Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-02-15

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No one had been abb to point OUT single "a
bnse, nor single misapplicaion oil the public
money But, if there had been any, THIS horse
was accountable for it. The house OF Repre-
spnIa,iyes held the keys OF The Treasury: Inc
present administration was not peculiar IN char
acter.
The go,rynmen, had not been builrup by al
single administration, bu; from time to time,
by successive administrations, witt the sane
Ton of each SUCCESSIVE CongLlfnI re- lyon this
idea lie d&elt and t.SRrgedg he showed
to conviction Of every rse, tha't 10 adminlsra-
ton had Inc merit or delhefit of any peculiar
system. He demonstrated the fact that there
had been nc wascfui expenditure Of pghhc mo-
ney by this administration fhe contingent
fund had not been asked for This year, Tor the
frs, time since the foundation OF the Govern
ment; and when il was appropriately 1t was win
the understanding that i, would be used IN
such way, that no particular account would
be rendered of The whole civil list, inclu-
ding the sums appropriated for the salaries OF
all The civil officers, members Of Congress,
President, Heads OF Department, Clearks, Tor
ripn Ministers Judges, Governors OF lerrilo-
ries. &c cost us only two millions a year. he
n ii nal debt, which al the conclusion OF the late
war, was l26 millions, 10 which was to be add'
ed the floating claims, amounting 10 sever
al millions more, had been reduced TO SIXTY
millions The rXpcnCes Of the civil list had
been d,faved lie army and navy k"pt up and
increased, Notifications and roads constructed,
and the del, Of Justice and gratitude due 10 'ae
of;ce,s and soldiers of the revolution paid
All lhi, lad been done f,om an average revenue
of a millions. After stating these and other
fac IS, he arrived al the conclusion, that more
had been done, in the la, ten years. than had e'-
er before been done. in thu same time, with the
same sum of money de then came to the di
nlom,,ir exnens, of the Government, sgainsr
rb;ch The ch,rnes Of the opDosilion had been
nar,;crI,,,y IeyriIsd Here he insisted that the
,r;.s &c he d;,iom,.ic corps were made
ons,. 70 their actual expenses; and lie stated
80 fa,,,b,, Dr. Franklin. with all his sImpI-
city and irupaIity Of habits, spent more money
ny Two thousand wear. when he was abroad,
,h,n w, seq now allowed 10 our ministers. lie
,,so ,oucbrd uron the costume, of "liyery," as
Floyd called il: Of the American ministers.
Wha,e,c r might be said OF this dress, it was
livery which no servant of the people mis- ut
No ashamed to wear. The dress was render
ed necessary as a measure Of economy, suited TO
tn, s,e ndcr salaries of the ministers. Those
ministers who did not like the livery might, II
,b,v chose ado,, the more splendid and cxpen-
s;yr court dresses of the rrspeC tive courts to
which ,hcy were sent. lie justified the appoint
ment Of Rufus King To- England, whose mis-
sion. more than any other had heen complain
ed Of bv the oppo9iion. as useless aud fruitlcs5.
Rufus King wen, directly from the Senate,
where he hid long becn known as one Of It's
brs and sbles, members, lie wen, a, an agr,
vornrer nv many y.,,s. Inn VIZ our great
Frankiin when he wcn, 10 france. The hand
of sickness. which neither health nor youth an
,es,s,,was laid uron Mixing. aud deprived him
Of his homo, and us of his usefulness. Upon this
he,r,les, h,u,al charge Of The opposition, MIR.
Sergesn, dwclt with grea, force and f cling.
Mr. Sergeant Thanked God that, notwi!hstdnd-
;no t,s rsn,;rlicd charges Of abuse, corruption
~ ,,r,a;,,cy ure,ed AGAINST the present Adj
.,,;,;s,ra,;nn ;r he tim. should ever arrre
,tasn cb,roes m;oht hr Justly made this
'.',;"d mnu1d Nc lacked ha, to as one of pri-
pp, ,,,a SIM inv md ,irrue. This era would
hs n,,rtca in history, as one &c close economy,
."csrn .h,,ity and faithful performance
81 ,,nh,ic s,r,I.c,. He spoke cf the Panama
oi p!D,,~ n;,h orsa, drl;cary and modes,y; as i,
ii''''0 l;L h ,;cb, r.. sun,os,d