The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1858-07-07

have been appropriated since 1852 An enor-
tsoes twoEat has also bcea appropriated to The
sSscaat hat can ORly be tola in millions.-
have resisted all these thing to the extent Of
my feeble ability, but who of the opposition has
come TO my aida? Now and then some one OF
them has raised his voice in opposition, but IL
Is undeniable that anoyerwhelmins majority oI
that party has votel for them The l6 h
amendment Of the Senate to the cvA bill at this
session made appropriations FOR eseccn custom
hoascs, in different parts Ofthc country, and on
asFesins to that amendment the vote was yeas
%, democrats Is, opposition 32,) nays 49,
democrats 81, opposition 22) have resisted
the increase Of salaries, and the multiplication
ofoifsers and government employees; and have
in all fair and honorable modes, enleavorcd to
reduce the expenditures to the lowest practica.
BILE amount consistent with proper regard to
lhespublr interest aad an effective administra.
tion Of the government.
Such has been my course as representative
Of the people, and now tender to the gentle.
mausmy cordial co operation in all wise, JUS,
andproper measures which he or his friends
mayPropose for the reformation OIL abuse or the
reduction of expenditures. think the expendi-
tuesInay be curtailed without determination to
the public service; that the number of officers
may be diminished and many salaries reduced
without prejudice or embarrassment to the
prompt, intelligent, and faithful disposition Of
the public business. The gentleman will find
this side of the House ready to second all efforts
he may make to this end, and all he has to do
is to introduce his measures at the earliest pra :
teabe moment. He has been rather dilatory
heretofore, considering the magnitude and i'm
portance Of the work before him, but still there
is ample time during the next session to accom-
plish all that may bc needed to inaugurate his
reign ofeconomy.
There is still another point--thc "endless
jobs and contracts'-to which the gentleman
has referred. What those Jobs and contracts
are have no means Of knowing and the gen
tlenIan has not informed me. For all "iobs and
contracts" that were to let, imagine at least
one bidder could have been found among the
republicans IN the last Congress. The results
ofth6 Investigation at the close of the last ses-
sion showed very conclusively that some of the
rePablicans kept an eye wide open to "the main
chance" and that they were recipients Of such
plundci as was to be appropriated AMI enjoyed
Suspicion attached to no m,m51r ofthe demo-
cratic party in that House.
heard this remark, in regard to 'jobs and
contracts" with no small degree of surprise,
from the gentleman from Ohio, and am sure
from my knowledge ofhim, that, in his moments
Of calm reflection, he will see the injustice he
has done to the officers of the government.
In this connex;on permit me to say that the
democratic party passed the tariff bill of 1857
measure of vast interest ard Importance to all
sections Of the country. AT the present session
an investigation into the mode OF its passage
was ordered, and it is source Of pride and
pleasure to find that not member of the DEM
ocratic party Of either House or Senate could
be found who was even suspected ofbeing influ-
enced in his action upon this measure by pccu
MARY or other improper considerations.
Il have heard it said often and again in the
House, during the present session, vote for ex-
penditures, and thus create the necessity for a
revival Of the doctrine of protection for "protcc-
TONS sake" he opposition aided by frac ion
of the democratic party, have acted upon this
principle, and have accordingly voted for nu-
merous items ofexpenditure not recommended,
either by the President or The heads of the de-
partments. Complaint has succeeded complaint
that high protective policy has not been rec
commended by the administration. Ifit had
been recommended and successfully carried out
by legislation, what practical end could it have
accomplished? Our exports have flllen off more
than twenty pei cent. And our imports have
fallen off more than fifty per cent, as compared
with last year, as the following facts demon.
strate most conclusively Exports from Janua-
ry to May, inclusive in the year 1857 amoun-
ted to $40 4GO o4l
For 1853 3G5l6 4G5
lmportations of foreign goods, inclnding spe-
Gle, from January to May inclusive, for the year
1857, amounted to- S10550O sol
For 1853 5l,6GS 1862
Our revenue is mainly derived from imports;
and, the importations fall off, the receipts of
the government must be reduced in a CORES
ponding ratio. Under the recent reyuISion,
which prostrated commerce, trade, and business
the mportations were necessarily reduced to so
great an extent that the revenue from that
source fell greatly short OF the sum which, under
ordinary circumstances, would have flown into
the treasury; and hence the necessity of bor-
rowing an amount Of money sufficient to supply
the deficiency until the financial storm should
blow over, and comnenrc,, trade, and business
Of all kinds should again resume their wonted
activity, That time is coming, and by the
month of August or September we shall in all
probability have pretty lively trade, and it
will continue to improve to the first OF the next
year. s.
= But says the gentleman Gom Ohio and his
friend from Rhode Island, MN. DUREEE, some
thing must be done for the manu- nufactures. The
tariff Of last year must be oyerthrown and sub
stituiel by measure more highly protective--a
measure something like that o. 1912. The man.
uiacturers Of ofcottons, woolens, AMI the iron and
coal interests the nation imperatively require
. change that will give them greater protection
From the complaints made by the gentleman
from Rhode Island we would be naturally
brought to the conclusion that the man act.rinr
interest was the only one thathad been affected