The North-Carolina standard., 1838-09-12
MIR. GRAHAM's LETTER.

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the election to expose its errors The task is by no
means pleasant one to US; but when we ma po-
liticans using the influence and implied credence
of station, to mslead the public mind, it becomes
our duty to apprize the people OF the facts.
The letter to which we allude was published IN
the Rutherfordton sGazette,'' and in the Raleigh
"Register," about aveek before the efecteomj ana
from its peculiar character ought not, in justice to
the administration and its friends, pass unnotlced
Mr.. GRAHAM is said to have formerly belonged
to that school of politicians in this State called mo-
derate Federalists; but since his association with
certain bank myrmidons, in Congress, it seems that
he has learnt to adopt their hecIorng style and to
taunt with insulting epithets all who happen to diff
fer with him.
That the letter in question was designed TO ope-
rate on the election of the whole State is apparent
from the fact, that newspaper was selected as the
channel of communication and not the ordinary
medium of a circular, his constituents; and that
an appeal is made the people of the 1cole State
to withdraw their support from the administration
The modestyofthis appeal is in entire keeping with
the whole tenor of the letter; which, to say the
least of it. shows that the author has no small share
ofseLEeSteen1. Weimagine the Phrenolog lists would
find that bump largely developed in the caput of the
legislator; much larger, perhaps than perception
and some other qualities required in his official sta
ton. His friends may, therefore, set his faults
down to nature-they are certainly not Of grace.
Mr. GRAHAM says the expenditures of the Gov
ernment, for the last year, have run up to thirty
nine millions. In this he has committed great er-
ror; if through Ignorance it speaks but little in ia
of his competency fill the station he occupies
if from design, and wish to mslead the public,
he is entitled to still less charity. Was he not a
ware, that least four five millions of the
amount which he sets down as expenditures, con-
sist of indem1nities, paid by foreign Governments
to the Government of the United States for
merchants, and of trust funds in the hands of the
Government belonging to certain Indian tribes, and
which required the passage of law before the own
ers of these funds could receive them? Was he not
aware that the Government of the United States
was not the owner of single dollar of this money,
and that consequently, it could not, without the
grossest perversion of terms, be included in the
Government expenditures?
Again: Was not Mr.. GRAHAM aware that four
millions four hundred and ninety-four thousand dol
lars, included in the appropriations oflast year.
to carry on the operations of the Post Office De-
partment? This appropriation was rendered ne
cessary by the passage of late law of Congress-
requiring the whole of the Post Office funds 10 be
paid into the Treasury. 1t formed no charge on
the ordinary revenue Of the Government, but was
simply law to restore to the Post Office Depart
ment, the funds which had arisen from it that De-
partment having, for years past, produced more
than sufficient amount, to sustain itself Until
very lately, the Post Office Department has had the
entire control OF its own resources, and they have
never formed any part of the appropriations made
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form of about nine millions; which Mr.. GRA-
HAM and his partizans would fan persuade the peo-
pie have been added to the Government expendi-
lures!
While Mr.. GRAHAM dwells with such patriotic
Indignation the extravaganza of the expendi-
lures of 1887, why does he tell his constituents
hat nearly one hundred thousand dollars of that
expenditure, is for the purchase of books to supply
members Of Congress, and to give profitable jobs to
GALES & SEAToN, and other opposition printers
and for which the opposition voted if entirely,
certainly as body? Mr.. GRAHAM himself must
nave voted for this appropriation unless he voted
against the general appropriation bill, of last year,
or was ABSENT as this large amount for books is {
contained in that bill.
1t is by no means unusual with opposition mem I
oers, when they wish to carry appropriation
o get it inserted, by an artful mannuvre, in some
important public bill and thus force the friends of
he bill to take all lose all and nine times out of
en-, these very men, who thus force on the Govern
nent such wasteful expenditures, are those who
lypocriticaly declaim against the administration t
or extravaganza! p
1t is by such means and such misrepresentation o
hat the opposition carry on the war against the Ii
administration. Will the people who have been n
Influenced by Mr.. GRAHAN's Letter. at the last cleo G.
ion inquire into the truth of the matter? Wetrust
hey will, and it is all we ask of them; feeling we'll
ssured that their honest indignation will prompt
hem to discard politicians, who would lead them O
nto error, to promote their own political designs. n
In our next, we shall show that Mr.. GRAHAM has O
one injustice the administration that part of +,
lis letter which relates to offices held by the citi
ems of North Carolina "
CANADA.
The fate of the Canadian State convicts, men
ioned the week before last, is decided. Three of =.