Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-12-13

oi settlement. a liberal disposition towlrd tt
great national policy 10 manifested by most
The European states, ami ougn, to b3 recp
Gated on opr plrt Ny giving the emgrAnts el'c
I'VE national protection. ! regard our gran
90 one Of the principal rapenIshag stream
which arc appointed BY Providence TO repair tt
rayagea OF Internal Wat and It wastes Of natioi
al strength and haalth. a Il that is necessary
to secure the AJw Of that stream in It's pres9r
Iullucss, and 10 that cad tLe Goyernmen mu.
10 every way mike 10 mAnite.. thai n nelthr
neodt nor designs 90 pJseiny0lun tagy mlitar
tafyicl op1n those who come from osher lald
70 cast tht,r lt IN our county
TAe financial Affairs OF she Government hav
been successfully administered during the las
year The isgs.ati0n Of the asl SESSION Of Con
srel has beueioially effected tie revenue, 81
though sufficient tme has not YET elapsed 90 ex
perieuce che fall effect OF several OF the provision
OF the aos of Congress imposing Increased taxa
Eon. The receipts during the year, from all
sources upln tho basis OF warrants, sgued by tht
Secretary Of the Treasury, including loans anc
the balance Ia the Treasury, on the first day VI
July, 1863 wer. s. ,3gi,79G,0 ,001 g. and the
aggregate Disbursements, upon the SINE basis
we're \ sl,236 0jd l0l 50 leaving balance 10 the
Treasury, as shown ty tho warrants of 500 139 =
700 ~. Deduct from these amount, the amount
I 0l the principal ol the public debt reieemed and
the amount oi l'sues IN -ubsututoa therefor, aud
the actual cIsn operations OF tbs I'egsury were
Recoipe, s. l,07fG4G 71j disbursements, SsGj.
pa 0s7 So which leaves a cash balance in the
lrea ury q .ls si3,5js H. Oi the receipts.
there wsre derived from customs, Sl02 BIG, 1872
~, from iauls ejss .j33 % from direct tax
( es, 5i7j,6 90 from internal rfycuuo, Sl09.
I 74l ,I34 lO from miscellaneous sources, Si7 j
jll,44 10 and from loans applied to actual
egpen itures. iacluiiug the iorn.r balance,
3j2 ii5,q21 IT, There were dsbursei lJg the
civil ser7c ?37.50j.j5J lG ioT pensions and
Indians ~ Ji7,q3l " i0T the War Depart
msnt SJO,79l ,l27 Tor the Navy D,plrt
msnt, s,j.133,292 81 ior interelt on tbs pub
lie debt, sj3.GSj, l2l 90 makingan aggregate
ol S.Gl 23l.G .GS7 81, and leaving bilaucs 10
The Treasury of SlS, 81 j5s II AZ before stated
For the ac;lal receipts and disbursements f5r
the first quarter AMI tie cstlmatci receipts and
disbursements Or the three rciulining quarter.
Of TIE current bscal yd8r. and tbe general opC-
ralious of tie Treasury Ia dstsi reisr YOU to
the repor, of tas Secretary oil th3 Treasury.
concur with him 10 lie opinion Mat the pro-
portion Of moneys required 10 inset the expenses
consequent upon the w4r, derived frlm taxation,
should 1o saiI further increased, and earnest
iy in7it1 YOUR attention tJ this subject. b the
end that ther, may Be such additional legislation
Sc shall be .qulr6i % meet the Jus. expectation,
Oh tho Secretary
The public dstt On tbe FIRST day VI July last,
sapvears by 10. Boo oi the rr5asury, amount.
"a % 2lT40GI04s4 ~. Pmbl.ly, should
,be war continue FIR another year, .h4t amount
m,y be increased by not far from fge hundred
millions Us3, a. IA. tls Tie mos. pare, by
our own people. a substantial! branch OF national,
,hau.h rriglts rr5p,rv.--io. Obvious reasons
the more equally this pr5part, can te distributed
among AI the psopls, the h..fsr. II Ag1r such
general ii, rlbrtiin. grouar inducements to be-
come owners might serhsps, with good effect
and witbol, injury, be prassntci p psrsoas Of
limited meara.
With this view slsges. whether u might
not De- t1'h COMPETENT and e1padispt for Goa
gtess % provide that limited amount Of some
future ssuo ol public securities nigh, be held
by u7 b1uaGde purchaser czenp, frs ltlx4ti9u
AMI from seizure for debt under suei restrlc.
u,us ana limitations as might be necessary to
guard agaius; abuse OF so important privilege. /
TITS wo1lI enable every prudent person to
set aside d small annuity against pcssible day
OF want, Privileges Ike the.o would render
the posses ion Of such securities. 10 the amount
hunted, most desirlb,e t. every person of small I
means who might be able to save enough for |
this purpose.
The great advantage OF citizens bsmg credit. /
ors as we'll IS dcAt Us with relation to The pu Bile
debts obvious Men readily perceiyetha they /
cannot be much oppressed by deb, Which they .
owe % themselves
The public deb. on the fyt Of July last,
although somewhat exceeding the estimate OF
the Secretary Of tac treasury made to Congress
at the commencement Of last session Of Con
src.s' tails short OF the estimate Of that officer
made IN the preceding December, as 70 rs prob
able amount at the beginning OF this year, by
the sum ol $3.50 w, So. Ihis !A,1 e1hioitsa
satisfactory condition and conduct OF the opera
lions OF the treasury
The national banking system is promising to
be a,ceptlhle 70 capitalists anl 70 th9 people.
ia tse on dly oil Noyemoet oSi National
= l"As usl o'eu s1"'- ,u' ii''1 iol1 nun
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= w oliN.os Yen % s"V Voua''y gan hAfe
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,p,1 - '''s' '.'' 'u '.'J e'' ~ Plpsl money
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So '1' ''o VI ga" n+uA ISSUES,
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