, 1865-03-30
Mt1lfa4g Wrtbnt1e.
THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 1s,5;55.
LETTERS FROM TIE PEOPLE,
A Plan for Paying CT our National
Debt.
GA1Es1CEo, H., March r., 1875.

A Plan for Paying CT our National
DEBIT.
GA1zs1uEo, H., March r., 1875.
Editor. Trihnne:
AS several plans Of paying our public debt
has been suggested, I submit the following.
Which If not by you deemed visionary, please
insert In your paper. It is in brief for every
nan to giye his total income for one m 2nth
to The government. If the entire debt of the
United s'ntes could be paid Al once, the cast
Of living would be reduced at qeast seventy
fire per cent. 1t then ia q fact too self cyI-
dent to need argument, that 1t wonld. be for
the ptc.fasdTy interest Of every man to pay the
fruit Of one months toll TO the government as
he wonld more than save the amount In the
reduction in price Of the ncccssaries Of life.
1he total male population over sixteen
ycaT6of age. is not far from eight Millions
have divided these into eight classes: Tho
first class wuuld be the poorer class Of lnbor-
era, hnve put their monthly income at $50
class at So would yield nfiy millions; the
third class at SIS would yisld seventy-dye
mill ons; the fourth class at 500 would yield
one hundred millions; the fifth class At SEQ
would yield two hundred millions; the sixth
class ut $4G0 would yfsld four hundred mil
lions; the seventh class at $500 would Weld
500 would yield scven hundred millions
total, two billions forty-fve millions, con
siderable mole than the public debt.
The are,agc have made think not ex-
ccsstyc. In order to make the thing psacti-
cal, would hold q general election, and let
eys'y man vote for Or against the measure,
and each nun to abide 6y tht decision of his
own vote. If he votes for the plnn, let him
come forward at the appointed time and pay
tie amount Let a list of the voters be kept
and published. 1twould be interesting read
ing In the future. In order to call ont fall
sot*, would have tue polls open three days,
and hare it understood that every man not
and will be ready to pay his share. Iwouid
let every male over sixteen PEARS of aee, and
every female whose monthly income Is $500
or more, vote.
Aside from, it's other pecuniary advantages
to the ciyer, would make 1t an interesting
md profitable Investment by having the Gov
eminent give land warrant to each and
every donor We have an immense territory
with countless acres Of lund lying west Of
us, which the Government con1d we'll aff,rd
to giyc away to erery one giving $50. I
ten acre warrant, with the privilege of adding
t. It lat the market value} should they At aiy
lime wish TO emig1ate to the land. 70 those
giving s501 would nave the Government issue
twenty-five acre warrant, and so OIL, IN
acre OF land 1of every - given.
Pardon me If in the above have appealed
cn1y to tue meaner attributes Of qpr nature.
What a snhlime specta aclcit would present to
the Old World, q people coming forw,rd vol
unfairly and paying their governmental debt,
and yet it would be only another example OF
Tie DEEP, undylns lore our people hare for
their free institutional That sumo such plan
will be adopted, I have no doubt.
A plan has been suggested that tue WEALTHY
men Of the country give $4,000 apiece. I
would would not discourage disco that-let them 60
can, let this or some similar plan be adopted
in trder to give 1he poor man IN opportunity
knr am e e no ap 70 TINS m Ffsf Woa s eS
jcct to this way, and I am equally sure.a
great many Coppcrhcads would be shalned
into doing their duty. With our present
enormous interest aud the bo1de Of INK as
SCISSORS ard collectors, by the time cur debt
is aid In the old way) We will. pay about
three times the amount Of the original debt.
and t1rce times tle amount It mould require
ii all Paid at once. II. F, E.