Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1840-01-03

this end, It is indispensable that ,,s finances
should be- uulrommel'ed. and its resources,
as Tar as practicable, uulncUmbered. No
circumstance" could present grenter obsta.
cles to the accomplishment Of these vially
important objects, ihan the creation Of an
one,ous na'onal debt. Our own expert.
encc and tlso Tint Of other nations, have
demonstrated the unavoidable and fearful
rapldny With which n public debt is
increased. When the government has once
snrenderedtseifto the rulnous practice of
, supplying It. supposed necessities by new
: bans. Tho struggle. therefore, on our
part, TO ID successful, must be made nj the
> threshold. 10 make our efforts effective,
) severe ECONOMY Is necessary. This is the
: surest prOvIsIn for the national welfare
, and It is at The same time, the best preset
vnDva Of the principles on which our
institutions req Simplicity and economy
in The affairs ofS'ate have never failed to
chaslen and iurlcorate Republican prnci.
pies, while thee have been as surely srb.
vehed by national prod,gal,'y, under what.
ever specious pretexts It may have been
introduced OF ios,ered.
These considerations cannot be lost upon
a people who buve never been inaitentlve
to the effect Of policy upon tho institutions
they have created for themselves but OF
the present moment their force is aug.
mented by The necessity which n decrens-
ing revenue must impose. The check
lately gwen To impnriations sf articles
subiec, to duties, the arrangements in the
operations of internal trade. and especially
the reduction gradually taklug place III
: our tariff Of duties, all tend to essen our
receipts, indeed 1t IL probable that the
d'm'nuiion resulting from the last cause
, alone, viii not fall short of tiv, millions OF
+ dollars IN the year 1842, as tie final re.
dncton of all duties to twenty per cent
> then takes effect. The while revenue
I then accruing from the CUSTOMS. aud from
t the sales public, # not more, will undonbt-
eddy be wanted to Jeiray the necessary
! expenses OF the government under the
= most prudent administrator of affairs,
p These are circumstances that impose the
$ necessity Of rigid economy, md require lie
crompt and constant exercise. With the
Legislature rest the power and duty Of so
adjusting he public expenditure as to pro-
mot" this end. by the provisions of the
Appropriations made by law, that money
can be drawn from the Treasury no in.
stance mas occurred since he,es' Adjustment
| Of the government. al which the Execu'
tive though Compliment part OF the
Legislative power. has in'erpOsed an
obj ction to an Appropriation bill on The
sole ground Of us exiravagance. tbs
! duty 10 this respect has been fulfilled by
requesting such appropriations only as the
pubic service may be reasonably expected
{ to require.-ln The present earnest direction
of the pubic mind towards lh'l subject.
, both the Executive aud the Legislature
nave evidence of The 81 ret responsibility To
I winch they will be held and while am
, conscious of nv own ANXIOUS efforts tt
. perform with fidelity this portion Of my
: public functions, It Is sa'ractlon 10 me III
, be able to count Oh cordial cooperation
from YOU,
. At the time entered upn my present
. duties. our ordinary dlsbdsements-w'th
, odt including those on account Of he pub
n he debt, the post office, AM the trust fnnd'
d IN charge Of the Government been
argely increased by Apron, a,iousfnr the
: removal OF the Indians, fnr'epeIling Indian
u hos'll,'es, and for other les urgent eXpen'
c SEES which grew ont OF an O'ertlowlNy trea.
sury. Independent Of the REDEMPTION OF
5 the public debt and trusts. the gross ex-
e pendl'ures of seventeen and eighteen mil
d llnns IN 1884 and 1885, by these causes
y swelled to twenty nIne millions 10 1886
,. aud The apprUprlaiiorS for 1897, msde pre-.
5 vlOusly 10 the 4lh Of Mard, caused the
o expenditure /" rise to tls veV large
: amount of thirty three millions We were
: enabled during the year E38, notwuh
u standing the continuance # UDr Indian
!. embaHassmen's somewhat 4 reduce tins
nmunnr aud that for hhe present
; yeat 1929, will not IN all probability. ex'
:, coed &c mllllOns-or six mllbns less than
v It was last year Wuh a determination SO
T Tar a. depends on me tn COO lnue this re-
n duc'ion, | have directed the Estimates for
n 1910 to be subj ,cted toahe sverest scru'
o tiny and TO DO hunted to no absolute re-
$ qurements to the public sev,ce. They
0 will BE- found less han The Expenditures Ul
I 1889 by over five millions of d,llars.
= The precautionary measures which vii, be
e recommended by tho Secretary Of the
d Treasury to protect Faithfully the public
e. credit unless the fluctuations and cont,n
e geDc'es to which our receipts and expen
i dltures are exposed, and eseclaly IN q
u commercial crisis like the present, are
S commended To your early attentlon.
u On a former occasion your attention wa
. invited u various considerations ~ favO
: of u pre- emptiDn law in behalf of the set
y tiers on the public lands ; aud also of Law
graduat'ng tho prices for such lands al
had had long been 10 the market unsolt
. in consequence of their inferior quality
Tn execution ofthe Act winch was passed
. on zoe first subject has been att ended WITH
hhpp'est consequences, ~ quoting ut'eS
i and SECURING improvements 10 the indus
/ trous aud 1t has also, to avery great ex
. tent from tn frauds which were ptsc'Ise'
under previous presumption laws. IL ha
{ at the same time, a. was anticipated, con
o ,fibuled literally during the present yea
:, - m, ,oca,nts nf tha Hrpn.utv