Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-09-06
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From tie National Journal
II Inc late Committee Rctrenchmcut vcy sin
cerS III ilicir scared, after Instances in which trTp ,
ecn extraordinary Payments out of th, p,li, money
10 l!dii duals We are tle astonishcd ;lrat certain
aft'lcalons ol the national funds in 1921 should
have escaped their notice and, reprriei,Si,n Th,
gentlemen composing the majority OF that Commit
tee mbidcd passion for dctais wllic, v.ouJ hive
heeh more ahundan'ly gTa;ifed by earring back
lr search TO that period. We ought &, l.rey:,,yla
That their ohlcct was TO convince tie public that
system OF aJus2 and cXtravaeance had taken dec,
root IL our political institutions, and ii s;,rh WAS tsr
object, they should have traced back the Gil t lie
commencement, and show when, and i'll what c,ss4s
II irrt exhibited ltscl;. Tine result OF such J. tho
rough search might. it lis true, have discovered to
,ein THAT they had fallen ino triu.t elror as To-
The character OF the Cinefiain whom they AMI their
party nave selected reform tos,, I,nits ~ e,tr.
tagince; but as the majority OF the Committee were
al hIn""fHt?e "6'i and took great Pa = TO eys,e
even the suspicion Of any design other y an ,ha min
lie good the! would douhi9 ive stirr ndered their
personal predictions at tie cu of r country and
most me unanimously have united Il The reel ion
Of the present Chief magistrates .lIr r linn b.vn
taken successor whose charinGf in fnreriur the
public money is more than doubtful
i Inc cry has gone abroad thy there is in tho pro
sent Administration q dsPosr to cysravaegnt OK
penditurc%. The present Chief Magistrate has been
vchencntiy and wnn;only slandcred bv a CHARGE If
having received an eNolciant sum OF money for his
public services and f,'.Ier. of drawing raw for ser
wees not performed o.d pay in two tciies at the
Same tlne All tav has been plainly futcd: vet for
Polflcal purposes, the cry Is still KEEP up bv certain
m'inGcrs OF Cor2ress, some Of whom l:crc Oh the
COMMITTEE al Nctrouchpl mt, and OF course "AII
H'Not RiHfr MES' IN alarm equally wanton has
spread abroad ti:at under ne head of cc,lfirranca
gross interpretations OF the public money arc made;
ifa1 b>r$cs are kept for messengers and that those
of'''s are icd that persons employed to keep
III" avenues to the public Offices from being over
grown with grass. &c. &c Gen. jackson is pictr-
cd to lis As having sort Of instructive horror of con-
tlngent expenses and he is be elected to put an
end to tls system OF loose payments; to exact for cy
cry payment voucher, and to establish RESPONSIBLE
lty the most ligd.
All this sounds very well. The only mistake a.
bout 1t Is that it is all Idle theory and speculative de-
fusion. "A very easy reference to some part of the
public HE OF Con. jockson VIII show that be has 10
extraordinary reluctance; finger the peoples mo-
ney and that he IS not subject to airy singular qusms
when that lingering is for mere contingencies or
when no vouchers happen he forthcoming. An
ounce of fact is worth ton Of assertion. We VIII
therefore carry readers hack few years in the
history ofour county.
Cen. Jackfon was Major General in the army on
ITS reduction III 32l. His pay and allowances for
this rank exhibited IN the following abstract for
the year 1920, which is given a specimen Of his
annaal charges against the United S;atcs during six
years OF his residence on his fern:
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