The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-12-18

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might IN time. Of great emergency
seriously embagfass tho Executive ia
efforts TO employ 'ni direct the
common strength Il Tho sstiun inf
rs protection sud Preservation, the
other is cortrarY 10 the express do
clarat,on of the Constitution. that n
we'll regulated mililis hoing nceessa
Iry 10 the oauly Of free State, the
+ right ~ the people to ke-- aud bear
arms should not be infringoi
IL b. believed that ,hc repeal Of all
such laws would be accepted by the
American people A. at iess; partial
rs,Ifa 20 the fundamental principle
/ Of the government aud an indica-
ton that hereafter the Constitution
is 10 he made the nations safe md
uuorrinv guido They can be pro
/ ductlse Of no permanent benefit To
the couatry, aud should not be per.
miyol to stand a'so many mon
meuts sf The deaaiout wisdom shich
has Characterised our r.can, lseish
/ lion.
Tho condition of our finances de.
mands the early aud earnest consider.
alton ct Congress. Compared with the
growth Of The country. tho public
expenditures hsye reached an amount
unprecedented in war history. The
population Of tho Tinted States 10
I 100, was { 500 900 OF people, and
Increasing each decade about thirty
hires per cent it reached In 1850
I 81 coo eco, an iacfeaso of seven
hundred per cent. on the population
OF 1890 Ia 1860 il is estimated
that il will reach $4,000, 900, or an
increase OF eight hundred and sixty
. eight per coat IN seventy niae years
The annual exrenditurs sf IA. p,a
cml Government ia 1871 ,efest
I 10000; ia lsaU. 2lsgJD 0gh (,
I 80, 81 800, 900 n ls6O sgq
600 900 IN 1865, noarly ,01 asa
200; aud IL 1869 "a i c.lim,t,d by
tha Secretary Of the Treasury In hi.
lt.t annual report tbat they vill hc
/ s852 600 900 nv comn,rio, ,Lo
p"p' ' 'l' ''1s OIL i0"', a. es-
'''''' ny WIN ',H , mos. o. is'i u w'l be
's'" ',,"' 'ao 'n''v'se .. expenditures
''npe tHo pes'nn'ng /" INC "oyern-
,ne", n'' p,ph 'isht 'housaud s'x
"eN'' - IA" e'aN'H'n per ceuium,
WY, zoe increase o. TIE population
.'i '"e sa"y fi'l was only eight
nnhNie9 ana "&' t4f eonInm.
Ati'n' tno expo " me t'oyctu-
'''nt IVA iop"' ~. ear OF peace, im'
'"1a'''ei} I re- '.' 'e'''i'i 'he war "erc
oh'y w ""uV'V' "l'''e :" iSo'i the
year o. peace infee year. AFTER the
war 10 estimated Tie expenditure
"iu DC sJ'z, u0D,uuo, an Increase OF
iouf hundfed ana o'Ehly'nipe pa
ecn'nm' whiie taa increase OF popu'
lai'on was only isanty pet cent.
or t'o same pes'ou hese statistics
lHr'heF snow 'hh' IN l'oi The M.
naa' n''''o''ai pApepser, compared
WI" 'hy PYpVlalppi were liflle
'',9 .a"n Vno uV''aI per capita and
~ ',e'V' w sennp XXX uV''"is Jof .aplm'
VINO 10 Ioop '.oy WIZ reach the
oN''''"i"n, SUM W "'he doinrs ana
seventy e'sh' een'a Per eapile'
- WIZ p9 ou7gi'en 'hat . u ~ these
s y. q f,ipt 70 ana EXHIBIT We
d''pu,sonen' oi peace periods II
uAy therefore ne OF interest to com
pare 'na expenditures oil the three
war Po'u'' ne VI" win ufehi
n'''A ~ 10" naS i'Ah war ana inc
W." " '"u 'epu'no'. ~ lol the
Aln"s' eA psAss ,Asident 10 the war
p" ''-t 'ese,' " .n'i' hiBh'Ht
""'n" ""'u' 80 iVVui""'i Wiiilo our
prpn'"''"'' s"Anuy oA'eeHea aiehl
"'''''" y, SHOWING an expenditure o.
o"'y ~ oo per 0"f''a' !" ! a. tc
"a '"u''u,oA Sfo"'ns our OF me war
"''n '''Ale'' iVAoh"u 9"'ioVoiou"'
aou VIC PoPn'A'io" about iweniy ono
.'"' o' t'F'"s o"'} % W pot cap
u '9' 'ue war expenses Of mat year