Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-04-13
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TUEsDAY MoRNINt:, APRIL us. 1sao.
MESsRs. CHIFFON g. WICKLIFFE.

The shrewd exposure of the impostures of the
present Administration the article of .sReform'
ny Mr. CEilton has called out the Chairman Of the
Re'reachnient Committee, Mr.. Wickliife, in proper
person. In letter TO the Telegraph dated April 18th
he c0mbats Mr. Chilton's statements and differences
and insists that to make the companion of the expen.
Sos OF 1923 and 30 fair the year 329 ought 10 be
charged from the 4;h March, when General Jackson
came into office, and not from LIST January, which
would include two months of Mr.. Adams term
We should think with Mr.. Wickliffe but for the
very nigh ''Reform and Retrenchmcn,u autbor;,v
which meets us plumb in the teeth We allude to
our Minister to Ffancc--IIon. VIM. c. Rives Pre-
cisely this very question was debated between Mr..
Rives, and Mr.. Bartlett of n. Hampshire, at the
tInc the ':Retrenchmcnt" Committee was called into
existence two or three years two we belieyel AGO.
At that time, ii viii be well remembered in VIRGINIA
Mr. Rives on the floor of Congress. and in a sDeecb
~hlch was applaudcd without measure by the "Re
turner's charged ali the appointments made at tho
session OF 24-25-wben Mr.. Monroe was President
to Mr. Adams Administrations though the hitter
did not come into office until March 1925, and had in
iact' no more to do with making The appropriations
than any other individual. Mr.. Bartlett eloouentlv
and conclusvely repelled this injustice, but in vain
Mr.. Hives persisted, and Mr.. Wicklife and the whole
pack, II they did not join in the chorus affected 10
tblnk MIN right, and of them had the n,sono
hlny to express what it is now evident must always
haVS been their real opinion of the facts.
Men who feel the intrinsic truth and Justice of
their cause, afford to be candid General lack,
sons Administration could moi be fairly CHARGED with
tho expenditures which occurred between the first of
January and 9TH March 1929 but for one reason
and that ls, that since the Ist Monday i'll December
1877 when the Goth Congress met, the Jackson par-
y nave had majority in both Hoasos of CONGRESS-.
his being the fact, it follows that they must have
oah''lohed those very expenditures between January
ana march 1929, which Mr.. Clifton has CHARGED to
NC JACKSON administration, but which Mr. Wick
me says should be charged to Dir. Adams. Common
sens" dccidcS the matter This was not the state of
hngs III regard TO Mr. Albums. lie did not have
majority IN the last Congress under Mr. Monroe. and
heFe'orc his Administration could not bo fairly char
red with their appropriations.
win tins commentary, we Law Mr. yVickliGa,s
ctter before our readers. We ire not afraid IN tr,
mem with information. is this the case with other
dperln' endeDts Of the P.ess in Virginia. WHY has
he whole Jackson Press in this State. avoided nrb
iShing The letters Of Mr.. Chiffon, while aIr. ,>ict-
ines has been taken at the first lopo Is if fair 70
no''Sh one side and not the othcr? Are they afraid
u 'ho impression which Mr. Clil;on's statements
rawn from Public Documents, will make9 viii
hoy allow their readers to see that oaly which NAV
&c SAFELY seen, without prejudice TO the Hero,
~, ~. E.,,, WAsntNGroN, April 9TH, 1880.
g.. J J SoslgT of me United States 7ticgraph
or; In publication which recently rtado ,fs an. !
earancc in the National Intell;renco, ~
Jne expenditures for the year 1928 and SEQ was
nN1c
ublIc mind. ''''c" 70 n'Sicaa the
'hc expenditures of 1926 were stated
-bc c,-oorJ;,rro. r. ,,,o So, 1856, 3I5
S26,164,5o5
ldking the expenditure of 1920 oroo,or SEQ ,oo
nan The expenditures of teqa o''''>"0