The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-12-09

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good progress has been effected BY
the Western Powers moving with enlightened
concert Our own pecuniAry claims have oeon
allowed or pat In course Of settlement and the
Inland Hea has been re-opened to c0mmerce.
There IL reason also 10 bellcys that theae pro.
cee1ines have increased rather than diminished
the .tdendship Of Japan towards the UnSssd
"a, oRSxuse ~ ronss. ~
The porss Se4lor(ozk, FernspdinA and Pensa-
eola have bosn ops1ed By proclamation. Il b
hoped that forolp merchants win now con-
The convention which regulates commerce
and social intercourse among the western na-
lions owing TO the perilous situation of Japan
and the anomologous form Of its government,
the action of that empire inperf0rming treaty
stipulsti0ns 10 inconstant and capricious. New
slider whether It Is not safe and more profitable
TO themselves rs well as just to the United
than IL is TO pursue thr ough many hazards and
vast cost, o cOntraband trade with other ports
which are closed, If not by actual military. ope-
ration, at least by a lawful and effective block
ode.
SLAVE TRADE. f ~
For myself have no doubt Of the power
and duty of the Executive under the law Of
nations to exclude the enemies Of tho human
race from an asylum In the United States. II
Congress should think that proceeding IN such
cases lack the authority of law. or ought TO be
vision be mvde for effectually preventing tor.
eign slave traders from acquiring domicile and
facilities for their criminal occupation In our
country. It IL possible that II 1t were new
and open question the maritime powers with
the light they now enjoy would not concede
the privileges Of naval belligerent to the In
surgents of the United States, destitute - they
are and always have been, equally OF ships and
Of ports and harbors.
DIsLoYAL EMIssARIEs.
Disloyal emissaries have been neither less ~.
siduous. nor more successful during the last
year than they were before their efforts under
favor Of that privilege to embroil our country
in foreign warn. The desire and determine
ton of the maritime States to defeat that de.
sign are believed to be as sincere, and cannot
be more earnest than Europe. Nevertheless
unforeseen political difficulties have arisen, and
practices in Brazilian and British portions on
which here require and are likely 70 continue
70 require the practice of constant vigilance,
and . Just and conciliatory spirit On the part oa
the United States as well - Of the nations con.
cerned and their governments.
Commissioners have been appointed undez
the treaty with Great Britain on the adjustment
Of the claims of the Hudson Bay and Puget
Sound Agricultural Companies In Oregon, and
are now proceeding to the execution Of the
task assigned to them.
- CANADIAN Bo4DKR. =
In view of the insecurity of life in the re
gion adjacent to the Canadian border by recent
assaults and depredations committed BY mimi
cal and desperate persons who are harbored
there, it has been thought proper to give no
tice that after the expiration of six months, the
period conditionally stipulated in the existing
arrangements with Great Britain, the Unitet
States must hold themselves at liberty to In
crease their naval armament upon the Lakes u
they shall find that proceeding necessary,
The conditions of the border will necessarily
come into consideration In connection with thu
question of continuing or modifying the right
of transit from Canada through the United
States. as well as the regulations of imports
which were temporarily established by the re
ciprocity treaty of the 9th of June, 1854. I de
sire, however, to be understood, while making
this statement, that the colonial authorities are
not deemed to be Intentionally unjust or I'M
friendly towards the United States; but, on the
contrary, there is every reason to expect that
with the approval of the imperial government
they will take the necessary measures to pre-
vent new incursions across the border.
WORKING OF THE EMIGRATION ACT.
The act passed at the last session for the en-
enlargement OF emigration has, as far as posi-
bic, been put into operation. It seems to neei
amendment, which will enable the officers O.
the government to prevent the practice o.
frauds against the immigrants while ON theil
way and On their arrival in these ports, so al
to secure them here a free choice of ayocatiOns
and places of settlement .
A liberal disposition in relation to this great
national policy is manifested by most of the
European States, and ought to be reciprOcated
on our part by giving the immigrants effective
national protection.
replenishing steps which are appointed BY
Providence to repair the ravages of internal
war, and its waste of national strength and
health. All that is necessary is to secure the
flow of that stream in its fullness, and to that
end the government must 10 every way make
1t manifest that it neither needs or designs tc
impose involuntary military service upon those
who come from other lands to cast their lot in
our country.
FINANCIAL AFFAIRS.
The financial affairs of the government have
been successfully administered during the las
year. The legislation of the last session Of
Congress has beneficially affected the revenue
although sufficient time has not yet elapsed tc
experience the full effect of several of the pro
visions of the acts of Congress imposing in
creased taxation.
The receipts during the year from all
sources, upon the basis of warrants signed by
the Secretary of the Treasury, including loans
and the balance in the Treasury on the LIST day
of July, 1868. were ST. ,39f, 1876 007. 90: and the
aggregate disbursements, upon the same basis
81, 298, 056, 101 S3; --leaving balance in the
Treasury, az shown by warrants, of $685.
759 905.73.
RS'Deduct from these amounts the amount of
the principal Cf the public debt redeemed and
the amount of issues in substitution therefor.
aud the aetual cash operations of the Treasury
were = Receipts 1884 076. 64677; Disburse.
ments 1866, 234, 0S7S6; which leaves a cash
balance in the Treasury of SIS, S42, 558.71.
OF the receipts there were derived from GUS
toms S102,316, 1872. so; from lands 1858, 1873. 30;
from direct taxes $475, 648.96; from internal
revenue $780, 741, 134.10; from miscellaneous
sources $17 oil ,44S. 10, and from loans applied
to actual expenditures including former bali
ances, $623, 443, 92913
There were disbursed for the civil service
$27, 505, 599.46: for pensions and Indians
81. 517, $3.50. 81; for the War Department $e15,-
918, 429.07; for the Navy Department $83H2
29279; for interest of the public debt $lK,-
$50, 421 SO; making an aggregate of 1866. 234, :
087.S6, and leaving a balance in the Treasury
of S1S, S42, 528.71, as before stated.
For the actual receipts and disbursements
for the first quarter, and the estimated receipts
and disbursements for the three remaining