The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1868-12-16

4. =. An Independent ~
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VOL. Ah
Iecutissss ss sinssHertg s to employ and Greet
The eonlmon strength OF the nation Tor
| its, ,pr0tccttousand preservation, the other,
contrary 10 the express .decleEa ton. OF
Efhe,. CONSTITUTIONS: that q Metlregulated I
Amilitia being necessary to the .seeur:y or
a:free Sstate4the figh Of the people TO
!. .koep .ahd bear arns shallnot be infringe :,
Ifds,lelie&sd that The repeal isof "a such
tiaSS ttlaS@s would be accented BY the American
people as: at5leasti a partial return TO the
fundamental principles ..of the Govern !
::iinenit.s and an indication that hereafter
1.-The eConstitution:is. tobe mndethe nation 81
safa audaneeasi ggi;gnia hey.!easynl !:s pc
1productive Of: no permanent benefit to the
Eeoiuntry, and should, not. ;te. permit ed: TO
Stand: as SO many onunients of the detl- LET -i
1ciemt wisdom whieh has clara act etsr 2 Seo:eu uir
neutrality-suspicious. -, -
/ .The condition of our ;fpa demands
1sthe1 early ard earnest consid ideratlon OF
11Gobyfesss Compared @w ith-the grewth.o OF
ohr n6pala Il fft the public: expend ditures
have. .1reac6Nd an sanount nnpteced edented9
tiin, our. history. population oE tho
! United States .i1]l 79o, was nearly 4,00O:
1000 Of people,; Increasing each decide
3'abont S3 per;eent it reached m fooV,a
s000r3an nereasssof 7G9, per cen y
fR the popniat. tsSo ; lSGS o6o Sa, -
thaeas Sl Esaen ooivoo,oyv' "
aH5ncreasc o5xses peE.eenE - seseass q g
nins years 3: annual. 4Pei,ei,ures .o.a
|3h e.ksdeEal ,soye eaaim tjsi' Wsfe
9eln lSzV siS syggay; SasaeS an 1oSe, oS
4l IVY gVg inlSoy ses,9gs9oet ~ looo,
nearly SlS9O - = 10 ssI..
mated by she, .yasuty
IN me- annual report lnab tiley VII reacna
312 O00o00; BY comparing. the puo,lc dls:7
nrserqents ot2lS5gs sas estimated y win .oose
tof 1l9l ,it@lit,be tt'a1 ,lle.lncrea 3
|:of expenditures s1nces thesee es mus -
the GoEyeFn mcll mas. Seeit az ~ ss ,sn
istnn While ehe increase see pe se ~,
terthe same RsTioaMs.ss olst5 Cs Re,sesn
ftant Asain1 inc cAPensesio!.ns w ssa
imont u Eessgs '".ns LUZ,
aiassi fsseu.E siie sat =.
tSagVVg2e; Walo, M g ieoy-epesear =
peace tthEse altCf tS = aGoo ~ GSn
tiniateai 4 that they Will ee o!zgyy'vyy, an
increase Of asy 6 eea! Msse .nsIn Msa,n
~ Sor II m . ,,erif,d These
oae,ereegt. ,or.Ins4s.nyst,e.iuu AsSs '.;
st1!sl,es .,s.,. snoS spas ;.S; -
ahilu''l s';'4.onslc e.,ssI, ogN' paat9 M,.u
SsS 5oPu.:tt.oiis ,.ss.e,nSs cS Ittl Yi.e
dll ar per cal plta, ,anq. an IooV pnC -tMo.
dollars .ke:: capila; while ln5S60 theytYlli.
reach the exorbituitt ssum OF s9to $, per e,
lTaplta. twill be observed, that. NH OF Of
tkess: statenc en- IS: refer to ard. exhibit the
].disbursements OF peace periods It may;
therefore, be of Interest to, compare tn the;
tcSpc ndltnncs OF the war odstne'~ar!
with Great Brltail, tile AieIletn Mar.ano
tho VAT of tie 1 rebelllo1In 81 tslfs me.
ann9a cNpensesS!fls!leilt TO INC war. or: !:
1872 Eeae ele d their highest amount, about;
$Sl ,000, Goo while. our Eopal alton slightly;
exceeded 8 900, ,pO0,S showing ap.expsnSGij: i !:
ture OF only 3.80 pcrscaplt ltit; y: iS4Ss fnes
.Eoxf fenaitpres growing Sout, OF Inc war;
with Mexico reached. 55, 600 600, and the.
population about: 81 100000, giving only
4 $3.50; per capita, for the war expenses OF:
1 that year:@In::ls 5theexpenditures called
| |(or. blythe rebellion reached. the yast;
ahfonnt. Of s12, ,099,00a, which. J0lHpErsd.
with population, Of 1900, Qq9, }, gives 8 $685..
E20 per: capita. ..... 80. !; !:
From tie .4th:. day 5of March 1879, {
| to the; Salh OF june, 1861, Tire expen-.
].aitures Of the Gosernment were S, ,700i.
900. Du1ins;6- It period we wero .engnged
inswars with Great Britain. = and =. Mexico
/ and were fny5lyel liostilHics;witll pow!.E
erfu Indian: tribes; vJouisialfa WAS rur.s
EcgaseI ffro.n- France: IT: a. cost Of Sl5,-
f00G, 600; s Florida vas seelsd 10 5us by
fSi,a m ft,p cS J{l),tr( alifofnin was aC-