The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-09-10

APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES Ho
National Journal of Wednesday contains in the
tabular form, a statement of the appropriations
and expenditures of the government for the last
eleven years, ending with the termination OF
1897. The editor, adverting to a few points IN
the statement, makes the following remarks -
1t will be seen that in 1922, '23. and "a,
the three last years of Mr.. Monroe's Adj
ministration, $29, 947 1859 of the public debt,
principal and interest, was paid and that
in the three last years, 1925, '26, and ri,
the sum of $33, 140,095 was applied to the
same purpose, making balance of SO, 1872
736 in favor of the last named period. On
a comparison of the same years, it will be
found that the expenditures Of the Indian
Department exceeded in 1925, '26, and ~,
by above "a million, the expenditures of the
three preceding years. We presume that
q considerable portion of these increased
expenditures has been on account of pnr-
chases of lands. On surveys, roads, and
canals, a sum of upwards of 81 800, 600 was
expended during 1925, '26, and ~, beyond
the expenditures of 1892, '23, and "a. In
the item of light houses, buoys, &c, COM
parative view of the same periods shows an
increase of expenditure in the last three
years of about $4,000. On Notifications,
about 100000 more was expended in the
last three years, than in the three years
preceding. The army expenditures Of the
last three years present a diminished ex-
penditure of about $4,000; while the navy
during the same period, exhibits an increas
ed expenditure of above $2,220,000. On
the increase of the navy also, 81 ,660,000
more was expended in the last, than in the
three preceding years and the militia ex-
pendltures show an excess in the last three
years of about $4,000. For the relief of
individuals, the payment of property lost,
&C., about 1896, 1000 was expended in the
three last years, above the expenditures of
1922, '23, and "a. On arsenals in the
former period there has been an increased
expenditure of about $l50,000; and on ma
rine hospitals, an increase also of about
$1,000.
The various expenditures for light hous-
es buoys, &C., for the navy, the increase
of the navy and marine hospitals, are all, in
in effect, expenditures for the protection of
commerce. On these objects the moneys
expended in the last three years amount to
an aggregate of Sll ,630,442. And to this
aggregate might be fairly added portion
of the expenditures on Notifications and
| foreign intercourse, which are emphatical-
/ ly for the protection of commerce, either by
the defence of our ships in harbor, or by
the negotiation of commercial treaties.-
How could the cotton and tobacco of the
Southern manufacturers and the ships of
/ the merchants, securely reach distant shores
and markets, but for the efficient pr election
of our navy? 1t has been said that the eff
cheney Of our navy saves the merchants sew
eral millions annually in insurance alone.
| And how would ships and cargoes be Sc
cure along our own coast, but for the ex-
penditures on light houses, buoys, &c. Yet
we are told of our ruined commerce, our
neglected merchants. The moment a little
additional protection is given to the manu-
facturers, the ships, forsooth, must hoist
their flags half mast, and the editors who
depend for subsistence on the merchants
must show their submissiyeness by venting
/ groans and reproaches against the cruel
( policy which takes care of any other inter-
est than that of navigation. There 10 Et,i-=
sense, less llberallty, and still less patriot
ism in these clamors and if every citizen
who desires correct knowledge will take
the trouble to sit down and count the annu-
al expenditures for the benefit of the ship
| owner and merchant of the North, and the
cotton and tobacco grower of the South he
will perceive at once how little ground
there is for the clamor which the two latter
interests have raised because of the addi-
tional protection given to the manufactur-
ers by the recent Tariff.