| Show AMERICAN FINANCES the toe only sound conclusion on this greal great question e e tion of finance is one which we at length au ind and nd plainly advocated in the federal press the war should debould be prosecuted to a termination whatever that end may be and the people in the meantime must be taxed it ig is dawning upon the americans americana at lasi last that while they have been astound astounding ng europe aa as they believed by the immensity of their gre ire resources sources and the unexampled magnitude of 0 their war they have simply plunged into that abyss of old word embarrassment from which it was their proudest boast to be free they now discern the fact that since the year 1861 they have unheedingly incurred a national debt which will probably equal in ita its charges the nations national debt of england if they bay eay that they are capable of sustaining this debt they say no more than the truth no doubt the th thirby iriv millions ot of america can pay taxes aa ail well is as the thirty millions of england and without greater buffering suffering but bat then they ey must convince themselves veer of the fact that england and america stand for tor the future on just the same tooling the mistake they have havo hitherto made is ibin in supposing that america could do as england bas baa done and yet remain as america wab waa they adopt our system of budgets aa as well as eur our elete system m of public stocks and ae e can tell them that at present they have made but very little kayin way in the realization of the truth their scheme for raising on foreign and domestic luxuries will never answer luxuries will never bear so excessive a burden or yield BO so exor exorbitant biant blant a contribution the burden must be more universally distributed and less reliance must be placed on indirect taxation and especially on protective tariffs A revenue of is not to be ra raised ased without an in come tax levied for the first time on a people said to be the richest in the world ought to pro produce duce considerably more than one fifteenth part of the whole income required in short there ia a no ro royal road to ase and comfort in the matter of taxation the ahe imposts necessary foy f producing a large revenue revinue cannot ie te hudd shuff ed ea on to the shoulders of the rich or jug bied bled bled bied into the duties on foreign goods least of all into those on foreign luxuries all ali classes and all sources must bear their fair air share in just pst proportion of course the americans americana ian can can accept these condi condl ions if they please if it they mean indeed to pay their way according to their new lights they must neela needa do so nor is it for us to say that they will suffer in in anything but pride and privilege lege by the tho adoption of the process london times ROAD OVER elle THE MOUNTAINS the snow upon n the sierra nevadas ia is from six to eight feet deep and in places it is almost impossible for the stages to get through h As soon aa as the storm is over however the road will be packed down solid any and ani traveling will be pleasanter plea santer than at any time during euring the season sleighs are now being used by the pioneer line lne ine from Kings ring burys burya etalon stalon to within two miles of strawberry valley the scenery along the route is said to be grand and almost ter terrijk rijk the branches of we the mountain pines are drooping to the ground under loads of snow the gorges half filled with immense drifts appear ten times more glocina and desolate than ever before and the tempest howling through the forests in the cheerless afternoons leads even the boldest of the passengers to consent to lay over at some of 0 the shopping places during the night in addition the be roa road in some places Is so bo slippery that it ia Is absolutely daupe dauge dangerous rous rons to proceed after dark and the company have concluded to stop at strawberry valley every night during the present resent weather thia this is in the pine region where there are big bar rooms hugo huso chimneys plenty oj ol wood and fare such ag as can only be obtained in frontier neighborhood the fhe pa passengers 11 after the long days ride can gorge themselves to their hearts con content tint haw thaw out their half frozen lubbs in the lea of the enormous fire places and wake up in the morning after a good nighta rest well fortified to encounter the dancers dian rian rera zera and arid disco morts of the remainder of the td avirginia tV virg irginia inia lnla daily dally 5 IDAHO A dispatch was wait recently av sint aint ont flom from from new york and pub published fished hi in the papers stating that captain fiske of the northern lard expedition bad returned from idaho veith with a nugget ot 0 gold go d worth for president lincoln Linci lincoln ln that in gold dust was awaiting trans portion in idaho and that the emigration to 0 o idaho hib this his summer would reach upon this flattering report tha th comments as follows captain fiske is considerably windy much gi givenco vento brandy and blow biow blowing ipg A great noise was made over the large bald lard bard of OC emigrants he be piloted across the tho plains laab baab summer but we aro arc informed it consisted of seven emigrants ia in addition to the guards the in g id d dust could spare a r and ani then be considerably closer to the than he states it the emigration to idaho may reach this summer bummer but it lei it doeg doea of them will return next sum bum iner disappoint d dj aa ag was the case with abe first to Co colorado orado arado an em emigration eme bration gration ration ct cf is more ore ire than lugt ought to eo go during the tha next year no uan be made to accommodate emp employ lovs or support a grealer number but he the she vultures eit who fatten on the folly of coola want to see half halt a million of gold bunters rush across the plains to squander their time and money territorial 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