The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1830-04-07
WORCESTER:
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 1880.
"RETRENCHMENT AND REFoRM

We have before noticed the secession or
THOMAS Chiffon, the "apostle of retrench-
ment, as he has been called, from the Jack son
ranks This has produced violent outpouring
upon him ofthst scntrillous slang and gross per.
sOnat iLvective, from the Jackson papers, which
has become proverbially their Distinguishing
characteristics. Mr.. C. has addressed another
letter to the Editors of the Tntellgencer, dated
March 25, in justification of his course. The
personal abuse which has been Iavished upon
him, he treats with the contempt to which its
source entities it. He justly says, & if he should
notice such attacks, he should be compelled to
descend to the level of those who made them.
A sufficient refutation of these, may be found
in the fact, that he is regularly invited TO off.
ciate in the various pulpits in Washington
Georgetown, &C., as well as those Of other de.
nominations as his own and that wherever he
breaches, he attracts crowded audiences. After
alluding to tho principles which he brought
with him into public life, he thus proceeds:
had been led to believe that the election Of
Gsnsra! jackson 10 the Presidency would be a
would act up to the solemn pledges he had
made, and comply with the wishes Of his friends
IN producing salutary reform in the admins.
tratidn Of the Government.
II has been with pain and modification that I
have witnessed the course pursued in many "a.
movals from Office; but still hoped to SEES the
expenses OF the Government retrenched. and
that his administration would be the most eco.
nomlcal one yet known in this country.
7 c.l1
investigate the various items Of expenditure of
the preceding and present administration; and
though my feelings and prsjudices were strono.
ly on the side of the latter, was constraiuSd
to admit that the promised reform was n at sncb
as had anticipated.
AS my consistency, and my all, are at stake.
| exhibit the following brief statement of the
expenditures of the Government during The
four years Of Mr.. Adams's administration. and
a comparison with those of the first year Of the
present Administration, al an ample iustifica.
ton for my course l am persuaded that a
glance at the statement will satisfy anv one.
who looks with greater concern upon TRUTH
and the good OF his country, than upon 4" PAR
In the year 1926, on the 4th of March. Mr..
AdOms was indicted into Office. The total or.
pendituTe for tina. year was 800. $50. s0A
raid oil the Public Debt 1905, 344
Making the expenditure for 1926, SlI 400. A6O
alter deducting the amount paid for tba o.
tinguishment of said debt.
the expenditure in 1926, was goa 1oa 600
From this deduct amount of debt paid, / O4l .OsS
The expenditure will be, SI3O6o orc
In 1927, the total amount disburs.
ed was 400 exc -cI
"n,cn - 10 pc credited Sl0,003, 66S
article OF the treaty of Client, 1886
Making tota! 10 be deducted, $40 Ao0 al <
And exhibiting the current ex-
penses of the year. S12 o6A Als
IN the year 1928. which was tho a., "a
doubtless the most l,linful Of Mr.. Adams nj.
hlinIstration,t he total expenses were e05 Aa5 a,
vi THIS sum. was paid for the re-
duction of the Public Debt @I0 i62 hsS
Also under the LIST article of tbe
treaty Of Ghent $79O,O69
:, These sums, being as before deducted from
the gross amount drawn from tho Treasury
will exhibit an expenditure for the me;s
purpose OF sustaining the Government. of
,u $l2,53i ,S06
Will now proceed to show tho progress Of
TstTenchment and reform, about which myself
and many others have long been clamorous. bv
exhibiting an official statement Of the sxpendi.
lures OF the year 1890, since tho commence.
ment OF the hue and cry relative to retrench.
ment.
In 1929, there was disbursed the
sum Of NO6 Ieh sos
OF this amount there was paid
toward The Public Debt, the sum OF A1o ana o0s
Under the LIST article ofthe Trea.
o, Unent, 81 1906
drawn from the Treasury, and expended Will
at syI@ sxo 90
Thus It will ssppsar that the expenditures Of
the hfst year OF :he administration OF General
Jackson exceed those of the first year Of his
predecessor, $2269, 1872, and those Of every
other year, between 100000 and one million
and half Of dollars. $4,000
In the single item Of expenditure for For.
e,gn Missions, according TO the appropriation,
OF this year, there will be an excess of A65 300
over that Of the last year Of Mr.. Adams's admin.
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