Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1836-06-07
l3s,6l0,e8i 95 Exclusive of public debt.
e3.493,6I9 40



Of the public expenditures from 1899 10 0Gov.r
the preceding eight ycars.
Amount Of public debt paid from 1921 to 1920 80 l337
c8j -.
Amount Of pubic debt paid from 1929 to lana. sGt
58}562 49, making The amount paid from 1921 t. la2R
$is15Ii2i 10 more t..an The payments from 10 . to
1886
But the People have been told tha, the reason WHY
the expenses Of the Government much increased
OF late was because the present Administration had ,n,i
off much oi the public debt more than had been pro
viousy paid N the space 81 tune So FAR from ,h.
beng true III" foregoing table shows that there had been
paid IN the osht proceedlug Year, $ls754424 10 no,,
than durng this Administration; yet we have seen pubic
festivals and roicengs upon the po.nt 81 The rnnfcoud
eut mont Of having paid the public debt.
Ia regard 10 the payment of the public debt no Pr.s
dent since the year 1871 deserves either praise ar cen.
sure, more than tho msn IN the moon.
Thoe who passed the law oi 1917, for the rcdompton
of the public debt aud the People ofhe U. States whose
industry and enterprise filled the public Trea,ury lo.er-
We all the credit for the payment # the debt.
Although IT ls not IN place. viii here present view
that VIII show that the proceeds Of the sales of the pub
lic lands should be taken from the control Of this Gov
ment. Under our revenue system, the money paworis
almost irresponsible. The prCe OF the public land, not
being paid by tho People the form OF tax Their Al.
5r @@ iSSsp!y dsGsd n &c ;P9 osgssd 4qb
Administration presents single instance Of the ,,u nf
what say: they ufe held TO responsibility for ,h.
iunS an incruasc OF the public expan,iures of owe, A.
millions Of dollars IA place of reironohmen: while thcv
arc dividing the public treasure spoi among ia vnr,te.
In the rumphs Of present IMMUNITY thoy Gnu ,ec,,ly
laugh Mt the simplicity OF al those who believe ina,
here was my Thing serious N their promises OF retrene
ment and reform.
Ths signal instance 81 escape from public ,op.,,.
proves that orr redundant iucunlo is pad unicr such
circumstances that u can be squandered by a suoec,.Gl
party IN contempt Of all the mnxims 81 econony NJ
d"dns the public treasure among sufficient number
OF parttanseXemp.on from responsibility eau be soenrot
The only cure Tor tins ev, the only way 10 roster, &C.
couniaby, Is to take tho control of the proceeds In.
safes Of the public lands Tho hands tn. oos,r.l
power, and give them TO the states
The prncpl Of this Administration IRE moi 10 be
l"und va rclrouehmeni, IN the economical 20 men Of
The pubic hDanee' 80 fur professions praccc bs
rnu IN directions exactly opposite
VIII nov refer {" two other documents which DO con.
tara the principle, with view to which this Admniir
ton has bccn con iuccd and hy tho aid Of which II L-
attended its dangerous ascendonoy These urinc,p..
were impU ted from of The Sates where they had
been e'ieI and nce there adoption the bps Of Fed.
efs action, have already wrought revolution ia te
theory aud practice Of oar Government
We arc ini rmol by the Pre'dent, his veto e he
lHnd bli thai monty - pom,r = aud we iArr ned
by him, his protest, that "iho whole executive mower
being vested ia the President vino Is responsible t II.
'exerce, II sa necessary consequence that he should have
! the right TO employ agents Of HE own choice"
h-ain ne say' "a The same paper speSkinx Of The Sc
crcary Of the Treasury "that he executive Officer
the mere firneri Of the Chief Magistrate IN tie exc.
cotton Of tho hawai-
From these explicit declaration that ",ao,y ~ psc,r"
AMI that the executive officer 81 this nation are die mere
tsranfnis 81 the PRECEDENT, The principles revealed
which have been the ba's Of that extraordinary acen-
dcnry 20 which an ,hn checks Of The Consttutau have
opposed 50 feeble n resistance
by the original theory aud practice under our Con.
futgifon, the public officers held 10 10 ia. 81
The Pe1pe. bound to discharge their duty according %
law and IA the selection Of whom regard shou he had
only 20 integrity sud qualifications; sGI remove aDy
one ct whom idf Opinous ske ~ The Chief MBgsrate
would be good cause 81 npea chueui. But now. when
they nplongfr dcrme1 gents uf the People bot hs
mere iuHrunenis Of thc Executive; when they 40
longer bound 20 discharge their 1ces according o. law.
but are required 60 ylold obedience 10 the will 81 the
President; when their CONTINUANCE 90 ofes 10 longer
iepe1ls % shs sul iaili .sryos g. tho oouuTy bot
Gpon unconditional ,rbissou 10 ibe iioistss 81 pows,
ts@ character Of our tnFerameni chsusel. anI
iHci aad rya interest sftabhfd bet sseu the public
oHcsu end the People; the entire agency by which tho
whole opeTniinnt 81 the Government conducted
t5ns brought under the control 81 oue man.
Tue hfsi s,ft 70 brn The money pov iao ne
hAui Wa i-liayfi 10 the proposition 10 ostsbish
o1si back Instrument II the Treasury upon y.
ral 81 public money. The neHi 10 tie code.
10 subject the Bau 81 hs q. States 70 GoYeraGen-
tsl dicistion,
Thee schemes having isiioi, aud the complete
troll Of hH money power huvins been resolved ne
spon5bis Wai iaken sfi tho public money ceased, SOD
% uul@r the coptfn 81 law placed whore tbs
Representative Of he People b-ve 40 power 70 20 az
examine whether Il b. safe unsais, o. whether d ~
ossi Cor lHwfs uns VIAL poTpse The vast 'eFsoH"
& this Republic bsfue the huI's q esscton sui 30
burseaea, are used Ji.s rs single u,.i
Il A. this iiry HliioDs VI dollsr' she prop
q Of the peotls are, through the IGsiTumsnaay
a d,pesls banks ioaDsc Dut Go whom we bsss mesn
10 u kns~ng ssi for what dssitn Only e.Biseisfs
,. BY making call faf e pblie deposltss The ssrFisr
ID ooa5 efg'h any ~ thssr dePoste tzeks ssy ~ T.
81 c9ts the ssfs caniF.i the csi,s 81 Tia osif'
, well si Una, q u's H.les Tbs Po~e ~isised ~ "A