American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-03-16
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If the Committee ION Alleged Outrages
in the Southern States" have rendered no
other service to the country, they are at
least entitled to grateful recognition for
having collected and presented in an of
fetal form complete proof of the appal-
ling robbery which the corrupt rule of
Carpet -baggers has inflicted on those
communities. Heretofore, the debts and
liabilities of these States, incurred and ac-
cumulated since Radical reconstruction
began, have, from the absence of reliable
data, been comparatively uncertain. The
Governors, Treasurers, and other officials
conspired to conceal and confuse the &C
counts, so as to deceive the people in re
gard to the enormitv of their plumber
And in many cases fraudulent issues OF
bonds were made, the extent Of which,
even now, is unknown. These rogueS
had an interest in hiding their venel
transactions, and they wer" seconded by
the sharp practices of confederates in
Wall street and elsewhere. who profited
immensely by their part of the knavere.
Notwithstanding the power conferred
on the Committee, and the extraordinary
efforts which have been made to obtain
full and truthful information on this sub
iect, there are still certain defects which
cannot he cured. The thieves have either
destroyed the evidence of their guilt, or
never permitted il 70 exist. Still, by col
Letting such records as are preserved, and
combining with them testimony from
other sources, an approximation to the
financial condition of the Southern States
has been obtained which cen DE accepted
with confidence. At all events this ques-
ton is removed from the sphere of con-
troversy, because the Republican major
lty and the Democratic minority OF the
Committee have agreed upon a common
ba hp M %
ment as to the figures, however men may
differ in their treatment
Let US take the ten States where the
sway of Radicalism has been supreme
during the war, and contrast their present
Indebtedness with the condition which
existed when the people controlled their
own affairs. If the history of the civil
lied world presents a parallel of similar
license, iniquity and oppression, then we
have failed to discover it:
Debt and liabilities July l. 1851. $3.50, 154 81
Present Indebtedness. actual and
contingent, including railroad
bonds So,5oi-?o' 81
Increase under Radical rule. So, 4i2, 3I2 80
ARKANSAS,
Debts and liabilities in 1861. $4,036,95 81
Present debt any liabilities, actual
and contingent. including railroad -
and levee bonds. ....-.-.-.. 49,. 19,16l, 265 62
Increase under Radical rule ~ sI5,72lsI2 "a
Debt in 1850. .......... *aa1,ooo 90
Present debt. including railroad
bonds, issued and authorized. Il, i41 81
Increase under Radical rule. s15.512,44T 81
GEORGIA.
Debt and liabilities in 1850 about 3, 100000 90
Present debt and liabilities, inciud
ing railroad bonds. issued and au-
thoriZed. dedncting S6,OO0,0W
deemed fraudulent ..'...... 4i1s7 800 90
Increase under Radical rule ~ 81, 1s7, 500 90
LOUISIANA.
Debts and liabilities, Jan. /, 1861 . s1O,099.074 "a
Debts and liabilities june /, 1871. 41,194,3 81
Increase under Radical rule. $31 ,O95, ss9 81
The excess of expenditures over re-
ceipts in this State, for the year 1871
amounted to $9,345, 733.
NORTH CAROLINA.
Debts and liabilities July. 1861 $50. $9,699, 500 II
Present debts and liabilities 1881 ,46T 81
Increase under Radical rule .. So, Is7 ,961 g
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Debt in 1861, approximate -. $4oOO, 600 OF
Debt in 1871, including bonds TO rail-
roads, and bonds in dispute as
fraudulent -. 39,15s,91 Al
Increase under Radical rule *s5I5s,914 a
MISSISSIPPI.
In 1850, no debt.
Debt incurred under Radical rule,
January l, 1870 Observation-Disclosures. s1,I96.971 &c
TENNESSEE.
Debts and liabilities October, 1851 $40 los Cog 81
Debts and liabilities January, 1871. 456SS, 253 II
Increase un der Radical rule $500. $25, 5s2 $50 81
In 1861. no debt.
Present debt and liabilities incurred
under Radical rule, including rail-
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