The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-09-01
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Editors of the Register:
was glad to fiRd in your paper OF
to-day the official statement of the pub
lie debt made the first of this month,
which is as follows: "Total public
debt, 1st of August, 1863, less cash in
the Treasury, s., ,523, ,534, ,4sO,67."
The Secretary is careful to limit his
certificate to what the officers in charge
have presented to him, and does not
certify of his own knowledge. The
officers in charge have been made i'm
mediately responsible to Congress, AID
not to the Secretary or President.
Both of whom Congress has assumed to
displace and bind them fast. Both the
oficen Immediately in charge OF this
subject and the majority of Congress
belong to this same "ring."
1t will be found by adding the
amount of debt outstanding the first
instant, without regard to the amount
of money there was in the Treasury
that day-to the amount that was in
the Treasury October lst, 1866, when
the Ring took exclusive possession and
control, namely, $3.50, ,326, ,960,62 -ad-
ding the 40 per cent. premium to the
portion of this that was in coin, and it
makes the amount of the outstanding
Indictment existing October 3lst, 1866,
and more. This money then in the
Treasury which came into the hands of
the Ring upon their ousting the Con-
stitutional custodians, should be ac-
counted as against the "Ring," as liqui-
dating the debt to that extent, and re-
ducing it to the amount stated the lst
instant, irrespective Of the amount Of
money in the Treasury on that day.
This would be just rule, l submit,
where both the parties were innocent,
and far more so, where one of the par
ties are Usurpers. 1t may safely be af-
firmed then, that this "Ring" has not
paid dollar of the Public Debt since
it usurped the exclusive control, twea-
ty-two months ago, but increased it
during the first nine months thereafter,
rising SlO,OOO,OOO. This is certain.
Now, how much have the "Ring" re-
ceived from customs, which are in coin.
and internal revenue and other sources
which are in currencyi Adding the &C
customed premium of 40 per cent on the
coin and it will amount to rising a bill
lion. Deduct the amount of interest on
the public debt, for the twenty-t yo
months, allowing the same amount as
was paid during the fiscal year ending
June 3Oth, 1867, viz: $780,, 500 5,5S5 70
from Sl,O00,00O,000 leaves S73 ,495,
5l4 81, which is four hundred and one
million tro hundred and serenty-One thou
sand nine hundred and sirteen dollars and
serenity cents year; thirty-three million
fire hundred and tcenty-t'ro thousand sir
handred and Gfty.seren dollars and serenity.
three cents a month, and one million
one hundred and serenteem thousand four
hundred and tUenty-one dollars and
ninety-Seren cents a day. | need not
carry this further. Whoever will take
the trouble can pursue it to hours,
minutes and seconds, and thereby re-
alize more sensibly where the "Ring" is
fastening us to, and this to defray the
ordinary expenses Of the Government IN Il
time Of profound peace, except the dis
turbauce and turmoil these devils are
kicking up by their myriads of agencies
throughout the country-all which are
paid with this money, and all for the
purpose of upholding and perpetuating
the rule and plunder of this Ring" OF
"troo loilty." Preparatory to going be-
fore the people to ask reelection, the
present Congress have reduced appro-
priations to some extent the present
session, with view to secure re.olec-
tion and then restore these to what
they were before, by passing what they
call deficiency bills" This is one of
their recent oontrivances. 1t is in
keeping with their others.
Many of the people are led to believe
that this money is not drawn from their
pockets. Never was there greater
mistake. Every dollar of it is drawn
from the labor and net the capital OF
the country. Every employer deducts
what he has to pay from the wages of
operatives; and every merchant and
trader adds to the price of every article
he sells, every cent of revenue and duty
he pays. The parents have to pay the
tribute during the period of CESSATION,
infancy and minority of the child, until
he is able to assume it, and then he pays
not only for himself, but family in turn,
and escapes only in the grave, and the
executors pay it on his coffin and
shrowd. Yes-the curse ofoppresSire tar
alton reaches us at all times and every
where; through our mothers before we
are born
And long before our breath
We have this lurking principle of death:
'The young disease which mast subdue at
length,
Grows with our growth, and strengthens with
cur strength"
Whate'er we do, or wheresoeer we fly,
1T travels through, nor quits US when we die. "
Is it not right that they give us sat
isfactory account of this money, before
we consent to support them furtherf
Iwould ask your readers, and every
honest man, to read the expose of the
doings of Congress and the rest of the
"Rings" recently made by Mr.. w. j..
Marker and published at length in the
National Weekly Intelligencer of the 9th
inst. 1t appears Mr.. Marker has be-
longed to the Republican party since its
formation, has held the important
office of Doorkeeper of tke House of
Representative during the present
Congress, and had the fullest opportu-
nifty to witness the doings of the
"Ring;" his conscience being unable to
witness it longer in silence, he resigned
the office and made the exposition. The
spirit and style, the documentary evil
dence he invokes, and the general ac-
uuiescence in its truth by the parties
implicated would seem to commend it
to the attention of every patriot. As a
sample, give one item: The Sergeant
alarms of the House, member of the
"Risg," of course, charges and wac
allowed travelling fees at the rate Of
twenty cents mile fer travelling a dis
tance that would carry him around the
earth eight times and t,rO- thirds.
Very Respectfully, G.P.