Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1853-12-16


posed in it hv the constitution, especially il
the application Of the public funds, as drawn
hy taxation from the people, and apprnpri-
atrd to spccif> objects by Congress. Happil,
| have no occasion to suggest any radical
changes in tho financial policy of the govern
mcnt.
Ours is almost, if not absolutely, the soli-
tary power of Christendom having Il surplus
revenue, drawn irtncdatClv from imposts on
commerce., and therefore measured by the
spontaneous enterprise and national prosperi-
ty Of the country, with such indirect relation
to agriculture, manufactures and the pro
duets of the earth and sea. us to violate no
constitutional doctrine. and vet vigorously
promote the r'ucral welfare. '
Neither t. thc sourect Of the public trca-
sure. nor as to the manner Of keeping and
managing it. does any grave controversy now
prevail, there ling general acquicsccncc i'll
the wisdom of the present system.
The report Of the Sc, rctarv Of the Treasury
e,fl exhibit. in detail, the state Of the public
finances, and the condition of the various
branches of the public service administered
by that department OF the government.
The revenue of the country, levied al. ct
insensibly to the Taxpayer, goes on from Year
to year increasing beyond either the interests
or the prospective wants of the government.
At the close of the fiscal wear ending June
80, 1882, there remained in the treasury II
balance Of fourteen million six hundred and
thirty-two thousand one hundred and thirty
six dollars. The public revenue for the fiscal
wear ending Juno 30. 1888. amounted to fifty
eight million n,nc hundred and thrtv-one
thousand eight hundred and sixty five dollars
from CUSTOMS ana NV" hili'oh iour hundred
'ri NV t''",'r' '''f" "u''''re" anu ''S
,,.;, ,.,,,., ''',. ''''' o'.,''
',,,',,;II;'',, I,,''iI , ~ 80
tL,,,.',,,I &c.. I,,,,n,I ',,I ' .'''I
i.,,, ,,'i.;1' ,,'iI; " 'n,''9 '','i .T' ~
s,,,,', NP' '''i' "''' ''' ~,
l''H'"cn'S III account
~ .u NJ fn.''I "VI' ""''un'r' M 70 orIy-t"rcG
.i'l''to'' "N' i'"''0i'" anu ty-i""F 'nouS!h'
w. ""i'''p" II. "nu s'N'H -'W" collars leaving
" i'.'''''r VI '",' ~ ~ ,nPh '""r n''''fed
r',. '"''', -n'u =, '''""S'''' 'o"r H''''rcu an"
.' ''>'f' "'''''' VI ''V'p'' oooNe cAP'''oi-
rms I"rto increasing surplus in the treas
urE' hccam' t'lc Nuh'rct "i anxious conSldc-
ration at very early period of ~! admins
'r'l1'n' ANA thr lmth Ut duty IN regard to 1t
seemed /" nae obNl"uS and clear namely Y: first.
TO- apply me surl las r"vennc to the discharge
OF the lh'|!G "cht, 50 tar as 1t could lu
means Tor the gradual r'durton oi the rrvr-
hur Z" the standard "i the pubic cNiG"rc'rs
vi 'hcNc "Ic'tS' tine hrSt has been IN the
course oi accomplishment, IN manner and
TO- "r"rrr h>ghly satisfactory. lhe amount
"l I'll" lu"'' "'ht' "i alt classes, was on the
lh "l MaT*h' tND", slXty-ninc millions ON"
hundred ana ninety thousand and thirty
seven Ho'N'rS payments on account ot which
F 'nN, '""F mnii", ,;i, ,,;lI; thnt prrlod to the
',d 'r ,hrno ,I I',''r" @ ,.t'
;,',, ,jIl,.. ';I '',i .,'.
I''' ~ '''r r,'I'-
-; ;tIi r,,. L,i,,'I 'I ';' t"''' W
sand ,,'.,., L,''lr'I .,,. ;'.Lt 77Il
,il,,..,',,n,',,,,. ,I,L,'.t A.
,,ort", ,,i;, l''''', I, 90 '',f ac
l,"nr,. l.,t,. Loor oT...aI n.'.i;I,. a''I .,'
,,,.',.' ,,'I.,,t.,. - ,t '''' ~ } ,''o
>. VA "'.r i'".
'''i'' " ''S'''' m"'''i !"
''' "'.'! '','' ~
,''' ''''a W. ''"' ~ VIC '..''u''''"' anu
,t', '.,., -, Wv
:, Nv N.I'''' VI Wv '"r ''e'' ,g't Y''t ,
~. ','' '.t VI VIC '"''"' - VI E'r''
'"' "''' r ~. l'''" " S':'," "H '"'