The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1865-12-13

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country Is safe fin proportion as It's peopl
are free; that NE debt of 4 republic is tn
safest of all. Our history couiirms' an'
establishes the theory, and is, | firmly be-
lieve, destined u give i still more sigma
illustration. The secret Of this superiorit!
springs not merely from the fact ct.thst in {
ssrepublc the. nationa4 obligations are dis
tibuted more widely through counte
hnnnmbeis ip3sil classes Of society; it has it
root in the character Of our laws. Here al
men contribute to the public welfare, ane
bear their fais share ,of the public burdens
Duribg ths War, under the impulses o
patriotism, the men Of the great body of tb'
people, without regard to their own com
sllpsrative want of wealth, thronged to ou
armies and fIled our fleets of war. anf
,ghelds themselves ready to offer their lives
pfouthe public good. Now, in their turn
sithe property and income of the country
s,bliould bear their just proportion OF the
burden Of taxation; while in our impos'
,,syssein, through ghlmeans of which increased
vitality is incid entally impaired to all The
industrial Iinterests of, the nation, the duties
yshonld be so adjusted as to fall most heav-
-tilyton articles Of luxury, leaving the neces-
,ssaries of life as free from taxation as the
absolute wants Of the Government, eco
nonically administered, will justify. No
favored class should demand freedom from
assessment, and the taxes should be so dis
1tributed as not to fell unduly on the poor.
but rather upon the accumulated wealth OF
the country We should look at the ma
stional debt just rs II is--not as a national
iblessing,rbut heavy burden on the indus
TRY Of the country, to be discharged With
out unnecessary delay. q ',aI
silt tis estimated by the Secretary of the
Treasury that the expenditures for the fis-
cal year ending the 30th of June. 1866,
will exceed the receipts of $ll2.l94 ,977.
II 10 gratifying, however, to state that IL is
also estimated that tho revenue for the year
ending the 30th Of June, 1867, will exceed
the expenditures in the sum Of 81 ,6S2,-
sic. This amount or so much as may be
deemed sufficient for the purpose, may be
applied to the reduction of the public debt,
which, onthe 3lst day of October, 1865,
was $2,740,s54,750. Every reduction
will diminish the total amount of interest
to be paid, and SO enlarge the means of
still further reductions, until the whole
shall be liquidated; and this. as will be
seen from the estimates of the Secretary Of
thsTisasury, may be accomplished by an
nual pay yu,ents even within a period not
exceeding thirty years. have faith that
we shall do all this within a reasonable
time; that, aswe have amazed the world
by the Suppression of a civil war which was
thought to be beyond the control Of any
GovernmeEt,pso we shall equally show the
superiority of our institutions by the
prompt and faithful discharge of our ma
tional obligations. RI @'
The Department Of Agriculture, under
ito present direction, is accomplishing
much in developing and utilizing the vest
agricultural capabilities of the country, and
for information respecting the details Of its
management reference is made to tire an
alreport eftne Commissioner
'llbave dwelt thus fully on our domestic
affairs because of their tranScendent import.
ance. Uunder any circumstances, our
great extent of territory and variety of
climate, producing almost every thing that
is necessary for the wants, and even the
comforts Of man, make us singularly inde-
pendent'of the varying policy Of foreign
Powers and protect us against every temp
tation TO "entangling alliances" while at
the present moment the re establishment of
haimony, andthe strength that comes from
harmony, will be our best security against
''nations who feel power aud forget right"
For myself, it has been, aud ever will be,
my constant aim to promote peace and
amity with all foreign nations and powers
auc L have every reason to believe that
they al, without exception, are animated
by, the same disposition. Our relations
with the Emperor If China, SO recent in
their origin, are most friendly. Our COM
merce with It's domihions is receiving new
Developments; and it is very pleasing to
and that the Government OF that great
AShA&ifHO bdtiSldCtlui VIII uuV Dpl-
icy, and reposes fust confidence in the air,
nessfwhich marks our intercourse. The
unbroken harmony between the United
States and, the Emperor ofRussia is recelv.
ing new support from an enterprise de-
signed to carry telegraphic lines across the
continent of Asia, through his dominions.
and so to connect us with all Europe by a
newichannel of intercourse. Our commerce
with South America is about TO receive
encouragement by direct line Of mail
steamships toihe rising Empire Of Brazil
The distinguished party of men of science
who have recently left our country to make
a ntificexploration of tho natural history
andfiSers-a land mountain ranges Of that re-
gion, have received from the Emperor that
generous welcome which was to have been
expected from his constant friendship for
theiUnied States, and his well known zeal
10 psomouug The advancement of know.