The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1869-02-11

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The New Indiana Senator.
At the recent election Of United States
Senator in Indiana, by skillful management
on the part of conservative republicans, the
regular caucus nominee Of that party, Will
liam Cumback was defeated, and Mr.. Pratt,
q man of conservative ideas, was chosen.
The new Senator is gentleman of moder-
ate views, and high character, who enjoys
the respect and esteem of the Democrats
as we'll as republicans. Physically he is q
giant, standing nearly seven feet high, and
of enormous Development. The Demo-
cratic papers Of Indiana speak in the high
est terms OF Mr.. Pratt. On the occasion
of bis visit to the State capital, after his
election, the Democrats joined with the Re-
publicans, in an invitation to him to address
them. He accordingly appeared and de-
livered brief address. In the course of
it he paid high compliment to Mr.. Hen
bricks, as an eminent statesman and &C
complished gentleman"
Mr.. Pratt touched upon the duties he
would be called upon to perform. AS TO
the public debt, he said that, while it should
be paid, ''the method, the time and manner
of payment are left necessarily to legisla-
tive discretion. 1t devolves upon Congress
to devise and employ such methods as will
least burden or interrupt industrial pursuits !;
to so adjust the taxes upon the capital, the
enterprise and consumption of the country
as will least effect the general prosperity
and make all equitably share the burden"
That is sound doctrine. The Is method and
manner" of paying the debt are matters
within legislative discretion, and to be so
adjusted as to "make ALL eqWtably share
the public burden We agree to that full
". Then as to reconstruction, Mr. Pratt
as Republican, of course, holds that the
policy Of Congress has been endorsed by
the people but he is very careful to qualify
by saying that it is the general" policy
that has been approved, and that many
details remain to be settled by prudent and
patriotic legislation to bring back into har-
monious union the States lately in rebel
lion" This is we'll. On the general sub
iect of government finances we quote Mr..
Pratt In full
The expenditures Of the Government during
the war, and since its close, have been large,
aud necessarily large. But the time has come
when the strictest economy In the administra-
ton of our affairs should begin. If there Is
any one thing to which both of the great
parties committed and pledged themselves
during the past year, when they went before
the people for their SURFACES, 1t was to the
retrenchment of expenses, the abolition Of
unnecessary offices, the strictest account
ability of public officers, and efficiency and
honesty In every branch Of the public SER
vice. These pledges must be redeemed. While
our people pay their burdensome taxes con-
tentedly, when satisfied they are honestly ap-
Piled, they have set their faces like flint against
waste of the public revenues by their servants
They demand that all our resources from taxa
ton be sscredly applied to The reduction Of tn
public debt as rapidly as may be: and they de
mand that the expenses OF the Government bt
reduced to the lowest practicable limit CON
sistent with It's efficient administration. They
demand that all schemes Of internal improvement
and corporate enterprises, however plausible they
may seem, which look to the Government fol
aid by way subsidies, be postponed, while TIL.
mountain Of debt continues to cast Its shadow
over the nation. They demand that the Offices
be filed with competent, trustworthy mon, Sc
lected solely with reference to their fitness, to
best serve the interest Of the Republic.
This is sound doctrine as we wish to see
1t is good Democratic sentiment in respec
to the opposition to saddling the countr
with funded debt for all future time, an
making the laboripg man the serf of tn
bondLolders. So it is in the declaratio
that the proceeds of taxation should be up
piled to reduce the debt, instead of going t
enrich plunderers. Before voting ava
large sums of money on any private scheme
whatever, he is in favor of paying the pull
lie debts-and of being just before we ar
generous Some excellent men will retir
from the Senate on the Fourth of Marcel
but the country has reason to rejoice thu
such men as Thurman, of Ohio, Casserl,
. of California, Stockton, of New Jersey, an
. Pratt, Of ladiana, will on that day take tho
, seats.
We have received from r. n. Mansur, Deal
, In Organs and Melodeons, Augusta, Me-, Il
following pieces of popular Sheet Music,
new style Of cheap and handy form. Gen
We've Waltz" "Silver Chimes" "Champaigl
Charlie" 'Blue Eyes" and 'Not for Joseph
He will send sample free to any one ipteres
: ed In music who will enclose stamp to pr
pay the postage. He would like to recei'
;, the address Of any person or society who tbir
: Of hiring or buying good Musical Instrume
: at the most reasonable price.