[334] C. R., April, 1872.
[335] B. L., p. 9; B. A., p. 42.
[336] Report of state treasurer Jones, published in H. J., 1868, p. 361; R. C., 1870; R. C., April, 1871; R. C., April, 1872.
[337] S. L., 1865-1866, pp. 12 and 14; ibid., 1866, pp. 10, 11, 143.
[338] Compiled from the financial documents above cited.
[339] S. L., 1865-66, p. 250.
[340] Compiled from the financial reports above cited.
The enemies of reconstruction were fond of placing the state expenses of Bullock’s administration in juxtaposition with those before the war. Contrasts truly horrible could thus be produced. But it was not a fair comparison, for the expenses in such circumstances as prevailed after the war and after the social revolution would naturally be larger than before. The expenses of many states besides those which enjoyed reconstruction increased largely after the war. E.g. the records of Pennsylvania show that “Expenses of Government” were—
| In | 1857 | $423,448.89 |
| 1858 | 399,888.36 | |
| 1860 | 404,863.41 | |
| 1866 | 668,909.63 | |
| 1867 | 802,878.58 | |
| 1868 | 845,539.89 | |
| 1869 | 804,730.17 | |
| 1870 | 826,069.25 |
Pennsylvania Executive Documents, Auditor’s Reports, for the years named. In Massachusetts the “Ordinary Expenses” were—