Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-07-20
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,urv.--In the last Mirror, we gave ous yea
ders an extract frorn the letter OF the nosi'
Mr.. Stanley OF North Carolina 70 MS Goa.
st;tueu,s. giving a comparative view OF tue
erneuces of the army and navy under the
.aro;r;.trat;ons of Washington and Adams,
aud that Of Jefferson. That comparison
did not furnish result very aatsering TO the
economical character aud professions @ tae
latter. This week we give another ex's&ct
from the same publication, containing !.
! s.s,teceue of tac zchole receipts and eapenfs'
,t,.res Of the treasury Of the United osatss,
fron, ,be FIRST establishment of the govern
mrnt. Wig. the 4th Of March, 1889, down
to the FIRST of January, 1910. This result,
viii no, oratifv the economists OF our coun-
try. any more than the other. NAT o'aniey
PROCESSES TO take his siatemsne from
mort of Mr.. Galtaein's, OF course, II IS 20 DC
presumed that the account is as favorable
Eor ,he administration, as the facts Woo'd
any way warrant. And as the letter mas
h-.nsfor a considerable time before the pup.
lie. and no charge of ineorecsness, tna1 We
hay. seen has been made against IT from a.
nv quarter, we take it for granted thas ms
\ correct. If.so, what conclusion ought 20
be made. respecting the professions ana
PRACTICES Of the man. who could whine. so
patheficaliy over the dangers to which the
!. mouth Of lab0r" ns,ght6e exposed :,
:, Tn obedience to a resolution OF the
Aouse of representatives, the secretary OF
the treasury transmitted " a statement OF
the annual receipts into the treasury from
the 4th of March, 1889, to S1st December
1909. and a statement of the amount or
debt annually incurred and reimbursed dur
ing the same period"
By this statement it appears,
THAT the receipts into the treasury from tae
g 18th of March 1889, to thesSist OF dec.
1900, during the administrator OF Wash"
ipqton and Adams, including all the
loans, amounted to eighty nine millions,
FIVE hundred eighty eight thousand, six
hundred and eightythree dollars,
sa9, 5sS,6S3
! That during the same period there was pald
on account Of the principal OF the. debt,
the sum of twenty two millions, tour
hundred and sixty thousand, nine hun.
dred and six dollars, 22i46o,Soo
That the receipts from the 1st OF January,
1901, TO. Tan. 1st telo, during the adj
ministration of Jefferson and Madison,
amounted TO one hundred and twenty
one millions, fwo hundred and thirty
nine thousand, two hundred and fifty
three dollars, f21,23o,25a
AND the payments on account OF the prln-
cipal ofahe debt in the same period, to
forty four millions, eight hundred and
sixty FIVE thousand, seven hundred and
forty eight dollars, 44,S65, 74a
These statements with those of the ex.
pences of The military and naval establish
ments already given, enable me to place
the management of bur money matters, be.
fore YOU in another important point Of
view. :
The federal administration received ir
i2ysars, including all loans, Sss,6ss,6s5
They paid on account ofthe
principal of the debt, 22,465, zoe
The army, 1889, 11s
7 he navy, S1O,S2S, S5e
And left in cash In the trea.
sury, April LIST, 1901, 1,7s4,o5s
1891 ,ost
4 Balance expended,in Twelve
years on other subjects, viz.
salaries to officers of govern
nent, foreign ministers, inter-
es, on the debt incurredin their
own time, and generally such
expenditures, which with APP
! poinsmvnts in the army and
navy. form the patronage of
the inistration-,hirty.