Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-03-31
"RETRENCHNENT.n -.

For very shame, the Jackson majority in Congress
are bound to do something in the way of Retrench-
mcnt, besides abolishing the palry Office of Drafts
man. This has become the more necessary, since
their prodgality, and that Of their Executive have
actually sweled the expenses of the first year Of their
mighty Hero, two millions two hundred and sixty
eight thousand one hundred and thirty two dollars
beyond those OF the first year Of his abused predeces
sor! What items go to make up this enormous in
crease OF expenditure have not documents at hand
TO oscertan-b the fact itselfis derived from the best
evidence, the report of their own Secretary of the
Treasury, Dr. Ingham. The rowarding of layorites
IS no doubt one leading item. To counterbalunce
this immense extravaganza, and fulfil Mr.. Wick
lfIe's, Maj. Hamlton's and AIr. Rivcs' promise of
Retsenedment-what have they done: Actually abo-
ished the Office Of Drqsnan to trHich r0as attach
ed an 26ice @C $500 per armmn' This is all, rea-
der. No; it is not exactly aH Those same promis
Is contributed essentially put the plain Tennessee
Farmer into Dil;co, and to accommodate Mr. Rives
one Of the most p,omincntto make them, with plea
SAINT birth at the Court Of ST. Cloud
We orc Of opinion, that considering the hirb value
Of money, the extreme cheapness Of the ncccgsares
Of life and the fact, that salaries were graduated or
were added to, when the standard Of money was
greatly below what 1t now Is, that they are rcnc-
rally much too high, and that they ought to be rcdu
ccd In England the value Of money has returned 10
the standard of 81, before the suspension of Bank
payments, tho operation of the many causes
growing out Of the French Revolution. Similar
causes have produced similar effects here. In En-
gland, an almost unanimous population is DEMANDING
retrcnchment in salaries, and Parliament is nppvp
itself with vlgor to the task TO effect rctrench
mont, was unqucstonaby great popular motive in
making the late change of Rulers in this country
II is due TO faith, not less than to propricty that
Congress shall redeem the pledges which were given
by the retrenchment committee in I628-frst bcrin-
ming with their own pay
We have seen therefore with pleasure, indications
within n short ume Of a serious intention of redeem
ing those pledges We have adyortcd in another
place to Mr.. McDIfi5's resolutions. and VIC now ask
the readers attention to the following, more compre-
hcnsyc, but not less just introduced on the 10Th
March, by Mr.. Forward Of Pennsylvania
INFRINGEMENT IN EARNEST.
Nh. Forward offered the following resolutions
~ h.SoiDed' mat ine Committee ON Rctcnchncu bc in-
stucted o report Co this House bill reducing shs auu sal
Secretary Of the NAVY, and Posna sy socr3 ~ aE
20 me sum OF 400 dollars instead OF the present pcnsao
2. R.soirsd That tae Committee ON Es,rcnchmcn, b, fl,
suucied TO bring b hVnZ the Compensation OF the SEN
from the icrnoues 20 seven dollars per dly, aud seven dol
iss for every twenty niles travel, instead the present com.
Iuslnon 81 eight dollars per day. aud eight dollars for every
Rssoirsf That the Committee ON Rc,,crofmcn, b, ID,
s'wcted 10 Icpoh b providing Tor the payment the follow
ms annual salaries, 10 wit to the Sooe,i Of senate and
Clerk OF the House Of Representatives 2oD) dollars each I'm
lieu Of their respective ol'r Of jpO) dpi1u-to the rnr
pal Clerks 1909 dollars each Instead Of their present salaries
90 1900 dollars each. anil Go the cuzogsng Clerks r1rb te
sum Of li5) dollars in leo Ct their present compensation Of
R.,o'r.f, Tha, the Committee on E,,,srohmru, DO i'm