The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1868-09-01
1Ngsaut seasaicasis,M has Cost
tIae People since Dune so
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Tax Payers Read.

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The party, in power have, from the
3Oth.of June, 1864, to January 1st, 1868,
collected from tho people Q ,reyenuc
amounting in all, as setidown 10 the of
fetal record, to seven billions six hun
.dred aud oighty-soEen millions eight
hundrcd and ono thousand and sixty
tour dollars, (sL6S7, sol, ,O64) including
the five billions six hundred and twenty.
soven millions four hundred and sixty
two thousand three hundred and eight
dollars (s5, G27 ,462, ,3OS) from loans and
Treasury notes. 80 .c, o..
As going to mako up these seven bill
ions, &C., arc put down, under the head
Of ''direct taxes (but only from the
3Oth of J Junc, 1862 twelve millions one
hundred and sixty one thousand three
hundred and twenty seven dollars, (Sl2,-
161 ,327,) having collected in 1867 alone,
for direct taxes, four millions two hun
drcd thousand two hundred and thirty
three dollars, (S4,200, ,233.
Under the head of "misccl!aneous,'
two, hundred aud thirty millions ono
hundred and ffty-on thousand nine
hundred and fifty three dollars, (S2SD,-
151, ,9530 having collected in the one
year of 1966-under this "misccllane-
Gus" head, mark you-sixty -scven mill
ions one hundred and nineteen thousand
thrco hundred and sixtyniue dollars,
l(s67, 119, 9,369) .... =
They wrung from tho people in tho
one year of 1865, total revenue, the ap-
.palliug sum of one billion eight hun:
drcd and five millions nine hundred and
forty, FIVE dollars, (s1,SO5, ,939,345)
Thus much on tho subject of money
collected. Now few figures as to mon
.ey paid out-expenses Of carrying on
the Government.
They have expended from June 80,
1861, to January 1, 1868, total, seven
billions five hundred and ffty-sevcn
millions seven hundred and forty one
thousand two hundred aud ninety-6vc
dollars, (s7,557,741, ,295,) having spent
in 1866 alone, enc billion eight hundred
and ninoty.seven millions six hundred
and seventy -four thousand two hundred
and twenty-four dollars, (sl,s97,67l,
,aa224 -. es.nasa
As going to make up this sum they
expended for the War Department three
billions one hundred and eighty millions
three hundred and ixty-eight thousand
four hundred and six dollars, (S3, 1867
36s, 1869 having paid out, IN one year
-1S65-ono billion thirty one millions
three hundred and twenty three thousand
three hundred and sixty, Isl, ,o3l $685.
1909 asssst 81 Fge ssss
For the Navy Department, four hun
dred and fourteen millions eighty-three
thousand two hundred and eightyGve
(s414, oS3, ,2S5;) having spent for the
year 1865 one. hundred and twenty-five
millions five hundred and sixty seven
thousand seven hundred and seyenty-six
dollars, (s1a2,56I, ,7769
For "orainary expenditures" three
billions nine hundred and forty-fve mill
ions two hundred aud ninety one thou
sand one hundred and fifty five dollars,
.(S3, ,945, ,29l, 1859 having spent under
this headi Of aordinary expenses" for
the one year Of 1865, one billion two hun
dred and twelve millions nine hundred
and eleven thousand two hundred and
seventy dollars. (si, ,212,9l1,270.)
For "miscellaneous" expenditures, Ito
June 80, 1863 enc hundred and fifty
eight millions, sixty-opes shousand four
hundred aud fifty two (si5S, ,06l, ,452)
1 Somewhere swallowed up in these
amazing sums Of money, which stagger
the mind in the effort to realize them,
tho amount squandored on the Freed
mons Bureau would reach probably hfty
millions. At least, for the year ending
January /, 1867, as estimated by General
Howard, Commissioner qof tho bureau,
nearly twelve millions we're required. AT
this rate, for the three years the bureau
has been in existence, it has consumed
thirty six millions; and We know that a
vastly greater amount-at least nifty
milions---have been spent upon it, all to
keep the Radical party in powor.
The rate atwhich VIC are going to ruin
tho astounding sums Of, money drawn
| by the tax -gathcrer from the hard labor
Of the people, and spcnt-cau be better
understood when we say that during the
seventy three years preceding tho wal
(as estimated recently the whole expen
diture of tho government amounted tt
less than fourteen hundred millions o
dollars, while the Radical party in th'
one year of 1866 spent nearly nineteol
hundred million dollars, as above stated
Such an, exhibit as this may we'll strik
the people with dismay, and cause them
Jas thoy do, to cry aloud for relief fron
SO intolerable burden.
i [From the National Intelligcnccr.l
j. ftr,nv,f ON Grant