The New York herald., 1869-01-07
NEW YORK HERALD THURSDAY JANUARY l8ea-TRPLE SHEET

TO get money out q the Treasury for the benefit o
individuals without regard 70 the interests q
| the government. While the restless and unpausny
energies OF patriotic and ncorruDtible people were
devoted 10 the salvation Of their government and
defence, there was the vast army Of the base the
| yenal and unpairlotc who r1shed ~ 70
take advantage oi the misfortunes OF me rns
statute books are loaded with legislation which
wiz impose burdens ON fature generations. Paolic
yate railrcad corporations; sabsidies OF untold mil
lions of bonds Tor tue same purposes nave Deevne
cnsage npon The people wns ne letter. and p eoses
upon the public Is 10 ume that the representatives
OF the people were sdmonshed that they are the ser
their s have @ cehSasa . Ssn s great
trust Of guarding their rights and processing taeir
s g b Ass sssd sas sr r. 90 Of
own SED~ osnsas I iS's aud ne sssss ] = iSs lobby
come 70 Washington 10 make raid upon the Irea-
sury. The time has also come 10 my Judgment when
bility TO more strict discharge u Their duty and
when their actions viii be scanned oy more crlu-
cal eye. t u no new lesson tuat the puphe men oI
taught in other countries and at times even when
there little TO boast Of N the way of public var.
tue 1t recorded in history that during the most
terrible days VI the French Revolution, for II was On
the l4th OF May, 1873 nineteen days before the pas
as ~ .ns S sd ~ lime aeing M in snsaiion Ie
Girondists, that Buz0t one Of the purest and most
eminent Of those gifted and brilliant men, pro-
engraved Ia letters OF gold over the eairance OF
every public o1ice and every hail Of legisiation;-
No public be jutsfed profting from the In
.ns & ss q p sSy
which sach position furnishes him.
Much il expected Of the new administration, and
the public expectation win not be disappointed
But as much IS General Grant can do and as much
as he VIII do in his own sphere Of action II Is idle 10
suppose that be can do every thing that the country
requires TO be done 10 secure those reforms IN the
public service which are so imperatiyey demanded,
AS President General Grant must have the earnest
and cordial support Of the other branches Of the
government, particularly Of the legislative branch
The responsibility Of this Congress, 80 far as the
next administration Is concerned, Is complete. We
can waterlog the ship OF State before the PresL
dent elect takes command. We can make
appropriations and incur liabilities which VIII go
over to the next administration, which cannot be
met by the current revenues and can only be met by
imposing additional taxation on the people. We
destroy the confidence OF the people In the wis
dom, integrity ana purity Of the republican party by
yielding to the insafiate demands or the cormorants
who have gathered about Us and who make requisi-
tons upon us which, IL yielded Co. viii destroy and
| ought TO destroy any party, BY 0ur recklessness
| and extravaganza we can make appropriations Of
| land and money which win destroy the national
the civilized word. With neither money nor credit
unable to command respect al home or abroad,
% e a u sep o s has s aS
in time Of peace looked TO Congress with more In
tense interest than at the present time. The de-
bone and sinew Of the country the men who have
no schemes Of plunder and who desire only an
who fought the battles Of the republic ana poured
their blood in its defence-they require Of us
assrsass Of our expenditures and rsdacton q
improved, the public faith vndicated, . re-
Of the interest on the public debt secured by keep
ing down the expenditures q the government TO
ton 81 the i rs Is III "a to Keep
down the expenditures and It Is for the President to
that the laws are faithfully executed and that
the revenues are coected but Il Is for Congress TO
limbs Of the President, 80 as 10 render ii Impossible
for him to faithfully execute the laws Ii Is well To
recur to the total expenditures OF the government
for the last three years and It Is encouraging 10
observe that they have been M gradually decreased IN
1s64-6 they were $3.50 COG, O00 In 1906 they were
sS4600O 000 in 1867 they were $333, 600 900; In
lS67s they were exclusive OF bounties 1884 000 000
ss77e00,oOo in 1869 they are estimated exclusive
Of b0unties, at 1910 000 IN 1869, or inclusive
Il 1sar a. for e
and this latter estimate the COMMITTEES believe Will
he materially reduced The amount for boun-
Of the government and Il is matter Of congratula-
ton that there are no bounies estimated for the
coming fiscal year OF ises-70. The amount voted FOR
deficiencies for the year 1868 was $4,000 000 aud
that amount 10 included IN the total expenditures for
that fiscal year. The amount called for as def
cienoies for the present fiscal year, and which Is
cluded IN the total OF expenditures given above, Il
$2i, 600 600.
Ii is worthy OF note that on the I'd day OF Decem-
ber 1851 the Secretary Of the Treasury estimated the
appropriations required
For the fiscal year ending June 30 1862 $372 000 900
ON the 9th OF December,
1865, he states that the ex-
pendituTes for the FIRST
quarter 0f the same fiscal
year we're re......,.......... $lo5 900, 900
lie estimates for the next
three-quarlers an expendl
tune of.................... OF. 23l, 100000