Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-07-30
pm the N. Y. World.
Radical Extravagance.

another very important consideration 10 left out
GsANr's parasites in comparing his Admins
>tlOu with that Of lis predecessor. The average
Nv u gold under ANDREW JOHNSON was about
under GRANT the average price has been
put lI5 That is to say. Sis will 20 As lar in
rchasing army aud navy supplies, Indian goods,
iding materials, and ether things the Govern
bnt hss occasion TO buy as $50 went in ANDREW
gHsoN's time. 1t 10 plain therefore that the or
hAsy current expenses of the Government ought
b great deal less now than they were under
phA Administration. But in point Of TACT these
pseso have bssu enormously increased, a. Mr..
lIts strlkingly proves BY great array Of sps-
instances under various leading heads Of sx-
sdtsrs. We insert specimens OF Mr.. WELLs's
Atsnsnts
Although there were probably N uch fewer In
Ans to take care Of In 1871 than there we're in
60 UA.02l by census Of 1850, aud 25, ,73l by CEN
, OF 1870; though the existence OF railroads
Fose the plains hes diminished the cost OF trans
staslo0, and the appreciation OF the currency
~ ,sesssssd The purchasing power Of money;
rsassd from 1926. 900 in 1896 to 81 .426 900 in
i Or IN the ratio Of l25 per cent. 1t IL certainly
1cult . see what tho war, or rather its termina-
Pc, has bad to DO with this result.
Again, for the 6scal year 1865, "the expenses
le'ds"t to tae assessment aad collection" Of an
sssna! revenue Of s3lO, ,906. 900 wsrs returned u,
,evV,!oz In 1871 1.-THE expensss Of assessing
10 collecting" siAiiar revenue of tl4i, i,Dl1 900
sse returned 1t t7,076.OOO. In 1866 the expsu-
q The officers and CLERKS ot the internal hsv-
as bureau at Warrington. supsrintsnding the
co@ent amt collection OF an annual revenue
SslV VVOO.0OO, were rsturush at e277,672; in
70 sxPsnsss OF the officers aud clerks OF thu
~ eQssaa, sppsfintsuding the assessment and
ascuen OF On annual revenue Of $ll4,000.0 900
g q retained at t3S0.922.
| Un the II ~ March opQo kho ,,,,,,,i,ar .>f
ogrrs In the Internal Revenue service isfe
S,sd =, a. ~; and on tile lst OF December,
", y wy; but while the receipts from the
aAtl0n of distilled spirits for the fiscal year
lung June so, 1870, amounted to 855, 6O8. 700
receipts from the same sources for the
Oeedllig year 1871, with the above noted
sase ms;E u officers, with the taxes and laws
J1Aaiag .,ig III every particular the same.
~ WIN no Noteworthy depression of busi-
OF to total Of eA6, ,28l 900. Now it may
~ Hss \. the war had really something to do
W. ~ t0ese results, but II 50, I: is certainly moi
" discover the connection.
eomparaove expenditures and work Oi
~. @m1 and assay oftices Of the United
c;.ss eFs also. under this head, matters oi
~. w. lll4s In 1858 the coinage operations
~. tsfettsd q q. 6.49l .6d6 pieces. having Y
sSS ~, ,aol .Os8. and the expenditures al
.'s \09V Su0 0CCOUuV W0o Do, 36l ,01I
value. eS6.672.6a7; expense, $664,
Io1 10 1911, 1885, pieces; value, $40,
srt;s, sxpensas, S854. .OA3. In short, an i'm
I'M - bipartisan review Of the AdMinistra
on.s ienoral Grant In respect 10 the na
Ns .eAPenditure shows that It has been o
Ast n at S ordinary, average character, and
-" . nas really made NO successful effort to
NJ ~ .ne constant tendency experienced
rnssns e VAT TO increase the cost Of the Hov
~ ~ % tne people certainly not In al
MI M. ttMents over which the Executiv,
p6nssSI S 0ucsrs have the greatest control and
nm ~. Il has reduced, u IL true, the ma
~ sxos, xSoos, Out not TO 80 great an extent a.
~ir,..uoo IN An equal tlMe under the Ad
NJ. ss.a won OF Mr.. johnson. and In bOtl
~. He means VI reduction were due To tn,
bris;ssn 1y Congress. Of taxes imposes
~ ~ y s9r wes plwpOses. and In the enact.
~ wnlc1 pcithef the Administration O
i.hssSa.n hSsSansoa nor Of General Grant had tn,
xIus. x%s participation.
wsil. M sx stxe!!gent readers must aaree with Mr
'sisim ir sos sass - tho attempt TO take out /,
~. t's.% !or General Grants Administr atioI
s,,. nas conducted the affairs Of the Gov
"a SI%oos ..oss WITH extraordinary aud unparallel
sS.s sooo@y y slmply piece OF pOlitica
'nS1Saasty and trioksty. which cannot for on,
saaminatiOn.' " wv '''s-''''
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