New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-10-03
Whilst the excess of receipts over expenditures in the
years 1850, 1862 and 1856 only amounted to $l64,.

years $780, 1852 and 1856, only amounted to $l64,-
3O7 10. s- sa.
The loans made and money diverted from School
fund amount, since 1s46 to the sum of 81 ,05O 900
of which few hundred thousand dollars only have
been paid and showing, as previously stated exclu-
sve Of the bonds issued to railroad companies, in
crease of the State debt proper of over 81, 100000
If this is not extravaganza the word has no mean
ing. The good Of all these expenditures is invisi
Bile. The evil is apparent to the naked eye, and no.
microscope is needed to detect it. The Courier has
signalized it. 1t is found in an exhausted Treasury;
the peruersion of the School funds-in the squan-
dering of the Swamp Land funds to the enrichment of
spectators and corrupt agents of the State, their
allies-in the dishonesty Of Sherifs assessors and
Tar Collectors in ,rord in this corruption of eu-
cry branch of our machinery of government; and,
in the language of the Courier it needs "a good
hauling" This will only be done if the opposition to
the Democratic party should succeed at the Novem.
ber election. The necessity of having honest
and men of brains-1o in lions skins--is ap.
parent to the most superficial observer and it is to
be hoped that the good people of the State will re-
ceive the advice of the Courier, and evince their
appreciation of it by sending Representatives to the
coming Legislature to for their interests and give
good overhauling to the machinery of government
The reports of the Treasury and Of other depart
ments do not exhibit all the abuses that exist and de-
mand reform. The salaries and fees of our State
officers are enormous, and should be much reduced.
The people of the State, with voice, complain of
the excessive taxation The indirect taxation is
enormous. The fees of the Register of the Land
Office gave this officer $22 900 in nine months. This
is at the rate of $4,000 per annum. The Treasurer
is believed by those who well informed to receive
$4,000 to 1000 a year the Auditor of Public
Accounts, $4,000 to $4,000 year, and others in
proportion. The Governor of Louisiana receives
Sc 900 year salary. This is so per cent than
is received by the Governor of any other State in the
Union.
Does the Treasury Of Lousiana-does the condition
of her pcopeadmit OF the payment of these eAtrav-
agant salaries and fees? Are the people better
served 1t is notorious that the duties of the high
unctionaries of Louisiana performed by deputies
and clerks-more competent in many cases than their
superors and for inadequate salaries paid out of
tingent funds provided by the State. This is well
known to us ALL The deputies and clerks of the gen.
emen who receive these high salaries and fees per.
form the duties, whilst they are running over the
State making political speeches. The truth is, our
high offices of State are too lucrative. Salaries and
fees should be commensurate with the services rem
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Judging by the standard of capacity, many would be
found now occupying Office, and receiving salaries
and fees above their deserts and the duties of which
offices would be better performed by their clerks ant
who would gladly do so for tthe of what their EN-
ployers receive. .- --sl .g. -.
Thirty thousand dollars year to petty lane
officer of Louisiana, and the expenses of his ofic,
paid IL receiving $4,000 year more than til,
President of the United States, and four or five time
more year than the members of his cabinet !! !! I
these are not exrayagances, what does the editor
the Louisiana Democrat understand by the word ex
travagance?
Not content with emptying the Treasury under thu
forms of law and the constitution the Auditor Of th
State admits, in his annual reports, that he author
izes payments without the authority of law and il
violation of the constitution Our Governors borrow
money and contract debts on the part of the Stat
and unauthorized by law, and our Legislatures, i
imitation of a Parliament Of Paris, humbly pas
laws to pay these debts--a mere registration of th
edicts of the despots who govern them. The const
tuition has wisely provided checks upon the Treasur
Under the rule of Democracy these have been disr
garded. 1t is admitted to have been done man
instances might be enumerated in which it has bee
done. -t..,. .4.t... F.. A TAXPAYER.