Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-11-08

place he has so we'll earned.
PETROLEUM V. NAsBY, p NJ.
(Which is Postmaster).
Finances and Taxation and tho Duty Of
Congress.
The ndyices from Washington are that
the Secretary OF the Treasury is engaged
in preparing his annual report, aud that
it will present very encouraging condi
ton of national finances Notwitlstand-
ing the large reduction Of taxation au-
thorized by Congress fer the past year,
the receipts Of the Government exceed its
expenditures, aud the report will show
both considerable reduction of the pub
lie debt and contraction OF the currency
and also large balance in the Treasury.
The financial condi-i ion of the Government
would have been much more satisfactory.
it there had been an honest and rigid col
lection OF taxes, especially upon whisky
and manufactured tobacco. La the col
lection of the whisky excise, especially,
there have been the most shameful frauds
aud corruption. and the consequence of it
will be that the more honest and more
deserving branches Of industry will have
to bear tie burdens of taxation which ii
has esca ped. aud will continne 10 do un
less more visilant measures are adopted.
One of the most important duties rest
ing on Congress is at its earliest session
to give this matter OF taxation careful at
tention, and see that the corrupiions Of
the revenue system are remedied. The
responsibility of Congressional action rests
upon the Republican party, and for the
good of the country, as well as the future
success of the party, it should address it.
sell promptly to the work of rexising the
revenue system, checking extravaganza
and useless appropriation, Furnishing fraud
and corruption, reducing or removing the
taxes on many Of the minor articles In the
list, establish upon reasonable basis the
currency aud debt question, and do all
that is possible TO bring relief to the pco-
pie and,satisfy the just complaints OF the
industrial classes. All that is necessary
now for the reconstruction of the Southern
States is 20 sec that the present Congress
siona plan is executed faithfully, aud TO
do that little time need be wasted. 1t will
be the part of wisdom to leave the ques-
ton Of suffrage in Tho Northern States
alone. After the result of the Ohio elec-
tion, it will, be the hight of folly to dis.
cuss Congressional legislation on that
subject in any shupe The project of ion.
peuchment will hardly be supported by
Congress. 1t is measure which ought
to be resorted to only in the mos, extreme
cases. Its agitation, under existing cir.
eumstances, will have no other effect than
to beget commercial distrust, and injure
the party which supports it. We repeat,
IL will be well for the country aud we'll Tor
the party u Congress shall address itself
ut once to the important work before il,
which has Ne little as possible OF partisan
political questions in IL, aud yet the party
which proves itself most faithful TO thi,
duty will DO the one which will most
strengthen itself before the people,
We hope TO see our Indiana Republican
Congressional delegation united aud earn
est IN support OF the following; /. A gen
eral and material reduction of expenses
m every department of tho Governments
wherever II is at all possible. >. Oppo.
sition to al, appropriations which are no,
absolutely Necessary. ,. \ rigid aud
honest collection OF the revenue, aud the
! punishment oiall frauds especially in the
whisky excise. 4. A reduction OF the
taxes upon raw productions, an ubroga.
tion OF the cotton tax, aud removal OF the
taxes upon the minor departments of in-
dustry aud the hundred minor articles
which cumber the duties Of tho revenue
officers aud harrass the people, with little
additions to the National Treasury g.
4 Opposition to the demands of the Penn.
sytvania iron men, Now England manu-.
iacturcrs, Ohio wool growers, and all 9th .
ers who are clamorinE for special rrotec-
tion The people of tie West will toer.
ate no tariff except tOr receaas; the day of
sp.cial protection j. passed La addition
TO these measures which are OF the utmost
importa to the trade aud industry Of
the country. IL is important that the na.
tionul currency aud debt shall be regulated
80 ms TO give assurance To business aud
confidence to our national credit both at
home aud abroad Attention to these
matters will be OF much greater import
uuce than the endless discussion OF suf
ir.,ge or impeachment The people de-
mand reduction Of taxation, aud il Is
also highly desirable that the national
debt be steadily reduced Both can be
accomplished by r, trenchment, rigid econ.
omy. the faithful execution of tho revenue
laws, aud u judicious aud settled financial
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