The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-07-01

vised An abstract of their report has been
given to the public. Not a aOord goes to
shosc that the Government has lost q cent By
them.
He next complains of General Fremont's
extravaganza, by which he says $780, 600
were spent in the erection of forts at ST.
Louis, the building of pontoon bridge at
Paducah, the construction of railroad cars
he purchase OF forage, and the like. Most
Of these were legitimate objects of expendi-
ture. 1t is not stated what proportion of
the whole sum was wasted, for we have
only general allegations, which are usually
safe, besides being convenient. 1t is GER
tain that the charge carries less than it ap-
| pears.
His last specification is the connection of
| Geo. D. Morgan with the purchase of YES
| sells for the navy, in which his commissions
reached $4,000 disapproved of the act
of the Secretary in employing a civilian on
such duty, at that time, and with that form
of compensation, and l voted for the reso-
| luton of censure on that ground. | do not
know that excessive prices were paid for
the vessels, aud believe that the purchases
were more fairly and honestly made than
were those under Buchanan for the Para
quay expedition.
These are the only items on which the
mountain of defamation is based. Ana
lyzed, they sink to insigni6canee. To be
sure, he quotes vague opinions and rash
declarations from two or three Senators
and Representatives bnt they are worth
! nothing, are not based upon evidence, and
represent nothing but the excited fancies of
| their authors. l wish it understood that
the fustian of the gentleman from Indiana
| about the corruption of the Administration
| ell
near the outbreak of the rebellion, and in
period of alarm and excitement such as has
never been witnessed in this country that
not one of them has been clearly proved
fraudulent; and that all of them can be ex-
planned as, for the most part, occurring
through the error, inexperence, or igno-
rance of new employees or agents. What
else could be expected, under the tremend-
Gus pressure of the great events which trans
pired in April, May, and the early summer
of 1861, when the very life of the nation
was in instant peril, and the most pro Zig
ious efforts were put forth to save it2-
Whoever expects the accuracy, method, and
security of ordinary transactions amid ouch
scenes and in the presence of such dangers,
is either iearfully ignorant Of practical
affairs, or unreasoningiy exacting. What
ever fra uds are now attempted, the Admin
istration and its friends will use every effort
10 prevent or correct, and they will do all
in their power to punish the fraudulent, in
different whether the blows fall upon friends
or foes. Upon this, all good men are
united.
Here ends the chapter of fact, as painted
by the gentleman from Indiana leaving
which, he disports with even greater fresh
ness in the domains of fancy. We have
seen how disgusting and dstorting have
been lis versions of past events. How
much richer and roster are his fervid in
ventions, we will see hereafter.
Having shown how large the debt is and
Will be, he proceeds to narrate what sums
the people will annually pay, making it up
in four grand items:
Interest ON public debt, (Which he
considers '' very low estimate 300, 900, 900
Ordinary expenses of Governments. 15t ,0O9 600
Pensions, (Which, he says, g no we'll
Informed person will pretend will be
less tAAn lou, OOO,OO0
Margin for claims, contingent expens
es. 5O,OOO,OO5
Grand S4O0, 900, 900
OF course this is fabulous and preposter-
ous The gentleman from Massachusetts
(Mr Dawes) has shown its utter gro uDd-
iessness. The estimate of interest is thrice
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swelled much beyond present size. 1t is
twice as large as it will be, if the debt
should reach one thousand millions, for be
calculates upon a mnch higher rate of in
terest than Government is paying or will
pay, and much larger debt than it has or
will have. As to his estimate of ordinary
expenses, it is one tnlrd too high. There
is no reason why they should exceed one
hundr millions, upon the cessation of
hostiiities. They are more likely to be less
than greater, His estimate for pensions
100 600, OOOl is absurd beyond ali compar-
ison He says he meant to include the
bounty of 500 to soldiers in it; but that
is not part of our annual payment, for Gov
ernment does not propose to give the bOun-
ty more than once. The gentleman from
Massachusetts allowed S24 100000 for pen
sions per annum. The pension bureau esti-
mate the sum at So, 600, 600 and our pen
sion committee at $9,00O,O 900 per annum.
The gentleman from Indiana is sixteen
times beyond the one, and twelve beyond
the other. -E
A margin of $50, 900. 900 per annunn, for
claims, contingents, and unforeseen expenses
is five times what will be needed.
The gentleman from Massachusetts Mr..
Dawes) estimates the annual expenses, upon
the basis of present debt, at $20l 678, 053.
Some of his figures are too liberal; but this
sum will allow the creation of a considera-
BILE sinking fund to pay the debt. Yet his
calculations reduce those of the gentlemen
from Indiana fifty per cent. AT most our
expenses will not be over one-half the esti-
mate of the gentlemen on the other side.-
Our tariff will yield an average of $780,
900, OOQ per annum, thus further reducing
the direct burtheus of the people Sir,
know that taxes are unwelcome, and tax
gatherers rarely received with pleasure.
But when the people of the loyal States re-
member that this is the purchase money
for their freedom, the security of their prop
erty, the safety of themselves and families,
and the preservation of the unity of this
people and the vigor of this Government;
when they further remember that all these
precious rights and interests have been put
in jeopardy by a base and wicked band of
conspirators, who have long plotted and
labored, with Internal hate and supernal
skill that whilst plotting against the Gov
eminent, they were, by the conniVance of
deceitfui Presidents and treacherous Secre-