Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1856-12-18

the Reports of the various Departments
of the U. s. Government. prepared to
our hand by the New York Tribune, will
be found not only interesting. but con-
tanning many important facts with which
every person solicitous for The we'll be-
ing OF The Republic should asqusint him
self. The almost universal corruption.
and ambition 10 ape the sristocratic Gus
toms and manners Of Europe, which
seems TO have seized our Sham Demo
cratic rulers, renders il necessary for the
people to look closely into public affairs,
that they may be the better prepared to
discharge the duties they owe themselves
and posterity. in preserving and perpetu
sting Tho free institutions we yet enjoy;
but which, we firmly believe, covert at
tempts are now being made to over
throw. under the guise of Democracy and
lo1d professions of lovo for the ''dear
people," SO far as in our power, the
readers OF the Republican shall be kept
posted up in public affairs. by the publ
cation OF documents and facts, and thus
enabled to discharge their duty to their
country understandingly.
The Treasurcr's Report.
The Report OF the Secretary Of the
Treasury is long but bic ani lucid. II
shows that the Federal Government is now
costing the people about Sixty Millions
Of Dollars annually. beside the payments
on account Of the Public Debt, which
average about Ten Millions year. The
Debt was little less than Seventy Mil
lions when the Pierce Administration
was inaugnra.ed, and has since been re-
duced to about Thirty One Millions
Beside shis. however. there are a little
over Twenty Millions due to various In
dian tribes, in pay ment for cessions o.
their lands, and probably Ten Millions
due TO claimants Of all sorts, making the
present sggr gate indebtedness of the
Government about Sixty Millions. 1t is
not the less true. however. that the
present Administration will have reduced
the Debt during its torn by fully Forty
Millions; but is understood that there
are Indian treaties, which have been ne
gotiated, but not yet ratified. which will
add Eleven Millions more to its amount
We npprehend, moreover. tha: a pretty
heavy bill has been run up by the specu-
la,ors' Indian War in Oregon end Wash
ington.
The expenditures under Mr.. Pierce
have been larger than under any former
Administration in time Of peace: but the
receipts have fully kept pace with them,
so that this Administrator, when il
goes out. will leave fully Twenty Mil
lions Of Dollars in the Treasury. unlsss il
shall devote portion of it 10 paying off
ebi. which amounts to the same thing
During the last fiscal year. our Military
service cost nearly Seventeen and our
Naval over Fourteen Millions-togeiher
more than rhirty-0ne Millions Of Dbl.
lars--at time when we wereas neatly
at peace with all mankind as we can
hope to be this side of the Millennium. -
This is more than twice the entire cost
of the Government thirty years ego.-|
Can it be possible that our Fighting. or
make believe, ought to cost US over
Thirty Millions year7 Might it not be
as well done by contract for less than
half the amouna
In addition to our cash expenditures.
however. it should be considered that we
have for years been giving out Public
Lands in The shape of bounties for past
military services a. the rate Of some ten
millions OF acres per snnum. which is
so much added to the cost Of the Govern.
msnt and Of our fighting.
MIR. Guthrie estimates the receipts OF
the Treasury for the current fiscal year.
should the Tariff remain unaltered, at
Sixty-six Millions from Customs, Six
Millions frem Lands, and One Million
from all other sources-in ull Seventy
three Millions. Our Imports FOR the
fiscal year ending with last June were
officially valued Al Three Hundred and
Twenty-seven and our Exports at Three
Hundred end Fifteen Millions--an excess |
Of only Twelve Millions on .be wrong |
side of the Ledger. But il mus. never
be forgotten that Gus Exports mainly pay |
Specific, while our Imports are subject
to Ad Vslosem duties, SO that there is
every possible inducement TO undervaIas
the latter and none at all to undervalue |
the former. We believe our Tm ports are
valued at the custom houses in the ave.
rage twenty five per cent. below their
msrketprice. while our Exports are in
voiced at their fell value, so that the ac-
,usl excess Of value of our Imports over
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