Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-05-13
ECONOMY.

We do not profess 10 belong to that class of po-
iticians who feel, pretend 10 feel, desire be
economical at the expense Of public good-on the
contrary, desire 10 berality governed b.
prudence, and expenditures controlled by necessi-
~. Nevertheless, when wanton extravaganza,
and waste OF public money are sanctioned by the
administration, the sooner the people change their
public servants, the better il will be for the COT
ters OF the nation. We have before the report
OF the committee on the expenditures OF the De-
partinent OF State. in which there some items
which would make republican cabinet blush,
| viz
Maurice Furst for gold medal Of John g.
! Adams, so.
/ Now, the sum of $40, it is true, is not of much
| consequence, but it is the principle it Involves
For what public use, benefit, is this gold Iiedal
o. Mr.. Adams intended? who is 10 wear il? is il
| MIR Clay: we thinA he mas weight enoug h of the
original around his neck. Where is the appropra-
! ton, by Congress, for this gold medal: If you
| give away $40 of the public money, TOR a GOLD
medal OF the President, there is nothing 10 pre-
vent the payment OF apenson TO him, aud allow
; ance TO his eldest son. To the next
DO. Nj. Nj. Cruickshank, for blue velvet por
folio embroidered with chenille with gold tasscls
800.
Monstrous! Slo0 for port folio, when a nea
morocco one, IN plain republican style, may b'
had for sic, which would answer the purpose
besides, where is the appropriation, or who is i
TORI Probably it is the identical golden port folio,
I which Prince John carries the messages to boti
houses Of Congress.
Cash paid Richard Rush, for sundry books an,
newspapers, procured by him in London, fS799 50
Nearly 500 dollars for foreign newspaper,
without reference to the sum TO newspapers a
home, which print by authority" For who's,
/ use were these newspapers imported, aud wher,
is the appropriations
Do to Robert Ellis for Lipcs and Portraits o
| eminent EngtiShmen! $40
Has not President Adams given sufficient proc
oil his attachment 10 eminent Englishmen withou
m al InUr n,.,f r.a. 4 IL,
pense! is this proper expenditure OF public mo
neg,
| Do w. a. Davis, l6 reoms ENGLISH laid 4tt
post paper, gilt, at 9 dollars per ream, Sii.
| Wen done american System. Mr.. Clay, wht
calls himself the father, or he should rather s,,
the step father of this SYSTEM expanding IA dol
lars oil The peoples money for English writing
paper. We know the reason, however; for tho
American hot pressed letter paper is equally a
| good as English, yet it has no little stamp of ,
cr0tcn on the corner of the quire.
| Do. G. Gather for a dozen SLIDER Pens. g.
Sitter pens--rdnitas rQnitatum-or as some
| iil-natured Latinsts would say Ebony and Topaz
MI Adams wears thimbie when he writes, AND
proDaoiy requires some equally hard substance in
| the composition Of his pens but why dozen sill
yer pens, ii plain continental goose quilts wouI,
not answer, one silver pen might do.
10 u h Ironside, for pidtif,a pen SO.
Just now whole dozen silver pens cost but g.
so; but silver was cheap and plenty in Wash
ington, (Which is not the case in WalI-street)
something more costly must be sought for, or the
peoples money would continue 10 rust in the cof-
| fers.
DO. Davis s. Force, for printing so copies Di-
! recttons f0r ministers Dress, 50 80.
Shades of Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jeffar-
son, Rodger Sherman, Patrick Henry and Other
venerable patriots, who founded our Republic
what would you say, could you be familiar with
such expenditures, i'll the 50th year of American
Independence! Bonapartc, amidst the spIendour
oil his Court, took pleasure in singing out Chan
ceIior Livingston, and always conversed with him
though he wore a snuff colored coats but, to
make people pay for directions for such rash, or
indeed 10 meddle with Minister'S coat and
breeches, is contemplate, and beneath the char
acter OF free and enlightened people.
Do. W. Slade, for bearing dispatches to New
York, 500.
This Is an impudent charge, 20 say the least of
It. 1t is true, that political partizans have had a
few newspapers tied up and sent to Forepn Courts
as dispatches and they have received 1000, 1900,
and 1900 dollars, for expenses, but to send des-
patch messenger TO New York, when daily mail
runs from " ashington, is a shameful EXPENSE
We can inform them, however, that the person
who received one hundred dollars for CARRYING
dispatches to n. York, actually carried them TO
Vermont, to which place he was sent Oh an cleo
;ioneerng mission.
We must lay by the black book for the present,
with the simple remark, that extravaganza and
imPudent waste Of public money are sanctioned at
Washington, while the remnant of our revolu-
lionary officers, are in vain praying for the pit
lance which is due to them-and ye are daily
should characterize Republican Government.
NJ Y. Eng.
From The VeSleTn .frnus