Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-09-20

excess over the Treasury receipts. unless the pay
nent Of the National debt be postponed"
To sustain this view Of the financial relations
of the country, the statement from the lfeasur!
gives an estimated deficiency Of seven hundred
and five thousand eight hundred aud SIXTY
three dollars; and an additional estimate OF ap-
preparations pending before Congress. TO the
amount OF nine millions fo,tr hundred and seusr-
fy-one thousand two hundred and e'SmyJouT
dollars. or,
The object of this formidable array OF Mill
LIONS was to make an impression upon tne
country that. but for Gen. !ackson's roman VIZ
tue, Congress would have absorbed the who're
amour, of the publ,c revenue in wasteful schemes
of internal Improvement, AID thus have defeated
the payment Of the national debt. we VIII
hereafter show that this was part OF deliberate
scheme, to break down the independence OF Con-
gress; but we postpone that part OF the SUBJECT
to another number.
Now, who could have believed that when
General Jackson submitted as part OF his veto
message this estimate from the Treasury De-
partment, showing deficiency OF seven hun
dred and Eve thousand eight hundred and sixty
three dollars, he had before him report from
the head of the Department. leaving tor further
appropriations, an estimated balance OF one MIL
lion six hundred and seventy-two thousand eight
hundred and sixteen dollars, over and aoove
S3. 46S.739. the unsatsfed appropriations OF
former years, liable to be called for in 1880; and
which, from the nature of the appropriations OF
that year, would be met by similar apprOprla.
tons uncallet for in that year, and an excess OF
SI,947 687, on account Of the public debt. Yet
such is the fact and in proof Of what we say
we submit the following copy. which we have
obtained from the files of the Treasury Depart
ment.
Here follows the copy Of the document head
ed "Copy-see the record of the Treasury De-
Observation-Disclosures to the President:
The standing appropriation for the sinking
fund. il ten millions of dollars. The object OF
General Jackson was to make an impression
that the appropriations by Congress had already
exceeded the receipts Of the Treasury; and that,
but for his veto, the ten millions would have been
consumed likewise. Hence the Treasury state.
ment, prepared fur him at the Treasury and
submitted TO Congress. makes an estimated detl
cheney in the appropriations already passed, oil
seven hundred and five thousand eight hundred
& sixty three dollars. and arrays formidable list
of other appropriations said to be pending before
Congress, to the amount of S9,47l.284.
Now Will Tue Tcduct uc'SNO poSS'o'S, '"o'
instead of deficiency of sos, 865, as estimat
ed in the Treasury statement reported to Con
press, there was balance in the Treasury. on
the Is, Of January, 1881. Of sir millions four
teen thousand fire hundred and Miriy-nine dot
lars and seventy fire cents. Ye, sucn is the fact.
(See report Of secretary McLane. dated Dec.
7, 1881
| We know that We are trea'ling upon danger
Gus ground. Independent of the relation which
son and to the party who are supporting him,
the American people will be slow to believe that
the Chief Magistrate Of these United States
! could so far forget what was due to his high Of.
fee, and to their character, as to be guilty OF that
which we have charged against him; but this is
not question of belief or to be disposed of so
! lightly We are aware that 1t involves. deeply
involves. The reputation of our press. and we
have, therefore, given the public documents
viii, prove our charge. They cannot lie.
| d, we hear one ask, why this important fact
has not been before disclosed? To this we re-
! DIV that ii Is not our fault The facts are so -
| The charge was not to be made lightly, and at
no time without the proof Having heard the
facts, we obtained the proof; and Immediately
discharged our duty by bringing it before the
public.
| Again we say, we are aware OF the heavy re-
sponsibility we have assumed. 10 doir'g SO we
challenge the closest scrutiny into all the facts