Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-09-30

when Congress assembled, there was no
money to meet the demands against the
Government. The first thing Mr.. Buchan-
an did, after denouneing banks in bis Mes
sage, he asked Congress to pass law au-
thorizing him to issue Treasury Notes to
the amount of TWENTY MILLIONS!
In obedience to his will, this Democrat
ic Congress passed the $4,000, 900 Treasu-
~ Note Bill, and on page l55 of the Con-
gressional Globe, il will be seen that my
opponent GEN. BURNS, voted for this meas
ure-thus making a debt of TWENTY
MILLIONS! Thereafter, when men pre-
ssnted their bills for payment at the Treas.
uy, instead of getting the gold, they had
to take notes of hand payable in one year,
signed by James Buchanan, President, and
Howell Cobb, Secretary of the Treasury
In order the more readily to induce Con
eress to pass this law, the President said
in his Message-that it was not probable
that more than small portion of these
notes would ever be issued, as they would
not be needed. This would seem to indi-
cate either great want of foresight or a
still greater want of honesty in Mr.. Buchan-
an, because four months had not passed be-
fore he again asked CONGRESS- for authority
to contract loan of FIFTEEN MIL
LIONS MORE! But that is not all, nor
vet the worst, in the record Of Gen. Burns
extravagance-fo' few days only before
the adjournment, the President sent in a
demand for MORE MONEY, and Congress
added FIVE MILLIONS as an amend
ment to the FIFTEEN MILLION Loan
Bill then pending, and it passed: "THE
GREAT NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC
PARTY" thus adding to the debt of the
country FORTY MILLIONS OF DOL
LARS IN LESS THAN SIX MONTHS!
quote below from speech of James
L. Seward, democrat from Georgia, 10
show how and for what purposes this
money has been used. His speech will be
found in the Congressional Globe, page
243S, as follows:
"Now, then, having disposed Of my OBJ
iections to the Administration in that re-
gard l come down 10 the policy of tn 8
House to show the injustice of its organiza-
ton. While 1 say it with all due respect
to gentlemen occupyinghigh seats upon this
this floor, yet, Mr.. Chairman, from the time
Congress became organized, from the cleo
ton of your Speaker, the great object of
inquiry was to know hoy much political
power could be brought to bear to tavor
the ADMINISTRATION in power. Men were
selected for prominent places on your COM
mittees with regard to their political
strength in the country, and selecting them
from great political centers. Sir, you can
not have healthy legislation while such
things are continued, Your Government
has become morbid and diseased, if not
entirely rotten. Why sir, it is known that
few men in the House have the entire
control of its legislation, aud until some
power of disturbance arises, until the other
members of the House will resist this kind
of arrangement, and break it down they
can never have legislation thet will be such
as it out to be. Why, sir, the committees
are raised for the purpose of carrying out
the will of the Departments. Why, sir,
when / go there in the morning. upon busi-
ness for the section of country from which
l come, find these gentlemen there SO
thick that the pavement seems TO be worn
smooth by the frequency cf their calls.
1t is high time, Mr.. Chairman, that this
arrangement was broken up, this combina-
ton dissolved, or else the country must
suffer under it. When we are called on to
pay private claim, or debt of the Gov
ernment, these gentlemen resist the pay
ment of either. They legislate simply to
provide the payment Of salaries to teedthe
party IN poaDer.
Thus it will be seen that this money has
been applied to support the favorites of
Mr.. Buchanan-to feed multitude of
parasites who are preying on the vitals of
he country. ii
l now lay before you statistics showing
how the expenses of this country have been
increasing under democratic rule, and how
the salary of James Buchanan has been
more than doubled for the year ending June
3Oth, 1858, in violation of an express pro-
vision of the Constitution, which says that
his salary shall not be increased during his
term.
Table showing the expenses of the General Govern
men exclusive of the public debt, and the population
shown by sensus during each deccnnia year. aud 1857
Rate