Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-12-17
Nssal Condition ofAe Cosnlrs.

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Inc President tells US, tand his statement is con
n''"eu ny the Report OF the Secretary Of the Treas
uty' the concluding part of which We publish this
mornings, that, alter paying the expenditure of the
present year which amounts to the enormous arcre-
cate OF FORTY MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
tm'iee tue amount expended by tho 'profligately
eA'ra'sgan' administration of Mr. Adams, which
the party now IN power promised 10 retreaeh, ,ftne
ue'f people would only place the purse in their
hdnus') theie VIII remain in the Treasury on the
LIST OF January next, only Se,765,as And yet. on
'h"' Jay the ioutlh insalmcn of the Surpus Reve-
nue. pledged TO The several States amounting TO near
ten millions OF dollars, becomes due This install
men'. Therefore. must be again postponed and it is
quite evident that unless the control of the public
affairs passes into other hands, who will bring back
the government to that republican economy from
which II has widely departed il ,eiH nerer be PAID
what with exirayagance on the hand. aud de
iacations on the ohet the revenues of the country
VIII scarcely be able to meet its expenditures until
there be- change both oil measures and Of men. Ii
is for the people TO say whether the time has not
come 10 make this change, judging BY the facts
spread before them in the Official expose of the
Chief Magistrate and his Executive officers and by
the events which are daily Transporting before their
eyes It's Tor them TO say whether they will per
petuate tins system of piodgaliy aud peeulaton.
by winch money is wasted aud putloned by ncon-
petent and dishonest agents. The very men now IN
power, be II recoeclcd, themselves demanded a
change oi rulers, upon this very ground eleven Yeas
ago. They pointed to the Treasury Reports by
which II VAS shown that the annual expenditures ay-
eraged about thirteen millio of dollars & elmorcd
lar " keuenchmeni." which they promised 10 effect
II the people would place them IN power. The ueo-
pie were alarmed by their clamorous outcrles and
transferred the purse-srings to their custody. Have
they redeemed their solemn aud often reiterated
pledge Let Their Treasury Reports answer. Out OF
their own mouths shall they be condemned. We
demand that they shall 6e ried by the test instituted
by themselves for the trial of their predecessors and
that they be acquitted or condemned by then own
exhibits. They are now before the country-whicl,
country you the people, ate--and OF YOU We ask
whether they be Guilty, or not Gully" If not
gully, then permit them To stay where they arc
but II they be guilty, we demand OF you that verdict
oil ishment from office, which, on a like occa-
sion and on like plea they required you to rende,
against ,heir predecessors-a verdict required alike
by their nnmberless and aggravated offences, and
by your abused confidence. your violated rights aud
yonr betrayed interests
There a,e Que or two other points in the Message
upon which we intended TO make few comments
but we have already occupied the space approp,ia-
ted 10 this subject TO day. We may probabl, IN our
next, conclude our remarks.