Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-12-05

! that we have seven squaGrons actively and iu-
/ diciousy emp Dyed under efficient and able
commanders in projecting the persons and
/ property Of American citizens, maintainl g
The dignity aHd power Of the Government, ana
| promoting the commerce and business interests
! OF our counITrnen ~ every part Of the world.
/ Oi tbe 2s8 vessels com posing the navy Of the
united 5tates, nfiy-siLi carrying 5J5 guns, are
I IN squadron service. DURING the year the NUM-
! bsr OF vessels in comnsission has hssu reduced
J 10 Twelve, ana there are thirteen less on squad
| roe duty man there were gt the date Of theiast
report. Ai.Tgs number Of vessels were com
/ menced and were 10 course OF construction
| when the war Terminated, and although con-
J Tor their completion, the department has
either SUSPENDED work upon them or
! limited slow cOmplet on sieaIn Vessels,
/ 20 ~ 10 meet The contracts for ma
| chinery made with private establishments. The
I total expenditures OF tns Navy Departlnent
! for thc hscat year endtng June -. Aeat were
| thirty-ons millions thirty-four thOuza1d and
] eleven dollars (s3l lyJ38blll. No appropriations
have teen made sr REQUIRED since the close Of
/ the war for construction and repair Of vessels,
for steam machinery, ordnance, proFi. ions aud
clothing. fnel, hemp, etc. balances render
these several heads ~ having been more than
sufficient for current expenditures. II saould
also be stated TO the credit Of the department
inst, besides asEing no appropriations FOR the
above objects for the last two ye1rs, the Secre-
taTy Of the Navy. on the Sgth OF December last,
In accordance with act Of Way i, 1850, re-
Guested the Secretary Of the Treasury 10 con-
vey u the Surplus fund the sum Of S65. 900 ioO,
being the amount he received from the sale Of
vessels and other war property and remnants
/
The report OF the Postmaster General shows
the business OF the PostOffice Department and
the condition of the postal service In very
favorable light, ard the attention Of Congress
Is called 20 its practioal recommendations. Re-
ceipts Department. for the year ending June
30 1867. including all special appropriations for
sea and land service, and for free mail matt r,
were nineteen million nine hundred seventy
eight thousand six hundred and nlnety-thi ee
dollars. Expenditures for all purposes were
niHetsen mill on two hundred thirty-ftve
thousand four bundled and eiRhty-three uoi-
lars leaving an unexpfnded balance N favor
Of the Department Of seYen hundred and forty-
three Thousand two hundred and ten dollars.
which can he applied 10 the expenses Of the
Department for the current year.
The Increase OF postal revenue independent
Of Specific appropriations for the year S67 over
that OF 1855, was eizht hundred and nfly thou
from sale Of stamps and stamped envelopes
was seven hundred and e1gbty-tnree thousand
four hundred and fsur dollars. Increase Of eK-
penditures OF 1851 over those Of the previous
year was owing chiefly 70 the extension Of the
land ana ocean mail services. During the mast
year rev postal conventions have been rata q
and exchanged with the united kingdoms Of
Great Britain and Ireland, Bcigium, Neiher-
lands, Switzerland, North German Union.
Italy. and the colonial Government at Hong
Kong, reducing very large y the rates Of oesau
and land postage TO aud from aud within those
counties.
THE REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF AGRI-
CULTURE
cOncisely presents the condition. Wants and in
teFsst eIuineutly worthy OF the fostering care Of
Congress, and exhibits large measure Of use
ful results achieved during the year 20 which Il
refers The re-esta blishrnent OF peace at home
and the resumption OF extended trade travel
and commerce ABROAD have served to increase
ths number and variety OF questions in tbede-
paEtment OF foreigo affairs None OF these
questions, however, have seriously disturbed
our relations with other states.
The Republic OF Mexico has been relieved
from foreign Intervention, and is earnestly en-
g4ged in efforts 10 re-estarl'sh her cOnstitu-
tionai system Of government. A good under
~ INN
ernment ana the Republics of hayti and san
Domingo, ans our cordial relations with Cen
changed The tender made in conformii
with the resolution Of Congress Of the good
offices OF the Government with a
view TO an amica bie adjustment o. peace be-
tween Brazil and her allies on one side, anu
Paraguay OF the other, and between Chill and
her allies on one side and spain on the other.
though kindly received, has. in neither case,
been fully accepted by he beiligsrents. The
war in the Valley Of Paraguay Is still Wig r
Ously maintained. On the other hand. active
hostiliues between tlse Pacific states a. q : pain
have been more than a year Suspended
/ shall, on any prapsr occasion that msy oc-
ccuT, renew cOnci iaipFy recommendation
which have been already mad Hriz l. with
enlightened gsci'y and oompFehenE vestates-
rnailsnlp, has opened toe great chaunels OF the
Tuerce. One thing more Sc ms need ul to as
sure rapid ana cheering progress in South
America. refer TO those peaceful habits with
out which states aud nations cannot in this
age well exreet material prosperity " social
advancement.
THE EXPOSITION OF UNIVERSAL INDUSTRY
at Paris mas passed and seems tO have fully re-
allied the high expectations OF the French gov
erument. IL doe allowance is made for the re-
cent political deransene~t OF fudpstry here
the part which the United States has borne In
this eLhiEitlen OF invention and art may be
regarded with very high satisfaction. Daring
the exposition a conference was held of dele
gates from several nations the United States
being one, in which incOnveniencies in COM
merciai and social Intercourse, resui ting from
divers standards Of money values. were very
fully discussed and plans were developed for
establishing by universal consent, common
principle Tor the cninagP Of gold.
These cCufert uces are expected 70 t,G renewed
with large attendance n many ioreign Stats
not hithQrto represented. A report Of thess
lnteFes' ing proceedings Will I've Submitted to
Congress, which will no doubt justly appreciate
The great objects and be ready 70 adopt any
measure which may tend TO facilitate its ulti-
mate acoomp ishment-