Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-12-10

Sui "a - % per capita.
viii be observed that all Of Ties
statements referred To are to exhIbI
be disbursements in time OF peace
Il may, therefore, be OF interest, to com
pare the expenditures Of the then wa
peri60, viz the wGr with Great Eritain
tue Mexican war, and the war Of the re
bsillon. Tie annual expenses iueiden
70 the war OF 1912 reached, At their high.
est amount, to about SSl. 600 coo, while
orr Population exceeded s 600 Q00. show
ing an expenditure OF only S3 80 D =
capita. 1n'l547 the expenditures gov.
ing out of the war with Mexico, reached
S54 0fO 600, and the Population was aboui
y GOO coo giving only g so per espits
tpr me war expenses Of thst yesr.
10 1850 the expenditures called for by the
rrhs-iu n reached the vast amount a
81 80 UeO OOO, which, compared urith q
population ef 81 600 600, gives S2S 80 PER
cauits. From the day OF NJ arch
/ 1883, n the 30sh Of June, 1851, the entire
Expenditures Of the Government were
81 200 900 oO0 and during that period We
| we're engaged in 3 war with Great Bri-
/ tain and Mexico, and also involved g.
| troubles with powerful Indisu tribes
| louisiana vss purchased from Frauce
= cast OF SIS 000, 900. Florida vas ee6 ed fo
us by Spain = s. ,000, COO. Calif0rnia VA
acquired from M-xlco for SIS, GOO, 600, aud
the Territory IF New Mexico was 90
'sinad from Texas for the sumNf Sl0,-
600 600. Early in 1851, the war 4 the
rebellion commenced, and lst OF ly, of
that year, to the so a OF Jun l8A, the
public expenditure reached the suor-
NOUS aggrsg ate Of IS 800, ,0G0, 600 Taree
years of pace have since iu ervened,
aud during that time the disbursements
If the G. veTnment have successivAiy
bean $3.50 600 600, 1886 600 600 and $685.
01 ono Aided to these amounts. tn
S372 coo 600 estimated as neeessery flr
the fi-cai yssE, ending June so 1889. Sa
obtain total expenditure Of 3, 800 000 600
during the four years Immediately su
eeeding the war, nearly as much as wa
expended during the twelve years that
preceded the rebellion, and embraced the
extraordinary amount already named
These facts clearly illustrate the neeeasi Y
of retrenchmeDt in all branches of the
public service. Abuses which were tOisr
ated duriug the war sor the preservation
Of the nation, will not be endured b7 the
people now that profound peace prevails.
Toe receipts from internal revenue and
customs have during the past three years
gradually dim uished, and the CON-
tinusncs of usf less and eztTayagsnt
expenditures will involve "a in national
bankruptcy, or else make inevitable al
increase OF taxes, siresdy too ecOrm Gus,
ana 10 many respects obnoxious on sc
count o; th5iR uDqestiOned CHARACTER.
One hubdred millions, snnuslly, are ex-
penssi for the military f,rce, a iargs
portion OF which Is employe ~ the sX
ecGtiOn OF laws unnecessary and unGOD-
stiiutional. One hundred aud fifty mil
lions are required each year to pay the
interest on The public debt. Az army Of
taxi g4therers impoyerish the Ds'i0B,
and public agents, placed By Con I.
Rress beyond the cOBtrOl Of the Exec /
ulive, divert from their Legitimate . I
NuTposes, large sums Of money witch |
they collect from the people in the name |
of the Government. JudiclOus legIsla I
tiGn and prudent economy can alone 1
remedy the defects and arrest the evils, (
which, IL suffered to exist. cannot all 70 /
diminish confidence IN public couusels, T
and weaken the attachment and respect I
OF the people towards their political in /
Without proper care the .
small balances which Is is estimated /
viii remain in the Treasury at the 4
close Of the present fiscal year, /
viii not be realized, and sd- /
ditional millions will be added .
~ GEEk nlAlA - 4DW E-4lAAaAE-s@sSN ~
billions.
Il IS shown by the able ard eompre-
hsnsive report OF the Secretary OF the
Treasury, that the receipts for the dscsl
year ending June 80, 1883, wegs 1885,
G2S h65 and that the -xpa tures for
the same period were S377 $40 2S4 lssV.
iug a. the Treasury 3 so Plus Of S2S2 :
877 9S. Ii is estim sted mat the recetpJs
f.T the present fiscal wear, ending June
80 1869, will he S34l 392 SGS, apd the eX-
DsndIrures 1886 l52, 40, showing small
balance o. IS, 80 39S in favor OF the
e. lvernmeBt, f. the h4esl year end
ing june 30, 1870 l. 1870 it is esti
mated that the receipts Will smount %
SS27 600 coo and the expenditures t. 353
300 0)O eaviug an estimated surplus Uf
s2i0 600 coo It becomes proper In this
soi ectl0n to make brief reference u
lur public Indebtedness, which has sccu-
Oulsted with such alarming rsphiity
lnd assumed such colossal pr portions.
10 l7SS, when the Government com
nenced operations under the Federal
it was burdened With, 80
ndebteduess Of S75 000, coo, created dur
ug the war OF the Revolution. This
amount had been reduced TO S45 100000,
xben in 1912 war was declared again It
Britain, and the three years struggle
which followed largely increased ;he
national obligations, and in 1916 they
aad obtained the SUN OF Sl27, coo 900.
Wise and economical legislation, how
aver, enabled the q lveFnment to pay
The entire amount within 3 period of
wenty years, and the eXtin9uishmeut OF
the national debt filed the land with, re-
I0ielBgs and was one Of the greatest
events OF President JscksoD's admins
.rati0n, aud after its reduction a large
sum remsinedsln the Treasury, whien,
for safe keeping, was aeposited With the
several States on condition that il sbnult
be TeturnNd when required by pllote
wants. Iu 1919, the year after the terni-
nsli0n OF sn expensive war with MsXi
60, we fopHd ourselves involved
IN a debt Of S64 900 0e0, and this 1ssl the
amount owed by the G ,verumenti in 1860,
ast prior TO the outbreak OF the rebellion
10 The spring Of 1881, our civil war com
menced, and which in the years OF It's
made an enormous addition
10 the debt; and when in the spriais OF
1865 the nation successfully emerged rom
.he cor fiiet the obligations OF the Gov
srnnia hsd reached the enormous sum
,f Ss S73 992 800 The Secretary Of th6sS
Frea-uF, N sWs that on the fiFstday M
gsm nor 1857 this sum bad bseH rsdueedto
s. 4Sl 50f453 bat 81 the same time Ma
report exbi ,Its an inere&ses durtna, the
) ast year o. S35 625, ,l02. for the dask on
he first day OF n vea6-f last1s slated
% bavs been 81 527, 129 5l2 II is esti-
mated by he Secretary that the returns
or the past month will add to Our Hflhiii-
les the further cum OF $il .00t 900,
nzkkg 3 total increase during thirteen
months Of S48, 500, coo.
II my message Of December 4 1885, it
vas suggested that the policy bs pursued
Sbieh. without being oppressive &c the
people, " uld at once begin to effect 8 re-
iue Ion Of the debt, and # perseveTed Ia
discharge It within definite numter Of
years. The Secretary OF the Treasury
orcibly rscammends legislation Of this
character and justly urges that the longer
{ fs deferred the more diffieUlt Il must
become Of accom- mpiishment. We should
'pIin8 the wise precedent established ia
.789 aud 1916, and without further delay
make provision for the payment Of our
obligations at ss early a period as mily be
The fruits of our ElbOrs
.hould be eDj lyed by our citizens, ritthsr
han used 70 build pp and sustain mnnied
nonouoiiss in our Own and foreign In d..
Dur forei9a debt Is already compu'ed by
.h- secretary Of the Treasury az $780,,
100 GOO Citz ma OF foreign countries re-
,eive interest upon large portion OF our
y -curitiss, and Americas tax payers
.rs made 10 contribute large surns
f,r their aunnort pna isfea that