The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-10-22

| the expense Oh CuTOpeilu wv "iehih
the last forty years nearly 10000 900 souls have
landed on our eastern shores, fleeing from OPP
preston, searching for freedom, or attempt
ing in some wise to better their condition.
AS these teeming millions moved westward,
unfolding as they went the scroll OF progress
i've civilization, they carried with them the
centre OF population to q point beyond tho
AIlcghenies. Territory and population were
thus Increased. and almost In the safne ratio
were
ERNMENT.
From 100 to 1SO the expenditures
Of the United states were le ss,ss than 81,
less than SG,0OU, 600. OF course In the event or
war the expenditures are greatly increased,
but there Is one remarkable fact connected
with this, which Is that when the wal Is end.
ell and the people have returned In peace ana
quiet to their accustomed avocations, these
expenditures are never reduced TO wnat thef
we l before th ne TVS %sr doy rpr lnstan Mere t bMt s5'a
5000 in ISL, during the war OF lSl2-l5 they
rose to 81, gO,OO0, and were never afterwards
reduced to less than Sll ,OOO, QUO annually after
in ISIS they were 81, GOO, 900. In 1896 and 81
during the Seminole war they rose to S}O,W0,-
0DU. They were never less Than Sd
0W,UO3.
Mexican war In 1867 they rose to SiO, 0OO,WO,
and from that time to 1850 they gradually rose
to S57 100000.
During the late war our national cxpendi.
lures were enlarged to fabulous amounts I'M
til 1866 they amounted to 81, 297 ,5O, 22!A1. The
average annual expenditure during the war
from 1861 to 1865 inclusive, was over S!0O,W0,-
OOO. Since the wal they have gradually dc.
creased, until the estimated expenditures Of
the fiscal year ending the Both OF last June
were $3.50, OQO, OO0, itself an amount too vast to
be comprchended by the human mind:
how is it possible to expcnd annually TINS
fabulous amount Of money, over SSOO,Uo o
day for every working day In the year.
ro Msd "i numbers about ss,ooo, Q 1000. This is
In the shape of bonds, drawing 4, ~, and
per cent. interest, payable s~emi-annually,
and this interest Is paid promptly IN ca 1ut
of the Treasury, am0untlng TO sao,Wo,oW. Inc
nually to the wounded and disabled soldiers
Of the late war, and a few thousands To the
surviving octogenarians at the South OF the
warof lel2. There are 4O,Uoo post oihces ID
ugents, and the Post Office Department at
| Washington, cost the Government annually
S., QUO, 00U. An army OF 2),0W men ana oflicers
OVO.O 900, or more than 81 900 to the man. The
public buildings throughout the united
States, our light houses and coast surveys,
our armOries and arsenals, forts ana lortlnca-
lions, selling and collecting revenue from the
sales of public lands, our hospitals and chari-
table institutions, and our United States
Courts, oil aggregate an annual expenditure
OF Sd, 1900. The Senate and House OF ttep,
reseniatives in Congress, the President ana
his Cabinet with all their attaches, OF whom
there are several thousands, (thcre being 5000
clerks in the Treasury Department alone At
Washington, and about $1,000 others IN WASH,
the Governors and Judges OF our nine terri.
tories, the salaries Of the District. Circuit and
Supreme Court Judges, and OF the United
d dItlr Of si5. ao ,o60. Our Navy, which has
but few ships, tind they or little use, costs us
Sl5, 100000 annually. Improving the rivers
and harbors Of the United states costs Us
this year 81, 600, 900. The Indians In our terri
tories cost lis $5,MO,GO. II printing office ut
Washington, the largest In the world, employ,
ing nearly 1900 men and women, is all annual
expense Of sll,5O0,OW. Our consuls and md minis
tiers at foreign courts costs US 81 900, G0 an;
nually. West Point Academy, and the Naval
School ut Annapolis are sustained ut all an
nual expenSe Of S5O0,UQ.
But my friends, apologizing for
BEw1LDERING YOU
with this array Of figures, I must submit
for your reflection one other Item Of expense,
which / beg you to remember; and that Is,
that out of all these many millions OF money
annually appropriated to support the Govern
ment, there are only Sl0O,OO expended direct
ly In behalf OF the cause OF Agriculture; that
cause which feeds Il nation Of JO,OOO,UO0o OF peo-
pie, and in which more than half the entire
population arc directly interested. There Is
room for progress here, but that progress has
begun, and If the agriculturlsts OF the United
States are only true TO themselves this uppro-
~priation will annually increase until 1t is
commensurate with the Interest for whose
benefit it Is given.
Now, my friends, you readily understand
| where ali this immense amount OF money
goes to annually, but ! presume you are not
prepared to say exactly where 1t all comes
rom. l might scnernliZc an assertion, ana
say, it every cent comes from the pockets OF
tl.o NnNEtn aynrnnlnr nn nnnnn fax T nf
least ~ upon every man, woman and child,
black and white, In the United States. III
| such an excise were levied directly upon the
people, 1t would result In revolution. but the
posed prevent the victims from discovering
Tie point at which they should begin TO
vince. For instance, whiskey, yes,
wHIsKEY
alone, pays to the Government a revenue OF
$50, OO,OWU%a annually. Each gallon pays q tax
of 10 cents and there are nearly W,O0,OW gal
loas distilled annually in the United States
are distillcries that phy, Il tax of from SlD,OW to
SOL O every week. Other fcrmcntcd liquors
are u source Of SlO,OOO,0V w revenue.
Surely this ocean or intoxicating liquors Is
not drunk annually by the people OF the UNI
| ted States. such an intimation would be Il
reflection upon their sobrlety. ! will venture
the assertion, however, that the American
public veal, and though no advocate OF total
abstinence further assert. by way OF episode,
| would rather zee the Treasury OF the United
States empty than have IL rcplcted by cncour-
aging the distillation OF this soul destroying
drug.
a revenue of S4O.OOO,OOO is derived from
TAX ON
II nave but little more sympathy for
this narcotic thun I have for whisltey, In
dist,,stcfui. 1t will thus be seen that these
two articles. intoxicating liquors and tobacco,
nre IL direct source of revenue to the Govern
mcnt annually OF slW, 1t would pc d
consolation " know, that this amount OF lux
urious chewing and drinking were worth that
much contentlmcnt to the people every year.
You will readily understand from these tig-
urrs why 1t Is, that the Government isso vigil
liant concerning these TWO articles. Every
barrel OF blockade whiskey, and every box OF
blockade tobacco defrauds the Government,
and necessarily imposes upon Innocent coii-
sumcrs an increased taxation, equal TO The
amount out of which the Government Is de-
frauded. Hence 1t behOoyes, indeed 1t Is the
patriotic duty of every citizen 10 dlscountc.
nance and discourage Illicit traffic In either
Adhesive stamps are a source Of SO, 5OO,O 0 in
come annually 81 .0O0,W O of which come from
the tax on matches. Banks and Bankers pay
n revenue Of s3,5O0, 600. Other miscellaneous
taxes. and penalties swell the Internal reve-
nue. annual receipts TO about Sill ,0W 1000.
! told you our annual expenses were S26o,-
600, 1000. If from internal revenue we receive
but slll, oGO, oU there are YET sl}p'Goo'oW TO o, be
| tom houses, and sjust the amount OF money
the people OF the United States pay every
year to The manufacturers OF this country to
prevent their being undersold by the pro-
ducers OF other countries. Forinstance, sugar
is grown In this country, but not SO chcaply
as in the West Indies, and TO prevent the
Cuban planters from undertaking our own
planters In our own markets. the Govern
ment imposes q tax OF nearly Q cents upon
every pound Of imported sugar. Lastyear we
imported 1881, 100000, pounds Of sugar and
molasses, and the duty collected upon 1t was
over S4O,00O,0O. Sugar produces more revenue
than any other one imported article.
We imported last year over S6,UU,00O worth
of sugar; S47, 1855, $40 worth Of coffee, and Sli.-
577 ,66S worth of tea, but there Is no duty on
tea nor coffee.
Almost every article imported from foreign
countries Is dutiable except crude materials.
For Instance, hides are admitted free, and last
year we imported Sl5,9j9,01S worth. We i'm
was paida duty of s., 500, OOO. or just about Is
the value OF the leather. Some men call this
protecting home industry" I can see moth
ing In 1t but imposing an unnecessary burden
upon the men and women who wear the
shoes, and those who have the largest feet of
course have to pay the heaviest tax. 4
Wool Is taxed from 2 to 10 cents per pound
duty, but WOODEN goods pay an import duty
import no cotton OF course, but cotton goods
pay a duty OF about 90 per cent. upon their
We imported last year about sll6, 900, 600
S3OO, O0O, 900 worth pay $50, 100000 duty, or an
average Of 50 per cent. on first cost. About
STAG, 10000 worth are imported free; coffee,
tea and hides aggregating more than a or our
Tree re- ~ i esi Intiab Sefi mpo or L s anre Of 9TH the e other
leading articles are us follows: Expressed IN
round numbers, wooden goods. S3O,0O,UO
silks 81, 100000; drugs and medicines s7.OU,-