Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1828-05-10

H., to of his Constituents in the comfy or m
herst.-It not only justifes the statements which
MIR Rves has made on the floor of the House. but
exhibits IN stronger light the attention which the
present Administration has paid to the principles
OF the "strlctest economy -
Washington. Aprit--.
L received your friendly letter bearing the post
Office date of 18th inst. few days ago had beard
something, before. of the attempts to impugn the
accuracy OF the statements contained i'm nv speech
on Netrenchnent, by the authority Of Mr. Bart,
ietts statistics but it was reserved for nv road
friends in Amherst, with their characteristic can
dour. to assai the fairness and integrity of nv mo-
tives.
g. You tell mo, 3" it is said oc this speech, that for
the purpose OF giving an imposing attitude to your
remarks and the Sembiancc. Of truth to your state
mcnts, (but in reality, with no better motive than
TO m.sfeod and deceioe,) you have enormously
founded your data by reference to public docu-
ments, which documents, when brought TO light.
exposed and explained by the orthodox, virt,lous.
and erudite Gentleman from New HAMPSHIRE
prove that You either ignoranty or wantouly, have
endca'orcd to impose on the credulity of your con-
stituehts In relation to this ma ter it is due to
you 10 say your friends are not prcpurcd as tuiiy
Us Ney wiSh, to meet and repcl the seeming dis
cr2pancy between your statements and those OF
MIR. Bartlett, wherein your results differ so mate
rally, IN reference to the same proofs We want
proof OF the facts, as they actually exist in rca-
ton to the several items Of executive expenditures
noted by yourself and Mr.. Bartlett. in YOUR re-
sPective speeches, and about which, you disagree
IN point of fact"
30 long as this matter was confined to NY crc-
mes, determined to take notice of it, because
knew too well the iacr0raJh character of their
hostility to me, to suppose, that it could be any
laborr lost II,
vince them either of the correctness ofmy conduct
Or the harness OF my motives | had early made
up my mind, too, to encounter dc.racton and abuse
rom the mnons OF power, ~ of the inevitable
fruits OF an honest and fearless discharge Of nv
public duty. But, whenever the candid and i'm.
partial. whose sole objects are truth and Justice
and more especially, when my constituents al
large, TO whom am proud to acknowledge both
personal and political obligations NAV desire any
explanation in regard TO my public conduct il shall
be freely and cheeriully given
The discrepancy You speak of, between MIR
bartletts statements and mine did not at all at.
tract my attention at the time he was speaking
"hen, In the progress of his remarks. he first adj
verified towhat had said, listened to him far =
Ramenf, IN orde. to hear what he had to saw in re-
ation to me; and soon had occasion TO So, him
right, In regard to MS mlsconcepton Of some of m,
remarks. But worn out rs | was. and the Uouee
weeks, which had n ow run dorm In the Ices ,n[
not PerceTlng that MIR. Bartlett had attracted tbe
attention OF any body else to what he was sayino
dId not think IT necessary to inilict upon mvsel
the irksome task Of following him throucb = dir,
ana operose detail, drawn out with no very on
chanting power of eIocution: and I thcreforo
dismissed myself from any farther attention. +,
NM ana was engaged i'll conye1 sation with sorn,
OF my friends on other subjects during the great
q nj fhn b,
that the statements / had made were correct ,,5
sustained by authentic and indisputabIe voncbers
did not suppose that he would have the tcnor;t,
20 contradict them, and on that account was con
tent that he should make the most Of his materials
leaving any issue which might arise between ne
to he determined BY tile regard IF had Loo.,
the statements which have since seen in HE ,r;,
ed speech, Ia gentleman who sat near him anl
Paio some attention to the financial mart If hi,
SPeech' mas informed me, that some of these state
, arc "ode"o", not delivered on the hoor.)
should nave ielt 1t my duty to notice and GYMS,
tnen upon the spot; for though, when analrsed
they DO not conflict with the statements maJo h,
me- yet their results calculated 10 lead tho mi;
70 different conclusions. This would haze hne,
no a'iiGult task, Tor nothing can be shallower n
more obvious TO any one conversant with tho fn.n
cia system OF the United States. than tho f,nac,
OF these statements | have said that, whom = =;
ySeu. they 40 not involve contradiction Of I'll.
statements made by me. Such contradict;on
Mr. b. must have known, would be vain 1t
tempt The different results he exhibits are oIy
ing to the selection Of different decisions of Tim
J"r ms comparisons, and arJitrory cor,J;.ot;o,
81 totally different items Of expenditure u,id,r IN
same general head. This consideration, however
uoeS hot render 1t less proper to expose the decen
tivencss ofthe exhibit he has presented
ion VIII recoIIect, that the comparative state
tnent made, embraced The appropriations for IN,
contingent expenses Of the Executive Dcnart
mentS, and the expenses, both stated and cont;n
gent, OF Foreign intercourse. The part of IL,
statement, upon which Mr. Bartlett norr;cnl,rI,
a az was that relating to the r.rcnqes
rorelgh intercourse. With view to tayt the O.
economy OF the late and present Administrations !,
thiS branch Of the public ser, icc, exhibited r.,
amount OF appropriations, for these cxnrscs H.,
ing the three last years Of The last Adminis,r,;,
to wit; the years 1922, '23, and ~ and cr, 81,
on against them the appropriations for the sam,
oDIects' curing the three years Of the present Al
m'nis'raiIon, TO wit: lS25, '2G, and ~ Th,
appropriations for Foreign Intercourse, stated tc
In 1900. 1872 non | + 49, ..