Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1847-03-04
NATIONAL AFFAIRS.


The Washington correspondent Of the
New York Courier & Enquirer. Viator, I'M
der date of February 2lst, says :-"Only
week Of working days remain of this ,e..
sion, and even to this hour, no measure has
been adoptcd-in fact, none has been pro-
poscd-to improve the financial condition
of the Government. A hodge podge bill
is to be called up tomorrow which can new
erpass i'll its present shape. if it can in any
other before the 4th Of March. The admin
istration will in vain endcavor try to oItri-
cate itself itself from the responsibility Of
having prodigally squandercd this session
1t wus the duty of the President to have
submitted in December some project for in
crcasing the revenue. He recommended
tax on tea and coffee to help him to borrow
more money, but no plan for augmcnting the
means Of the Government, in some reason
able proportion to its enormous expenditures.
At the eleventh hour something is cxtortcd
from the Secretary Of Treasury, but, so
clogged, as to make it stillborn, and imprac-
ticablc. The administration is too much
welded toits own visionary theories and has
too little of the courage necessary for the
crisis to the weight Of measures ike those
adopted during the last war when the du-
ties on imports were doubled The increase
suggested upon the rates Of the bill Of 1916,
is for political effect and for no other object
Taking the imports Of the last year as the
basis Of computation, they would not yield
FIVE hundred thousand dollars; while the
article of spirits silks and the like, the very
objects Of taxation which can afford high
duties without diminishing the importation,
and would yield two or three millions have
been entirely neglected 1t shows there
was no sincere purpose to augment the rev.
cnue from legitimate sources Mr. Walker
has AL the necessary facts at his command
to satisfy him that be has omitted TO rec
ommcud policy which would have great.
ly relieved the embarrassed condition Of
the Treasury He Is the more ccnsurable
too, from the fact, that he was waited upon
by Mr. Evans and others. who demonstrated
the practibility Of raising nearly twelve mil
hons Of additional revenue.
Here We are running in debt by tens Of
millions without providing dollar for liqui-
dation. We have absolutely cut down the
revenue four or hvo millions. whilst wO have
built debt Of iorty or fifty millions, thus
far, with the promise Of as many more before
January next. The policy Of the admins
tration has been the very antipodes Of pru.
leucc-thc extreme recklcsncss sud folly
that Of diminishing the means, while in-
creasing the expenses They arc without
justification or apology ofany kind, for they
have not attempted to improve the condl-
ton Of affairs. beyond the mere cIpcdient
Of smoothing the road TO the Golfers Of
Wall street. sy proposing the tea and coffee
tax
] consider an extra session therefore, as
almost certain and As absolutely necessary,
to enable the government 10 e. on. Such,
too Is the oIsnAos Of our sounded and
most c1psnenccd Statesmen The Secrcta-
?, may coutnyc - nod out four or five
months with his treasury notes, but the re-
action must eoAe and With 1t session o.
C.ncress. early in October With th,
best disposition. then, Is not time enough
lef, 70 perfect any measure Of relief before
IN, sdlouruBeu, ufioss they would adopt 4
i.iat resolution restoring the rates Of the ac
ofls42 ar something like IL during ID.
war and f1r year or two after There
, now pending the rea, aruy hin 9Th IL
ruormou, appropriate sIts0dlog tn tairl
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