Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-01-18

"rns increase OF taxes" is causing An
cv-rv helmlng 'lucAl revolution which
NUT change the POLITICAL character OF Con
grss- |, il ,his dilemma that ia causing
sle alarm among the radicals. For nearly
s,vcn years they have had complete con
W,l Of Congress, aud arc hence responsible
fr the waslrfal expenditures Of the pubic
fuais. which cannot longer be continued
without the utter des.,uct IN Of the nation
oil credit lohn sherman, even though he
b. az ultra radical. 10 not misapprehend
the sitlatit n ~hen lie remarks IT is idle TO
dis :ls>- the fac, that the increase of our
extraordinary expenses aud weight .. taxes
have alarmed ne peope." A. long ss
IN ,ne,. ~ MA, was regarded as such, was
saondant. nai all scencl prosperous. the
people paid bat little attention TO the cnor-
nous cost OF admin teiing tho Govern
mcnt. But when the apparent prosperity
is found 10 be delusivc, with AZ a substan-
ssl basis. and the bgbolc bursts, then the
our extraordinary expenses and the weight
Of tAxes," which is consuming their sub
stance. Aud i, is indeed alarming whom .
leading and illcntal radical paper GU
tions Congress not to rashly adopt res ,lu-
zion 10 reduce the public expenditures to
three hundred or three hundred aad fifty
| f,r IA het
cover the cost Of radical rule. In 1860, the
radical convention which met in Chicago to
nominate presidential candidates, passed n
resolution denouncing the corruption and
e1sravagance Of the then existing admins
sras,on, when the entire expenditures only
reached seventy seven millions per annum.
Then the burden VAS borne BY the whole
country, and che Southern States contribu-
ted their full proportion Of the levy. But
poe Il 10 changed. The Southern States in
ptead Of contributing to the public revenue,
have become charge upon the treasury,
sni while taxation has increased FROM Ave
10 six fold, nearly the entire burden falls
spen the Northern Stases. And if the
present radical policy Of Afrieanizing the
south, for pastilan purposes, continues,
here d but little prospect Of . change for
he better. II 10 estimated, from both OF.
isl and private sources Of information, that
here are about three miilions Of destitute
cople in the South in . starving condition
MI this destitution Is not confined to that
.c'icn. 1t 10 said there are fifty thousand
eople out Of employ nent in the city OF
ev York, aud We have daily Information
om many portions Of the North that arti-
ans aud laborers are being dlschsrged in
rye numbers. Yet the vast public ex
niltures continue, outstanding Tbs
asnasion Of business, the paralysis that
Is fallen upon the industry Of the country
"a tho desutntion Of millions Of people
40 must have aid from the public treasury
starve. This is fearful picture to con-
nplats, and Mr Sherman truly s.ys i,
70 ''alarmed she people," Such is the cost
radical rule.
win nee Recognise stanton.
Presideut johnson, it is said. will no,
fogoia- Stanton a. Secretary Of War, and
= I'll business pertaining to the Depart
u ~ill be transacted through the bend
artess Of the army and the officer in COM
nd, and in no even, will an order issued
Ssaston he regarded as Official. Here
ceuplieations that are likely to he lit
as~s shan merely interesting The
DIDN'T d 6rm in the conviction thai he
rigAe, and thinking thus. it is 10 be
sel that be will manifest his 6rmness bv
-suing the course Indicated. This vii
~ msusss to speedy issue. Il vii
l,,ei 0~nrs.l Grant 70 show his hand
the usoyed question Of the consti,u
Iasisy Of the tenure of civil Office bill b
add that 10. provided the Saprem
uss = uos abolishsd, Of il functions q
~n01Do1 - ~ soodes it . nulllty.