.d ty.thc NEGLECT to make noplna
tors ON Tie States IA iuauTreeuoh have been L.e' W
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