Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1834-01-08
VANDALIA:
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1884.


found in this paper OF Mr.. Kinney and
which he has been named, we say nothing.
The proceedings are matter of public inter-
est, and therefore we insert them. The meet
ing IS said to have been large and respecta-
bic, and doubtless it was so; nothing appears
to the contrary One inference, all we
shall notice, from the proceedings and the
address, to US appears PLAIN; and that is. that
the prime movers in the nomination seek the
elevation ofMr. Kinney, not so much as their
own. An attempt is made in the address to
cast reproach on the present executive. Ii
their object was to advance Mr.. Kinney IS in
terests alone, and to place his claims to sup
port in the strongest light before the public,
where was the necessity of this? 1t is not
perceived that our present chief magistrate,
who is evidently alluded to in different parts
of the address, can at all stand in the way of
Mr. Rinncy'S success. He is prohibited by
the constitution, from becoming again his
competitor, and entirely removed from the
contest; his elevation OF depression in pub
| lie estimation has nothing to do with Mr..
Kinney's prospects, The same, however,
cannot be said of some of the most active
members of the meeting. Gov. Reynolds is
a candidate for congress; so also is Mr. Sny-
der, chairman, it appears, of the commit
tee who reported the address to the public
Whatever, then, can be said affecting the
Standing of Gov. r, before the public, is Sc
much In his opponents favor; and if the mis-
. representations can be made to appear as
coming from public meeting, though the
person to be benefited be the principal act
Tor IN It, the gain is still greater. With this
hint, the reader will learn how to estimate
the following passage in the address of Mr.
Ynyder and others to the citizens of / Illinois
ga firm and upright man is now needed a,
the helm. The state debt has magnl6ed tc
an alarming degree within the last three
years, aud consumate skill and prudence can
only relieve the Treasury eff its embarrassed
situation"
The design of This passage IS too plain t.
require comment. Our citizens dislike the
idea OF state debt; the Virgins loan law is
unpopular, and having been enacted in Gov
Reynolds term, an attempt is made to cast
the odium of it upon him, not because such
a course will aid Mr. Kinney, but because
it is hoped the unpopularity of that law will
diminish the number Of votes for Gov. r. as
e candidate for Congress.
But what agency, it may be asked has the
Governor, or any of the gentlemen associa-
ted with HIM in the administrator of state
affairs, had in the enactment of the loan law
or contracting the public debt? None at ali
They have had no discretion IN the matter
havn oh, tl, -,
OF laws which the representatives of the peo-
pie in their wisdom have seen fit to euact
and when that is faithfully done, their res.
possibility is discharged; and we imagine a
majority of The people OF the Southern Con
gressional district will so consider it, some
authorities to the contrary notwithstanding
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF THE
lREAsURY.--Punlic documents multIpl,
on Us SO fast that we despair publishing
Iaii; we must confine ourselves to abstracts
From the report of the Secretary of the
Treasury on the state of the finances, VIC
select the following facts as of most inter.
lest.
The receipts into the Treasury during
the first three quarters of the past year
are estimated at S24 $685. So, Of which
S2.2l9.957 35 proceed from sales Of
Public Lands. The receipts of the 4tl
quarter are estimated at S7.675,OOo CO.
making the total estimated receipts of the
year. S32,030.3l7 95, which with the
balance in the Treasury Jan. LIST, 1888.
forms an aggregate of S34,o42,o95 so.
The expenditures of the past year, in.
fluding S2,3ol,7 ZIG, Sc, on account of the
public debt, are estimated at .S94 .658, 3O4
20, leaving in the Treasury .st. January,
1884, a balance of S9,383,799 90, includ
lug Sl.100,00O 90 heretofore reported as
not effective.
The amount of Public Debt, unpaid
Jan.l 1884, is estimated at S4,76O.O62O8.
The Report estimates that the balance
remaining in the Treasury LIST Jan. 1885,
after the entire extinction of the public
debt, will amount TO S2,981,796 O5, should
there he no failure in the estimated re-,
reipts for 1884.
From this state of the finances, the Score
AIRY concludes that, ''It is evident that a re-
luction of the revenue cannot, at this time.
re made without injury to the SERVICE" and
emarks, "that there seems to be no reason
o open at this time, the vexed question of
he tariff.
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY:--Senate.--
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