Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1834-12-15

- 3, $3.50. ,o,, c,,r,aa,is.sl, that much oil thu
,n,rx of;he las, FUR years, bsslJs III
.,..,,.a, :, tho debt. have arisen from aPpsePria-
,;,.. nv t.ooxrcss TO lar ar amount undes paite'
,. h.lr fhsn the gensrsl estisnates Tor the year,
subni,,cs ~ the Treasury, and from large sfPfo
usj>eisas 70 objects no; secafaliy ineuded ~ any
cssim1les. ,,-., IL.
To Illustrate this, an abstract OF a 'a"ie " '''
general estimates, appropriations, aud ss'o"ea.
during the rasttwc years, ana OF NJ 80 -
..nse..:urc.. ,.urrg the pad three years has oeeh
..s,,.,,,l ,na il su5mitcd showing difference DC.
.,s.n ,hc estimates AMI appropriation lnaepe".
Ian, ~ ,,e public b. in 1882, ct between hso anu
81, ..,.ns; in 1888, of nearly hre millions sho
:, ,sas o, abou' three millions lcj
The largest portion Of this great 'nc'e"se, s'ou"
,;,. IN the Two fret years from onctouilh 10 one
third of the whole appropriations, u VIZ oe s.eh, =
"a, N, civil Miscellaneous heads, and under the
-. el,s,ekl W th tho military establishment, steh
Ar tsrlprs nprovcd pensions, &c.
For the information of tho public, on o'''hi''''
s,u deemed SO very important,t 70 proposoo 10 pun
l;sh the detailed table, from which th,s e""pneo,
ad similar one hereafter, appended 10 'he a'''a,
rxh,,a OF the receipts and expenditures '''o'''
thu, rssclice Of mixing appropriations % s'''
..,.,.,,, ,hs ESTIMATES. I've continued by Congress,
!, will not only proven, much reduction pataeo'a-
-.,.,rv TO pe,yid for the consequences oil by an
.nyo,sntcd re venue propofionate - these DEMANDS
n, bv , Isrycr reguisr surplus IN the treasury 10
,,ee, suel unexpected increases OF appropriations.
Il mus, be arifesl, that 10 not IN inc power VI
this Department 10 foresee AMI compute 'hese M
c,..ses with any degree of accuracy u.s. WIZ nc
exception o. some subsequent estimates, shoihiaea
sfitr The annual ones they depend almost "hoay,
in their inception the pleasure ana discretion o'
Congress and as they consist chiefly OF m'seeha-
ncou, public objects and private grants, Tor almost
non,berrss causes, they may vary grea''y IN a'"e''
eot wears But IL might be unfaithinlness IN INC
ode, signed TO wards both Congress and tho public,
.;,,. the extent of the influence OF this excess on
the expenditures, though always something mas
heen asccrtained TO be very large during Tho las'
three wears not 10 bring distinctly TO their notice,
snd not to submit contingent item IN the estimates
for The purpose Of covering IT. whether maj "n'eh
the Depar,nent has now offered, redu' cd as II is
nearly one half from The average OF the actual OK
cesscs during the three past ycafs, WIN prove correct
or not md whether the diminished estimates UT
der some other heads will correspond or not with
the actual amount Of appropriations that may be
made ana with our anticipated means TO NEE, them.
will, depend much on the caution and policy Con
sress NAV deem proper 10 use IN restricting hppfo-
rra,ony more nearly within the estimates present
3D. On the presumption that they may be more re-
.,ric,cd than heretofore, only the addition bel re
m ,Etaned has on this account, been made to the
whole estimated expenditures for the ensuing year.
A reduction 90 much lower than the late actual ay.
sragc excuses, is supposed 10 be Jushed from Two
lie ,d,ns considcraiors. One Of them IS the clrcum
,,ance that, during n short session OF Congress,
which now occurs, fewer Lls Of a miscellaneous
character can generally be well examined and pas
scd than during Il long session. Another is, that,
as our revenue JunInishcs, II IS probable greater
vigilance will be exercised by oil, in the allowance
of vefy ancient and almos, obsolete private claims
- '-.--- "eFu, Doubtful IN character nsto either
facts or principles, ana maniliS tuIt".. -rt--,-.-
tons To some objects OF public importance, which
have already received llp,ril attention. and which,
from tneit nature, ,nust he expected to diminish
rather than increase in their demands on the Pub
lie Treasury. Thus. in regard to l,gh,-h houses,
custom. houses, marine hospitals, &c, not to emu
,neruio variols objects connected with internal i'm.
provemtn,, and public expenditure within the Dis
uict of Columbia, il is manifest, that the sums mp
ptoprai,d for some years past, can be sufcly and
juiicousy diminished in several respects and in
others almost entirely discontinue If this DO
done, rs il doubtless will be, with discrimination
and Judgment, though some new objects will have
TO be added, and increases in conc old ones com.
puied yet i, is probable that the saving in expense
10 the public " not only be onsderabe but ut the
same ,ime 10 objects Of really commercial ohurue.
ter 4 of national magnitude need be neglected nor
any power exercised and treasure expended. in
those doubtful cases of constitutional RICH, in The
General Government which tend to ALLEVIATE brc,h
OF the same political family. and to perpe,uatc
exencmenis nfavo,able 10 useful legislation. and
in some degree, dangerous to our Union l, has
Lscn further considered, in the estimates and re-
duciions for the ensuing year, TINT our whole ex-
pcadliurc on account of the public debt has in one
sense censcd, either by completing his payment
Of u, or by deposite Of money with tho Comm,s.
slsncr OF Loans, or readiness of il IN tho Treasury
sufficient, to pay oil which remains, whenever the
holiers choose to receive II. But though al the
principal and interest necessary for this object
Will, before tie year closes have been placed in the
Bank and its branches, as Commissioners of
Loans, yet the practice 10 10 require the interest il
not called for scasonably, to be, after n certain nc.
rod, returned to the Treasury anJ the principal on.
y TO Le retained by the Bank ill Otherwise direct.
Cd by tho Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, or
by Congress-. The unclaimed interest, after ha.
wing been paid out oil the Treasury and return
Ell, docs not n, this time exceed 1901 93S, or the
money ready there for It's discharge, ofier meeting
all the outstanding current appropriations. Under
THIS practice will he seen, that ITS payment must
constitute some annual charge on the Treasury III
the whole is actually adjusted, and consequently
$50 600 FOR that purpose has been included IN the
estimated expenditure OF the ensuing year THIS
wi, proudly. be nearly oil the demands of any
KIND Tor the public debt, IN any form. which will
then bc made on the Treasury or the sinking fund
The rest OF the sinking fund.- if not abolished by
Congress, could hereafter be applied for general
purposes.
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