The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1863-12-15


deregaiion Of publ Law, Or perhaps
q sny existing treaty between The
Uuiied ) ate. and foreign e.mnlrs,
the exprdleury II :" iar msaliiy ing
l.e ari ~ t. exempt from lax the ~.
com. Il such eo,-uls as are nul iii
zens OF ihr Unhrd 5 Sales derived
from he eaalum, Of their oilicr.
or irom ptorwiy 10, situated ~ the
United Siai''s. j. submitted TO your e.
lipus consideration.
make lhis suggestion npan the
/ gruutd hal atonliy which aaghl 10
&c rrctproealed exempls our cousuls
~ M mter cuunlfirs rom iaxa ion. To
the eAl.nt thu, iudirai, Il, The Uni.
t.d Sta es. ] think, ought not to be cx-
g ~ onabi, illib raj to international
trade AMI commerce
! lhr opera o.s Of he Treasury the
/ lat year have been successfully con.
/ ductrd.
Tn enactment by Congress Of Il
national bu king law. has proved a
valuable support If the public credit
and The general legislation, 10 rrla-
ton 10 loans. has lully answered Tie
expectations IT is fay rers, Some
amendments mas be qured 70 per
feet tXi.ling laws. hut no change in
their princlpl.s or general scope Is be-
lictcd TO be needed.
Sinte Nh Sc measures have been IN
operation, all demand on he treasury,
including the iiay st the army aud
navy, have been promptly met and
fully satisfied.
No considerable body Of troops. i
is believed, were ever more amply
pro, ided and more LIBERAL, and pune.
iuaily paid, and il may b. added that
by no people were burdens incidental
10 a great war more eli .ertully borne.
The receipts during The year from
all sources. iudu1ing lOan,, and the
balance in the treasury II lis 90 q.
nrncrmeni, were S90l.l25 81 lS6,
and the aggregate disbursements $50
., 796630,G5, leaving balance on
Isl of July, 1868, of Sj.329.0442l.
OF the receipts there were received
from customs S69,039 6i2 40; from
Internal Revenue, S37, ,640TS1, 1,9j;
from d.rect lax, 81 ,iSj, l03Gl from
lands, ,SlG7, ,Gl7,l7. from mi,eclldne-
Gus sourcec, S3.046.Gl535, and from
looms, S77G Gs2 36l57. making an
aggregate of S00l ,l25,6748G.
Oh he disbursements. there were
for ihn civil sefriea S23.253.a24.02 y
tor pensions and Indians, SI2lG 62G.-
80; Tor interest o. public debt, S24
729,Si6.j | for the war debt. 3j99,
298.600,S4 tor the Navy department
SG2,2 l,l0j.21 tur payment Of fund
edaud trmporar, dehi, SlSl es6.6jj,-
", making the aggregate Ss3j,196.
$50 60 and leaving the balance oi
Sj,j29 044.2l. Bat the payments ot
The funded and temporary d bl hay.
ing been uale from MONIES borrowed
during tie year must be regarded as
merely nominal payments, and the
MONIES borrowed To make them rs
merely nomiaal receipts. aud then
amount Slol 086 G3j o., siioulnihrre-
fore be deducted 10th from receipts
and disbursements.
THIS being dule. there remain, rs
aciual receipts $720 OBS 039 ~, and ,
the actual disbursements. S1l4,706..
99j 5S, leaving the balance u, aIleady
Il ded.
The aciual receipts and disbIrse
mept- Tor the frs quarter, iind he =.
iinaled receipts aud disbursement,
Tor the rem ,ia'ng three qilrlers OF
the current f.ictl year 1851 viii b.
shown IN detail by the report OF tie
Secretary OF the Treasury, 10 which |
msie your attention.
II Is sufficient 10 ,as here that it i, |
not believed that actual .eselts will
cxhlb n stale Of the lin ncrs less Ia.
'orallc 10 ll- country fhin The esli
mates of that officer heretofore sub |
united. while II Is conlidenly expect
ed lllai at the elise OF the year both |
Disbursements and debt will be found
very considerably less than have bceu
anticipated.
The report Of the Secretary Of
War L document ot great interest
1t consists, of
FRsr-'lhe military operations Of
the Year detailed in The report Of lie /
Gtnrral-m chief.
SacoNp--rhe organization Of coll
ored persons mo the war service.
l'nIRp-Thr exchange OF prison /
er> fully set forth in the letter Of Gen. I
Hitchcock.
FouRTu-The operations under /
ihe aci OF enrtlling and calling out tie I
national iorcrs deiai,ed ID the report .
OF ih~ Provost Marshal General.
FrFTn--'Ihe organization Of the In
valid corps, AID,
SIxTH-Ihe operations Of The sew
eral departments Of the Quariermas.
ter General. Commi>sary General, /
Paynasler General, Chief OF Engi 4
neers. Chief Of Ordnance and Surgeon
General.
Il la, appeared impossible to make
a valuable summary OF this repprl, ex- .
cepl such a, would b. too exiendel /
Tor III, place, and hence content my. .
setf with a.kiug our careful attention
to lhe repori il-ci.