The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-12-06

doubtful of their ability u1gintain peace nd in
The subject is deemed WORTHY Of respectful atten
non, aud the claims uDOn a sisfsnCe by thes,
distant communities will lie carefully considered.
| The long commercial depression in the United
possible increase in oar foreign trade, and thI
methods & for its development not only wish Europe
and sove eighties OF the western hemisphere. In
to the various diplomatic and consular officers %
the government asking them to devote attention tC
the respective countries their ecisnt residences
founded Ia obeisac ts these instrIotio1s ex
ami ations ana Eetts pou this subject have been
the department.. and some submitted to the
consideration of congress.
The annual reOort of the secretary of the treasury
on the state OF finances presents important
have already remarked he seVe8Ss S % HPic1 A.
| goyernment during the fiscal year ending June
Tor The period we're s2Ss, $50 r g. leaving
stsntlSfy s1ppIis e % Sy ag hls rs has sI6
fund for that year, The estimates Of revenue Of
ttmated expenditures for the same period arc sz33
43064S -: If these estimates prove to be correct
there will be surplus of sa3 2S an
| amount nearly sufficient for the sinking fund Of
fiscal year are $3.50 It appears from the re.
port that during the last fiscal year the revenues of
have argeiy decreased; This decrease amounting
duties caused partly by the large falling of of the
| amount of i'm ported dutiabIe goods aud partly BY
| production of such articles as par advaierem tax
While this ts felt inJuriously in the elimination
revenue, It has been accompanied witt very large
increase Of expectations The total ports during
5 and the imPoTts have Trh bseh 9as see sesn 80
| leaving balance of trade in favor of the United
states amounting to the of Sl66, ,53g. .gI7, the
beneficial effects Of which extend to all branches of
fiscal year will impose 4pon congress the duty Of
| strictly limiting appropriations, including the
/ tund within the aggregate estimate of receipts,
creased. Amendments might be made to the rev.
nue. laws that would, without diminishing the
tax on tea and coffee is shown by the experiences
be easily collected without loss by under valuation
| or fraud, and largely borne il the
| ten cents pound on tea and two Cents "a =.
Psund on cohee would produce revenue exceeding
oxceedns that sum. The nternsi revenue systeS
grew ont Of the necessities of war and most Of the
legislation imposing taxes on domestic product
tion of tax on coee All the FERNS Q: Internal tax
necessity of enaCting more vigorous laws for the
Of frauds and s@usging This can best be do6e P
JudiciOus provisions that will induce the disclosure
smuggling. All revenue laws should be simple in
provisions and easily understood5 and so far as as
form of the specific goods, and not ad vaIorem,
tain values and posing the revenue to the tempa-
the recess Of congress TO the abuses existing in the
collection Ofthe customs, and strenuous eOrtshave
The recommendation submitted to the secretary Of
the treasury by commission appointed to examine
collection of customs duties at the port of
If customs laws to which the attention Of con 0e
% - II - Tnsftar Of ~ -
that Notwithstanding the severe burdens
caused by the war, the public faith with all
creditors has been preserved and that the result
TINS Pollcy me puHIIi p1Ii ias continuously
with the highest favor in the markets Of the
cast o shadow upon it's credit. The progression "t
refuuding the public debt has been rapid and sat
my once. The bonds bearing interest at the
rate OF ~ per cent were being
idy sold % 9f6 These 6ns bs dree months t the
of S2OOUOO,OUO. With my sanction the secretary Of
Of per cent bonds and within thirty iaTs after
the popular subscription for such bonds opened
date Of subscfiption By this process thin knt sn
little more than year the annual interest OF the
public debt was reduced In the sum OF Ss.775,gOO- I
able the people to convert their savings into gov
savings may he secured aud yield interest. Is the
object of pubc policy to retain among oqr own peo
our country is guarded against their sudden return
from from l0telggn @ o0umtrIesi aT caused Dg WAT or
The commerce Of the United states with
reign natiens, and especially the export of
domestic productions. has of late years largely
co1JTeted in foreign vessels The importauce of en-
larging foreign trade, and especially by direct
tinent cannot be oyeTestimatei aud it il 3 matter
Of great moment that our Own shipping interests
beneit Of our commerce with other lands. These
cities Of the country, and, public attention gen
sEslly % was wisely rtdl}ons attracted ., to
present is not doubted that
ibsraify and respond to the:pubic demand " prac.
tCsbIe legislation. Upon this subject the report Of
actively employed during the year aud has rendered
very Important service in represslng hostities in
tectinE life and property in the interior well as
SGpS S fas been with B 0mp
GEES against portion of the Nez Perces tribe o! In
found in the IspOrt'f the generalof the army 1t
fought in which a number ef allant officers and
men lost their lives join with the secretary ofVar
and men en- ed in The long and t6isome Pur
very serious riots which occurred in several Of the
meRt OF a Considerable portion Of the army 20 pre-
serve the peace and maintain order In the states
of West Virginia, Maryland, PrnnsylyaniS and IL
linois these disturbances were 50 formidable to
fe agsI % eyecGtiye was called upon in the mode pro-
viaed by the constitution snd laws to furnish mill
that the troops sent ia response t. these calls for
abs by the influence of their presence in the dis
turbeG regions; to preserve the peace and restore
this delicate and important duty both officers and
men acted VIII sT t t5snk of the coIntTT LOT
Disturbances along the Rio Grande, in Texas. to
necessary the constant employment T a military
force in that country full report OF all recent
transmitted to the house of representative.
in answer to a resolution Of that body, ,and
it will not, therefore, be necessary to
enter into details. ! regret to say that
these lawless incursions into our territory
bv armed bands from the Mexican side
OF the line for the purpose of robbery
have been of frequent OccuTance, and in
spite of the most vigorous efforts of the
commanders of our forces the maTauders
have generally succeeded in escaping into
Mexico with their plumber. In my last
gave orders for the exercise of the utmost
vigilance on the part of our troops for the
suppression o. these raids and the
punishment of the guilty parties as well
as tie recapture Of tho property stolen
by them. Gen. Ord, commanding in
Texas, was directed to invite the cO-Ope-
ration of the Mexican authorities in an
effort to this end, and to assure them
that [ was anxious to avoid giving the
least offense to Mexico; at the same time
he was directed to give notice OF my de-
termination TO putan end TO the invasion
of our territory by lawless gangs intent
upon the plumber of our citizens and the
efectual punishment of the outlaws, and
should make the crossing Of the border
by our troops in their pursuit necessary.
It is believed that this policy has had the
effect to check gomewhat these depreda-
tiops. and that with 4 considerable IN
crease of our force upon that frontier,
and the establishment Of several addition
al military posts along the Rio Grande,
so as most efectually TO guard that ex-
tensive border, peace may be preserved
| and the lives and property OF our citi-
| Zens in Texas fully protected Prior to
the first day of July last the army was,
| in accordance with law, reduced to the
n1aximum of 5000 enlisted men, being
| a reduction of $500 below the force pre-
| viously authorized. The reduction was
made as required by law entirely from
the infantry and artillery branches Of the
Pacific without any reduction OF the
| cavalry Under the law as il new stands