Sauk Rapids frontierman. [volume] (Sauk Rapids, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1860, 1859-09-29

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Democracy. adopted by, the Cincinnati
K Convention, was ssthat ii is. The duty DC
every branch of the COVE n1lent to,s s. en- en-
force and practice the most rigid econ,-
,ny5in conducting our public affairs md
that no more / re venue :rniagh be raised
than is nsce ssary to defray the Eecessary
Iexpe uses of the government. and fcr the
gradual but. certuin extinction of the
public debt This lwassno new doctrine
with our party Mr.. Guthrie, ltl1e Sec
lretary ttpf tha, reasury under Gen
Pierce, had urged the reduction Of the.
revenue h order.to avoid extravagant
and wastefil appropriations by congress.
i'm hiss annual report, for 1850. he said. u
IS Economvsis .Aalegislatiyeia as W ELL as AM
administrative virtue, which il is easy to-
ieomnend and prescribe rules for; but
which ii IS. difficult to observe, with az
overfiowing treasury and strong out-
side pressure;s IN and aga ia, ia aTsubse Il
quent part ol his reports hes "a US: h I'm
der conviction that we were collect
ing under the existing tariff more rev
enuc than 4 present economical admin
isfsations III the government, andRa wise.
and prudent outlay for the future, made
necessary Or called for, and also under
the conviction that an oyerfowing treas.
pry would induce wastefuI and extraval-s
gaaf extpe nslitnFes, IA li6dification u: the
Iafif of Is56, andsla red uctionsS of the
reyentle licnl Gust oIns, VAS sslggested ia
my first report on the fipances and re-
evsd III boih hi ssnaibse ode lt reports,
and u nov u gain repeated, with, II pos
sibln IA shriner conviction gifts necessity
and propriety, md for the salnssrensons. i
md others HINT gould 81 Id BE- named sa
Acting in compliance with these,
statese manlike sugg eslions, Congress, il
1857, reduced he tariff. Re revenue
was AdiHinishe " For instance, ttes re Y
ceiptsslrotn customs for the fiscal year
ending June Goth, 1856 were $64 OH
eG3s5 while the receipts for the year.
ending June Both, 1858, (the first year;
of ties new tariff IL 1857, fell Is S4 i, - s.
750.620 90 The receipt would have
been greater for the year nding in 1855,
had il moi been for the reyuision in bus Il
si1ess The reduction Of. the receipts.
into The treasury has already had a
wholesome effect id checking extraya-
gance. YsssSsjssstsf ags IN is@aSss1hss
Lgt itl be remembered, alao, that the,
Indapendens ~ Sub Treasury System,
was d measure Of he form III the custody
Of the public money, iir,stitnted byy The
lDenocfacy Itshas been successfully
yindicated siflsits saving results n pre-
vented the public money In theahands of
collectors or other agents Of the govern
rneht from being deposited in private
banks; and italso provided that \ failure
on the part Of d public officer to pay
over or produce the moneys entrusted
to his keeping should be- takento be- pr
Nv Iocis evidencesof mbazzlement " 81 u
Such are somssof the great sandsper-
nnaDsnt measures brought forward byI
thu Democracy ~ promote economy.
III viii do b5o harm lor our oppoi lents,
wklle they dsal III indiscriminafe charges
sof e1traRag ar1cey TO- remember that Az
ample u " bette int rocior than prec4pt.I
They hadsan opportunity 70 aet. good
example when they had the organiza-,
lion " thea House III re representatives. of
Fthe Emitted States, MI. Banks being
Speaker. Now, i have here the Report
Epf IN A renstssfsof the United States for
Ethe yeSr 1856 from which n appears
|Etkat the auopnt .ef The public money OK.
pended ny that house ter sscsl lds'fosss
|ststns ANN! I! I. dfst seven months u y