St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-08-11

CANNOT, tue correctness OF every other
element in his calculation.
1t IS no part of my purpose to in
qulre whether his Democratic friend,
Mr.. Letcher, deceired him, or whether
the learned Judge intended to deceive
the people with mere play on the
words organized territories"
But to Obviate all cavil on the sub.
Ject, | invite comparison of the ex-
penses OF the administrations of Messrs.
Buchanan and Pierce, and the admin.
istrations of Messrs Taylor and Fill
more which Immediately preceded.
From the official records before ci-
ted, 1t will be perceived that the ag-
gregate expenses of the government
for the seven years commencing June
80, 1858, and ending June 80, 1860,
exclusive of the indefinite appropria.
tions and deficiencies for the last two
years, amount to 1921, ,969,232 or
an average of $75,424,l76O7 per an
mum, since the Inauguration of Frank
lin Pierce. During this period it is
estimated that payments have been
made, on account of public debt prin-
cipal and interest, and for redemption
OF treasury notes, amounting to $685.
966,043.9s, making the average ex-
penses for ordinary purposes $66, ,000,-
455 so. For the four years of Mr..
Fillmore's administration intervening
between that of Mr.. Polk and Mr..
Pierce, the aggregate expenses
amounted to Sl94,370,495l4 (of
which $2s, ,6s5, ,050.49, was on account
of public debt, or an average of $4S,-
592, ,623. .2S per annum : and exclusive
of payments on the public debt SAL
42l ,Ol2.62s per annum. Hence the
administration of the government by
this Democratic party has cost the
people. for a period of seven years,
S24,579,442s7l per annum more than
its immediate predecessor. Since the
close of the latter, on the 4th of March,
1858, our territory has not been in
creased except by the insignificant
Gadsden's purchase, which is still des-
titute of separate territorial govern
ment the standard, and probably the
commercial value of the dollar has
not been changed: our population has
not increased to exceed five millions
no change has since been made in the
manner of computing the revenues of
the Post Office Department no new
territorial governments have been es-
tablished except Washington, Kansas
and Nebraska hence the government
has no elements of expense which did
not then exist, to occasion an uDpre-
cedented increase OF disbursements
And in this calculation more than JUS
tce has been done to the Democracy ::
in crediting their expenditures with
the amount paid on account Of the
public debt: for they have created
new debts almost equal to the entire
amount paid on the old one.
This immense increase of expendi-
lures has occurred during a period of
profound peace with all the world, if we
except the unauthorized war against
Kansas and Utah :; and this increase
is constantly augmenting i'll a ratio
far above the increase of service per-
formed This may be illustrated by
reference to the workings of any one
of the Departments for example, the
Post Master General says in his last
report, that the total annual transport
alton of the mails compared with the
previous year has been increased 5ll
per cent, and the total cost of service
lI.46 per cent. : being net excess of
1875 (l2I per cent over the previ-
Gus year ; although the cost of sub
sistence and labor had greatly dimin-
ished, and the relative value of gold
as greatly increased.
5th By ,ehom are these immense sums of
money chiefly pad!
From statement No. 81, page 3ll
of the last annual report of the Sec
retary of the Treasury, it will be seen
that the revenues for the last five
years preceding June 80, 1858, derived
from all sources except postages was,