Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-04-13

the Ghent treaty there will be an excess i'm the iao
year. And before prove tins by figures, hope m,
coleaguc will pardon me FOR giving him this friendl,
advcc-that hereafter when he chooses to voluntc GO
the 7eight OF his name to show that my calculation
OF tho expenditures for the years 1923 and 1929 was
founded IN error and calculated to Disead tho pub
lie mind, he will have the candor 10 exclude from
the estimate all that is not properly the expenses Of
the Government. am if he is able to detect
The mistakes in Mr.. Ingham's annual report he must
have been aware that he ''misleading tic public
mind when he charged to the year 1925 as part OF
the mott expenses of that year, the S13o O69
40 which had been previously deposited in our
Treasury by the British Government to nav Amer
lean citizens Sor deported slaves.
The whole expenses Of 1925, including public debt
and the award under Client treaty, $25 485 81 3
Deduct debt paid Sl2,l63.45G
Client award 79OO69-I2,9 53 SOY
Nett expenses for 1928 1881 SOC
The whole expenses of 1899, according to Mr.
Wckllffe were s25 O7o or
Deduct debt paid sl2,5oi,oo5 80
Chen: award 1895 SIS Il, 4o6 COZ
Nett expenses Of 1929 l2,664,2l5
Excess of1329 over 823 Sl33, I08
Thus it will be seen, after Mr.. Wicklife has Off
ciously blundered the Secretary of The Treasury into
mistake of million of dollars, the expenses of 1929
are still higher, by Sl33 108 than they were when
the Prodigals, as they were called, were in power
This, too, is comparing one year in which there
short session of Congress- (l829) with one
li828) which had q long session; and every body
Knows, that more money Is generally granted away
ut the long session, than at the short As the last
year was the short session, the expenses ought to
have been great deal less than the preceding wear
The mere pay of members would give an adyantaUa
to the last year OF 81 1000; but instead OF diminish
ing the expenses OF the year have gone beyond the
year before, by Si33, l03, according TO Mr.. Wick
itic's showing, and, according to MIR. Inphan. the
excess is 81 10000
Mr.. Wickliffe may take which horn of the dilemma
he peases; there will be little for him to Drag about
Gross laundering the one horn and gross extrava
gance, not only the other horn, hut both horns
But we have now been comparing two years, in
which the friends of Gen. Jackson were majority.
a much fairer way for Mr.. Wiclle would have been
to have his retrenchment parallel through those
years, when the last administration had majority in
Congress.
Take 1885, the first year of the last administration
whole expenses SIS $50 Goa
1922 according to Mr. Wckliffs e5e7O,9l7
Excess in 1929 over 1925, Si,435,lle
Take I326-whole expenses 81 ,OS39G
Excess in 1929 1926 9675i9
Take 182T-whole expenses 22,657 76I
Excess in 1929 over 1927 S2,3i4152
This is comparing the gross expenditures of the
different years The principle adopted by MIR. Wick
life.
Of computing back to those years when the Adams
and Clay party had majority in Congress, if Mr..
Ingham is right in his report, the difference against
the last year would DO much larger than is above
stated. Butt choose to meet my volunteer colleague
on his principles, He then complain
His attack consider not only wholly gratuitous, but
illiberal and unkind
He vii! find himself somewhat at n loss to erpla,,
away by all the tabored reports of either himself or
the official editor, the force of the foregoing state
ment. call npon him, any other man, to give
'eXtracts' from the documents referred to- AS to
personal newspaper abuse from that quarter, look
upon it high euyogian
am, gentlemen, most respect fully, your obedient
servant, THOMAS Chiffon.