Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1847-08-26
Pause and Consider.

Whoever in season of general activity and
yaunled prosperity, ventures TO dlssen, from the
notions curren, with the mighty mass who look
only al the surface of things must be content,
10 bear The appellaiion of croaker. and the re-
proach OF seeking, or at least aiding 10 create
the very evils he would by his warning avert
We propose, therefore, only TO ask attention
from those who think to the following facts:-
The Secretary of The Treasury officially re-
ports the disbursements of the Government du-
ring the last quarter at $22,474, sos. Deduct
some two or three millions devoted 10 the re-
demplion of Treasury Notes, and we have left
an actual expenditure equivalent 10 Eighty Mi
no means the sum total of our ourgoes-,hat
bills and elaine are accumulallng in California,
Santa Fe, &c.. which must some day be SET
lied, TO say nothing of the Pension List which
is sure TO be sweIed by every years cen,inu-
ance of the War Admit that the annual In
come of the Government, from other sources
than Loans will reach the extraordinary amoun,
of $35, ,0o0,o 900, there remain Forty-fue Millions
to be taxed upon the sweat and toll Of future
years-perhaps of future generations with an
intermediate paymen, Of interest to the amount
Of nearly $3000,o00 per annum. Thisy be il
understood, is calculation based upon the
Treaury figures. The Washington correspon-
dent Of the Journal of Commerce Ia Texas Free
Trader) says:
"There is much speculation as to the amount
of the deficit in the revenue, hlch will appear
on the 3oih of June, l646-supposing the war
TO continue. The loves, estimate of il, as made
by men skilful and cleveresl in figures, is forty
sic millions"
FOrty-sir millions deficit mex, June. after ex-
pending the Eighteen Millions borrowed the
other day. Do the people who TO pay this
money ever think OF the responsibility Do
they ask how long they TO 60 on plling up
debt after this fashion7 How long would il
take to subject The Labor of this country 10 q
burthen like that which now aids 10 crush oui
the life of the Laborers of Europe
Blu, again:
The Imports of Foreign Goods a, this por,
for the first week of August were 1882, l62
against ST. ,7O6 during The like portion of
last year. The last ten days of July exhibited
similar expansion of our Imports, and The
goods entered yesterday were valued at some
100000, being a, the rate of over Two Han
dred Millions worth per annum. Of course, nc
one expects the Importation To continue in this
ratio for whole year, bu, on the other hand
no one conversan, with the subjec, can antici-
pate any serious falling off during the next for.
| ty 10 sixty days. AT the same time, lhe de-
mand for our Grain and Flour to go abroad is
very greatly diminished, as compared with what
| it has been, and the price also has seriously
fallen off,
What is TO be the issue OF this state of things!
How have seasons of revulsion, calamity, COM
mercial distress, commenced hitherto! Have
they not generally followed closely in the wake
of inordinale importatons of Foreign Goodsl--
| Let US pause and consider.
| We hear that already the usual concomtan,s
OF plethora Of Foreign Goods in our market
unreasonably long credits from Importers to
Jobbers, and from Jobbers TO Country merchants
--are noticeable in The business operations oi
our City. We have already spoken fully and
repeatedly on that point. Now we await the
issue. Forewarned, they say, is forearmed
Of course, this implies that The warning is
needed.