The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-08-08

TO-. ...e = - s.'e es ass5 ss So
Reduction since the war. ..s..,. SsS4, ,s14 "a
But the total taxes paid by the ileo- ~ f73.1-,l
pie since June 30, 1855. Amounted - =,
Since June 80, 1866, the debt has
been reduced ..i-... =. 49,. - Ss4 l4.'4
Excess of taxes paid into the Treas
ury -. $26I1 .5l9,ti
That is, since conclusion of the wa
the amount of taxes paid by the peo
exceeds the amount of the debt b,
more than twenty-six hundred mill
ions And the amount of taxes col
lected since the war exceeds the whole
amount of the debt at the close of thu
war by more than three hundred anC
seventy-five millions, and yet the deb
has only been reduced 1854, ,O00,000l
\ When we talk of two thousand mil
lions or the three thousand millions
the mind is Staggered. Without some
simple standard of measure one be
comes confused ;, and hence / avail
myself of the measure afforded by the
table of the wealth of the, United
States, and of the States, given in the
reports of the census for 1870. -fl
Bear in mind that since the close O.
the war the people have paid into the
Treasury more than three thousand
million dollars. How much is that
1t is more. than the assessed value OF
all the personal property in the state;
of Alabama, Arkansas, California
Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Geor.
gia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas
Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Mary
land, Massachusetts, Michigan, Min.
nesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Nebras.
ka, Nevada, New Hampshire, New
Jersey, North Carolina, and Ohio
That measurement conveys to the
mind some idea of what three thou
sand millions mean IL b97fa.4 f-.r
We are further told by, this table
that the. true value of all the real and
personal property in the United States
amounts to. thirty thousand millions,
or thirty billions of money, and as the
people have paid three thousand mill
ions, or three billions of taxes since
the war, within that time. they have
paid as taxes to the Federal Govern
ment one-tenth of the true value OF
all the cities, towns, villages, manu-
featuring establishments, rolling mills
foundries, ~ furnaces, shops, barns,
ships and boats of all kinds, railways
and their running stocks; of all the
bonds, state, national, county and mu-
nfcipai,. and of all the money; of all
the farms, and all the stock, and all
the grain in the United States at this
time. That is, one-tenth of the true
value of all the real and personal prop
erty in the United States has been
consumed in seven years time by the
Federal Government without taking
ing into account the State and local
taxes paid by the people. That this
of things is alarming, every
candid man mast admit ]; and when
it is remembered that the public debt
had been reduced 1884 100000, while
So, ,000,0 100000 of taxes have been paid
into the Treasury, the absolute neces-
sity of a change in the administration
of the Government becomes impera-
tive
Gen. Grant, like every other brave
soldier, is entitled to the gratitude of
the country. But if gratitude was his
due, with what boundless generosity
has he been paid ?, For. him higher
military title was created than was
ever borne by Washington. In its
desire to do him honor Congress
crossed the oc can and borrowed from
the monarchy of England the title of
General and conferred it upon the
successful soldier, and with the
princely salary of nearly twenty thou
sand dollarsi Nor was this all. His
wealthy countrymen generously be-
slowed upon. him houses and lands
and horses and bonds. Never before
in the history of the Republic did any
one man become the recipient of so
many golden favors. Although CRATE
full to the successful General whose
laurels were purchased by the blood
Of half million of our soldiers, we
cannot longer be, blind to the fact
that by inclination, education and hab-
1t he is unified for the grave and
onerous duties OF. the Chief Magistra-
cy.e % 8 .25lii - bii1 tf-s tsiJ ''l
In the camp his will was absolute,
and if absolute in camp he does not
why it should not be alb
solnte over the Republic, A soldier,
and onlysa soldier by instinct and by
his idea of government is
power, and instead OF
order through the agency of
Just and constitutional laws, his in
,tinct and his habit is to resort to his
force, after the manner of the Mogul,
he Sultan and the Gar. Incontempt
Of Republican simplicity, and In open
violation of law, which he himself
he, a civilian magistrate,
himself with a military
staff and assumes a dictatorship over
Congress and the people. Ignorant,
or regardless. OF the Constitution, and
that his power is absolute,
be details member of his staff, and
without the Knowledge of the Senate,
sent him with fleet to negotiate a
treaty for the acquisition of San Do
mingo. 40 Is sr..a. IL. ..sa-
And when the chairman of the SEN
ate Committee on Foreign Affairs, a
statesman renowned for his learning
and ability dared to exercise his func-
tons as a Senator under the Constitu-
lion, ourl Mareelluso dictates to the
Senate, and canses the degradation of
The Senator for daring to yfndicate
the Constitution. Charles Sumner
was degraded from his high position
rs chairman of the Committee on For
eign Affairs, but the iron-heeled ruler
and his obedient satellites acknowl-
edged that the Senator was right by
adopting his policy as to. San Domingo
Another. Senator, younger in years
but scarce of less renown,. was pro-
scribed and his friends were hunted
down because he had the temerity to
maintain the Constitution. Thus were
Sumner. and Schurz, and Trumbull,
and Fenton, and Tiptou, and Others
marked for The guilloutiAe by the mer-
ciless executioner, and the watchword
was passed along the line, " Submit
or de- dft4 81 "a
(, All our other Presidents, from
to Lincoln. felt it TO be their
duty to remain at the Capitol for the
of public business; but
the present Chief Magistrate devotes
his life to amusements. and pleasure,
and is the recognized leader of fashion
at Saratoga and Long Branch.
In an editorial eulogy, the National
one of the advocates OF
the President, thus portrays his char
acter. The Republican says:
I. Z" He (the PresidenD smokes his ci-
oars ooes' tiuietlv to Long Branch and