The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1862-01-22

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Government. We may expect to be called
on to pay during the present year Federal
tax of from 100000 to 100000. This is
rendered necessary by the heavy expendi-
lures incurred by the General Government
certain. States Of the. Union. "A resort to
loans has been and must continue to be
necessary to meet these expenses, and pru-
dence and sound economy require that the
General Government shall not he compelled
to borrow money to pay the interest accru
ing upon leans. The interest upon loans
made and to be made must be met by actu.
tual payment, and not by incurring further
indebtedness. The capitalists of the coun-
try have thus far responded nobly to the
calls made upon them by the Government,
and have given it assistance and support as
necessary as that rendered by the soldiers
in the field. Six hundred thousand gallant
men, Of whom twenty Thousand are from oui
own State, are in arms, giving their labor
Their health, and their lives, for the country
and we are asked to give a lit Of our sub
tance to the same good cruise. e ssa.
have caused to be prepared from docl.
ments in the Office of the Auditor of State a
table, hereto appended, giving some interes-
ting information touching the taxes paid by
our people. 1t will perhaps be a matter oi
surprise to many that the taxes for the sup
port of the State Government bear 50 small
proportion to the entire amount of taxes
paid. 1t appears from this table that the
whole amount oftaxes for all purposes fol
1861 WIS 81, 700, 900, and that Of this amoun,
only 100000 was expended from the State
for tota In l.
900 were expended from the several County
Treasurers, for county and other purposes
Iregard this table as useful, for this am onq
other reasons, viz: that the people have
been led to believe that the great bulk OF
taxes were caused by thelexpenditures of the
State Government under appropriations
made by the General Assembly, and they
have been taught to look to,a reduction oil
State expenses as the means of relief from
taxation. This table shows clearly and con.
clusively that of every s5,66 paid by TIE
people Of the State as taxes, but one dollar
reaches the State Treasury OF used for State
purposes, while the other s., ,o6 are retained
in the county and used for county and other
purposes. would not desire our people tc
relax their vigilant supervision of State ex-
pepses, but am of opinion this informa.
ton may lead them to give as viglant su-
peryision to the expenditures of their respec
tive counties, where equal vigilance is, in
my judgment, equally needed. 1t is evi-
dent from an inspection of the table, show
ing the amount Of taxes paid and the purpo.
ses for which paid, that If it be deemed de.
sirable to decrease our present expenditures
by an amount equal or approximating to the
amount of taxes required by the General
Government, much the greater amount OF
such reduction must be made in the taxes
levied for other than State purposes.
In some particulars the expenses of the
State may be materially less for the next
than for the last two years The appropri-
alton Of SI9,50O for ths Revised Statutes
was temporary and will not be again ,requi-
red. The amount appropriated for past in
debtednes of the Penitenfiary, S38, 800. has
icarly paid that indebtness, and but NOM
inal sum will be needed for that purpose -
The amount appropriated for the general
support of the prison has been so well man
aged that the amount thereof unexpended is
deemed by the Warden sufficient for the
next two years, SO that the amount Of $685.,
900 appropriated at the last regular session
for that purpose need not be renewed in
whole or in part. OF the amount of $75,-
600. annropriated at the /, st session far an.
shine the centre and E,st VINO of tha Tn.
sane z svhm about ana l,of, re,na;n nnex
nsnded which balance with COO nOo now
= sLed for IL doomed snff;cen,s IN conniete
tha whole bn;Id;no So that ths ,nnropr;a
t;on M nasdad l far constrnct;on account p in tha,
;nst;tnt;on NAV ha AKA f,o0 ,ass Thar a. ths
last session The R,;nS Asvlmm at Vinton
;s now nnder covar and NOT Eohla to ;n;urv
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