Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-12-06

d wise economy. With no exceptional nor der
usual expenditures. the oppressive burdens adj
taxation can be lessened by such a moditca- go
On Of our revenue lave as will be consistent en-
It'll the public faith, and the legitimate and ca
scessary wants OF the Government. ex
The reports presents much more satisfac- 10
Dry condition Of our finances than one year GU
20 the most sauguine could have anticipated. Of
turing the hscal year ending the 8oth Of June, to
s65, the last year OF the war, the public debt nj
vas increased SEAL ,sO2 b37, and on the 3lst 0,
# October, 1865, it amounted to 81 TAO .eb4- b
100. On the 3lst dav of October. 1866 1t had Q,
been reduced to s26bl SIC, oos, the dminu- Il
menciug September / 1865, and ending Octo- q
Der 81, 1855, having been $2O6 .37s ,68b. 10 q
the last annual report on the state OF the H. ?
nancss, 1t was estimated that during the three /
quarters Of the fiscal year ending the 30th OF I
June last, the debt would be increased Sll2,
1914, 947. Duriug that period, however, 1t vas
reduced $3l 1876, 5s7, the receipts Of the year
having been $ss, 9ob sos more, and the expen-
ditures $500 ,529 236 less than the estimates.
Nothing could more clearly indicate than these
statements the extent and availability OF the
national resources, and the rapidity and safety
with which, under our form of government,
great military and naval establishments can be
disbanded, and expenses reduced from war
to peace footing.
DurlnR the nscai year euuinR toe SVbu W
June 1856, the receipts were $3.50 032 $40 and
the expenditures $62O,7bo $40, leaving al a. |
valuable surplus Of $87 2sl $50. 1t 10 estima-
| ted that the receipts for the fiscal year ending
the 30th Of June, 1867 will be $476 ,06l3s6,
| and that the expenditures wall reach the sum
of $3l6, 42s. 078, leaving to the Treasury q
surplus of Sl5s e33 30s. For the fiscal year
ending June Ssh, 1868, 1t is estimated that
the receipts will amount to s436 900 900, and
| hat arnanditurea will h. llh0 DAT GAL
showing an excess of ss5 752, 359 in favor Of
the government. These estimated receipts
may be diminished by reduction Of excise
and import duties; but after all necessary re-
auctions shall have been made the revenue OF
, the present and of following years will doubt
less be sufficient to cover all legitimate char
, ges upon the treasury aud leave u large annual
surplus to be applied to the paymsnt OF the
= principal Of the debt There seems now to be
q no good reason why taxes may not be reduced
= as the country advances in population and
Q wealth, and yet the debt be extinguished with
n in the next quarter of century.
l. The report oil the Secretary of the War fur
= nishes valuable and important information 10
J. reference to the operation of his Department
n during the past year. Few volunteers now re-
Of main in the service, and they are being dis
\. charged as rapidly as they can be replaced By
Of regular troops. The army has been prompt!
g. paid, carefully provided with medical treat
to ment, well sheltered and subsisted, and ID Il
ed be furnished with breach loading small arms
q. The military strength Of the nation has bee
&c unimpared by the discharge of volunteers TN
disposition of unservicesble or perishable stor
n. es, and the retrenchment ofexpeuditures. Sui
ed 6cent war material TO meet any emergenc
e. has been retained, aud, from the disbandet
ais volunteers standing ready to respond to tn
ne nat onal call large armies can be rapidly OF
be ganised, equipped and concentrated. Forth
of cations on the coast aud frontier have receive
raj or are being prepared for more powerful armf
X nents; lake survey and karbor and river im
rn. provsments are IN course OF energetic prosec,
his ton. Preparations have been made for the pa,
Of ment Of the additional bounties authorize
ent during the recent session of Congress- Ind
TO- such regulation as will protect the Governme
re from fraud, ard secure TO the honorably di
zen charged soldier the well earned reward OF h
Id faithtuness and galantry. More than 6O'
re- maimed sci Tiers have received artificial lin
ex- or other surgical apparatus, ind forty o
Pc national cemeteries, containing the remains
is lO4 526 Union soldiers have already been e
ese tablshed. The total estimates OF military a
ex- preparations is $25 .2o5 ,66s
see It's statsd in the report OF the Secretary
TX the Navy that the naval force at this time co
re- sists OF Two hundred aud seventy eight vesse
ion armed with two thousand three hundred AT
will fifty one guns. OF th se. oae hundred and t
teen vessels, carrying one thousand and tive
kes | ty nine gu s are In commission, distribnl
to chiefly among seven squadrons The numi
ares of men In the service is thirteen thousand
. ] hundred. Great ACTIVITY and vigilance ia
do been displayed by all tho squadrous, aud tn
in movements have been judiciousy and eficie
the ly arranged in such mIoner as would best P
uu- mote American commerce, and protect
nate rights aud interests Of our counrymsn abro
sal the vessels unemployed are undergoing
Of pairs, or are laid up unil their services n
ould be required. Most Of the iron clad fleet i,
the League Island, 10 the viciGlty of Phlladelpt
ty Of place which, until decisive action should
more taken BY Congress, was selected by the Sci
10 to tsry of the Navy as the mcst eligible locat
era for that class OF vessels. 1t is important /
the n suitable public station should be pruVi
the for the iron clad feet IL IS Intended
pnce. these vessels shall be in proper condition
sper- any emergency, and it 10 desirable that the
llacy accepting League Island for naval purpo
lions VIII ch passed the House Of Rspi Gseulatige
3 by its last session, should receive fabl actor
Tue an early period, 10 order that there may
ts es suitable public station for this class OF ves
loubt as well as navy yard of area sufficient fol
now wants OF the SERVICE on the Delaware rive
into rhe Naval Pension fuud amounts to $ll Z
rould 900, having been increased % 1850 900 du
ta,es, the year. The expenditures OF the DepartI
sttle- Tor tie fiscal year sndng Both OF June last
and s43 1924, 526 and the estimates for the CD,
1eallh vited TO the condition of our seamen, and
7ord. Importance Of legislative measures for
ed to relief aud improvements. The suggestion
7asta- behalf OF this deserving class Of our fel
traces OF aans are earnestly recomme ided to til,
m the vorable attention OF Congress.
The report OF the Postmaster General
Of Co. sents more satisfactory condition OF the
en- by tai service, and submits recommends
which which deserve the consideration of Cong
l. | Tho raw. nf the tor he
, from | ending June 30th, 1865 were Sl4 3s6, $3.50
resort the expenditures $40 ,352 O79, showing al
q des cess OF the latter OF $685. 093 In auticip
4 sim Of this deficiency, however, Il special az
ID, and priation was made by Congress in the &C
powers proved July %, 1866 Including the star
hasten appropriation of SEQ 900 for free mail IN
es pre- as legitimate portion of the revenues ye
ura to naming unexpended, the actual dehcienc
r faith the past year Ia only $265, 098-a sum "
,tons. ISL l4l OF the amount estimated iu the q
exists report OF 1904 The decrease OF revenue
tic act pared with the previous year was one OH
gatory per cent. AID the increase OF expendit
people, owing principally 10 the enlargement
consti mail service in the South, was twelve per
wrong, On The 30.h of June last there were in O
he way ton six thousand nine hundred and thIrt
But let rou es, with an aggregate length OF one
ia the dred and eighty thousand nine hundred
nments twenty one miles, an aggregate annual
words portatlou OF seventy one millions eight
cir love dred and thirty seven thousand nine hu
ON the aud fourteen miles, and an aggregate a
things cost, Including al expenditures of So AZ
powers The length OF railroad routes il thirt
. only thousand aud ninety two miles, AMI the a
sfferson | transportation thirty million SIX hundre
trymen niue thousand four hundred and sixty
IN, and miles. The length OF steamboat rot
action fourteen thousand three hundred and fol
I'D safe | miles, ava tue annual transportation
| mil four nm rod nd olo III