The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-09-26

As will be seen, this statement includes only
the largest items Of appropriations.
DEMOCRATIC CHARGES.
Among the numerous false and ridiculous char
ges made against the Republican party, We find
the following
1.-The Republican party. during Eve years al ns rule,
increased the labi OF the State million enc hun
bred and frty eight thunand. seven hundred snd thirty
four dollars AMI nine cents '-LtnssRg Joarsdi
As matter of curiosity, We will show how 40
| absurd a result is reached.
In the first place, the amount of Republican
reduction of the State debt is whitfield down to Q
mere cypher Then to this is added the amount
due the trust funds-principa! and imteresf ;
the Saul canal loan of $4,000 90; the renew
al and temporary loans of 1858, which appear in
| the account of State indebtedness: and also the
balance due counties account with the Audi.
tor General. The only one of these items neces-
sary TO explain here is the last mentioned.
All lands in the different counties, on which the
taxes remain unpaid, returned to the office OF
the Auditor General; and on such return, the
amount of taxes due is credited to the several
counties When such taxes are paid, or the
lands are sold the counties entitled to receive
the amount credited to them, after deducting
their appOrtOned amount Of State tax and not be-
fore. To charge this amount due the counties a.
one of the liabilities OF the State" is therefore
supremacy ridiculous. By such a queer system
of double entry and false charges, the sham de.
mOcracy arrive at the astounding result We have
quoted.
The wonder is that they should stop At the
sum they have specified; for by such a liberal
disregard OF facts and sense, they might have
made thu amount almost any sum they chose.
THAT FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS.
One OF the principal arguments which the dem
ocratic politicians employ ia this campaign, is the
charge that the Republicans have lost $50, 600
of the Saul canal loan. In order to place this
matter in its proper light, and also to quiet the
apprehensions of these sensitive individuals, We
quote the following truthful statement of the De-
troit Tribune, with regard to the securities OBJ
tanned for this sum.
"a fall report has been received from a competent
person employed TO make abstract Of the title to the
Des ey and F. Ha,Ieton to the State OF Michigan for
the collateral security of the $50 O0o of the SAut Ste
Marie. Canal loan above mentioned
The ,rtgsge H. $40 acres Of land situated
mainly in Genesee saginaw Midland and Tuscola eoun-
ties
'Oyer 600 acres Of these lan e were located in 1885,
known the Brent Lands" ami among the most
valuable timbeel and unimproved lands the county Of
Genesee These lands alone werth at cash auAtion
than the amount OF the mortgage, is we'll known
:" the writer of this from personal knowledge for many
years Of the lands in question There therefore,
longer remain doubt to The ultimate security u the
$50 600 due the State upon this loan.
1t gives pleasure To make this announcement The
more, have been those no have hese
tOfOr- placed very little confidence in the value Of the
security in question Z"
DEMOCRATIC NoN-PAYAENr OF INTEREST.
The democracy are wont to boast of the large
amount they kept on hand in the Treasury, and
left to the Republican party; Notwithstanding
the keeping of large sum in the Treasury was
regarded by Gov. Parsons as detrimental to the
interests of the State. But had they performed
their duty in the single matter of the payment OF
interest upon the State debt, which they left I'M
paid during only the last five years of their rule,
the amount they would have left on hand in the
Treasury, when they went ont of power, would
have been slightly reduced; as the following ex-
hibit shows: