Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-11-02

Is0Ii l-6o1, l07,5 1,S5 1851, FISH
1853, V6 ass, l&o SIS lo,243, 3l7 .ol
1885, ze 43e. TO SIS 10, +Ss, 1898
ISL, 1879. Nj sl' les !!l-,ss lass, s!s.ss
le1s. 81, AS5 s,Ss 1850, $50 30
1878 e9e, sss s,ss-lco "a, 600, eos 80
1874, ,3o7 SIS IT. l5.73g, asa. 90
1876 s81, 5eo, lOl s Ia, 306, $50 81
1875, 1,3s0, so3, 6sS s,li-24 s,ass, lsS. 90
The above table shows that the rate
Of taxation is now lower in New York
than Il was before. the war or has been
at any time since.
The above figures. taken from the
Records Of the Government Depart
ments Of New York, are think suffici-
Gent to prove the incorrectnees Of the
statement, substantially made by a late
writer. u the BEACON that the State tax
of New York for the last four years
was Little, over three million dollars.
1t is very easy to collect the lying de-
bris Of partisan and apostate newspa-
pers and parade it before the public,
but when it 10 subjected to the winnow-
ing process and the chat given to the
winds It will be found that there is bu,
little Of the grain Of truth remaining
Of course with an increase Of the pop
ulation or revenue there will be an
increase in the expenditure of the Gov
eminent, but there is no iusti6able rea-
son why there should be such a dispro-
portionate increase, as there has been
between Democratic and Republican
rule. The population Of the q. 8. for
the last fiteen years has been but little
more than the Is years preceding, I'D
the expenditures Of the government fes
the former period have been out of al
proportion to this increase Of population
not including war expenditures. Also
the frauds perpetrated upon the Nation
al and State governments should not be
lost sight OF, and might appropriately
enter into the item Of expenditures q.
the people were deprived Of this amount.
+ will name few items: The increase
OF the debt of the Southern States since
the war under radical rule aggregates
the sum Of STA, 6S5, $40; OF course mos,
of this was stolen by the scalawags and
carpet-bagsers Il not by direct at least
by indirect means. The loss to reve.
nue. by whiskey frauds amounted te
many millions Of dollars, and so on "a
infnitum. Post traders were compelled
to pay large sums of money for the
privilege Of trading at the various posts
Secretary Belknap received from thi.
source about $2O, 900, and his brokers
about the same amount. He was &C.
quilted by the votes Of Republican Sen.
ators in consequence of the Presiden,
having shielded him by promptly accept.
ing his resignation riM regret. although
the said Senators believes him guilty.
The President also gave his brother and
brother-in-law q monopoly Of some ol
the trading posts. and notified one Of
them when such posts would become
vacant, SO that they might obtain money
for their influence IN obtaining the posi-
tons for parties wishing to trade. Du.
ring Gov. Hayes membership in Con.
gress there were seventeen acts passed
making grants Of public lands to rail.
roads, but the Democratic minority were
only able to force q yea and nav vote
on seven. Mr.. Hayes vote is recorded
IN favor Of these seven. The amour,
Of land given away under these grants
was 81. 0O0. 900 acres, equal to the
whole area Of New England, and the
Governments bonds issued tothose corpo.
rations amounted to So, 000, OOO; $50,
OOO, 900, were stolen from Ne Govern.
ment in the construction Of the Pacific
Railroad by means Of the Credit Mobe-
lier, under acts Of Congressof 1892 aal
1864. The total number Of lsad grants
bestowed by Republican bCongre.ses
aggregates an area Of 296, 000. eOV acres
or 294.75S square u,les, . larger ere,
than that OF Name New Hampshire
Vermont, Massachusetts,, = ln,and. Con.
necticut N. York. N. Jcrpsy, eennsylva.
mia, Delaware, Maryland ,OAie and In
diana combined. The area Of thess
States is 236, 900 SQUARE miles. Ths
bonds issued 70 Pacific R>ilrosds amour.
ted to $6l .62S, 5l3. ap4usAsf iateres
paid by U. S. amounts to -. Ill, Ol3
The number Of employees snier Buc
hsnan's administration wnAe627. I'm
der Grant they are 10. $50. The tota
amount expended forshe support Of thu
lndian for the six years preceding tn
civil var was t2l SO. 290. For thu
past sax years Of Greats slministratios
go, 925, 4S8. The annual excess un
der Grant is %, 81, 6e7. The expcn
ses for the last year were IS, 3S4 .656
more than the entire State tax Of tn
State Of New Yoek. The debt Of tn,
District Of Colanhis has been increase,
under Republicans rule 10 e24. l2l.S52
while the xalse of real estate is onl..
S99, 452. 6S4' The PePulation Is 100.
900 and the debt averages e166. b
every man., xoman 90 child. In |ss
1876, t13.2l301l ypstA sef -PssPeTc
in the district w0sstdE for taxes- il
cost oi al pnhlieftsi1 tas. IN H. US
from 1850 10 166o{ - II years va
SO. go. i7e. .The 60 bstveen lS6l
and 1878 OF % sesaa~se 81, l6&. S7S
the excess seiag - .9S&s 81: Seere
tafy RoAeson in prder to help IN
Cooke and Cattells a1ssnced 81. l0o. 90
b . Lsaaes hosse; t1W. 200 Of thu
4 $3.50 L. =