[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-- In 1857 $1,236,204.26 1858 1,008,620.50 1859 999,899.76 1860 1,193,896.41 1866 6,877,720.85 1867 5,953,003.31 1868 5,908,678.48 Massachusetts Public Documents for the years named. [341] C. R., 1870. [342] C. R., April, 1871, p. 14; C. R., April, 1872, p. 17; B. L., p. 13; Conley's message to the legislature, Jan. 11, 1872 (quoted in B. A., p. 6, and in K. K. R., vol. i, p. 141). Of these bonds 3,000, representing a debt of $3,000,000, were issued under a law of Sept. 15, 1870 (S. L., 1870, p. 10), authorizing the governor to issue bonds for various purposes without specified limit as to amount. The rest were issued under an act of Oct. 17, 1870 (omitted from the session laws, see Conley's message just cited), authorizing the governor to issue to the Brunswick and Albany railroad state bonds to the amount of $1,880,000 in exchange for bonds of the railroad to the amount of $2,350,000.