Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-12-13

tcuIars, fpfciaIiy Wv UNFINISHED on ten,
eoace. sugar and eIempnug good. in ware.
houses and on sh'pboard. The dlaereno-
Was dIsadvantsgeous 10 the revenue ~hil.a
potential cause OF reduced rates NAV h. loabI
in the changed circumstances Of the c,un.
try. proving unfasorabls 20 foreign cum.
mefee. These circumstances compel HIN I,
r-du,e h'- estimate for 90 from the rsy,np.
frOn 81 900 900 10 $50, los coz n.
estimate. from receipts from lands and mis-.
eeliapsoos .ourees he reduce, from 3.OO0.
600 to 1854 ,O6?.
The only other souHs Of revenue /. the
direct tar authorized by Congress, which II
increased u the limit proposed by The sc.
Rotary and assumed by states the further
SUN of SoO. OOO. 900 may 10 expected. lie
aggregate Of revenue may h. thu. '-iiu,tsl
q, s5i,55s Cos which Is sos 49, 7l le,
than ,b. estimate. Of July The Seer-,arr
state. thu, his estimate of July were h,.,i "
III. rai.ins OF $50 600 volunteers, and an
inersas. OF the army by i regiments DO,
alter that repor, had been closed, Consr-,,
authorized the acceptance by the Pro.,lsni
OF 100000 men, BESIDE. additional comra.
nice add officers Tai, large increase hl.
and ma't nsccssar y augment expenditure
far beyond the limit. indicated b, original
estimation. which will h. ,ull farther ~.
tended by the increase Of tie navy. aud a..
di,ional appropriation. are asked Tor
OF the-e additional appropriations, az.
9sj. 566.27 were authorised by the &C. 4
Las, session. and sli3. 1870 .9OO.27 are n5~
s.toi for. making an aggregate, incIgdin.
So. 80 .933. indefinite appropriate u
GELS. eOi,i: rOrrovide ,bo.e l.r;e 'gm,
retrenchmsn, and reform are ini,.Prn.lfs,
contracts should b. subjected 10 .,ricf .uT,r.
vision, contractors 10 risorou, responsibility.
all unnecessary oslee. should b. stoli,h.i.
and 'alarie. and pay materially rslucri
While thus Recommending rctrenchmsnl,
he feels himself constrained 90 review tie
suggestions heretofore submitted by him,
,ha, the property u rebel. should he mais
10 pay. IN par, =, least. the co,i ~ tie -
belIion Property Of grea, value IN The
loyal Stat. i' held by proprietor. virtually
gagged 10 guilty attempt. u break Up H.,
Union, which !, justly forfeited 10 the -.
pie. ahd which should h. subjected 10 So
ques,ratIun or contscation. and proceed.
applied 20 the satisfaction Of claim. arising
from the war. The property Of rebel, IN
rebel State should be treated in the sane
manner. The right. TO service. under State
I laws mus, Of necessity form an exception -
any rule Of cons.c.tion. Persons held ~
rrbcls, under such laws, TO service - slave.
may. however. he Justly liberated from 'h'
eon.trsin,. and made mors valuable in var.
on. cmp,oymcuu through voluntary an
compensated srriec, than u eouh.atsi I.
subjects Of property.
The Secretary siy, that the most 'arrei
duty Of American people now requires -,
concentration Of all their energie. and r..
source. TO the establishment Of she Uni'u,
and -ound policy would .ecm 10 suggest 30
extension OF foreign trade, but NOR ah.J.
lutte reliane. on American labor. American
skill and American .oil. he rrcommsnii
that the du,iss on tea, COTE, and Sugar =
increased to Q / . cent. pr pound On hrlsn
sugar. cents on clayed, ~ c,nn on green
tcs, s CENTS on cna-s. and that no other 81.
t.rat,ons of tariff b. made unless further
experience shall demonstrate the necessity
lie deem. IL necessary 10 increase the 81.
rec, tar 90 . to produce irom loyal STAT.
q rs,,nu. Of nj least ~ coo .OOO, and laying
soch duties on stills. distilled liquor,. O..
baccc, bark notc-, csrriages. lre,eie, On
paper. evidence. Of debt and col,cyaucr. Of
prorsr,y. and other like property "w..l
produe an equal, additional SUN. The 10.
come t,I will probably produce ~ 900 100,
making an aggregate Of 50.0O 900.
Tho Secretary !. aware that the SON ],
large. bot seeing no probability 81 ~ nue.
sic--dipg 10000 600 during the current
year. he feel. that he must not shrink irou
o plain statement Of sc,usl necessities u
the situation. Two fih' OF one Per cent.
on real and personal property Of the loyal
State. ill produce ~ ,ccO 900, The rror9.si
income tar adding lO,OoO.Oo0. The Sore.
tAry recommends plan for national cir
eulatnn Of notes. the features Of which as
. circulation OF notes bearing q common
Impression. and authenticated by common
authority. The redemption Of the notes hy
the associations aud institutions 90 which
they nay lie delivered for Issue. aud the o.
curity OF that reiern piion by pledge Of I'M.
te States stock. and an adequate rrovi'ion
OF specie An important ad'anIsge 10 the
people by the plan, would 10 IN the IN
creased security OF the Union, .pringins
from the common interest 10 10, pr~--rI.'
ton. created by The distribution al q. stocks
q associations throughout the country a'
the basis Of their eirca.a.iVn. Add the
Secretary .ntertA!r' d.. opinion that II a
credit circulation h. desirable, It Is met
desirable IN ihi. form.
! lie state. that it is earnestly hoped, AMI
not without Sufficient grounds, that the
present. war may te brough. to ala auspi
ciCu. termination Selure mid summer. and
in that event the provision Of revenue by
the taxation recommended. will amply sui.
hce for financial .Iieensis. without add.
t'onaI loans. aud enable the government A.
once 10 be,in "A r,dlctlou al IN, .1t.tin-