Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-09-28
POLITICAL.
From the Washington Globe Sept 2Ol
TELEGRAPH CHARGE ABOUT TIE TREASURY
STATEMENTS.

STATEMENTS.
The Mountain has again brought forth a Mouse
The President, it seems in the Maysve Road Mes
sage, procured from the Treasury Department
ment, which he used 10 illustrate the effects, which
would be produced the Treasury if beside paying the
usual amount towards the public debt and the apPropra
already made Congress should proceed TO pass the
other appropriation bills then before them, especially
those in reaonto various extravagant projects of Internal
improvements
The President contended that in such an event ten
millions oil dollars would not make up the the
treasury receipts This is denied and cannot be;
but is asserted hatn connection with the message the
President OF the United States had submitted Congress
in an official report false estimate of the condition Of the
Treasury knowing II 10 be false We also charged (says
The lcegaph) that this false estimate prepared At his
request Tor the purpose OF controlling the Legislation o!
Congress" sc.
Now what is the proof Of this most prohigate charged
Simply that the statement from the Treasury Depart
men laid before Congress, aud prepared and complied
from official documents, up 10 the l7h Of May, 1880,
does not agree in every respect with another estimate
made up TO subsequent day. viz: the 2lst of May 1880,
and entirely emitting sundry items included ia The first
statement, OF nearly two millions in amount. Who fur
nor the motives which led to it. But beside this extra
omission in of items large and important, aud
ing difference between the two papers, it will be
by comparing them that the last one in relation to the
payment oil the public debt does not embrace the esti-
mate included in the FIRST, OF million and half, the
average usually paid each year the public debt in
dition 10 the ton millions of the Sinking Fund.
These things all manifest the face of the two pa
pers, and coupled with the difference the dates up TO
which they co. and the consequences sprnging from that
aci the results, from the two papers, will be found
sen,ally the same
If there be any other material difference it is that the
statement used by the President less favorable his
views than the other paper produced, and published
with such flourish otrumpets to prove against him false
hood and gross corruption. Thus vanses another the
stupendous frauds which the last year has exploded
and thus will always perish every fagious attempt 10
fix on the character of the President the cau-
mics with which of the Bank bought presses on
the OF an election, which they with Justice pro-
badly fear, will seal forever their domination.
Tomorrow shall give the particular estimates omit
second paper Of the 2Is of Nav and which were
la Il Of
the l7h OF May, laid before Congress by the President
We shall shew that the statement transmitted by the
President To Congress, compiled stated in the
annexed letter OF the Register OF the Treasury from the
annual Report OF Mr. Ingam, Secretary Of the Trea-
sury' 10 Congress and from the official documents obtain
are correct and the difference between those published
in the Telegraph arises from the circumstance the
Inmates embracing different periods and objects.
Mr.. BLAIR The Editor of the Telegraph has made
charge against the President OF the United States and
specifics that he had submitted TO Congress i'm an oIi
cia report false estimate of the condition OF the Treasu-
ry knowing il 10 be false aud inimaes that the said
false estimate made to ORDER by the Register of the
Treasury To this charge of the Editor of the Telegraph
the Undersigned gives unqualified contradiction; and
calls upon the Editor for the proof Of his allegation.
with regard to the statements from the Treasury De-
pertinent which the Editor OF the Telegraph quotes, they
taken from the annual Report OF tie Secretary the
Treasury of the lh December, 1929, from state.
mcnts furnished by the Secretary OF the Senate, which
are contained IN the printed documents, and which will
bear the test OF scrutiny. T. l.. SMITH
Treasury Department,
Registers Q6ice, l9ih Sept, 1892.
From tho Globe Sept. 2I.l
The arocous charge made by The Editor Of The Tele
graph against the President is couched in the following
words viz
THAT the President of the United State, had submitted
10 Congress, in Official report, false statement the
condition of the Treasury, hlOiCiHg IL 10 be f0ise and
that this false estimate prepared at his request for
The purpose OF controlling the legislation Congress and
that intended 10 sustain that act of lis
upon which his remaining popularity chiefly rests"
lie sets forth the following the f.o statement TO
which he refers It accompanied tie Veto Message re-
1880.
:, state%e,,t lyo,n The zrea'u,y Department
Receipts for 1880, estimated at $23slO,oOO
Customs S22. 900 600
Lands I,2O0,0OO
Bank Dividends 10000
Incidental receipts, including
rears Of internal duties, direct
taxes, and canal tolls 10000
To which is to be added tho balance, estimated
to be in the Treasury LIST Jan, 1880 44IO,O7I
Making aggregate Of % .25O,07l
The expenditures Tor 1880 were estimated at 23755 526
viz
Civil, diplomatic and miscellauc-
Military services including f1rdh-
cations, ordnance, Indian affairs,
/ pensions, arning the militia, and
internal Improvements 5.525 1850
Naval service, including the gradu-
al improvement, 4,25T11l
Public debt IL 900
Which would leave an estimated balance in
the Treasury the Is January, 1881 Of 440i ,545
Amount Of receipts for the year 1890. 3 esti-
mated by the Secretary Of the Treasury S2s,sIO,OOO
Amount estimated 10 be in the Treasury the
/ lst January, 1880 4,41O,O7I
$gs 25O,Ou
/ OF which estimated to be in
/ the Treasury the lst January,
/ 1890 there arc bad debts amount
/ ing ito I,42G546
And there will he required by the
several departments, 10 complete
J the service Of tho year 1929 2457173
Making the sum to be deducted as unavailable
for 1880 s.ss37I0