The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-05-29

8 attracted lHr Hiisnti"n Of Any body else l. |
- Niau hr WIS SAYING. did nj think 10 uecrssa.
3" y In m0hG npen ny i"lf the uitsuI'e tpsk al
q nflnN ur him lhtaneh dry AID nrrruse IL /
tail drawn out wfh 80 very enchanting powrl +
at locutioa. u.dl thcrcfote dsmia3yd myself
ifem any IL hfr4diruton 10 HIM, ard WIS
nsaaod Ia conversation with some ol m, I
q htends 90 oihfr subjects da,inP the grcatel |
nst at the Il ne he eas spe7i,ine
ne complaint al the eruileman, in pYie /
hfit That " nohade c.c' afte drd 90 nv
,ea#fls, ~ith MT fp hf considered a.
basine mAde ior msscll. Whenever It has
hfeB NV fortune. ~ misfortune. to east m, |
sell upu" tur htdniapuco al the House, their /
paltisnrs. has bFen kpCn. Hs 10 oausr I've It
frci linz my eha,ts could nof hetirr oampei snfc
thu lu1h,sH. Nv arknnn Judgments me IL |
me- finr ,pr surh nor 0tun. as can claim no
tHhi Ia - Dos Yrrv enchanting pnWrr OF eln.
cutnn. as ihRt gentleman NAV dn but | re-
eHife ~. - II IS pfahahly intended ~ plnot oi "A
trIeadl, iuteteparsesetieh lhve cherished with
every gentleman and a, to,ipforbtJun. too, =
taat respect whfrh i he, heen my purpose 10
show IN listening ~ the remarks OF others. |
hase nol the ouelt, II say, taat MI rNcs ouFhl
10 have iadtcisd upnn himself thu " itk8umr
task of ullowtur me. Whdr Lad enjoyed 10
pisaupe of h,irulre htt,ntych IL she Whole ~
his snrrth ds drrn u nv duty 10 hstcu len
go ihtrnd 10 reply or am liable 10 hc rrpllrd
10 Ihc contrast bet cen the " Ices Ia hleh
nv remarks lad rtm do,rl. and ihe oulponlns
II nectar, with Which ho had refreshed rs, uu tho
dHt Prfc'diHg mhst, 10 doubt. have brru foiei-
hly ten hy the gentleman hiWself. Hksnmea
as WA the opcuaion al swallowing aud smal
~ was the quantity al " lees, which he suiltr.
rd 10 hc administered To him, inost unpucslionh-
bic proofs are cthihitcd even nj this lntc day of
tittHtr tttt1
DREAMS. The dvsnellc symptoms Of nervous n
rdabiliy are loo apparent, throughout the le'le,
10 leafc their ellrei questionable.
But 70 have deur with the airs, which the fen
ilemnn hns thought III 60 assume. on this orcn
zion. mud which. he viii pArdon mr for saving,
IN n, bumbIe Judgment, ia col become hun.
! will proceed directly Ia the burthcn OF ms
grief
As II ~ probable. hat many 10 whom MI
kiVes letter mnN como, viii nrter have seen the
| speech, upon winch II comments, beg leave, far
tic bctlrr understanding Of tie mali'r. here In
inseri short csiract o. two from thai IT,
which is more Immediately the nl9cci Of his IN.
nnadvor,ion.
Fiat part Of the gcnileman's calculations
which was intended To show that burdens bnrno
bv the people Of TN, country are rtentcr than
! hnvc been estimated, does mol pfrlrud 10 ,on-
upc' with that result any crnsurc OF those who
| nov Hdwiuisier he Governments Bat, ! ain
not wl'lur thai ihe people be- nduccd 4" lolerr
they are sularng evils from any rau.os thai do
not eaiSt. If I understood the eeutlrmnas pm e.
pos. il wns 10 prove Rreni amount Of tax "a
ihr Government In be- paid hy the people aud
/ with the liberty Of assuming what premises w
! ohuose any desned result Is fastly uhiained.
+ He assumes, nsthr amount OF revcuu" t"cniy-
five mlions--ihe true receipts Of The ycnr heing
d 4. ia GNa A.
the per con,are Of the merchant, OF which do
not understand the procrst nf converting into Il
/ government tax. 10 this fhnt, millions, twen-
/ " millions are added for the taNrs ass" scd inf
! the support II Government by tilr states fhilr
! The ftct &c. thaf, II all the satfs Rssrs4rd ihr
same ~ Virginia aud New York, the whole suln
would hc bui twelve millions. So far from THIS.
many uf the Stntcs raise 10 more Than from foI
" TO sixty thousand dollars anrualIy Tor the
support Of government, making gross sum
Of about one million. INSTEAD OF twenty mi
| Ilons. We should Of course, come 10 very di"-
rent results 1hni gentleman, assuming ns tbt
amount pard fifty millions oi do'Eus while Ne
find no proof Of spm Over twenty three mil
lions
Another argument 20 support the charge 81
evtravagani expenditure, Is attempted 10 b.
| founded upon comparison OF this aud the Al
mInisirniion of Mr. Jefferson. ! thank the g.n=
lnmnn tor cnIinP rs to this comparison II
proves ilml tie economical principles of JrHtp.
son wcre not 80 successfully reduced toprnctice,
even hy himself, rs they have hen during the
ms three years From thIfc or four millions,
IN Jeficrgou's Administration, says the gen
| iemnn, our expenditures hayr increased, Ia
one fourth ola century, to t%eniy-fiv" millions
:" Nh Rires rnsr 10 explain. lie said hc con
sidcfcd three or four millions rs the ordinary
current expenses al Jefferson, Administration
aud the ordinary current expenses Of the pres
ent. 10 be thulren millions.
&" Mr. BartleR faid he did not know how the
gentleman mnde his thirteen millions,
i" Mr. Rires said he would ieIl him. Il vas by
taking the amount paid toward the debt fnmtnr
whole amount of expenditures.
i" Mr. BarttaR. A much simpler process,
and one winch has the advantage OF bring ar.
cufafr. ~ To take the estimates 81 rXpcnninnrs
! far the year, ms appear by The Secrciary's -
port which instead Of thirteen mlli'ou,, give as
! the precise sum of &e99U@Sp IL
!" In 1901. Tho c,pr ditures OF the govern.
ment were 2I2 621 6l6 30, me receipts ol the
same year we1e : =, $40 go o. Ia lst1, the
rxpendnurc, of government wcre $ lG56l.6s1
2o-thc receipts Of the same yearwcre y II 1T
66l 90 In the first of which years tie aneuar
al what the gentleman terms the current rxpfu-
SIS Of government Was - fraction less than fie"
millions and ~ Ito last a fraction "srr SIX NIL
lions five hundred thousand dollars, instead pi
the sum Of three OF lour millions, by han suppo-
sed
The gentleman stated hat The "zrenses a'
= foreign intercourse ~ the tlee lat Fcn'soi NJ.
Mnnroe's administration, mounted 10 S2spWI
dollars, and the same expenses ~ fhr three inst
wears Of the present. amount 10 4l3,uOO dollars,
making the present cvcred The former by 2b7,
600 dollars Inc fallncy o. error Of the state
mept, IS in impnliog to Nj. Adams one YEN oi
/ the expenses incurred aud plosmeh for hrioie
h. came to the Office. I he appropriation ior
1925 was made N February, n with which Mr.
A had no NOR 10 do than his successor vino
ever he may be. nnw has with the appropriation
of this yrar.-The amount Of appropriations