Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1858-06-02
More Begging.

The Legislature q Ohia has du'ing
the last session, furnished some beauu
ful specimens Of democratic economy,
in the administration Of the Sale Govern
ment and management of lis finances;
hat remarkable as has been the success
in this line, of the Ohio democratic ma
ioritv, who held The power at Columbus
the palm mus, be yielded o NJ. Bachan-
ans administration at Washington
Mr.. Secretary Cobb, in, communication
laid before the Senate on the 18Th ui''
ask hat authority be given to his De-
parImem TO make another additional loan
mi, 10 exceed fifteen millions Of dollars
When Mr.. Buchanan came INTO power
on the 4,h Of March, 1857, there were
Twenty Millions CT dollars in the Treas
ury. Over Eleven Millions were receiE--
ed during the quarter ending June 3otht
1857. On the Isl Of Jaly 1881, there
was l surplus IN the Treasury Of Seven
teen Millions. During the first fiscal
vesr of his administration. the treasury
received for customs, public land sid &c
For,v.Five Millions. Before the first
dav of December last, all this was spent
aadMr. Buchanan called on Congress
for authority 10 make a loan of Twenty
Millions. This was granted, and the
Treasury Notes issued. Mr. Cobb says
tlis will be exhausted in supplying the
deficiency for the present fiscal year.
The amount appropriated for the army
bill IS SIG, 100000. The expenses for
the past year foot up the snug linie sum
# IS. 600, eco, already, and there Is
scarcely a doubt that other iiems viii be
found which will swell the amo~at 10
eighty FIVE millions of dollars. NJ.
B~uchanan's administration starting with
twenty millions OF hand, in a single year
has expended that surplus, all the
revenue received for the year, customs
and lands, borrowed twenty millions, and
now asks for fifteen millions more.
The speech of Mr.. Shermon of his
State, delivered in Congress last week,
exhibits some strange facts. He says;
This was the second loan bin demand
ed by The Administration this session.
While he was willing to take ali proper
measures 10 preserve The public t.lih ne
wou,J not vote for this bill. l. should
be accompanied by some radical meas
ura of rsforn. The expenditures for
this fiscal year exceeded the revenue
S37OO0.UO0, and for next year would
exceed the revenue 3i3, O3O. go, or over
$4,000 eco, in Two years. Tne 500
O0o, GOO, of Treasury notes and the bal
ance Of Si7.OOO,GO0, in the Treasury in
July last are exhausted. The f%aancla!
results of the two frs; yeaesof tbs Al
ministra,ion would Be AZ empty TreAs-
ury and a permanent debt Of $4,000
600. Instead of proposing means of re.
trenchment and reform, laey demand
loans and Treasury -noges, and cefeai
every effort OF the opposition 10 lessen tie
expenditures. He then in detail stated
the expenses for this year 10 be eighty
three millioas, and estimated them ter
next wear at n~ineiy-;wO mil ions, and
contrasted the expenses in different peri
DDS Of The Government wtih the expenses
of the present and Inc last Adminis'ra-
lion.
The expenses Of President Pierces
Administrator wsre sixty millions more
Than The cnlire expenses OF he Govern.
mert prior 10 1915, exclusive Of pay
menis on The public dcbt- The first
veal. Of Ibis Administration cost he ma
iion alaee millions more han the expenses
of the Government prior 10 the close OF
J-aferson's Admin;s.ra,isn-a period 0!
twenty wears. Already bills had been
introduced appropria'ing oyer $50 C01,-
GoJ, aud o;iper propositions are pressed
upon US requiring many millions more
While population has increased since
l79U sevCn fed, expenditure have IN
creased forty e.gHl lo.d. From forty
ceu,s an inh4Li.au', Il IS now thr0e dol
Jars, or thirty dJ.!ars tor each family,
aud twenty three Er each voter. When
she comparison IS carried into details Il
Is found that Inc great proportion Of The
increase Is in contingencies, mlsce!!ane
nus inciJanisls; aad by an army OF use
less oa;cers. Ihe miscellaneous eXPen
ses have arisen, since 1910, from 81
50A,0JO, 10 8I9.)9a,0o), coTeri?E a
multitude of JOBS and contracts, The
5hiriy-iLird Congfe.s, fluous for repeal.
ing the Missouri ComPromise, expende4
over S3,Go0,000 for printing, or eve
SiO,UO0 for each menher. Tne exPen'
scs of The Military establishment for III
year are near S26,00O.GQo.