The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-12-22

The ADVOCATE will have to be more
explicit, il seems, if it would not be
misunderstood. "What does the AD.
vocArE mean ?" queries the Sentinel.
us it in earnest in saying it would have
dispensed with the internal revenue it.
seii? I" Yes-the ADVOCATE was in
earnest 10 so saying, and ii did not mean
to repudiate the public debt, either.
Was the House Of Representatives favor
ing population, last week, by passing Mr..
Kcllogg's resolution by vote Of l64 to
5? Or was it merely piece of "harm.
less clap trapg"
"lIow meet the obligations incurred 10
subduing the rebellion 2" There we're
several reans which might have been
used towards that end An economical
administration Of the Government, first
Of all This was an imperative neees-
sity, in our embarrassed financial con
dition, on emerging from the war.
Tat the government has not been econ
omically administered is attested By the
fact that it cost, for the last year ending
June, 1870, the sum Of sl37, 4lO937,
while the last year Of Mr.. Buchaunn's
government cost only 500, OPS, 7s9. or
less than half as mnch as that of Presi.
dent Grant. This single fact will show
how hollow are all the claims to ''esou.
omy" put forth by the frieuds of this
administration.
The Army aud Navy should have been
reduced to peace footing at once. The
expensive policy Of "Recoustruction"
recommended BY President Lincoln and
enacted by Congress to crafty malign
feeling towards the vanquished South,
should never have been attempted. 1t
was Unnecessary. expensive, and at war
with the plainest principles Of republic
can government. Mr.. johnson was as
much at fault 10 recommending this
measure as his predecessor. And out
Of this eoekatriee egg was hatched a
brood Of vipers which have infused their
poison into the body polite.
A kindred measure to the "Recon-
struction project was ihatofihe" Freed
meas Bureau" which absorbed its
nillions OF the public treasure, in feed
ing, clstbing, and educating the negro,
and constituted key by which rogues
could unlock the vaults Of the treasury
aud help themselves to the money Of the
people, without fear Of incarceration
uithia the walls Of peaitensiary-
The funds worse than squandered
upon the Army aud Navy, for several
years after the war had closed, together
With The public money absorbed by the
Frcedmen's Bureau I'D the Reeonstruc-
ton project, should all have been ap.
piled to the war debt. But il didn't
suit the policy Of the dominant party.
The swarms Of hungry jobbers aud off
Gals which crowded the Hobbies Of Con-
gross and piled their voeatious every
who're, wore determined to keep fast
hold upon the purse strings Of the ma
ion, aud a venal majority 10 Congress
serconly too favorable,o their plans, and
doubtless participated 10 the spoils en-
Dyed bs these treasury leeehes.
The harpiss Of New England nlonop-
Is also came to tear with their claws
Ne treasure Of the nation. Undsr the
,resezt 81 war me sure they procured
/. destructive tariff not revenue tariff
81, i psohibi,ory tariff, which has de-
.tro5sa commerce and uavigation, and
IL sesspus measure il a wrotchcd
Iailrrc Had tic tariff been properly