The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-12-08
Report of the sec'y of the Treasury.

The Report of the Hon. Hugh Mccullough,
Secretary of the Treasury, given as an accom-
panying document TO the Presidents Message, is
very gratifying exhibit ofour financial condi-
ton. During September and October of the pres
ent year, the public debt was decreased to the
amount of $2O6, 379, 1851 At this rate of re-
duction, vast as our debt is, it will not require
many years for its entire obliteration. The Sec
rotary suggests that the remedies for the mis-
chief resulting from the use Of an inconvertibe
paper currency which has been made legal
tender, may be found
First-In compelling the National Banks to re-
deem their notes at the Atlantic cities, or, what
would be better, at a single city.
Second-In curtalment of the currency to
the amount required by legitimate and heathful
trade.
Third-In careful revision of the tariff, for
the purpose of harmoniEing it with our internal
taxes--removing the oppressive burdens now i'm
posed upon certain branches of industry, and re-
lieving altogether or greatly relieving, raw ma
terial from taxes, in order that the product fila
Dor may be enhanced and production and expor-
tation increased.
Fourth-In the issue OF bonds, payable in not
over twenty years and bearing interest at the
rate ofnot over five per cent, in England or
Germany, to an amount sufficient to absorb the
six per cent bonds now held in Europe, and to
meet the demands there for actual and permanent
investment.
The Secretary is of the opinion that specie pay
ments may he resumed, and ought to be resumed,
as early as the LIST day of July, 1868, while he
INDUCES the hope that such will be the character
of future legislation, and such the condition of
our productive industry, that this most desirable
event may be brought about at an earlier day.
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The CAMP, THE battlefield AND Tho HosRI-
tai, !" or " Lights aad @ShadOsos Of The Great Re
beIlioa,' is the title of handsome volume just
issued by the National Publishing Company,
5O7 Minor Street, Philadelphia. The author, DR..
l.. P. Brockett, has deved most industriously
amongst the masses of curious incidents which
have marked the late war, and has grouped and
classified them under appropriate heads, and in Q
very ATTRACTIVE form,
There Is certain portion of the war that
will never go into The regular histories nor
be embodied in romance or poetry, which is
very real part fit, and will, if preserved CON
vey to succeeding generations better idea Of
the spirit of the conflict than many dry reports
or careful narratives of events, and this part may
be called the gossip, the fun, the pathos of the,
war. This illustrates the character of the lead
ers, the humor of the soldiers, the devotion Of
women, the bravery Of men, the pluck Of our
heroes, the romance and hardships of the service.
From the beginning of the war the author has
been engaged in collecting all the anecdotes con-
nected with or illustrative Of it..
The volume is profusely illustrated with over
100 engravings by the first artists, which are
really beautiful ]; worthy of enumeration as spe-
cimens of the art The books contents include
"reminiscences of camp, picket, spy, bivousc, siege
and battlefield adventures thrilling feats of
bravery, wit, drollery, comical and ludicrous
adventures &c.
Amusement as well as instruction may be
found in every page, as graphic detail, brilliant
wit and authentic history are sklfully nterwo-
yen in this work of literary art.
il is just such volume as will find numerous
purchasers, aud just such one as persons seeking
to act as book-agents should add TO their list.