Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1838-12-01

MIRA American system party, who adVo-
cate iitga rate OF duties, and as part of
their system, an exravagaut plan Of inter-
nal Improvement and public expenditure.
As proolthai this is their cherished sys-
tenn Of policy, the Tariff act of 1928 was
bequeahed by the administration Of MIR.
Adams to The American people, and to the
Southern people in particular, as an eyi-
dence OF lis economical principles and
blessings, which u certain rarty have
lately discovered so many reasons TO laud.
This was tb, ctwhich took SO enormous
sums Of money from The pockets Of the
people, and this was the act which gave
ne government an exlfavagant action, and
forced iiin that direction.--Tho offence
against the princlDles Of economy consists
IN unnecessarily and wanlonIy taking
large suns Of money from the pockets of
ne people; thes OF ecessily compelling
the government to avoid the ru;uous policy
OF forever locking it up from the public, TO
get rid Of 1t ~ some way, either on OF jects
OF federal govcernmenf, or by distribution
among tie Siaies Ii was the admins
tralion Of Mr., Adams which created this
necessity; and BY bringing into the Trea-
sury, by anact u most outrageous oppres-
s'on, very large sum of money over aud
above It's wants, thus absolutely forced
The government TO get rid OF it in one of
The two ways mentioned; as no people
could telr the collection of large sum
u money, or the purpose iheiug boarded
by government. The real extravaganza
therefore, consists III raising the money,
and toriha, the administration Of Mr..
Adams stapds accountable to tie Amefi,
can people. On the other hand, what
were the principles Of President J cIson's
administration on this subject; the present
thiet Magistrate being one OF lis promi,
nent mefabets? Ia lis very first Mes
sage to Congress he urged reduction of
the duties, and at the session oflS3l, his
secretarys o! the Treasury brought for
ward proposition TO reduce the revenue
down to The expenditures Of the govern
men', and proposed fifteen millions Of dol.
lars as the amount of permanent exnenJi-
ture. This sum was scarcely hslflhe a.
mount that was at that time coming into
the Treasury under The act of Mr.. Adams's
II 'EiHisliatius;, LOW 81 much iauded by
the opposillon! When the policy and
comparative principles Of the two admins
tralons are coiirusted, lie, il never be for
gotten by the people, lha, General jack
son proposed TO reduce the annual receipts
ot the government from sum then excee-
ding thirty millions down TO fifteen mil
Hons Of dollars. Aad sho opposed this
reduction then pressed by the whole
weight OF the administration, which if it
could have taken effect, would have cut
up by the roots the extravaganza now
compl aimed OF? At the head oithe Amer
lean system plalanx, then stood the dsiin-
9ulshed gentlemen now spoken OF Us Il |
candidate for The next Presidency in OPP
position to the present Chief Magistrate
lie and his poll ical friends contested it
nch By inch, the friends of the admins
ration having succeeded in reducing ii at
hat time, some five OF six millions only.
HE subsequent movement Of the State OF
South Carolina, accustomed considerable
educ'ion Of the Tariff, though the amount
If revenue still continued greatly beyond
bat Proposed, as The permanent standard
II expenditure by President Jackson's
These facts speak vol
INES as 10 the principles Of economy of
he Two portions, and while they fix gen.
raj character OF extravaganza on tie par
y, and then mainly opposed to the late
nd present administrations, and stamp
hem as It's primary cause, the journals OF
congress prove them to have been in the
main, the particular agents through whose
nstrumeutality 50 much public money has
cen wasted.
Another most important proof, going to
now that the opposition falsely and er-
oneously attempt to hold the admnis'ra- ,
on expenditure ofthe government, is the
lct that annual estimates submitted by
le administration, have for years past
cen exceeded many millions by the up
roporions made by Congress! This is a
lost important fact in arriving at the {
nth in this controversy, and distinctly i
oinis to The political character Of the votes
! Congress, by whom much of this ex- g
avagance has hcen effected. d
! do moi hesitate TO affirm, and defy con- i
resting the truth of tho asser- +
lin on The Journals Of Congress, that the Y
OPPOSITION as body; without intending Z
include every individual belonging TO \
at party, from the commencement Of I
eneral .Jackson's administration to the Y
esent lime, have gone far bevond the |e
lends Of the administration, in voting p
csc large amounts for internal improve
eois, and other kindred objects of ex- t
which have so much contribu- \
d to swell the Government expenditures It