Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-10-05

his arms in silence, con'en, TO aca, with the tide,
.0iwnhs'and'ng the responsibility OF his si.,ion =:
No, he saw ,he difficulty knew his du,y, and pee
pared "a mee,M By the oct 81 cong,tss, creating
me treasury dcpai 'm~nt, passedn 1872 lade the
July oi the secretary" 10 digest nnd ntepsre rlp
Tor the iaprOreatsnt and management o the ,s.enue,
ana Tor the sappor, of public credit TO ~ epa,e
report estimates vi the public ievense, aud The pu,i
lac exIend.tuges'-" TO make, report and give IN
formation 10 either branch OF the legislature, per-
sou or IA wS,i'og Gas may be requise respecting all
ai"uers referred 10 him Ivy the house of fe
representatives., or which shall appe,'au has Office
anu, generally, 10 perform all such vices rtatire
10 ne tsaaces is he shall be dr ected u pci um -
such were his duties, and they became more uirra.
i've 'n proportion 10 the Increase OF the ewlaiiass-
men's oil the finances. The deficiency uf ue for
the service Ut 1920 required loan of So 900 600.
For 1871, another loan OF 81 900 go Was necessary
unless the expenses could lie "a e.,ly d.minishcd.-
lie proposed an augmentation Of revenue and dimi-
h"'oh Oh expenses Ur lG-0, ono or bOih we've more
necessary for 1921. To system OF internal taxa
uon, he Was opposed, and so expressed himself ia
me annual report, both of 1919 and 1920. lie deem
ell " inexped,ent 10 result AT that time " the im-
position oi additional taxes upon the community ~
anu indeed that resort 10 internal taxatoa, uu-
uer The then existing circumstances, would he 10
IuTe oi the citizens oI certain parts Ui the United
oia,es, " what II would he Impossible Tor lieu, 10
periorai. That he should Recommend aipe, se,er-
suce IA aSySte"a ~ loans was ont of the question:
But Two other alternatives remained lsr To aug
ieht the revenue by revision OF the tariff. 2ad.-
a reduction oil expenses lie had recomG .md-d both
n The report of 1919 Ia that OF 1920, he does nol
noi'ce the revision Of the tariff, but does RECON-
ie"u reduction OF the expenses, especially the
ne"s ot expenditure which depend absolutely upon
the VIII Of the legislature, unconnec,ed With the ex
suns ~ws regulating the permanent expenditure. -
III these Recommendations are TO be found tile head
aud trent OF AIR. C,awiord's offending. 10 these
you must Trace the hatred Of his opponents. In these
you Will lind the root OF his Rddicoiisn. And Yet
ask again, What else could he have done Here
were large deficiencies occurring IN two successive
tho
that their occurrence would continue in ,ubsequen,
years IL was his duty 10 recon mend :" plams FOR
Improvement Of the finances" To internal taxes lie
Was opposed. To a system Of loans, lie aud every
DINER man ia the naiion was opposed Blt Two other
resorts remained viz revision Of the tariff, w,ih
view 10 augment the accepts and reduction of OK
pense. Congress had ,eused revise the tariff rs
recommended ~ 1919. The duty uf recomm ending
reduction OF expenditure, 90 especially those Deepen
dent on the will oihe legislature, he, ,he fore
more imperative: aud Tor disc!aTging This duty, he
mas been IGNORED wish The tile of the" radical ci.f!'
fiow lar he has meut'd II, Il applied a a Term of
ou,u", The America" people wi decide.
IN proceeding further TO remark tins subject II
is proper to inquire what the items of ex;,eudi-
iuTe depending absolutely on The will of the legisa-
lure They do not include the pension list, Tor the
rate oil pay and Terms OF admission 10 that list, are
, regulated by law, and all admined, must be paid
They do nu; include lie army, Tor the number and
pay OF that rrguuIed by la~, and all in service
must he paid The same oisei walton may Je made
about The ships, officers, and men OF the navy They
wv ""' mc'uue the anniai appropt taiioD Tor the III
crease oil The navy, Tor that also eguIated by law.
30 also all The rates Of salary The civil list. The
recommen dation could then have exiercd only to
Objects, The appropriation necessary for Which,, were
not regulated by law, ana 10 future projccIs requiT-
lag the expenditure of money. Under the inst class
were included the erection of Notifications AND the
expenses oil the ordnance departments and some other
items o minor Importance. There was MOI tlen nor
IS there now any law regulating the appropriations
be made Tor Qualifications or ordnance. So IL is
matter OF iar enquiry, whether under the Hea circum-
stances oil the county. these subjects were 50 ndis
,chsb'e as 10 require active prosecution, at the ex-
pense al new burdens 10 the people, either in The
shape oil loans tdLcS The foreign relations of the
nation were of the most pacific character There
was nothing tn ALARM u.s. Wig then expenJ such n
vast sums oi money! For both obecis the sum re :
q"iird, fell hut e short Of 81 ,OOOt> To sus-
pend the appropriations 10 as greaI extent as was
posslble, unlil the pressure upon the ,reasu,y WAS
over could have bee" follow ed by no serious disad-
vant'ge " There were any other items which bet
yer aImi'te oil reduction, 10 any thing like The desir
ed exte"i, am uiartIaDted with them
AT The session OF ISZ0-2I Congress nor only ac,ed
upon tins recommendation by reducing the appro-
p''ai'ons Tor such items, but proceeded 10 "a general
system OF reduction Had they thus acted at tie pre-
vuus session, "a i' ger portion OF the loan for 1921
need not have been incurred But M length tiey az
duced the army reduced the annual appropri.,,oo
iof increasing the navy, reformed the pension list
reduced ne suns1equued for Notifications,
&C. anu tnHs avoided the necessity of n loan for
S2,oUO,OOo The majority ~ Congress who suimort.d
these reductions were called the RcdicaLs az whom
Mr. Crawford Is called the 50 chief" Wuc,he, there
Is any mug de'estabe or odious curaiIing ex
pease as 10 prevent an uc. OF the public burdey
iepea, Tie people will decide hese pe.sn, go
are ceiiinly the only foundations OF Nh. ob.c,,ons Il,
To the hadicofs the Rudicd chef alIloy, mn N,
For my own part, I hope he did His approLaiion Of
them would Prove him 10 he the disciple OF The J, fer
school.
To be Continual