Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1839-06-08

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nua proceeds The amount Of course, depends
! u1nn the quantity Of saes, aua cannot be Chased
with the expenses a! the G1yewmCgl. H. 1856
alone. The proceeds from tie s,s OF tie patac bands
>wy.rj up u SltS77O10 i've per cent. upon
which IS 10 ucou>dy-ahly sum The av,lgr, an-
nua, plyWgntS, na tbs account from 1929 t. ISL,
have exceeded be average oauua, qtym.u,,, STA iby
same account, t,om lsa5 90 lS2S by tie sum q
| SIs4S35.
| 9Th The duties refunded under the drawback and
deheuture system. These beng simply money re-
| turned, which had been temporarily paid into the
| Treasury It would be- absurd In include the amount
| IN the expenses of tie Government. The average
annual payments on this account from 1889 % 1887,
| have exceeded the average annual payments on the
same account from ls25 10 ls2S. by the sum Of
| Sl4i,5S4. After making these deductions the pro-
pretty ut which vii be apparent 20 all, It will be
seen that the annual excess OF what are properly thc
expenses Of the Government, from ls!a To 1887
compared with tire four years r7m lo25 tals2s, Is
Sj.6it97S instead oft S5915 S5i, as wead appear
! Ht thr fr> blush luto lht causes uI Thu remain
ius difference, II becomes us I, inquire.
And first it should be promised. that tie amoNu,
| and means ol expenditure must mcrtasc viii the
growth of the country. Within the last tn lgsrs
| there has been vast increase ~ the territory tue
business, the wealth and the population of the Ju-
| ted States. 4 few facts will set this n q striking
point of view. They are taken from the remarka-
be speech Of the Hon. Mr. Murray If Kentucky
! delivered in January last and which should be IN
| the hands of every man who wishes to understand
this important and much discussed subject. Tie
number OF post offices IN tie United States VA ls4S
| was 76jI The number on the first of December
1888 was II $50. In Is2s the number OF miles Of
| transportation Of The UHilcd States mail was lOIOO-
$40 increased to 81 $50 202 Ia ISIS. In la!5, The
aggregate value OF our imports and exports was
q 81 l. Il b. b IL 4 1 "a
! the tonnage, American and iafcIgn rulcrcd from
abroad in Is9s was l0Is.60i II 1881, Il amount
cd 10 zoos i25 In ls25-6. tie productions Of lht
| great valley of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers,
! which were Transported To the New Orleans markst
amounted in value 10 - or 50 OO00o0 In 1888.
they rose 70 % mUinuS. Ihyc ], besides q large
amount of live stock sent To the south, and of pro-
visions transported 10 the North and East, hy The
way of the lakes aud canals. TIE amount oi toll.
collected on tn New York canal, in l.!S vas SsJS
ii, in 1881 Sl293Il9. The number OF steam
boats on he Western waters IN lS26, did not exceed
4 few dozen and the fiat ami keel boats few thou
sand. In 1887, The former numbered 63S, and gave
employment 10 $3.50 hands the batter COCO and
| employed from % to 10000 hands A still rrra-
ter increase has taken place on the Northern lakes,
| aud corresponding one IN mauy other parts of the
Union Al the last census Qs3O) our population
numbered II sec .9!0. According 10 the average
ratio OF nereas, tor the last fifty years. which has
been about 81 per cent for every period Of Ten
years our population viii, ut the next census in $40
number about seventeen aud on, qIafcr millions ni
souls Within the last ten years, two States and
two Territories have been added 10 the Union and
100000 600 OF acres OF public land have been adj
ded To our territory by the cXuHGul,hmeut Of the
Indian title. 'rhesc facts with Others | ri.h
cite observes Murray, "aIi - to Show the wou.
dern growth oitls mighty nation wilton that time
Considering, also, that, during this pcr,od large
public debt has been paid off, and tie gold and >l-
ser circulation Of the country increased from TWEEN
ty to one hundred millions of toIls, It would Ger.
aniy require much credulIiy on the parl Of dusin.
terested community To believe that the Guvrrnm. Oh.
OF the country, under which these desirable ly
more than Iookcd-ar results, have taken place, bed
been either upprt lively or unwlsty administered Of
Bstl pass BY, for the present at least the growth
OF this country 10 population, territory, and wc3Od,
as Justiiyng progressive Increase Of annual rN-
pendlture, AMI proceed 10 remark upon other eau
ses. OF these, the Disbursements for the removal
subsistence, and civilization 81 The Indians rfqur.
particular notice. These are not in reality cxpen.
dtures, bat purchases Of very profitable ctaracrer
Since the 4th March, 1879 the commencement Cd,
Gen. JaCkaous administration, there has been pur.
chased by Indian treorics Of some fiv bands or up
wards lI6j57 81 acres, for which The Govern
menl has pad and stipulated to pay, IN .auds and
money, the sum OF S72 COS. 056
In addition to this, Congress appropra-
Ted by the act Of the l2lh June, 1885,
upon the recommendation of the Sc
cretary Of War, for their removal and
subsistence, and a. further compen-
saton for their improvements, &c the
sum Of I,Ii7OG7
Also, by the acl Of the 7h Of judy last
for temporary subsistence of such In
dians, YVES, ol'the Mississippi as might
he unable To sub>l,t themselves ow-
log 10 removal or dSanaugrmrn Of
their territory by the Government 10000
Making altogether S73915I23
| Viewing Tins as mere business Transaction
It is certainly not bad bargain lor the nation h.
ven surprising dat the whole amount had been paid
in money, whereas by Tar the greater proportion WAS
a mere exchange OF land, the country viii ere lpug
be amply lepad for he outlay. with interest The
coded territory is generally Of very fine quahty, and
most advantageously situated for agricultural and
other purposes.
Bul this question rises above the mere pecunlary
consideration. We have thus kept our faith with
the States-the Indian titles within which for an
ample consideration, We had promised 10 txtnsuIsh.
We have put an end to hesc gave questions at
conflicting jurisdiction between the Federal aud
State Governm nts to which tht- anomalous state vi
things constantly gave rise. We have also pre-
vented the sud len or gradual determination Of the
Indian tribes, exposed to encrJachmeHts often e&cI-
ted by their wauion outrages and which must, at
any rate, have persisted 10 tie unequal conflict with
lie superior race vii ch hemmed than IN. We have
piven them Their last and hes, chance for he pre-
servauun of their nationality and the improvement
oil their condition, by placing them under the pater-
vi protection Of The Government, beyond t3e~Sl-
,Pcroachnent OF the white man. Al this, which ha1
been 50 long deemed desirable yet lmpraefcabIs,
was accomplished by the energy oi that femarkabe
man, who has rellred, ClnCnnatus lie, to hls
quiet farm; and we should not begrndge a few
millions of dollars, not given, but paid for much
more than an ample equivalent, in efecling such
great aud enduring objects. About 10000 indians
baau cd VI a L.a-