American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1827-03-16
Balance in the
Treasury lst
January.

1927 excess 2,0OO,5S8 2,242767 242,a
This statement goes upon the admission of Mr..
Flames notion of the law, that the unapplied
balances still continue as outstanding charges.
| There is another part of this matter which
seems to claim some notice that is the attempt
which was made by MIR. M'Lane and the opposi,
tion party. to establish new doctrine in regard
to the Sinking fund.- which certainly might occasion
some embarrassment at the Treasury. They con-
tended that the unapplied balances Of the Sinking
fund of any one year should continue, without
limitation, to be charges upon the Treasury until
redeemed. Mr.. Sprague refuted this assumption
in the cearest manner. He showed that the prac-
tice of Mr.. Crawford had been to carry the unap-
piled balances of the Sinking fund into the Ways
and Means of succeeding years; that a proper
construction Of the acts of l795, 1902 and 1917,
warranted him in doing so; and that there could
be no reason for throwing upon the treasury now,
the charges which properly belonged only to the
period OF MIR. Monroe's administration. hut adopt
what construction may, it is demonstrabe, and
was even admitted by Mr.. M'Lane, that the Trea-
! sufy is in more unembarrassed condition than it
has been at any time during the last seven years.
Such is the result of clear head, honestly and
! laborousy directed to the important ard difficult
duty Of experimenting the Treasury. We are
not little gratitied that truth, demonstrated by
figures, enables US thus clearly to manifest the
man Mr.. Rush.
We should be glad to see the National Gazette,
and other Journals who followed in the wake of
Mr. M'Lane, do as that gentleman has done, ac-
knowledge their error, and do justice to the head
OF the Treasury department. 1t is, we fear, in
vain to hope for justice from little minds they
mug their errors. Dem. Press.
Virginia Senator.-It seems that Mr.. TYLER.
| the newly elected Senator from Virginia, some
time since expressed his opinion that Mr.. Clay
acted correctly in supporting Mr. Adams and accep-
ting the office OF Secretary of State. The disclosure
of this fact has filled the Jacksonians with horror
and overwhelmed them with dismay; and, as is
their custom, they have denounced Mr. Tyler in
the most opprobrous terms. They accuse him of
gross deception and duplicity in the language he
held during the Senatorial canvass. For my part.
can perceive nothing of this. Mr.. Tyler may
respect Mr.. Adams and Mr.. Clay, and yet be op-
posed to their great leading measures This, how.
ever, does not satisfy the Jack sonians.
man must hate and vilify both Mr.. Adams
and MIR. Clay personally, before he can find favor
In the eyes OF the present opposition.
| am not surprised that this kind OF rancour
should exist only marvel that it should be
avowed. 1 can inform those furious politicians
that it is bad policy in them to denounce Mr.. ~
Ter upon this ground. They do not yet know to
Whoth tHis ue enuhclatioh may extend. What would
these hot theads say, should it be found that Louis
M'Lane of Delaware, and P. p. Barbour. of yir-
slnla, both stand in the same predicament with
MIR. Tyler? | have good reason to believe that
such is the fact.-Editor Of the Cinsannati Gas.
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A Tong Iarn."-A Mr. Sawyer, of Unity, N.
H. hung himself on Saturday, the 3d. ut Ii is said
that he took bundle of fax, and went to a neigh
boris where he broke it, to the next neighbor's
where ne swingled it, TO a third, where with his
flax ne made rope, when he returned home and
hung himself in his own barn.
From Virginia. we learns that Richard M Fssd Of Cul.
pepper county. has been chosen Judge of the Genera
Court OF the State, vice Judge barbour, resigned.
Nat intel.
! In the State Of Massachusetts, Levi Lincoln ba,
been unanimously nominated for reelection to the
office of Governor, and Thomas l.. Winthrop TO
that OF Lieutenant Governar, for the next ensu.
ing term Of those offices.