New-York daily tribune., 1858-10-30

The People Of n. City o. NewYors
pay their share Of the appto-
minitis,Ien Of .................. 49,. s77,OeqC7a
pepses as Per repoI, Of Postmaster- ,,o.- .,o,eqa
To th. nay b. .dicd a: probable de.
hciencies, in cousequcnce Of the in
gusy Expedition the Utah Expsd-
OIs gon ana Washington rerri,oriss
20 BE- estimated not lees tbaa... ll,00sc -------
Mskins, Of the best calculation, tbeex
men. foi 1853 ..........'4...''.... iccl49,s2s
mus, pay their share Of the sta.eex.
pcndiuTe, amounting per State
Tr.sarers report 20 the Lessa;urt -
The People Of the city Of Ycwycis
mus pay the whole Of the expendi-
tnes Of the City Government. which
appears by the City COmproleTs
report for The year 1881 70 amount 70 IL i9~. 5000
Grand .sl2i74S 20
or This enormous sum OF one hundred and twenty
four millions per annum the people OF tins Disirict
must pay their share. This ID the sum we pay Tor
these Governments of the Union, the state and the
city, For myself shall not indalge in such luxury AT
such expense and ] shall not vote for any man who
sustains the Administration III such expenditures IL
is due TO Mr.. Clark To- say that he opposed by III.
votes in Congress every improper approprl4uoh'
shall sustain hm for that cause, and have no DOUBT
but that be viii receive the support of every man who
is opposed to a system o. extravaganza when lhus'
mpoyersh every man III the community.
These sums directly and Indirectly, Wlst DC pau rf
by the people Of this city. Add 10 this taxation,
(which by political economists is called nnproductlVe
COZ sumption, it yields nothing TO hnn VINO paysl
the sum paG by every for his church ana lor tne
teaching ii his children how much will be let 10 feed
and cothe himself and family No wonder that pow
erfy and want send forth their agonllng murInurs
among us--no wonder that 10 work Is to be hat by
thousands il this city. The governments have crp-
pied the industry of the country Its cormorant de,
mand- are eating into the vitals Of the country and
will destroy the country unless the people at once
arise and refuse Ia support any man Or Congress who
viii support an Administration which il grinding the
iaces oi the poor.
While these enormous expenditures are being inaie
bv Mr.. Buchanans Administration. the income Oi the
Government has diminished We are now issuing our
promises to pay hereafter. We are creating puohc
debt. The Administration, when II came INTO power
found millions Of surplus above our expenditures IL
Will leave the country saddled with enormous debit
The commercial difficulties which crippled the country
during the last year should have convinced the Presl.
dent that the increase from duties must fall off, and oi
course. that tie expenses ought to be reduced. The
Treasury Department made calculation that tue re-
ceiuts nom customs would amount in the year, july
l. is.JS to June 80, 1879, to the of S6g.JOU,vuo
Let MS see how far that is likely to be fulfilled. The
following Published last July III a journal which sup
ports the Administration, shows that the customs
duties were 81 600 600 below the total for the prevous
year. II shows also, that the expeuditures oi ieos
were 81 ,0O0, COO more than leJI.
Tie JoVradi of Commerce gave the following COM
paIatve summary Of the total receipts and expenses
Of the United States for the last fiscal year, sald to bc
from official sources:
RECEIPTS AND rxrr>s e NE United States for the Fiscal
f..s "a