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der its exercise. But when I consider that 

 these powers have already by solemn con- 

 vention renounced the whole system of pri- 

 vateers among themselves, I confess my fears 

 that they will not witness with perfect calm- 

 ness the annoyance to which their commerce 

 will be exposed. And now, sir, mark my pre- 

 diction. Every exercise upon neutral commerce 

 of this terrible right of search by a privateer 

 will be the fruitful occasion of misunderstand- 

 ing, bickering, and controversy, at a moment 

 when, if I could have my way, there should be 

 nothing to interfere with that accord, har- 

 mony, and sympathy which are due from civil- 

 ized states to our republic in its great battle 

 with barbarism. Even if we are not encour- 

 aged to expect these things from Europe, I 

 hope that nothing will be done by us that will 

 put impediments in their way. Justly sensi- 

 tive with regard to our own rights, let U8 re- 

 spect "the sensibilities of others. 



" It is not enough to say that we have an 

 unquestioned right to issue letters of marque. 

 Bights, when exercised out of season or impru- 

 dently, may be changed into wrongs. It was 

 a maxim of ancient jurisprudence, Sicutere tuo, 

 ut alienum non Icedas ; and I think that this 

 maxim, at least in its spirit, is applicable to the 

 present occasion. Our right may be clear; but 

 if its exercise would injure or annoy others, 

 without corresponding advantage to ourselves, 

 we shall do well if we forbear to exercise it." 



The measure was adopted in the Senate by 

 the following vote : 



YEAS Messrs. Anthony, Arnold, Chandler, Clark, 

 Collamer, Cowan, Doolittle, Fessenden, Foot, Foster, 

 Grimes, Harding, Harlan, Harris, Hicks, Howe, King, 

 Lane of Kansas, Latham, McDougall, Morrill, Nesmith, 

 Rice, Sherman, Turpie, Wade, and Wilson of Massa- 

 chusetts 27. 



NAYS Messrs. Davis, Dixon, Henderson, Howard, 

 Lane of Indiana, Pomeroy, Sumner, Trumbull, and 

 Wilson of Missouri 9. 



For a statement of the financial measures 

 adopted at this session of Congress, see FINANCES 

 OF THE UNITED STA.TES. The liberality of these 

 measures was supposed to be such as to furnish 

 the Government with ample funds to conduct 

 public affairs to the close of its existing term 

 of office. The measures relative to- the army 

 in like manner placed the whole military power 

 at the service of the Government, and removed 

 all distinctions between the militia and the reg- 

 ular army. 



On the 4th of March the session closed. The 

 term of office of the members of the Thirty-sev- 

 enth Congress expired at that time, excepting a 

 portion of the Senate. 



CONNECTICUT. The Legislature of Con- 

 necticut assembled on May 4th. The receipts 

 and disbursements of the State for the year end- 

 ing March 30th, 1863, were as follows: 



On hand, April 1st, 1862 $298,489.42 



Public re venue 4.158,934.56 



Total $4,457,423.93 



Disbursements $4,201,171.94 



Paid interest 150,052.004.851.258.94 



Balance, April, 1863 $106,170.04 



On the 1st of January, 1863, the State owed 

 $1,349,800 of temporary loans, which, with 

 some increased expenditures, was met by the 

 sale of $2,000,000 State bonds. The first million 

 sold at a range of from 9J to 12 per cent, 

 premium, netting $102,535.50. 



Of the direct tax of 1861, the quota of the 

 State was $261,981.90. It was paid by a sur- 

 render of United States certificates held by the 

 State. The gross annual receipts for four years 

 were as follows : 



I860 $1,010,594 



1861 805,971 



1862 $4,841,147.95 



1863 5,101,874.74 



The taxes and taxable property were as fol- 

 lows : . 



Grand List $247,065,811 



Two mill tax $486.120.74 



Commutation tax, $1 19,937. 75 $506,058.49 



Some sources of revenue were as follows: 



Bank dividends owned by State $34,887.00 



Tax on railroads 46,669.72 



" turnpike stock of non-residents.. 88.62 



" insurance stock 7,277.15 



" bank " 10,031.68 



Avails of courts 9,700.40 



Tax on savings banks 110,576.67 



" mutual insurance co 15,69431 



The school fund of the State amounted, on 

 May 1st, to $2,049,426; the income from which 

 during the year had been $137,993, which was 

 a gain of $6,909 over the previous year. The 

 number of children returned between the ages 

 of four and sixteen, was 110,496. A dividend 

 of one dollar and twenty cents for each child 

 was paid for the support of public schools, 

 leaving $26,934 in the treasury. The amount 

 raised by tax on property for schools exceeded 

 that paid by the State. The State Reform 

 School contains 198- inmates. The receipts of 

 the State prison over its expenditures were 

 $961. In the Insane Retreat the number of 

 beneficiaries of the State were 133 : also 38 

 beneficiaries in the Deaf and Dumb Asylum; 

 164 patients in the Hospital ; 15 imbeciles who 

 were beneficiaries. The capital of the several 

 railroads, in whole or in part within the State, 

 is $22,665,490. The length of roads under 

 charters granted in whole or in part by the 

 State, is 782 miles, of which 600 are within 

 the State. Total expenditure, exclusive of in- 

 terest, $2,033,924; receipts, $3,673,291; net 

 earnings, $1,146,461; miles run, 2,449,706; 

 passengers carried, 2,968,076. There are sev- 

 enty-five banks in the State^ Capital, $21,849,- 

 148; deposits, $9,573,074; circulation, $12,- 

 850,358; specie, $1,466,857. Since the com- 

 mencement of the war to May 1st, 28,219 

 soldiers had enlisted in the several Connecticut 

 regiments. This number was reduced 7,637, 

 by deaths and discharges, including those who 

 entered the service for three months. The 

 number of volunteers in the field who had fam- 

 ilies in the State, was 8,330, to whom $70,636 

 were paid monthly in bounties. The drafts on 

 the treasury for the equipment and support of 

 volunteers, amounted to $2,101,566. Besides 

 the bounty of $402 offered by the United States 

 in July to volunteers, the State also offered 



