Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-06-14
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One million trO hundred and forty screen thou
sand nine hundred and f,centy-tirO dollars and
nineteen cents, against Wizards four thousand
eight hundred and thirty nine dollars and forty
two cents.
| have not included in this list almost innu-
merable agents for temporary purposes, messen-
gers, pages. &C., growing out of the necessities Of
the times, for example, such as those reported to
be experimenting the distribution of negroes over
the State. &c, nor the expenses of the bastard,
illegal bureau of finance.
The Executive department of the State has
burst the bonds of the little room that accommo-
dated Willard and his Secretary. and spread
itself almost all over the ground story of the
Capitol. Such is Repubcanism
may also, in this connection. give the State
debt:
In 1850 ................. .......... SO 17O, 900
In lS62 ii 100000
To obtain the amount of the State debt at this
time Governor Morton will have to be consulted,
as I do not know how much he has found il
necessary to increase il during the last eighteen
months
add also the total amount of taxable
property in 1850 ................ $3.50 ,37S 90
Total amount of taxable property in
1863 ......... ....'.......... 453, 455. OSs 90
Decrease - ......................... 1,55s34s 90
Total levied in 1850 ........-.. 4.471,l26 81
1853 SOS, ss3 90
Increase. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. sI,o34,757 80
In 1860 Buchanan was our President. The
country was about eighty millions in debt. The
payments from the national treasury, for all pur-
poses, were $50 900 900 year. We had low
tariffs, cheap goods, no military provost guards,
no provost marshals, United States assessors,
collectors, &c, a., &c, &c; no Government
spies, no stamp acts, no income tax, excise tax
revenue tax. direct tax. &c, &c. &C. &c.
In 1861, Mr.. Lincoln became, though by
minority of nearly million On the popular vote
our President. The country brstled with bayo-
nets: the land became red with blood, and the
heavens lurid from burning cities. Officers null
tpled till they became almost numerous az
the locusts o. Egypt The expenses of the Gov
eminent ran up to from three to five millions a
dav. and the amount plundered no man can ever
know. Congress enacted that paper was gold,
(they might with a. much practical truth have
asserted that mule was milking cow print
ing presses were put in operation to print gold
the supply abundant. officers and contractors
rolled up their sleeves and went in. The religion
of the meek and lowly Jesus, the Prince of
Peace was expelled the pulpts. and, in spirit. at
least the fire and sword religion of Mahomet,
substituted in its stead Mob violence became
the order of the day Free speech was prohibited.
Printing presses were destroyed. All safety for
property and person disappeared. Dungeons
overhowed with political prisoners
Taking. then, the expenses of Lincolns Ad-
ministration, at three millions day. the lowest
estimate Il have before me Cincinnati paper
of the date, June :, 1861. containing a dispatch
from Washington, saving that. upon a calcula-
ton Just made it is found that the Government
expenses are now four millions day the increase
being in part owing To the inflated prices of ne
cessaries, &c.;) but putting them at three mil
lions, We have for the year of three hundred and
sixty five days. there are no Sundays now one
thousand and ninety five millions year Add
two hundred and fifty millions a year, "a low
estmate) for fraudulent distractions and unau-
dited claims, and we have the sum of one thous-
and three hundred and forty FIVE millions of
national out-goes a year. Allowing the annual
income We now pay 10 be three hundred and forty
five millions il leaves our debt thousand
millions a year: and. at the end of Lincolns four
wears. leaves the national debt four thousand
millions.
Our State debt is over eleven millions: call il
ten. and make il an average of the State debts
and have three hundred millions of
State debts. We also have over two hundred
millions Of municipal corporation debts to be
paid by taxation on the property of the country
Our public debt, then, at the end OF Lincon's
four pears. cannot be less than follows:
National debt ............. s4eO0,O0O,OO0
Aggregate of state debS. 100000 600
Aggregate ofmuncipsl debts...... 2OO, 0O0,000