Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-03-24
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HON. D. W. V00R HE ES,
OF INDIANA
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Delivered I'm the House OF Hepresent-
atives Of the . ntted States,
march .. 1897.
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OF INDIANA.

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Bot on this vital question Of the rapid decrease
Of our labor.ng population. aud the consequent
pros,rstiou Of The general welfare. / will doubt !
less be met By an indignant denial from The other
side OF the chamber submit. therefore. The FOL |
lowing extract from the late message of the
President:
81 again submit 10 your consideration the expediency
Of establishing syst for The ereourassmeni Of irnfni-
grafton Although this OK national wealth and
strength flowing with ser freedom than for
years before the nsuFreceH occurred, there l.
sill deficiency in every he. Of industr, e-peei
ally IN agriculture, aud ~ our mines, well Of iron a.
tn precious metals While the demand for labor ! thus
here of thousands Of Persous destitute Of
rsmuneratve occupation are hronging our foreign con-
solaes. and Offering emigrae the United states.
essential. bet cheap assistance can be afforded
them"
lam friend Of the fOreigner-to the stran-
ger who seeks our shores to ENJOY liberty, or 20
increase his stores stood BY him when the
Executive and his chief supporters took the mid
night oath TO disfTanchse him because OF his re-
lgious faith. anu oppressed him ~ al our Dor
ders | welcome him how with warm and
tence hand 10 the equal enjoy ment OF all that
remains OF shattered aud de;aced institutions
But with what sorrow ful emotions will the peo-
pie of this once proud land listen 10 the voice OF
America pleading with the populations OF Eu-
rope and offering them pecuniary inducements
TO come and take the places Oi our lost and dead
fiji the empty chairs around bereavec hire
sides-to supply the demand which war and
death have made in the cOrntelds and at harvest
timei And vet the desIroyiug angel - To con-
tinue TO hover in every blast; the fierce spirit of
the glass and scythe is pursue his insatIate ca
reer; the flower of manhood are 10 be cut
down; strangers from foreign lands are TO Occu
py their seats and IT j. treason TO attempt
TO stay this horrd holocaust of human sacrifice
By a restoration of the Government upon the
principles which were satisfactory 10 Washing
ton, The rebel chief Richmond. Who makes
open war against the Union. aud the Executive
here who does not make war for II. and who
would not accept it, restoration TO-DAY oa the
ancient doctrines Of the Constitution. are en-
gagged by consumption force and violence in hur
ing against each other the unwilling aud peaceful
populations OF every section: bleeding. palpita
ting aud nangled, TO struggle, TO combat aud 20
die. like the giadial0rs IN the ampitheatre of
Rome. butchered To make Roman holiday
These facts which will not escape history,
aud yet, the consent OF the governed IL the just
of power which public ruler can exer
else in free government. aud we fondly imagine
that we still are free,
But in immediate alliance with the question of
population arises the consideration OF the amount
of burthen which is to be- borne While looking
the hand IN sadness and grief at the de-
pletion and destruction OF the labOrlng masses,
we are compelled to turn anu gaze win appre-
henSion and terri at the frightiui proportions,
aud increasing magnitude OF our public indebt-
edness As the ability Of the people 20 meet tax
alton becomes each day more feeble, the de-
mands upon their toll and their resources accu-
muste with appalling velocity. shall deal in
cold and steady figures. What | assert upon
the subject Of the national debt stand prepared
to make good. time. the test Vf truth. has
done for me heretofore. On the 2lst day OF
l-eD iii 4 ia no oil
statement:
T is safe then. conclude that the year that is to
come and which just entering-the second
year Of wsr-w swell the Indebtedness of this
eminent to the alarming sum OF S2,OVO,O0O,OOO'
The fierce clamnr which broke upon my head
here and elsewhere. for that statement. will not
be easily forgotten | was honored by an official
contradiction from the Secretary OF the Treasury
himself, produced on this floor by the gentleman
from Massachusetts Mr. Dawes Then came
the indignant outcries of injured patriotism from
the throats of that venal and -savish class VINO
earn the favor o. princes. and purchase the priv
ileges of plumber by echoing the words of their
master But appealed to time for my vIndica-
tioiI. and now here again to-day, challenge my
accusers TO the issue
On the 9th day of March, 1863, when the
Thirty seventh Congress adjourned. less than one
year from the date of NV estimate. the appropri
ations of money from the Federal Treasury. IN
the payment OF the public expenditures. stood as
iolowsi
First session sTth Congress s'Is0Il 500
second cIc,lO9.6OO
Third .--.---.-.-'--.- s'i'i<o.i'o
Total amount. ~ lbs, SO 200
Ii will thus be seen. that ia less than the time
by me specified in my -pesch OF May 2lst. 1862,
that same Congress- ot which Was then a mem
her. appropriated 81 2s .3O9 .2OO more than even
predicted would be consumed bv our alarming
rate OF expense Reports NAV be written BY
able and skillful pens. aud speeches NAV toe made
by eloquent anu plausible tongues, ia order To
disguise these figures. nnd deude the people still
further Ia their ruin. but the murder OF the ma
tons welfare AT last will out aud bankruptcy
like att uneasy aud troub eel ghost. with it, shriv
ecd lace anu skeleton fingers. viii come TO
plague aud torment the ttlihess murjererS. Ii
NAV tic an unweieome task 10 portray these facts
now, but the hour is fast approaching IN which
the and daughters OF honest toll will lay
bitter maledictions on the authors OF this Op-
preston. and thank those who have pointed out
their danger.
In the report of the Secretary of the Treasury
submitted at the opening OF the present session OF
Congress. tnd his estimate for the fiscal year
eddlng June 81, 1864. OF the expenses OF the GOV
erumeut amounting Ia 81 Oy9 .13l 500 IL is true
that ne amuses the country by a conjecture
that considerable portion OF that sum will not
be expended al the close oil the nScai year. lie
asks that Il may all be Appropriated. but gently
intmates that some OF IL may remain in his hands.
not paid out the 30Ih June. 1854 But mas
much We have already at this session passed
deficiency bills over and above his estimates TO
the extent of more than a hundred millions OF
dollars. must decline making any calculation
upon any lower basis than the iull amount OF ms
own figures. Then taking the appropriations
already made no to March 4th, 1853. Is above
stated:
s2,Iss. 500 200
Add the estimate Of the Secretary up
June 40 lStf. i,0s97a 800
s3.2ss, 90, leu
We thus have from the official records an in
isb,edness the 30th of June next. more
than four months distant reaching the sum OF
three thousand two hundred and twenty eight
millions. forty one thousand hundred and
aIty dollars Psus, Tor moment We sweating
TAX payers. and comprehend ii you can the weigh;
of this load. pause With you Tor my heart Is
now at home cingIng 10 the scenes Of intelligent
sasoandry which | rsps esent here, anu which
seek 10 save iron desolatOn.
But the Secretary OF the Treasury has civ en-
rs forecast Of another year OF the future Con
mencns AGAIN on the first OF July. 1854 aud
closing Juae 81. lc65. he gives u ms estimate
Of the expenditures oil another fiscal year De
places them