Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-12-05

'A'NN - VI al ihdt Is lndlS DtlkNllg Ia
comfort Of the people il would be Wise ecoU w ,ne
To abolish our mints, thus saving The nation ny
care ana expense incident 10 such estabisL'
y h au T ny an our precious metals be exported
GoVenL and national banks SHOULD he TeopiyeJ
70 TAX the most eihcient steps and max e all nee
ersAIy arrangements Tor resumption OF specie
payments at the earliest practical period Sns.
Gle payments having been once respmed NJ,
Government and hanks, all notes or hills ~ W.,
per Issued by either of aless denomination titan
twenty dollars should by law be excluded fr"r
circulation so that the people may have tba ION om
enl ana convenience OF gold and silver curycn
eyMlich in all their business TRANSACTIONS I'm
be UNIFORM in value NJ home and abroad ~, WV
man OF property or industry, every man Nbo ~
sires 10 preserve what he honestly pOssassss
TO obtain what he can honestly earn has \ diycct
interest IN maintaining safe circulating meJi.
nm, such medium as shall be real and suLsta,
tial, not liable to NibTatc with opinions nots"G
Ject TO be blown mp or blown down by the bre",E
OF speculation, but 10 be made stable and secnrr
Adisordered currency Is one of the greatest no
htical evils. ltlndemines the virtues ueces,s
ry for the support of the social system, andpH.
courages propensitics destructive OF its hapn
piness, II wars against industry, nurality nnd
economy, and IL fosters the extrayagance SnS
speculation. Il has been asserted by one of opr
most profound and gifted statesmen, that "ofgn
the eontrlNanees Sr cheating the laboring Glars
es of mankind, Gone has been more effecuol
than that which deudes them with paper mop,y
This is the most CtlCCiual of inventions Ia TENN
ize, the rich man fields by the sweat Of the poor
ll. y
cessiyc taxatiOu-thcse bear lightly on the han
piness of the mass Of the community compored
with haudul1ut currency and the rob6cres
committed by deprUC iatcd paper, Our own Lis
tory has recorded for our instruction enoucband
more than enough Of The demoralizng tendrn,
cy, The injustice and the inolerable oppression
IN the virtuous and well disposed Of adegraded
paper currency. auihorizedby law, Grin any way
COuntenanced by Government" Ii is one III
the most successful devices In times Of peace or
war, expansions or TeVsisions, 10 accomplish
"A ~ nrRF iona .Yn1z
great mass OF the people into the hands of The
lew, where they are boarded in secret places or
deposited IN strong boxes, under bolts snd bars,
while the people are left TO endure all the incon-
Nenience, sacritice, and Generalization resulting
nom the use of deprecated and worthless ma
per money. The condition Of our finances and
the operations OF our revenue system are sc;
forth and fully explained in the able and instruc-
tive report Of the Secretary of the Treasury
On the SOth of June, lS66,the public debt amount
ed to 81, 7s3 425.s7g. ON the 80th Of June last
twas s., $50 lg9. 2l5 showing reduction during
the fiscal rear Of sol ,226 Coz During the fsca3
year ending June so, 1861 the receipts were
sisO, 63i 0lu, and the expenditures S3l672g12g
leaving an available surplus of $lI3,9 $50. 1t
is estimated that the receipts for the fiscal year
ending June 80, ICES, will be $il7,lGl ,g2S and
that the expenditures win reach the sum OF
$393,269 226, leaving in the Treasury a surplus
of S23s ,IO2. For the fiscal year ending june
30, 1869 it is estimated that the receipts Will
amount TO S3sl 10000, and the expenditure
will he S312,W0,CO0 showing an excess OF So
OO0,0O0 in favor Of the Government.
THE REvFSUE SERVICE.
The attention Of Congress is earnestly in
vited TO the necessity Of thorough revision
! Of our revenue system. Our internal reverb
laws al inn CTt syettms sbou be 80 adjusted
ar to bear most heavily on articles of luXmy,
| leaving the uecesssries of life as free iron
taxation as may be COnsisttn with The lral
wants Ofthe Government economically admin
| istertd TaxauCn would lot then fail uHCuly
| on the man OF moderate means, and. while
| none would be entirely exempt nom asse's-
| meut all in proportion TO their peCUllsTy all
! tiles woulG contribute towarcs the fupEor Of
| the States. A modification of the internal rty-
| enue eystem by large reduction II TIE NUN
| Der of articles now subject to tax would be fol-
| lowed Nv results eqwly advantageous to the
| citizens and the Government. IL would render
| the execution Of the law ltss expensive and
! more certain-remOye obstacles to industry,
| Lessen the temptations 10 eFade the Jaw, al.
| minish tie violations and fraud perpetrateG
| upon its provisions, make Its operations les
| iuquisitorial, and greatly reduce In luz per Inc
| army Of tax-gatheTers created by the system
| which taket from the mouth of honest labor
the bread it has earned" Retrencbment re-
fmm, and ecokomy should be carried INTO eV'
| cry branch of the pubic service mat Inc e&-
| pepditufes Of the Government may b. reduced
and the people relieved from oppressive tax
| tiOn. 4 sound CuIItncy should be restored ana
| Tbs public faith in regard to the national dent
eacrtdly observed. The aceomplishmen OF
these important results together with the res
ioration of the Union OF the States upon me
principles OF the Constitution would intpe
confdence at home al abroad in the STABILITY
of our institutions, and bring to the hHu"h
prosperity, peace sad geod Will.
THE WAR DEPARTMENT.
The report Of the Secretary of War ad lnte'm
exbibt Is The operations Of the army and the sew
eraI bureaus of the War Department The Hg-
grpgate strength of our military force on the 5uth
Of September last, 56,Sls The total estimates
for military appropriation Is sL.'I-4, 90,
a deficiency in last years Appropriation OF SIo'-
100000 The payments at the treasury On "c
Somnt of the services of the War Department |
from January to October ", loni, a pfmou VI
| ton months amounted to Sl0aSur0Uu. Inc tx
| uenses Of the military establishment, as Wen rs
the numbers Of the army are now thleS WI u
as great as they have ever been IN I'm. "a l'.
| while the discretionary power Is Nts'en III Ny 80
ecntiye to add millions TO this cXpcnnlulr ny W.
increase of the army 10 the maximum S"'"E"
allowed by the law
, INDIAN AFFAIRS.
| The comprehensive report OF Inc seCfe'aIs, "
| tho Inferior furnishes interesting intormau0 I
in reference to the important Oahch ol '!t ET{p
lie service connected with his department II'
menacinp attitude Of some uf the waThhe uaiu'
81 In dions inhabitinp the district Of country DC
tween the Arkansas and Platte RiNeLs anu l0 +
2 | lions of Dacotah Territory required Inc PIyTs
ence of large military force III 'nat 80 the
, stipaed by real or imaginary grleNanCyS , or
Indians occasionally committed aCts Oh r "iu%
, ons violence upon emigrants and our lloh h
settlements. but general Inulan wal l,9S
r provdentially aYerted. The Comms slont tf
nnder the act of goth of July, 1867, were dnlJs,
d with fun power to adjust existing dllBGIuluJ5
Il negotiate treaties with the UeaheSteV u tLl
y and select for them reservations remote ron uD
travelled routes, between the Mississippi ana ,E
Pacific They entered without delay upon na ",
. execution of their trust, but nave nov 5eIt nc
- anv otiicial report of their proceedings ms
= vital importance that our distant TerTio GT]
should be exempt from Indian ouiofgaasd "p a,
that the construction of the Pacihc Ralfosui "a"
r. object ofnational Importance, should not De ii I
terrupted by hostile tribes Inss ,ho o9 ora and
IT well as the material interests ana me mora cav cav
= intellectual Improvement of the Indians Ga. ga
o be most efrectuay secured by coneen I tb
them portions of country Hyo int aP 4eno lGF from
e onr bigbwavs and cncroaching white set'Ie
=, ments
y Since the commencement OF the se' Tnu d tcr
% sion of the 3qh Congress five hundred anu IA, OH
a. miles of road have been constructed on tne H Tf
~ line and branches Of the Pacific Scn B%bb{ The
~ line from Omaha Is rapidly uPl app Will.
~ easterly base Of the Rocky Mountains, VIZ
n the terminus ofthc last section of Gonslrqe
le road in California accepted by 'he Nv aIaTr
,nrl last