The Placer herald., 1862-04-05
Expenses of the War and Issue of Treasury
Notes,

| NOLCS.
The editor of the New York Express, the
Hon. James Brooks, is at Washington, and
speaks his mind freely of what is going on
the. e. The following, from late letter to
the Express, in relation to the expenses of
the Government, and the issue of inconver
tible Treasury notes will attract attention:
"As my idea of patriotism is, to proclaim
the truth when the truth alone (even though
frightfuD can do good, and though the pro-
clainalion of that truth may be temporarily
harmful-l even deem it duty to write, in
order to wake up the country to the fact,
that the expenditures of this Government are
now so s,upendous that they must break the
country down, unleSs the taxation IS imnaedi
ate. But this statement OF a fact in terms
so general is not enough alarming to wake
up the country, or the Ways and Means
Committee, unless pa, a,ticuarize, rs well as
gcneralize. Hen e, must add, that for four
or six weeks, the expenditures of the Gov
ernment have been full three millions every
day, and that the week ending Saturday Of
last week they averaged nearly four millions
every day. 1t is true, very true, that in the
Treasury Department they are making money
fast-and that they could make it faster, if
on the present plates it could bo printed
faster-but it is not the less true that they
are not making it half rs fast rs needed
and if the expenditures are to be four mil,
lions per diem, only some eight or ten cylin
der Hoes press can make the money as fast
as it will be needed. The Secretary Of the
Treasury signs warrants as slow y as possible.
The certificates from the Treasury are issued
as slowly as possible The Auditors do not
hurry; the big contracts are scarcely attended
to, and only the more immediate and pressing
necessities are provided for; but, notwith
standing all this, the Treasury Paper Mint
can not half supply the demand on the
Treasury for its paper mooney. Hence the
increasing discount on Treasury certificates. {"
Them" Sardines."
Not long ago a western landlord, somewhat
noted for bis blunders, took it into his head
to get up ball at his cavern" As he I'M
tended to do the thing up brown, and have
things on a big augur plan, he fancied that
a few "store fixings" would be great addi-
ton 10 the bill of fare of pork and turkey
He therefore made inquiry among his friends,
and found that the on y deicacy in the mar
ket at that season of the year was sardnes.
Accordingly he sent for two dozen boxes Of
sardines; but his chirography was Sd villain
ously bad that it was in terpreted to be "two
dozen boxes syringes" The night of the
party came, and supper time drew near; the
landlord looked anxiously down the street
for the stage that was to bring the principal
dish on the BILL At last it arrived, and with
it package for the expectant landlord
Directly there was great outcry, and sound
of cursing in the bar room. The entire party
rushed out to see what was the matter, and
there stood Boniface as mad as turkey
cock, putting and blowing with rage. "See
therev said he: ~ sent to Dubuque for two
dozen boxes of sardines for supper to night,
and the cussed fool has sent me twenty three
boxes of them id pewter squirt guns, and
saws that's all there is in markell"
An advertisement appears in the Hamilton
&c. wy Times, calling for one hundred
'healthy negroes" to enter the services of the
Australian Cotton Association, in New South
Wales and Queensland. Passage paid and
f2l ($s4) per annum, with rations are the
inducements.
If you and your sweetheart vote upon the
marriage question, you for it and she against
it, don't Aatter yourself as to its being tie.
"Do YOU see anything ridiculous in this
wig?" said brother Judge to Curran.
"Nothing but the head" he replied.