The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-02-21


WIS incurred Tor lie pm pose of giving miolma-
lion. aud tla was al object Of too much nnpor-
lance 10 lac sacrificed. Ton the purpose Of SWING
expense.
Inc Establishments of thr country have hren
! ipmr' IN the saline Wy the army. the my,
/ the i"rrlgn Intercourse. Gu what bts,s do hey
stand Iach on lhr footing upon which It has
been deliberately placed tv Congress, all"r
/ eatriuIy considering what the public service -.
/ ao,frd aud what they were respectively worth
! lhefG mny have been crtor-- nothing human ~
| exempt fem liability Inrriaf Sometimes, ho"
ever. :, Is nnnutcd with unjust severity. But II
/ there Le euor. lrt br pointed out examined q
raifrctcd Then lei the ai,dom et Congress-
/ apply the remedy, At the point whefe de esl
EXISTS.
There mas an additional repsnu, wiy he would
{ not have offered such arc,olni nu ffnd especial
/ ai the present mnmrnL Ilewould state - lieu.
/ ~ At the snmc ilmc he thought II proper 10
say. that he had no doubt IL" resolution Nas
/ ihny aud honestly nrnut, md Tor the duert
put rnSe which the movel had himself stuffed.
| lie CHE tnoyeO thought aud some of his CON
! sufurn theuehttl Al lhcre."cle points ~ whleh
7 r'foim WIS nCCessaI t. aud TINT they might be
embraced hy = general enquiry. But Ms tMr
! s. nIlreiian 10 lin,=,lhriuelng forward sueI a
tesaiuliou va this--n eracral allegation Of es-
travneHuoe AID nhusr--Such rs tic resolution
seems "a IMPLY, cannot hr accurately aud sath.
/ hrtoiilv met II IS impossible, Whatever may
be The ltst, Ia give II = dcmon>iraise reputation,
! heeansc II plchcufs 10 specific subject ior dis
ensslon. II may dc huIm, II is calculated To
/ aprnad abroad 40 opinion ibat abuse aud oNnas-
! aehncc cSlst, aud ale allowed Eere, a the sent
! NJ .nvcrnment mdei the " I've Of Congress
| 1T calculated IL weaken the attaohmcnt at
! the people To the Gn,orumenr--not 10 the Al
] IL. -
! II men IA power, ofto that sci Of men. hut To
} liz Sow lnmcnt iisrf.-Hnd 10 give potut 10 an
enquiry h. had seen IN newspaper with efcat
! teerol--.ofmhat ad,antagror use is tins Go,rln.
meut 10 the people TIA, Is especially the casr
| vince the allegation includes ourselves
! fhcrc MS one PIT the resolution to which
! he had the strongest rcPuenancc, is u subject 81
, discussion. lie nofer had disguised II, aud he
| did not thmk hc ever would lie rrlcncd To
the inquiry about or own pay. | he amount
oil the pay Of members ott ongrcss has never
/ heeu altered bat once ,Incr tic adoption OF the
Constitution Nlr. Rndohh-tNlcr Tucr
altctcd le modt Of compensation, the 0mpuni
hui one. The p, dleu INV allowed. VIZ n.
trudcd 10 be about equal n subsistence, Or bad
made no cxa,t oaled,uon1 10 the per aootr
allowed BY the comp,nsuIenlnw. Two dollar
Il y-nnd no more--bad been added 10 thc
pay fixed ri the ORGANIZATION Of he Govern
ncni lhis could mol be deemed an rtuaAa
can't OF exoIbitant addition. He looked haek
he sad, ~ TIC pciiud Of that law (compcnsatn1n
Law with great regret Not that h. thought
thr per annum compensation iujuii ous IN pm
eiplr, ~ wfoog IA anouut-but be regretted -
hrulriy thai the public mind should have been
afiratrd rs il wa, by such question Tie
would iathcr have ior,rone any advantage 10
hun c't No the hdyHu,aRr WIS upfnutih rsti-
Al.
WHOLE pay for the tim", tban have been msltu.
mental IN furnishing ,,,ha cause Ion icelel
II smIssng thu sul,Ic,toi Tho pay u thc mrm
bcIs, always accompanied with unpleasant
feelings he sand he Wa on gonrfhl grounds,
prepared IL bcllrye. uom some examination,
| thu the suggestion of cSInyHgance % Hbilsr,
aud the oqurnl necessity al =, ioip, ~ ap
piled 10 tins louse. 10 the Executive Drpau
mrnis, o. Ia any brunch Of The srItlcc. was not
supported. he did not mcan To- say thai thrrr
aa 40 useless uifior. Hut thrrc whs no proof
nnr no reason 10 5rhrVc, that there Is any suc
olhoc. Nor would Ia sny hat there wa ~
useless expenditure. 81 he would say. thai he
knrW 81 nom. aud, ~ rhls debate. none b..
been designated A. all the oniees are created
by Tie IN ituion, % hy act OF Congress, n.
rsrp the tlpuhs welr numb nd aud lhru sdn
49, IA cd aud both w'tc IA tn power Of Con
I GEES, he could mol snppn-e nt'li .nmr gfonnd
tur the bch"i bal pIrvIoasly been lail. thal
thcrc was IN these particulars extravaganza o.
/ abuse.
Onihc contrary. h. sHul thrrc WIS the sttonf
I 81 general evidence. Of ~ wfer aud economic
p administration OF hc aia1,s al tbs country. ilt
did not mcao the present Administration ugirly
--hr infant he Government a. general, glsInt
10 III, present Admius ttdiipp thcIr INST rutiin,
OF credit. A. lar ~ they 0cre concerned. IT.,
4 A
P IL give effect 10 II WI.c s. ten II 'ocupmy
Much of the MON bcougug 10 Conlre,s
= Matters Of revenue nnd expenditure, ueres
sallly sounded IA hpurc7. II" would not ron
utdIct ihpsr who scrIurd IL dunk that even Il
gnlc- might deceive Lut ne would say that H.
did not know how such sat ir't could b. an
10 dri,tuod without fr>pifnp IL thrm. II was
, matter of calculation attic all, aud nothing hu
- calculation, huwrYeI t,dinus the pfrcrs, Anul
, Lad To- sur results he I'll uyt intend 10 !,
c -tricl hlufseli IN hls mqun y, a. The term Of III
ID PRESENT ADMINISTRATIVE. beginning with a.
pcacp when the naiiou W, liberated from III
4 extraordinary demand. I'll VII, he would en-
j blacc th,.w hole period Of the lu.l Adpn.iru
4 tlpn (Which one gcntlcmau hnd said u,. Va, u J.
9 Nas Vasieiul and pr'diea.j AID a, much ri ~
70 tine nj the present Aduluis' ration Is bad alrei
# DIV ctp,rrd. u, Ode to show hat rhclc hi
% been. and ,fld continued 10 he W.-r ~
e economical management II the aGau. Of III
j. ,omry. al hat had been accomplished dunn
q ihaf period
, From the Treasury report 0r lsl6. il appear
e that the public deht vas then estimated cor
= sept Isi5gm Sll9,6}o 300 i
slbjcct, tbrreportad add. to
IS considerable changes aud adj
Il ditous2 estimated at 1000 600 q
Making total Of Sl26 635 5os =
e. There were besides, large floating calio'
J. growing ont Of the war, fr which Congress ba
- been ubIiaed from time 10 time, 10 make pra
, vislon. Tie pubic dcht. therefore mIrnna,y
T. 1916, was IN round numbers, one hundred an
e twenty SIX millions AMI a h. Of dollars WI.
Il Is u nov Normally sixty-stgen mi len'
e But OF tn.s aggregate, seven millions we're IL
At subscription 10 the b.nk al The tnlttd State