The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1868-07-29

me sections, he did 1t ctfectually.-
In four years he was first Consul and
of the French people. Here, a
grand party, through the General of
our army, attempts a similar usurpation,
which the Democratic party opposes, as
inimical to the whole system of Repub-
lican government, and it proposes a safe
and simple means by which it may be
; I read from their declaration
of principles.
Immediate restoration of all the
Stairs TO their rights in the Union, un.
der the Constitution, and of civil gov-
erDment to the American people.
"2 Amnesty for all past political Of
lenses, and the regulation of the cleo
tive franchise in the States by their
citizens"
N EXTRAVAGANCE OF
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.
The Republican party is the party of
usurpation. 1t is also the party of cor.
ruption. Read the report of the Com
missioner of Revenue. Count the num-
Der Of clerks who are seeking in vain
to discover the amount of speculation
in the Treasury Department. Go to
the Wa Department and see the
mutilated archives and ask why they
were destroyed ? Visit tie Peniten
t:ary and counts tie public plund erers
who are confined there. Applause
1t is the party of extravagance-the
war party ended in May, 1865.
During three years, the expenditure
of tho Federal Government, indepen
dent Of interest on the public debt,
was eight bundled and twenty millions
of dollars. These were years of peace.
The army and navy of the wal had
been reduced ; their back-pay had al
ready been made up to them immense
sales Of Government property; con,
sequent upon the close Of the war, had
been made, and yet in these three
years the Republican administration
expended eight Numbered and twenty
millions of dollars-two hundred and
seventy millions of dollars q year,
CONTRAST WITH DEMOCRATIC ADMIN
IsTR ATOMS.
She whole expense of the Govern
nent of the United States for four years
preceding the war was two hundred
and fifty six millions of dollars. These
eight hundred and twenty millions do
not include the interest upon the public
debt. If this be added, the expendi
ture of each one of TIA, Sc three years
will amount to at least four hundred
and thirty millions of dollars. The
taxation Of the year 1866 amounted to
five hundred and ninety millions OF
dollars The taxation of the last year
of Mr.. Buchanan administration am
ouuted to eighty millions of dollars.
The expenses of the War Department
during the whole of Mr. Folks admin
istratlon, incIu ling the Mexican war,
we're $50, $40, 900 ; the expenses Of the
War Department Tor 1868 were Sl2s,-
$50, 900 In one year of Republican
administration, in time Of peace, the
War Department spent S30,000;00O
more than a four years D m1cra'ic ad-
ministration did in time of war. lap
pIause The Navy Department for
four years, before the war, cost S62,-
9lO, 900 Then our commerce was,
prosperous, our ships sailed on every
harbor.-To,day we have no commerce,
a foreign flag covers all the trade to our
sea-ports. The ship builders of Maine
are starving for want of occupation,
and vet the estimates for the navy, for
the current four years, is Sll7,47O,OOO.
FINANCE AND TAXATION.
have said to you that the taxation
of 1866 amounted to $500, 900 900 I
told that this year it will be less.
The securities of the Government are
not subject to taxation. The capital
invested in the securities reaches So
SOC. 600 900. all the property, real
and personal, of every kind, as derived
from the official reports of 1860, IN
ouuted to sic 600, 900 900 Thus you
see that zeal one sixth of all the CAPT
tai in the country is exempt from taxa
ticn.
But why is it that the amount realiz
ed from 1869, will be less than the
realized in 1866? The rate
of taxation is substantially the same
1t is true that this Republican Congress
has diminished as a whole, the taxes
on the manufactures Of New England ;
it is true that they will diminish m
what the taxes upon whisky, but the
amount collected from either Of those
sources would not materially change the
aggregate, Why then, l ask again,
will the amount realized from taxes
this year be less than in 1866? The
hurthen upon those who do pay is just
as .-reat as it was then. The difficulty
of mixing the payment is even greater
than it Was then.
THE GENERAL DISTRESS AND ITS CAUSE.
A cry of distress when the day for
the payment of taxes comes around,
arises from every part of the country ;
and it is because the business of the
country is stagnant ; it is because your
are idle ; it is because labor
finds no occupation !; it is because the
produce of the farmer remains on his
own hands, instead of going to the
/; is because your stores are over.
with abundant stocks; it is be-
cause energy and enterprise are para
lyzed. and capital remains inactive.
Observation-Disclosures.
And why is all this Because a
administration insists in
curtailing the currency, disturbing all
checking all enterprise, throw
ing out of employment all labor. The
tradesman is clught with a large stock
on declining prices. The farmer fears
the fall which may overtake him before
his wheat reaches the market. The