The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1830-12-29
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" ASuINOTSN. LOG.
NATIoSAL EXPENDITURES. A Document yes
terday transmitted from the Treasury Depart.
meni, in answer to a resolution of the House
of Representatives passed at the last Session
of Congress, presents facts highly necessary
to the formation of proper estimate of the
character and policy of The National Govern.
ment. 1t is Statement Of the Disburse.
ments made since the adoption of the Federal
Constitution, under the following heads: For.
tiications, Light Houses, Public Debt, Revo-
lutionary and other Pensions, and Internal I'm
provement; showing, as far as practicable, the
amount discussed in each year. and in each
State and Territory" This statement Gomes
M 10 the close of the year 1929, and exhibits
the following aggregate. There has been dis
bursed for
Notifications, S13,42O,639 "a
Light Houses, 3348.7l6 as
Public Debt, $50. 1903 go 81
Pensions, 20 492. GAY 27
Internal Improvement, 5.3I0.93O IL
The latter sum of expenditure being that to
which exemption has been taken on the score
Of its prodigality, embraces the building of
piers, preservation of ports and harbors, max
ing roads, and removing distractions in rivers"
And of the amount here stated, 50, 443, 420 90
was expended on the Cumberland Road, leav.
ing for all other expenditures under the com.
prehensve head of Internal Improvements,
1885,, 500 81 only.
The Kentucky Commentator of the 9Th inst
contains communication from Heary Ranks
ESQ, charging Amos Kendall with having de-
serted from Mr.. Clay to Gen. Jackson. for
stipulated consideration, which he, Mr. Banks.
paid HIM Mr.. b. says, 81 knew that Mr..
Amos Kendall had been jealous and c0nfiden-
iial friend aud supporter of Mr. Henry Clay. |
had been a Jealous friend of Gen Jackson. and
believed that Mr. Kendall could unlold things
which would be prejndcia to Mr.. Clay Iurg.
ed him 10 desert or 6etray Mr. Clay, and to es.
pouse the election of Jackson, and proposed up
on several occasions that be should do SO. All.
though be appeared TO listen, yet he wavered
Al length proposed, that I,couLd give him one
tn &c . sa5s Gsad a tsEsr Of rssogmenda
proposition, paid him. in money, $50, and the
residue in cord wood, and an order on Mr.
Charles Miles, merchant Of Frankfort, for store
goods" To the communication in which the
above grave charge is preferred, Mr.. Banks az
fixes his signature, and we should suppose that
unless he could subsiantiate what he AYERS he
would no. voluntarily become the accuser of so
subtle an individual as Mr.. Amos Kendall III
bis allegation be correct, the degree Of Mr.. KS
baseness towards Mr. Clay is even greater than
the public had before imagined Candor, how
ever, compels US TO the confession, that we
think the agency which Mr.. Banks acknowl-
edges to have had in this business is highly
d:repaaRe 70 hnSee a this much CIV, W.
may be disposed TO credit his evidence.
BGtimsre Chronicle.
MISSOURI. The Legislature have cho-
sen Alexander Buckner, Senator of the
United States for six years from the 4tb Of
march, TO fill the place now occupied bv
David Barton. Mr.. Buckner had 81 votes.
an, John Miller, Governor of the State, 27' |
ne 81 LOUIS Times says that, previous
to the election, Mr.. Buckner declared him |
self unequivocally the friend Of the Tariff |
and Of Internal improvements, opposed to
The system of prescription adopted by The
present Administration, and the friend az
HENRY CLAY. Mr.. Benton and his col
eagues, who have for past years ruled he
state with q rod of iron, are utterly discem-