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all l t ut variety nd vatueoftb woe.
MiMf i aiuui.ud with dim or more Iim
tl.l !af ravings uorUailsuieniinenwQeii.ur om.
trail f ra,prtat ajatoncat ...
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K ry asw nkwribtr to th Eclectic 19W paying
'. la jvuon. will roiv either of to. foliowmn
wWWWW MTMM Oil pBUi
BASKET OF PEACHES,
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PER AND NUT CRACKERS.
Sum 7 X S.
The b we in exact copies of origiesi oil paint
n ti t.i I rexctd by Praag Co.. in the mew
J i ty. of th. art. or. in place of ' 'V-'iLnT
e.taof.iir Kin.Sto.1 WaaiaffS) at
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'fcr Tw. -bKribwr. and ltO.00 wt .will sbd th.
beautiful Chrotno. i'onltry uiw wa
For rhree aubacribwra and ., a copy of
rFeer' National Pictorial Dictionary,
W Volant of 1.040 p. r oontolw.
tori tl illaarstioaa. price 9 00 or a cony of Koaa
HaSeur telebrated pioce. Shetland Ponioo-aue
8 1-9 x 19 1-9.
Term of the Eclectic :
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wur1.'1 Vj7TZt5Zmk mn and to every rea-
so -i lr 4 i V- ml 4 betur record ortti. cur
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For aay one aft he "vw"; . 7.(X) "
For aay two of JMj; . 10.00 "
For aaythaw. SSjVTTT " 00
Kar all four of th ri" . M
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For Blackwood a.d any two of tl m
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tUll thV aootaaW h) double .
JLZZ"" of th. above period
?o wm bT .ntrtUd to receive, gratia, any
. Jtii B if U f r)dlcali for 1868 may receive,
o L r ao T two of the Four Renew.
lNi!re!t!ffi Jannarr. 1899, to Deeem-
V". Mnhanrh and tl Weatmin
sive
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SSSX n'ount
CI" S nther prem,u. number., can
t; routed, direct to
2 e Leonard Scott Pub. Co.,
i 140 Fulton, St., N. Y.
FARMER'S QVWE
a.. Mww STarnffa. of Edinbnreh. and the late
T ?k J r Yala Collet. 9 vol... Royal
. 1 ana na'res- and nnaterona Enirravinira.
Iffi tftV rolan by
fTUB Ti T MJBUC.
DR. 8AMI- A. BELT,
HAS located on Enniaa atreet. between
Main At Lee Office formerlT oeeupied
bt Dr. J- A. Caldwell, cdTert hia profe.
wrrkto. lotbw Mmm of th. tow.
Haag & Smith's Patent
WATER WHEEL.
THE uudewiriiwl lMviuac MutJ tliv
f.., ilu. akiMro iiiiii .-.I Would
r IIV1 WW ww w ww-- .
.-..II ili'.- at entiou. f th .n.nHii.f Mill.
Knciuriew, &r. cVc. to the Nwawy n.lvriit:
tn-y wuuiu utivi- iroin unuj .
a. Upif.it to nil imrtMNM m- wliirh m wrnler I
Wlieflto itoed. 1 Im-aniull NpHif It .mhiioiwi.
utt4 theTwljtT of rt nioffcrn.' mrv nttrnit
i v few tare, ft rvalrt-a but aniall atuouot
of ferine, lew do' nffee4 It. Worka
a well m h.iriiwutwl a verticil ilutft. Suit
b)etunu litllt Xl nnVcted bj ImcI
water. It l elinple. chVnp nud duralile. One
of the whewU cwti be seen iu owratiuj nt
Fiwxd. Tutnm Co't, Mill uu South Yadkiu
Kiver.
IhHTeWii in Ui Mill wrUflit btrainet
for 25 venro. ittid cwusiiler tl.i ly fHrtheli.-at
whell I hnve ever vt inet with. Tliii wheel
otwjto fnio 1 to i'7S. ncrordiriff to aite.
For fut ther futrticuUia addreaa um ml. J .
ruaaleui. Davie Co-. N. ('.
UICIIAKD T. NUTT.
Sep, 10. lrM 4tw M
$15 REWARD.
I
WILL PAT TDK A BOTE REWARD of
Fifteeu Dollar, for the recovery of uiv Uorae,
BILL, whii-ii I hired to one Tlionias liarria, u
tbe 19b of Norember la t. for a four dayx jour
ney, out which time aiu rlarri bn pnitratted
to loarteen dayx, W-aditifr. uie to believe that he
ban determined to keep my lore, or ha .-old
hiui, and appliid tlie pi-msda to defray the ex
pense of hla wortlile ciir.-u on the Railroad
ui paru unknowu to uie. The horve i a medium
cited (tray, (nearljr white.) without bleinieb oi
any sort ; yellow eye, and will be nina yewxa
old next Spring, llama la a atoat built. Iiijht
haired, bijr-inoiithed man ot about 93 yearn of
aare; somewhat Inclined to be talkative in com
pany drinks whiskey, is profane, and undoubt
edly is a raacal He la aaid to bare come from
Mississippi or Alabama, (whicn Mate, la not
a- w distinctly remembered,) where he left a
wile, and whither be will probably return. I
will pay the above reward lr the recovery of
my horse, or for ii. formation ieadinfr to it ; and
will thank boueat iwn. who may happen t.
meet with ilarris. to look hiui straight in the
eyeahdaak him, "Where is Tom Crawford's
Gray florae I' Address me at Salisbury N. C.
TUOS. il
Deo. 4, lW
CRAWFORD.
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PURE .PERUVIAN
GUANO
ND all other kinds ol OUANO, inclnding
i. the different PHOS1MI ATBS, PLAS
TER aud LIME, k.-pt coustanilv n liand. a
very low p-icea. Our, tanners will do well to
-all on il at once and fret their Fertilixera, be
ion oideriiU' and huyirif elsew here.
We will take Flour or Wheat a' the rak e
price, iu exchange.
SPRINGS, HUTCHISON Co.
JVb 1, Coiwin'a Hrirk Row.
Salisbur)-, Ang. 28. 5tw
LAND SALE.
O V WKmtK-niY, iliciith of January next,
at the residence of WM. T. MA KLIN, 1 will of
ler for ale to th.- hijrl'est bidder,
258 ACRES OE LAND.
more tirtr, the pnperty of Win. T. Marlin, a
llani.Tcpt.
Said hind lies on the Wilkesboro' Road, nine
miles N. W.wfSaliabury, adjoining Jesse Thom
mii, Jobln C. Benaon, aud others. Also, said
Maiiiu'a rwveraionary interest of atrat3U Acres
i. the lands of the late Richard Lowry. (in
which Mrs. El'iabetb Lowry has a life estate,)
lying on the Lincoluton road, nye misle West
.If Salisbury. Terms Cash Sate at IS o'clock, M,.
WM. R. FRALEV. Asaignee.
j)ec. 4th. 180S. 3tpd-
EdgeworUieMale Seminary
TTIIS Inatitution will be re-opened on the
first day ol September,
with a full corps of Teacher.. The aft ex
penae for jion of 20 weeks, of Tuition,
with Board, Washing and contingent fee, will
be according to the chtos : either $DR. ot $U0,
or $116 if paid in ndv"nt; or $H6 o0. or
$12150, or $12650- it f-i M in lance.
Each boarder will fnmish ,her own lights and
low-els and also a oair of sheets and cases.
Moderate extra charges will be nude fot anrfd
cient ami fnouern Inguagi's. Music, urawing,
July 9. (60 Greensboro' N. C
IDOITIIO UOLIIi,
New Tor k.
rglHE subscribers beg h-ave to inform th
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us of Not th Carolina that they havel Leave Charlotte, via Moirroe, tor aoes
inted aceiits lor riwLriit) WV.Ii, ol boro,V Tuesday, Thursday and Staturday.
Cltll.
I n i.ril.011
New York, tor llie-saiv Ol HIS eea-oraieu
SCHEIOAM AROMATIC
SCHNAPPS,
And Bottled Wine, and Liauort.
Mr.' 1IT.V name to a rrraisebold Word in vtt ry
part of the Southern States,
1 K AVKIIX A -TflLLRM. v
vTlHl.ttf.T.Ti
HENDERSON iiCRAWfOHD. Agents
Salisbury, N. C.
.V:wl3'4a ,.. ; '
Know and Believe
THAT O. B. POULSON it COS. DRUG
Store is the cheapest place to buy Droits
and Medicioea in this section of North Caroli
na. Try them I -rat
WYATTS OLD STAND
The Old If '- State Forever."
SALISBURY. N. C. SATUHDA Y. DECKMBER 13,
40 learn BtTore 1110 ruouc
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HEPATIC PILLS,
Vint "l-l, bmg lcimtrn i,nd irrll ti i"i rtmtdy !
fin- nil ffilioli dinirt, en ' v
DISEASED LIVER.
kjT" Read the following Cnlititilr Irotn
mrn.- of lie -liigliest resin.-lnlnli'y sA4
LIVEU f.'OMl'LAlXr.
Rkt. Dk. C. F. fKiMi, (Aug. 2;M, IS02.)
ays : " 1 liave .Icrivcd yrtwf Un tit liotu llHr
Puis, and have known many tauiihe ami in
divrduals wbo have found them renr berrefk-fal,
and I have also known fihy'irii ta ezre'enf
atowrf'ny fo rttommthd them to fArtV xifie.fa
For all diseases aiiaMiir irom disoi tiers ot the
nver, I believe they are the Usl un-dicme ol
letvl to the ooblic '
Rev. John W. Pttxr, Snow HiM, N. C,
(January 5, 18'W.) fays : " F..r twelve yeai
I was a ifreat sufJerr. M.v liver was diseased
I lost my flesh and strength, and my skjn
seemed changed in il color by the bile Willi
which my system was overt-hatued. 1 became
suhjoct to frequent and violent attacks ol bil
ious Cllolll
every attack leaving me ;-Jk r
than iis predecessor. The physicians had been
able to patch me up a little, but my health w as
in a deplorable state. I had taken patent me
dicines until 1 was tired of them. Without
energy or comlort. 1 was barely able to go a
bout a little. Al length 1 yielded to the ear
nest iei suasion ol a tin ml and OHiiiuenced
taking the HEPATIC PILLS, with hooot.fi
ilence 111 litem. T i . - ... 1 . - I like a charni ou
me. Fi om that hour I hurt irdprovrd. 1 have
jiersevered in their use, until now, by God's
bleasmg, an writ and Ar.ifi. I had a negro
man. wbo.'a. 1 believe, was faved Irom death
by a (io-4. of these IMU
My Dolor's bill was !
Kiioailv Irowt Aloo M MOM. but I have I ad
ww n , 1 1 11
lecoinuieud them ns a siineiior family medicli.e
DVEPEPSIA
S. D. Wallace. E-o ., Piesideiit of the Wil
riiingioe ii. Weluon Ril Road. (Aug. iiO, 1862)
sitys: ' li has been sal that Dyspesia is our
national di-ease. However this may be. it
caused me long and severe suffeiiiig. Provi-
leutiallv a irietid turnisbed me with a few box
es of the Hepatic Pills.' and the use ot them
has pertected a erne. Ih my family they have
been used livquently with eminent success
Among my ai quaiutances inniiy ca. s oiigtna
ting Irom ihseased liver, have been relieved and
cured by them. I regard them an invaluable
medicine, and take pleasure in forwarding this
voluntary tribue.
A. W. D TatloK, Esq., Petersburg, Va.,
(Jan. 12, lSqOjaajs: " Iu tlie Spring ot 18-'8.
I was attacketl wnu uyspepsia 10 siu n an ex
teni tdat a'l my lood ol every descripiioii dis
agieed with me. 1 was svvol'ell so I lind to
loosen my clothes, ami night alter night 1 conld
get no sfei'p. I tried one or two physicians,
and to k a good deal ol rnedh-llie, but loiim
IHI rellet. 1 purvwasew ore oox i uw min
em Hepatic Pills, and the fiit dose I look I
felt relieved, and continued until I to. k the
whole box. .1 am now etitiicly well, ami eat
heartily, and never have b.-eu attacked since.
I can safely recommend there Pill" to "the Dys
peptic and the community at Utge "
They can be sent to any point in the United
Slate bvdd.il Of Kapresst -j
PRirX-rornekoX,5ee. !. O. . 9tJlO Half Orn..
I0 Our ', t8 Ttirrr Or..-., $ five 'Orass, 975.
The -sh muni riihrr rf..in..oi the order forth Sir.li
ela r II will b mbI C. 0. D. Or r should bt aweat
Ja 1, a. w. DKrns.
Mo. St, sot 1 u CALaocs Stskt.
.ALnaoaa Ms.,
where Dipt will He promptly sttended 10.
Par th -e Medlcinn oil oh U rrtpretabl. Draariats
pTrrrahrrt. nd ow sit the DrSfjripO m SiLissvai.
JOHN H. ENN18.
Orninft.l.Spectil Agent.
10:walwlT
OLMMONS
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1j11aJ'E
hmTtmrtwTitthz
Leave Warsaw for Fayettjvitlo daily.
.irt Sundav. Through Tickets trom vt 11
mineton to F
to FayettevilTe, $6. Through Tick
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ets from Weldoti, via Warsaw, to r ayet.etjr,,,,! muor anfi the consequent want
. . 1 m , . pr, .. e ..!. la. . .1 . . :
ville 9JJU. inroiign 1 ickcm irom u
boro'. via Warsaw, to Fayetteville. $6.
Ihiirlolle WwdrtborV.
. i A . . 1
Friday, after the arrival of the Wiluiiug;
ton, Charlotte A: Rutherford Stage.
rrMHIii u biDbf n!
Leave Morrisville for Pittsboro' Monday,
Wednesday and Friday, returu'uext oay-
I It bibohV Acct BBcdfitni I D.
Between SALEM ud HIGH POINT
N l'., far.-On. Dollar.
E. T.CLEMMONS.
v-' Contractor.
July. 7. 18C8. fwtw-lmj '
tpsave -W miewoovo cauunT, n ryuin;
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Dr. R- 1 BESSEiNT, D. D.S.,
AT THE BOTDKN HOrsE.
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,..kr ii .. pi, ,n..r . iuIoi to even tsiuiiv - lnvrdri
to da tM w haWt agawd tbe wrvtc. ol ableaad
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President's Message.
WASfliXOTOV, Dec. 910:50, A. M
FeUotc Citixent of the
Senate and Houae of Repreeetttatirtt :
Upon the reassembling of Congpr.s, il
again become. m duty to call your at
i.niion to the State of the Union aud to
t eonttnowr disorKPtnisod condition under
the various law. which have b en pasaed
upon the subject of reconstruction. It
may be safely assumed a. an axiom in the
government of -tatea, 1l1.1t 1 lie greatest
w rongs intiictetl npon a people are caused
by ui just andaibitrary legislation by the
unrelenting decree, ot despotic rulers, and
that the timely revolution of injurious, of
oppressive measure, i. the great e.t 'good
that can be conferred upon a nation. The
Legislature or ruler who Iu. tbe wisdom
and magnanimity to retrace his steps.
gratitude of an intelligent and patriotic
people. Our own history, although em
bracing a periiioV les. than a century, af
fords abundant pVoof, that most, if not all,
of our domestic doubles are directly tra
ceable to violaiions of the organic Uw ami
exci.dvo legisltfoii. The most iking
illustration of thi. facf- are furnished by
ibe eifctojeiiti 1 of the past thrctyear. up
mi I lie questjail of r. construction. Alter
a fair tiial they bavo subatautially failed
and proved pernicious in their results, aud
then; .wras to be. no giHd reason w hy
iliey should longer remain upon tbe stat
ute books. State tr which the constitu
tion guarantees a republican fofti of gov
ernment liavobeen reduced to miiitiiry de-
1 '.. 1. ..1' ... l.w.l. tl.A tl.'Olkll
uenuencies, 111 eucii i won..
udencies, iu enc
I, .v.. been m.-tde Slibiecl to the ail
itrary
.ill f thw i-onimandine eetteral. Allbo
. - . ". , i".
1 .l.-Konsiitiiiioo r -nntres Unit earn .Ttaie
hall be represented in Congress, Virginia
. .
Mississippi and Texas are yet exciwui
from the two Houses and contrary to tl
expn-ss provisions of that instrument, auti
were denied partici(Mtion in the recent
election for a President and Vice Pre.t
dent of the United States. The attempt
to place the while people under the domin
ion of persons of color iu the south has
impaired, if not destroyed, the kindly re
lation, that had previously existed be
tween them, and mutual distrust has en
gendered a feeling ol animosity which,
leading in some instances to collision and
bloodshed, has prevented that CO-opar
tion betweerf the two races so essential to
.1... .nervaa ol i nil list rial enterprises ill the
southern States. Nor bavextho .nimbi
ta.ni s of tho.e States alone suffered from
the disturbed condition of affair.- growing
out of these Congressionul enactments.
The entire I nioif has been agitated by
gTHTC a
might .gain disturb the peace of ltt na
tion. Its interests have been injuriously
L affected by the derangement of business
of, prosperity throughout that prrrtion of
the country.
The federal constitution, the Magna
Chart l American rigbs under whose
wise and salutary provisions we have suc
cessfully conducted all our do'''5 nn
foreign affairs, sustained ourselves in
oeace and in war. and became a great n.-
lion among the powers ot Jhe eanfi, mnst,
assuredly be now adequate to tne wtiie
incnt nt quest urns growing out of the civil
war wsged alone for its vindicihtion. This
great fact is made most manifest by the
condition of the country when Congress
assembled in the month of December,
186b. Civil strife has ceased tbe spirit
of rebellion had spent its entire force in
the Southern Staler the people had
warmed into national life aud throughout
the whole couutry a healthy reaction in
nublic sentiment had taken place. By
the application of the simple, yet effective
provision, of tbe constitation, tbe execu
1808.
the Stalls, liad brought the work ol reslo-
atioii as near cornpleirnn wHhlu
the scope ol ita wuiuocity, and the unliou
was ei.coumgcd by ibe pioH ctof an ewr
lr and .atielwciory djiistiuent ol ita difi-
cultie. (.'ongress, however, mtrilereu ann
n-fuslng to rw-iferi the wo.k o nearljr ae-
rarfM. deeliued to arlioil hm luhere
ftww tlie iu.-teUled Hut-wt -opted
C 1 . . .j -I
1 - m n .awn a ww pro awre.ieu 1 ise
pr.-tre.a.-afiwv.lonMi.w.f.naimiedall thai
had Ui n so .ueressf eillr aceompllsli.n,
and after three year, of agnation and su it. ,
haw UU llw MUtitiy l.Hhi r "TTwwr thw-wT-taii.mi-nt
of union and lr.itrri.al feeling
than at the inception of the Congressional
plan of n-eoiisiruetion. It needs no argu
ment to show that legislation which has I
produced such baneful consequences should
be abrogated or else made to conf rut to
the genuine principle ot republican gov
cm uu ui.
I'nder the influence of prty passion
and seitioiial prejudice other acts have
been passed not wairiuted by the const i-
. ... ('..,,.,,..-. .... u rearlv been nude
(smiTUr with mr views rcpeetlng the h indred millions of doll.r.. During that
teniire-of-ofBce bill. Experience has pro-' vrid we were engaged hi Wars with
vd that its repeal is demanded by the Ureal Britain and Mexico, and were Ms
best interes.s of the country, and that volved in hostility with powerful Indian
while it remains in force the President ! tribes Louisiana wa. purchased front
cannot enjoin thai rigid accountability of France at a c st of fifteen million, oi dol
publie otBwer. so essential to an honest 1 lara Flot ida was ceded to ti. by Spain
and efficient execution of the laws. Its for five million. California wa.atcauired
......1 u ,,nl, I ......Me il,, executive detiait-
no nt to exercise the ower ol appoint
ment and removal in accordance with the
original design of tlie federal constitution.
Tbe act of March 2d, 1865, making ap
propriation, for the suppoit of the arm'x
tor tbe year ending June 30tb, 1868, r..
for other rnrposes, contains a pmrisi
which' interfere with the President's
titution.i fb iction as cou:maiider-in cb;ef '
of the nrmy and ' ' o Otattra of Hie have successively, oeen hct.wvv, -Union
the right t . 1 roteel themselves by 000.000 and 293 000.000. Adding to
mean, of their. - militia. These provi- . these amount 872,000,000, eattmated for
. ii,. . ..a r.. 1.. I.. ,1... A.o.l ve.r ending the 30lh of June.
stons snouia oe 1" once atiuuiieu, ioi "ov
the first might, iu lime, of great eroergen-
... upuumI. ..inlHirmM the Kll-CUtive ill
efforts to employ aud direct tlie common j
strength of the nation for it. protection ;
t 1 it "a well regu nteo iniiitia wing imr.-
tun , e. a.,., ,l,
sary to the security o. a - ,
ria-ht of the people lo keep and bear arms
Ilnill notbe infringiHl." 'it I. Jielieved
. .
that the repeal of all such laws woulu De
accepted by the American people as ajC
least a partial return to the fondameiiAl
principles of the government, and an indi
cation that Irerealter the constitution's to
he made the nation's safe und unswerving
guide. They can he productive of no
permanent berkfit to the country, and
should not be tennitted to stand ns so
ilnt the repeal of all such laws would bo
Ill.lt Uie n peni o. . .. ... 1
i. c.l'... i..u.n !
m,y ,no,,m..,.ts o, ,1 e a... -,
i.:i. 1.. .. .... .. , iei iv. . our recent iceisia-
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fton.
riie-eoiiditlon of onr fionnces demands
rhe early und earnest consideration ol
Congress. Compared With the growth of
our population the public expenditures
have reached an unprecedented in oirhi.
tor. The population of the tinted
States in 1790 was nearly four millions of
people, Increasing each decade about thirty-three
per cent., it reached in I860 thirty-one
millions, an increase of seven hun
dred per cent, on the population in 1790
In 1669 it i. estimated that it will reach
thirty-eight millions, or an increase of
eight hundred and sixty-eight per cent In
seyj-i.tytline ycart. The annual expen
diture of the federal government in 1791
were four million tao hundred thousand
dollara. In 1820, eighteen million two
hundred thousand dollars In 1860, for
ty ope million.. In 1860, eixty three
inlrfions. In 1865, nearly thirteen hun
.i.d minimis, and in, 1869 it i. eeltmiited
UIM -J 1 . a
by the Secretary of tbe treasury, in ui.
last annual report, that they will be three
hundred and seventy two million. By
hlic dir4lursameiitii oi
tsr.Q it is estimated bv the Secretary ot
The Trgaiwy, In Itln lHii inmial '"H"'"
that they will be .three nunoreu anu e.
entr two million. By comparing the pub-
lie disbursement, ot iou, icun
with those of 1791, it will be wen that
the Increase of expemHfnre. since the be
ginning Of the government h. been eigW
thousand six hundred and eighteen per
iinwt, while the increase of ..the popula
tion for the same petted was otity eigni
hundred and sixty-eight per centum.
Apain ; the ex pe nsion of tbe governmen t
in 189, the year of peace immediately
preceding the War, WeTe Oflty rtXtyhw
million, while in. 1866, the year of peace
three years after-the war, it is estimated
they will be three hundred and seventy
t wo million an increase of four hnndred
and eighty "nine" per centum, while the in
crease ot population was only twenty-piie
per centum for the same period. These
statistic further show that in 1791, the
annual expenses, compared with the pop
ulation, were little more tlutn ope d.dlar
per capita, .nd in 1860, but two dollars
per capita, while in 1869, they will reach
the extravagant sum of nine, dollar, and
seventy eight cents per captta.
II he obwirrsd that rfl?beglijrjM tt'iet
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stteincnts rcb r to. and exhibit 1I10 di-
burwvtncnts of pe.9w. periods. It ninV,
then fore, be of interest to couipare tb
eipeiidiiun t of tlirew wttr ps-iMsd., ih.
Mexican w.ir, ami tt War of the rebe.1
lion. In 1814, ibe arrnnal expense, in-
cldent lo the war isf 18 I, rtwctwd
, hig;lieat amount -about thirty. one.
wlnU otjr popyUtioti slbjbtl rw
nil .tin mtmm tm Jai
thetr
million,
xccedetl
.ighi MilH.ii, sliyaitf av-i
1 - ?
oole three dollara Ml etffity cent, per
mpiia. in jott xwe ripn.mi.ra.
wr out of ibe War with Mexico reached
fit y.vw mflHrm., and ths-popttUtton b..at
twenty-one millions, giving only two dol
lars and alxty cento per empitu lor the war
expense, of that year. In 1865 the ot
p. minutes called for by the rebellion
reached the vast amount of twelve hun
dred and ninety million., which compared
with a population of thirty-four millions,
gives th rty -eight dollars and twenty cents
pet capita.
From the fourth day of March 1789, to
the 30;h of June 180T the entire expeu-
UltUre. ol lire irovcruiueni were aevcmcwa
from Mexico for fifteen million, and tbe
territory ol New Mexico was obtained froi
Tsxas for the .urn of ten million.. Ear
ly in 1861 the war of the rebellion com
c on ?d, and from the 1st of July of that
year to the 30th of June, 1865, the public
expenditures reached the enormoua aggre
gate of 3300,000,009. Three year, of
peace have intervened, and outing tnat
time the disburaemenU of the government
. 0- T. . . '
1869. we "obtain a total expenditure of .ix-
teen hundred million, of dollar, during
the four year, preeeeding the war, or near-
ly a. much as was expewtetl awtiuf
the
is
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: facts c early illustrate the necessity
of retrenchment in all branc
fc Abej vbkh
. ,, kMMMO tb-nub-
il tass r
were lom'l i
A a t - L -aw wain n.4 tlm
during the war or tne r7"'V'.
; ..t ... endured bv people HOW
il.lll'U p.... - - - ... . . ,1,.
that profonud peace prevai 9 I bn re
ceijpts from internal rerenoe and cu.loms,
have during the past three year, gradual
ly diminished and the cotittnnance of use
less and extravagant expenditure, will in
volve u in national bankrupty or else
make inevitable an increase of taxet al-
p....iIv Lwi niiemnt and in many respects
;- v - - - ,heir im.uUitori.1
uuo '" . - - t .
One hundred million, annual
ctiiiracier.
ly are expended for the military force, a
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large portion ol wuicn is ewpioywu
execution of law. both unnecessary and
unconstitutional. One hundred and fifty
'millions are required each year to pay the
intereit on the public debt. An army of
tax.gathers impoverishes -the nation, and
public agents, placed by Congrcea beyond
the control of the executive, divert from
their legitimate purposes large sum. of
money, which they collect from the peo-L-
.. the name of the government. Ju
dicious legislation and pmdent economy
can alone remedy defects and avert evil,
which if .offered to exist, and cannot tail
to diminish confidence in the people to
wards their political institutions. With
out proper care th .mall balance which
it is est. maicd will remain in tbe treaty
at tlie close of the present fiscal year Will
not be realized, and additional million, be
added to a debt which is now enumerated
by billion.. It is shown by the able and
comprehensive report of the Secretary of
the Treasury that the receipt, for the fia
mI vir Midin.- June 30th, 1868, were
$405,738,083, and that the expenditure
far rim www awhid were- e377Fa48r
leaving in the treasury a surplus of 28,
297,798. It is eslimated that the receipts
during the present year ending June 30lh
1869, will be $341,392,868 and the ex
penditure 33eVl2,470, showing a small
balance of $5,240,398 in favor of the gov
ernment. For the fiscal year ending
j..wa. an.h, lafffl, itl estimated thM jhg
receipt, will .mount to $327,000,000 and
the expenditure, to $303,000,000 leaving
an estimated surplus of $24,000,000.
It becomes proper in this co intction te
mak"e"ff brief reftiyetice to our pnhlie in
debtedness, which ha. accumuiatea witn
auch alarming rapidity and assumed sneh
colossal proportions. Iu 1789, when ibe
government commenced operation under
The federal constitution, it wa burdened
-with an indebtedness, of seventy -five mil
lion of dollars, created during the war of
the Revolution. Thi. amount had been
reduced to forty-five million of dollars
when, in 1812, war wa. declared against
Great Britain. The three year, .truggle.
that followed Urgely increased tbe na
tional obligation., and in 1816 they bd
attained tbe .nm of one hundred nd
tive depart men, with tho voluntary aid of
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