Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-12-10

:, 040y $3.50; ono mn loooe vi 49,
2ss.l7, mskiag he 9egrsgass eeol, 49, |
were o2s2, Sso.22 for pensions, &C., |
e4,1lo, S90.59; for intssest on public |
debe 124,720,6le.51; for war depart
mess 15o0, 20s, 800.Se; for navy de-
pertnent Cos, gil, l0s.27 for payment
II funded and temporary debt elsl, 1885,. |
eS5.07, making the aggregate 1895, zee,
oSO.e5, and leaving balance Of $500,
044.21; but the payment Of the funded
and temporary d ut having been made
from moneys borrowed during the year
must be regarded - merely nominal pay
ments, and the moneys borrowed to make
them % merely nominal receipts, and
their amount, u $40, see. 3oo.07, should,
therefore, be deducted, both from the re-
ceipts and disbursements. This beirg
done there remains, - actual receipts,
S7l4,7O9, 995.5s, leaving the balance -
already stated. The actual receipts and
disbursements for the first quarter, and
the estimsted receipts and Disbursements
for the remaining three-quarters Of the
current fiscal year Of 1854, will be shown
in detail by the report Of the Secretary
Of the Treasury, to which invite your
attention. 1t 10 sufficient to cay here
that it 10 not believed that the actual re-
sults will exhibit state of finances less
favorable to the country than the esti.
mates of that officer heretofore submitted,
while it is confidently expected that at
the close Of the year both disburse-
| ments and debts will be found
yerv considerable less than has
| been anticipated. The report
Of the Secretary Of War IL . document Of
| great interest. Il consists Of the military
| operations of the year detailed in the report
OF The Gen.. in Chief. Second, the orgauis alton
Of colored persons iot0 the service. Third.
| The exchange Of prisoners - fully set forth
| in tho letter Of Geo. Hitchcock. Fourth, op-
| erations under the ACT for enrolling and
calling ont the national forces, detsiled 10 the
report OF the Provost Marshal General
Fifth, the organisation Of the Invalid Corps.
sixth, the operations Of the several depart
meuts Of tho Qaartermaster General. Commits
sary and Paymaster General, Chief of Eogi
neers, Chief Of Ordnance and Surgeon Gene
eral. 1t has appeared impossible to make
valuable summary Of this reports. except sacn
as would be too extended for this place, and
hence I content myself In referring youl
attention 70 Il. The duties deyolvipg % the
naval department Of tho service daring The
year, and throughout the whole Of this %
bapDv contest, have been discharged with
fidelity and eminent suscese. The extensive
blockade has been constantly Increasing Ia
efficiency % tho navy has expanded. Yet 81
90 long . line II has 30 far been impossible Il
entirely suppress the immense trade. From
the retr.ns received at the Navy Department
/. appears that more thsn 1909 vessels have
been c.ptotea sioce The blockade wAs iostitu
ted, aud that the vaIue Of prisss s!!"aoy sen
in for adjudication amounts to over thirteen
millions Of dollars. Tho naval force Of tbs
0ited States consists q this time OF 65e
vessels completed, aod 10 the course Of com
pletion, and OF these Is arc iron clad armored
steamers. Tho events Of the war give much
interest and Importance TO the navy which
will probably extend beyond tho war itself
The armored vessels 10 our navy completed
and what are under contract and approaobi0=
completion. are believed TO exceed 10 number
those of any other Power. But while these
may be relied upon for hatbOr defenses aLd
sea coast survey. others Of greater strength
aud capacity will be necessary for carrying
purposes, snd TO maintain our riRhtful po.itiol
On the ocean. Tho change that has taker
place In navy vessels aud naval warfare sincs
tho introduction of steam ss . moving powell
for ships of var, demands either a cor
responding change 10 some Of our ex
listing navy yards, or tho iastaIlmen
IF new ones for the substitution and ne
cesssry repair Of modern war vessels. N.
uncomfortable embsrraesment, delay, and
public injury has been experienced from the
want Of such government establishments
The necessity Of such Navy Yard, 81
furnished, 1t some suitable place on the At
Iantic sea. board, has, on reReeted occasions
been brought to the attention Of Congress,
BY the navy department and 10 again pre-
sented in tho report Of the Secretary, which
accompanies this communication.
think it my duty to invite your specs
attention to this subject and also to that Of
establishing yard and depot for navs
purposes upon one Of the Western rivers
A naval force has been erected on these
interior waters, and under many disadvan.
tsees. within little more than two VI ars
exceeding in numbers, the whole naval
force OF the country 1t the commence.
u ent oil the present AdministrA tioD. Salts
factory and important IS have been the
performances of the heroic navy, at this
interesting period they arc scarcely more
wonderful than the ser vices Of Opr mechan.
les and africans In the production OF wal
vessels, which has created . new form ol
naval power. Our country has advantages
superior to any other nation, in our resour-
ces of iron and timber, with inex haustable
quantities Of fuel, 10 the immediate vicinity
Of both, and all sttainsble in close
proximity 70 navigable waters. Without IL g
advantages on public works the resources
OF the nation have been developed and its
power displayed in the construction Of q
navy Of such magnitude, which has 1t the
very period Of its erection rendered such ser.
vice to the Union. The Increase Of number
uf seamen In tho public service from 1000
men, 10 the spring Of 1851. to about $4,000
| in the present time, has been accompiishe
without special legislation aud extraordin-
arg bounties. To promote that increase It
ton Of the draft, with high bounties, paid
Tor army recruits, is beginning to effsct in
| juriousiy the naval service aud viii, II not
corrected, be likely to impair its influence
| BY detacbing seamen from their proper 70
cation and inducing them to enter the
army.
therefore respectfully suggest, that
Congress might aid both the army ADD ma
val service BY I'd. quate provision on this
| subject, which would ct the same time be
equitable to the community more especially
| interested.
recommend to your consideration the sug-
restions of the Secretary of the Navy. in regard
TO the POLICY Of fostering and training seamen
for naval service. The naval academy is rem
dering signal service in preparing midshipmen