Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-02-19

CONDITION OF THE SOUTHERN STATES
The following is an extract from the Report of
the minority of the Committee Of Congress on
affairs in the Southern States =
1.-The public records of the country show that
Governor Holden Of North Carolina has been
successfully impeached for high crimes and mis-
demeanors, republicans uniting in SO doing
Reed, of Florida, has just been inIpeached by
his own Legislature. Bullock fled from
Georgia to escape certain conviction. Smith,
of Alabama, was guilty of issuing at least
$500, 900 Of the bonds of that State fraudulent
" to the managers OF the Alabama aud Chat
tanooga railroad Browulow, while in Ten
nessec, tyraninz.d over that people III the most
shameless manner, being equaled in that re-
gard only by Davis, OF Texas, Scott, OF South
Carolina, barely escaped ilupeachment even
from his corrupt Legislature. We will toroear
in this report from speaking Of the present
status of Yarmouth, OF louisiana and Clayton
of Al kansas, as they are now undergoing luVes
tigation before comuIlttees OF the Senate ana
House.
The financial standing of each State Is given,
and the statruIent reveals the following terrible
condition
Alabama. Debts and liabilities, July !,
1851. So, 939 6j4 81 debts and liabilities, July
/: 1865, $7,904,3j6 % ire ,ent Indebtedness
aetna! and cnluseut, Including railroad bonds
S3S. ISL 967 81
Arkansas Debts and liabilities in 1861, not
exceeding 81 O}li, 9J2 s. debts and liabilities.
actual and contingent, inc!uilng railroad AMI
lcvce bonds, now. l9.IGl 265 d2
Florida. Debt in 1860 $22l Wm: debt now
including railroad bonds Issued and authorized,
e II
Georgia. Debt in 1850. S2,610650 debt
and liabilities, June, 1871, including railroad
bonds issued and authorized, so, l21.jtm:
railroad bonds withdrawn. having been deem ID
tiandnlcnt, Sc 0lop0 leaving the present In
dcb,edness s44. 81 800.
Louisiana. Debts aud liabilities January |,
1861, $l0.n99 Oh debts and liabilities Jan
uary |. 1868. Sl4 347 .O5l e. debts and liza
bilticS June !, 1871, s4l ,l94 4113 81 excess OF
expenditures over receipts. 1871, 50 30. i}'.
| North Carolina. Debts and liabilities July
1861. 50 G99 500 debts and liabilities July.
| 1865. SIS 10. I4j debts and liabilities BOW
| Governor' message. &i4 SS1 .461 81.
South Carolina. Debt lSGl. about Exclusive
of some s6 600 600 Of contingent and prrspec-
tive liabilities most of which were & tiled in
some way. not very CLEARLY explained, S4,0o0.
OUO: debts 1911 inrlu lirg bombs to railroads
and bonds in dispute as fraudulent $50 l5S.-
| GA II.
| Mississippi In 1866 she had no dcbt, hut
January !, 1870. her State debt was $l,,M,-
| 81 30.
Tennessee Debts and liabilities in October.
| 1851. $50. los i0G 81 debts and liabilities in
January, ISL. $40 f>S 263 t5 This has been
reduced since lSce Governor mesSag" to
the Legislature October. ISL.
Texas. Texas had no debt before the war
Tie comptroller states it, November 1871, at
not less than $1,000, 900: debts and liabilities,
including railroad bonds. now. (sce proceedings
| tay-raycro corvcntion,l 7,0ou.OOo: while
the TAXATION imposed in ISL was as stated by
the committee Of that convention, ST 36l 900.
Virginia Debt and liabilities in 1861,
81 OBS. IA 80 : debt and liabilities in ISL,
81. 500, $50 &c.
The aggregate increase of the debts and
| liabilities of the several States will be found
! greatly to exceed 500. .nDO
| In this fearful account no notice whatever
has been taken of the debt contracted during
the war