Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1807-12-11

out Ola fund appropriated for othsr and
distinct plisposss; they were not dsni0n
.agreeabM 70 me Consnfuaon, IN conse-
quence ofany appropriation made By lawn
i miEhf Be 4 defscf IN The aw, authori.
sing the expense, MOTTO have provided
the means but that dsffscs should hape
been ysmided BIZ fhs only competent az.
hority, By conveniag toag,ess. The
necessity ofthe measure, may, 10 the
mind ofthe executive have superseded
evsrv other fbe f9puld-
yiiiyo 3 NE Il ansaction" ((and, he might
have added Or she AGENT " may haze
thropuna veil oveydits MsgaEfy, 6Af q
shoaiR 81 no means e drapn hersafiey
into precedent"
Mr.. Randolph believed that the opini.
on which he had just fead would bear
him fully out IN the principles which he
had laid dawn yesterday e those on
which the old wing or republican mino-
rity ID Congress had acted, on shieh
they had specifically q wen As virtpaily
Pledge themselves 10 the nation g con
tinue Ia oct, and which when they de-.
serted they deserved the depreciation Of.
every honest mind. Can any man pre-.
tend 10 saythat the western insofreeti-
on. IN the very infancy Of this govern
ment, presented case ofless public =
igency than The capture Of Tie Chesa.
peake I And YET the then President of
the u. s. for having illegally defrayed
the expense of that expedition, instead
Of conyoking ne legislature and actirg
under its authority, had deservedly re-
ceiyed the eensure-not q ~theananlti.
tude, for they were with him-but OF.
the thinking few. He was condemned
by the rejecting part Of the community.
and the system on which BE- acted, and
which his successor had subsequently,
pushed 70 the most .extraySgant lengths,
was finally arrested by the public voice.
10 1 preceding par pfhis work p7S)
the Secretary passes some, deserved
structures onthe practice Of mingling aP-
propriations. " Theapproprlations here-
tofore made rthe military establishment
have been subdivided into i number Of
separate heads.making specific and dis.
timer appropriations for the pay ofthe ar.
my, for its subsistence, for clothing,
&c. and il wassupposed that the monies
thus Distinctly Appropriated were res
pectively applied to the specific objects,
for which they were appropriated. Il
however appears bya letter from the Sc.
cretary Of the Treasury. Of May 1896,
thatby far the greatest part ofths sxpen-
diturss for the military depzrrmbnss are
found by experience 10 be unsuscertible
Of thatparticular distribution which \ OBJ.
served in the issues Of monies apprcbria.
ted 10 other objects; and this a~pproyria.
ton for military purposes ought be
considered asa general grant of ouch
snms Is the public service il fonna to
require, 90 be issued according - exi-
gencies. 8 applied & accounted for Pur.
suant 70 law The House win recol.
leet that At this time We had not that o.
ther department. which has since proved
yer more nasuscspti6le Of any eeonomi.
cal regulation, or legal control. The
Secretary Of the treasury goes On 90 say
= ltWonld seemthat, ifthose appropria-
lions are considered BY the treasury de-.
partment, % general, Of which grants,
% Pc issued according % esigenciesth that
or some other executive Department il,
toiudge; and II, therefore, the monieaa
specifically appropriated TO one head Of
service are applied 10 ancther head, they
are d applied and accounted for pur.
anant. but eontraryt i Law. Such ! mode
i undoubtedly liable 10 great abuses:
il deceises the legislature who, when
appropriating one hundred thnnsand dol.
tars for the defensive projection Of sae
frontiers, did not think that the treasury
would assume 2 power 20 apply them 90
the quarter master or any other depart
men,. Itdepriyes the legislature from
any control, NOT only oyer the distfibu.
zion Of the monies amongst the several
heads Of seryice, but even over the total
sum @ Be expended. For the million
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