Indiana American, Volume 2, Number 52, Brookville, Franklin County, 26 December 1834 — Page 2
THE TREASURY' REPORT. "he Report of the Secretary (Hop. I.kyi iniuav.) presents a very flattering view he resources, expenditures, liabilities and pective condition of the National Treasu-
Its great length renders its appearance our columns a moral impossibility. Wc erefore content ourselves with compiling ri an abstract of its more important slato- : :its as will serve to afford a general view i i the fiscal concerns of the country: I. Prm.ic Revenue fc Expenditures. receipts during the year 1833, 33,9tS,4'2G Ualance on hand, Jan. 1st of do. 2,011,777
Making together the sum of Expenditures for the same year, T- 1 . " jl. PT T -
iiaiance m uie xrcasurv, Jan. lstlS31, Receipts of the year 1831 From Cusloms,(tirst three qrs.)
Public Lands, do.
Dividends, do. do. Estimate for fourth quarter,
24,257,'20S
(I 41
$11,702,903
710,872
o.U i O. t to 507,371 1,300,000
Total of resources
tf-.'jo -r r
Expenditures of the three first quarters, Civil List, Foreign Intercourse, &c. 3. 175.527 Military service, 8.310,100 Naval service, S,sH:Ub3 Duties refunded 108,510 Public debt, 1 .008,00
Expenditures of fourth (jr. 9,0 10,018
vernment, particularly the military service,! justly anticipated the extension of vrrv rnn
in which he estimates an immediate relrencli-1 siderable facilities to the transportation oHhp
ment of not less than two millions. Fie strong- mail, from the construction of the numerous
ly deprecates the practice of making nppro- railroads now in progress in various sections
pnations fir exceeding the estimates, which ci the lountry. J. lorcrr
has prevailed for simc years, to the ntler derangement of all the plans arid calculations of the Department. As a natural consequence of the extinction of the public debt.
nc recommcni.- i no anoiition ol tlie olnces oi Commissioners of Loans and Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, with a return of the Treasury of all moneys now held by the Rank as Commissioners of Loans, unclaimed by the public creditors. The Secretary further gives hope that a portion of the funds heretofore significantly classed as "unavailable,"" will be so compromised within the year ensuing as to be conver
ted into a smaller amount of "available" a consumalion devoutly to be wished. He suggests that no material alleialion should be
made in the existing rates of duties until the relation between Jhcir aggregate product and the fiscal wants of the Govern men t be fully ascertained. The subject of the new emission of gold coin engages the attention of the Secretary, and he recommends the creation of a gold coin of the value of one dollar. He further suggests the imposition of a tax of one per cent, on the coinage of silver, and one-fourth per cent, on the coinage of gold, to defray the expense of the National Mint. Such, wc believe, is the sultancc of the Treasury Re
port: theentnc document would cccupv live
I N ZH A IV A R S I S Si A T U R E .
of said road; which was twice read and i
eu 10 w mini reauing. 'z. A
Leaving a balance on the 1st Jan. 1835 of. Of this sum there is in notes of broken banks,
50,730,232 1,150,000
Total availablc'balnrKc, $5,536,23:2
Estimated unexpected appropriations. Of which will be required Actual effective balance. Jan. 1st 1S35, Required for appropriations.
$3,003,925 5.141,993
$5,5SG.25l 5,141,993
$444,2 IS
Excess.
j I. rcBLic ijeht. All the four and a half per cents have been redeemed, with all the five per cents that could be purchased; and the remainder falling due on the 1st of Jan, 1835, will then be redeemed being the last remnant of the 8 123,000.000 of funded debt outstanding in 1810. Lender these circumstances the whole debt has been charged to the current expenses of the year 1821, with the following result: Disbursements for public debt, 1834, $G,1G1,017 Principal. $5,DG4,775 Interest. 196,212 There remains an unfunded debt of $37,733
HI. Estimated Revenue, &c. of 1S35. The receipts of 1835 are estimated at $20,000,000 Customs. $10,000,000 Public Lands. 3,500.000 Rank Dividcndsc. 500,000
Add balance on the fust of Jan. 5,5SG,232
of our columns. .V. Yorker.
REPORT OF THE POST. MASTER GENERAL. We deem the Report of Major Barry one of the best, if not the very best, submitted to Congress at the commencement of the session brief, comprehensive, and to the purpose. The following abstract will show the condition of the department, 'as he understands it:'
Amount of postages from July 1 to Dec. 31, i 833. Expenses for the same period Compensation to Post Masters 431. 029 Incidental Expenses. 47,797 Transportation of the mail. 1.013.103 Total
SIR. KIIiKBY, The JEroaavt.
ihis gentleman made his ascension on Monday Afternoon, 5 minutes after 4 o'clock. The crowd assembled to witness his daring was immense the largest that wc have ever seen collected in this city. The afternoon
was propitious both for the zEronant and the
admiring thousands. 1 he sky w as perfectly clear ai:d the w ind from south west to north cast, so that his course was from the setting sun, which shone upon his balloon when at the distance of five or six miles, so as to give
it tnc appearance oi a on! unit star. As it
was the only ascension that wc have had the pleasure of seeing, wc cannot speak of it by
comparison; but to our judgement it was both
i beautiful and sublime spectacle. Those
who have witnessed such things before, conCiirin pronouncing it one oi' the best that
llicv have ever seen. 1 he cool and collect
ed manner in which he commenced his flight
to the regions above, bearing aloft cur nation' al stars and stripes could not fail to fill the as sembled multitude with enthusiastic admira
tion. 1 ne general course of Ins lnght was.
after he passed the limits of the city, nearly east. He alighted 3 miles bevond Wi'Iams-
burg, in Clcarmonl Countv, near the ChiUi-
cothe road, at 2 minutes after 5 o'clock, hav
ing made the distance of 31 miles in less than
an hour. We are happy to state that no ac
cident occurred to the injury either of Mr.
Ivirkbvor his balloon. Cincinnati Gaztllc.
1 375. 137
1,195,820
Leaving a dr ficncy of T X 1 i . I .
ueut on me tirst ol juiv
Total Debt, Jan.
1 C"o
1 , LO-Ji'
1st, 1831.
120,392
195,208
315,000
From the first of January, says the Post Master General, the retrenchments he fo re
calculated on have gone into effect; and from
that period the rcupts oi the department
have exceeded its expenses. Postages from Jan. 1 to June 30," 183!.
Total available revenues, $25,586,232 The estimated expenditures are as folllows. Civil list, foreign service,$c $2,78,22G Military service, &c. 9,G72,654 Naval service, 4,072,661 Unclaimed interest on debt, 500,000 Add estimated excess of appropriations ever estimates. 1,500,000
$l9,C83,511i
Deduct expenses Compensation to Post Masters. 101,431 Incidental Expenses 30,000 Transportation of the mail. 919.028 Total. i Balance of receipts over expenses. Previous debt.
1,418,209
1,400,702
47,507
315.000
Balance due, July 1st. 1834. 2C8.093
On the 1st day of November, the condi
tion of the department was as follows;
Amount due for loans from Banks.
Amount of over checks. Total debt. Deposiles in several Banks.
275,000
55,909
330.909
82,031
ca
ing an available balance, Jan. 1st. IS30. 5.902.691
But should the whole amount of oursatisii-i
Balance against the Department. 248,93S
The Secretary- goes on to state that the
contracts for the Southern section, including
the states of irginia, IVorth Carolina.SoulI
Carolina, Georgia, and the Territory of Flor
ida, have been renewed on such terms as will
ed appropriation-, amounting to G.l 11.707. i an annual saving, after the 1st of Jan.
ncxuoi about i.'U,tnn;; and that additional
, retrenchments have been made to the amount
of 59,000 making together an annual savins
in prospect of 179,000. From these fact i I i . r . a - ...
i ne rost Piaster General confidently antici
pates the entire liquidation of the debt be fore the close of the vear 183.").
I he receipts ol the last half of 1833 f. ll
called f; r. lh-ro will be a deficiency of
be
something like 21.000,
1 V. T'r. and Commerce. Imports daring the vear end
ing ?enl. '.'.
Being an increase from 1S33 of Average of the three last years
123,093,351 11,101,511
were
Exports during the vear, Domestic products, " 71,1 1 1,429
foreign, 22,S Increase, from iast vear
7?,295
111.038,142 97,318,721
G.G05.32I
The Secretary estimates the amount of exports for the cs. suing year as about equal to the average of the three last years; but the gradual reduction of duties may soon effect a reduction in the gross amount of duties received. The receipts from sales of Public Lanos are estimated to exceed those of the present year by half a million, being in the ratio of increase from the proceeding year. The receipts into the Treasury from other sources are not expected to equal the corresponding receipts of the present year. The Secretary discusses tRe conduct of the U. S. Bank in relation to the protested French Bill, in regard to which his views do not chfler materially from those advanced ir, tae I resident's Message. We do not, however, understand him as distinctly recommending any specific legislative action in the premises, nor as advocating the sale of the stock in that institution now held by the Government.
The Secretary gives encouragement of be-
short of the estimate of about 110,000. This the Post Master General attributes to the
great increase of frc". letters, occasioned bv r ii... c i ? -i .
mi liiviiMmi .n uie Miiiiiving privilege at a
recent session of Congress.
And yet, notwithstanding the increase of
free letters, the receipts of the department have steadily increased with each successive
year as for instance: Gross receipts, year ending June
30, 1833.
do do 1831. Inc rcasc of last vear. Nctt receipts, year ending June 30, 1833 do do 1S31.
2.GI0.538
2,823,707
207,109
1,790,251 1.927,041
Nett increase. General Statistics. Number of PosUOdiccsJuIv 1.1833. I do do "1831.
137,31)0 10.127 19.093
Increase. Present traniportation of the mail In Stages and Steamboats. On Horseback and in S ilkies.
500 Jllilcs. 10.900.000 8.90i.000
ing speedily able io announce
reduction in the current expenses of the Go-
an important (ion
Total. There has been no increase of
21.900,000 transoorta-
wilhin the past vear.
The Post Master "General in conclusion.
Pork. An immense business, we under stand, is doing in the packing of pork at Cin
cinnati. The number of hogs slaughtered
there during the present season, with ti-.ose
yet to be slaughtered, has been estimated on
prett y good data at not less than three hun
dred uiousanci. Uiiier points on me lUiami
Canal will perhaps add to this number anoth
er hundred thousand, w hich, at an average of 225 lbs. per head, wouldgive an aggregate of
90,000.0UU lbs. At $3,2 o per hundred tin
would distnnuie mrougii lue countrv near .v
000,000 of dollars. A large amount of thi
money, however, goes to Indiana, who has
supplied much the larger portion of the porl put up at Cincinnati during the present sea son. Indeed the new and rich lands of Indi
ana and Illinois so welt calculated for the. cul
tivation of the corn crop favor the belief that
thevarc destined to supply the article of
pork in so great abundance as to render its
production a less profitable business than
heretofore in Ohio. Lebanon Ohio Slar.
.Y uroUinn Claims. The Neapolitans have
paid the first instalment towards the claims of
American citizens in accordance with the late
treatv. The money is to be remitted ia gold
S 100.000 of it in the next packet from
Havre.
Population of Michigan. A census hasjusl been taken in Michigan, by which it appears that flourishing territory exceeds 90,000. In (he peninsula the population amounts to 87,000, being an increase since 1830, of more than 00,000! The returns from the upper count ies(Muhillimackinac,Chippewa,Brown, Crawford, and Iowa) have not yet been received; in 1830 their population was 5,191. Fort Wayne Sentinel. TuEnv, Decembeh 9, 1S31. IN SENATE. Mr. Webster, in pursuance of notice given, asked and obtained leave, and introduced a bill to provide for the satisfaction of the claims of American citizens, for spoliations committed on their commerce by the French, prior to the year 1800; and the bill having been read the first and second time, was referred to a Select Committee appointed by ballot, consisting of Messrs. Webster, Grundy, Prentiss, Prcon, and Slielbey. Mr. Tipton submitted the following resolution, which will be considered to-morrow: Rcsohn!, That the Commitiee on Commerce be instructed to inquire into the expediency of establishing a port of entry at the town of Lafayette, on the Wabash.
In Senates Decemseu 11th. On motion of Mr. CoHctl the following resolution was adopted:
ll'hnrcas. It would conduce ta tne nest in
terests of the slate of Indiana to inve tne Wabash and Eric canal continued to some
prominent point on the W abash river, with a
view to its being connected vvitli a ran road
leading from thence to the Ohio river; There
fore br.il resohm, I hat the committee on ca.1-. .i
nals and internal improvements ne instructed to in ; lire into the expediency o&mcmonaliz-
ing the Congress of the United stales to grant to tl estate of Indiana a quantity cf the public lands, which shall he six miles wide.
and the length the distance from the mouth of
the Tippecanoe river to the National road op
posite the town ofTerre Hautein the county of Vigo, for the purpose of enabling the state of Indiana to continue said canal between
those points: and that said committee also be requested to inquire into the expediency and propriety- cf authorizing the canal commissioners to employ a competent engineer to view, survey, and make the necessary estimates of the probable cost of construction.
memorial .v,i,
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Earthquake in the West. The Georgetown, Ohio, (Jasligator, of the 24th ult. says: "A severe shock of an earthquake was felt at this place by a number of our citizens at about half past one o'clock, P. M. on last Thursdaj". The first appearance was that of a lend rumbling noise, succeeded by a tremendousshaking. The same was felt at Maysville, Ky. at about the same hour of the da v."'
"Cincinnati Courier.' A new daily Journal of the imperial size will make its appearance on the first of Jan. under the editorial auspices of James Hall, Esq.. ah ead y distinguished as a pioneer in the cause of literalurc,in the west. .A'. Yorker.
Message op the Governor of Pexnsylvaxia. This document shows the slate of Pcnnsjlvania to be in a very prosperous condition. The state has now completed 720 miles of public improvements. Of these improvements, GOU miles consist of canal and slack-water navigation, and 118 3-8 miles of railways. The common-school system w hich has been adopted and is about to go into operation, is looked upon as one that will be of incalculable "ad vantage to the state. Cin. Jovr.
Joiix
xr airfield, frazetlod as ".-l .TnL-c...
democrat, has been elected to fill the vacancy in the next Congress, from York district, in the State of Maine. .Vu. Lit.
HO USE OF RE PR ESEJ"TA VIES. On motion of Mr. Conwell, Jlcsohcd, That the committee on education be instructed to inquire into the expediency of so amending the law regulating common schools as to require the school commissioners to give bondand security sufficient to cover and secure the full amount that may from time to lime come into their hands; with leave to report by bill or otherwise. Mr. Wilson of V. moved the following resolution : Resolved y That the committee of ways and means be instructed to inquire into the propriety of raising the salary of the Governor to fifteen hundred dollars perannum; with leave to report by bill or otherwise. Mr. Smith of It. moved to lay the resolution on the table, which was decided in the negative. Mr. Kelso moved to add to said resolution the following: 'And also the salaries of the Judges of the
Supreme Court and the President Judges of
the several Circuit Courts in this stale to an amount not exceeding 1,000. Mr. Smith of R, proposed an amendment directingan inquiry whether some provision by law is not necessary to ensure a more punctial attendance of Circuit Judges, &., which was determined in the negative. Mr. Chapman mover! to amend the said proposed amendment by adding to it those word:'. "And the wages of the members of the General Assembly to three dollars per day." Mr. Howell moved to postpone indefinitely the further considarauan of said resolution and proposed amendment. Before the question was taken, the whole subject was. on molioa of Mr. Bi'cr, laid on the table.
joint resolution to the Congress cf the States, asking for one sectir n of f ,.
lands lor cacti nine ol said load: w! twice read and passed to a third ren ; A bill to provide for the Buflalo a- ,j sippi Rnii-Rcnd Company; which v.' and passed to a second reading. Jr,-,
irom me committee o wars nnt
ported a bill to abolish the Agent of th,-- :; cent, fund, and transfering his duties Treasurer of State allowing said TreV."3 CEt an additional compensation of 1C0- y "'nbill was three times read and pr.'sed Jti' teresting discusicn was taking pj, terday afternoon, at the time our nar-fr
, on a resolution offered l.v M."
instructing (he indie:.', r. IV
tee to report a bill ti'asfering the P'rolnVe H smcss to the Circuit Court, and a'duwir-u,r "
terms ,n each year. Mr. Vawtcr mov.d'to strike cut three terms, and nffer 'er e deri sion thereon, Mr. Smilh of Rij k v ir,.U (! postpone the resolution indefinitely; which motion was pending when we left the' j!,,u.(" Considerable interest is felt in the issue oftlie above resolution, as it will be considered a (est vote whether any alteration will t:ike place in the Probate system, at the present session. Indiana Democrat.
IniuAXAroxjs, Friday, Dec. 19, 1831. O.i Wednesday last, in the House of Representatives, most of the day was occupied in a general and desultory debate, in committee of the whole, on the resolution offered by Mr. Vawter, providing for a loan of $1,109,000 for internal improvements. The resolution offered by Mr. Vawter, had been stricken out at a previous sitting of the committee, and a
motion was pending to insert in lieu thereof
nut to pres
Newman
Indianapolis, Friday, Dec. 19ib. Rafheraa unusual quantity of petitions and resolutions, as will'have been prccived, have been introduced this session. A grcat'niany of them however relate to matters of local con-cornment-Wc have this far, we believe published all the resolutions which liavcLccn adopted, and taken some notice of all the petitions presented; but our room has not permitted us to give all the reports made bv committees to which they were referred. Whenever committees report favorably an account of it w ill be found ia our proceeding?; l.ut when the reader shall find no notice taken of subjects after having been referred to committees he may take it for granted that they have not met with favor by the committees. On Tuesday last Mr. Crumc from the corn mitteeof ways and means, to which had heen referred a resolution directing an inquiry into the propriety, of repealing the law of hi"t session imposing a tax on Michigan road lands, reported that after the most careful deliberation a majority had come to the conclusion that the law should not be repealed. On the question ofconcuring in the report considerable debate took nlace. Messrs. f .iMnn. t .,.
1 7 ...... Kelso, Smith of F., Bigger, Newman, and J
Chapman opposing the concurrence; anMessrs. Crume, Wallace, Ccnwell, and Vaster supporting it. It was contended by thos. who opposed concurrence in the report, among other arguments, that there was no propriety nor justice in the immediate taxing of her lands, acquired by gift, and w hich it was desirable should be so'ld as rapidly as possible, whilst the lands of the general government are exempted for five years ;that it would operate hard only upon poorsettlers whose means were exhausted by the purchase of their land; that speculators would deem the tax as an advantage to them inasmuch as it would operate to prevent the purchase of the lands by those in indigent circumstances, and con-
I scquenlly lessen the competition in the pur
chase, that the imposition of a lax short of five years was an implied violation of public faith so far as it concerned prior purchasers &c. Scc. On the other hand it was contended, in support of the report, that the greater part of
I this land has been Iinrrl-nsorl l.v riilint nnd
JSw SiTl' alliyrrn - speculators who have intended A -l?5,f?r ,0'in WWto be nW.r.- to settle on them, the latter of when, can be
unuiuu i.u .uiv rau-roaci, canal or turnpike
turnnil
road, now begun or chartered, or hereafter
to be begun or chartered the Government to be authorized to subscribe double the amount subscribed by individuals; provided no sum shall be subscribed, on the part of the Stale for the construction ofany rail-road, canal or turnpike, until the sum of $30,000 shall be subscribed on the part of individuals, nor until the payment of the same is secured to the satisfaction of the Treasurer and Auditor of Stale, who are to decide on the sufficiency of the security offered; and afterwards, to subscribe a proportionate amount, on the part of the State, until the objects so comn..iced shall be completed. To this amendment Mr. Nave proposed an amendmet, to strike out ''double''' and insert "cKaZ" the amount of stock to be taken by the State and individuals. Messrs. Kelso, Evans, Nave, Vawter, Shaw, Conwell, Thompson, Marshall, Ray, Smith of F. and Crume addressed the committee. The debate took a wide range, and a variety of plans were urged bv different gentlemen. Messrs. Conwell, Ray, Crume and Smith of F. wcr in favor of the State embarking in a system, without individual subscription. The other gentlemen favored individual subscription; but were divided as to the details of a system of improvement. Tim
I . r ,i ,. " . I "
oojcti oi tne discussion appeared to be main
taxed in no other w ay, and neither of which
should in justice be permitted to hold so much valuable property without paying something for the privilege; that no prayer for the repeal of the tax had been received from the purchasers of the lands; that the repeal of the tax would operate onerously upon the counties in which the lands lie, in.-urr.urh as it would greatly reduce the objects of taxation for county and road purposes, increase the burdens of the citizens, &c. &c. The question on concurring in the report of the committee was decided in the aff.imative hp large majority; so that that question, wc suppose, is settled for this session. The greater portion of Wednesday was occupied by the H. of It., in committee of the whole, in the consideration cf the resolution heretofore moved by Mr. Vawter on the subject of a loan by the state in aid of internal improvements. The reader will recollect that on a former day the original resolution was struck out from the resolvTng clause and a aubsliiute offered by Mr. Thompson, (he substance of which has been heretofore stated, and that the pending question was a motion to reduce the amount of stock to be taken by the state in any incorporated company frm hco thirds to one half. A very interesting extended debate took place, as well urcn the
- ... ult,v urnun cl i ll'.licu IO UUIIiain- ...I 1 ., - x - i . ly lor the purpose of a general intorrl,nnm. w,,0,cl.ucsl,0.n s upon the proposed amend-
- V. . , input. in u'hi!i !f, t j l rnrii.
01 u ) mo is. ir wns n.ai-HrH 11 1 i. i i'ltwi;. awci, a-
mil me time had now arrived, when the 1 1 r i' mme, i" wants, the interests and growing importance i "l". nnjf PerI,aF o(Iier gcnlk'""' of. the State, demanded that some r-nc-al I Parl,lc,Pnlcd. Before any question was ti.ksystcm of infernal improvement should be ad- i"C." thc comittcc rose, and obtained Jcrc io
arrived, iS J'TO Sh7. Crume, Mar,
tins question
still
sit again.
. diciary committee Drovidimr far abolisiiins:
I . . i t
imprisonment for debt? wlnVli wnsfivire rcau
and committed to a select commitlec.-JW''
opted, i he final issue of
remains doubtful; but a general disposition I . A L'iJ' "as yesterday reported from the ju-
o...;, lv, i,,,,iiiiesu nscii to act with enei'"v
anu morality in this matter. The committee rose with leave to sit aain
un yesterday, Mr. Chapman from the se-i lect committee to which v.-as referred, the! petitions on that subject, made a detailed re-! port, on the subject of a Rail-Road from! Maumee Ray to the Rapids of the Illinois, ac-l comnar.ied by two memorinU m,1 i.ni i !
' t 4 1 ' 1 I I X
A memorial and joint resolution in fh i.er-
islatures of Ohio and Illinois, on the subject! : gislature. Vflf. Int.
Johf C. Calhoun has been re-elected i Senator of the United States, to serve fr six years from the 3d day of March wxU when his present term of service will expire, lie received four-fifths of the votes in joint
balloting ot the two branches of the State Jje-
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