Delaware advertiser & star. (Wilmington, Del.) 1832-18??, 1832-07-05

the correctness Of other s;atements ofex-
particularly the diplomatic,
we have disagreed. But for, the sake Of
the argument now. let us take the report
of the gentleman from South Carolina,
which the chairman tells us is correct.
Mr.. Clayton then read the statement
submitted by General Hayne, Of the APP
preparations and expenditure from S22
TO 1880 inclusive.
The expenditures were,
In 1924, $40, 900 lions for the Flo
rida treaty.
1925, R,24o,oso
1895, is,oo9Doo
1924, l9,s5o,ooo
1898, l3,296,ooo
1929, l3,669,ooo
1890, ls,299.ooo
The present Administrator came in
to power on the Fh Of March, 1870
The gentleman from Georgia. seems to
consider the expenditures Of that year
as not properly chargeable to the party
inpower. Isuppose because t,co months
ofthe year had~rolled away before the
inauguration. And yet the same gen.
tleman informedus that the party in
Congress was alone Responsible for ex-
penditure NO re Pc id = Jude
ing the party by is acts inaoongress.
pray will he tell me why it is not an
swerable for the expenditures of 1899?
1t had majority during the session,
when the appropriations for the expen-
ses of that year were mada greater in
both Houses than it has ever had since;
and if, as he says, it is responsible for the
acts of its members in Congress only.
why should it now be permitted to evade
the responsibility Of its appropriations
made at that session.? Without sub
scribing to the gentleman's doctrine Of
the responsibility of him who availed
himself of these appropriations to make
these expenditures, | deny that, on his
own ground, the gentleman and his
friends can escape the expenditures Of
829. The last Administration could not
have expended this money. The appro-
priation bills were passed. Immediately
before. the present Executive came in. BY
his own friends, and the expenditures
OF that were peculiarly those of him who
told us how necessary it was to reform
the abuses Of his predecessors.
Mr.. Adams came IN on sthe 4th of
March, 1925, and the expenses of his
two first years, by this same Statement.
are actually S,647,o 900 less than those of
l729--3o, the two first years of the par
ty now in power! Those Of 1881 are not
given with accuracy yet, but it is ad-
mitted, on all hands; that they are at
least 100000 beyond the Expenses OF
any year before 1929. S
- now come to the remark Of the GEN
ueman before me, (Mr. Chambers y
Your adninistrAtias lsastsat st,.the svs-
TEN of Internal improvement by the
roots! Your President in $50, put his
veto on a bill, stopping appropriations
to the amount Of hhlfa million, for the
benefit OF the country; and on the Rock
! vile road bill ,5the MaysvilIe road bill,
the Louisville and Portland canal bill,
thus checking all other great measures
of internal improvement, in every Sec
ton of the Union where they were de.
manded. Not so with the last Admins
I'trations They turned their faces against
no measure having for its object the Ma
tional welfare, and the improvement OF
the country. They were therefore de.
nounced as prodigal spend Thrills Of the
public money; and their opponents. cry.
ing from the House tops sretrenchmcn,
and reform, came into power by means
OF their profession on that OCCASION
| Where now be those who sounded the
tocsin and put the country in an uproar.
becauae of the alleged extravaganza oil
who, in 1925 and 1926, administered
the affairs of this Umonp | ask those
who now threat us to relieve the con
sumption OF the country from unneces
sary exactions, what have yon gained b,
the change? You assisted to tear dowi
the whole system Of internal improve
ment, by which, under the auspices o.
the last administration, our rivers were
cleared ofobstructions. and onr country
was interseeted with roads and canals
You desired this as Contamination de
voatly to be wished for.'' But have the
public expenditures been adiminished?-
NOT so. NOT SO. The ssretrenchment
is more extravagant than the expense.
you desired to retrench. Nothing /,
more clear than that these expenditure.
have increased, and are increasing. not
withstanding the country has lost the
benefit of the usual appropriations, from
its own funds, for internal improvement
TO all such Of these advocates of reform
as were sincere in the opinions they for
merly protested, ] therefore say, come
forth and aid us in attempting to relieve
the country from burthens, in every in
stance where it can be done consistent
ly with the interests and honor of the
nation. Every man reserving to him
4 self his nroDpr oninionc ol otkou iii.