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logues, Posters, large or small, Cards, Ball
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J. Sims Alien,
AND
GENERAL, RECEIVING, FORWARDING
—AXD
(EJornmissiou pcrchnut,
S?DS ARC, ARKANSAS.
Has and will keep on hand a largo and good
selection of
3? u r n i t u r e
Of all kinds, suitable for the market, which
lie offers on very reasonable terms. Also, a
lot of
I, I >1 E -
\TK. GEO. W. VADEN is doing business
jl witl, J. Sims Ali.es, and would res
pectfully inform his old friends and acquain
tances, that he is still alive and kicking at the
old stand, and would be most happy to sec all
of his old friends, renew acquaintances and
hot It start anew to fortune. Call, gentlemen,
1 promise to do you no harm—but think 1 can
make it to your interest to do so. jun2B
DESARC
SALOON!!
HO! every one, that would have something
good for the inner man ! Old Peach and
Ilnncv. the finest Whiskey, Brandy, Wine and
Bitters of every kind, fitted up and accommo
dated to the taste of the
MOST i\4STII»IOl S.
Fresh Oysters, Sardines, Crackers, Cheese,
Nuts, Fine Cigars, Fine Tobacco, Apples,
Fruits, 4c. In fact, everything pertaining or
belonging to a first class Saloon, may be
found on hand at the Df.^ Arc Saloon, on
Buena Vista St., next door to Johnson 4 Da
vis' Drug Store. Call and see that is all so.
,1 B. WILLIAMS.
Des Arc, November B, 1866.—tf
LX^JGRY AND SALE
—BY—
POE & WELLER.
WOODRUFF ST., - - - DES ARC,
(NEAR tiie “citizen office.")
— :o: —
rnilU TRAVELING PUB
.1. lie will find the Propri
etors of this Stable always prepare,! to lunusu
j HACKS. BUGGIES and HOUSES to go to
any part of the country. Horses boarded by
the day, week or month.
oc20tf. POE 4 WELLER.
HAiUlVTICK hiujseT
NO'S. 61, 63 AND 65 ADAMS STREET,
MEMPHIS, TE.W.
fpiIE proprietors tender many thanks to the
-L public for the liberal patronage extended
I *o them for the past year. The house has
within the past few months been thoroughly
Renovated, Painted and Furnished.
The House is now open to the public at the
I Allowing rates:
Transient, per dav,.$ 3 00
Per Week,.!.S18 00
£er Month,.860 00
o»y Board Per Month,.$35 00
ofen at ale hours.
HARDWICK 4 NEALIS.
'“tST-Sm Proprietors
DES arc adyeutisi:jie\ts.
H. 0, (JILL, j, 0. GILL,
G ILL & BRO.,
j Des A.rct Ark.,
j HAVE JUST RECEIVED THEIR
NEW STOCK OF
Gr O OD S3
| CONSISTING OF LADIES & GENTS
DRESS GOODS.
OF ALL KINDS,
Hits, Capi, Boots, Shoes,
LADIES CLOAKS AND HATS,
Clothing, Notions, Fancy Wliite
GOODS
OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS,
Usually kept in Dry Goods Houses. Also a
nice lot of
FAMILY GROCERIES,
Quecnswarc, Hollow-lVare, Hardware,
Glassware, &c., &., &c.
We take the greatest pleasure in showing
onr stock, and furnishing a list of prices to
the public, so they may be their own judges
as to where they can get. the best bargains.
*,*ffe will paj' the highest market prices
for all kinds of Country Produce and Cotton
Please give us a call before purchasing else
where.
oct8- GILL & BRO.
I__
Hazeii & McPherson,
IDes Arc, Ark.
—
HAVING purchased the entire interest of
Ilazen. Hlakeney & Co., would
respectfully inform the public, that they are
j now receiving and opening, a most desirable
: stock of
i
CLOTHING,
Boots anti Shoes,
AND A GENERAL STOCK OF
a n o c e hies .
Thc3e were nil purchased at fho lowest fig
ures. and will be sold to their old customers,
all good new oues, and cash buyers, as low as
any weil regulated House in the State.
Tlie Ladies will find a full line of Goods—
handsome, good ami cheap. An extra bar
gain in Ladies’ Cloaks, Hats, and Dress
Trimmings.
lie sure and give us a call, and we will
guarantee a pleasant and satisfactory trade.
We have on hand a good supply of Bagging
and Rope, and in a few days will be in re
ceipt of
Bacon, Lard, Fisli, Cheese, Su
gar, Coflee, Molasses. Candles,
Soap, Cooking Stoves, Castings,
And in fact, almost every article usually sold
in this market.
IIAZEX & McTlIERSOX.
Dos Arc. October 5, 1866—oc(8-tf
JU>JrCiLJ UrSsl
A WELL SELECTED STOCK OF
FRESH DRUGS,
MEDICINES AND CHEMICALS,
School Iloohs ami Stationery,
Paints, Oils, Dye-Stuffs, Window-Glass, Per
fumery, Patent Medicines, Wines, Brandies,
Whisker, for medicinal rurposes.
* I
Dromgoole’s celebrated Southern Remedies,
invariably for cash, at small profits.
ju121 BURNEY & BRO.
JOH N8OAT H A VIS,
Wholesale & Retail
DRUGGISTS,
DES ARC, ARKANSAS.
KEEP Oil hand a large assortment of Drugs,
Medicines, Paints, Oils, Perfumery.
Patent Medicines, Wines, Brandies. Whiskey,
for medical purposes, which we will sell low
for cash. Prescriptions and orders tilled
! promptly. july21-tf
Des Arc Hotel,
| & tmarnt,
Proprietors.
mills establishment is now open, for the
_L reception of the
TRAVELING PUBLIC’.
All persons having regard for convenience
and comfort, would do well to give us n call.
Our table will always be supplied with the
i best that the market affords. febllb
: FOR SALE!
A PORTABLE ENGINE AND BOILER.
ONE Portable Engine and Boiler «cr
with all the fixtures. It is now in
! good running order. A bnrgain can he—
had, bv applying to Samuel Carr, Des Arc,
! immediately »et8-tf
J Fellow-Citizens of the Senate and House
of Representatives:
After a brief interval the Congress j
of the United States resumes its annual j
legislative labors. An all-wise and
merciful Providence has abated the
pestilence which visited our shores,
leaving its calamitous traces upon some
portions of our country. Peace, order,
tranquility and civil authority, have
been formally declared to exist
throughout the whole of the United
States. In all of the States civil au
thority has superceded the coercion of
arms, and the people, by their volun
tary action, are maintaining their Gov
ernment in full activity and complete
operation. The enforcement of the
laws is no longer obstructed in any
State by combinations too powerful to
be suppressed by the ordinary course
of judicial proceedings, and the ani
mosities engendered by the war are
rapidly yielding to the beneficent in
fluence of our free institutions and to
the kindly effects of restricted social
and commercial intercourse.
An entire restoration of fraternal
feeling must be the earnest wish of
every patriotic heart, and we will have
accomplished our grandest national
achievements when forgetting the sad
events of the past and remembering
only their instructive lessons, we re
sume our onward career as a free,
prosperous and united people.
THE SUBJECT OF RESTORATION.
In my message of the 4th of Decem
ber, 1865, Congress was informed of
the measures which had been instituted
by the Executive, with a view to the
gradual restoration of the States, in
which the insurrection occurred, to
their relations with the general gov
ernment. Provisional governors had
been appointed, conventions called, i
governors elected, legislatures assem
bled, and senators and representatives!
chosen to the Congress of the United '
SitntPS* pmil'ta linrl hnnn mmiind i
enforcement of laws long in abeyance.
The blockade had been removed, cus
tom houses re-established, and the in
ternal revenue laws put in force; in
order that the people might contribute
to the national income, postal opera
tions had been renewed, and efforts
were being made to restore them to
their former condition of efficiency.
The States themselves bad been asked
to take part in the high functions of
amending the Constitution, and of thus
sanctioning the extinction of African
slavery as one of the legitimate results
of our internecine struggle. Having
progressed thus far, the Executive de
partment found that it had accomplish
ed nearly all that was within the scope
of its Constitutional authority. One
thing, however, was yet to be done be
fore the work of restoration could be
completed, and that was the admission
to Congress of loyal senat ors and rep
resentatives from the States whose
people had rebelled against the lawful
authority of the general government.
This question devolved upon the res
pective houses which, by the Constitu
tion, are made the judges of the elec
tion returns and qualifications of their
own members, and its consideration at
once engaged the attention of Con
gress.
In the meantime the Executive de
partment, no other plan having been
proposed by Congress, continued its
efforts to perfect, as far as was practi
cable, the restoration of the proper re
lations between the citizens of the res
pective States. The States and the
FoH P 1 trnvprnmpnt pvtpnfUno* i
time to time, as the public interests
seemed to require, the judicial, revenue
and postal systems of the country, with
the advice and consent of the senate,
the necessary officers were appointed
and appropriations made by Congress
for the payment of their salaries.
The proposition to amend the Feder
al constitution so as to prevent the ex
istence of slavery within the United
States or any place subject to their ju
risdiction was ratified by the required
number of States, and on the 18th day
of December, 18(15, it was officially de
clared to have become valid as a part
of the Constitution of the United
States. All of the States in which the
insurrection had existed promptly
amended their constitutions so as to
make them conform to the great change
thus effected in the organic law of the
land, declared null and void all ordi
nances and laws of secession, repudia
ted all pretended debts and obligations
created for the revolutionary purposes
of the insurrection and proceeded in
good faith to the enactment of meas
ures for the protection and ameliora- j
tion of the condition of the colored
race.
TAXATION WITHOUT REFKESENTATION.
Congress, however, yet hesitated to
admit any of these States to represent-!
ation, and it was not until towards the j
close of the eight month of the session ;
that an exception was made in favor 1
of Tennessee by the admission of her
Senators and Representatives. I deem
it a subject of profound regret that
Congress has thus failed to admit to j
seats the loyal Senators and Represent
atives from the other States whose in
habitants, with those of Tennessee, had ;
engaged in rebellion. Ten States, more '
than one-fourth of the whole number,
remain without representation. The
seats of fifty members of the House of
Representatives and twenty members \
of the senate are yet vacant, not by j
their own consent, not by a failure of J
election, but by the refusal of Congress !
to accept their credentials. Their ad
mission. it i- believed, would accom
plish much towards the renewal and
strengthening of our relations as a
people, and remove a serious cause for
discontent on the part of the inhabi
tants of these States. It would have
accorded with the great principle
enunciated in the Declaration of Amer
ican Independence, that no people
ought to be burdened with taxation
ano vet be denied the right of repre
sentation. It would luivc been in con
sonance with the express provisions of
the Constitution, that each State shall
have at least one representative, and
tii.it no State without its consent shall
be deprived of its equal suffrage in the
Senate. These provisions were in
tended to secure to every State, and to
the people of every State, the right, of
representation in each house, of Con
gress, and so important was it, deemed
by the framers of the Constitution that
the equality of the States in the Senate
should be preserved, that not even by
an amendment of the Constitution can
any State without its consent he denied
a voice in that branch of the national
legislature.
It is true, it lias been assumed that
the existence of the States was termina
ted by the rebellious acts of their in
habitants; that the insurrection having
been suppressed they were thencefor
ward to be considered merely as con
quered territories.
STATES NOT TERRITORIES.
The legislative, executive and judi
cial departments of the government
have, however, with great distinctness
and uniform consistency, refused to
sanction an assumption so incompatible
with the nature of our republican sys
tem and with the professed objects of
the war. Throughout the recent legis
lation of Congress the undeniable fact
makes itself apparent that these ten
political communities are nothing less
than States in this Union.
At the very commencement of the
rebellion each House declared with
unanimity, as remarkable as it was sig
nificant, that the war was not waged
upon our part in any spirit of oppres
sion, nor for any purpose of conquest
or subjugation, nor for the purpose of
overthrowing or interfering witli the
right of established institutions of
those States, but to defend and main
tain the supremacy of the Constitution
and all laws made in pursuance there
yf, and to preserve the Union with all !
the dignity and equality and rights of
the several Slates unimpaired, and that
as soon as these objects were accom
plished the war ought to cease. In
some instances. Senators were permit- ,
ted to continue their legislative l'unc-1
tions, while in other instances repre-1
sentatives were elected and admitted to j
scats after their States had formally '
withdrawn from the Union, and were |
endeavoring to maintain that right In
force of arras.
All the States where the people wore j
in insurrection, as States, were inelud-'
ed in the apportionment of tlie direct f
tax of $20,000,000 annually, laid upon
the United States by the act approved
on the 5th of August, 1861. Congress,!
by tlie act of March 4th, 1862, and by;
tlie apportionment of representation 1
thereunder, also recognized their pres
ence as States in the Union, and they. I
for judicial purposes, have been divi
ded into districts as States alone can be I
divided. I lie same recognition up-'
pears in the recent legislation in refer-!
dice to Tennessee, which evidently
rests upon tlie fact that the functions of
the State were not destroyed by the!
rebellion, but merely suspended’; and
that principle is of course applicable to !
those Stales which, like Tennessee, at
tempted to renounce their places in the ,
Union.
fhe action of t he Executive depart
ment of the Government upon this
subject has been equally definite and ,
uniform, and the purpose of the war |
was specially stated in the proclania-1
tion issued by my predecessor on the 1
22d day of September, 18(32. It was
then solemnly proclaimed and declared
that hereafter, as heretofore, the war
will he prosecuted for the object of!
practically restoring the constitutional
relations between the United States
and each of the States, and tlie people;
thereof, in which States that relation is
or may he suspended or distracted.
The recognition of the States by the j
judicial department of the government
has also been clear and conclusive in
all proceedings affecting them as States, i
had in the Supreme, Circuit and Dis-!
trict Courts. In the admission of Sen
ators and Representatives from any
and all of the States, there can be no
just ground of apprehension that per-1
sons who are disloyal will be clothed I
with powers of station, for this could j
not happen when the Constitution and
laws are enforced by a vigilant and
faithful Congress.
Each house is made the judge of the
election returns and qualifications of
its own members, and may, “with the !
concurrence of two-tldrds, expel a j
member.'’ When a Senator or Rep re-1
sentativc presents It is certificate of j
election, he may at once be admitted
or rejected, or, should there he any 1
question as to his eligibility, his cre
dentials may be referred for investiga
tion to the appropriate committee. If i
admitted to a seat, it must be upon
evidence satisfactory to the house of
which lie thus becomes a member, that!
he possesses the requisite constitution
al and legal qualifications. If refused
admission as a member for want of due !
allegiance to the government, and re
turned to his constituents, they tire ad
monished that none but persons loyal
to the United States will be allowed a
voice in the legislative councils of the
nation, and the political power and
moral influence of Congress arc thus
effectively exerted in the interests of
loyalty to the government and fidelity
to the Union.
EXECUTIVE POLICY UNCHANGED.
Upon this question, so vitally affect
ing the restoration of the Union and
the permanency of our present form of
government, my convictions, hereto
fore expressed, have undergone no
change, but oil the contrary their cor
rectness has been confirmed by reflec
tion and time. It' the admission of
loyal members to seats in the respect
ive houses of Congress was wise and
expedient a year ago, it is no less wise
and expedient now. If this anomalous
condition is right—if in the exact con
dition of these States at the present
time it is lawful to exclude them from
representation—I do not see that the
question will bo changed by the efflux
of time. Ten years hence, if these
States remain as they nre, the right of
representation will be no stronger, and
the right of exclusion no weaker.
The ('oustituf ion of the United States
makes it the duty of the President to
recommend to the consideration of
Congress such measures as lie shall
judge necessary and expedient. I know
of no measure more imperatively de
manded by every consideration of na
tional interest, sound policy and equal
justice, than the admission of loyal
members from the now unrepresented
States. This would consummate the
work of restoration, and exert a most
salutary influence in the re-establish
ment of peace, harmony and fraternal
feeling. It would tend greatly to re
new tiic confidence of the people in the
vigor anerstability of their institutions.
It would bind us more closely together
as a nation, and enable us to show to
the world the inherent and recupera
tive power of a government founded
upon the will of the people, and estab
lished upon the principles of liberty,
justice and intelligence. Our increas
ed strength and enhanced prosperity
would irrefragiblv demonstrate the
fallacy of the arguments against free
institutions, drawn from our recent
national disorders by the enemies of a
Republican government.
NECESSITY FOR REPRESENTATION.
The admission of loyal members
from the States now excluded from
Congress, by allaying doubt and appre
hension, would turn capital, now
awaiting an opportunity for invest
ment. into the channel of trade and in
dustry; and it would alleviate the
present troubled condition of those
States, and by inducing immigration
aid in settlement of fertile regions now
uncultivated, and lead to an increased
production of those staples which have
added so greatly to the wealth of the
nation and the commerce of the world.
New fields of enterprise would be
opened to our progressive people, and
soon the devastations of war would be
rcMinhvd and all traces of our domestic
differences effaced from the minds of
our countrymen.
In our efforts to restore the unity of
government, which constitutes us one
peop’“, by restoring the Stales to the
condition which they held prior to the
rebellion, we should be cautious lest,
having rescued our nation from perils
of disintegration, we resort to consoli
dation, and in the Ciltl lo absolute des
potism as a remedy for the recurrence
of similar troubles. The War having
terminated, and with it all occasion for
the exercise of powers of doubtful con
stitutionality, we should hasten to
bring legislation within the boundaries
prescribed by (lie Constitution, and fo
return to the ancient landmarks estab
lished by our fathers for the guidance
of succeeding generations.
The Constitution, which at any time
exists until changed by in explicit and
authentic act of the whole, is sacredly
obligatory upon all. and if in the opin
ion of the people the distribution or
modification of the constitutional pow
ers he in any particular wrong, let it, he
corrected by an amendment in the way
in \yhich the Constitution designates.
Itut let there be no change by usurpa
tion, for it is the custom bv which free
governments arc destroyed. Washin
gton spoke these words to his country
men when, followed by their love and
gratitude, lie voluntarily retired from
the cares of public life. To keep, in all
things, within the pule of our constitu
tional powers, and cherish the Federal
Union as the only rock of safety, were
prescibed by Jefferson as rules of action
to endear to his countrymen tlie true
principles of their Constitution and
promote a union of sentiment and action
equally auspicious to their happiness
and safety.
Jackson held that the action of the
general government should ul wavs be
coniiucu to t no spnerc oi its appropriate
duties, and justly and forcibly urged
that our government is not to be main
tained nor our Union preserved by in
vasions of the rights and powers of the
several States. In thus attempting to
make our general government strong,
we make it weak. Its true strength
consists in leaving individuals and
States as much ns possible to them
selves; in making itself felt, not in its
power, but in its beneficence ; not in its
control, but in its protection ; not in
binding the States more closely to the
centre, but leaving each to move unmo
lested in its proper constitutional orbit.
These are the teachings of men whose
deeds and services have made them
illustrious, and who, long since with
drawn from the scenes of life, have left
to their country the rich legacy of their
example, their wisdom and their patrio
tism. Drawing fresh inspiration from
their lessons, let us emulate them in
love pf Country, and respect for the
Constitution and the laws.
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
The report of the Postmaster General
presents a most satisfactory condition
of the postal service, and submits recom
mendations which deserve flic consid
eration of Congress The revenues of
the department for the..year ending J uue
30, 1800, were $14,386,980, and the ex
penditures $15*352,079, showing an ex
cess of the latter of $965,093. In antici
pation of this deficiency, however, a
special appropriation was made by Con
gress in the act approved July 28, 18645.
Including the standing appropriation
of $700,000 for free mail matter, as a
legitimate portion of revenue yet re
maining unexpended, the actual 'defi
ciency for the past year is only 8265,
093, a smu within $51,141 of the amount
estimated in the annual report of 1864.
The decrease of revenue compared
with the previous year was ope and one
tilth per cent., and the increase of ex
penditures, owing principally to the
enlargement of the mail service in the
South, was twelve per cent. On the
30th o't June lust there were in opera
tion 693 mail routes, with an aggregate
length of 180,921 miles, and aggregate
of transportation of 71,837,914 miles,
and an aggregate annual cost, including
all expenditures, of $8,410,144. The
length ofrailroad routes is 32,092 miles
and the annual transportation 30,609,467
miles. The length of steamboat routes
is 14,386 miles, and the annual trans
portation 3,411,962 miles.
The mail service is rapidly increasing
througout the whole country, and its
steady extension in the Southern States
indicates their constantly improving
condition. The growing importance
of the foreign service also merits atten
tion. The I'ost-OfflOe Department of
Great Britain and our own have agreed
upon a preliminary basis for a new pos
tal convention which, it is believed,
will prove beneficial to the commercial
interests of the United States, inasmuch
as it contemplates a reduction of the
! international letter postage to one-half
i the existing rates, a reduction of pos
J tage with other countries to and from
! which correspondence is transmitted
! in the British mail, or indosed mails
j through the united kingdom. The
establishment of uniform and reason
able charges for the sea and territorial
transit of correspondence in' closed
mails, and an allowance to each post
ofiice department of the right to use all
mail communications established under
the authority of the other for the dis
! patch of correspondence, cither in open
or closed mails, on the same terms as
those applicable to the inhabitants of
the country, providing the meane of
transmission.
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
' The report of the Score I ary of
the Interior exhibits the condition
of those branches of the public
service which are committed to his
! supervision. During the last fiscal
j year 4,629,312 acres of public land were
j disposed of, 1,892,516 acres of which
j were entered under the homestead act.
| 'flic policy originally adopted, relative
; (o the public lands, has undergone es
; sential modifications. Immediate reve
nue and not the rapid settlement was
I the cardinal feature of our land system,
j Long experience and earnest discussion
lifl.vo rnsnltorl in t1»n rrmvir*Hmi fVinf
I early development ot‘ our agricultural
| resources, and the diffusion of ohrencf
| getic population over our vast territory,
; arc objects of far greater importance to
l the national growth and prosperity,
; than the proceeds of the sale of the land
| to the highest bidder in open market.
The pre-emption laws confer upon
i the pioneer who Complies with the
terms they impose, the privilege of
purchasing a limited portion of unim
proved lands at the minimum price,
'flic homestead exactments relieve the
settler from the payment of purchase
money, and secure him a permanent
home upon the condition of residence
for a term of years. This liberal policy
invites emigrants from the old and the
more crowded portions of the now
world. Its propitious results arc un
doubted, and will be more signally
manifested when time shall have given
- to it a wider development.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
The report of the Secretary of the
| Treasury affords much information res
j peeting the revenue and commerce of
| the country. Ilis views upon the enr
i rency and with reference to a proper
I adjustment of our reveune system, in
ternal as well as impost,are commended
to the careful consideration of Congress.
Iu my last annual message I expressed
my general views upon these subjects.
1 need now only call attention to the
necessity of carrying into every depart
ment of the government a system of
rigid accountability, thorough retrench
ment, and wise economy. AVitli no
exceptional nor unusual expenditures,
the oppressive burdens of taxation can
be lessened by such modification of our
revenue laws as will be consistent with
the public faith and tlie legitimate and
necessary wants of the government.
! The report presents a much more
■ oiitisiactory condition ol our nuances
; than one year ago the most sanguine
! could liavc anticipated. During the
| fiscal year ending the 30th of June, 1865,
j I lie last year of the war, the public debt
was increased $941,902,577 and on the
31st of October, 1865, it amounted to
$2,740,854,750. On the 31st day of Octo
ber, 1866. it had been reduced to $2,551,
310,006 ; the diminution during a period
of fourteen months, commencing Sep
tember 1st, 1865, and ending October
31st, 1866, having been $206,379,565.
In the 1‘ast annual report on the state
of the finances, it was estimated that
during the three-quarters of the fiscal
year ending the 30th of June last, the
; debt would be increased $112,194,947.
j During that period, however, it was
reduced $32,196,387. The receipts hav
ing been $89,905,905 more, and the ex
penditures $200,529,235 less than the
j estimates. Nothing could mote clear
ly indicate than these statements the
I extent and availability of the national
resources, and the rapidity and safety
| with which, under our form of govern
i ment, great military and naval cstab
: lishments can be disbanded and expen
ses reduced from a war footing to a
I peace footing.
During the fiscal year ending the 30th
of June, 1866, the receipts were $558,
! 032,620, and the expenditures $530,750,
940, leaving an available surplus ot'
836,281,680. It is estimated that the
receipts for the fiscal year ending the
! 30th of June, 1867, will be $475,0<51,386,
and that the expenditures will reach the
j sum of 8316,428,078, leaving in the
Treasury a surplus of 8158,(533,308.
‘ For the fiscal year ending June 30th,
18(58, it is estimated that the receipts
will amount to 8436,000,000, and that
the expenditures will be $350,247,641,
showing an excess of $85,752,359 in fa
vor of the government! These estima
ted receipts may be diminished by- a
reduction of excise and import duties,
but alter all necessary reductions shall
have been made, the revenue of the
present anil of following years will,
doubtless, be sufficient to cover all legi
timate charges Upon the Treasury; and
1 leave a large annual surplus to be ap
plied to the payment of the principal
. of our debt. There seeins now to be no
good reason why the taxes may not be
reduced, as the country advances in
%
population and weal in; ana yettne aenj
be extinguished within the next qaar
ter of a century.
WAR DEPARTMENT.
The r6port of the Secretary of W*
furnished valuable and important infol
mation in reference to the operation <
his department during the past yew
Few volunteers now remain in the MV
vice, and they arc being discharged
rapidly as they can be replaced by reg|
ular troops* The army has been prom
ptly paid, carefully provided will
medical treatment, well sheltered and
subsisted, and is to be furnished wiu
breech-loading small arms. The mill
tnry strength of the nation has bee)
unimpaired by the discharge of voluil
teers, the disposition of unserviceable
or perishable stores, and the retrencB
incut of expenditures. Sufficient w«
material to meet any emergency h«i
been retained, and from disbanded vql*
unleers, standing ready to respond if
the national call, large armies can m
rapidly organized, equipped and co*|
centPated. j
Fortifications on the coast and from
tier have received or are being prepared
for more powerful armement. L4H
surveys and harbor and river iffiprotv9|
ments arc in course of prosecution. 1
Preparations have been made for it$
payment of the additional bounties a#
thorized during the recent session a
Congress, under such regulation*, «
will protect the govemmeut from,Drain
and secure to the honorably diSCliiaygtP
soldier the reward of his faithfttlnem
and gallantary. More than 6000mail3
ed soldiers have received artificial llmm
or other surgical apparatus, and forty’*
one national cemeteries, containing t£|
remains of 104,526 Union soldiers bar*
already been established. The totiu
estimate of military appropriations It
625,025,439. :|
NAVY DEPARTMENT. 3
It is stated in the report of the Secret
tarv of the Navy that the naval force St
this time consists of 278 vessels, armed
with 2,351 guns. Of these, 115 vessel^
carrying 1,029 guns, ave in commission,
distributed chiefly among seven squad
rons. The number of men in the ser*
vice is 13,600.- Great activity and vi||
ilance have been displayed by all to*
uuui uiia. x iii'ii iiiuvemcms UBVQ
been judiciously and efficiently arran
ged in such a manner as would bed I
promote American commerce, and prp
teetthe rights and interests of our court*
| trvincn abroad. The vessels unempIoT\'
cd arc undergoing repairs, or are laid
up until their services may be required*
| Most of the iron-clad fleet is at Leagita
Island, in the vicinity of Philadelphia!
a place which, until decisive action,
should be taken to Congress, was select
ted by the Secretary of the Navy as the*
most eligible location for that class o^
vessels. It is important that a suitably*
public station should be provided for
the iron-clad fleet. It is intended thatf
these vessels shall be ill proper condition
for and emergency, and it is desirable
that the bill accepting League Illandt
for naval purposes, which passed the
House of Keprcscutativcsat its last ses
sion, should receive final action at an!
early period, in order that there may bej
a suitable public station for this clastf
of vessels, as well as a navy yard of
area sufficient for the wants of the ser
vice on the Delaware river.
The naval pension fund amounts to
$81,750,000, having been increased $2,
750,000 during the year. The expen did
tures of the department for the fiscal
year ending 30th June last were $43,324,-*
526, and the estimates for the coming
year amount to $23,568,436. Attention
is invited to our seamen, and the iiupor*
tanee of legislative matters for twfr
relief and improvement. The sugges
tions in behalf of this deserving class/ ;
of our fellow-citizens are earnestly*
recommended to the favorable attention*
! of Congress.
RAILROAD GRANT*. t 3
Congress lias made liberal grants of’
land to corporat.ons in aid of the con
struction of railroads and other infer
nal improvements. Should this pbiidy
hereafter prevail, more stringent pro*.
I visions will be required to secure a
faithful application of the fund. Theb
title of the lands should not pass by
patent or otherwise, but remain in the.
hands of the government, and subject
to its control until some portion of
| road has been actually built; portions,
of them might then from time tb time*’
be conveyed to the corporation, but
never in a greater ratio to the whole
quantity embraced by the grant than
the completed parts bear to the entirm
length of the projected improvement.
This restriction would not operate to,t
the prejudice of any undertaking con-^
ccived in good faith, and executed witlnr
reasonable energy, as it is the settledsf
practice to withdraw from the markebe
lands falling within the operation ofre
| such grants, and thus to exclude the in
ception of a subsequent adverse right.
A breach of the conditions which ( on-d
gross may deem proper to impose,
should work a forfeiture of claim to the
lands so withdrawn but iineon veved,P
and oftitlc to the lands conveyed which’*
remain unsold.
Operations on the several lines of the
Pacific railroad have been prosecuted
with unexampled vigor and success;.
Should no unforseeu causes of delay
occur, it is confidently anticipated tha't
this great thoroughfare will be com
pleted before the expiration of fhe pe
riod designated by Congress.
pensioners.- ‘
During the last fiscal veav the amount'’'
paid to pensioners, including ftie ex
penses of disbursements, was $13^59,
996, and 50,177 names were ffdded to tho
pension rolls. The entire number of
pensioners on June 30,1866, was 126,722.14,
This fact furnishes melancholy ami
striking proof ot the sacrifices made to
vindicate the constitutional authority
of the federal government and to main
tain inviolate the integrity of the Union.1.
1 hey impose upon us correspondin'*
obligations. It is estimated that S33,”
000,000 will be required to meet the exi
gencies of this branch of the service
i during the uext fiscal year.
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