The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-12-12

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general roper gwen 4 tle military
easnpaizus n 1864 sri 800 ending 4 iht
,uppresslan a arm.d resistance io ibe
nations. authority 10 ilir iasfe~Hi Sale
The opsf.d.as q o. esaai admlfi.ira-
,ite b9rssas of ibt Waf Department our.
ing ihe pas year art detailed ana "a eli.
mate mad ofih' appropriation that z y
BE required for mi.ary purposes 10 ihe
Gscal year commencing The sob day q
Iane. 1906. The nsiional military force
20 The lso Nay, 1868 numbered i'1l0. :.
5l6 men. !, j. proposed 20 rcdaee The
military esiablishmfa' q 2 peace leo.ins.
comprising ffly tboosand troops q all arms,
oresnirsd 70 asio admit ofall enlargement
~ all,ng 81 lhe rank. e eighty I've ihoas
ard sir hundred. &c iiif clfcumsarees q
she country Should require an augmenia.
iioa ol tie army. Tie volunteer force
las already been reduced ~ the Declared
ee from service u over eight hundred
thousand ifo n, aud ne department y
proceeding rapidly 10 the aork q further
reduction. Tie war estimates arc reduc.
I'd from Sjie,2i0,l3i 70 s33,sli,4GI
which amount. ia the opinion Il the De.
partmeut. il adequate for peace eslab-
li,hmen,. Tie measurcs 81 reirenchmcnl
in each bureau aud branch Of the service
exhibit adligent economy worthy Of com
mendalion. Reference is also made IN the
repor, 10 the necessity of providing Tor a
uniform militia system, aud to The propri
ETY. ofmaa Jog suitable provision for wonn
dcd and disabl9d officers and soldiers.
The revenue system 81 the country i =
subject Of vital interest TO rs honor and
prosperity, and should command the ear.
ncs, consideration q Congress. Inc Sec
teiary OF the Treasury viii lay before you
fall and detailed report OF The receipts
AID disbursements Of ihe las, fiscal year,
u The fret quarter Of the present fiscal
year. d tie probable receipts and cxpen
diures Tor the other three quarters, and
the estimates Cor the year following the
s0h of June, 1850 mglt content my.
eli with reference 10 that report IN
which you will Gnd all the Information re-
.lnifed for your deliberations and decision.
Iiui the paramount importance OF the sub
leci 50 impresses itself upon my miod, that
| cannot bu, lay before you my views Of
the measures which are required ior the
col character, aud, might almost say,
or he existence 81 ibis people. The life
Oh republic lies certainly IN the energy,
sitiue and intelligence OF ts citizens; but
il i equally true that Good revenue sys-
ten is the lite Of au organized govern
suent. meet you ~ a time when the ma
sion has voluntarily burdtned itself With a
dea unprecedented ia our annals. Vast
as il il amount, it fades away into moth
Jog Ehen compared viii the countless
blessings hat viii BIZ conferred upon our
ca untry aud upon nan by the prcsersa-
ton OF the nations lie. Now, on the FIRST
occasion 81 the meeting Of Congress siucc
the return Of peace, It IS oil the utmost in
poriance to Tie iasugurale Just policy
which shall al.oacrbe put IN motion, end
which shall commend itselfto those who
come after Us for its continuance. We
must aim at nothing less than the complete
eflacemeli u the financial evils that neces-
arily followed a state d civil war. We
must endeayor 10 apply the earliest rene
dy 10 the derangel state Of the currency
and not shrink from de,ising a policy
which, without being oppressive 10 the
peopl e, shall Immediately begin 10 effect a
reduct ion Of the debt, and, if persisted in,
discharge il fully within defsitely fixed
aumber Of years.
i Is our frst duty 70 prepare in earnest
for our recovery from the ever increasing
evils Of au itredeemable currency, without
q sudden revulson. aud vet without un.
timely proeraslination. For that end, We
must, each IN eur respective positions. pre-
pare the way. hold il the duty OF the
Executive % insist upon irogaliiy in The
xpendilurcs-and a sparing economy Is
itself great national resource. OF the
Banks 70 which authority has been given
to issue notes secured BY bonds o, the
United States, We may require lhe great
est moderation and prudence, aud the law
must be riRidiy enforced when is limit,
arc exceeded We may, each one Of Us,
counsel our active and euicrprisipE coun.
tsymen 10 be constantly on slseir guard. %
l1quidsie debts contracted on paper cur
Ccecy, and, BY conducting business, a
nearly AZ possible, oa a system 81 cash
payments or short credits 10 bold thein
selves prepared 70 return 10 The standard