The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1838-08-07
From the Near York Enquirer.
WHAT HAS BECOME OF THE MONEYS

From the New York Enquirer.
WHAT HAS BECOME OF THE MONEYS
When the searching speech of Mr. Bond first
appeared, tile Albany Argus undertook to des~
patch it with humorous paragraph of halfa-
dozen lines--assurng its readers that it was
long story about few extra scissors TINT had
been purchased for the departments-an alto
gether maiter 'of great cry and little WOOL
But people were curious to know how q retrench-
ing administrator could expend $20,OO000O
year and above the eXtravagant annual out
lay of Mr. Adams, in the purchase of extra scis-
sors 1t seemed to be an enormous amount of
extra scissors that this money would buy, and
people began 10 look into Mr. Bonds speech
The Argus found that its extra scissors would
not answer, and some weeks afterwards it felt
the necessity of explaining the vast increase of
expenditure in some other way. 1t issued ac-
cordngy, four columns and half of expana-
tion-four columns and halt of apology, telling
how il happens that the General and Mr. Van
Buren, have expended so much more than they
promised-but still falling to make out an essen
'iUt p''fnt ,coooco
annum is smaller sum than s 100000.
Mr. Sibey, of the New York delegation in
Congress, and man of whom New York may
Justly he proud, explained this matter much more
satisfactorily than the Argus. Tie story of the
Argus in truth, reminds us for all the world, OF
Joe Surfaces explanation to Sir Peter Teazle,
when the screen fell and betrayed to the ashton
ished husband the intrigues Of his sentimental
friend. Joe gives the occasion what he calls
true account OF the whole matter and of
precisely the character is the true account
of the Argus, touching Government expenditures
"a stanmering, suffering, blind and laundering
apology, with about grain Of truth to an indefi-
mite quantity of misrepresentation and mistake.
"Of the more than $50 100000" said Mr. Sib-
ley, in debate in the House of Representatives
OH the Harbor Bill--E expended by this Govern
ment during the last year, how much has come
to the dwellings OF the People? Where are foot
prints of this mighty expenditure? That has
become Of The money! Sir, will tell you what has
become of the most of it. Buried in the swamps
of Florida; gone into the pockets of favorie con-
tractors the of forty dollars cord for fire.
wood; sown, broadcast, in driving from their
homes few miserable Indians, ut the point of
the bayonet, upon your Western frontier, there
10 re.appear like dragons teeth IN a harvest of
armed men; gone to outfit, Unfit, reft, and msiit
foreign ambassadors who will hot stay, and ex-
ploring expeditions, that do not sail; 10 raze 10
ruins splendid editices and make experiments in
architecture that cannot stand alone; TO add to
your countess acres oil puDlc DOMAIN more In-
dian lands, for the benefit of spectators and
landconpanies under pre- emption laws; much
of it has gone into the pockets Of office holders;
much has been sponged up by the stipendiaries
and mercenaries of power scattered through all
the highways and by paths where booty may be
secured; and no small portion might be found, il
it could be overtaken, in the safety vaults of
your two legged sub Treasures"
Every syllable of this is emphatic truth. There
has been no great work OF permanent interest
and value encouraged, or sustained by the pres
ept or late administration. There whole career
has been course of lavish sqnandering, profit
gate antfliseless disbursements More than S2O,-
100000 have been sunk in those most disgrace
ful aud abomnable expeditions, the Indian death
hunts in Florida; where our arms have met with
every disaster; where the flower of ourregular
army and hundreds of citizen soldiers, have
been prematurely cut off Ehy- the pestence and
tonahawk; and where the American name has
been sulled with a disgrace in the infamous
treachery of JEssUP, that 10 siiaecan eyer wash
away The miserable jobbng that has been
carried on in Florida, the iaraling out of valuable
contracts at enormous ratesIn favorite parzans;
the prodgal AMI wasieiui expenditures that have
grown out of their various exploded experiments !
ali based upon legislation approved, recon
mended and urged ny the Execut;ve--account
sufficiently for the 1913 900, 900, without refer
ence to the why's, wherefores and becauses OF
The Argus and the Globes.