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DEFEEsEs or THE AIssIssIPPL-Ssns!or
Mitchell, ,Cenfederats States Senstor from Arkaa
sas, left Selma, Alabama, recently for General
Leonidss Polk's headquarters. This gentleman,
the Selma Dispaieh learns is direct from Rich
mond, charged by the Government with i'm
portant special business relsting to the trans
A-isaiFsiPPi Department. Congress having sd-
l0oIned' and his important functions in that
oooy temporarily suspended, the worthy sens-
'oi entered upon another field Of exersion where
his services are still at the command of his Gov.
sTDment and country. He is now engaged. we
understand, in The careful preparation of $ plsp
for the defense of the Mississippi river, and The
protection of our valuable iuteres,s in tbs, vi-
cinity, which viii doubtless be developed and
acted upon daring the approaching session Of
Congress.
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On motion, tie meeting adisurned.
II L. N
W. J. wooDEtL, sscretar7. 1''
Penalty fer Failure IS Deliver ,he Ti.hs

in Time.
OFFICE OF TIE COMMISSIONER OF Taxes ,
RICHMOND, March IS, 1864
To the Editor Of tbs Whg;
Permit me TO onbgatsn "a Faroler, wbose
communication, headed Who is he Law.
givsT," appears in your paper Of this uaorning.
The tax act OF 1863 was re.enscted with
smendmeuts, zad approved on tbe I7sh Feb
FusTy, 1864 Wbat was section IL ia the old
act, is section 10 ia this. In paragraph ".
section 10, one of the amendments is in these
Horda:
"The said producer shall be
required TO deliver the wheat, corn, oats, rye
backwheAt, rice, peas, beans, cured hay and
fodder, sugar, molssses of cane or sorghum
wool, thus to be psid as 1.-THE in kind, after
they have been estimated Is aforesaid. in such
fora and ordinary marketable condition az NAV
be usuAl in the section in which they are dsiv-
cred, within thirty days from the date of notice
given by the agent Of collection that he is ready
TO receive such produce Except cotton and to-
bsceo shall be delivered in the manner and at
the times hereinafter PToVided), ct some depot
not more than twelve miles from the place Of |
production; and if not delivered by the tims
snd in the order stated, be shall be liable to pay
i've times the estimated value of the portion
aforesaid, !" etc
This is the law, ard Congress is the law
siver. Instructions 9, which "a Farmer
laoseS, is PRONUNCIATION Of the ameudment
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q The proprietors Of the Battle house in
Mobile give public notice that their charges are
only SIS per day. We started = paragraph to
this effect, some days since, contrasting tie
figures charged at this model hotel, where all
the Injuries Of other dsys are continually
served up, with the charges of the tsverns seat
tered through the smaller Giles of the South,
where tough beef and mock coffee are the feed
ing staples, which notice has Travelled through
the papers generally. In some quarters the
statsment was denied, but ire card from the
prOprietors settles the question. We note the
fact, only for the purpose of endesvoriDg to dis.
turb the conEcieness of hotel keepers generally.
The puff is not paid for by "dead heading"
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GREAT BRITAIs.-The census report of 1860
has besn Published. Il elbows that the area Of
tbs British Empire IN 1860 was 4. APO 800 square
miles, Of which but I2I,II5 constitutes tho
United Kingdom The population Of the EG-
PiEs vas 174 .9s9, 300 Of which l35. .571 ,35l and
O. So. 50 ldiers wsrs in British India. Ia the
American colonies there were 1888 5O7, and the
city Of London bad population Of 2,s0S, ,9s9.
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x We undsrstsDd that at late loyal meas-
ing in Nashville, tbs Nashville UHi0H was voted
disloyaL The cases are very numerous Whers
inventions have returned to plague the Inventor.
LOHi5silie J0aTHal
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ROR RAaR

TOUR G. Ave ttoa,snd 10. o. s4AFTTqg .p5
= PQLLIhS in gso3 UrGer--a Circular SssT ia fns
eondiaon for uss, ard fractured; also pair a
nhe ssni stones win spindle and spgurtsusucss-ai
Lafayette, Alabama
ts4 I'm = p. GARLNGTON
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= A lady fell down in the street, when .
man very ciVilly picked her up and said gently
hope, ma'am, you are none the worse"
" Vel, indeed, 1 an just As lille the better, 4"
she replied, guile savsgely.
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r APHIC.
reports Of the Press .Associasion.

satsroe seesrdng 70 act e Cozgrsss N ts TssE 1853
y ). s. THRAsHER "A tHs Clerks olaes 0f the Diz-
Ele yoar 81 the ConisdarEts states fer he Rorts-
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y The Chronicle aza SsntiasE says gold in
Augusta, on the 3lsl ult, wss in active dsmand
81 26 for ono. IL Richmond, on the 27lh, it sold
at an average Of q in old currency, or, reckon
ing in the discount which would be dus in four
days, the real qoo,z;iou Sss fourteen dollars in
currency for one in gold. The opiRion was en-
tsriained thai it would be down TO ten in fort.
vight
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Bankers safe fer Sale.

OEE o. the lzTgsF; ssfss IN the city Ct Atisuta-ss
~ god za usH-Euissbls far q Banker o. Jswslsr
la4glrs Of JAS MCPHERSON * CO..
alA ~ ELIt-haI- l-r...
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- Trains run throagh on the Alsbama and
Mississippi rivers railroad, from DemoPoLs 10
EsTidiAn on Thurs 'ay last.
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u, 0. JTDD

II As now Pernansatly established bis
- - s,.-- News Depot
Citv and Illustrated Papers
May be found at al mes fmbtI1-z
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From the Richmond Southern Puneh.l
LAMENT OF A HOLDER OF A CONFEDERATE NOTE
DISSEMINATION, CT

From the Richmond Southern Puasb.l
LAMENT or HOLDER OF 4 COSFEDERATE NOTE
DEHCHISATIoN, c
AIR-WOodnAu, spare that tree
o, Msmny spEre this note
Ny kez-;strings round It cling
know each Iils by ro,o-
Th5 dear, delightful thiug
Is old familiar face
Grow not face sciOus now -
Time never can craze
My love for it'll vow.
Old note thou art the last
Ny pockets long shall hold
Once h re golden Past
Thou vert the peer ot gold
But now, men name thy doom,
o. must thou fu lded be
Thy friend Is plunged ia gloom,
TGey dam our cETTeui {!
Why is a raodla,ive man Ike a lean dog ?
3 causs ho is a d.iH CIR.
Why Is matrim3sy eEpsneiVei Because the
ls3e- are such dear creatures.
Way would some Of cur fasbionsbls chaps
maze good s0l1ie'G Because taey dress vel.
WY are most young ladies' bsd ersmmsriaasi
Bscauss bu. few Of them can decline msTimony
What is the hest advertisement for women
over forty L55t--s budget Of charms.
When does g man treat his wife seals-y
When he lets heE hsvs her own i0sigh.
When is notoTisty~ dearly bought When
nSn sells himasli to obtain il.
Why is widower when he msrriss again
Ebs drink Of good brandy Because he is
Ts 57ivtHg
What lady writer's wogld be acceptable con
tributors to this column PHseE-y AaEas.
What do these editors who appropriate our
"uiAas" withou. credit deserve Of Usf To be
pRs ished by pEaeA.
a soldier, seven test high, On leaving Charles
ton on faIl0ugh to visit his home, which was il
possession Of the Yankees, on being asked Why
he 7eutUrsd upon 80 hazardous a journey, re-
piled: They don's want ms any longer dO6a
here"
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QUERY For the information Of year readers
please state which set Of eongressmsu-the old
or new msmbeTs-would hsve convened If the
President had called aB extra session on March
lst, 1864 A READER
The new Congress. The period for which 4 6
cid members were elected expired by constitu-
ti0nal Limitation On the s2l Of February.
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y See the card Of Msssrs MOgridgs d
Austin, producs and commission merchants, Sci
ma, Ala in another column.
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W DeuslaA, two boxes Ms Few, parcel; G. Z
Cay paekagsi 7 L Marshau. can o II Presley three
bags Lisus n Pitsnan, bundle L R15srtson, box
The above freight is stored AZ oHnsrs rsk and sz-
pe1ss and Is Liable 70 Be sold Tor eharges not called
nf- v DUNNING. o. H CLERK
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PROFEssI0sAL CARD.

AFIN9 peTmzns1tly located myself IL Atlanta
IL oaor my services 10 its citizens prCfessiouslY
once on Whitehall street. over Nj CUuninFs' odlcs
nh2s % y r. TABkR n u
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LEss sf Uzeis5asea EEe8EaI Received "a ths
sostaeTn EEFEsss CsuPzay, april =,
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E'aE adysrtLse-, needing rssruIs in order g 5.
4 tain forty days farl5us = 70 alssd 70 private IN
terests CT tlp1rtaues will p4y LIE above bounrv 10
any recruit - 10 viii muster into any branch a tbs
lsrT ee-lrt. .niry, cavalry ariilsry-In he Army
c. Ts-1esses, thereby enabling tbs advertiser 10 o.
tam such fu'cuga. This is q bona fts Offer Ads
d.szs ROY
GPi ~ 1tsc1B Eost Oflcs.
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OUR SPECIAL REPORTS

THE YANKEES DISTURBED ON
THE KAZOO.
Special 10 the Memphis Appeal
cAETeS, April 3 Via lfobls.) .)-Gsn. Ross devastated
one Of the Yankee negro plantations. two miles from
HAnes' bun, on The Yazoo. Thirty negro soldiers
were killed, and one hundred mules captured B.
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a rEadmnn in rhe ..r-.r,.,a ,,

The Florence coTespOndsree of Tbs France
Mn'icale giyes th0 following aeeouo. of a recent
performances at the PagliAno theassr, in that
city:
LAST night the "Tfsvlats" was given here
and the part of Alfred was fllsd by a tenor
whose nanae neo1 not mention, and the part ef
the fs.her by msdmsn-at lssst by a man
who was discharged from the lunatic asylum
oniy few days ago, aud whose story is some
what romantic. His names is Tolds Sernese
and four yesTs ego he earned living BY selling
9Iooms about the streets, crying his meTehan-
dlse IN Eooorous sUd powerful vsice 1. 50
ehaneet that ne fell 10 love with young girl
aud offered marriage. hut wSs refused BY her
parents on account OF his poverty. To improve
hls circumstances lie determined to try bis for
iuDe on the stsgs. He had good voice, and
after some litgle training he obtained an engage
ment. and was vel received, by tho public.
Bat fortune did not come IS soon as he er-
pected, and having encountered some iittls dis
appreciation from his sudience, he becane ray
ing mad, and vas taken 20 lunatic asylum, in
which he remained Uusil the last few dsys,
when ho was discharged IS cured. he sang be- /
iOro full house, bat not1ilhs tsnding the 0pin-
ion Of tho doe.ors, think he is partially insane |
Ia showed the utmost imgslience and dissstis-
faction Whsn interrupted by applause in tho 1
middle Of phrase and in the romance, ihe
pubiie hsving CTisd bravo 2" too soon, be
9allY refused 30 finish It gnd lefE the stage
Vita ihs exception Of some eccs1iTieiiiss, i'm
proper gestures, and an occasional smile, IL
giving Ihe most tragic scenes, be pisyei the
para quite es well IS many artists who have ST.
ways enjoyed the Use Of their faculties.
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TO NIissOurians

UNDER General OrdsTs No. q, A5i1:zat Ard 10.
speosor-GeaerE!'s of5se- dated Richmond. NEeh 90,
1861, soldiert In oIgluizat ons not ron their own
State may be transferred to troops from their oEn
State upon thslr application. HizsouIlars Who wish
to be trsnifrred to Bsrsfs Missouri Battery shoaId
usks application sesordI- to tie following bru,
substituiirg of course the proper nsnss ard dates
DALroE, March 18th, 1854.
EGj3rs
IhzTs the honor 70 ak to bs trzn fsrTsd from e5z.
psny =, - Regiment, - Br sads. -- Divisisu,
- Corps, - Army 70 Barrstt's Mi8zoari Battery,
lst Bsttsi n, Reserve Artillery, a. 7.
Private - Company, - Rsg.zs7t.
certify thss I knew Private A B. - Company,
- Regiment 10 b citizen Cf Nj sousi, EessEdiag
to the requirements Of the shove qaoisd order.
@. D.
Lieut. sFu1anfirs Co. - e g'msns
When such evidences Of eit8snship eznnot hs Tar
nishsd. the sppc MS cath before a Justice Of he
PsssS or Clerk Of Court CT Record, CT Ju5gs A55O
cs.e should Be sufficient.
o " BARRET,
sT2a Captain eonnandiDg Eiss71rl Battery.
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a Attention ia called to the advertisement
in another column ofsTing bounty Of $500
for 6 recruit
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In GOOD CoNDTEeS.-We congratulate NJ
jor Fleming and his assistant, Mr. Peter
Fressnius, on the good esndition of The Mobila
and Ohio railroad. large train, with a spIen-
did freight, and very large number Of psssen.
gers, came through from Tibbee station on
schedule time this morning The trains will
leave regularly in futuTs.-AS6le Tri5EHs,
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" The supreme court Of the United States
Is ttus described by Lincoln paper in soms
speculalions as to ths probable decision on any
issues arising on Lincoins acts snd Preciama-
toss:
Tsney, MArylaad, eoppsrhead.
Nelson, New Yerk, eoppeIhead.
G1ier, Pennsy wanna, War Dsmocras.
Wayne, Georgia, conservative.
Cstrou, Tennessee, ceppsrhead.
Clifford, Name, coPpsrhesd.
Swsyne, Ohio, Republican.
Dsvis, Illinois, Republican.
Miller, Iowa, Republican.
Field, California, Republican.
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GEORGIA MILITIA RRORGaNIZED,

THE name Of JOHN T. O. REED for Colonsl Of the
Militia, 2. A. RIOG for Lisussu ant Colonel SD mo
L MEoAsbIH for AaIor, viii be heartily Espporied
for ths posit0ns Above designated in the election s.
be held IN Falton county The 12sh ArrI proximo.
VOTERS FULTON COUNTY.
Atlanta March l6th 1864 nhia fde
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From THE RAPIDAS.-A private letter from
Gen Lees srmy, dstad March 2sih, ssys: There
IS nothisg Of interest transpiring in the army
here. Tournaments and dances are the order
ct the dsy hsretbou:s. The Ermy is gradually
strengthening. aud Is being well fed, shod and
clad, while The transportation is in bsssr coDdi-
Sion than ever before Cav Vance is visiting
the aTzHy, and cd irassia it With decided effact
THE CRoPs-CHEERIKG The Mobile III
bEus learns, from what it considers e1csllept An
fhoriiy, thas The recent cold weather has not
much damaged the whea. Il Alabzns and Mis-.
sisaippi It is also estimated that Eve tunes tbe
quantity Of land has been soun with il, as
compsrsd with last yesr- Three months from
now, If not sooner, fsuT viii, therefore, begin to
be loose in the knees, and probably let down 10
. living pIiee
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YANKEE MEN AND lyo,TrN

grant the prettiness of your very vovnc
gIrisi they are really trim little dsmselS I: s b1s
yonder mater families, who having disposed oF
PoIH crops, sauce kobnt and fried potatoes, has
tendeTloin steak and scrambled eQgs-sba bn-" y
and high-dried, with bssS I;2s
the Prov of Roman galley, and couptenance4
Like Old John Zlsea'S skin, which be had tsnneS
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Er Ike ;hat squins; it relieves The ma
turAl blscknsss of y0ur face" said csusho
man to a dark lady
Indeed :" Quoth the lady, what pity,
then, you do not squiHt II
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abOve quoted. and If he had ohsarved tho head
ing Of Che instructions, he would have seen that
they were issued as additional instructions
adapted 10 the AMENDMENTS Of the tax laws Of
1862 etc. Very respectfully.
az THOMPSON ALLEE,
IS IT,.
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LUHACY.
NATHANIEL HAwFHoRNE.

Mr.. Nathaniel Hawthorne, of Concord, Mass.
Ru'hoT II The Scarlet LstteT,' " The HouSe
with the Seven Gables" transformation, !" and
many other charming and deservedlY popular
WORKS, when you took upon yourself 10 hold M
to obloquy aRd ridieue our Eng,ish matronsT
to sneer q their "strsAkiness" and "beeGuess,"
and to aIude, not very delieately, to the large
space OF their Makers fooislool they occ1pIsd
when they sat dcwn-theIe vera those Who
thought yCu did stupid and an i'll hammered
thiEg. Bat let that pass.
We are not angry with you, dear Mr. Hsv-
thorne We like your books too WELL and ba-
sides' II you laughed ct as, are we not alwsva
Imagining at ourselves You have but done
VIII tEe pen, IN scmeThat Of q clumsy form
that which John Iseeh is doing every week
and gracslully and witsily, with lie ua1e;I. sn3
II the ohsnse Of making money at olr oRyn AZ
pense were Indeed rank, the humble iniividnaI
VINO lndltes these liaes would have been elanned
INTO the pillory sad egged and stoned to destb
mauy years since >'--
But, Nh. Hawthorne, II ths Britisb p..er
tHnii.s be fond of good cheer, she hsg Al Issst
something to show i. Her Appearances 60
credit 70 her feeding aad breeding. Tbs cokSs
o. Holkham, that Babrahsrns' VouI5 b.,,o
found much comfort in her condition. Tba-o
are blood end bone there as well as aasb - -
merry as wei as weight; muscle rather tbsn
'urpusRge Of sdipose matter. Bnt vbs1 ,L.aI j.an
Gel return do your ladies' make for tbs 6o9S-
he gods providsf Do they thrive an tH";o
abundant provendeT7 Does the eoo,-.o-I- ,,,,-
lusniity OF solid food they consume do tbano
nv good -" AneHl
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BY the President:
J. p. BENJA3Is. Secretary Of Stale
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-12-16
OH, WANTON WIND!

Oh. wanton wind warm, kissing. kind,
The zephyrs turned my Laura's tresses; 2,
Bathed lip and hand with fragrance bland,
And even famed those deep recesses
Where love is seen, warm couched serene,
Asleep between two summer pillows;
Oh, needless wind to beauty blind, .....
Where couldst thou find more tempting pill
lows
The lilly bell, whose anthcrs tell
The time SO well, by you set ringing;
The rival rose, wherein repose
Queen Nab, and those unto her clinging,
The violet sweet the daisy neat
Should repeat each fragrant blossom
Oh, careless wind! could all combined
So please thy mind as Laura's bosom?
Insensate still, hence, hence and fill
The idle sail of yon bright vessel.
And yet-ah, stay! ere hence you stray
Leave me, I pray, your right to nestle;
Give me to seek her damask cheek,
And whispering speak what thou ne'er
dreamest;
For me to lie one moment nigh
Her heart and die, were bliss supremest!
Miles OReiAy.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-12-16
Written for the Pioneer.
All the Links are Rudely Broken.
BY G. T.. Fl

BY c. 4. Fl.
All the links are rudely broken
That have bound me by their spell;
Thoughts of anguish yet unspoken.
Bid me whisper " fare thee WELL"
If the dream of love l cherished
Melts in unavailing tears
If the brightest hope has perished
That redeemed my future years
Still thine image shall grow brighter
In my heart from day to day,
And thy heart shall beat the lighter
As the months will glide away.
If my love was unrewarded
BY one word OF love from thee,
And the strings that might have chorded
Gave no music back to me -
If thy heart-strings did not waken
At the minstrel touch OF love,
And the chords SO rudely shaken
Quivered-ere they ceased to move -
It was my fault, who in the madness
OF an hour of hopes and fears,
Turned thy gentle heart to sadness,
And acquainted thee with tears.
1t were well I had not met thee
Since t is wretchedness to live;
You must teach me to forget thee,
While ask thee to forgive.
For the golden links are broken
That have bound me by their spell:
Thoughts of anguish yet unspoken
Bid me whisper fare thee we'll"
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-12-16
ANNUAL REPORT OF the SECRE.
TARY OF THE TREASURY.
Expenses f0rthe Year Ending June
80, 1864, 65,234,0S7.S6
Deficit of $3.50, ,325.26.
The Public Debt at the Close of the
Next Fiscal Year, June 80,
1866, $2,645, ,320,682.

The report of the Secretary Of the
Treasury occupies eight or ten columns Of
the large New York papers, and we can.
not therefore give the document complete,
but present our readers with condensa-
ton of its most important features:
The public debt matured and maturing dur.
ing the year, is as before stated, $163, ,353,-
5000. From this may be deducted, as likely
to be provided for by new certificates of in.
debtedness, $75, ,0O0, 900. Add this sum ($SS,-
1853, 32O.09) to the balance to be provided for
the expenditures of the year, viz: $482, ,374,
1892, and it makes the whole amount to be
provided from loans $570, 727, sos IL. But as
this would include SO much of the existing
public debt as would be redeemed, exceeding
certificates issued within the year, viz. -
$8S, 353, $4,000, this sum is to be deducted from
the amount to be obtained by loans, viz. -
800, 727, ,508.11, showing the probable increase
OF the public debt during the year to be
$482, ,374 1892, which, added to $1,74O, 800, :
489.49, would make the public debt on July 1,
1865, $2,223, ,064, ,677.51, subject to such in
crease as may be 0ccasiOned should Congress
not provide for additional revenue, or should
the income from ordinary sources fall short of
the estimates submitted. .e-
Any estimate which may be made of the
probable receipts and expenditures for the
next fiscal year must necessarily be liable to
still greater uncertainty This remark applies
more particularly to expenditures for while,
existing laws remain unchanged, the amount
of revenue may be calculated with reasonable
certainty, it is impossible to anticipate what
the exigencies of the war may require. On
the one hand this may call for increased effort,
and on the other it may be confidently hoped
that the great struggle is near its termination,
and that, consequently, the estimate now sub.
mitted will prove far beyond the wants of tho
year. While any doubts remain, however, it
would be unsafe to assume any other basis of
calculation than one predicated upon the exist.
ing state of affairs. The receipts for the year
ending June 80, 1866, are estimated as fol.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-12-16

Deduct estimated receipts from ordinary
sources, 1896, ,000, 900, there will remain to be
provided for by loans s422, ,256, ,OO5. To this
should be added for redemption of excess of
certificates of Indebtedness, $47, ,365, 900, max.
ing the amount to be provided for by loans,
$469. .621, ,O05. Assuming the correctness of
these estimates. the whole debt on the first
day Of July, 1866, would be found by adding
the foregoing amount of $422, ,256, ,OO5 to the
estimated debt on July 1, 1866, 81, 22s 064 ,677,
giving $2,645. .32O. .6S2 as the amount of the
debt at the close of the next fiscal year.
This calculation Is made on the same basis of
receipts as that assumed for the current year.
It is quite probable, in the Judgment Of the
Commissioner of Internal Revenue. that
$500, ,ooo, 900 may be received in another year
from that source, without the additional legis-
lation suggested by him. Should this suppo-
sidon be verified. and the new taxes proposed
for this year be laid and continued, an addi-
tional fifty millions might be expected from
internal revenue. The Secretary has, however,
thought 1t wiser to name $500. .OOO. 600 as ali
that would probably be realized, =
It will be observed that the actual receipts
from ordinary sources for the last fiscal year