Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-03-30

10 approach however, my principal design I state
that had been induced TO believe, from the renre
sentAtons sent abroad, and indusriousI sly circulated
among the people. thai gross abuses xscd under the
late administration, and that the public good required
that ITS extravaganza should be checked and IFS
pdSfefut expenditures arrested
WIN these Impressions honestly and fearlcsslv
commenced what l conceived to be my duty, by in
uouuclng INTO the House of Representatives the long
eusSeu resolutions to rctrench the expenditures OF
>"e government. soon perceived that had touched
0hofNi, the Vibrations ct which altog ether
harmonious to those who rank ed themselves rs
my political friends, and who, though Connected tn
SO WIN me, secretly ccnsured the step as being pe
''IHre ana absurd determined, however, TO per
se'ere ~ The discharge OF what thought to be
cred duty which owed to my country, and To push
forward IN the Course had taken. whatever might be
inc consequences to myself. To this was the
more strongly impelled by the considerations that my
motives were pure, .nd my convictions honest
lhsd been led to believe that the election of Gen
JACKSON 10 the Presidency would be public blessing.
naSmuch as supposed he would act up the solemn
pledges he had made, and comply with the wishes of
his trends in producing "a slutary form i'm the adj
minislration of the Government
II hs been with pain and modification that have
witnessed the course pursued in many removals rom
office; but still hoped the expenses of the Go
'ernmcnt retrenched, and that his administration
would be the most economical one yet known in this
country.
Al this session, felt myself called upon TO inyesti
gate the various items of expenditure OF the proce-
dng and present administration; and though my feel
ngs ana prcJud'ceS were strongly on the side of the
latter, was constrained ID admit that the promised
reform was not such US ] had anticpatcd
as my consistency, and my all, arc at stake cx-
hoit the following brei statement OF the expenditures
OF the Government during the four years OF Mr.. Ad-
ans administration, and Il comparison with those of
The hrSt year az The present administrations as an am.
PIE JusiiLcation for my am persuaded that
glance at the statement Will satisfy any one, who
1'Hs WIN greater concern upon TRrrn and the good
Of MS country, than upon "PARTN."
In the year 1922 tie ifh q March, Mr. Al
ans was indicted into Office. The total expenditure
for that year was c235@5 Sol
Paid Of the Pubic D-bt "I2U95,3il
Making the expenditure OF 1926 enAgO IGn
alter deductng the amount paid for the cx;nguish-
ment of said debt.
Tho expenditure in 1896, was S2IlO3 2g8
From this deduct amount of debt paid, / IOIi .O32
The expenditure will b., Sl3Os29iG
In 1927 the otal amount disburscd was see esd. 764
Payment on account OF the Public Debt which Is
TO b. credited s.IO OO} G6a
Payment of awards under the first arI.
Gle Of the treaty o. Client. 398 G4G
Making total to be deducted. SIO.1O23l5
Aud exhibiting the current expenses
ofthc year, SI2,26I,I
In the year 1929. which was the last, and Doubt
less inc most painful OF Nh Adamss administration
the tota' expenses were S25i85,3I5
Ofthis sum- paid for the rcduc-
ton of the Public Debt sle,re3,4
Also under the LIST article OF the treaty
Of Client s7oo Oeo
These sums, being as before deducted from the
gross amount drawn from the Treasury will exhibit
an expenditure for the mere purpose OF sustaining
he government, OF 1881 ,C06
| will now proceed to shcw the progress of re-
trcnchment and reform, about which, myself and ma
ny others have long been clamorous by exhibiting an
official statement oi the expenditures of the wear 1929
since the commencement Of the hue and cry relative
TO rGtTonchment.
In 1929, there was disbursed the sum
of COG IG4 5o5
OF this amount there was paid toward
the Public Debt, the Of I2,4Oi COS
/ Under the lst article OF the Treaty OF
Client, 1896
These sums being deducted from the amount
dawn from the Treasury, and expended, will leave
the nett expenditure for the year 1899,
at SI375o ,5o2
Thus it viii appear that tho cxpcudi'ures of IN,
first year of The administration Cen jackson OK
coed those Of the first year a lis predecessor,
S2,2G3 1872 81, ana thosa Of every other year. be
tween 100000 ana one million and half of dollars
nthc single item of expenditure for Foreign Mis-
sions, according to tho appropriations Oft this year
there will be an excess OF 800 over that of the
last GEAR OF MIR. Adams admnstration--;o wit:
For Foreign Missions in 1885, $I9I5OO
For contingent expenses Of the same, 10000
1914, 800
Deduct from this the amount appropriated to CO.
yer a similar expenditure due for the year
1929, $4,000.
1t will then be perceived that the excess Will be in
the year $780, that Of 1879, the sum Of "sixty-
five thousand five hundred dollars
] now compare the appropriations made for the
contingent expenses Of the II. Of Representatives
while Mr.. Clay was Speaker Of the House, with
those since made.
In 1922, they were $3.50
In 1898, 10000
In 1924 10000
In the year 1929, wo find them $685.
In the year 1880, 1855 900
making the difference more than two TO one between
this, aud the forner Administration
] must also remark, that in the year 82G. the
pay to Revolutionary pensioners exceeded by 400 600
the amount ct present allowed; and that IN ad
dltlOn to these other disbursements were made, on
account Of treaties with the Creek and other Indian
tribes. There also embraced IN the estimate
Of that year, the sum of $1,000 toward the pub
lie buildings in Washington
From the foregoing examination, and a variety OF
corresponding facts, my mind perfectly satisfied,
that instead r,trCucliiuor of