St. Mary's gazette., 1863-12-17

The Presidents Message.
This d"ca'nent was no, sent tn Congress
until "Wednesday uf last week. 1t noon
As il ~ ssnch tao long f.r sur limited
space. we @ass ask our readers To be e"u-
tent With she f'lrwisg syunp-is Frsm thc
Ealtimere Sam OF Thu,adav last
/ II cnmmrners with an expression of
grali'udc TO G"d for sbunlans harvest and
the improved enptitian of oar national nf
fairs. Acknowledges th" interposition Of
the governments pt EIsiand and France.
10 prevent the a.prrt.,rc q. hostile ~x,edi-
'.ons agai"st ,he United H:s'ss from their
shores. Expresses grafiGsarinn rhat the
adjudication al car prz. courts nss won
the resl'ee; Of mara,lme to~srs. Refer
tug I" !. supp'n'rutal treaty with Eng
land Tor the suppression Of the slave ,raGe,
THE Presiicn; belicves that tks .-i,hunan
usd "di"us t-athc hs, been hrourh, 90 an
end With Ameriesu pns.s ana America.
citizens.
! Then follows s"rirs of para,rarh.
briefly sitting fmth matters relating 10
p"ssrssiou cisla,s il Warrington Trrri.o
! ~; Il maratime question wi.h Spain in re-
e; taii"a tn Cuba: hipl,:I;,ntr intercourse with
the United sra,ss Of C"li,ania; The !iquiia-
iion cf the Sisd, daes; .si. ad u.tmea, ,,f is.
sues between the ui.it"d States aud Cuba:
the conventieu With PERU &c
/. Legislation IL Recommended with rcsrec,
20 Hast-rs Of sliennge aud citizenship.
whereby 'hs evasian. OF military dlrv n,ay
Dc corrected and other shusns prevented
| Reference ia madc 8" affairs in Jspau
Arrangement. have b..u rua.ic with
fussia f''r e"nslnnaus line cf telegraph
through thar -,apire from the Pacific coast.
ana the iuirrHa,ianal uceauic telegraph
aud sealvar1 ts!egraphs are csm,aem,l.d
TO isver
The eohsuisr sys;eua and the labors Of
eensuls is sp,lauasi.
| kmigrasimu IS commended TO the foster
ing encouragement If the nntion.
The equitable and rrripr"esl principle.
IF gedress for i"juri"r sustained by for
cigBers ie Consequences VI the civil war in
'h's e"uairy. are urged upon eougression
sl sttsaiioa.
| The operations "i thr treasury are "a
vorably referred to. sni the national bank
ing syssem sp~ken Of as valuable sup
p.ri o: the p"blie credit.
| The receipts during the year from al
sourees. including losns and the hslauce
in the Treasury at its commencement were
/ S00l lob 6II% s6 nnd fhe aggregate dis
burscpents gs95. T9G $3.50 65, leaving
balance On 'ke tr,, Of July. 1863. of
!, S5. .32a ,044 81. Of the receipts there
were derived fron, customs S69. .O59.-
642 40; frnn internal revenue SST. .640.-
1s7 90; from direct tax Sl,4s5. .lo3 6l;
from lands Sl67 GIT IL: from, n,iseellans-
Gus sources S3.046.6l5 35. and from
loans SITS Se:; 361 57--naaiuc tke sc-
grrratr S90l. l225. .674 Sc
OF tae disb~rsemcntr there were for the
civil service S23 253. .e22 0s; for pen .ious
and Indians S4.2lG $50 70; for the War
Depar,mens 1893 29S. 600 So; FIR tine
Navy Department $63..ll.l05 %; fer
psymen. Of funded and temporary deb,
1881 -0s6. .635 0I--msking the aggregate
1896 1876 $50 sa. and leaving the balaucc
Of SIS. 329. .044 IL
! But tbr payment Of funded and tempo
rsry dehts having been made freu tnaurys
borrowed during the year. aust be regard
ed as merely nominal payments. aud the
moneys hnrrowed to make siein as merely
nominal receipts Their a,Donnt. 1lSl.-
uS6 63a G7. slsonld therefore he DEDUCTED
h"ih from receipts and disbursements.
This heing dsae. there remains as actual
receipts. S52o, ,i39. .G39 10. and the SEXUAL
disLarsea'enss $7l+7u9 e95 So leaving
the balance Is already slated.
/ The nuval operations. and the r-rert of
the ScsHelary Of the Navy. arc nrxs re-
frrrsd e. with applusai. aud certain .ug-
gsssso''s from ,ha, department cou,aend,d q
The operations of the fost Office ne-
pnrtn'ett and iis increasing prosperity are
:sversbly actie-d Tue r-stsl revenue has
"nly fallen thnrt Of Tue expcnda,urcs aboa,
| $50. .0O0.
The r-po.i sf the Secretary .sf the Int.
rior. with is statement Of facts sna sag
gs.sieus, arc introduced with approvai
The prjscs If enlargins the water com
nnunicalioa between the Mississippi River
and rhe eastern scssozrd is noticed fsvora-
bly.
a review of the ras, and rrescrt aspcc.
cf the rs.ii war sceuis. and tbs i'm proved
state 81 contest on ,h.. Federal side is cx-
bitlted. since the proelsaaiion Of .rasacii-
patton. Allssica h nssds to Maryland
ard Missouri. as uow cuiy disru,irs a.-tc