Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1868-12-10

,at ,ows would be accepted by the Il,
s .or;"on neople az at least a partial az w
.n,.,,,t IN return to the fundameh'.i q.
nr;nciples of government ana al, ,u" &;
cato that hereafter the consli.9', ,,,aor- :,
IN he made the nations safe anu NV or /,
ring guide. They can oe p,h" country. i
no nermaneat benefit TO the COUNTY, II
nnd shouid not be permitted to stanu az I,
a 90 MANY monuments of the denclemu i
s",,.dnn, which has characterized our q
recent legislation. ,ao,,,nds e
the early and earnest consioer".,om ,th G
Congress. Compared with tne glo1W;.v, t
Of our population the pubic eNp ,,,nraca- q
res have reacneu ah "' |
dented in our history. e.,.os IN ,
The population ofthe United states IN
ira vas nearly four millions OF peopie,
Increasing each decade about 90 PEI ven,
.anahed ;n 1860 thirty-one millions, an
;ooraase of seven hundred per cen.. Oh
tho nopulation In 1890. In 1913 ~ -
timated that it will reach thirts ,eGiEd
millions, or an increase Oh eisn o,.antv-
and sixty-eight per cent III
nine years. ,.4,,roe of the Fed
r,i Covernme 1T in 1901 were tOui ih,i
lions twOhundred thousand dollars ~
1000 e;uhteen millions two 1unoreu
thonsand dollars !; in 1850 forty-ohe NH
lions in 1860 sixty-three mi'honsi ~
1865 nearly thirteen hundred hlllalonn
in 1869, it is estimated by tne nG' ronorf
Of the treasury in his last annual report;
that they will be 1hree h"ho'''
seyenty-two millions. 80. ,,a,,rrso.
Nv comparing the public dispurse-
,,orts IF 1869. as estimated, with those
ot I791 II will be seen that the increase
Of exnenditure since the beginning VI
the government has been eight thousanu
six hundred aud eighteen per ce ,nu ca,
while the increase OF the PoPuiaa,,u ,dr rod
the same period was only eight huno tt,a
and sixty eight per centum. Agali,' .he
evnenses of the government In looo' .le
wear of peace immediately prec,es'olng
yha var were only sixty-three mliiiohs
while in 1869, the year OF peace tnree
years after the war; it is estimated 'neS
will be three hundred ana seventy wv =
millions, an increa e o. TOUR n i':i" -, .
and eighty mine per eeutum, VIII o .r.
increase was only twentv-oi'e Poi '
tum for the same period. :,
These statistics further show thal ~
1901 the annual National eXpenses,co3u.
nared with the population, were llI' Il
more than one dollar per capita ana II
1860 but two dollars per capita, VIII ~ -,
1859 thew will reach the extraoruliiiai,.
sum of nine dollars aud seVehty-eiSn
cents per capita. 1t VIII ne o,'s ad W. Wv
hih;f the disbursements OF peace pc
Rod. ~. q ,,torost r
It may, therefore, be OF in.ele ~ ~ y
oonnare the expenditures OF the thre
war neriods, the war with Great Brital
the Mexican war and the war ol tile ls
bellion. In 1914 the annual eAPehs,
incident to the war O. 1917 reached .nG
highest amount, about thirt Cyy;ohti, .n a.,
lions. while our popul ,tion slightiy e.
coadad eight millions, showing an e.
.nmAitnre of only three dollars an
that year. In 1856 the eXpenditur
called for by the rebellion reached tt
vast amount of twelve hundred an
ninety millions, which, compared wit
a population of thirty-four million
gives thirty-eight dollars and twent
cents per capita. From the 4th day
March, 1889, to the 3Oth of June. Is
the entire expenditures Of the Govern
ment were seventeen hundred million
of dollars.
During that period we were engage
In WIS with Great Britain and Mexico
and were involved in hostilities wit
powerful Indian tribes. louisa ma wa
purchased from France at a cost of fl
teen millions of dollars. Florida ce dc
to us by Spain for five millions. Cali
fornia was acquired from Mexico 70
fifteen millions, and the territory q
New Mexico was obtained from Texa
for the sum of ten millions, Early il
IS6! the war of the rebellion commence,
and from the first of that year to tn
SOth OF June, 1865, the public expendi
lures reached the enormous aggregat,
Of thirty-three hundred millions of dol
lars. wa
Three years of peace hay. interviewed
and during that time the disbursement,
o. the government have successiveIx
been five hundred and twenty millions
three hundred and forty-six millions
and three hundred and ninety-thre,
millions. Added to these amounts the
three hundred and seventy two millions
estimated as neces airy for the fiscal yeal
ending the S0th June, 1869, we obtain q
TOTAL expenditure of sixteen hundred
millions of dollars, during the four wears
Immediately after, or nearly } much as
was expended during the seventy-two
years that preceded the rebellion. An ,
embraced the extraordinary expenditure
already named.
These startling facts clearly illustrate
tae necessity OF retrenchment in ali
Drancnes OF the public service. Abuses
Wnlch Were so tolerated during the war
for the preservation OF the nation. will
not be endured by the people now that
profound peace prevails. The receipts
from internal revenues and customs
nave. during the past three years, grad.
uaily diminished, and the continuance
OF useless and extravagant expenditures
williLyolve us in national bank suptcv
or else make inevitable an increase OF
taxes, already too onerOus, and i'm MANY
respects, obnoxious n account of their
inquisitOrial character
One hundred millions are annually
expended for the militar.g force, a .arge
proportion of which is employed in the
the execution OF the laws, both unneces-
sary and UNCONSTITUTIONAL Ona HIM