The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-12-06

Bureau 70 an unprecedented extent On the 3Oth
S.y q june last, the total number Of pen,ione
e1 eD-es the sum Of fo,z3i ib. Ihe ngmber o.
applications thr have been allowed since thst dais
will require large increase OF this amount for hs
next fiscal year. The means for the payment Of the
,tPends due, under existing lass w our dlsss
have persisted in the service Of county, viii no
doubt he cheeriull' aud PROMPTLY Hanted. stat,
having for their object the relief Of soldiers muia 81
and families made iahere.s Ia the efforts to peserNs
The report Of the Postmaster General prcsen's a.
eneourasing EXHIBIT Of the oporNions Of the -
Ohce Department during the year. The tevetuc
Of the past year from the oya ststes alone eNcceic'
the maximum annual receipts iron al the go ei
aud tho annual average increase o. revenue eui
,he lSt I9ui YEAR, compal With me iouf "a
slL656,1bs, and tho expenditures 10 sIo.Oy4 q,
ssdLfso. Piosre., his be n made in rc.torn
me Ts. Ro,t. , service in tee southern state
sgainst the policy Of granting subsidies to ocean ma
steamship lines u1on established routes aud IN invc
compensation for ocean service 10 the po. r. car,
ing., are recommended to the careful Considerable
II appears from the report Of the Secretary of II Il
navy, that while, at the commencement of the prc,
clssees and descriptions armed with 500 gun. HI NJ
nbhned by blOb men, the number Of vcsses
present. In commission 10 III, With $50 run, )
~ 10 men. BY this prompt reduction Of the navsi
FORCES the expenses Of the Cove nmsnt have lto.
lsrgely dimni,hed, and q number Of vessels, purt
ehA.sd for naval purposes from the merchant m rn
have been returned TO the peaceful pu suits Of con
merce since the suPpre,sion Of Aciiye hostilitie
cur ioreisn squadrons have been re-estabished. an
consist OF vessels much moro efficient than thosi
employed on similar service previous to the rebeo
Inc tuggestin Tor the enlargement OF the nav
yards and especially for the establishment Of one l
Tosh vAter Tor iron clad vessels Is deserving u co
asfsni locs,iop and more no G ample sroaaS. sS n
Naval Academy.
In the report Of the Secretary Of War, A.. rener,Is
summ.y IL given OF the military osmpsiFns Of mi
ance TO the national authority In tho in.u-rCtn
States. The operations Of tho general adminl.tatv
Bureaus Of the War Department during The past vu a
are detailed, and an estimate mido Of the approp "
tons that will TO required for military purp5,ci nj
1865 The national military force on tbs ist OF MAJ
1863 numbered i,O0g5i6 men. IL 10 prop,scl ~
reduce the military establishment 10 peace iootn
compromising fifty thousand troop. OF ali any
orsanized 30 O. TO admit Of an enlargement BY & lie
the circumstsnces Of the country should rem re- a
snsineniatlon Of tue army The volunteer force "a.
Of over eight hundred thousand uoops, and AZ
Department is proceeding rapidly In the uork .
rorther isdnctio1. Inc var ,stimsus are re!uces
the opinion fthe DepArtm IT, 10 adequate for rel O
Embellishments. The measures OF retrcucLncht
each Bureau and branch Of the service exhibit
gent economy worthy Of cOnmCndatiou, Esrf,uel
also made IN the report TO the necessity Of p-oyi
disabled officers and solsler..
vital interest l,s honor and pro pefitV And .yon
command the earnest confederation Of C0ngrtss III
becretary OF the Treasury viii lay before Won IA
aud detailed report OF tho receipts and di,5pfsnI
Of the last fiscal year, Of the first quarter Of tle n
sent fiscal year Of tho probable rece pts and gtet
ditufes OF tho 9her three yuateles and the estimate
Tor the year following tho 30th OF June, 1860 uiq
which you will find al the Information reaui ed Il
your deliberations and decision. But the pa amour
nnP3rt an, o. me subject 90 presses it,ef on NV
the measures that arc required for the good Oh
yer, and might almost say tor the existence OF ID
energy virtue, and intelligence Of it, ciiLsls ht
y u equally true that good revenue sysiem /. :.
time when the nation has Voluntarily burdcned it,e
with aeet unprecedented Ia our annals. Nast as
with the countless blessings hat v be con ere up
our country and upon man by the preservation
the nation'e lie Nov, on the first occa-ion OF 4
meeting OF Congress since the return OF peace II
The uimos, Importance 10 inhueurAte a Just pole
which shall at once be put in MOI on.Hnd hig aAa
commend Itself TO those who come after Us ior
continuance, We must aim at nothing ,es- lhan "a
complete placement Of the financial ev.is Ihr
enleavor 10 spply the earieat remedy 10 the ucran
pohcy when, which without being oYpitsslVo
the people, shSl Immediately BEGIN to eI,cg RI
duetion Of the debt and, ii persisted in, discharge
July within debate fixed number Of years.
IL IL our fifst duty to prepare in earnest for cd
recovery from the eyor-inereising evils OF MI ira
decnsble currency, without a sudden rcyulIon, an
yet without untimely generalization For that en-,
We must each In our respective position', propai
~
stat upon frugaty IN the expenditures, and . rpadp
economy u Itself goa! national resource. OF II
notes secured by bonds OF tho United states, Sc ma
require tho greatest moderation and prudence, ah
the law must be rgidly enforced when i,S liu,
exceeded We may, each one Of u.s. counsel on
acuye and entsrprisln countrynen TO be CONSTANT
on their guard to lquidato debt. contracted Ia
paper currency, and by conducting business as ntar
IA possible on system OF caSh payments OK shOl
cTedits, to hold themselves prepared to return ~ ia
standard OF gold and SILVER. To aid our fellow
citizens IN tho prudent management of thor mond
taTy affairs the duty devolyes Us 10 Glmini4h
Law the amount OF paper money now IN ciiouIatior
rive years ago the bank-nUte circulation Of "a
country amounted TO not much more than two hui
dfed niuions; nos the circulation, bank aud
tional, exceeds soyen hundred millions Tho simp
statement OF me TACT recommends more stIoas
than any words OF NINE could do, the necessity
our roltTanins this expansion. The gradual e1ut
ton OF the currency Ii the only measure That ca
save the business Of the country IRON disAstrg
calAmities; and this can be almost iIupeiceplD1
accomplished by gradually funding the national CT
cuiAton in securities that may 10 made redeuL .b
a. tho pleasure Of the Government,
Our debt IL douby soeuIe e; inst in the actual veal
and stu greater undeveloped resources oi tie cou
try; and next in the character OF our institution
The most Intelligent observers among poliIca cco-(
m!sts have not iaied 10 remark, that the public
OF country Ia safe IN y opoTtion as its peupo ~
iee; that the debt OF republic Is the sale Of a
Our history confirms and eutAbll Hhes the theory, I'D
H. hrmy beAeve, destined to give it a st.I. GIO
signal Illustration. The secret OF this supe lOs
springs not merely from the TACT that In rcpubl
the national obligations are distributed moe sIle
TIN rough countless numbers In all cRssUs VI society;
hasit root In the character Of our laws. La.o u
men contribute 10 tho public welfare, aud bear tAe
far share OF ths public burdens. DURING the va
under tho Impulses Of patriotism, the mcu VI Ia
gIeaI body OF tie people, without regard 10 their o.
comparative want VI wealth, throngud to our anne
and nu0d our eta Of WAL anu hold themselves ed
TO otiei their iyea for tho public good No~,Iu tue
turn the property and income OF the county shoul
bear thelI Jult proportion OF gne burden OF tAXAto
whlo IN our linpost system, through means OF HAc
Increased vitality 10 incidentally impair ed 20 all Oh
the Industrial interests OF the nation, the du 10
should be so Adyusted ~ to fail moot heavliy on ~