The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1863-12-17

sources, including loans and balance in
the treasury at its commencement, were
$9o1, ,125, ,674,s6 The aggregate dis
bursments were 1896, ,796, $50, 81, leav-
ing a balance on the 9TH of July, 1868.
of. SIS, 1928, ,O04.21. dhsa. seH Isiti ~
Of the receipts there were derived
from customs, $69,059,642.40; from
internal revenue, $s7,64o,7s7s5; from
direct taxes, 81, ,4s5, ,lo3.6l; from lands,
$167, ,617,l7; from miscellaneoussource
$3.o46, ,615.35; from loans, s776,6s2,-
making the aggregate, s9ol,-
l25.674.S6. RHos niet=8ann 81 bsbnaI
Of disbursements, there were-$232,- :
539.22 for pensions, etc., s4,216, ,526.59
for interest on the public debt, s24,729,-
l5:S46. for War Department s599, $685.
7o0,ss, for the Navy Department s63,
ell, ,105.27, for payment of the funded
and temporary dept slsl. .9s6, ,6s5. or
making an aggregate Of $s95, 1885, $50.
65. and leaving a balance of S5,s29,-
o44.22; but the payment of the funded
and temporary dept, having been made
from moneys borrowed during the
year, must be regarded as merely
moneys nominal payments, and the
borrowed to make them as mere
lly nominal receipts, and that the
amount of $ls1, 1,os6, ,635, ,O7 should
therefore be deducted both from the
receipts and Disbursements. This be-
ing done, there remains as actual re-
ceipts $714,7O9,9 ,995, So leaving the
balance as already stated. n aor .asa
The actual receipts and disburse.
ment for the past quarter, and the es,i-
mated receipts and disbursements for
the remaining three quarters ofIthe
current fiscal year of 1854, viii be
shown in. detail by 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 exhibit state
of the finances less favorable to the
country than the estimates of that Off
Ger, heretofore submitted: while it is
confidently expected that at the close
of the year, both disbursements and
debts will be found very considerable
less than has been anticipated. .,s yaI,
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF, WAR.
The report Of the Secretary of WI
is document of greatintcrest. IT con-
sists of, first, the military operations of
the year, detailed in the report of the
Generalin-Chief; second, the organi-
zation of colored persons into the war
service third, the question of the ex-
change of prisoners, fully set. forth in
the letter of Gen. Hitchcock; fourth,
operations under the act for enrolling
and calling out the national forces, de-
tailed in the reporto of the Provost Mar
shall General; fifth, the organization of
the Invalid Corps ard, sixth, the ope-
ration of the several departments-of
the Quartermaster General, Commissa-
ry General, PaYmastcr General, Chief
of Engineers, Chief of Ordnance, and
Surgeon General l8l.qsaea div
1t has appeared impossible to make
a valuable summary Of this report, ex
cept such as, would be too extended for
this place, and hence / content myself
with referring your attention to there
port itself. s.' - 'i ,'t '''ia ''is''". : !
... - THE NAVY. fI-.I.f.,
The duties devolving on the naval
branch of the service during the year
and throughout the whele of this un.
happy contest, have been discharged
with fidelity and eminent success. The
extensive blockade has been constantly
increasing in efficiency as the, Navy
has expanded. Yet, on SO long a line,
it has SO far been impossiblet to entirely
suppress illicit trade. From the re
turns received atthe Navy Department,
it appears that more than 1000 vessels
have been captured since the blockade
vas Instituted, and that the value OF
the prizes already sent in for adjudica,
ton amount to over thirteen million
dollars.si5 sliisod bnn slIseigo "a Io
The naval forces ofthe United States
consists at this time of 55s vessels,
completed and in the course Of com
pletion; and of these seventy five are
iron-clad armored steamers. 10 oledw g
The events of the war gave an in.
creased interest and Importance to the
navy, which will probably extend Pc
yond the war itself, unisolqo sieasqoi
Tie armored vessels in the navy,
completed and in service, or which are are
under contract and approaching com
ln,et;on. are believed to exceedini mum