Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-09-09
The Fearful Increase of fhe Pub
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Constitutions.
The Fearful Increase of the Pub
ohi bns tazwe lie Debt. e 3s9
The Public Debt of the United States, on
the 9TH of August, 1865, is thus stated by
theSecretary of the Treasury:
.s5tssss, .TRBAsURY DEPARTMENT. 4 aF
3Bs = WASHINGTON, August 2, 1855 .ai
geThe following is statement OF the pub
lie debt of the United States on the lst OF
August, 1858: 0eas eass tz
Amount Anua of debt less cash in the
Treasury. Sz''zs''S4'4oo %
"The fpregoingis acorrect statement of
the public debt as appears from the books
and Treasurer's returns in the Departments
on the lst day of August. 1868. -3d,sn
i1Signed1 HUGH M'CULLoCH,
bods1o.s 4" Secretary of the Treasury" sse
The same debt is thus stated by the same
Secretary of the Treasury one month
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.
ssThe following is statement of the pub
lie debt of the United States on the first of
September, 1885, sssiUf e7a shl So isscg11oa 7
~ q "a .inc = ,ls~*t3 - -
"Amouut of debt less cash in the -! =. :. - :.
Treasury. 535, ,6l4. .3l3 o3
"The foregoing is a correct statement of
the public debt, as appears from the books
and Treasurer's returns in the Department
on the lst Of September, 1858,
lslgnedl .e.o.ot. - ~ Morso INC Tressu
.s.ss..s :, r,,,,,;. ,.h. ,,eone ,ro,,tb as
49, - : - n Co., e,1,,,
q, sr,. a.v of s.,,tsnbsr 1sss 5ss el4 sIs o.
On frst day Of August, 1885. s2s2s $50 81
Increase IN ONE month =. ... sle. .o7s ,ssa as
An increase Of twelve million seventy
nine thousand eight hundred and thirty
two dollars and thirty-six cents to
be supplied by increased taxation, and
that. too, in a time of profound peace.
and when the Radicals are repeatedly af-
firming that the debt is being decreased, is
a sample of what we are to expect in the
future sSis3 a ssis z5e5sss-s $3.50. :.
This terrible increase of the public debt
in one month is within fraction OF the
entire expenses of the Government under
JOHN Qu1NcY ADAMS. aaheF<
On the 30th day of November last, the
Secretary of the Treasury reported that,
on the 31st day of March, 1866, the total
debt of the United States was s2366 $685.
O77 "a. In two wears and three months of
peace, the public debt has increased ONE
HuNDhED ~ AMI S,Mlh nln 1 n,InrH M
LON.s s,IA, ao y .,r D.sIU 49, -
NiNE NsiiNtEi I ny ny s ooAND W - - -
AND Inlhl w i '" :, az a-'' =,
o!Ait NINE oHN 10! .. .e.-s
rms increase Is ereaGeo ny Inc pioii'saoy
OF a IaeN haaical Congfesspy fShe inilnepse fepS
amount taken from tne treasury 10 sup
port tne Freeomen's bureau IN tae ooo.n-
20 iced ana TO cioene ana 70 keep IN iuie
ness, sroes in sne oousu anu ~ ...' oi
scnooi, houses' iar.eu oooAe' pay sols'vn
anu " ioeu 'ne 0.auien =, n9e-e'. "nNe0
sney aie souov'eu 90 '"o Dnen' t,s,. .
~ " e,s., !. ~ ~ .'ans
- - a,.Lo ~ nanro.s .o.o-s % 90 ~
,,or,,o,,,.ta *. 49, of ~. pod;ooI. IN
ttoso ot.ts.-'--ff -. -,--9 ~--
A. th;s roto ~ ;no-oose c,.vr ., e,ect.
al Il vii, t.Ie more money than there is in
the world to nav off the debt, and more
than there is in the United states to pay
the tpterest. particularly If the bondhold-
ers oct II in gold as its equivalent. zss'
Tax PAYERS look at these exhibits and
determine In your own minds if Radical
rule be worth the price it costs. b..s .s-z
oq 8------7 > -. -.
Vermont ana Ohio I'm 1867 ana I'm
e. .,as, ~. 0- '.e 20. s@. -, ...
u a9oe' .tona no sno sSn ta,auna .a,' .sa. ~. "
pe.' sne,e 49, .@Ms Se 1s,,.a, .n". ., .ne
sns.'.oa a's - 'nas r;".n e se aoe one oa ma;or;tn 20
nns n, "a s,,sao,,ner -. tha Ronuh,;c.n ,eaS.
a-e a.a;o;o.d" Nth exoeed;ng Great low,
Vsrn,ont nos decisive Of the fate Of the
country When she put forth her great