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VOL. LIB..
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U. S. GOVERNMENT
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President—JKMES BITII <NAN.
Viet Pre4l,leot—Joir: C. Ihtreftt:Nnthos," •
Secretary of State -‘.1.1..m. LYWto C tee.
Serreteyy of Interior-3 AVOil TI , II),IPSONT. •
Secretary of Tri',..ttry , --11i,v13.1. Coon.
Seeret:try of War—.lotiN I!. f • •
Secretory of Navy—ls 'LAC TOI'CLY.
Post,Thist.er tivooral—A. V. Itnows.
Attorney Genera(—.lrlit.mi sit S.' Ilitot.
ChlefJust.lee of the United States—lt. It. T.ANEY
STATE GOVERNMENT
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0 ilVernor—WlLLls y. F. VAOKCII. • • ...7
Bee rotary of SIate—WILLIAM 31, lIKISTER.
Surveyor (10)1erill—.Inns SOUL _
Mulitor-Iltnotral—J WOO Firv..ll.
Tr....ordr—llrsity S. Molt no. ,
.iliiiA•vs Of tire
_Supreme Court —Fr I,r.lvoi. J. M . Anti.
BTSOOO. W. 13. Lownit: O. W. Wolin. otri..TuliN 31.11E.0.
COUNTY OFFICERS
President Judge—lion. dittoes 11. Brabant.
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Associatu Judges—lion. 311chnol Cocklin, "Samuel
oodburn.
District Attorney—Wrn. .1. Fitearey. .
Prothonotary—Philip Quigley. `
_lke:order S. Croft••
Register—S. N. Emu;lnger. -
High eltriff-11old. McCartney; Deputy, S. - Keepers.
County Mll.lror—Mixes ll:leiter, •
Coroner—Mitchell McClellan.
_County Cpunitissionera—An how Item, Samuel
guw, Nathaniel 11. -- .Eakels. Clerk to Couttatissionet•s,
James Armstrong.
Directors of the Poor—George Brindle, John C.
Brown; Samuel Trill. Superintendent of Poor Ilona,
—Joseph Lobach.
BOROIRIR 'OFFICERS
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Chlef.lturgess—Willlani Cart. • ..
Assistant Boress—Francis Eekels. . .
:Town Coutleir—J. li. Parker - (President) John .Gut.
shall, Robert Moore, James 1.1„Allon. William CalllerOth
John D.--tior,ras, Michael Holcomb, 3liclutel .Minlch,
Peter Mouyer,
Clerk to Couneil.—Thos. D. Mahon.
Constables—Jacob Bretz, Ugh Constable; Andrew
Martin, Ward Constable.
Jusi Ices of the Foams—A. L. Spongier; David Smith,
MI-debt liolc , onib, utophest Keepers.
CHURCHES;
Flrst.Piesbyterlan Church, Northwest angle of Cen
tro Square. Rev. Conway P. Wing Pasihr.—Services
ever, Sunday Morning at 11 O'clua., A. M., and i ~'cloclo.
I'. 31.
Second Presbyterian Church, corner of South 1 - allover
and Pelona otl opts. Rot. Mr • Malls, Pastor. Services
commence at 11 O'clock, A. 31., and 7 o'clock I'. 11.
SR Johns Church, (Prot. Episcopal) nerlheast atiglOnf
Centre Som.°. Rev. J4Oll, 11. Nurse,
Rector. Services
at 11 o'clock A. 31.; and 3 o'clock, P. 31.
English Lutheran Church, Bedford between Main
and Loather streets. Rev. Jacob Fry; Pastor. Services
at 11 o'clock A. M., and int'e'rlock P. 31, •
' Outlast, Reformed Church, Louther, between-Ilan,
or& and ',Pitt streets. Rev. A. IL Kremer. Pastor.—
Services at 0% o'clock A. Al, and Oar o'clock P. 31. '
Methodist E. Church, (first charge) corner of Main and
Pitt Streets. Rev. R. D. Chambers, Pastor. Services at
11 o , clock,A. M. sled I o'clock I'. Al.
Methodist E. Church (second charge.) Rev. A. A.
Reese. Pastor.- Services in College Chapel, ut 11
o'clock A. 31. and 4 o'clock, P .31.
. nonfat) Catholic Church, Pomfret near East street.
Rev. Pastor. Services on the 2nd Sun.
.day of each month.
Kerman Lutheran Church corn.r of •Pomfret and
Bedford streets. Rov. C. Farm, Pastor. Services at
11 O'clock, A. 31., and f!,6 o'clock, P. 31.
.44-When changes In the above are necessary the
proper persons are requested to ontify us.
DICKINSON COLLEGE
Rev. Charles Collins, D. D., President and Professor of
Dloral &Rime. .1 ~
Ron. 11.,rittan M. Jolntsou, D. D., Professor of Phiids.'
phy and English Literature. •
James W Marshall, A. M., Professor of Ancient Lan•
gunge,.
Bev. Wm. L. Boswell, A. M., Professor of Mathematics.
William C. IVilson,•A. 11., Profedsor of Natural Science
and Curator of the Dlutann.
Alexander Schen), A. M., Professor of llor,row and
Diodern Languages:- •
tlatnucl D. Hillman, A. M., Principal of the Clintinnar
Echodl.
B. F. i'vrcoll. A. 8.. Assistant in.thirtirAinmar,Sehml:
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ROOD OF SCHOOL DIRECTORS.
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A,talrelr lilair. Prexide t, ll:Saxton, I'. Quigley, E.
Corot, C.T. II ulnerleh,J. lipmiltm,, Seereiury,JB4BBl
IV. Eby, 'Vreuxurer, John Sphar, :%I . etNenger. Meet on
the lot tlolulay °l each Month ut 8 o'elock,A.,,M. at Ed
neatittu IIaLL. „..
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CORPORATIONS
CAumstr. Dummy il33m.—Prtddent, Richard Parker,
Cashier. N. C. hlussalumn; Clerks,;,l. P;" Hasler. lames
Roney, C. W. Reed; Directors, Richard Parker. Thomas
Paxton, 3leses
. 11riclwr, Abraham Hester Jacob Lathy,
. It. C. Woodward, Wm. 11. Mullin, Samuel Wherry and
John.Zug.' •
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CLIMHEIIIAND AvAILTOAD COMPANY.—PIVPItIOIIt,
Pindaric!: Watts: Secretary and Treasurer, Edo aril 31.
Biddle; Supurintendent, O. N. Lull. Passenger trains
twice a day. Eastward leaving Carlisle at 10,38 o'clock
A. M. and 4.00 o'clock P. 31. Too trains every day
Westward, leaving Carlisle at 0.60 o'clock A, 31., anu
2.60 P. ill.
CAIII.I.4LF: GAS 000 WATER COMPANY.—PreSIJCIIt, Fred.
crick Watts; Secretary, Lemuel 'Dodd; Treasurer, 11 In.
81, Ileetem; Directors. P. Watts, Richard Parker. Leat.
el. Todd, Wm. NI. BOOttilll, Henry •Saattlo, J. W. Eby;
John D. Dorgan, It. C. Woodward. and E. 31. Riddle
111.11111F:11.1.040 VALLEY John S. Stier.
vett ; Cashler, IL. A. Sturgeon; 'rosier, Jos. C—llefier.
Directors, John S. Sterrett, Wm. Ker. Nlelchoir
man, Ittehard Woods, John C. Dunlap, Robt. C. Sterrett,
11. A. Sturgeon, and Captain Joists Dunlap.
SOCIETIES
Cumberlas . .t Star Lodgo No. 107, A. V. M. meets at
Marion nail on tile 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of every
Month.
lobos Ledee .No 200 A. V. 31: Moots 3d Thurs
day o sett month, at Marion INN.
Carli o Ludo No 111 1. 0. of C. F. Moots Monday
evening, ut Trouts building.
PIKE COMPANIES
I L Onion Fire Company was organized In 1/89,
.Prusietnat. E. Corninau•, Vice President. William M.
Porter; Secretary, Thto. CornuMn; Treasurer, I'. 5100-
y or. Company meotn the first Saturday In March, June,
September, and December. - •. .
The Cumberland Fire Company was Instituted Febru
ary 18,190 J. Frosldeot, Hobert McCattney;,'Secretary,
-Phllip.Quigbl7_Treastvori il. S, Ritter. plefompany,
moots on the third Saturdirj , of litinitrY, April/ July,
and October.
vo The Good Will Dose CriMpany wan inliGtuled IU March,
1855. President, 11. A. Slurgcon; Tien Frosident..hunes
B. McCartney; Secretary, Samuel U. Gould; Treasurer,
Jazeph D, Halbert, The campany meets the - second
Saturday of January, April; July, and October.
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FUE PRESIDENT , MESSAGE
• -.remote and unsettled territory of Mexico, to
The Presiderif commences his Message by be held in pledge until our demands are satis
'ekpressing gratitude that the sectional strife lied, Even as minters sire now: the President
Which signaled the UIIIOII but nne short year can conceive of no way in which out :Multi
age has, in great measure, subsided. lie thee western frontier can be 'protected from meth,
proceeds to usfsert the opinion of Supreme tory bands of Indians and lawless Mexicans,
Court, pronounced in the' Dred-Scott tme, that. who seek shelter on Mexican territory:, save
till
. Auterican
. citizens have an equal right to by the United States assuming a . temporary
I redo the -territories whtslever is held as protectorate over 111 C northern portion of Chi-
JiaLerti; under the law's of anyffif the Staten, ' ludina and Sonora, and establishing' military
'and to- racra such Fiiiii - i lly — fffertf7tirtitT - - - Hieftiritrtherattunrmnsl - fltitthei - ecouterends ,
Liz/ t ufa/odd] , of lite:fildenil ponstitution, Milo to , Copgress'.• In the ialittliiliffilaion. he asks
as' the territorial condition shall remain. • ThiS, a territorial government for Arixona, how con
it will be perceived, is the extilnie pro-slavery' !tenting a , populat ion a twelve thousand soils,
position. It brings_theresident 11i1 . 0011S . 111111 practically without a government and
opposition to the modified views . 8 - enator 'hums •• •
Douglas. The'Opinion of Mr. Douglas is; that
the right! in slavwproperly exists in the terri
tories under the federal constitution; and by.
the 811111 Q authority continues to;exi,st while
the territorial .condition centind'es. But he
adds that, aylave property can only-be pre
served. by special legislation providing for its
security, a territorial legislafure, by simply -
neglecting to enact thurequisite laws, may
subs! sibt hilly prevent the existence of slavery
ill. their territory. Thus, witilst,a . chive under
the t onstitution is property. the territorial le
_giinaturnanst_y_deprtvejts.ownerffif_possegsion _
'a hint bYnegleeting to enoct: ode/OWe lows - .
The President
_then goes! at length into the
dis.cessioma the Kansas question. We need
not follow him. Our readers have been ad
vised of the steps of the eontroversy ash Int
&qiet'. The President Into 1101Idog new 'to,
say on the subject, and his Kansas policy has
already been severely condemned - by the, free
States. The people of lianssisare - now, lie
says, sti. liberty to form another constitution,.
but nu t until their number. as ascertained by '
IL cutouts shall equal or exceed the ratio re
quired le elecfn membeaal'the.lluuse-ofßep
resent at ifes. It is not•prolieble.he thi ults,•t at
another constitution' ean be lawfully framed
and presented to Congt•ess..befto•e the popula
tion of Kansas 011011 nave reached the desig
iffi !Mintier. The . excellent provision rela
tive to pollination which Congregs have applied
to Kanths ought, he urges, to be extended and
rinidered applicable to all the territotiesithich
!nay hereafter seek admissioninto the Union.
The condition ttt' affairs i 0 Utah is then con
sidered. They tot in a subject for congratula
thm. Wisdom and economy or seeding ,.
snch a'force to Utah an would render all re:
sistance on the part of the Mormons hopeless,
has - Lein Justified ity Off — , trivppi 1 esult. ---- ht- -
A pill last, Messrs Powell and McCullitch wero
dispatched to Malt fort he purpose a offering
a full pardon Mr their past se,tilions and ova-
SOU'S; 10 allhose . Wllo should submit. .These
gentlemen have satisfactorily performed their
duty, as has Gov. Cumming. --- The services of
Col. Kane are also mentioned. The Governor
flul other civil officers are now_ performing
their appropriate functions in the territory.
without opposition, and the authority a the
constitution and laws is re-establiShed. The
President recommends that ilse. pre-emption"
system end land laws be extended to Utah.
The new t reaties with China and' japan are
then aninnuiced, and - the - Message expresses -
satisfaCtion with them; mid is - highly laudatory
r. Reed. It then proceeds to consider our
relations with Great: litiCitin. find. set
tlement of the right of search question is ad.
vented to.. The President expressesan earnest
desire that every misunderstanding with the
government of Great Britain should be ami
cably adjusted.
The complications arising under the Clay-,
ton-Bulwer treaty, have not been settled, al
though the President has not abandoned the
hope that they may be speedily, On this
point he says: •
‘• In my last annual message I stated that •
overtures'had been made by the British got
ernMent for this purpose, in ti friendly spirit,
which I cordially reciprocated. Their propo
sal was to withdraw the.-lb questions from di
rect negotiation between the two govern:ileitis;
but to accomplish the same object by a nego
tiation between the British government and
each or the Central American republics whose,
territorial interests are immediatelylnvelved:
The settlement was to be made in accordance
with the general tenor of the interpretation'
placed upon the Claylonlind Bulwer treaty
by the United States, with certain modifica
tions. As negotiations are still pending upon
this basis, it •would not be proper liar me now
to communicate their present condition. A '
final settlement of-these questions is greatly
to be desired, and this would wipe out the last
remaining subject of dispute between the two
countries."
We presume the treaty lately concluded by
Sir W. Gore Ouseley, is one of the results of
the direct negotiations between Great Britain
and the Central American States. to which the
President alludes.
With-Spain our relations remain in . an un
satisfactory condition. Spanish officials, un
der the direct control of the Captain-General
of Cuba, have repeatedly insulted our national
flag, and inflicted injuries on our citizens.—
From these numerous claims against Spain
have arisen A reply to the •ibunands for ye
paratiwi'that have been made, is from lime to
time post potted, sometimeslby a eliange -- ortho -
Spanicti ministry, sometimes by the repeated
reference of the Spanish government to the
Captain-General of Cuba for inforniation.—'
Even the Cuban claims, iu which more than a
hundred of our citizens are intereatedotre ne
glected. The President proposes that when
A litliculties - aristrbetticen .the Cuban officials .
and American citizens, resource shall lie had
to the Captain-General, instead of to the cab
inet at Madrir
The President discusses the purchase of Cu ,
be. in. its preset colonial condition it ig a
constant source of injury and annoyance to.
the American. people nom its position, it
command, the mouth of the lississippi,'ltud,
while the possession of the island would be of
vast 'importance to the United States, its value •
to Spain is comparatively small. A recoil'•
mentlation is, made in favor of MI 11111/rOprill•
lion to be distributed among the claimants -in
the Antistad case.
The state of affairs in Mexico is greatly
complicated. Thu successive governments of
that republic have afforded no tOequate ply=
section to foreign residents Itgainst lawless
violence. Amidst the civil war raging the
most reprehensible ineusuo•es have been resort
ed to by both' parties to extort moffey from
foreigners as well as residents. Yet it would
be in vain for our government to attempt to
enforce payment in money of the claims of
American citizens, now amounting to mare
than ten millions of dollars against , Mexico.
because she is destitute of all pecuniary re- •
sources to satisfy these demtinds. Mr. For
syth was turnished with ample powers for the
adjustment of all trending questions . , But all
remonstrances addressed by hint to the Mexi
can goverilmentS were unheeded. Ile termi
nated his relations with -that gOvernment be
causeA•Citixen of the United• States who,.under
his instructions, had refused -to pay to contri,
bution Unposed, was banished from the coon-
.try,i,afterthe.foreible seixtore,pfhis:property,_
The American govermtient'does not, however,
regard the contribution alluded to, which was
imposed by the decree ofthe 16th of May last,
ns " a forced loan," which is prohibited under •
a treaty with Mexico. Abundant causes now
uudoubtedly exist for .11 reSort to liMtilities
againSt the gel/mm[lMM, still holding posses
shoo of the Should they succeed in • •
subduing the constitutional iorces, all reason- -
able hope will lonic expired of a peaceful set
tlement of our difficulties. tihould the emir .
slit nitwit party prevail, the' chances tot peace' •
will-be better, ' This part of :the Messagm is •
significant, and espeil illy so in veiw, of the
threatened intorpmit ion in belialf of the church
party 'by Spain. 'tint for the.ei pectal ion that
the ,eonstitutionalists will prevail, the l'resi- ,
dem declargs that he would ill once recommend , _
•t'ungrms to grout, him the necessary powevto •
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take possession ora.snflielent portion of the
The President then possesto the cbosiderd•
lima of our routines with the States of Central,
America. Tire transit, route, eantrolled by
Costa Rica and Nicaragua, tie declares to be
of too great importance do the commerce of
the world' to be interrupted by the civil Wars
and revolution:try outbreaks which have so
frequently occurred in° that region, and it is
'the duty of other nations. while reApeeting the
sovereignity of these Slates. , to require that
the interruption shall not take place. The
stakels too important, also, to be len. at the
auerey_of_rival_domp !Ides, elainting_to_ hold I
- conflicting- —%lll h- Nicaragua. The
government of the Coiled-States will not he
satisfied with leas than thiS.. They would
not. it' they could derive any advantage front -
Nicaragua transit, not colonial to the rest; of
the world Its neutrality. an-I protection for
the common use of .all nations is their only
ohject. They have no objectintailuit Ni,Clllll.
Shall demand and receivii a lair compen•
salon frotp companies and individuals who
may traverse the rotate but 'they insist" that
it shall never be close-I tigaitr'by an arbitrary •
deeree,ms itayat by the Walker-Rivas govern
anent:
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:file President, refers to the' Cass-Yrissayi
ZcicariVota 'has ha et - to ra I y,
because of. the. provisi in authorizing the U.
States to empLoyTorce to keep the route open,
in ease Nicaragua should' tail to perform her
slay in this• respect. lie coneludes this por
tion or his Message. by asking - fot authority
from Congress to eniploy the land and naval
fore's or the United States iii-preventing the
ransit from being obst I•ncied 111 . closed by law-
Hs violenco. and in protecting the lives of
A1 . 11e1.:k11.11 i,ltiZellS traveling thereupon. We
'need -say - limiting or the importatied , of Oda
litanstal—lt-tqamks--14-4-t-sel4', A F'niihn• no ,
coshity exists for the passage of
. such an act,
Mr the Protection the Panama mid Tehu
anteec itinites. The President - discusses' at
some length the elaiins theFM . l(l'A States has
against Nicaragua, Costa Rica and New Orrin
nitil 'also adudes to the Paraguay cape
.
(lit
Ile (hen comes to the consideratioh• of the
depressed condition of the. industry' of the
caintry. —lle adds but little to what 'he s:tid
subject in his last` annual message.—
Our Manufactures have everywhere - suffered
in the late revulsion; but this WIIS iltit 11l !,:1111:+13
Utile of 1857. The same.ruitiotH Con
sequences would have followed in the _United
Stales, under the. tariff of 1846.. 'They were
the inevitable result'of our unsalted and.ax
travagant system of bank crediis aunt inflated
currency, and the periodical yerulsions to
which we have been subjected must continue
to return at intervals, so long as our present
unbounded system of bank credits shall pre
vail. The President. therefore, renews the
recammendation in Myer of the passage of a
uniform bankrupt law, applicableto'banking
institutions. This is. all the power over the
subject which he belieyes the Federal govern-
[neat possesses.
The Messttge then refers to the financial
condition of the gavernment The President
duell not believe it adtois - sable for the govern
ment in time of peace to accumulate a debt fur
its ordinary expendit ore. As Ihe revenue now
falls short of the wants of the 'government,
ttil President, therefore, recommends such a
change in the tatlitras will afford the nedes,ary
revenue And the incident al pilau:lion afford
ed by a revenue tariff, he Wrgties,'WOuld;it.
the present moment, increase the confident':
of the numufacturing interests and give fresh
impulse,tu our reviving business. In regard
to the tootle of assessing duties under a strict
(ly revenue tariff,
the President declares that
he has long iteld.t he opinion that stmnd.policy
requires that. this should be done by apiTifie
duties. in cases to which these can be properly
applied—such for example as articles of iron
of different classes, raw sugar; and foreign
wines and spirits. In his deliberate judgment,
specific duties are the best, if not the only
means of securing the revenue against fraud.
All we can say is that it is a pity. that the Pre
sident did not 'ileac this declaration a year
since, and also recommend: the,augmentation
of duties. it was as 'apParent then as it is
now, that the revenue from customs would
I'ol far short. of the requirements of the goV
ertiment.
The President concludes his Message with
some remarks on the state of—the Treasury
and Post Mice Depart mews, and asks of Con=
gress aO appropriation to carry out the con.
- tract -entered- into,--by-him—wit the Colonize-.
- lion Sudety, for the disposition of the ma.iroes
captured on board the Echo Reference is
also made to the Pacific Railroad and the new,
overlamL mail and passenger route
We must wrier our readers-is the Treasury
and Post °Mee reports, Whickwe_publish to
day,_ for details' respecting the condition of
those Departments.
The parts of this message which We conceive
to be most, worthy of pot e, are those relating
to Mexico and Central America, and the re
coimnendation with regard to an alteration in
the tariff _A return to specific duties is cer
tainly a step in the right:direction. The
whole document is smoothly writ ten.
nErottv OF TtIF SIEIatETARY -0.10
liJ
,The Secretary opens with a stiitement of the
balance in the treasury oil ,the first of July,
1857, which was :817,710,114. The receipts
front all ordin.ry sources in the
ing the fiscal year then beginning, and ending
June 30th, I B.iB. very hugely in the successive
quarter's, as follows:
First (warier, - - -$4.0,929,810
Second - - - ,7 892,685
1 hird
Fourth "
But from extraordinary sources, loans and
treasury notes, t here was added to the receipts
of the last two quarters the sum of $23,716,-
8011; nicking the aggregate means of the ser
vice of the year ending June. Bo. 1858, $B7,
683,084 Thu expenditures for the same year
were nearly uniform for the differenequarters
amounting in the aggregate to
. $81,583,687;
leaving a balancu in the treasu , y on July let,
of $8,3118,817. ,
Fey the current year,A 858-9, the receipts
the quarter ending September 20th, 'were.
$14,§ . 44,p70, front ordinary sources,:and slo,'
405,20 d front the loan and treasury notes.
The Secretary's estitpa43 of receipts for the re•
=Wing three quarters-is $88,5t)0,000, which,
with the slims above nested, makes an ap
gregaie of means for the current, year of $7O,
120 195. , ;
Tho expenditures for the hitt quarter of the
current year were $41,7014,198, and the Secrets
ry's estimate for the remaining three quarters
is ss2,3s7,tittii ; making a total for the year
of 4474.936,-101 To inset, this dolicit there are
oitraordinarf resources in' the Lan already
authorized ort en mlilions of dollars, Mid one
ytillien'in treasury. not es' : •If theso mere used
there will., it is estimated, be a Whine° in the
treasury; Judy igt,• 1839; Of $7;O - 9,2 9 8:
'llle . Scoretary‘then estitentes for , thd next
fiscal year, ondieg Jay ! I, 1100. ; The customs
are expected io yield liftysix "millions'
d'ARLISI4 PA:, WEWSIESDAY,. DEQEMBEM 15; 1-858.
8,002,528
10,4332,506
ERNI
$16,657,568
.
that. year, an .ther sources, - with the balance
above atoned, to Make up tin aggregate ofso9.
0115, 298. The expenditures are. placed at
'twelve and a half millions. nearly; for •,.bal
ancp of existing appropritu ions,' , eight and a
half millions, 11C3113 , , for,
"permanent and in
definite appropriation's, "alai for regular' Set.-
viCe, 1t52. 1112.5 15 ; total, *73,130,147. •lle-
dupting the °slim aced receipts, theta lherewill
be a deficit of * 1.075 818 i to which should be
added,.53,848,728 for deficiency in postal see :
44oer.tiot4ftokolt4+1,4110.-aboAca+Ataa474le/icitg--
*7,914,p76. ' .
The ;secretary rcniaidts that the estimate's or
last year wore made under circumstances un
favorable to coerce!. judgmept, the' new. tarktl
-act-not.dirving-beetrtried T araLa:monetary -re,
vulsion existing. but the present estimates are
based on the opittioiLt that a' reaction in the
business of the country has begun, and they
are put forth with greater confidence. Ito
.ferring to -the heavy decline of, out' imports,
and to the smaller falling off of ex torts, it is
thought. that (July exhibit a conaid table pay
' meat or our . foreign debt. and . low a' large
1 margin for increased importation when the.
comity.) , shall have recovere.l. The increased
receipts from oolto w or the last two tint ItS,
as comp trot. with the same months of last
.year, are liel,Flo suitain this poii!jpe,
The ex peel ed -deficiency- in -Anne, .1840_the.
Secrettti , y think's slitialthomit be' lilt by a loan..
A revision of the tariff of 18i7 is tht only re
tett, tinle.‘s Congress shall essenti.dly ch 'age
the financial system. The leading principle
or a alt original net. should be ye
,venue simply, and in the preshat revision this
principle'should Ilirect and control the uction
of Congress. , It is obvious tli t it or; is mo.,a
effectually thine by taxing% in preference to
others, such .aromas as are . inW reduced in
this country ; and. ttmong articles pro Mee.'
here, those in a hich the-home product beat's
the least proportion to the tj:Mtitityliiiiperted.
ore the fittest for taxation!' 'The reason of
liiirprinciple - K hit in- one ense - the- tax-on,
importpl articles alone is paid, while onr the
other, the price of the like articles made here_
is also enhanced. Nd - anch tariff has yet been
(aid. The earliest purpose for levying duties
was to render us independent in time of war,.
but.in the process or out g rowin g Hilo neees
,sity; large interesis have been fostered which
demand protection, and it is not expected that
tatill will now be framed on rigid revenue
principles. -•
A ssion n g't hat - the principlestif that Cxt'tin
-tariff. will however, in tlie revys
inn. it. is regretted that the tariff of 1857-has
,not bi)int: l- rtirly tried. It. went into.operatinn
•ht - an - nnfavm'able tinte and-the-revulsion-is
net attributable Iti it, as: Hate existence - or - a
revulsion in Europe shows A comparison of
the prices, end quantities imported of iron
-and -sleet;Nustnin,this-vitrw,-iit , t he-opinion of
the Beeretary,_sincea great erdecline occurred
at' Liverpool than at New York. It is claimed
that the Jariff of 1816 was also not the rutse
of any decline in mantilactutes - ,7t - iid - the ex
ports of 1817 and 1857 are compared, showing
Jorgea increase from the former date. Agri
cultural exports were exeeptional in ,1847,'in
consequence of famine abroad..
As to the best mode of revising the . pregent
tariff, it is-thought. preferable nit to revise
the higher rates of the tariff of 1816 The
proposed home valuation-principleL ()Nmed
at length, and elainnal to baborn*..nleable:for
many !seasons. •Tlie precise form of revision
preferred, - is to increase the rates in schedule
'C. from 24 to`2s per cent ; schedule N: from
19 to 20 per cent. ; schedule V. from 19 to 15
per cent.; schedule G. from 8 to' 10 per cent.,
and schedule I). from 4to fi per cent. It is
estimated that this change will add *1.800:-
0.10 to the receipts from Customs. • Bchedales
C. and D. are large and important,' embracing
most texible With iron 1111 , 1 manufac
tures of fr.!. F. is a small list, in which raw,
silk, steel, tin and zinc are the 11111Stprominent
110116 G. and -11. arc mainly 'made' up of
drugs, metals in use in the arts, watches, furs.
&c •To obiiiin the requisite additional reve
nue. it is proposed to select certain 111-tidies to
be transferred from lower to higher schedules,.
'mole:fable giving a list of articles, with the
quantity'impurted, and the revenue derived,
is submitted to assist 11l 1118 selection of these,
no preference being expressed, except fdr the
nmintainauce of the revenue principle as far
us nay be done.
In regard to the public debt, the Secretary
wishes provision for keeping the treasnt'y
notes still outstanding, by extending the pro
visions of the Oct of December 23, 1858, for
one year, which act authorizes. the re issue.
if no money is in hand to redeem them. Them
'were $18,754,800 of treasury notes outstand
ing on the first of July last. 'the permanent :
public debt, tipart from these, is now $35,-
155,977 ; and the Secretory opposes the fund
ing of the treasury !totes. to add them to Was
sum. 13y reissuing such as it may not be
practicable to redeem during the next year.
it lit expected that this HUM may be carried
forward withbut difficulty, and with no un
necessary increase of taxes.
The sub-treasury system. is commended;
but an set or Match 8, 1857, requiring pay•
went of all disbOrsements by drafts on seine
depoSitory . , Mts. fOUIId j_llllll . llClieltble of
execution.
The Secretary. opposes a , recommendation
of the Direc , or of . the Mint for authority. to
Mint - certificates for satins as low as fifty
doll art;', , payahle to bearer; and O' tv.rccom
meeadation from the same source, to make
silver Il legal tender in larger sums than at:
present.
No public 141 dings have been begun within
the year,. little has - been expended on
works ita progress, beatise of the low state of
the treasury. It strongly recommended
that no new-public buildings, for custom henoe
and post-office purposes, be anthorized. -
A revisionbof the revenue laws 'is recant
mended, as proposed as year since: The pre
ventfve-service, in matters of revenue, is ex
plained to often rentfire the, establishment of
a port and officers where few or no goods will
come in except by smuggling.
TIC° Secretory s financial statement, we are
compelled to stay, is tar fiona clear, as given
in his report.. items. belongingto one account
being often plaoed'in another. and the whole
extremely difficult to disentangle We ' have
made I.lolllq reeomputation of the HUMS in sev
eral cases, iu the effort to make the matter in
telligibly clear.
Report of the COmmlesloner of the Gen
er a I Land Ofdua
This report.covere a period of five quarters,
eliding September 80, 1858. During that pm-
Hod, there werisurvpred of the „public hinds
15.909,376 acres, which with former surveys,
Make a quantity of 61,951,046 autos of the
public land' urveied and toady for markqt.
en the 80(11 eptember, 1858; whielrlitid never
been (Ahmed at public solo. During the same
period, there were sold for cash 1,801,019
acres. from which *2,234.192 wort) . real
Mind with the mititaryland,warrants 0,083 •
110. and, reportg4., under .swamp land grants
1,402,565, making an aggregate of cash sans,
land warrants, locations and swamp senotions
of 18,168;494. ' . .
The cash Tealized scents dieproportionrile to
the quantity of land sold, but this
L is accoun
ted
for- by the very large sales. t rodufted pri,
cos. Older the graduation law of Atigget. 4th
1854: Under the alit s• of 1840 and -1850, grant
ing Gib -4rwanip and •tiiertlowed•lands to -the
counties in which they aro situated, there have
been seloefed and reported to iho General Larid
(Aloe 55,129:192, aerCti, upon whichwarrants.
having the ellacts - of patents. itaito -issued:for- I
80,090,828 acres, . ' • I
ThoCoatintissiononronotninonOpanontimonis
Lu tho - pro,otnittion lairs; tO .
fortuity in (Ito syAtont, niul to initlnctlimpitted
.riglits,.ontl to terminate controyoray in litiga
ted oases. . .
".. . . . . .
Post mester. General's' Report. • -I i Cut to obtain titres to their homes. Ile I here •
•! ire submits whether it would not ho an act
&justice : tic the people of Utah to establish in
The fact is'protniiientlyset forth that from
. otat territory 'a land office,and at. the 5t1.1113
and after 'the let of Jul' next. the Mails- are .'
to .he conveyed between Now Orleans and
Washington in 4 . ,i days. . hue. oil expras4 'terms, to extend the preetnp;
_
The conveyance of the letter mails overland t
...Hiding within its limits. ton laws so /10 to embi.rice all the inhabitants
- •':
betwee'n the MississiPpi and San Fhtncisco,' 1
. ,
the department reports the conclusive and tri- :. The graduation law will coatinucto prove,
umphant'sucCess
,of the route,, Tho' 'Fellatio-. frithful source of fraud and annoyance, Ro
'tepee route service ha* been coin nienced under . 38i 1301110 Cil,lllp is ma le in it it, terms Con_
suchauspices as,'it is.believed. promise Coln-' . ;tese shoubl require proof of .setticutent And
1 . 40 ,,,,.. e . i „ vr „,„ 4 , 4 , e ,,,„„ 14 . 4 „ 44 ., t0 ,4 4 . L. ,, , ,b 00 „:.„ 0 „, k0tt .,„mkiy4Lippr0E. , ..0..the-atlmilsiorrouttt - Fifficy - ,."
improved that tripe through, betlYell . St. .fo- .11 skald reloll,lo the R41'0,1118 or front the eon:
seph and Placerville, are performed .onto it • I ditions nowt. imposed. - • ...
• •
: The Secretary recommends a portion of our
.
week in 83 days_ Routes have been put in
post policy ivitb, regard tai the IndhinS ; says
operation from Neosho, Mb ; to Albuquerque;
-And-to Steeton, California-both monthly, ~ the rein tval ‘oftlibes should be avbided. Seim
-0 rate lands should be -- Assignel - to - individonls
The Postmaster General says that the expen
. without the power 10 alien tie or encumber
ses.of the Department,.over 'toil above its re--
sources, have regularly increased ever since them,. and.money , annuities s 'mild be expen
tile reduction of p ,, , ,, ,, , g ., . i i would h „,,. 0 ,,,, , ,io,i for the co u:non good, 418.0 lli of being di
be obviously erroneous to suppose that the vithd per capita.
charge Upon the 'Pre usury is. to progress, in a. The whole number of :Only pensitriees nut
ter the various acts of - Catigrais is 10,732,
I'lllio proportionate to what it has beee for the
re
last four years. Oar po=dal system is now ex- ,piiring fOr their p tyment the itontial sum of
:3902 7110 The whole 4nother of navy pen
t ended over the whole country, from one ocean
sionehl is 802, and the aggregate minotunt of
to the other. There can be but little further
expense resulting front • overland connexion their ptytnents is $110,501.
with California and the other Pacific Stales It 'tt.ppars that the total disbursement for'
11.111 Territories. ExcePt ono other route,
peasious up' to this date is about *OO W 10,601):
co.notonly - linnesota, to Seattle. in Washington mitled-theSmsliiiim route...from .St. - ._ . It to 'lds-stint-be-added the bounties in lands
Raul, in )
0 - 0 - 2,730 - ,Aftriicres) estini dell a *l - 25 . per acre
Territory tie other is now thought'of its being ,t i c 'total am nett grouted for pensions and
likely to beco nit n ace:is tey. 'Vile coitim tte for homilies will be *168,42 f,'..:02.
the transport action of the 111 ills for the next ._ .0" the subject or the next census, the See
n:mid y o , ir , isap_ti 0, when completed/over Mary reouniMonds au adheraCce to the law
and above the anticipated revenue, nuiS' there- if 23d NI ty,- 1810. in the belief that a' census ,
fore, his rog trde I. 113 the 111Valllalll Wlliall will ohm' in accordance With its provisions, will'
.probably be required for'suma lima to' come. dfor.l the greatest' amount of accillotte info.;
..'leaPostai toter Cent:rid proposes in lieu of nation. and .prove roast satisfactory to the
the banking privilege now alio wad.. by law to ' '""" t ry :
...
members. of C 'ogres 3. , It'll! Ile 81!..,l'etary or 'rho inconteoftliel'atent office for't he three.
I ers ending Sept. 30,,1858,, was $100,084.
the Senate tint! Clet.k_gthe !loose of•Represen-
9.Atiy;ko.l.l )111011 otter - officer as may be-des------t i s- l ixOn' iih r d.oring tile ; s'lMt , • Period Ii
ignited for the purpose,- furnish the members ' nounted to *141,438, sh.) , wing a stirplit4 . or
with - 107.0 age stnnip - AM - be - used - on letters, .CW"'" or -60"40-tug- an - Pxd'g'of . oxPiiitdi
public documents tint' packets transmitted by arc over the receipts tq $2.52 1 1 tor the corres
them in the mails, and keep an hccount of the 0011 lillg quarters of 1857. . Front this Ist Jou
st:tows fitrnished to moth member, Iti be'pse. aid tory to the: filth Sept.. 1858, 4091 applications
for out of the "
contingent fund ol' the !lou
',.ir patents were retteived and la) caveats tiled,
•
It. is further proposed that all letters awl pack_ tgainst 4095 applications and , 14' . i0 .!.tve.tts for
.The correspmnling quarter of la year. .11a
els, except new , papers addressed to members
of - Oengres.4, shall lie prepaid at the 'mailing 'leg Ole 'm oo period 2818 peat is were issued
office In tri . k way the delifirtmlottl- would be 15-extensions granted. ltel.l 1'205 applications
compensated for the cervices rendered. with- rejected. The Secretary recommends the cc
ow. w.resok to the inconvenience of keeping,
Ll,tblislimete presen t force in office. l. or a hoard•or appeal in whin hullo
lifillyilliiiilfrirenlifirrnfilfepostage-cliargea-- tn _ • .
the on such - mail matter . -..........---
To avoid dissatisfaction and the practice
inconvenenctiV havinvlitlerent rates.of pOB
- regulated by tUitinces, it Is'respectfully
soltiuitted whither one unifiirm rate of five
emits for all distances would not enlarge ilia
usefulnestit,f deparment, and diminish, if
it did not entirely prevent. such heavy drafts
fin. the treasury, find best promote the interests
ail I.,livenience of the pimple.
whae . number aposl. o ffi ces on thelOth
of :h tu rf ast , wits 27. 977, of which 400,:are of
the class denominated PresiAntial ; whole
number established duling the last fiscal year
2121; number discontinued 780; increase 1391 . ;
number of postmasters appointed 8281. Of
these.4s9s were to. fill vacancies occasioned by
resignation ; 998 by ieinovitts, 278 by deaths,
,292 by change of navies and sites and 2121
on establishment. of new - offices. Whole num
ber of offices,- Ifoei, 1,. 1858 28,572. On the
30th of June last, there Were in operation
82911 mail routes, The number of conteacters
7014.. The length of these routs is estimated
at 200,003 Miles, total ameba of transperta
lion 78,765,191 miles, and coot *7.7115,418.
Compared with the setwitam reported 30th of
Jtine,lBs7, there is an addition of 18.002-19
the length or rontith, and $1,173,372 to the
cost: . The twat est iorttes-for the ettrrent year
are *10,015,917. The tot at expenditurewmf
the department hi the fiscal year ending June
;10th,1858 . , ammtided to *12,022,470. The es
tittnite of receipts and.expendilures in 1859
ex pendit ores• 14,770,520;:
. meams 11,11.11 393,
dalciehey *3.082,127:
tan the subject of ocean and foreign mail
service„thefostmaster_Generol,amottg:Mher...
things says by theliiite the contract for the
lealifornitt hue, via pittiamtt and Tehuantepec ,
expire, on October lot, 1859, it iit probable
that the coati by Lake , Nicaragint will' have
been re-opened and in successful operation.
This presents the question whether one two or
three of these route.' shall thereafter be
ctn
ployed for mail purposes. The 'Tehuantepec
route is the shortest and most readily protec"-
, led agaiast the int eruptions, but it will lie coat
i parativelY too new, and the line of stages too
long, to furnish with certainty adequate and
satisfactory communication between our At
lantic and Pacific possessions.
While it' is destined no doubt to become a
trabsit tifthe first importance, and will deserve
the higheSt tiatronage and encoitragement,sbill
it cannot supercedc the necessity of one or
,more routes through. Central America. It is
of the highest importance that the route by
Nicaritgua should be reopened, and its,undis
turbed use for the transportationof the ntaik r
laistiengers, troops and munitions of war HO-•
cured by the solemn gmtrantee of a public
treaty. , Without thiS, in view of the unstable
_condition of tho local governmente of central
America, the safety and security of Transpor- .
'Union can hardly be relied on.. As calculated
to furnish the requisite facilities of communi
cation between Europe and the southern and
southwest ern , St acre, the projected lines be
fweeo'Norfolk and England, and between New
Orleatmand BOrdeaux, are among' thw most
impoitant to be established: -Au regards :tithe
from sonar suitable port in the United States
to Brazil, and the extension of the .California
line 11 . 0111 Peasant to the south Ilacific coast,
which, for 0011111101lial.lth well as for mail par
-poses, it 'is so desirable should be established,
and the line from New. to Vera Cruz,
it is apparent that. the postages.to derivel
therefrom would defray but a trifling portion
ofthe expenses of the same. The Postmaster
General regards it as highly, important that
the line to Vera Cruz should be continued.
[tepeeCOl the Seeretair of the Int crier,
The Secretary says that under (he various
acts of Congress of 1597,'50, '52 and '56 there—
luive been issued 516,755 bounty
. .land war
rants, requiring 55,731.890 acres of the public—
domain to satisfy th . em.. Onlhese, 416,632 had
been located on the 30th' September last, on
44,238,050 acres of laud, leaving outstanding
100,139 warrants, calling for 11,493,860 acres
of land. •
It is confidently expected that during the next
calendar year, the receipts front the sales of
the.public lands, and the quantities sold and
located, will be greatly increased. ' :It is esti
matedyethia. hoot Mlle ' detrimental change
in war system, the' blottede front' this source
will result at; least Tai,00. 0 00..
lc is now • satisfactorily' ascertained that
mines of the precious metals are to-be found
in the territories of Washington, Oregon, New
Mexico and Kansas; and -rho time has arrifed
for the government (Attie United States to adopt
some definite policy as to its mineral lands.
TLo Sgoretiiry;llibroforii,` it
would not be it wise and sound policy at this
limo to pass a general law, reserving all'auri
ferotiti silver and cinnabar 'mines from sale for
the use and occupancy of the'people of -the
United States, under such regulations' as Con
gress may prescribe, and leaving those lands
coutititting copper, iron, lead and coal subject
to the.ordlitary laws of set thimentieutt sale for
their, development. The extent of these defies
estimate - , and gives ...assurance to our people,
in the Nauru of uniatuaded,tieelth.• •
1101311 , rystpActl to Utah
and siiiite additional legislation wiflbo requir..
01.1 0 Olive, its inhabitants-ou tin equality with
tat oof the-other • territorieto.4ll-that. tent-
tort. there aro already inure than two millions'
tif twos returned so survej qd and 'ready for
iiiiirket - Ocoupants are u liu 41.ctt let
• Report. of (he War 'Delhariment.'
As public attention-lots nesesslrilly been
much nano:talk, :the operations elouvgal
bolt little army,' during the past year: the re•
port or Governor Floyd will he read with tom
-staid interest, and it gives its gloat. pleasure to
8 Ly, with a satisfaction corresporliting to all
'the intereSt which has been eyeit ed. Thistlocu-
Mallt 10.9.801103 in IL coninatit and complete ram
/1101 With a Ilel:V019.1autl graphic diction, It pity
feet narative of the force and cuitilitieli of the
army ; its service, t lie difficulties encountered
and conquered; the reitults'of practical experi
enee, as applicable to future policy, with - a
clear idea of what tuts been doneotiorby, whom 1
'and what is needed to increase the efficiency --
of this net of the public defence. In awitrd- - '
tug a just measure of praise to Gen. Clark, for
his gallant conduct and extraordinary success
lift Ito pacific, the Secretary' has responded
generously to public sentiment, as he has also
in paying a deserveittribute to the self-sacri
ficing and perilous aeltievments •of Captain
Marcy, in bringing relief to General .lohnsitn,
wheirencamped before Salt Lake.
Until we came to analyze in detail the ex,
tent awl formidable character of file difficulties
encountered by the thirteen regiments en ac
tive duty, and to measure the Met of their
•operations, extending over fifteen hundred_
miles, and between sixteen par:dells' of lati•
tune, and to know that. all the supplies for
man and beast, and all the amunition, had to
be triensported thrinigh the untamed
wijder-
Ilesfl; a very imperfect appreciatidn can be
formed of the pails, privations and sacrifices
coast:tot :y -required 'at. the- hands-of t his - force. -
These facts arc too much disregarded in Con
gross and throngliout the country, and it 'is
due to the army and to the department that
they should be properly undersood.
%Ye are gratified to lint! that the fitiancinl
exhibit, eAthe war office is relieved trout much
ofthe apprehended encumbrances. The ten mil
lions of expenditure required for the Mormon
campaign have beim paid and settled, so that
110 heavy M1911:111194 fl.Olll that quarter are to
be dreaded As compared with the appropri
ations last year. the Se - cretary shows that the
expenditures will be reducer! to the extent of
$9,170,488,32, and by Um sum of $2,737,408,
55, Tempered with former estintat es.
Consideeing the Indian hostilities in Wash
ingtoll.lllla Oregon territorries, in New Mex
ico, and on the frontiar.ot,Texas, and the nu
cessity for what may be called a standing army
in Utah, this condition of things surprises us
agreeably in all,respect s, untl wo 'think the
public owe much to the vigor, • sagacity and
skill with The military' affairs of the govern
ment have been conducted under the manage
ment of Gov. Floyd
The authorized strength of the amity as post -
(lir is 18,105, the actual strength oh-Ally
-Ist, was 17,298' TheSe 'troops compose the
whole numerical force of our army, distributed
through the States and Tttrritories of the en
tire confederacy, manning all thejortifications
ocenided by troops, holding all the posts now
garrisoned, defending tilt onr extended trim
tiers,- and -protecting...as far_ as. possible _the..
different routes extending sgross the continent
Trom the Mississippi valley to our possessions
on the Pacific. The absolute dentands.for men
in the vat-ions, posts; stations, Sc., as well its
for what might be termed the police operations
of the army, left only thirteen regiments fo.t
actuhl set-vice in the field.. And upon this
smhil force, numbering little over 11,1100 men
devolved the ordnons duty of proseenting•all
the Indian wars, which have extended this
year . front the Brit•ish possessions 011 the Paul
tie to. the border settlements of _Mexitttl, us
well as of crushing the - reloillion in Utah,
which from.. its vindictive spirit and large
numbers,.threatened at its outset to. beciune,
and indeed' Was, very famidable. It may safe
ly be asserted that no army of the same-size
- ever before pertained in so short, a space of
time marches nod movement s'of such extent,
surmounting in their progress such formidable
obstacles. Nodisaster bus befitllen the army
throughout its immense ramifications awhile
privations, hardships, 'toils and dangers to
which it has been continually subjected, have
been borne without a murmur. In speaking
the war with Abe Indistis 911' the Pacific,
the Secretary says that a permanent peace
has been established by treaties enterrd Into
with:diem, and the army has' beentilroady
distributeidto points were the presence of a
face Wits greatly needed. • :
o ln alluding to the Navajos. • lie. says they.
probably numbered three thousand' mounted
warriors, an tuttrumely thrmitittble force. but
there shalt be 110 relaxation in prosecuting'the
war, nntil - themavages are brought nbsolutely
under the yoke. The war in Texas may be
looked upon as just begun, and the probabili
ties areLt.will be one of fiercenesti, and play
be of considerable duration Nlueli apprelien
slop fur the hostile manifettations of the Coy
'ages beyond the confutes of lowa_ and Mime-.
sofa lots been felt, by the frontier settlements
of those States. This Secretary regret's to say
our force is net -suflioient to spare troops• in
such numbers as will quiet altegetper :these
alarms.
The operation§ of the army in Ufahlutvethaitulians,-and calls-Atutent•ion-totherurgint„-
-raLthetaselves—beetr — importaucrffirtriChught. neee-sity fur a complete . andthorotiglt
momentous omentous results. • The people of that of' the laws relating to fmlian affairs.
howevel 7 ..ntill 'evince a t-pirit of, in- Gov. Denver though not having
sithordi net ion - . and moody . disimmteniLz,:.The the.rcsuinptiim - Of his dal ies; - to examine .e Ogleff .
necoM•ity .which indled for'the presence of the I ly the facts staied.in tlie'report.:coneuriieOff , .,
tromps in . Ut;tll,will requitm a' st.onit force mil orally ,the roommendationb of Air( 11114 k w-;
to be kopt, 'there: ''Mush praise' is 'bestOwtitl his temporary prodeeestior.-..
$1 50 per annum In adianee.
Ik2=oo-117-iwt=paldrtiu-adwanee
tkpon Goit: Johnston and tho officers and troops
under his command.
• -The disbursements now amount to nearly
$lO,O 0,000 in the Qaartermaster's Depart
ment. Nvory voucher has been tilled. with
the exceptiotrof $200.00. Nothing will be lost.
Asi to the .Artillery„ School of Practice, at
Fort Mouroe.•so long an °Wee:desired among
the military men-of tin; country. this, the See
rotary says. has twig established, and bids .
Altl9,„nealimkonliAltes-benetitatqlr—tire , tierritter
which its friends anticipated.
flu calls attention. to the necessity of pho
riding for the payment . af...elaims brought
against_ the' government by different States
'and territories fin` servieus.hereloffnm rendered
by volunteer forces in the suppression of In
diatr
The Secretary ,nays that he has attempted,
he far as possible, to meet the just. wishes—of
Congrem,in reducing the 'expenses, andL.,the
estim ass of the next fiscal year amount, in
the agzregate. to /fI8,000,000; and he enter
tains a strong hope that the expeuditare may '
be still further reduced in the course of anoth
er year. It. afforlihim pleasure to, say that, '
notwithstanding the Indian wars in Washings'
ton; New Mexico and 'Pep's. all of which were
unforeseen and unexpected, still,:'unless there
shall be further and .larger !It:Mathis for Mc
penditures in . sttppressing other Indian hosta:ls.,
addiihnial to those already—incurred. in
Washington, New Mexico and Texas, there
will be no necessity for asking appropriations.
in the shape of n deficiency bill. ,
!Report at' the. Seeretat:y of the 'Nevy
The . Bgerefitry says that since his last an
nual report dim naval' forces have been re-•
(pared in• resisting unlawful expeditions
against Nitaragua. resisting the exercise of -
the right oh search by British cruisers in' the
neighborhood of Cuba, and enforcing demands -
tbr redress and insults to our lbw, and for in-'
juriesAo-our-eit izensHv-the-governinent-of
Paraguay. After examining the Subject, the
Secretary says it became necessary to charter
a number of vessels: As these vessels• would
'be userid, lie recommend 4 their purchase. The
sum reiMired for six of these Steamers would- -
lie $240,000, of which - $94,300 must lie paid
for the use of them for a period of six numths, .
Mid a - propurtiouate BUM fora longer time, if
ne purchase be inae7 The sum required for
the three side-wheel steamers would be
00, of which, if they be not Purchased, '
.stn.ar $60,00 . 0 will be required fur the same
period The recant - addition' of a considerable
number of steam'vessels to the navy will nec
essarily require an increased, demand for the
.flO rviooK-of"olliaerm- sea, - while - the - grertteli . '•
activity which Min , prevails in it, and is likely
.hereafter to prevail, will still further increase
that demand. To meet the. immediate wants'
of the service, an addition of twenty to the
pr_esent number of surgeons, and as many
Miami assistant surgeons; will sidfice. Ho
solo recommends thenppointmentof fifteen or
twenty additional pursers,_ an an increase of ,
the Marine Corps, (of privates)'to two thou
sand with the usual number of oflicera.„
The five steam sloops-of war Buthorized by
the act of 1857 will 'soon be completed. The .
seven 'tenet screw sloops-of-War, under the
act of 1858, are in, it 'Mate of great forwartl•
ness. Five of Ahem are to be launched • dur
ing the pregent month, and be ready for sea
in play next, and the other two screw steam•
ors will be launched early in the . spring, and
be ready fin trial by June. The side-wheel
steamer bej.K; built in California will be
launched in the spring, and ready for sea in
August.
All past experience evidences a. necessity
for an increase of the navy. Twenty effective
vessels of smaller class eon be built and kept
at sea for what it would cost to build and keep
at sea four or five vessels of a larger class.
Let Congress increase the number of heavy
arced vessels, of light draught, until we can
frequently display our Hag at every point
where American interests shall need its pro
tection, and the work will be already done.
The addition.of at least ten more vessels of
thatdescription t is.not only a•necessary mess-,
ure, but will be found to be as efficient as any
that can be devised, requiring so small an ex
penditure of the public money.'
For the sujiport•of the Navy and Marine
Alps, and all other objects under the control
of the Navy Department, for the fiscal year
ending the 30th .of Juae, 1858, the estimates
were $13,803,212 ; appropriations, $14,240,-
247; expenditures, $13,870,084; there having
lawn some curtailment of expenses by Nasoit
of a falling oaf in the revenue. For the fiscal
year ending Jute 30, 1850, the estimates leers
$l4 616,208 ; appropriations", $14,508,354 ;.
these having been largely retrenched, in con
sequence of a diminution of the revenue, and
again increased by appropriating $1,200 000
fot , eight light draught war steamers, which
wore not endiraced in the estimates. For the
I fiscal year ending June 30th, 1860, the eoti•
I mates were $13,500,870, including $674,000
for completing the eight light draught steam
ers; authorized at the last session of C9ngress,
an-Inot including the usual compensation. of
8,;01 . 0 . 50-f at °mash i p and mail service.'
Report of Comanbortoner or Indian
•.
— 7lit — Commlbtioyer -- ttates• - that:tlozwliolo -
number of Indians-within tn• limits is estima
ted at about 350,000 With 44 orwhich we have •
treaty engagements: The mull ber •or ratified
Indian treaties ' since the adoption of the con
stitution is ;103, nearly all or which contain
provisions still in forge. The quantity (Aland
aequired..hy these treaties . ie shout 831,103 1
344. From a part of these lands, the govern
ment received no primary advantages, because
they were ceeded tonne resimet ive States with
in whose limits they were situated. From
those sold, the federal treasury received not
only the whole of the expense incurred for
their acquisition survey and sale,' but a ear
plus of at least $1011,000.000 •
The amount applicable for the fulfilment of
the treaties. and ether objects connected with
Ilie Indian policy fur the present fiscal year
was $4 852;407-_,:of which sum $201,062 was
dent ed from investnients of:Artist funds. The
whole amount of —
trust funds - held on - Indian
account is tii10,c.90,1140, of which $3,502,241
has been invested in stocks of rations States`
and the 'United States the redtainder, - viz:
$7.088,407, is 'entitled in the treasnry, and
the interest thereon annually appropriated by
Congress
The Commissioner thinks it worthy of con
sideration whether it will not be advisable,
when the national treasuryshall be in condi- 7
(inn to admit or it also to invest the abOve a
mount: of $7,088.407 iii like manner with the
other Indian trust funds. The Co m missioner
points out three fatal errors which have mark
ed our policy towards the Indians, from the .
''very beginning, viz: 1. Their , removal from
place to place, as*our population advances;
2. rho, assignment, of too great an extent of
territory tube held by them in common; and '
allowance o(large sums of money as
annuities. Ho I ecommends that the tribes
should be permanently located Upon reeerva
thins embracing_dot snore than is necessary__ .
Mr actual occupancy; to divide thilind - iiitiong -
them in severalty, to require that they should'
settle upon and cultivate the land Huts assign.:
ed to them, in lien of money annuities, stock,
an i m als, agricultural implements, mechanic;
shops. manual labor schools, Ste.
. Ile recommends the ratification of treaties
made in 1855 . with•t he Indians of, Washingt on
and Oregon territories, as a means of prevent'-
lug the recurtence of Indian hostilities •He
gives a general statement of the•Condition'of
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