Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-05-06


referred TO the sums appropriated for the contin-
gent expenses oil oreign intercourse, which
tooS Iomihe several appropriation laws The
gentleman from New Uampshire however has
undertaken 10 furnish from some source or other
The sums which have been actually eroetdef-
His statement OF those sums may be correct with
out lmpugning la any degree the accuracy of my
statement a. 10 the sums appr0pyiatea In my
statement know there is no error If there were
reference 'o.'hc appropriate laws would detect
II, in n moment.
will here remark that, in my statement. had
reference to the appropriations rnadc; because
whiie they furnished general criterion for
experimenting the amounts expended, they shew-
ed precisely the sums 'viI which the adninistra-
ton was chargeabe and for which they were bound
10 account. 1t may happen, lin some instances
'hatthe appropriations are greater than the cxpcn-
diturcs, while, in other instances the expenditures
exceed the appropriations; and thus defect i'm one
case balancing in another. the expe aditures
ana appropriations in the general OF fiscal ope-
talohs, VIII be found very nearly to -CorreSpond-
How far the actual expenditures may vary from
the appropriations, in regard 10 the subject am
now speaking OF, am not prepared TO say with alb
soiute precision In relation 10 that portion of the
expenditure out of this fund which Is most liabl.
TO abuse q mean expenditures for secret Sc, uice)
we have now the authority of the public and nm
contradicted statemcntof member of CONGRESS
(Mr.J ). Barbour,) who is also member of the
standing committee on Public Expenditures for thu.
Tact that the amount of this kind of expenditure
since the commencement OF the present admins
ration has exceeded all bounds Of proportion 10 the
same KIND oil expenditure under former admins
trauons, an Ike circumstances You will see from
MT. barDour's speech, copy of which sent YOU
tnat the amount of secret service expenditures din
ring TWO years and nine months OF Mr. Adams Adj
mntstration has been SI062i 6S while the whole
amount expended for secret SefUice from the begin
nng TO the end of Mr.. Monroe's eight wears was
only So,63O, and that in the short interval of thir
teen days, indeed, 10 wit, from the Sh TO the 2Ist
november last, MIR. Adams expended 8 1888 fol-
scorer service, being S3,32S more than Mr. Mon
roe expended, during the whole period of his
administration. Having seen and examined the
ohlcIal vouchers ON which Mr. Barbour's state
ment - founded, know il TO be entirely correct
nave now noticed all the statements made by
Mr. Bartlett, which appear TO have a direct hear
ing on the tabular statement contained in nv
speech. He has made some other statements of a
more general character, leading TO entirely faise
conclusions in relation TO the economy of the pre-
sent administration, and which are s,isceptbie OF
the clearest REPUTATION. But, after the exposure
have already made OF the errors of his statistics
II certainly cannot be necessary to pursue him any
iarher' indeed, Is not the fact, JChich has not
ana cannot be cOntrOUerfed thatthe tDhoIe currrnt
expenditures ofthe government under the present
administration exceed the aggregate amount of
similar expenditures, during equal period of the
ilst administration by SeUen millions OF dol
lars, at the lowest calculation, (accoriinp 10 the
estimate in my speech this excess is So, 7O3 S33.
Mr Barbour, IN his speech, makes it So ,6S5, 3O7
IN consequence of excluding the item of military
pensions, which | did not exclude) and the re-
inctant a''miS ion the President in his message
TO Cong ess at the commencement of the Session
That 9" the eNpenditu Of The last wear exceed
us receipts, by the Of niHe hundred thousand
dollars which he sail small erceSs-Are not
these facts sufficient in themselves TO stamp with
utter reprobation and discredit al the vain preten-
SONS oieconomy on the part Of the friends OF the
present administration?
fear that in the exposition have given YOU
shall appear TO have been tedous-BIv object
n anFtf to t..s.tr ,s1 IL,
you and the rest Of my friends she fullest satisiac-
uon, IN regard 10 every point of Discrepancy in
VOWED IN the statements of Mr. Bartlett aud nv
sell have felt that the charges which NV enc
mes IN Amherst have raised upon these discre-
Paneies Choosing 10 consider Mr. Bartlett as in
JdlIi5fe and to condemn me by the standard OF hi,
iniallibiIty) touch my personal character and that
consideration has awakened sensibility, and pro
Que soiici'udc 10 vindicaie the correctness of
my statements, which, under other circum-
stances, should not have ndulged-.g flen
l. shall have been tedious, | may vet hone
mat, as an act of justice you will take the
trouble 10 examine what is here submitted 10
compare my statements with MIR. BaGetrs, and
10 say whether, in every instance, they are not
Hfeiragaby sustained both as 10 fact and ,rincir,le.
me statistics OF III e" gentleman from New Hainp-
shire and hr assertions of his puaers and sponsors
In Amherst 10 the Contrary Notwithstanding.
am, very respectfully,
y our friend, and obi. serv't
w. C RIVES.
- 4 Stiu you herewith a copy oil kepOrt
very recently made by the Committee on the Ex-
penditures oil the State Department. You will find
In II, as tar as 1t goes, complete confederation OF
the statements contained in-my speech In page
x you VIII see the appropriations for the cOHtiI-
gent expenses of the Department of State for
the contingent expense of t,r.i,n Intercourse
am To- the contingent expenses Of Mission. abs DAD
All stated Tor the wears, 1923, 1922 ana 1927 and
corresponding, TO single cent with the sums gi-
ven IN my tabular statement tor those wears l.,
pages . ami you will see that while the aBDro-
PTidtionS for the contingent expenses of this De
Partment have been largely increased for the last
three years, the expenditures for the same time
have greatly exceeded the annual ayDrop,iaf;oUs
and that those expenditures compared with the
expenditures under the last administration. hav.
extended from an average of $1,000 per annum
10 more than $1,000 per annum- ! on will see
also In the statement annexed TO the rebort and
occupying the space from page so 20 pare o. the
amount OF secret SeTUice expenditure BIZ the prc-
sent administration under the denomination of
=" Presidents certificate, without specification
which entirely supports Mr.. Barbour's statement
on this suhject-To the many other matters of
an interesting and important character contained
IN the report, need not bespeak your attentio..
W. G.. X.
VIRGINIA ELECTIONS.
House NJ Delegates
-4nieii1-(Couected) Richard Booker 1870
Rodophil deter" l75.