The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-10-08
v hut tho MnH Coats.

lnE enthusiasm Of the N,rthcrn people, and
their willingness 10 employ every resource " the
Government n suppress the rebellion, have . tom
iency to prevent Just appreciation Of the enor-
NOUS expenses which they mourning. la or
<hnsry business, when increased expense liz en-.
called, the prudent manager invariably witches
his outlay with additional vigilance and Is care
ful 70 closely scrutpso every item OF expenditure
Tho administration of government is simply The
Transaction Of national huancss, and with res,ect
% receipts and expenses the same principles apply
- those which control ordinary trade. II Is tho
4usy Of the people therefore, 70 exercise the same
vigilance regarding the MANAGEMENT Of national
Affairs, that tradesnsn rnanifa SITS toward the nc.
tion Of his agents. n .hs IL applicable IS a Rone-
Ssi principle, how much more important how
much more IL II the duty " the Northern people
20 exercise rigid Surveillance over their agents NJ
. Gmo when the national expenses o: an ante BEL
5u1a year are compressed into q fortnight Of
war. We all remember that previous 10 the
~sr the extravaganza, corruption and recklessness
u expenditure were lending counts In the iudic.
mont upon which the Democratic party wire sr-
faisned at the bar oi public option spd the
''so'enty millions year" oil national outlay was
fornis The solIctude Of the people In this respect
wss right Just and proper and their vigilance pro.
baby saved the country FROM many . fraudulent
scheme. Hut when the national outlay hxs rca h ed
daily average % over two aud half millions il
bshooves the people h. rcdoubs, rather than 10 re-
1sI their scrutiny. Tue heavy .nd rspilly incre .
ing taxstion, which is augmented by every add,-
aionsl day Of Wal, rIblset la which every eit,.
ecu ID Interested Al the present tine the n,.res,
ON the public debt Just about equal " the gross
expenses Of the Goyernmen. previous to the war;
and this, OF course. IL exclusive OF the national
budget, which last year rcschc! me Hundred and
MY millions. These two items, Ia view o. the in.
creased expenses resulting from the hall million
addition 10 the army, VIII undoubtedly srgre.
gate. for the present year, the sur
Of three hundred millions OF doll.,
every cent of which must Of course come dir, -.
nom the people. Iu addition 10 this, every o.
las incurred heavy War debt on IL owns =
tDr the equpmen. aud outfit VI trooIs;s -.
county, town and municipality has - -,
deeply involved for the purpose Of rais o,,,.,,
spective quotas Of troops This latter ,,,i.,. ala,
which Ia not generally reckoned in ,,,,,,... =,
cost OF the war is probably no,b ,. hsn h,
huAh HlN uu
~ Wv lara each for
the recruits, excluding the fir 81, tut, =.
0sero procured without bouD H. ,n
- this sum must be addod ...,.,.. -.
'' 'n' - ''' -" In every county, eli
and village there has u m .nd An ia no.
outlay for the support -, solio,,, families =.
s"ou"'o VI "".n lificult 10 esmaie even
P'oAnsey' i"es' facts, to which should be p
f'eriy added the cub ,.c,1 y.,u. of sverv ar,iol.
consumption, the ,o,,,,,.,,or az co,n,rorco and
gu ~ '""""" I, should be carefully ponder
"'e' " VIC "" theru people, and the same sol
''oe - ''A' should be felt which characters
''''n "D'A the Government expcnses were CO
P'"'e.' aominal. The North viii not coInp
sven "u ia vas, outlay, provided it se'urss the
o'' :" which it was giyeu-ths National unit
0''~ syowe II " themselves to the country, sns
yrity " held the agents whom they have 7
P' ed fos in disbursement " the str1ctsst sec0a
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