The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-06-16

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those who iow What becomes themselves
But 10 be done with badinage, which,. bowet
en- il may aeeul Il with the deserls ct the geniie.
man, ieel not 10 be respectful 10 Tie n'onoal
before Which he hts summoned nr, viii pro.
coed 10 notice senie OF the efeYet matlrfraniain-
ed IN his letter. Notwithstanding tins innnbe
estiniatr he PROCESSES to put upon his spreo, he
| scents az least 10 nave thought Il worthy at re-
publication. and las accordingly introduced a
| large portion OF IL into h4s leli,r Allion2h
there is MOI a remark IN that esuaGt, affecting
the correctness OF the views previously sahnns'
| ted by ne, which do nut eonsltler open 10 the
nusi satisfactory reply shdl iofbrn 10 nnllee
any other paris nt d than those TO wlneh he has
directed attention by ms own commentary tor
anel having been wptn down by lappiinus
service OF sA mouths IN Washington. etniiioi
consent 90 give mp the TINE which | had IN.
ped would be sacfed 10 ltpose and domestic
engagements, even lor the honour OF CON
lrotersy with the gentleman from New lamp
shine.
The gentleman refers II part OF this extract,
| IN which lac mas itidcfta.sp - enhOdy some re-
marks made by me for the purpose OF correcting
nm 20 shrw that instead oil setting hin right
in MS misconceptions OF az. had A." detected
myself, IN a btehth, OF iva errors Involving mir
! lions in Amount" Now, nov Is tit's matter
/ The cxtract shews, Gwen taking Il lof Mthn,l
| tV,l tnat the gentleman niule me - say mat
"a from three III four mtllnns III Jt ,srshfs Adj
minist,atoa, out expenditures have Increased a.
ont. fourth OF centuIv 10 twenty-five millions.
said no such ihing 81 therefore roscio correct
The gentleman. There we've l"o matcriae,fors Ia
his sla ement -slleulade peoh OF the Wbote
expenditures OF the govelnmeni when had, IA
| fact spoken Of the ordinary c,nncnt eSpehdi-
lures Guy, ~ eontradstngushcd if1n pay
mems on account OF The public debt. aud he 1heh
! male me 10 say that those expenditures nadrf
thu present administrations, wete t"ehiy-hN. mn
| LON, whea h,d stated that they we're thirteen
| millions Tins appears hUm tie senlia'aah
Own evidence, hnd proves, Notwithstanding hi'
| bold no les tlan seli,complaeen' assertion ="
the coutrs y, thai did sci hun right III hs ms
conception. OF what had sud, IN two maternal
respects
| But iy0u refer 10 my own speech, "h'cn
ouch, should think, 10 be "a good e'loshss %
what said, as tie speeches which the Behu''
nan from New Hampshire IS Kind enough 10
make for me, you Nil zee that stated 'h' u
nary current expenditures OF the government iof
the year 49,. (Which was the inst enthe Year
| ot Nh. ,tv0efson's ADMINISTRATION spec'hehly az
| 81, 1871 90 gl--nd those Of the present Aun'-
nlstra,ion Tor The year lo2o. (which was the Ia
test yeal ior which ,hey had then bech iuiiy 81
lied and asrerthiued,) m ldDO2t3ln dous' -
cts The first sum was obtained both hon ! IT.
KIN aud 5ey beli, aud IS Warranted by Tie aalno
rty 10 which the gentleman himself has aiipea'-
ed, (Laws OF the United States, vol. .. p CO.,
where The total expenditure 100.
in 1902, is stated az Sl3@fopaa VI
an the payments on account
OF lie pnblc dcbt, SVo7'io"t ="
leaving for the ordinary cur
rent expenditure S3,fdbo'3 u
The second sum was obtained from an aniho-
ritg which the gentleman himself cannot gus
ton, ihe last annual treasury report, ~ winch
the whole expenditure for 1876 IS stated ut
gil 1913 49s Ii. and the payments "a account
OF the public debt, $lio1i ,oe2 ~
leaving for the ordinary cur
rent expenditures, Sl3062, 1i6 ~
Both OF these sums as well Is the olasblica
tian of expenditure adopted by me, are farther
warranted by the table, complied from official
docan MS ana annexed 10 the rePo'I OF the
Committee ON lseuenchmrni, t-ee hep No.
269 + sp) aud also by the statements confirm
ed ia the counter report submitted by the ~
thoriry ofthat eommtloe see Rep. No. 2op,
Z. 1871 l32, III Whele then, would ask,
except "a tie inventive imagination, o. reckless
assertion ol fhe gentleman from New liamp-
shire. is the evidence OF the " two errors nyOlv-
ing millions Ia amount which he says, II APP
pears from my own correction OF him, commit
Ted In relation 10 the expenditures Of Nj Jeief-
| sons aud u the present administration
But viii nov proceed 10 what Is the gist Of
! shr controversy between the gcntieman rom
/ New Hampshire aud myself, the comparative
/ expenditures Of The present aud late Adnnstta-
lions, during equal periods OF time, aud tor cff-
tam specified objects under The control OF exc
uiyc discretion. am glad 20 md ind the
I gentleman las not changed The ISSUE bei"ren
Us, as think he would have been glad to have
done. if he could have anticipated the evidence
/ which is now In possession Of the public upoa
I the subject But thnre can he no novel as
+ signment" or departure" as the LAWYERS call
il now. The gentleman admits that the qaes
! ton between US is substantially tlhs: . Have
Z the expenditures of the pieseut Administration
! exceeded those of the late Administration, tor
the objects IN question, OF not ~ alifme'l
that they had aud as primn fucie evidence OF
the fact, exhibited comparative statement Of
The apyropriaiiOn for these objects during two G.
quail terms Of three years under the late ad pre-
sent administrations, showing considerable
trcess on the side oil the present Administration,
Al the same time / did not pretend that the 0p-
propfiaii0Hs aft 1rded certain aud precise eyi-
+ itbCE b tue HttNbt tiFtit"tiH'' 90 49,
that they might be fairly resored to, IA the all
sence ofother proof, general criterion for
appIoximaiing the amounts expended. The
gentlemen from New Hampshire, on the otler
hand, contended that those Of the present had
not exceeded those Of the late Administration,
aud presented several comparative statements,
the result oil which was, in eaen case a c9nsdc-
rabe excess oil eHpenaiiUie 0n the side OF TIE
late Administration" Triumphant results, As
he called them ~ iavoln OF tie present Al
nmistratou aud " sacn, Ia added, +" are
presented by every view of the subject t9nn-
ded upon iocis, and not conjecture aud snpposi'
/ ton"
The issue between ms, then, WAS disupctly
joined upon tins question Of l1ct-wnether tie
erpeHdauftS OF the present have exceeded iboat
OF thr late ADMINISTRATION, Or not aud the dp-
propriah0gs were rrsored To only as teide,ice,
leading, by presumption AMI approximation. 20
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