The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1868-08-26
.Iptksy ORR ussias legies as much taxes
Is We do, for military purposes.

10y . < 10 y aIMAC1
Is We do, for military purposes.
ouK TAXES AED THEIR DISBURSEMENT.
.ae Since the LIST Of July, 1865, when the
war closed, we have collected as taxes
81 ,200, 600 900. s400, 00o, 600, or
about one third Of the whole amount,
has been paid as interest Ga the bonds
The r. mainiDg $500 600, 0e0 is to be
accounted foI by Congress, FIR the pub
he debt is larger than when the war
closed by over $4,000 900. Over
$500. 000, COO, OF this amount, has been
expended 90 the Army. since the war.
closed. 800, 600 600, on the Freed
Hmen's bureau 800, 600 900, on the
Indian troubles, back pay OF soldiers,
and pensions still leaving over $500
f0o0 ,QoQ,ddr the e~xirsyagsnce Of Con
agrebsSspd the robbery aud dcfalcation
%Sihcers. The estimates For the civil
HPehSes OF tie government, for the
yssr ending July lst, 1860, are $780,.
O0oOe0gand for the four years ending
July list 1863, ever $1,000 ,00O, 600,
while IorIfopr years preceding the war,
the civil expenses of government, v
ragged onlyn fraction over S64 000, 600,
peruyearsbtEhe Navy now costs, annu
ally, over SIS 100000 more than it
did; annually, before the war, and yet
ounIeoujmcicea and shipping is far be
los the year, 1860 For the. year end
in&iesJnne; 1865 the War depart
meatohaeezPesded S33 ,O00, coo, more
thaniitsdiduin 1867, The expenses Of
1lhdspartmebtsh have increased, and the
thehnIes collected for the year ending
inis6scamounted to $500, 600 600,
beinsnrars $100 .00o,0 mere than
anyJeaf since the war CID sod. In ad-
disioastontkestares a large amount Of
msasyshas been realized from the sale
ofeaPtdred property. munitions of war
aLdiW3p vessels, asd from ccnf<cations
Of property. 10 Ei"b T. - O
6svfs7of Jsdj1uI oh a no
FTME SOURCE OF THESE RESULTS.
TheseFesults flow afrom the policy OF
Congress- and. especially does the ex
tra0esanee and cost of the War depart
meetdssHs cd a proper policy Leon pur.
sued in 1855 we would not now be dis
culsieg Iheseiqpestions. In 1861 the
people all said the war should be pres
ecutsdetSofestore. the Union, and the
righss aedfquaityyof the people should
reRaieWnmpaired. Mr.. Lincoln's in
auguEah address I1aadf proclamations ;
SeEatasifsreighi dispatches, Congress
by its resolutions and laws every re.
cruiting officers every candidate for
ofheS every State convention of every
paftyjsTery general, and every private
in tbearu6t, all announced the same pro
miies spds purposes as to the object of
thSWar.s- The armies of the South sur.
rendered upon the express condition
thas a'they should not be disturbed By
thehnfharisy2ofsthe United States"
Theza veseiGrant'sterm Of surrender
The Psopelofth South were restored
to ths Union. inBut soon Congress be-
-ganaoLaf5xs conditions Slavery must
be, 6ofna lly abolished in the State
c~onstirotisns5i sRbo1gh, in fact, abolish.
cd l6fofe.S t0fdfdances Of recession
muse 6egford4all9, repealed; although,
in faef5 net IN force the Confederate
debti must be zrepudiated, although
worthless an of which was done. Then
p~rovtsiotai governors were appointed,
under act of Congress, of July 1864, to
aid theeeople to- reorganize; elections
Werebbela5 and Senator'S aud Represeta
tives c4heHup to Washingtou-Congress
evenahsh did not deny their legal right
to take seats, but claimed only the right
to Observation-Disclosures ;then the
secrsttribubal called the Reconstruction
began Its manipuDatiops Pri
or to, thi5 the people of the South had
been sTscoguized' as legally and polite
ally conspetent toivote on an amend
ment tosthe Constitution of the United
States; did vote on it, and the amend
mentaEas declared adopted and became
a partofIthe Constitution by their as
The Reconstruction Commit
lee 6ually refused the Southern repre-
sentatiEestheir seats, and reported the
Constitutional amendment which
framed, i'm fact, for the purpose of
reducing the representation of the
Congress, by taking from the
basis-ofTepresentntion the Negro popu
alton Thereby recognizing the State
goveI5neRtsg in the South, as in the
white people and the
negroes n not entitled to vote. The re-
constructions mmittee then soon chang
ed ifstsckI aud concluded to place the
State eoveFbnenIs of the South in .the4
handsofsthe negroes, and - ostracize
the whites; adopted registration laws
and daths that prohibited the whites
from . anticipating In the elections ;
divided 1.-THE Southern States into
FIVE military ! districts, sent down
the arny which had been with
draWr,a. atElthef close of the war ;
the negro into Constitutional
ConVe6tiohs md Legislatures deposed
goveru6fs, and State and county officers:
hRs; overthrow society,
and introduced anarchy. Before the
militasSsddfhiAion tffus commenced: the
white seople ofthe South4bad in every
State passed laws, for the protection Of
the pefsessahd property of'the negroes;
gave him the right 10 testify in courtI
and e~h5pi6Sment fol-. support ; al which
met win The appf6bation of the people
of tie NORTH m The reconstruction com
and Congress, passed the ordeal
Of public scrutiny by binding the eyes
of the people with false reports, and
fabricated stories, as to the cruelty of
the Southern people to negroes, in face
of IL e,S@efsl letter of Gen. Grant, of
1865, recommending that it was safe
for the2So1thefn people to regulate
their own AFFAIRS; and Of the favorable
report of every traveller and military
co:amAhdeEa Who spoke Of the condi
ton 6f9fhe Southern -people.-The