The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-06-16


leaving ihe erptnse Of The three las, yeas w
ono rs. tlan the three lnsi appropriations ofthe
preceding administration
Tue eTp. Hse OF the Tn CO lasl years Marx
the espresslBn. pray you Appropriations
aud expenditures are Used - convertible term
and the appropriation nl sil9o0O d put down To
Represent the whale Expenditure Of the present
year Of iougn i0lereomse---a sum hardly
one- fourth Of the amoani which was actually nc
tho disposil ol the administration Tor the SER
wee OF tin year, and nearly he Whole Of which
too, it WIS certain, from eomr'n's6n with The
average "a pendnure Of pasf ,Fars, would be
efpeaded Wa. not the sappressloa Of this
fact" lhen, directly calculated 10 make false
impression on the mud. and Souii uei the gem
teulan's settlement have been more fan and moro
correct II he bad ipcudeh The additional snps
which were at ilr service nj tn administration,
aud which would, la all probability, be- eapead
eli
But, he says that thee additional sum- wera
saped ani OF the appropriations of 1876 aod
1877, and 10 haze included ihem ia bis stair
neni would have been 10 hnYc charged the ad-
ninistfation twice with tie same sunrs. Such.
however, Is notihe cake. II viii br found iIsei
an examination VI tie Docnment nlafeea &. 40.
ncxrd 10 the repou Of the Committee on Re
tr nchment - ~, 5O) that begdes The aip.5
app,opriatfd tor he years ls26 anu 1927, tie
administration had the nse OF llurxpended baan-
ccs Of ormer appropriations, rruninIng over ut
the beginning Il the year 1920, To the amount
oil ~31 j23 81 Tins sum. fbHn, ~ least ought
TO have been aided upon the Rrutlernaps own
principles But the gen ltnmi treats this IA "a
~ # il were altogether snl D0giudiiy INV oWn.
beg leave 10 correct hun n5 this. Nothing
was said of antfBcafed bata8ces ia my owl
statements, nor did The principle, upon which
a a..
should be ialsaa al lh IN. II wa the nagiani
defects OF fbe gentleman s statement which ,ig-
z stcd the hca. ~ means 81 rendering that
statement more correct, A. ce' taiply would
have done. | have never understood that
workman is responsible fof lhr guilty Of an ~.
ncle. whieh h. did not iabficnie, but merely
patches aud p ads, as wei - the original bad-
ness of the article will admit. lf II lac other
wise. shall be very cautious how ineddle with
the genlenan's statistics,
The esntlsnan seems to delight himself very
much with another pro hsgi oas discovery .lrh
he lancies be has made. ut an etfpr In my Stale
nient Of the appropriation = for tie contingent
expenses Of foreign iuiefeoprse.2 Lam sorry to
dsappoint him again, for his faithful and zeal
GUS labors deserve some reward. Inc gentle
man, Ia eager hopr OF tIinnph, q1otes my
confident assevei alton, thai IN my statement,
| know there is no error repeat it-dnd thu
gentleman can shew none. Tie siys, that 40
each oil the yeuts 1922 aud 1923, ~ which set
down nothing ior - contingent expenses Of fpi-
eigu INTERCOURSE, there was appropriated u
sam of ten thousand dollars for contingent ex-
pen.es of Nlssions. Now, il tnc gentleman had
deigaei TO lool. at the table ~ my speech which
is The identical one that ekhbhe'l IA the House,
he would have seen, thai ~ aid'non 10 the aP-
| organizations for % contingent expenses OF For
eiQo Intercouf Sc had slalrd IN separate line
these very appropriations Tor contingent eSpfn
ses of sions. which he nov prngs uPto COO
Wet me OF error. Bli ne gentleman SAYS, no
| mas seen none Of nv sepmafe tines Ihefeason
| / presume, Is, that ihgy are sraigst fnes y