the Republicans. There was a vacancy in the criminal court. Congress repealed the laws creating these courts, and, reënacting them with a few changes, supplied the places of the judges of both by partisan judges, who administer the law in conformity with the views of the Republican party. A judiciary thus created becomes a political instrument of oppression, contrary to the spirit of our institutions, instead of a court to administer justice.

FOURTEENTH. That Congress first increased the number of judges of the Supreme Court, and then diminished it to secure a majority of Republicans on the bench.

Congress, when there were nine judges, increased the number to ten, adding one Republican to the number; and then, when a vacancy was created by death, to prevent President Johnson appointing a Democrat, it passed a law that no vacancy should be filled until the number should be reduced to six, there being five Republicans now on the bench, appointed by Mr. Lincoln. The Republicans, if they secure a President by the removal of Mr. Johnson, propose to increase the number to thirteen, so as to secure the Judicial Department for many years to come. They expect such a court will decide that whatever Congress may enact is legal and constitutional.

FIFTEENTH. That our oppressive taxes, and the greatly-increased expenses of living, are the fruits of Republican rule and mismanagement.

That our taxes are oppressive, and that expense of living has nearly doubled, cannot be denied. That the Republicans made the laws and have administered them, and have done things in their own way, cannot be disputed. These things, then, are the fruits of Republican rule and mismanagement, and they are responsible. Had they made good laws, and practised economy in the management of the Government, we should have escaped these evils.

SIXTEENTH. That the Republican party are the authors of the general demoralization of the country, and responsible for it.

The country was not demoralized when the Republicans came into power, but that it is so now cannot be questioned. They

have controlled every thing since, and given tone and character to the times, and are therefore responsible for this consequence, which fills the hearts of all good men with present pain, and with fearful apprehensions for the future.

SEVENTEENTH. That the Republicans in Congress are impeaching the President upon frivolous pretexts to get him out of the way, so as to be able by legislation to control all branches of the Government, with the view of so moulding and shaping its whole business and interests as to continue the Republicans in power.

1. The House, in getting up their articles of impeachment, have acted and voted as partisans, as directed by caucus.

2. The Senate, in framing their rules for the trial, and in all the preliminary proceedings, pushing it on "with railroad speed," have acted and voted as partisans, as if that lessened the crime of perjury. The Republican party are trying to dragoon all Republican Senators to vote for conviction.

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138.-EXPENSES OF THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT.

When first organized, our Government confined its operations powers conferred upon it. It soon overstepped them. It then practised moderate economy. With time it has expanded, drawing in and swallowing up the powers of the States, and engaging in unauthorized enterprises, until, for the number of people and the extent of its functions, it is one of the most expensive governments in the civilized world. During its first year and ten months, when it contained some five millions of people, it cost only $7,207,539.02, or $600,653 per month, while now, with a population of some thirty-two millions, our expenses, in time of peace, have swollen to $1,093,079,655.27, or over $91,000,000 per month. During the war these expenses were largely increased, and in 1865 came up to $1,897,674,224.09, or over $158,000,000 per month.

The following statistics are from the appendix to the Report of the Secretary of the Treasury for the year ending the 30th of June, 1867: