The evening Argus., 1868-02-22

ment A bureau, at an enormous expense,
10 feed. clothe, and proselyte to radicalism
4 horde of lazy, vagubond negroes; . large
standing army; an expensive military despo-
t;sm in the soath, extending 10 withering
and blighting influence to every part Of the
land; horde of federal ofice-hoiders spresd
all over the land TO spy out and seize upon
the substance of the people; these were al
appropsiste sequences Of this wicked pur-
pose to destroy the constitution and esfap-
lsh radical despotism in its stead.
We have had profound peace, Mr.. Speaker,
for nearly three years. From the snrrena., aes 81
of the confederate armies IN April, 1000 ~
the present time, there has not been 90 a.m ~
raised anywhere against the Poxs. =, .ne
federal government. Why, then, .nsse envl.
nous expenditures, that are cMausnang .ns
very life out Of the people Nny snoula
the ordinary expenses on .Ie IL kosesnmsn' :Aa
.S;asalv nreceeding the war? Mr.. Buchan.
ans administration has always been char
scter;zed by the party now in power as most
reckless and extravagant. / am not here
now for the purpose of defending it. But
let us compare for a moment the last and
most extravagant year of Buchanan's ad-
ministration with the expenditures now in
augrated under radical rule. Men may mis-
lead the ignorant by frothy defamation, but
figures are stubborn things, and when used
fairly never mislead. In the figures now
give, do not include the public debt or the
interest thereon, nor the pensions and boun.
ties to soldiers and their families, all oi
which the people will cheerfully pay.
IT, .oora&o sc tha eurv aaks for a n
preparations for this year as follows:
For the war department, exclusive Of
bounties and pensions. %, 0O0 ,o0t
For the navy department. $4,000, ,oot
For civil service. 5l,00ooo'
Total. ...................... ls2, ,0oo ,oOt
There can be no doubt that the actual de
mands and expenditures of the government
under existing legislation will greatly ex
coed even this enormous sum. For wht
ever heard of a congress in these days with
out a series of deficiency bills? The ex
penditures invariably exceed greatly the es
Inmates.
The whole expenditures of the govern
ment for the same service in 1860 the las
year of Mr.. Buchanans administration
were:
For the war department..........--... l6, 90
For the navy department. t..--........ IL, Loo
Total.. l54 90
Difference between the estimates for
1868 and actual expenditures for
the same items in 1860 $l47 ,S47 ,0O
Thus it is demonstrated that the ordinar
expenditures of the government under rad
cal rule is more than FIVE times as great a
it was under the much-abused administer
| ton of Buchanan.
We have been accustomed to call ours
free, and happy. and prosperous people,
But, sir. no people can be properly Gale
| free or prosperous, whatever may be the forr
| of government, whose daily earnings ar
wrung from them by the tax gather to fee
a horde of hungry vultures who are preyin
upon them. We now pay in taxes nearl
twice as much per capita as any other PEE
pie in the world. And it viii be seen from
| the foregoing figures that,even if our natior
al debt were wiped out as with spong'
we would still, under our present rulers, b
| the worst taxed and wors, governed peopi
| on earth. The people should in thunde
tones demand OF this congress-"Why doe
| this country, in time of peace, with no pro:
| pect of war, require five times more eKpent
| itures, IN proportion to Its population, TOR tn
army, or the navy, or the civil list, than
ever required at any time before the repul
hcan party came into power?" You
| wretched, unconstitutional, and most wicke
policy, your negro bureaus, your large stan'
ing army, your military despotism, you
hordes of hungry vuitures sent all over ii
land to devour the substance of the peopl
furnish the answer. Sir, the republica
party has been trusted by the people as n
party was ever trusted before, and thei
generous confidence has in every repect bee
most shamefully abused. know it is eas
to indulge in loose and idle defamation ar
censure; and lest might be accused
SHINING in this direction | viii furnish he
for the consideration of the house and of Il
country some tables complied from the a
chives of our government, upon which
wish to base few additional remarks, ar
which will demonstrate beyond all possibi
ty of contradiction the folly, recklessness,ar
extravaganza Of the party that now mo
unfortunately controls the expenditures
our government
Table giving the entire expenditures of Il
federal government, exclusive of the pu
lie debt, from the foundation of the COVE
ment to the close of the last British war
| From March L. 1889, to Dec. 81