The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-12-05

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alton of money in competition with justice
and right, but thinks the expenses Incl
dent to reconstruction under The system
| doptea by congress, aGgravutes the in
trinsic wrong of the measure itself. 1t
has cost untold millions already, and If
persisted III, will add largely to the weight
| OF taxation.
! Tie ere9: interests Of the country de-
mand immediate relief from these enact
iments. business in the south IS paraiyzed
| by sense Of general Insecurity; by the
4 terror o. conf5cation and negro su YrerNacy
aud southern trade, from which inc north
would have derived SO great q pJ'O6t under
government OF law, still ianguishes. AS
apother reason for retracing thelI steps. he
refers congress to the iaie manifestations
Of the people on he subject and thinks it
3annot have escaped their attention that
from tic day on which congress fairly and
lorn..ity pre-en ii the proposition TO gov
egn the southern states ~ military force,
with the ultimate establishment OF negro
supremacy. every expression OF general
sentiment has bean mere or jess opposed
| 30 Il.
FRAUns on TIE TRFAsURT-TENUGE OF
OFFICE ELL.
Il IS well and publicly krown that enor-
nous frauds have been perfc'ratcl on the
treasury. AMI ,ha' large fortunes have beer
made at the public expense. This species
Of corruption ba> increased. IS increasing
aud, If not diminished, viii soon bring u
INTO total ruin and sgrace. The public
creditors and taxpayers are alike interest
Ell in an honest admit istration of the fnan-
ces. and neither as will long endure the
/ high handed roJberies Of the recent past
! For this Giscreditable state of affairs there
are several causes: Some of the taxes are
20 laid as to present an irresistible tempta-
ton 70 eyade payment. The great sums
which officers may obtain, by conniyance
at fraud, create pressure which Is more
than the virtue Of many can Withstand
and there can be 40 doubt that the open
disregard of constitutional obligations
avcwed By some Of the highest and mos,
influential mcn in tie country has greatly
weak ened the moral sense Of those whc
serve in subordinate places. The expenses
of the United States including interest ON
! tie public debt, are more than SIX times
as much as they were seven years ago
To collect and disburse Ibis vast amount
requires careful supervision, as well as
systematic yiglence. Our system, neve,
| perfected, was much disorganized by the
ienure-of-ofice bill. which has almost des-
troycd piiicial accountability. The prcsi-
dent may be thoroughly convinced than AZ
officer is incapable, dishonest, or unfaiih
ful ID the constitution bu;, under the
law which have namei, his utmost pow
er is To complain TO the senate, aad ask
the privile ge 81 'snpplying his place with q
hciter nan. Ii! the .cnatc he regarded a.
personally or politically hostile to the pres
dent, it's natural, and not altogether IN
reasonable, for that officer to expect that
it viii take his part far as posi- Die. re
store him to his place, and give him tri
urpil over his executive superior officer
He has ether chances Of impuntv, arising
from accidental defects of evidence, tie
mode Of Investigating, aud the secrecy o.
the hearing. Ii is not wonderful that Of
fetal malieasancc should become bold ii
proportion ~ del.nquents learn to Thus
themselves safe. | am entirely persuade,
that. under such rule, the president can
not perform the great duty assigned I,
MIN Of seeing The laws faithfully execut
FL AMI ,ha, it disab'es him most cspe
ciaIiy from eni'rcing that rigid accounta
bil:y which Is necessary to the due execu
ton Of The revenue Laws.