Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-07-28
From the New York Courier and Enquirer.
WHAT HAS BECOME OF THE MONEY?


When the searching speech Of Mr.. Bond first
appeared the Albany Argus undertook to despatch
it with n humorous paragraph OF halt-a-dozen
Understanding its readers that it was n long story
about a few ssextra scissors that had been Pur
chased for the department--and altogether mat
ter "of great cry and litlo wool" But people
were curious to know how d retrenching admins
tration could cxpend $lO,O0O,OO0 year over
and above the extravagant annual outlay OF MI.
Adams, IN Inc purchase extra scissors. 1t seem
ed to be enormous amount OF extra scissors
that this money would buy, an! people began to
look into Mr.. Bonds speech. The Argus found
that its ssextra scissors" would not answer; and
some weeks afterwards it felt the necessity OF cx-
planning the vast increase Of expenditure IN some
other way. 1t issued accordingly, four columns
and a half Of expia cation-tour columns and
half Of apology, telling how it happens that the
Generul and Mr. Van Buren, have expended SO
much moro than they promsed-but sui Lii"g
to make out essential point ~ their argument
that S35,OOO,OOO per annum IS smaller sum
than = l3, 900 900
Mr.. Siblev of the New York Delegation in Con-
gress and a man Of whom New York may justly
be proud, has explained this matter much more
satisfactorily than the Argus The story OF the
Argus in truth, reminds US for all the world, OF
Joe Surfaces explanation to Sir Peter Teazle,
when the screen fell and betrayed to the aston
shed husband the intrigues Of his sentimental
friend Joe gives the occasion what he calls
a "true account Of the whole matter, and Of
nrecisely the same cha is the "true account
Of the Argus, touching Government expenditures
"a stammering, suffering. blind and laundering
apology, without grat'n OF truth or an indefinite
quantity Of misrepresentation and mistake.
.sOf the more than S39,OOO,OOO,' said MIR.
SibIev, in a debate in tho House Of Representa-
tives on the Harbor B--"expendcdb by this Gov
eminent during the last wear, how much has come
to the dwellings Of the People? Where arc the
foot prints Of this mighty expenditure What
has become of the mosey? Sir, | will tell you
what has become Of the most Of it.. Buried in
the swamps Of Florida; gone into the pockets OF
favoritc contractors, at the rate OF forty dollars
cord for rewood sown, b. Dad cast, in driving from
their homes a few miserable Indians, at the point
of the bayonct, upon your Western frontier, there
to re-appcar, like dragons teeth, in harvest Of
armed men: gone to outfit, init, refit, and misit
foreign ambassadors who will not stay, and OK
ploring expeditions that do not sail; TO razc to
ruins splendid edificcs, and make experiments in
architecture that cannot stand alone; to add to
YOUR countless Of public domain more In
dian lands for the benefit Of spectators and land
companies under presumption laws: much Of IT
has gone into the pockets Of office holders; much
has been sponged up by the stipendiaries and
mercenaries Of power scattered through all the
highways and by-paths where booty may be Sc
cure1; and no small portion might be found. if it
could be overtaken, in the 'saicty-vaults" OF your
Gtwo-leggcd sub Treasures"
Every syllable Of this is emphatic truth. There
has been no great work Of permanent interest
and value encouraged, sustained by the present
or late administration. Their whole career has
been course Of lavish, squandering. profigaie
and useless disbursements. More than 5000
600 have been sunk in those most disgrsceful and
abomnable expeditions, the Indian death hunts in
Florida; where arms have met with every
disaster; where the flower Of our regular army, |
and hundreds Of citizen soldiers have been pre-
and where the American name has been sullied
with disgrace in the infamous treacherv Of Jessup
thut no time can ever wash away. The misera- |
bic i,bbng that has been carried on in Florida, I
he farming on, Of valuable contracts at enor- |
nous rates TO favoriie partzans; the prodigal and
wasteful expenditures that have grown out Of their
ois,ation approved, recommended and urged by
100000, without reference to the why's, where
fores and becauses Of the Argus and the Globe.
Challenge fron BritisA to American Boasmea-
The ST. Johns N. By Chronicle, Of the Ssh /
June. saws it is authorized to state that bet Of
$1,000 is ready to be ssaked, that boat shall |
Inc built and rowed by six British natives Of that
c;tv. against any other boat and equal numli
IF men that can be produced from any other P1rt |
Il The world This challenge it is said, is intea-
aed to meet the eyes OF the Whitehall boatmeo. |
Who it NAV be recollected, beat Captain Harris |
in his gig boat, . few years since, IT New Y0sk.
and from whom he loyal New Brunswickers have |
great desire ~ regain the Palm--Baltimoeef
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