The payments on account of the (old) funded and unfunded debt, since the 1st December, 1838, have been as follows: 1. On account of the principal and interest of the funded Debts of the corporate cities of the District of Columbia, as sumed by the United States, viz: Of the city of Washington Alexandria $1,000,000 00 250,000 00 250,000 00 $1,500,000 00 The payments during the year 1839, on account of the interest and charges of this debt, amount ed to $76,374 77 Statement of the issue and redemption of Treasury notes from the 1st of January to the 20th of November, 1839. The Treasury notes issued during the period above mentioned, under the acts of the 21st May, 1838, and 2d March, 1839, amounted to $3,857,276 21 Amount redeemed during the same period: 1. Of notes issued under the act of the 12th October, 1837, there Total amount redeemed since the 1st January, 10,629,259 07 1839 NOTE-The Treasury Department was established in 1789. The Secretary superintends the fiscal concerns of the government, and is required to report to Congress annually the state of the finances: He recommends such measures as he thinks proper for improving the condition of the revenue. This department comprises the offices of Secretary, two Comptrollers, five Auditors, the Register, the Treasurer, and the Solicitor of the Treasury. The revenue is chiefly derived from duties on imports, the sale of public lands, post offices, lead mines, &c. The revenue on imported goods is the most important. One great source of revenue to the United States is the public lands, consisting of tracts of territory ceded to the general government by the several states; of lands in Louisiana, purchased from France; and those in Florida, acquired by treaty from Spain. A great portion of this land is occupied by the Indians, who are considered as proprietors of the soil, till the goverment extinguish their title by purchase. By the Convention of France, of the 3d of April, 1803, the United States paid for A statement exhibiting the value of imports and exports during the years 1834, 1835, 1836, 1837, 1838, and 1839. Paying duty Paying spe tember. Free of duty ad valorum. cific duties. Total. 1834 $68,393,180 $35,608,208 $22,519,944 $126,521,332 1835 77,940,493 45,817,740 26,137,509 149,895,742 1838 1839 1836 92,056,481 59,343,388 38,580,166 1837 69,250,031 37,716,374| 34,022,812 60,860,005 27,090,480 25,766,919 72,040,719 42,563,739 43,005,102 189,980,035 140,989,217 113,717,404 157,609,560 1837 1834 $81,024,162 $23,312,811 $104,336,973 $126,521,332 149,895,742 189,980,035 140,989,217 1838 96,033,821 12,452,795 108,486,616 113,717,404 1839 100,951,004 17,408,000 118,359,004 157,609,560 Louisiana in stock and money, $15,000,000. Interest on stock up to time it was redeemable, $8,529,353 43. Total, $23,529,353 43. By the treaty with Spain of the 22d of February, 1819, there was paid for the Floridas $5,000,000 00. Interest on stock till paid off, $1,489,768 66. Total, $6,489,768 66. Paid, and stipulated to be paid by the United States, to the several Indian tribes, for lands ceded by them since the year 1794, $84,549,254 81. |