Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1865-12-22
PREsLpENTs MEssAGE.



The m.xirnum annual receipts from al III
States previous % the rebellion. IN the sc-n
Of Sc. oSS. col anil the annual average IN
crease Of reV~nue during tbe last iour YEAR.
compared wIfh fhe rencnues Of tie four
years immediately preceding tbe rcbeliion
Was SS. SIS. stS. The reveuues al the last
f~cal v~ar amounted 20 sl4.556. Is. and
the expenditures o. slS.6Ot.12S. leavIng a
surplus Of receipts over expenditures 81
Ss6l .4SO. Progress has been made In ~
storing the postal service IN ths Southeru
States The views presented by the Post
master General against the policy az grant
ing subsidies 90 ocean mail steamship lines
upon established routes. and in hvcr at
continuing the present system. which limits
tie compensation for ocean service % the
postage earnings. are r~srommensied TO the
oareftl considcrsfion Of Congress.
NAVY DEFAETNENr.
IL Appears. from the report of the Secrc-
tary 81 the Nav. that ~hile. "a The con-
menc"ment OF the present year. there were
m commission go vcs~els 81 an classes and
descriptions. armed with 5000 guns and
manned by 81 900 men. the number Of vs-s-
sels AZ present in commission - IL. With
$50 guns and II. i2s men. By this prompt
rrdaction Of the naval foroe-. the EXPENSE
Of the government have BEEN largely diuin-
ishcd. and a number OF vcssels. purchased
Tor naval purposes from the merchant ma
rine. have been returned 20 the pesceiul
pursuits Of comm~rve- Sinrc th- surp-sss-
sion Of active ho~tilties our foreign squad
rons have been re-estAbiished. and consi,t
Of vessels musih rnore efficient than those
employed on similar seryire Prcvioss 20 The
r~t-iiion. The suggestion Tor the sniarve-
uneat Of the navy-y ards. and especially Cor
the embellishments Of ore IN fresh water. for
rron-clad vessels. y deserving Of considera-
ton. - also the recouinendztion for n
different location and more ample Crosnds
for the Naval ACADEMY.
TEE ARNr-Frs RrDucrro~.
In the rrport Of The Secretary ofwar. a
general summary - given 81 the military
canpaigus Of is64 and is65. erding m the
suppression 81 armed resistancc % the ma
tionsl authority an the insursent States.
The operations % tho general aduninistra-
tive bureaus Of the War Department during
the pas, wear are detailed. and an estimate
made Of Tie appropriations that vii be "
quircd for military purposes ia the fscai
year commencing the 5oth dsv 81 June
ls66. The national military force % ihe
lst q Nav 1865. numbered .oe.0 $40 u,~n.
IL u proposed 90 reduce th@ military es;ah-
Ishment 90 q p-soe footing. comprrb~nd-
Ing hftv thousand troops Of al arms The
wsr estimates arr reduced from S5l6.24O.-
Isl 10 s33 STA. 46i.
THE NArIONAL DEHr
he urges thc establishment or a ius, poll
cy winch shall am 20 the complete eaacc-
nlenf ~ the financial evils that necessarily
followed a state - civil var.
he also argues that the paper currency
shall Re contracted AID thar business a.
neaHv a. possible be conducted on a system
a cAsh payments. or short credits The
circulation nav BE- eurtaiied by Gradually
funding the nstional circulatlon IN sesssri-
ties that NAV BE- mede rcdecmaLle A. the
pleasure % tbe gov, rnmert.
sECUKTTY OF THE NATIONAL DEur.
Our deb; = doobiy secure-srst in The
actaAl wealth and stili greater undsve.oped
resources Of th- rounfrv and newt In the
character Of cur INSTRUCTIONS The most m
teibcent Observers among political econo-
niisfs have not failed 90 rcnsrk. that a..
pohlc debt Of q country = ssf,- IN prcpo-
tion a. - people arr FREE that fi~ si~tf of
a rcpubhc - the safest % all Our history
confirms and establishes ibe theory. ard -.
hrmly believe. destined 90 give ~ sfir
more signal Illustration. The secret Of
this Superiority springs not merely from ne
Tat THAT in republic THE national ohlira-
iions arc Distributed more widely through
countless Numbers IN al classes 81 socieft
Here 81 nnen contribute 20 the public wel-
fare. ani bar fheir fair share 81 TIE rubfc
burdens. DurnE the war. Under the IN
puises 81 PATRIOTISM. the men Of fhe great
body o. The people. ~ithouf regard % tbrir
o~n comparative ~ant % wealth. thron-ed
90 or srmIes and SLED our feets 81 ~
snd held themselves rcady % Offer their
live Tor 'be puiliic good.
Nov. in thcir turn. the property ard n
cone o. TIE country should bear fheir fuss
r-uroriion 81 ~ burdeus ~ saxsfior. utiie
in OR Impost srsfeu. through means Of
~hich increased vitality D. incidentally i'm
parted % 81 ~ irdusfral infe-esfs q fbs
nafion. ihe dufi~s should 10 - sfiiasfsd a.
- ish rno~f h~avilv On srirles n Irr--v-
lesrlng ~ nrc-ssaries ~ hfe a. frse from
taxation a. tie ahsulufe Waufs a fie COW
~ruu~nf economically aHr.iui.-.-~E 81
JUSTLY. No favored class shouI1 d~rr.~d
frredom from asses<nlsnf and the fsxes
sbould - 80 distributed a. not 20 al uo-
duls on tie poor. but rather on the srrumY.
lated -ealih a fh~ country. We sboul8
look e. fhe rational debt lost a. % is-not
a. na'iousi blessing. bit a. q heavy bur
Den on the industry Of the country. 90 he
discharged without unneccessary DELAY.
RECEIPTS And EVrrVpfrrREs-s GRANNY
fSo rsrraarE
IL D. estimated BY the Ser-rfs-v a. a..
Treasury that The errfntiitu-r. frr ILL. f.-sf
year ending the S0fh al ~ rre. I-ff 81 go
oeed the receipfs a sl12.1gf qf7 T. E.
ErafiiJ Ing. houctcr. Cd state thar b. b also
esiimated That the r,venuc for che year emf.
ing ne Hlth ~ june. 1907. sin exceed the
eNpfufiitures fn fhr srrn al srrI.f-s sis .
- amount, or so murh a. NAV b. de@r.sf
sufhcieut 81 the purpose. nav b. arr.li.l
90 tie rflIurfInr ~ 49,. r.,f.r.. A.. .rt