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

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D national authority ino insurgent Starssa.-
. The operations of the general adminlstra,iv,
j. Bureaus of the War Department during
g the past yedr ere detailed. aud an estimate
, made of the appropriations that will be
required for military purposes 10 the fiscal
year commencing the 30th day Of June.
1! 1866, The national military force on the
S LIST of May, 1855, numbered 1,O60,5l6 s
> men. 1t sproposed to reduce the military
establishment to a peace footing. oompre.
f bending fifty thousand troops ofisll arms,
organized so as to admit Of an enlarge.
men', by filling up the ranks to eighty.
two thousand six hundredi iftha circuin--
f stances of the country should REQUIRE an
augmentation Of the army, The volunteer
force has already been reduced by the dis7
charge from service of over eight hundred
thousand troops, and the department, u
proceeding rnpldly in the work Of further
reduction. The War estimates are reduced
from $516,240131 Ito $33,s14, ,46l,
which amount, 10 the opinion of the de-
partment is adequate for peace establish.
meht. The measures of retrenchment in
each bureau and branch of the service, en-
bibit di'igent economy worthy Of com.
mendaton. Reference is also M ads ip the
report to the necessity of prosid ing fof q
uniform militia system, and to The propriS.
ty of making suitable. provision for woun2.
ed and disabled officers and soldiers. .emesb
The revenue system OF the county is 70
subject Of vital interest to its honor and
prosperity, and should command the ear,
nest consideration Of Congress. The Sec
retary of the Treasury Sillilay before you
afull and detailed report of the. receipts
and disbursements of the last fiscal r,aof
the FIRST quarter Of the present fiscal year;
of the probable receipts and expenditures
for the other three quarters and the, ssti-
mates for the year following the Both Of
June 1866. l-migbt content myself with
a reference to that report in which you
will find all the Information. required fet
your deliberations and decision. But the
paramount importance OF the subject so
presses itself on my own mind, that / can
not bu. lay before you my views of the
measures which are reqaired for the good
character, and might almost say, for the
existence of this people. The life Of d
republic lies certainly in the energy, virtue.
aud intelligence of its cilizeDs; hGt Il 10.
equally true that good revenue Systsm ID
the life of an organized government. .Ii
meet you at time When the nation has
voluntarily bprdened itself with a debt
unprecedented in our annals. Vast as siss
It's amount fades away into nothing when
with the countless blessings thase
will be conferred upon our coualry and
upon man by he preservation of the ns~
tons life. Now, on the first occasion of
the meeting of Congress since the return off,
peace, it is of the utmost Importance atoI
'naugurate "a just policy, which shall at ouesf
be putin motion, and which shall commend,
itself to those who come after US. 7forritsd
continuance. We must aim at nothiugd
rss than the complete etfacelnent ofths''
financial evils that necessarily follow 1aa
state; of civil war. We must ,endsayer tou
apply Tie earliest REMEDY 10 the dersngsd
state Of The currency, and not shrink fromrs
levislns q policy, which, without being
oppressive to the people, shall immedialeIvd
,egin to effect a reduction of the debt aud, n
f persisted in, discharge i fully within sl
definitely fixed number Of years. diu os,gal
1t is our first duty to prepare in earasst,5 b
or our recovery from the ever increasingna
wills Of an irredeemable currency, withoutid
sudden reyulsion, and vet without un- lo
imely procrasiination. For that snd, ,'wsad
must each. IN our respective positioIsFD
prepare lhs way. | bold it thsduty of z
he Executive 10 insist upon frIgsiity iagI
Expenditures; and sparing economy is3ia
tself a great national resources. laOf thsoo
'apks to which authority has been given 1s
. issue notes secured BY bonds Of ths pa
United States, we may require the greatest /"
moderation and prudence, and the a1Iawn9
lust be rigidly enforced when its limits are Is
xceeded. We may, each one of us, ooua. L
el our active aud enterprising leountryaYeH
} be constantly on tbeirguard. to sliquidss n
te debts contracted 10 paper curIencysns
nd, by conducting buaindss as hearty ssbis
assibIe on system Of cash payments oreg
mort credits. &c. hold themselves prepared 40
} return to the sta ndardof gold aud siissrodi
o aid our fellow citizens in 6iiprudsnt n'
oftheif monetary affairs, thsasI
uty devolyes Oh US to diminish, by 'tsw,s,a
ne amoapt of paper money now III ciscu- di
tiop, Five yearsjc ago theabauk'nose isI
rculatiou Of the country amaupt dtonotniI
luehi more than two hundred niillions;1xs
oW the circulation, bank and 6atisaal, e1slne
seds seven hundred millions. ThssinlpIs les
atenent of The eaot rscornmsnds. nsoasohs
tohgy than asS words of.mioe could dossdl
le, necessity okioar restraining tliis expan-gsa
on. The gradual reduction Of the cur ,isl
ncy,is the measure that . cam save thsup
lsiness Of th, eountry from Disastrous moi
lamities and this can be almost isnpsF1
ptibly accomplished by gradually fund saa
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