Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-09-06

Which gives us in gross rs the net
ordinary receipts for these eleven years
the enormous sum of 81, ,079, 74,217.15
And now il we add 1921, ,450, l45.14
the estimate OF the Secretary of the
Treasury as the net ordinary receipts
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1876
we have si,376, 1870, ,362.29 as the net
ordinary receipts in the Treasury in
the last twelve years.
BY the same report, on page 8, we
are told that the public debt Of the
United States was, in 1865, 81, $50, ,647,.
s69.72, and by the last monthly state.
ment OF the public debt published by
the present Secretary of the Treasury
we are told that the public debt of the
United States was, on June 80, 1876,
81, ,203 ,550,345.3l, which shows that
during these twelve years the public
debt has been diminished only s477,-
097, ,52443, while during the same
period there has been wrung from the
hard earnings of the people s4,377,-
130,362.29. What has become of the
other $4,000, ,032, ,s27.s62 By these
figures, taken from the report OF the
Secretary of the Treasury, we find
that during these twelve years there
has been received into the Treasury
81 ,696, ,4s2, 1926 moro than the whole
debt was in 1865, and yet we are in
debt over tico thousand millions Of dol.
idrsi
Is there any wonder there is a want
of confidence2 Is there any wonder
that there is a cry all over the land for
retrcnchment and reform?
But some may say that a part of the
year 1865 was during the war, and
that the debt had not reached its max
imum until 1866. SO be it. Let us
see, then, how the matter stands since
the war The same report shows that,
leaving out the year 1865, we have re.
ceived since that period, in time Of
profound peace, s4,055, ,O99, ,204.10, and
the debt was only reduced s569, $780,
S7S.38, leaving a balance OF receipts
over expenditures since the war of
s3,485, ,4i3,375.72 after subtracting the
reduction of the public debt and yet
we arc in debt over t,co thousand mil.
lions Of dollars.
BY the same report, on page IA, we
find our expenditures for the Army in
1860 wereonly SIG, Az, ,2O2.72 in 1875,
Tor the same purpose, s41,120,645.9s.
In 1860, for the Navy, s11 ,514, ,649.S3 I;
in 1874, for the same purpose, $50, 932,-
5S7.42. The gross expenditures for
all purposes in 1860 were only ST..
055, 1864. Yet further, as shown by
the same report the net ordinary ex-
penditures Of the Government from
1871 to 1860 inclusive, in period of
seventy years, the net ordinary ex-
penditures of the Government were
1854, ,S48, ,4l2.43, and from 1867 to
1876, q period of only nine years,
the net ordinary expenses were 81 ,664,.
703, ,S3S.02. In neither case are in.
cluded in these expenditures either in
tcrest on public debt, pensions, premi-
ums, or expenditures for Indians, the
War, or Navy Department. The fig
ures are startling. But must hurry
on TO close.
During the short space ! have had q
seat on this floor have seen ive
United States Judges driven from their
Offices by fear OF impeachment; our
country disgraccd through our repre-
sentative at the last Vienna exposition;
our minister to one Of the proudest
courts in the world forced to resign
and now censured by the House Of
Representatives; the Presidents Pri-
vate Secretary now answerable to our
civil courts Tor misdeeds Of high
character, and last, Cabinet minister
impeached for high crimes and INSIDE
meanors, and only escaping conviction
and punishment by alleged want Of
jurisdiction.
Are not these things sufficient 10
bring the blush 10 the cheek Of every
American proud of his country? Are
they not enough TO cause "thc ears Of
those who hear IL tingle, and the eyes Of
those who have seen It weep drops Of
blood2' Is IL not high time that every
honest man, every patriot, regardless
Of party, should give himself up for
tho approaching political battle for
economy, purity and good government?