Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-01-11
General & l)oIitirol.
REMARKS OF
HON. THADDEUS STEVENS,

Mr.. ssEvENs. rise for the purpose Of
stating the reason why 1 must vote against
this bill. I'is estimated for by no De-
partment Of the Government. 1t is call
ed for by no Department of the Govern
ment. think that if this House mean
! that the war shall be carried out to sue
cessful termination, it must be done in
such an economical manner as that the
people shall not become alarmed, and that
it shall not have to be abandoned before it
is finished. The ouly way to guard against
that is to use economy, and to restrain the
expenditures of the Government within all
possible bounds, consistent with carrying it
on properly,
Now, sir, the House ought to know
something about what it will be called on
to appropriate, according to the estimates
sent to US. The Committee of Ways and
Means will have to report deficiency bill
even after Congress appropriating $685.
100000 last July. We shall have to ap.
propriate from one hundred and sixty to
two hundred and fourteen million dollars
more to make up the deficiencies for this
fiscal year. We shall also have to report
a bill making an appropriation of S4l3,-
100000 for next year. We will thus have
to appropriate more than six hundred mil
lien dollars, without the addition of q sim
gle dollar beyond what is estimated for
Now, sir, that in itself is alarming. con-
fess do not see how, unless the expenses
are greatly curtailed, this Government can
possibly 60 on over six months. If We go
on increasing expenses, as we have been
doing, and as we propose to do by this bill
the finances, not only Of the Government
but OF the whole country, must give way,
and the people will be involved in one gen
eral bankruptcy and ruin.
Now what does this bill propose to do /?
We have already in the field an army of
six hundred and sixty thousand men. l
am told that eighty thousand of these. are
in kentucky, constituting the command of
General Buell.. If that be not enough, it
is most remarkable that out of the SIX hun
dred and sixty thousand now in the field,
enough cannot be spared to guard Ken.
lucky
had hoped that Kentucky was not SO
much in danger. We had rose -colored
view of the state of affairs in Kentucky in
the Presidents message. He informed us
that Kentucky had made such progress
that she was now able 10 take care of her.
self. We were told that Missouri was in
the same category, and would never more
be overrun. We were told the same thing
in respect to Maryland. But now it seems
to be thought that unless there is contin>
ued military occupation in Kentucky when
the Army Of the country has driven, the
enemy from the State, her own citizens
would not be sufficient to guard her. Sir,
if they be not sufficient, let her have as
many more troops as she calls for. In
Gods name, l would not expose Kentucky
to any danger, 1 had never supposed
there was any such danger there as that
suggested by the gentlemen from Illinois,
[Mr. Lovcjoyl But if there be any dan
ger that the troops there are not sufficient
to guard the State, after the enemy has
been driven off, let the Government order
just as many more as Kentucky requires.
1 can well understand how, if the troops
are withdrawn, there will be an immediate
rising of the rebels there. / have no doubt
that if our Army were to be withdrawn
from Maryland, she would be thrown into
secession in week. do not believe any
thing about the loyalty of the Maryland
people; do not know how it is that Ma
ryland has seven regiments in the service
of the United States and none in the rebel
service do understand where the Pres
ident gets his facts which he states in this
respect. | believe he is laboring under a
hallucination of mind upon this subjects as
fatal as that of Samson under the manip-
ulalions Delilah.
But, sir, as | said before, if they want
more troops in Kentucky, let more be sent,
> understand there are six hundred and
sixty thousand men under arms somewhere.
l do not know where they are. do not
see their tracks know they are lying
about somewhere, where they can be very
we'll spared. They are doing nothing
Let them be sent into Kentucky to guard
the country there while our troops are
marching beyond the State.
Bat now We are asked at novel kind
Of force shall be raised Of enty thousand