The Van Buren press., 1869-07-20
What Becomes of It'll

What is TO become OF the large amoun.
of taxes collected this year aud TO be col
leeted next year from the people Of this
Statey IL is impossible that it can all
be expended and consumed for the lcgiti
mate purposes OF the government. The
appropriations made by. the Legislature
lor the support OF the.goyernment are
large eaengh in all conscience. purpose
~ made large enough to ailsow a liberal
margin beyond probable legitimate ex.
penditiros. But as large rs they e,the
appropriations do not como ug to any
thing like the amount likely to be col.
lected from the people under the presen.
system OF assessment aud rates OF taxa
ton. And the enq.;iry very naturally
arises. what is to become OF the balance
We are MT prepared with the exact
lata upon witch 70 base accurate calca.
htlons Ia regard .;e sliis master--the nee.
essa..g Information being ataisoasij with.
held from the public. But we are pos
sessed OF Sulleieat data to base reason
able speculations.
lae amount ot taxes likely to be col.
lected from the people, for the years
1852, for Stte purposes alone. cannot
fall short Of s2G01,00000, aai may ex-
ccel hat amount
ine appropriations made by the late
Legislature ior the support OF the gov
rrnment this year and meet deficiencies
for last year, will probably not exceed
the amouat Of 5600,o000o, while the ap.
preparations made to support the goy-
etNncnt for 1859, ought not TO exceed
2i00, 10000, making q total of one mil.
non fos the two years proceeding tue
meeting Of the nex. Legislature in jan.
uary 1871.
Ii tiese calculations ho correct, there
ostJM 10 be q balance Of about $1,000
0J00J in the Treasury on the 3lst VI
December 1870
II the government In all its depart.
meats was in the hands of honest men.
The excess os taxation over the legitimate
expenses of the government, for this and
tIe next year, would be at least one mill
ION Of dollars! But we haven't the slight.
est idea that there viii be any balance At
all. II viii al be consumed IN some way
or other We believe 1t to be a part OF
the systematic scheme OF spoliatien con
mplated by the Radical ring to mako
way vith t.!at entire amount OF two mill.
ions or dollars for their own personal
benefit lone half according TO the forms
OF law, aaI tue other half by straight ou.
robbery
IL Is remarkable that the Radical lead.
efs IN the l. slslatdre pertinaciouslv 70.
FUSED to lower the rates OF taxation for
1852, when it was demonstrated that
existing rates would produce revenue
much beyond the necessary demands of
the government II is another noticeable
!Ae' That tbs o9elal bonds OF majority
county can easily accumulate in his hands
a quarter-niliou of dollars before the
3lst of December 1870. And he were
50 disposed, he might play Hodges on
the government by pocbeting the wliols
amount, and The government would not
be able to realize $4,000 on his Official
bond. The whole thing is in the hands
Sf the Radical ring--they hold all the Of.
fees and are suretieS on each Others
bonds.
But there is one consolation in con.
templating this otherwise sickening as.
pect Of our public finances. and that is.
that The temptation to steal will make SO
many Radical defaulters. that there is =
likelihood of the number being consid.
erably thinned out in the next two years.
For the sake Of the future rospertY OF
the country. we do sihcerely hope that
they may steal every dollar they csn lay
their hands on, for al)er they have dona
that. they viii leave the State AMI rid US
oftherpesti!entialp presence and Influence.
II would be decided benefit and bless
ing to the State If Clayton and his whole
Radical ring would lay violent hands on
the entire two millions Of Revenno--il
wide it out among themselves and then
leave the State forever. We are satisfied
that irthe people could he assured tAas
such would be the case. they would pay
their taxes with the most cheerful alaa.
rity.--L r Li5erdl.