Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1838-12-20
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FePofl ~ ias Secreiary IF the Ireasury
he annual rerort oil The Head OF the t'i>
nshccs OF ihe Government is inserted in part
~ Tie I'ai'e! OF 4" DAY the remainder " III!
be given On Monday
C have, ON UiGIe than one occasion had
Id u"!'ioie ihe iA,t, that TIE cu,npicalr, s.
Hsnci"! concerns oi sl.e country, uf So much
tnieIes, 10 the ~ hole I.enple, are confded to
!ae hanas al o;.a WHO, il capable Of un;,er,
stan"ing then himself, is not masscr of C.
n"pgh good English to make them inie!iiyi-
hio I" others. Last year, members Of Cons
ereSs s9udhblesl several weeks about the re-
sui oi .hr: Ho"dbnry's addition and sub
traction HE Secretary gent in an eXp plan
atory report sill no tw gentlemen could
agree as TO It's Imp"It, aud only one, we be-
i'eye, AIR. }. w. Jones) pIuiessed clearly
ANA iul!y comprehend the great Gn.ncier.
A"c he "aS enabled 10 obtain that singular
e""u N' tune by happy knack of Jumping
10 c"hctusinHs. lie squared The Secretary .
accounts ny throwing uui, as ell as we re-
collect, some two VI three millions Us sur.
Plusage.
The report now bcfure US, though mucl,
involved ih its figures aud phraseoiogy, is
'ess confused Than come Of lis predecessors
an" ~ many important particulars is intel
iIsi5ie iothe simplest comprehension. we
=
nry is IN sifaiiencd cundi,ion"--ihal
The expenditures of The Government are OF
'he most eAiravagan, aud dnli Republican
Sharacief--and that there is very little pros
Psct "i amendment in future. The Secreia-
" gives Tie receipts Tor The year, Easter
tanned and estimated" al Thirty eight mil,
i'o's, and The expenditures for The Sd me time
al forty These laIier, he has The candour
10 ini"f!n US, are estimated ny himself al u
million and bali less Than by the "orher
EePdi tnenis." According To t.ais most mo-
urraiu estimate, The available balance in The
treasury, on The Isl Of January neIi, " i'll
be only two and a half millions II the es,
nneic OF ihe "olher DepaI lments" be accu
rae there will remain DOLLY one million.
pom this one, or two aud half millions, rs
t',e case may be, there ~ III be demsnds due
on The Isl of January 10 The amount Of Sc.
.enteen millions, TO Wit: Treasury nn,e.
eisht millions, and money 10 be deposi,ed
WITH Tie STATES, niue millions
iGe secretary estimates the receipts oi
1857 at twenty eight and half millions
which, added 10 The two and d hall on hand
viii make available Tor next year thirty one
millions.
The expenditures for the same period in
c,udihg The redemption OF eight millions o
feasuty notes, are eslitpJcd 81 thirty mil
'""s-'eaNIDg an estimated balance on the
Isl 81 JANUARY, 1910, Of ore million. Thi.
IS close calcuIaliop. But wben i, is recol.
!Fcied that Mr. W oodbury's estimate for
The current year fell ten millions below tbs
sexual expenditures, bu, lit,ie consequence
vii he given 10 his estimates Judging
rom 'he past, we may safely anticipate that
me expenses IS i'll exceed the eslimaics--,bat
zs'o'ernmenl viii squander a.! The none
can lay II bahds on, probably ask for sno.
'ner issue oi Treasury n0ies, ard in sddi-
-Ion' refuse to pay the States The nine mil.
lions DOW justly due.
II will be seen that Mr. Woodbury. speak.
q The y millions deposited with the States,