Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1833-12-07

lover ard over agia, don't NEEDLE with
tie Baak, says ], the money il safe NUT
there, and one pocket, says ], Gineral
lis better than twenty. But you know
when l was in New York with Zekel
Bigelow, tryin to find out tine cause Of
money bein scarce. and when Zekel
borke bis watch showin me how the
United States Bank worked among
ioii,cr banks, the folks somehow got
round the Gineral, and the deposits
was removed.
j have been lookin for trouble ever
since, though | was bound to stick to
the GIneral, right or wrong, as ] teIsed
him / would.
Tother day when We came 10 that
part Of the message where we have to
speak Of money matters, we sent for
Mr.. fancy, our new Secretary Of the
Treasury, to bring in his accounts; be
warnt quite ready, for he amt as quick
at STERN yet as he will be to rights, so
we waited for him a spell, and left a
place here and there in the messagc,
jest big enuf to put in tigers; and SO
last night the Gineral sent agin, and
said he must have the counts s4ready or
not ready and up they came sure enuf,
and not more than half cooked; but
the General wont wait for nothin when
he's in hurry. Now, say he, Major,
turn to and sec how they stand with
last year. And so at it ! went, COM
Parin all the amounts Of outlay., the
Gineral all the lille smokin and think
in pretty hard, with his feet upon the
mantle. ! figered Up the sums pretty
quick, considerin there was good
many on en- called estimates, and when
] got to the end ont, now, says ], Gin
eral, you know ! telied you that we
coulc git up and put down notification
in no timc-we could turn out the cab
met and appoint other folks-we could
send ministers abroad and let cm come
home rs soon as they pleased, and send
other folks IN their places, and give all
full pay too-wc could mock the Uni.
led States and Squire Biddle all into
could let our folks 20 on
the lnsin lands in one place, and drive
EN- of in other places, and git up an
Ingin War-and appoint new officers
here and there-and have now auditors
10 settle accoun:.-and let the thingsl
90 Oh IN the Post Office and Land OF.
ie pretty much to suit the folks there
md instead Of haviD one Bank for our
money, scatter it about among the
Banks Of our friends. All this we
Gould do, and have done, and taken the
''sPonslbiity too, and the folks like u.
be better for it-but, says j, when
hey come to see what it all costs,
herc'll he trouble, now tell you, says
Why major, Rays the Gineral,
what's the matter, aint the Govern
ncnt economical, says he. do you ex-
'ect to make reforms without costing
omething! Can you clear up swamps
md cut bitches, AMI remove old siumps
Without expense? Yes, says ], Gincr-
j, that's all true. But plague ont
avs Lifts ben goin on SO now nigh upon
i've years; and, says ], it keeps costin
more and more, and we are nearer
'eln swamped and stump'd than ever
here, says l, jist look and see what
the Government costs now, and
What it cost when Mr.. Adams was
resident; and that amt the worst ont
avs ], our money is here, there, and
very where and ] don't see how we
hall fin6 it, when We wantit. As soon
Is ! mentioned the amount Of the sums
had fgered up, the GineraI jumps
'P, and he did stomp about a spell,
ell you-he smash'd down his pipe,
md it flew into more than forty pieces;
ays he MAJOR, amt you mistaken?
No, says ], there is no mistake about
ne, Hincral. Let me see them ac-
counts. says he; aud he begun to feeiI
or his sPectaCles-frst IN one pocket,
md then in another-(ior he had no
ess than sven, besides his watch fob)
and he couldn't tini his spectacles.
Says be, Major, have you seen my
pectacies! No, says /, Cincral,
'aint-where DO you Ike ep EN-? says i?
Why. says he, l used always to keep
IN in this side breast pocket. but /
ave been so pestered Lately, l must
ave changed pockets. That's bad
says ]. especially when one
wants any thing in a hurry. Now,
ays l, l only keep ore pocket. and l
.ot that notion. says /, from Squire
5iddle, for he keeps eny, most every
hing. in ole pocket. and he can tell