Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1856-12-11


of insure IOnarf chArzeier. ofef obstrneI6a
| N nrocss.sk Of Ia y, hak been repellsd or sup.
orssssd. bt All ID msaas ubieh tIs cOnsti.n-
lion and o. laws pace in - haHdi stihe bF-
ecutiye.
nv reason OF the inhamed state OF the public
mIpd. false Tumors aud misrepIssen'asions
have thr 4 RseaA- -oasteass rit-hAs bean Assumed
hat n vas The duty Of the Executive not only
suDs q i insu OAsry a nOVSnsntsl Knnl
"a. mi also to see to the regularity OF local e
tieetions. Iruesds little argument 70 shO" fiat
IA rsIEJSiI ksSu sarh PDwefA Al govern
/ IMsptiallA Dniisd 81 Res festi tnbslsnk aly pps
an Dopular election, The freedom of election is
tfsbIs fSbs ImpHrea 6y=fhs siH'EuHou M
iisuEsl votes. or fhe exclusion Of lawful ones
bbt improper infusaces. by violence, or, By
! lhaud But the people Of the United States are
themselves fhe all sufficient guardians Of their
Ionn right,.and 10 snppOse fiat taay gwill no
remedy. in due season, any such incidents Of
freedom. is 10 suppose Them e. have ceased %
/ be capabls Of enlightenment. Thssgksesi'
A eut of the United etIes has no poEer tliAi
kerpose in eleetOns.i 10 see their ifeedom. TO
EeanVasI their vctes,gOr TO pass uPoa1 tielr "
lgality IN the TerritIey any more fhAn IN ths
FSt,tss. II he had sneh power tasy govern
meut might be republican in tenca.l Abut u
EWould be a monarchy in fat; and ilhe bad
Iupdsrf,ken 10 exercise h IN the cause OF KaR-
sas, he wo1ld have been justly "a the charge
Of usurpaton, and of violation Of fhe,deare't
right, Of the people vof the United Ststes.s si
/ Unwise lsSs equally with irregularities ~ e.
leedons, are, in periods of great sxcitemeht,sth
occasional accidents Of even the freest.and best
5olt cal institutions. 70 But all SxpaFisnee der
monstrat.s thst in a2eouutry like ours, where
the rights Of self-co6st tuhcn exists in the com
plstest form, the taRemFt 10 lemedysnnWlS'
| Legislation By resortte revolUton, is htallY ouI
Of place; inasmueh as existing legal instnactlnn'
affords more prompt and eficacious Leans io
the redress Of wrong. p AI,.
confidently trua thai now when the peace
ful condition Of Kansas affords opportunity for
calm reflection and wise Legislation, either the
Legislative assembly Of the Territory, or Cor
aTess will see that no act sh9ll remain on IL
statute book vIolahYe OF the provisions nf III
Constitution, or subysrse Of the greet object
\ Efortw bich that was ordained, and established
and will take all Other necessary steps II assure
b,its inhabtarts the enjoyment, Without obftruc
EonIo or abridgement of all the cop't tationa
ripbts. privileges immunities Of ciszens OF th'
United St,tss. as contemplated by the organic
law of the Tertoryts suss
Full inforngh 10 reladah 10 recent event
in this Territory will be found in toe document
communicated herewith from the Department
Of 81 ,te and war. @ oua
Trsfer you 10 'heTeport Of the Secretary o
the Treasury for particular information con
cerniug the financial condition of the goverE
mtnt, add the various branches Of the publ
service connected with the Treasury Depart
ment. s
Du,ing the last fiscal year The receipts from
customs for the 6rst time, were NOR
than sixty four million Of dollars, aud from VI
sources, seventy-three million, nine hundred
and eighteen thousand, one hundred and forty
one dollars; which, with the bal,nce on han'
up to the lst Of July, 1855 make the total re-
sources of the year to amount to nnety.tW'
million, eight hundred and fifty thousand, on'
hundred and seventeen dollars. The expendl
lures, including three million dollars in exeeu.
ton of the treaty with Mexico, aud excluding
sums paid on account of the public debt, a
mounted to sixty million, ono hundred and
seventy,two thousapa, four hundred agl one
dollars; and, including tbs latter, to seventy
two million, nine hundred AID fOrty-eight thou
sand, seven hundred and ninety.two dollars,
the payment on this account having amounted
to twelve million. .seS en- hundred and seventy
SIX thousand ,rbres hundred and ninety dollars
On The 4.h Oi March, 1858, the amount o
the public edsbt was sixty-piqo millions. one
hundred and twenty nine thousand !. nine huup
dred and thirty seven dollars. There was :
subsequent increase of two million seven hun
sdred and fifty thousand dollars 70. the debt o
1 1Texas-making .otsl Of seyentysqne migipr
eight hundred and seventy nine thousand, on,
han jred and thry.ssyen dollars. ofsthi'
the sum of forty-6ye millions, Ave hundred ant
ktwenty thousand, three hundred and nine
teen dollars. including premium, has been dis
lcNarged, reducing Che debt 10 thirty million
seven hundred and thirty -ssvep thousauh,I OSs
hundred and twenty. nine dollars. all ofwhlch
might bo paid within year without embar.
RAISING the publiclservice, but being not yet
due, and only redeemable At the option aOfAhe
holder. cannot be pleased to payment BY athe
7 government. ~ Iii
/. On examining thp expenditures q Of the last
b6Fs years, it will be seen that the average
tAsducting paymeut% on account Of the, public
debt, and len millions paid by Treaty 20 Mex
co. has been abont f1rty eight million of dol
lars. 1t is believed that. under an economical
ADMINISTRATION Ofthe gOvernnehtS the average
/ s1psndiarefOr the ensuing da years will not
! sxCSsd shaVbum, unless extraordinary occasion
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