St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1863-01-08


The account of the State with the Uni
ted States for It's quota Of the direct war
tax Of is substantially as follows, viz
Whole tar tlos,5e4 90
Amount paid by State Trea.
Accounts for war expendt. -
lures to April LIST, 1862, ..s fl.-.d|
rendered In July, 1863, 1881 10
Amount ,s. IN Treasury Dec ,s a4c 81 -.
I, Accounts for war expendi. -.E-g 5fa1 SIS q
lures accrued since Aprll r.. .r. i
1st, 1862, and not YET o ,oo ~ "a. ~ -
Discount allowed for collee- '.-.s@
s s'nn OF the 'AA " 1o,ooo-s4,1ss %
Thus leaving balance to be provided
for Of t14,S25 81
This sum can be readily liquidated out
of the claims that have already accumula-
ted against the United States, on account
of the expenditures arising out of the war,
in defence of the Union or the Indian war,
and the State would again be reimbursed,
and that, probably, in few months, from
the war taxes Of 1862, coming into the
Treasury, so that the direct war tax Of the
United States is really thus amply provi-.
dcd for, and the two mills or war tax, need
not be levied for the year 1863. s... 3
In consideration of the onerous taxation,
to which the people have been subjected,
in some parts of the State, and the break
ing up Of social organization in many: of
the frontier counties by the Indian war,
every item of superfluous taxation should
be abandoned; at the same time, the
amount of taxation should be insisted on,
that is absolutely necessary TO provide for
the current expenses of the Government.
The war loan authorized at the extra
session was negotiated upon favorable
terms. The Messrs. Thompson Brothers,
of Saint Paul, having taken it at one and
one fourth per cent. above par, in bonds
bearing an interest of seven per cent,
which yields to the State the sum Of
$lOl, $50 90.
BY my advice, and with the consent Of
the Mcssrs. Thompson, the Commissioner
of Public Lands took fifteen thousand Of
the loan on account of the permanent
School fund
The amount Of State Scrip outstanding, e..
on Dec. 1st 1861, was $4S, 267 As
The amount Of State Scrip outstanding,
ON Dec. LIST, 1862 5,9lS OS
Making difference of 1850 81
This is surprisingly small increase when
the disturbed condition of the country, the
fact that an extra session of the Legisla-
ture has occurred, and the const quelt
extraordinary demands upon the Urea ;ury
are considered The probability is that
one half OF this scrip is even now in the
hands of County Treasurers, to the credit
Of the State. ma
Among the most gratifying facts, as
stated by the Treasurer, is the amount Of
taxes which has been paid in, during the
past year, in comparison with the amounts
received in former and more peaceful
years.
The State taxes collected in 1850 amd to s.
1862 l33,OOl II
Doubtless the larger amount collected
in 1862, Notwithstanding the disordered
condition of the country is owing, in q
great degree to the beneficent act Of the
late Legislature, in reference to the delin'
quent taxes that had accumulated in the
years following the financial crisis Of 1857
which in certain towns and counties, owing
to the extravagant assessments OF "the in
hated period" exceeded the money value
of the property. 49,.
I contemplated asking you to adopt
some measures for approaching our State
warrants, which for some time past have
been selling below par, to the detriment Of
the State, which in making contracts with
other parties has been compelled to make
good the discount that ruled in the
market, by all increased price of such OF
her creditors as are compelled to take scrip
at par; and of the several State officials
who for this cause, have received twenty pei
cent. less than their nominal salaries I am
led to hope, however, from the very fattering
assurance which the statement of the
Treasurer gives Of an improvement in our
finances, that the scrip now outstanding
will, in consequence Of this, rapidly appre.
ciate in value and shortly cease to enter
into the circulation Of the country to the
degree it has heretofore, and that before
the close of the year, warrants upon the
Treasury will be promptly paid in cash.
RELIEF FOR REFUGEES.
It is among the many unfortunate re.
suits of the Sioux war, that thousands oil
our frontier people, who, with their tami.
lies had heretofore lived in comfort, were
deprived Of the very necessaries Of lite, and
their absolute support, thus was devolved
upon our exhausted Treasury.
Its fair assumption that for months
fully one tenth part of our entire popula-
ton was distressed for their needful shelter
food and clothing.
Thousands of these people so suddenly
made dependent upon the charities Of the
world, fled to St. Peter, where they were
provided for, and in any hundreds reached
st. Paul, Anoka, Minneapolis and othe,
river towns.
The State appropriated twenty-five thou
sand dollars, to relieve their most pressing
wants, and to this sum has been added BY
the generous donations Of citizens of New
York, Boston, Philadelphia, Columbus
Dayton, ,Xena aud Cincinnati, the further
sum Of five thousand one hundred ninety.
three dollars.
From the Report Of Chief Commiss
Toner Berkey, You will learn with what ex
cellent discretion and with how great ben
eft to the recipients this sum of over thirty
thousand dollars has been disbursed, unde,
the great embarrassments which have ut
tended his labors and those Of his col
leagues.
The daily appeals which were made to
them had to be answered, not Us their OWL
| feelings might dictate, but as they. as pub.