Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-12-10

already too oppressive to be borne
twill require a strengthening army,
and probably more than two hundred
millions of dollars per annum to
maintain the supremacy of negro
governments after they are establish,
ed.
REVENUE FRAUDS.
II is we'll and publicly known that
enormous frauds have been perpetra,
ted on the Treasury, and that consid,
cradle fortunes have been made Ill
the public expense This species of
corruption has increased, is increas-
ing, and If not diminished, will soon
bring MS into total ruin and disgrace.
For this dlscreditable state of thiprs
there are several causes. Some Of
the taxes are so laid as to present an
irresistible temptation to evade the
payment OF great sums, which, officers
may well by connivance at fraud
create pressure which is more than
the virtue of many can stand and
there can be no doubt but open dis
regard of the constitutional obliga,
tons avowed by some OF the highest
and most influential menin the coun-
try, has greatly weakened the moral
sense of those who serve in subord-
mate places.
TENURE OF OFFICE LAW.
a system never perfected was
much disorganized by the tenure Of
Otfice Bill, which has almost destroy.
ed official accountability. The Pres
| ident may be thoroughly convinced
that all officer is incapable, dishonest.
or untalthtul to the constitution, but
under the law which | have named
the utmost endeavors of the PRESS
dent arc confined to complain to the
Senate aud ask the privilege of sup
plying his place with better man.
Ii the Senate be regarded us persons
ally or politically hostile to the Pres.
ident, it is natural, and not altogcth>
er unreasonable for the officer to ex-
pect that the Senate will take his part
and as far as possible restore him to
his place and give him triumph
over his executive superior officer
The act of Congress declares in sub
stance that he shall only accuse such
as he supposes to be unworthy of
their trusts. The constitution makes
him the sole judge in the promises,
but the statute takes away his iuris-
| diction, land transfers it to the Senate,
and leaves nothing out the oiious
and sometimes impracticablc duty
OF becoming a prosecutor. The fore
ed retention in office OF single dis
honest person may work great injury
to the public interests. Danger to
the public service comes not from the
power to remove, but from the pow
err to appoint.
FINANCE.
The circulation of the National
Bank note-, and those known as le-
gal tenders, now amount to nearly
seven hundred millions of dollars, and
when compared with gold aud silver
It's commercial value Is compressed
into three hundred and fifty millions.
BY making legal tender bank notes
convertible into coin as its equiva-
lent, their present specie value in the
hands OF their holders, would be en-,
HANGED one hundred per cent Leg
islation for accomplishing so desira,
bic result is demanded by the high
est public considerations.
The Report OF the Secretary Of the
Treasury shows a reduction of the
public debt in the year 1866, of $751;
| nd "a
duction of $l43, 904, $50. The receipts
from Internal Revenue, for the year
1867, amount to $3.50, ga ,01O and it
is estimated that the receipts for
1868 will amount to S417, 161 '928.
The attention of Congress is earn.
estly invited to the necessity of a
thorough revision of our revenue sys-
TEN. The laws should be SO adjust,
ed as to bear most heavily n articles
of luxury, leaving the necessares of
life as free from taxation as may be
consistent with the real wants of the
Government
WAR DEPARTMENT.
The aggregate strength of the mil
itary force, on the 30th of September
last, was 56,315 The total estimates
Tor military appropriations is ST.
124 ,7O7, including a deficiency in last
years appropriation of sl3, 100000.
PACIFIC RAILROAD.
Since the commencement of the
session of the Thirty~ninth Congress,
FIVE hundred and ten miles of road
have been constructed on the main
line and branches Of the Pacific Rail-
road.
PUBLIC LANDS.
During the last fiscal year, 7,041,>
ia acres of public lands were dispos-
ed o., and the receipts from the sales
exceeded half million dollars
PENSIONS.
In entire number of pensioners on
the rolls, on the Both day of June last,
was 155, 474, and the disbursements
for the past year was S19,619,956
PATENTS
Eleven thousand six hundred and
fifty five patents were issued during
the year ending September Both,
1867, and the amount in the Treasu-
ry to the credit of the Patent Fund
is 1886, 607.
| THE NAVY
! Consists of seven squadrohs, and the
total number of vessels in the Navy
is 23S. The total expenditures of the
Navy Department for the fiscal year
ending June 30th, 1867, were $751;
$40, oil.
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
The receipts over the expendi-
lures in this department leave bal
ance to its credit s743,210. New
postal conventions have been ratified
with the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland, Belgium and
Netherland, Switzerland, North Ger
man Union, Italy, and the Colonial
Government at Hong Kong
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
None of these questions have seri>