The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1838-08-15
THE EXPENSES OF THE GOVERN
MENT.

unjustIhable appropriations, and the friends
of high taxes. In few days, we will be
able 10 present, from the journals, list OF
the votes of the Federal members of Con-
gress. proving that the majoIity Of their
ayes are to be found for all The extra ap-
preparations beyond the estimates, aud that
they voted for much more than they were
able TO carry into law.
The Federal,sts say the appropriations
Of the late session were thlry-eght millions;
we say they would have been tilty millions
if the Federalsts could have had their way,
aud prove it by hundreds OF bills aud mo-
tions for he expenditure Of money which
they brought in, and failed to pass. Wit
uess the tive million French spolIntion bill,
heretofore the nursing of MIR. Attorney
WEBSTER, but now brought forward III the
House Of Representatives, aud pushed AT
the late session by the whole power OF the
Federal party witness also the new harbor
bill for nearly a million; witness also the
heavy items which they put into the old
harbor bill, and which the Senate reduced;
witness, again, the enormous propositions
for printing aud purchasing books, merely
to reward partizan presses. The Repubii-
cans defeated many of the Federal schemes
for wasting the public money, and thereby
limited the appropriations of the lale session.
Of the sum appropriated, upwards OF four
aud half millions Is for the Post Othce,
aud adds not cent to the public expcndt-
ure auo:her great SUN Is Tor reusIOns, and
Constitutes no part of the G1Penses of the
Government, for 1t is a mere graluity, for
81. (,nyarnnnant M mn 90
ther in services or supplies. Upwards Of
four millions was consumed last year,
and al equal amount will be taken tins
wear. In the Clerks report, the pensions
are carried out a: 81 2,O5o 900, but the three
great acts of 1923, 1882, aud 1886, are not
Inclu 1ed, because they are permanent ap-
preparations! Then comes the Indian de-
partmeat, itself amounting to $lO,74O,OOO.
Iwo-lblrds OF this sum are for preventing
aud suppressing lndian hoslIliiles, a head
of expenditure which we will hope to see
stopped from Tins time, as the increase of
the army will superscde further recourse
To the more expensive mode of campaign
ing Ivy militia and volunteers. But ten
iullions aud three quarters arc the expens-
c. of the Indian Department this year and
OF this expenditure, the FederaliSls are the
main authors. For many years past the
Federalisls have taken the Indians under
their peculiar charge, especially the Chero-
KEGS, aud have endeayored 10 make poll,l-
cal questions out of every thing that con-
cerned them. their primary motive was to
cripple The Southern Republican States, by
keeping them eucumbered with an Indian
-.,,,,,,I,.rv IA,
excite IA fanatIcal spirit ~ the North against
The Government, as guilty of Indian oppres-
SION and their thlrd motive was to spend
as much money as possible, and then charge
IL upon the exiravagance OF the Admi"ls-
tration. The effect OF all these operations
has been to promote Indian wars, TO III
crease fifty fold the Gust of Indian treaties,
to prevent the Indians from removing, III
violation oftreaties, until compelled by :orce
or paid again 10 go. All this has been ac-
complished in the case of the Cherokees
The treaty gave them upwards OF five mil.
| lions and half of dollars; 10 this the Fed.
eral party (by whom Ross was put up to
make new claims for his party, as not con-
sentlng to the treaty. have fixed on the
Government the necessity OF adding near a
million and a quarter more AT the late ses'
sion, JOHN BELL reporting and the FEEDER
alss supporting the bill and the Federal
orators aud fanatics, by preventing the In
dians from rsm0uing, have causes a militia
and volunteer tUrce to be kept up for tive
years, at an expense Of three millions o,
dollars. The Cherokees are now a rich
community, nude SO by the millions which
the Federalists have compelled the Govern
ment to lavish upon them to escape, under
their encouragement, another bloody aud
expensive Indian war. Happily the Cher
okees are now gone, and the federsllst:
have lust one great means of forcing expen-
duures upon the Government
Ten millions aud three-quarters for the
Indian department is sn enormous sum
but tins Is the last year that any such sum
is to be seen. The necessary Indian ex-
penditures have been exceedingly heavy for
several years past, partly owing to Indian
wars, aud Tsr,ly to the just and wise policy
of freeing th, Southern States, Georgia, Al
ALBANIA, Mis- 'lssippi, Tennessee, lnJisns,
Illinois, Wisconsin, etc. from the encum-
brsnce of an Indian population. This wa.
debt OF justice due to those States. Gen.
JAoksoN hegan the great removal, Mr.. Van
BuAEN has huishedi it; aud throughout they
have had to encounter every obstruction
which the Federalisls could throw ia their
way. They have tried to defeat it they
have tried to overwhelm 1t with expense /;
aud now they endeavor to make the Adj
miuis'rslion odious for these very expenses.
We repeat, the Indian department costs
ten millions and three-quarters this year
ssd this is one of the srtrordganses charged
upon the Administration. lie, the Feder.