Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-09-27
QDglo Statesman.
[From the Holmes County Farmer.G
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HON. /. R. CRITCHFIELD
Delivered Before tho Hardy Town
ship Democrat Club, AT Millers.
burg, Sept. 16, 1865.

tCOntinued.l
THE EXPENSES OF THE AUTHoRITIES IN
POWER.
During state of war, and more especial
ly when carried on with a motive which
does not receive the public sanction, i'm
mense patronage and department machinery
fill the avenues of public business. The
perpetuation of power, the extravaganza
of officials, the misapplication of moneys
by unfaithful agents, the gradual growth OF
luxury, the pomp and circumstance of Off
cial equipage, and the plans of malicious
conspirators, all incite to unbounded licen-
tiousness and fraud. The secret service
fund and contingent fund and the thousand
and one other specific funds are the prey OF
an abandoned and irresponsible coalition.
All these objects becoming imperative by
the indulgence of forbidden passions and
unlawful pursuits, develop into reckless ex-
travagance. Pleasure trips cover the ocean
with gayety., Guards, and servants and de-
licious yiands, celebrations and festivals,
public gifts and bribes, public decorations,
dances, and rejoicings, mingle with the hor-
rOrs of war. The rewards of iniquity palsy
virtue, and the magnificence of vice robes
its own deformity. Cleopatras an | Antho-
nys have flouted their guilty splendor in the
face of the industry of the land. But our
elections recur at short periods. The per-
petuation of power becomes question of
life and death. A stupendous network of
fraud and treason is to be torn to tatters or
preserved and complicated. The love of
the people for the Union on the one hand,
and the love of the cormorants of the pub
lie disorder for plunder on the other, are
the engines ofthe powers that be. The vir-
tuous pretense shelters the public vice. and
the ballOt-boX of the nation is stuffed with
false suffrages. Where this would not avail
force was invoked, and liberty in handouts
trotted along at the side of Mars till she
tainted and fell. The Presidential cam
paign of 1864, the campaign in Ohio, New
York and Pennsylvania, and in Missouri
Kentucky, Tennessee, and Maryland, are
pregnant examples of both force and brib-
cry. TO account for the vote of 1864 the
President of the United States was COM
PEELED to take the position that notwith-
standing half million of men lost by the
war the population had increased, and
with all this upon the popular vote the
election was carried by but 100000. In
Ohio, the whole vote cast was nearly 100000,
which was over 100000 more than was ever
cast in time of peace. The Democratic
candidate received majority of the usual
vote. And so these frauds are developed in
New York and Pennsylvania, and worse in
the Border States and Maryland. Not les;
than $20,000,000 was used to accomplish
these results, and $20,OO0000 to pay for these
extravagances of the National authoritie;
and their agents.
THERNATIoNAL DEBT.
The whole amount of the National debt
is now $3,000,000000 according to the state
ment of the Treasury Department OF this,
as we have seen, about $2,000000,000 has
been made by robbery and extravaganza,
and in the accomplishment of unlawful
purposes. This debt is increasing at the
rate of over $60,0O0,000 per month, or 81
100000 per day-taking the two months
ending July 81, 1865, as criterion. On the
1st of October, 1866, this debt will be 81,
000,000,000. The amount of interest yearly
accruing on the interest-bearing portion OF
this debt Is $l50,000000, and on the 1st day
of October, 1866, will be nearly $200,000,-
600. And this debt, as shall hereafter show,
will increase under the present policy OF
the leaders in power in the same ratio, prin-
cipal and interest, and the principal will be
perpetual. ..r.... @ .....
HOW 1T AFFECTS THE PEOPLE OF OHIO.
The population of Ohio, estimated upon
the home vote of 1863, is about $3.50, 900,
and the population of the Northern States
is about 22,000,000. The population of Ohio
is over one-tenth of the population of the
North. Upon Ohio, then, will tall one
tenth of the present National debt, or $780,
100000, and one-tenth of the interest, $l5,-
100000. If the present policy of the all-
thorities is carried out, each year will add
20,000,000 principal to the National debt
and over $43,000,000 interest, of which Ohio
will pay $72000,000 principal, and over 81,
100000 interest. On the 1st day of October
1866, Ohio's proportion of the National debt
will be: Principal $372,000,000; interest
$20,000,000. The fact that the National
revenues are not wholly levied on the
property of the people, but, principally, on
their business and occupations, will moi
change the proportion nor the amount o
the burden.
THE STATE DEBT.
But full view of the enormous burther
on the labor of the State cannot be haG
without consideration of the State debt
The State debt for the fiscal year ending
Nov. 15, 1864, is nearly $l5,500000, and the
interest yearly S969, ,506.76. To this add the
taxes yearly levied and collected, exclusive
of the amount to pay the interest," which i;
$l5,526, l32.59, and we havea yearly tribute
to pay to the State of $l6.595, ,639.35. Itdoe,
not take this amount of money to defray tht
legitimate expenses ofthe State Government
The expenses of our State Government
for the year 1868, exclusive of the sinking