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HALEIGIIN. C. WEDNESDAY, GEPTEIiTBEIl 20, 1037 VOL XXVIII. IIO 39. TERMS- SoBWHifTio'f ik.'ee Jo'rs per annum on hilt U snn"; n...i routing !!b.ii tl.t S:m ;m be ft- .i l. ui iIues.W( amount of lb. tear'j .ihicrintin m snviinee. KlTlrt OK AOVEtnTSINR. Fr ever "l'"' lnM eaeeeding 16 lioe this s'ae ine)S'' insertion, one dollsr cash n'U inteisio tvolv-fie eenls. C7 I'hs aitveriiwrnentt of Old, tod ShenTs ill be ebnteri 2i per MiUen ""1 de duction of 3.) J per eeut. ill be made from (be rejul r p'if for nlc.i;er bjr (he ye.r. Le. f to (hr li ''"Of ronil be po,!-pr'd. STRAVED OR STOLE,. From the subscriber, iu Oranje county, 18 mile north-east of IlilUborougb, about the 45th of Aogusf Ust.s blood bay uisro, 7 or 8 years old. 8hehbeen badly gravelled in the right hind font. Any information of said beast will be thankfully received, and full compensation maJe fur all trouble andetpciue. JAMES D JOHNSON. Sept 12il837 - J, s 38 4-m . v : . j a tc V, '1 'be nnuie of lift a vals- tide k(L '.V first rus eook. Apply! tic Str OIKo-,-"VA- Raleigh .Wl ns 18.17 30 If. CO AIM UNI cxno s s. TOR THE STAR Mt. Lematj: -. It is with no ordinary degree ul intereStrWiii " I nave observed indira- tiuns from various portions of (he U- liion, to arouse the young men of tin- country, ana particularly that part of . tin- or yu) n riiLisi loiuij.: and sovereignty of the Stales as their guide and polar star in politics, to take an interest in the political affairs of the nation. I have read with the most c ireful attention, communications for the NationirTntelligcncer, the Re fornvr, and other zealous and fearless wliij; papers, all of which seem to con cur in the opinion, that the grand and sublime sp,cUcle-.Dfxescu!og.i)ur.ius sttttHiofvs fom the vast depths of, de gradation and degeneracy into which tney liave been plunged by the corrupt and profligate men who rule over us, is to be aclrevel by the rising generation. That all hopes, for a thorough re formation in the opiniohaof Ihe pre sent tun '8, such a regeneration and re formation as every patriot, who values the liberties, the constitution, and that elevation of the moral condition of his countrymen, must sincerely desire, is more tha i can confidently be expect ed, as long as -tlte present corrupt and unprincipled dynasty shall hold the ascendency, and sway the sceptre of S ate, even by those, who must im- liciiiy ronii'ie in me imeiugencR anu discernment of the people. That the people, lhat a large majority of the young men of the country, ajidp.1 are opposed in heait and principle tutlie wild, and reckless speculations' nf the political theorists of the present lay, who are governed by no fixed IMinciples, anJ are perfectly regard 's of every ex imple and precedent of our illustrious ancestors, and "whose avowed t.ject 4 to obtain the spoils of office, and enjoy them as their legiti mate reward, is a fact beyond contra diction. If, therefore Mr. Editor, the perpetuity of our free institutions must Depend upon the wisdom, ihe inlelli-g-nre, and the patriotism, aye, too, Ihe txe.ilions ot the young men of the country, -does not every .consideration of duty, of interest, and of devotion 1tt befd vcJi m licTi '"" a ihii sed 1 ns t J t u - bons, imperiously demtnd, Hhat the oner, the belter they unite upon sume system of opposition to the pow er that be, before that great vortex- of federal pwer- sha!l ha-ve li awn evry etige of siate rights, and state within Hie influence of its voracious and des Irnctive jrivl? - ; - The gigantic strides of federal pow er, and the consoUdalion nf all the Eowers of the Government into the audsof a single individual have been tlie characteristic features in the ad ininistraiinii of the Government, for 'he last eight yars. That this gov ernment was created by the whole peo ple as one consolidated" mass, and not y the States as separate communities. ami -that any attempt on the part the fttate, in Her sovereign rapacity, to interpose and arrest the progress of a- ny law of an agent; the creature of its own hands, however odious, unequal. unjust and oppressive, is, a cording to the political dogmas of the present enrrup dynasty, with the sageNatacan f the Hermitage at their head, (reason and rebellion, and those who believe i'o such doctrines, are traitors to their country! LUtle, Mr. Editor, did the people of this country, at one time think, before the" reign of terror and lawless usurpation of, Andrew Jack ion, that the present people would ev er sanction the doctrine, that the prin ciples of that "great apostle of- Amer fran liberty, Thomas Jefferson, whose "fame U beyond cavil and detraction." M whose history is Identified with (very act ol resistance- on the part of Pontes, tne tyranny and usurpa 1 ol British monarch, who peril ed his life. His fortune, his all in tie rence or those liberties which we now '"joy. nd no has transmitted to us r r"a"rour independence, would . ,r,or 0 hig coantr ni, f incinlea tirk x.. ..i..i Mm! Yet such, doctrines are now rrjraulgatcd under the broad seal, and and who dare gainsay them? If, Mr. Editor, "history be precept teaching br eXamnle." let theViginar generation governed oy us monitory warnings, and resol e - never-to eon trtbu te a n y portion, however humble it may be, to the elevation of a military chieftain to the head of this representative go? eminent, and never join in the popu lar tide, which all history shows has ever flown to the success of the mili tary Hero. Let them learn from the histories of ancient times what adora tion anil sycophancy has ever been paid to the successful General, which always ended in the most unbounded pojiiT'arTly, if not the" destruction of the liberties, and the overthrow of the ?vern nent under which they lived. ,ct them then learn the character of Caeir, of Cromwell, of Bonaparte, and others, in what manner tlicy en slaved their countrymen, and subvert ed (he governments of their countries; and the history too of Philip of Mace- don will not be an uninstructing les son to the rising; generation, who have a, vindicatititt oLtheir xountry.'s.-instiii tu tiuns at hearts, who boasted, that any cify.coutd.be conquered into which an ass could enter laden with gold. tHhat beHxraghr VSttV silver wea- pons. that he might connuer the wiM'Wf1 nor will the coincidence be a little striking, in its analogy to many foaf u Fe-i n the hi sf py f u r- govern -ment. --By-4argesses and bribery Phi ; lip constituted his trained phalanx oi mercenaries: there is in this country a similar band, "organized and equipped, and ready to execute at a moment' warning, the future orders of the ex ecutive." i But Mr. Editor, I am digressing from my purpose in this communica tion. However painful and foreboding such a comparison of the history -of those. ancient governments with our own may be to the generous and patri otic young men of our country, and it is, nevertheless, I fear too true, they will. I trust, be consoled by the re flection, that it is the universal opinion of our wisest and most able states men, and amongst them, John C. Cal houn, that the restoration of our liber ties and institutions to their pristine purity and splendor of the days of Madison and Jefferson, belongs em-phatically-to them. In what manner, Ihen, uhall " the young men of the south array them selves for the conflict, and under whose binner shall they enlist, I shall not proceed to point out. The only salu tary plan in my apprehension, Mr. Editor, is, a concentration, at some there declare, by one general expres- sionf opinion, and adopt snrh mea- 0,',er" - r S ' r ' ""- .;..!nt of them werein active life some Ituicii an, UJ s.pimimifwj ami ivimn ofactiin, the great and glorious work of reformation may be speedily began I wish to be diftinc ly understood. f .nit-AlkAnil tbf i-itn v.nlinn nf t li n yoiing tnen of the south, is the surest mcani of nccompli.hing the proposed object. Whether they should infer- lere in me rresuieniiai eiecnon or noj.i ,,".,;:. I shall not take it upon me to decide. Iu "f their fellow ben Possibly this matter bad belter be de-','1' "f bem have finishe elded by those of more experience, career; their race is fo fere in the Presidential election or not, f l...aa r mnra Tnw ,np, and better iud-menf. To the yountr men of the States' rights partr. "the sworn enemjjes.oiusurpatioti.,. wi K4 come from wliat quarter it may," l must be allowed to make a special ap- nA.I A pa vf.ii rAal v ilk sott IliA I'nrAlld sovereignty of the States humbled aticoveJ that above the dust of some, a the footstool of the Executive?" Can mnfe pinlia monument was seen yottm.k on- with cold and 1 indifierence, and see the liberties so in t"ai w een over others'; but all dearly purchased for us by the toilsJfc,,ke' rJa" toLnSnJJ' tnelreaalntneTilowr of an if!ustritaTranke, wfll. irHess than a century, ous anceptry. cloven down by the auV vnratesand blicd devotees of a central despotism, without making a single effort for their rescue? Can you see the political power: and the banking power of the country united, by which it will not be within the reach of hu-. man prudence to save us.from a deep- seated, all-pervading despotism, and feel no apprehension for the fate of our 4Uer4es? I,rr tn trail the ''flag of Jefferson democracy." to the mast head, and pledge ourselves never to haul down that proud pendant, until victory shall perch upon the banner, or defeat bury beneath the desolating ruins of a central despotism, the rights of the States, and the liberties of the people.'. I call upon ,the desciples of Jefferson every where, to unite in the crusade, to rescue the consecrated banner of that great apostle of Amer ican liberty, from the bands of those political infidels, who are maintaining the doctrines of the proclamation and force bill, and who would strike down the sovereignty of the S(at, "and impiously wave over the solitude a consolidated despotism," : But Mr. Editor in the youth of our 'country is our country's hope. Ou them will de pend materially, the . perpetuity or downfall of (his glorious fabric. Let them, therefore, remember that if (he light of this republic, that now guides the efforts ami animates (he hopes or suffering humanity in other portions of (he tilobe, should be extinguished, "where is the Promethean beat, that can (his light relame?" AD0LESCEN9. t Fr the Star.) i lwiliKln-,. 4. . , Ths broad yellow sun was just tin gering upon' the farthest verge of the visible heavens, when a particular friend of mine, a nd my set f, visited a country church-yard. It was in the Utter part of the month of January; and although the wind was a little bleak and piercing, still the sky was serene and calm. When we arrived at the church, we walked slowlr around its. venerable and sacred walls, unljl we reached the wall that surrounds the grave-yard: after a moment's pause, we climbed over the wall inside the enclosure. The scenery and surround ing circumstances were peculiarly stri king and interesting; though of a cha racter calculated rather to produce someliiuiir or a gloomy melancholy. The sun liad disappeared, and his last slanting rays were slowly fading away from the lolty steeple titat surmounted the church.- A" few amber coloured clouds skirted the horizon, tinged with stranga commingling of purple and fiery red. Away inMhe distance, I extended range of blue hills, the sum ruits of which seemed to mingle with the mist that hovered around them. Ttrcstatdes'of e"veftin"g gatlieVed flicker and thicker around. OccjisionaJlytJie lonesoma tioTifTijflheowtet, was heard upon the sighing winds -rolling along the, silent vale, and dying -away upon 4na MnigHsoiini. ' in' wnne rtmru stones were reared up all around me, which seemed -.loubly bright, as they gleamed through Ihe sombre shades of t wilight A number ofaged cedars were scattered over the grave-yard; throw ing their deep shadows over the sur rounding tomb', and mournfully wa ving their heavy tops before the whist ling winds. 1 walked thoughtfully, and acri.au sly.f rom. tomb to iomb. aod, with tearful eye, read the epitaphs which the hind of atTectrotrHiad traced upon the cold mirble. The ever-wasting hand nf time had nearly worn away the names of some, who slumbered be neath the slab placed to perpetuate their mtfinory. It is true, sometimes I could not keep two lines of the im mortal Byrov out of ray mind: When all in done upon the tomb is seen. Not what lliey were, but what ihoy should have been." When I could no longer amuss my self, by-tracing the lines whichatTee tion had left to the departed, I seated myself upon a time-worn tomb-stone, and indulged in some reflections upon the short-lived glory of all temporal things. - "Sic transit gloria mumd." Beneath the silent clod, in that small enclosure not less than a thousand lui man beings were mouldering in ''their . I . . 1 " A ! . running the rounds of fashionable a-, musement some seeking a fortune some in the pursuit of fame some pur suing the gdded phantom of wordly plfaureotbcrs tollingtin the rogged fc.cnrc ,ve ouiers, inn probability, were actively engaged in r" "' '1 r . ""'"" V, esis oi ineir leuow ueings. uoi now, ccf their earthly career; ineir race is inrever run, anil Va'T n5ve f ntereu -upon have, entered an eternal state of retribution. In the cold grave (here are no distinctions : . The toll, the wise, the revcreud head, Must Kb4s low as ours." It w true, as I gazed around, I dis be forgotten by every living mortal Virtue an example worthy of imi tation, is the best monument we ran leave behind us, when we take our ex it from these mundane shores. And w should always reco'lect, that a sky pointing mausoleum, reared above our slumbering dust, ascribing to us a thou sand virtues, will give us no passport to the climes of bliss, if our hearlt are not tight before God. These reflec tions may be ra'her too serious orthe gay and (houghtless; but they were such as passed through my mrnd, while I was seated in the silent and lone some grave-yard. The night had now fallen, but it seemed that I was chain ed to the spot where I had indulged these reflections. The seared and withered grass waved around me the cold pitched, and the voice of my com panion (Mr. XV.) admonished me (o return. On my way, a thousand emo tions thrilled my bosom. ". I felt (hat I had been benefitted by my visit to this "house appoin(ed for all the living. V More anon. THEATES. , September, 1137. . .'"'ii. , v . - - P03TM ASTER GENERAL'S RE PORT, TBANSMITTRD TO COMGBRSS WITH TMK MKSSAGK OF TUB PRESIDENT OF THE UKITKD STATF.S. u . . ' , I?08T Office Dbpautment, September A, 1837. Sib: Immediately after: the suspen sion of specie piyments by the banks in New York, in May last, a circular was sent out, directing all postmasters who had been instructed to deposite the Droceeds of their ollices in hanlca. Tdmft! of the Department.,: To those who had been instructed to pay directly to contractors, another circular was sent, .nminjVLi)5':fhcnlif: their duties and liabilities in reference to the moneys to be received and paid by them under existing laws. Instructions have recently been pre pared, directing the manner in which returns of cash on hand, are hereafter to be made to the Department, and for bidding the loaning or use of the mo ney belonging to the Public for Any purpose whatsoever. Copies of these papers are annexed, marked A, B, and C. In relation to upwards of ten Ihnu stnd of the post nflices, these regula tions make no change. The only change effected by them, is, that about eleven hundred postmasters who formerly-deposited their income in banks, weekljr, monthly, or quarterly, accord ing to its amount, now retain the two-ney-in their own hands till drawn for by Ihe Department. To about nine tenths of these, the new system is more them the trouble of going or sending to the banks and procuring certificates of defMi8it)4t- 4a-retiiitriy-e7niifetr entire balances will be drawn lor ns otenlhey-aredeposTelT;Tnd it is more emcient, becau some poitmas ters who might neglect toiepnUe, wjU not venture to d isTionnr t il raft. le postmasters whowiil not close their accounts ouarteiiy. will not. probahly, exceed one hundred; and the balances in their hands, from quar- ter to quarter, are not likely, under a proper administration of the Depart ment, to exceed, in ordinary times, one or two hundred thousand dollars. As they are required to have their bal ances always ready in gold and silver, the Depa rtment-TviltTil way"1;iv e"lhe means ol meeting its engagements; and if a default in an individual case should occasionally happen, nothing like a general refusal to piy, as in the case of the late deposite banks, is ever to be apprehended. It will ever be the true policy of the Department not to have a ianresumlus. and, consequently, there will be little to entrust to the custody of Postmas ter or others. Moreover, the number of post offices now instructed to re tain thir funds will be largely re duced upon an adjustment of-the collection- system to the miil service, as arranged within the last twelve months. Though in some places convenient, banks are not necessary to the collec tion and disbursement of the funds of this Department. In. reference 16 more -thatrten: thousan(fr"pB'st ""oUICes; the collections and disbursements are eB.'cted more expeditiously, and more conveniently without the interposition of banks than they could be with it. The contractors who are creditors of the Department, and its. collectors from postmasters, and the collection and disbursement are but one ope ration. It is generally effected in a few days after the close of each quarter. The operation is the same where the postmasters pay to con tractors upon the drafts of the De partment, though it is more tardy,- The few offices, in reference to which banks are a convenience, are those I wlwse receipts-are larger1 andnre not likely to be absorbed trom quarter to quarter by the drafts ot the Depart ment. They have generally iron cli"8ts or safes where the specie is kept; and with a strict supervision and careful .attwriidhrB dom, if ever, be found in default. -Thaflece4ry4ranfer of funds are effected by the Department without in convenience or loss. Oa the inferior miil routes, the expenditure is gener ally greater than the income; so (hat. after tha contractors have received the entire revenue of the o'lkes supplied by them, balances are still due. These balances are as readily paid off by drafts, on the postmasters in the cities where the surplus arises, as they could be by checks on banks in the same places. The process is rendered the more easyTrom The TacTUrariha Jusavu est surplus accrues at those points where funds are the most valuable, par ticularly at New Voi k, so that the tlralu of the Department (o pay bal ances in (he most distant parts of (he Union are generally better than cash, being available for mercantile remit tances ' Thus, the necessary transfers of Ihe Department are readily effected; and as this state of things is not likely to change, it would seldom, if ever, be come necessary, for (he Department to transport specie from one point to an other, if there was not a bank in ex- istrnce. . . Upon the suspension of (he banks efforts were made in some quarters to compel the epartmen( to receive ir redeemable and depreciated paper for posiagcs. , liw, justice, anu puouc policy required an inflexible resistance of these efforts. Gold and silver are the only constitutional and lezal cur rency of Ihe United States, ahd nothing but lhat currency or its equivalent, can be legally offered to the public creditors in payment. - All taxes and postages are imposed in (his currency, and all contracts are made upon its basis. The public faith could be kept, Department, but wilt keep them always on aiitl "the-pubtie; business" ttccesful1f",", Tnwftito Aaftt-A vioIaUon 6ftliisrtj.- carried on, only by a strict adherence oUan wil1 "rtnJ : , . i .a ii i removal aod prosecution. Every draft must to the plain letter, as well as .bvioif UjM Zaikm. spint, of th law. . I The travellina; ajtenU of ths) Department will . I'llC Undersigned is Iiappj (ft sUte ba instructed teeH eeoMaUy tb eraB -that all attempts to force the Departi -offlesw, without botice,t.r thepurpoMofcoant. ment to receive tlepreciated paper were jn nd JPriinf hhoji fcand. and report- . , , . ,...,r -rr i. i ing also the manner in bich it la kept, . soon abandoned; that little diflricuWyj mBm r i has been experienced in collecting' iVEPKT postages in specie, and none where the; rnm tht s.fr(ory ,the Trtanry ,n rt circulation of change tickets has been: ..... a. Vnace, i successfully resisted! and that the cre-j Tanscar DtrAVT,? r dit of the department has been preserr-; September 5r1837. $ cd unimpaired. Nor is any difficulty In pursuance of the duty of this De apprehended, sq long as postages are portment to submit to Congress, at collected in the constitutional rurrcn- each session, the state of the finances; ry of the United States. Rat should and in conformity with the request of the department be compelled to receive and oiler to its creditors, Ihe deprccia- ted notes issued by hundred of ejn-' I l r mi.." ' . 'I barrassed, faithless, or bankprupt cor porations or individuals, no sure calcu lation can be made as to the' future; an.d there is reason to apprehend gene ral discontent, extensive failures, and deplorable'disorganizaiion'' throughout the mail service. With what face could the Department insist on, and xfltnpiiLa. strict ,. performancejLro.ii; tract obligations by contractors, when stripped of the power Jn .perfojmtbe. fh03t vTfal partm The contracts (n far as the interest of the contractor l con cerned) on its own part? Justice and sound policy alike demand a firm ad herence, in the.maiL aervice-la lfi atandard-flf vfUia, and the basi ef-4-st tracts, prescribed by the Constitution. and hitherto strictly maintained, (ex cept for a short period.) amidst (he ca lamities of war. On the whole, no legislation is ne cessary to maintain the credit of this Department, or enable it to manage its fiscal Concerns; the existing laws being deemed ample for those purposes. I nave t Honor to be, Jf our obej; dieiil servant, AM03 KEN DA To the President of the United States. Ptit Office Department, .1837. fiin-yoo wilt, oritil further' orders. retain the proceeds of your office in your hands, in- tp f ci, to meet me mails oi mis uepanment I am. respectfully, your obedient servant" Po'tnuslrr at n. Pott OJSce Department, Appointment Ojf!cr, ff nhtnrtf Mavy tfl.-l 837V Birr I am instructed by the Postmaster Gen eral to rail your particular attention to the f ict that the rates ol postage, as established by law, are based upon the le?al currency of the Un'tej State. The followinf ei tracts from the printed regulations and the law will rlearly show which are ynur duties and responsibilities in dation to tire kind of enrrenry to b tecelv, ed for post aire, viz: , "You will receive nothing but specie, or its eo,tHvrdentv for prtstajrfr." Instructions to post masters, chapter 5, section 62. All payments to ths Department, whether upon its drafts, or by deposite in bank, must be in specie, or its equivalent. No allowance can be made to postmasters for the duhrecialion of money received for posfnelior fur losses by nre, roooery, or iiujii. L-nsp. zm, aee, s is, Rrtract from an act of Congreto approved on the lM of.lpril, 1 838. "See. Z. Ami he it farther fttactert. That. hereafter, no bank notes of less' dsnnmination than ten dollars, and that from and alter the 3.1 Jr f March, Anno Domini 1837. no bank note of less denomination than 20 dollars, ahall ba offered in payment, in any case whatsoever in which money is to be paid by the United States, or by the Poif Office Department; nor shall any bank note, or any denomination, be offered unless the sime ahall be payable, and paid on demand, in joM or silver coin at ths plane where issued, and which ahall not be equivalent to specie at the place where oflored. and convertible into gold or silver upon the fMr'iiMit.'tnahejjsft aaJ wlilsssis' -ile I iy or loss tn himt Provided, Tbat Mothinf herein contained betf-te eon,liued to rosts any thing' but gold or silver legal tender by any individual, or by the Unilod Slates." Hence you will perceive tbat whatever you may receive for poatam, you are responsible, for frold or silver, and that it is unlawful for you to offer in payment to contractors, or others, any note or any bank winch does not nay its notes in specie. A the Postmaster Genera baa no power to release you from your responsibilities under Uie laws, and aa, on the contrary, it i bis duty to see them faithfully executed, he has doc mod it expe Junt, lo give you this notice, that you may guard yourself against loss in ths collection of your postages. . .Yery respectfully y 6ur obedient servant, 4 KUUCKT JOHN8TOIV, ' Second Assistant Postmaster General. Postmasters, who may be under instructions to retain the proceed of their offices until drawn for by the Department, will observe the follow, ing regulation, via: Those whose sett proceeds are bra hundred dollar or mors per week, will report the a- mount weekly to the Department. Fractions IuSpK Thoe. wl,Je nett proceeds an not live hun- dTed dollar per week, but amount to tbat ran or more per month, will report them monthly, The last month of each quarter need not be re- r.7.r' H' i V - . , dons which Congress may think proper At the end of each quarter, all postmasters I, , at draft offices will immediately ascertain thai" c,4 'V- 4 a wnF..u.,,s amount of nett revenue accruing at their re ipective offices during the quarter, snd report it forthwith to ths Department, setting dowa the sums, if any, which may have been reported weekly or monthly, and deducting them, thus exhibiting the balance not reported. ' All these reports must be fcy letter atHretf id to the Pottmaiter Ventral, which must be sent separately, snd not enclosed with theqnar. terly accounts, or tied to them, or lo any other letter or packet on other business. - Nor must It be delayed until the accounts are forwarded, if it can bis sent sooner. Poet masters will not be per nil tied to us or loan out of sny of ths money belonging to ths 7Tv r:;;-r:7: the President, that such other fiscal matters should, on tins occasion, be presented, as appear to require early I . .t . i . i t l a." i legislation, ins unoersigneu iiaa mat. honor to offer the following report: f 1. Condi ion of Ihe Trtatury. It is not proposed togiye all the par ticulars, relating to the receipts and expenditures, which usually accompa ny an annual statement, but an ex position of them, under the customary genera headsrsoj far ; as (hey Jhave beett" tscertatned. tor thelirst half of the yarJattbjQiajul. 4. Brief estinmtes for the other half are made, and suehTexpta nations addertar seem necessary to show wit'i clear ness not only the condition of the Treasury at this time, but its-probable - re redttef-tH-7er. - According to the Treasurer run ning account, the whole amount nf a vail able money in the Treasury on the 1st nf January, ,1837, applicable (o public purposes, was 842.403.83997. From (hat sum, there were on that day reserved g5.CO0.O00; and the balance, being $3r,46t).859 97, was, under the ' - ev .nn. provisions or tne act oi wune xj, iojo, to be placed in deposite with the Siafes. ltTs ascfriained tltat 27, 063,430 80 of it have since been actu- ally received by (hem. I he amount ol that portion ol the.1 three first instalments, the payment of, which has not yet been acknowledged though transfers were seasonably issu' edforit, is 8 U 05,575 18. The re. mainderis 89 367,214 03, and is the sum which was designed for the fourth instalment of depogites with the Stales . on (he 1st of October next. Thd a mount reserved in (he Treasury on (he 1st of January has since been increas ed by returns subsequently reccivedT rrom banks, (o (he sum ot Kb,u7(),I37 52; and which, of course, could not then be ascertained ortaken into com putation. , . - Hereiiti. . -" ' TTi e re "ce t p ts in th e. J r sOialflif lli I year, deposited in the banks, and paid , on drafts by collectors and receivers. so fir at ascertained, hate buen f " From customs, . f 7,231,451 From lands. ' " , 6.803,731 And from miscellaneous sources, 0lt,SS3 .' To these may, be added about 8600,000 Whiclr remained in the hand -of receivers an 250,000 in those of -collectors subject to draff. All these make the azgrvtfte fur that half of the . year 13,187,132. If no further post- . ponentent be granted on tluty bonds, t is estim ite l that the whole receipts for the last half of (he year, from all sour."" ces, wdl bo about 8 " 500,000; which would make (hem, as ascertained an eslTmafed for flie wlible:year7 g2'2f687- " 182. But if the brief extension of the ' present postponement, brought into view' hereafter, and favorably regard ed, be directed by Congress, the re- ceiptswilj irob4blT :.-b about 87.000, jOflOr whili!i'tjri1iH8TpnoBe4-the; whole to anothervear. the y.. will not b - Titely lo exceed 84.500,000. " ' Looking at our whole revenue there fore, from all quarters, it appears that the. balance of money reserved at the commencement othe year, as finally ' ascertained to be $0,070,137, with the actual receipts for (he first half at 813,187,182, and (hose now anticipa-" " (cd for the last half of it at 87,000,000,'. will constitute an aggregate "of. 826,.,, 857,319. 'v., u.. 'i.-r.j:-,-; -! i t Expenditure. . .- - The expenditures duiinz the first- half of (he year were, for Civil, tiiiscellaneous, and for- . : , ign intercourse, : 2.613,540 40. Miblary. including pensions, , 10.603.361 4'J . Naval, . . v Public delH, 3,297,149 69 20.833 71 Making an aggregate of ' $10,733,884 33 The expenditures required to meit aviietlniv a nnrnnriit lima, ilnriniv llitf l.ftf ' of' (he year, will, a. computed. c'l"a,, t,le BUn r 8l3.000.000; making ! fur wholi year Jt.32,733,881. ' j ' Whatever expenditures shall arise .within the year, upon new appropria. addition to this amount But, without them, it w 11 constitute an excess nf 85,876,565 of expenditures over both the . receipts and the balance at (ha commencement of (he year besides no leaving, at the close of it, any thing in Ihe mint or the (reasury for future uses, or (o meet contingencies. . In order, therefore, to discharge (hat excess, and retain, of the money re.' served on the 1st of January, on mill ion, which is the smallest sum deemed proper, under the acta ot Congress, for , -t--:-f f.:':, i ;' to. i. ' -m' ' -1. ! -V
The North-Carolina Star (Raleigh, N.C.)
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Sept. 20, 1837, edition 1
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