The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-12-12
countries, are charged with the compiled.


proving tar richer than heretofore under
stood. lay before you communication
on this subject from the Governor of New
Mexico
| again submit IL your consideration the
expediency of establishing a system for
the encouragement OF emigration AL
though this source OF nationa! wealth is
a-lin flowing with greater freedom than
ior several years before the Instruction
occurred, there is still great deficiency OF
laoorcrs in every field of industry, especi,
ally IN agriculture and all our mines, as
we'll OF IRON and coal as of precious metals
While the demand for labor is thus IN
creased here, tens of thousands of persons
destitute OF remunerative occupation are
thronging our foreign Consulates, are Of
tering to enligrate to the UuIted States, if
essential, but very cheap, assistance can be
afforded them. 1t is easy to see that un-
der the sharp discipline of civil war, the
nation is beginning new life This noble
effort demands the aid, and ought to re-
celve the attention and support of the Gov
eminent. Injuries, unforeseen by the Gov
eminent, and unattended, may, in some
cases have been Inflicted upon the subjects
or citizens of foreign countries, both AT sea
and on the land. and by persons in the
service of the United States AS this Gov
eminent expects redress from Others when
similar injuries are inflicted by persons in
their service, on citizens Of the United
States, we must be prepared to do justice
to foreigners. If the existing judicial tri-
bunais are inadequate TO this purpose, ii
special court may be authorized, with
power to hear and decide such claims, of
the character referred to, as may have
Conventions for adjusting claims by Joint
commission have been proposed to some
governments. but no definite answer to the
proposition has yet been received from
any. During the course of the session. !
shall probably have occasion to request
you to provide naturalization to cla.n-
ants where DEGREES of restitution have
been rendered aud DANA ges awarded by
the admiralty court. nd III other cases
where this Government may be acknowl-
edged to be liable i'll principle, and where
the amount Of that liability has been as
certained by an informal arbitration.
The proper officers Of the Treasury have
deemed themselves required, by the laws
OF the United States upon The subject, to
demand tax upon the incomes Of foreign
consuls Ia this country. While such de
mand may not in strict terms be the in
dication of the public law, or perhaps Of
any existing treaty between the United
States and 4 foreign country, the exyedi-
ency OF so far modifying the act =; to ex-
empt from tax the income Of such Consuis
as are not citizens of the United States.
derived from the emoluments of their
otilce Or from property not situated in the
United States, is submitted 10 your seri.
Gus consid Grafton. | make this surges-
ton upon the ground that courtesy.
which ought to be reciprocal ed exempts
our cOnsuls in all other countries from tax
atoms to the extent thus indicated The
United States, | think, ought not to be ex-
ll!ibcral TO the intern ational
trade ami commerce
THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
The operations of the Treasury during
the last year have been successfully con
Quoted The enactment by Congress Of a
National Banking Law has proved
support Of the public
credit, and the general legislation
in relation TO loans has fully answered the
expectati rs OF its founders. Some amend
meats may be required to perfect existing
laws, but no Change IN their principles or
general scope is believed to be needed
Since these measures haYe been in opera
ton, all demands on the tire. sury, uclu~
ding the pay of the army and navy, have
been promptly met and fully satisfied No
body of troops, it is believed.
We're ever more literally and punctuallv
PAID, and it may be added that by no peo-
pie were the burdens incident to a great
war ever more cheerfully borne
The receipts during the year, from all
sources, including loans and the balance in
Treasury at its commencement, were Sg0l
l21,6al, So the aggregate disbursements
$3.50, 100 ,6O065. leaving a balance on the
eth of July, 1868, of Sj3, 290i4,2l. OF the
receipts, there were derived from customs,
$50, 059, Ga, 40; from internal revenue, So,
$40. 1877, 95; from direct taxes, SI4S5, lO3,-
81 from lands, Sl6I ,6l1 Il; from miscel>
lancous sources, s3,Oi6,Gl5,35, and from
loans, SIG, 6S2 Sc 81, making the acgre-
ments there Were S232. j3y - for pensins. !
&c; $,4l6,520,59 for interest on public |
dept; S24, 129, S46,jl for the Wa Depart |
ment; 1893, 29>, 6OO,S3 for the Navy De !
p.rtment; 1921 ,lG5,21 for payment Of /
funded and temporary debt-($ISI .oS6,- |
$50 % )-making an aggregate OF 1896. 766.. /
5000, and leavinga balance OF -, 800 .O44,~ /
II. But the payment Of the funded and /
temporary dept, having been made from
moneys borrowed curing the year, must /
De regarded as merely nominal payments
and the moneys borrowed to make them
as merely nominal receipts, and their
amount (SlSl ,OS6,6 500 should therefore
be deducted both from the receipts aud
disbursements. This being done, there /.
remains rs actual receipts SIli 1OS G9j IS I
leaving the balance as alrea y stated -
The actual receipts and disbursements for /
the first quarter, and the estimated re- /
celpts and disbursements for the remain .
ing threequarterf CT the current fiscal year /
Of 1861. will be shown in detail 10y the .
report Of the Secretary of the Treasury, TO .
which invite your attention.
1t Is sufficient to say here, that it is not .
believed that the actual results will exhI- (
Dit 4 state of the finances less favorable TO /
the country than the estimates of that
officer heretofore subn,tted, while it Is
expected that a. the close Of
the year both disbursements and debts
will be found very considerably less tnun
has been anticipated.
THE WAR DEPARTMENT.
The report Of the Secretary of War is a
document OF great interest. 1t consists !
Of, first, the military operations of the
year, detailed In the report of the Gene
raj IN Chief; second, the organization of
colored persons into the war service third,
'xchan-e OF prisoners fully set forth in the
letter OF General Hitchcock, fourth the
operations under the act for enrolling and
calling out the national forces, detailed in
the report of the Provost Marshal Gene
raj; 9TH, the organization of the Invalid
Corps; and 9th, the operation OF the seve
raj departments of the Quartermas,er
General, Commissary General, aymas,er
General, Chief of Engineers, Chief of Ordi>
nance, and Surgeon General 1t has APP
peared impossible 10 make valuable sum
mary of this report, except such as would
be 100 extended for this place, and hence
| content myself in referring your atten-
ton to the report itself