Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-04-30

it. He should remember, that I've often see a great
dust raised about sinner which is used to cover
the new crimes of dozen worse ones, who mix IN
the throng. And even at the execution OF convic-
ted felon, many man has had his pocket picked by
some soemn-faced byc-stander, WHO, ut the same
tune, expa,,ated feeiingly the offence of
the dying man.
Will now notice an urtfnl but ingenious contri-
which has been, l perceive, gotten up by /
some of the snbaerns of the departments, and which
should think nothing but desperation could have dri
them to, in the hope of obscurng the facts which
in dispute between Mr.. Wicklifie and myself. |
Finding that upon any fair statement of the accounts
the financial year, that is, reckoning, the de-
parment always do, from the LIST of Jan to the lst of
JAM the balance Is largely against 1929. paper
Is put FORTH purPorting to give two years expenses,
from March to March in each year. BY this arrange
mem, the twelve months ending the of March last,
which called Gen Jackson's twelve months, ap
parcnt!y made great saving the twelve precc-
ding months, which are called Mr.. Adams's. a ia
Bile thus made, Us presume BIZ the Cabinet journey
men. is adopted by Mr. Wicklhe, as he says "to
make the comparison fair and Just one" Yes,
fair and just one" Mark these words.--What
have first to say of these ais and just comparisons
is, that the sum of 100000, paid by the British for
deported slaves under the Treaty Of Client, is again
put in to swell the twelve months charged to Mr..
Adams; aud to make it still ar and just" six mouths
legislation, as hare before stated, is heaped upon
the top of that, while but three months go TO the term
of Gen. Jackson
These stair and just" Inequalities, however, are
trifes lighter than air, compared TO the reat of the
artiGcc, which will now unve What are called
the expenditures for the twelve months ending LIST of
March, 1880, III truth, contain but .fair aud tst'
cren. for any correct contrast of but ten months:
because the bulk of expenses which would have
been paid during the months of January and Febru
ury, 1880, if the departments had been i'm f,nfs
were postponed until after the 1st of March. 'Fba
principal r onied operations of the departments fr
expenses accrung in these months were riIv
postponed Is this the sort of rerenchment we have
been contendng for' As Mr.. Wickliffe appears ~
have convenient access to the departments. he can
tell if any warrants were issued during that perind
which were temporarily taken up by the II ,totns
Bank, and which the Bank did not present 10 the
Treasury for payment till after the months of Iauuorv
and February the two last of the twelve caed Can
Jacksons had expired. The suspcndnr oneratior
is now turned to grand account no sooner is it finish
ed than out comes certificate from Treasury off
ccr to show how little appears by the books to- have
been paid in the twelve months endinor the isr of
March, $780,
Reader, mark This! The sact maxine a,,r,,r;.
atoms for the support OF Government for the year
1880, was not in existence in January and February
1t did not become a law till the 18th day of March,
And the acts makng appropriations FOR the military
service OF the year $780, and '.making appropria
tons tor the Naval service for the year 1885,
were neither of them approved till the l1,b dav
of March. Mr.. Wickitfc may we'll select these
two months best calculated to answer tho
purposes he had in view; for nothing was or could be
oraWh rom lhe treasury under these acts in Janu
airy und February, before their passage to paw the
monthly accruing expenses. OF this do not com
plain. But do complain, that when this susnenI.
ing operation was well known to the Treasury Off
GERS, any oil them should SO have ARRANGED a state
ment TO be used fair and just" comparison with
year in which partial appropriation was made for
these months VIII DO Mr.. lTckl,na tie Justice ia
say, that do not think lie accessory to this de-
vice j believe he himself has been led into error.
for the official print in this city, some Time before M
W. made his flourish, threw out paragraph on This
subject by way OF feelcr, and not answer
ed' !. was supposed the trick would take. But he
mt ho{.,
1T the sanction OF his respectable name.
Now, Just the reverse OF what have alluded to as
taking place IN the twelve months called Gen Jack
sons, was the fact in the twelve months under Mr.
Adams, will. which they haze been compared bv Mr.
Wicklir. The appropriations for January and IIe
bruary, 162s were not delayed till March as in 1;e
but were made before the year comDlenced, one
quarter having been appropriated in advance ,Tha
"far and just comparison, therefore by Which near
ly two millions OF dollars appear OF, puper to have
been saved, is a comparison of series of months
IN which payments were made for expenses incsrred
as they went along, with another series durlpr
part of which lone sixth of the time large payments
were suspended, or not made at all.
will next examine the Naval expenditures as pi
ven 10 the fair and just" They represented in
Gen. Jacksons year to have been but @ org san.
and hence is saving claimed OF million of dollars
This fullacy will appear in several ways. If the
Navy cost one million less last year than the wear be-
tore then the Secretury ought nov to have On unex-
pended million on hand But, if he had that on hand
why did he apply;o Congress early in this session
to furnish new supply from the Treasury, to enable
him to fit out the igate Brandywinc' Again, if lie
carried the service through his first year. for about
three millions of dollars, lie would require no more
{ han that for his second year; especially with mil
lion of savings TO begin it'll But let us hear him
speak for himself for it is probable he knows some
thing more about it than Mr.. Wcklifc have be.
fore Inc his estimate, at page e75 of the document,
accompanying his report to Congress, in which ho
says e%Phcitiy-that there will be required for the
support OF the navy, during the year 1880, three
ntilIion five hundred and itysix thousand five hun
drcd and forty seven dollars, and thrty-Iour cents
IN addition 10 tie unezpeadea balances that mav
remain on hand on The Isl January, $780," How
strange then, that Mr.. ". should talk of the Navy
costing but s3,076,32s year under the present Adj
ninstration when the Secretary himself tells us that
it requires to support the Navy 1886 say 81 in ad
diiion TO what he has on hand!
will here observe. that the naval service OUGHT 70
cost great deal less now, than in 1928 because in
that year there was expended 1901 3e7 10 for COM
pcng the ten sloops Oh that had been authorised
under Nj Monrne,s administration LII - 20