Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-08-03
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EXPENSES OF THE GOVERNMENT, AND THE
NEW pUhLiC DEBT.


NEW PUBLIC DEBT.
These have been fruitful heads "t attack and exagge-
ration with the FrLea members of Congress during The
late session, especially with that part Of them which
stands in relation OF attorneys TO that British institution,
miscailed the Bank OF The United States From Mr. At.
tuIney Clay, in the Senate down 10 Mr. Attorney Bond,
the House of Representatives. systematic, perveIt
Cd exaggerated, and faSrd account OF the public
pend,urss and Of the public debt it is called,
has been for the purpose OF charging the
Republican Administrations Of General Jackson and MIR
Van Buren, the office OF ,casfu' and protig0te ezptn.
GuareS of tie pubtc noatys" Mr.. Attorney Bond has
received his exposures from the hand Of Doctor Dun.
can; and certainly The false pleading of retained law
yer never more fully and triumphant exposed than
in that mastery speech Mr.. Clay received repeated
corrections in the Senate; ard the table of rsnqes,
Appropriations, and eIreHdiursS, eiM The items Of
erase made by the Secretary OF the Treasury, and
printed by the order o the Senate. presents full of
The subject from 1879 10 lc37 inclusive, and shows how
the increase has occurred and fully vndcaes the Re.
publican Administrations from every shade of ceusure.
Two thousand extra copies o.! that paper ordered
be printed by the Senate; aud The friends of Republic.
c0n;sm will find IN AM pie materials for the vndca"n
Of The Republican Administration Intending to avaI!
ourselves U this document IN future, We have recourse
for the present from the circular letter Of
the Hon. Mr. Miller of Missouri 10 his constituents, in
which both these hpadsiat Of waselul extravaganza,
and the public debt Of twenty mI!luns Of dollars
briefly, luciGly and most satisfactorily treated
Ore of the main SUBJECTS VI attack upon the Re pub.
lican Administrations vi General jackson and MIR Van
Buren, is the trrGrGr0Rcc Of their Expenditures IS
called and the caSe Of the public money; and in con.
sequence of such extravaganza and waste the conrac
ton Of puLe debi. of twenty millions Of dollars.
Never has public cftdulty been taxed believe i'm.
probabilities and absuides, in the statements and
speeches which have been made by the Opposition 10
sustain these charges against the Administration. Avail
ing themselves oi the gross amount Of sppropraliuns
without showing The items whit Compose the amount
they c0ntrive to deceive the people q distance. those
who hive detailed Information, into The be
lIp of he mast ln rrnrs MT onlv tho
cessary and Indispensable expenditures account OF
Indian wars extinction Of Indian titles removal Of Ia
dams erection of or.caIicnS increase Of the navy
senals in States Dc, DC included under the mead o
extravaganza, bot even The nd-mEes obtained by &c
neral Jackson from foreign nations, likewise in
cnded under the head and presented the people
rs scandaous waste OF public money. Thus The 81.
2l Goo obtained from France and Naples, the SG54 OnC
o5iulned from Denmark and the 100000 obtained
from Spain and pal,! out to the claimants BY the Go
vernment all included in lis extravagant and prnf
gate expenditures, they called, although il
much clear gain TO the country, and only included
among the appropriations because The money had beef
received by tie Government and could moi be drawn
from the Treasury fox the owners of it, except by vir.
tue OF appropriation laws. Again. the ST 3g5 600 re.
crived in ust for the Chckasaw Indians on the sale
OF their lands III lS356. and the sum Of 81 200 600
received in the for the same Indians in lse
-, and then INFESTED for their advantage and also nu
sums received in trust for other Indians and
afterwards INFESTED for their benefit these sums are all
cause, having been received by the Government they
could only be invested by virtue of appropriation
therefore appear in the list Of appropriations although
in reality, having nothing to DO with the expenditures
OF the Government. Again; the Si75 900 paid out of
the Treasury merchants for drawback Of duties last
year, which merchants did pay their bonds for du
ties. but obtained delay both from Ike Administration
and Congress; this large sum paid BY the Govern.
ment for drawback of duties. TO those from whom du-
ties imports due this also is included under the
head Of prohigate expenditure, for which this Admins.
tra,ion is to be abused and viied Here IRE near ten
mllnns of dollars at once accounted for UPWARDS of
one half OF which was clear gam obtained from 70.
reign countries and paid citizens for
large portion of the remainder was trust fund for
Indians which. though included in the appropria lions
had nothing do with The expenditures OF the Govern.
ment; and the remaining part being nearly half mil.
lion, mnch money raised by the Government and
paid to merchants for drawbacks instead Of being re.
ceIved from them for the duties IL insult to the
people try and deceive them this manner II i. an
insult to them for they have access 10 the detailed
items of expenditure they able detect the i'm
position that is piacsed upon them, and thus are made
TO believe what is not true.
Having detected and exposed these items which.
though included in the appropriations, fact part
of the expenditures Of the Government, now come to
the actual expenditures, and will show that great i'm.
position practisPd upon the public understanding by
presenting gross amounts, without showing The heads
OF items OF the expenditures Thus under the char ge
Of profgae expenditure Of the public money, is in.
euded all the expenditures for suppiessng prevent.
ing Indian hostiltss during the Administrations Of &c.
neral Jackson and Mr.. Van Buren,. The Black Hawk
war, the Florida war, the Creek ou,rages in Alabama
and Georgia 1896; the Cherokee difficulties, which
together, have cost the country 900, all these
included under the head of progale expendure
if the Administration and lis friends had consumed that
amount Of the public money their private aud personal
expenses instead of The national defence.
The extinction Of Indian titles is another large item
Of expedure, necessarily incurred FOR the good Of The
States, justly charged upon The Administration.
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Here the extinction Of the Cherokee title alone
sbou, Ave and half millions Of dollars BY treaty,