Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-06-25

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REF. ZEN. COM, OF DEL co.
Il. j. EATON, SEC'7-
GOVERNMENT ExTRAvAGANcE-M Mr.. Saer-
mans Speeck-We do not often infict long
speeches upon our readers, but could not re-
sist the inclination to publish entire the adj
miral efrot of Hon. JOHN SHERMAN, the
talented member from the Richland district.
on the subject % the expenditures of The
its length, nor the formidable array of fg-l
ures with which it abeunds, will prevent q
single one of our readers from giving it an
attentive perusal. 1t contains matter. de-
rived from official sources, with which every
voter in the country should be familiar, and
familiarity with which should beget in them
a determination TO devote all their energies
to a determined effort TO arrest the onward
march of proflgacy and corruption and bring
the Government back TO something Ike in-
tegri.y OF purpose and moderation in expen--
ditures. In lS4o, when under the Admin
istrati % of Van Bsren, the annual expendI-
lures had nearly doubled those of the preced-
ing 6~eceaniai year, and run up to a snm e2-
ceeding thirteen millions, the whole coun.
try was startled at the picture of oficia! ex-
resistible force Of a tornado the people rose
in the majesty OF their, strength and hurled
the offending Executive and his subordinates
from power. But what Is the state of at
fsi RS nuw! The first year of MIR. Bachan-
ans Administration shows I'D expenditure OF
eiqhtg-three milioRs-the second is estilaa-
ted at ninety-t three millions, end may reach
q huaared-and what will De the SUN re-
CURED FOR the two remaining years of his
term, il ID impossible even TO eonjee;ure.-
And yet bot little is heard Of this unparal-
gefed squandering of the public funds; and
when Mr.. SHERMAN and a few other of his
feIlow-members have had the termerity 10
Expose it 10 the gaze of the people, they
have been denounced by Democratic mem-
bers and the press of the party as dema-
eogues seeking for political ends to need
le4sly em6arrass the Government by inter
posing eaptious objections to lis policy
When Bccbaaan came into power there was
an unexpended surplus of 81, 100000 in
the .reas1ry, which soon vanished; there was
collected in the way Of Fevenae during the
year ga, 100000 which rapidly followed
suit; treasury notes TO the amount of $780,
ooo,oo0 W ere issued, and disappeared almost
as soon as issued; and now there is to be an
tie issue of$l5, QUO 900 in similar currency
which will of course be absorbed as speedi-
10 as was the first batch. And while this
profligacy is thoroughly %inaugura-
ted, and The expenditures increasing ye4s&
at q most iFightfui rate, there is no aitesEt
made to husband the resources of the ceea-
fry-the pubic lands are reckiessiy s7nan-
dered by millions of acres valuable tracts
are sold privately to Government eeuvoiites
so- u mere song, whiis sen t:tsFes Their intfin-
sic value is paid TO another class Of faserites
for sites for gortifieaiioRs oat other Govern
ment tstrUctures-ard Under a free trade
tariff. The manufacturing interests OF the
country have NOT only bees crippled to the
yer &c Of destruction, bat shs re1eaGes from
imports have vastly decreased in amount.
The end 10 shich This state OF a6lfrs Is
rapidly Fastening az, is PLAIN to be SEEN
1t has long been a favoFite theory with The
Ieaders Of the Southern branch Of the DOM
inlant pa1;y. who now shape and control its
action, that tho revenue to defray govern
ment expenses shoSld be raised by direct
- and if the present mode OF
managing aft airs is continued, we are likely
ere long to have it. and TO an extent that Will
fail TO satisfy all of its peculiar Bearings