Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-06-06
Tho Grant Administration


ner sets tba administration OF General Grant in a
roper light before the pubic. Ii showa the
:harscter and acts OF the man who fills the chair
u Suite. and represents the people OF the United
Sfates--his tyranny. his nepotsn his git -,ak,nu
~ oisreRaro OF the plalnest principles OF the |
constitution and our republican form OF govern !
nent. But there are certain features of tnis nd |
ninistrat,on which Mr. Sumner did not touch. - |
One OF them is the financial asj ect OF tho case-
" hen all the facts are cons rei the expenditure
u money by the party IN power Is truly startling
The Secretary Of the Treasury reports that from |
tooo TO Ia there was received into the Treasury
4 the L Cnited States by the usual channels Of
evenue the unparalleled sum o. $2.6Sl.4i309l.
md from extraordinary sources such as the sale
II war materials, vessels, &c, the sum of 1896.
'4o,asS making the whole amount poured into
he Treasury since the war ended, $304Yl .4sO
What has become OF il all The admins,ra ration
arty says they have paid off large part OF the
iebt. But over and above all pay .nents on &C.
count OF the public debt, there has been at the
,isposal OF the government III past six years.
sl,oo3,ab'. .so', and 1t is all spent, showing an
tverage yearly expenditure Of over 1925 UOO, 900
The Secretary OF the Treasury recently pub
lished the following statement of the net expense
II the government. exclusive OF interest on the
Dubhc debt, and pensions. for the year ending
June 30, 1870 as follows
cor civil and miscellaneous .erv-
ices. Sj3237 66s Sc
War Department s. 655 O-5 40
Navy Department, 2l,7YO,229 81
Total, xl3,673.5-3 81
The first year of Grants administration the
,ctual expenses OF the government, exclusive o,
interest on the public debt, were 800, ,i9C.25i, OF
It the rate OF - IS Of taxation for each man
Soman and child, "st,ms sting the population ~
| 100000 The total expenses OF Buchanan,
administration for lS6U-Gl, exclusive OF inter-s
md principal paid upon the public debt wer.
| $50 SAs,47i.
| Limiting the survey more particularly to III,
Jast two Years OF General Graut adm iui itratlou
| Will he seen that the expenditure Of money hh
,een nj tn" most prof gate caarlct-r, S!.U00.O0'
| 4 the Secret Service fund was squantiered III th,
! san DOMINGO Job. Baez an his fellows touched
large portion oil this sum and the destination 0
he remainder readily BE- conjectured 1t WI
pent IN the home market. AT the same time til
expenses Of the army aud navy were Kept up t
| var Il ,nres. Tho number cf men in the arm
vas reduced to consi .erube extent. But not $
.he cost OF the military establishment. Contract
,ls must be ted and i; the field ot operation wa
;urttlied, the price OF articles must ha ralsei l
order to equIze the receipts Of the men WAC wer
expected to aid IN re-nomiuating Gen Crant.-
The collection Of internal revenue is also 4 mo'
,ostly and expensive l"b. Iu many Ct the d
rcts, the amount OF money received does not IA
he most OF officers emp Dyed 70 collect II, and nt
the Treasury is tapped, and the expenses OF u
| government increased,
There have ai.o been most astounding mamie
tatlors OF rrckessness aud corruption IN al! co;
tracts for the erection of government buildlng,-
Although the contract system was adopted. st
the principl. was openly violated in relation to 0
he more important ana costly public buildings
= rhe contract pr,cs one thing, the actual ~
: mother. Here ars examples OF this malagerne
+. by the pets OF the administration