Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-12-13

three hundred millions ~ ,s'ne instead al fnf',-hrer
millions. nlustnrer,s f,iy trgDtie large addu"" !"
the ublie b4odsus. But. 1t tte safie iine sn'ue u
these circumstances ctiucr. with equal rlearn'ss e
n,uerlne change IN Our ability 10 sustain ihpsr bur
dcns.
This country - rot. ike mesf Other sta iooary
eilhrt in - fse1 wants fiscal meaps, but ex-
h,hts trorc clearly every year the interesting de- ell
ounrnt ol tie eap'A aui moan Il manhood cum
pared with ihpse Il tui.J cy.
Bcsrles the increased demands The Treasury be
fnte mentioned. fleie has sprung Up lighthouse
establishment. exceeding, ui rNioui hit Of any Of
the powers Ia lsnnpc, wish plan Il fssf and har-
hot improvements, % constructing national roads,
Hospitals minis. forts, Hrcsru1is, atmufes navy
,auls docks. and various public edilccs. ia some
dcerre suited 10 our present growth aud necessi-
ttrs.
On the ftltf hard coucsrordine changes equally
c,cat IN resources, have fortunately occurred,
and Which lat. whenever required by the public
wants. have been displayed wlth great facllitvas evin-
tcd IN the increase of our annual revenues, from
i've 10 twenty and dirty millions ol dollars. Those
resources lave enabled not ouls 10 discharge all
the augmented cuircut expenditures, but to dcfray
from one OF Two huudied millions 81 national dent
incurred n defence OF orr IiDcttles eAungulsh The
Indian lile the greater pat OF several new States,
40 AS TO eAieud the boundaries of civilization and
christianity aud make liberal dePeslie with All the
States Of surplus Ia our income, exceeding twenty
errht millions 81 dollars. Hence The various OH
cer-. institutions, and departments, appropriate for
administering tie whole OF these aairs. and IN ilne
lor executing the laws 81 tie General Goyctumeb ~
respect 10 sixteen instead Of four millions Of people,
ate not 80 much ust topics Of complaint, As Of ad-
nouuluu 10 increased caution II ulatug establish
tucutS md expenditures necessarily much cnIar-
prd Il Is certain that some Of them, however laud-
able IA ther oilgtn. can b" Iudlctously reduced as
the advanced progress OF completion o Tie business
and work, 10 winch tine, relate. may sanction the
H. tfI 10. md IA
rcasonablenes. should be- daily appreciated by those
who consu,ne rs well those wlto pay public reyc-
nue.
Ia the mid-l Of fiscal operations 50 much greater
IN amount, tud extended over Territory 80 much
WIDER none eanbc lnSelsble to ihetarther fact, that
they open IN avenue, which cannot he too closely
guarded. 10 various cAccsscs IA expenses blherM Se
useful aud To numerous iuc dental 90 IS which,
though mol DISHONEST mly,"n sttainy be found ueI.
her necessary nor useful. An these will demand
uutIiug maichIulncs", Ut thcm accumulation urust
prcvem those reflections, which II believed the
pubic service tau III many cases bear without InJu
~; winch compou with the economical principles
always to be cherished III Republican forms OF Gov
e'umrut which the hngal and vntuons habits
Of the mass oil our population demand aud winch
are deemed essential To avoid embarrassment IN
the present and approaching condition Of the public
income.
The system Of internal improvements is for in
stance, voluntary, but very expensive, and the
y,owth almost entirely Of the last thirteen wears. So
large pail ol ont hight house establishment and
Qualifications.
Does not true wisdom rcqulic reductions and post
poGcments II appropriations towards these olJects,
at least till the revenue OF the country shall again en-
tuclt indicate the safety aud convenience OF pushing
them with more v,gor
Ia the prospective state of The finances our ht
not numerous donations to local projects which
have OF late yels been so common to be hhcw Use