The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1841-02-11
From the Correspondent of the Harrisburg
Telegraph.
Waskiag ACTON, Janu ary ID, 1871.


Washington, January IL, 1871.
rejoice to see tina. the Wing party
are determined at the earliest practicable
moment to clear off all the mass of debt
which is now hanging, like mill stone
around the neck of the government. Mr.
Green introduced resolution into the
House this morning, ins,ructing the COM
mittee on Ways and Means, to inquire
into the expediency of reporting a bill i'm
posing an additional duty Oil Injuries,
wines, silks, &C., for the purpose of pay
ing the outstanding notes. and the rest
! of the public debt. The President and
his Secretary Of the Treasury affirm that
the Government is not in debt, but so
long as we have five millions out stand
ing Treasury Notes, the whole admins.
tra'ion may swear until they are black in
the face, and the public will still discred-
it the story.
1t is the purpose Of the present admin
istration 10 create false impression in
the country in regard to the actual con-
dltion of the finances. and to nculcate the
idea that the professions of economy up
on which General Harrison came into
power, are entirely fallacious.
The insinuation in some of the admin
is,ration prints, that the party intend to
adopt course of policy that will involve
the Nation in debt, has no sort of loun-
dation. On the contrary, it is the de!b-
crate, fixed, and sworn determination of
the friends of General Harrison to cur
tail the expenses Of the Government in
every way-to cut off the perquisites en-
joved by great numbers Of the federal
officers, to abridge the fees Of Marshals,
district attorneys, &c.,-to abolish all Of
fees in the customs and elsewhere, which
have been created to meet a temporary
necessity, and to devolve upon the in
cumbents of those which are retained such
an amount Of labor, as shall preclude the
possibility Of devo'ing time to election
eering purposes. By adopting this policy;
by exac,ing rigid responsibility in all
accounting officers, and looping off that
enormous drain upon the Treasury, the
Florida War, it is expected to bring the
opportunities vi VIC "ONCiutiiS1t "lttitil
its receipts without any income from the
public lands. .-......
If Mr. Van Buren, bcquea,hs debt to
his successor, that debt will be funded
Immediately, and paid just so saon as a
wise economy shall place the public cof-
fers in a situation to accomplish it. NJ.
bill from the Senate passed the House
to-day, declaratory of the act in relation
to Imprisonment for debt. 1t provides
that no person shall be imprisoned OH
process from the United States Courts in
those States where Imprisonment for debt
is or shall hereafter be abolished. Mr.
Adams moved to strike out that part
which refers to the action of the State
Legislature hereafter, but the motion was
rejected by a large majority.
After the morning hour, Mr. Naylor
occupied the remainder Of the day in his
reply to Mr. ingersol. The matter is
expected to be disposed Of tomorrow.
In the Senate no business of public i'm
portance was transacted. Mr. Calhoun
made an able and elaborate speech on
the pre-emption bill, and was followed by
MIR Critenden.