The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-12-15
pay. exclusive Of expenses. the sum of


Tor the payment of the stipends due. un-
DER existing laws. 10 our disabled soldiers
ana sailors and 70 the families of such as
ha'e perlShed in The service of the eoun-
tT, viii no doubt be chee-fnllv and
promptly granted, A grateful people
Will not hesitate 10 sanction any measures
having for their object the relief of sol
dlers mutilated and families made father
less in the efforts TO preserve our national
existence
The report of the postmaster general
presents an encouraging exhibit of the
operations OF the post Office department
during the year. The revenues the past
Year from the loyal states alone exceeded
lhe maximum annual receipts from al
STATES previous 10 the rebellion. i'm the sum
OF S","SS.09l and the annual average
increase of revenue durin~ the last four
wears, compared with the revenues of the
Tour wears immediately preceding the re
belllon. WAS SS,;5S5.Si;I. The revenues
OF the last fiscal Year amounted TO Sill
oSs. l5s. and the expenditures 10 Sl3.-
69i.12S, leaving surplus of rooeinfs
over expenditures of :SS6l. I30. Prncra,s
has been made in restoring The postal ser
wee IN the southern states The views
presented hv the postmaster general against
the policy of granting subsidies to ocean
mail steamship lines upon established
routes. and In favor of confinuinr the
present system. which Limits The compcll-
S;lilon Tor ocean service to she l,,,>isr,, car
mngS. are recommended 10 The carcful
consideration of congress.
Ii appears. from the report of the s,c-
retary Of the navy. that while. al the
commencement of the present wear. ther.
were IN commission $50 vessels of ali
classes and descriptions. armed with 3. .0eo
guns and manned bv 5l.Oao men. the
number of vessels AZ present in ccnmi>-
sion Is H. with $40 -lInS and le.leS
men, by This PROMPT reduction of The
naval forces the expenses of the govern
meni have been larsely diminished. and a
number of vessels. purchased Tor naval
purposes from the merchant murine. llaHc
been returned 1" the peaceful pursuit, Of
commerce Since The suppression OF ac-
tlre ho>illiti.-> our foreign ~q,ladronS harc
been re-s->-a -alli>lied, .iml consist OF Vessels
much more eiiiricai than those e,npl p,ed
m similar service pre,iou> II ihe rel,-l-
lion The sun->siion for ille cnlarr .ii,rlat
of the navy-.yarlS. AMI especially for 1he
e>tabll-llm nj of one In fresh wafer for
irnn-ci.d vessels. /, deserving ot c.n>i.llr-
ation. a. l. also tn. rc-omin eIl lafion for a
different location AMI more ample grounds
Tor liz naval academy
In the report OF the secretary OF war.
Il General summary l. givcn al the military
campaigns If 1854 anl lNi5. en,liar In
The suppression "f arm,l re~i~teas>e L. The
national authority ia ille iln~llr-all. states.
The operations of tlr a,-,acIzll ;,,lrl;ui-tra-
tive bureaus ot lhe war department dur
lng the past wear are detailed. and an c.
ilmaie ma,l, al the .appr p,riaiiun> that
will he required i;"r military purI ,,c- IN
the fiscal year commencing the :,nh iav
of June. 1856. Thn mlii ,.ral military
iorce an the Ii of Max. lS,.5. numbered
l-o@-5li' men IL i prolpo-,l Il Teail-.
the military establishment IL a yte.sr,. foot
inc, compreileniina -. 0,n iruo1,S of all
arms. organized - a. to admit of .an rra-
iargrineni by iillin.. up ,ie ranks 10 ;,-lllv-
-as-.a -h,ara--,p,.l =
stances oi, the country should require an
augmentation ui The ;ir7nv- The volun-
tecr force ha> ALREADY been relu-el bv the
di~cllar@a from service of orcr eiahi hunl-
rel thousand troops, and lhc department
l. prooe,7lin@ rapidly in 1le work of fur
ther reduction The Mar estimates are
reduced from S5l6 2i0.l:i 10 - .Sls.-
i6l, which amount in The opinion of il,,
department, l. adequate i,.r "a i-,,,,e e-ta',-
ii~lnnen.. The nlca-u7,-, tf r,Frenrlsm..nt
in each bureau and branch ui lii,- service
exhibit :. ,lili"cnt ECONOMY worthy oi COM
mendation. Reference j. also made In
the report 10 the necessity ol providing for
Il uniform militia >y>Iein- aa1l e. ihc pre-
prieiv OF making s,;iialde lan,li-i IA for
wounded and1iSallcl officer, and ~pl,lirI..
The revcnur system of tia country J. a
SIiioct oi vital Interest io liz hoiiar ami
prosperity, anu -houll colmnnan The ear
ne-i CONSIDERATION of can.r,~>. The sec
rel;.ry of the trea~ury Viii lay before You
=: full and detailed reporl oi 1h,. receipts
and disbursements oi the last fiscal v,@.r.
oi The first quarter ol the present fiscal
wear, of the probable roociri~ ami rxi,-nl-
iiur-S of the o,hor three quarters. anl the
estimates for the wear following the :sGlh
of June, lS6G- might oonieni m,>,.lf
with reference fn thai rp n. ia whicl.
vou Will End al The information required
for your deliberations anl de- r>ion. lsGi
the paramount Importance of ihc subject
- presses itself on my own mirl. thai
cannot iui hay before voa mv News of
the measures which are required Tor the
GOOD character. anri, might s,l~n oav. iiar
The existence of tins people The lie OF a
republic il certainly in tl,, energy, 1ir-
tue AMI inielliaenNe ul itS citizen, lal il
! equally true ilrat a good rex -.a,le system
l. The life OF an or.7nli.el .o.cril:n. ali
m,-ri ynu at Il time when The nation has
yol;mtlIily burlenel iiS- iii with Il d,.-,t ua-
preoelcnled in our anna'-, Ns,-t a. l. as
amount ii fades aaay lnio nalhlns Wh IA
with ihe c'u'liler~ blessing ii.;.i
will lse conferred upon our roualrx AMI
upori man 10y The Pre~erH-lt;cn q the na-
ton, nfs. Npsr. on iilc fir-t occqsi,n u.'