Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-08-06
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With high respect,
Your ohstien servant,
AMOS KENDALL.
Hos a. DrscAs"
Can i, be supposed ll,a, Judge White tad
rhs I-I,er' We wii! say lie then proceeds 10 lie
confederation Of The Expenditures OF The Government.
lie says:
~ hen Mr. Adams went ont Of ctfice, cur expcnd:
lures united only 10 from eise thirteen MIus
# d"llsrs per annum, and The whole pi-iy thrn Grind
out waste and rS,rayagancc-we must have rrtirhch-
men ard reform; and now We have, according 10 IN"
Message "f The President al Ia la; ses4,an Az expsn.
d!'ure Of Forty Millions Gi D. I!.a.s
The amount u money appropriated was lis'f,y
eight (nnl tny nnl:i"ns ten u which were oppF"pa:'
ed far The defence al the Nur asTn boundary, whlcH
question being settled leaves TIC YLnnd aamJcr las judy"
White must h,ms know only wtnry eight mliii"ms.
hut Of this his speech rays nothing lie does not coy
that srce -.S tho na"nas !aiay hiss become larger
! and II rnkes u,rre 10 support i.
He doe not tell Us The TACT that in ISIS "shsql M
d af4s OF %S g. g. ; mail s< 240 and in 1855
II hid increased 10 81 $50 OCg miles
He DOS not tell that in yea. under the Admins
tra;inn Of Mr. Adams The aggs gate value o"ur imports
and exports s95. 5 OGD-Gnd according 30 HE
estimates for The year ending September 1889 they Viii
! amount t. S3l4 ia goo
III does tell US rha, tonnage, both American
and Foreign entered from abr ad IN lc2c 0lc ca
and thai in 1887 il was > UCJ i23
lie doris not tell Us that MIR Adams weDt cut
Of Office the productions of the great Valley of The
Onio and Mississippi rivers transported to The New
Orleans market alone have increased gon
S25 coo GrN0
lie does tell us that since MIR. hdpmss adnnsra
sion 80 States and two Territories have been added 10
the Union.
tIr DOES tell that within the time have
tnpuished The Indian tile diiOns Of Of
iand. Inch have been added to oar Territory
tie does no, tel! us that appropriations are of two
kinds, ordinary and ezaordnary-o ordinary TO keep tie
wheels OF government IN motion and extraordinary tor
specific purposes
He DOES not I'LL US that Notwithstanding this vast in.
crease of the national family, the ordinary expenses
ot the Government has been just about lie same tor
the last ten years-and that might well set down
the money that vas appropriated TO pay the national
d. bt the account u e1aeoganee as that appropriated
for defence, for The removal d The Indians &C.
tie does not tell Us that Congress alone is responsible
for the expenditure Of the public money and lha, il the
President doris no, apply Gceodng 10 their appropria
lion he is liable TO nI eachmeEt.
He does not tell US that the printing given TO the
Conservative Wing Allen, by the Senate Last winter,
increased The printing expenses OF Tint greater
smounl than WIS that paid 10 bOM Houses during tue
sessions Of Grn Jackson $ term
| III does not tell that The "Hhr party 10 which
he says belongs have voted for all these appropriations
! that he calls esuaSagan,, without scarcely solitary
exception
He makes mention Of the facts, particulars ard
eIpanainns contained in the following synopsis Of the
appropriations by Corsrss or The present year. by
| rect and intelligent contemporary:
us, In the first place, the appropriations fnr 1890
amount. IN round numbers, Ia the u! $50 900 OuO.
o. this, the item oi 900 COG must BE- dfducted, winch
was Appropriated i'r lhe contingency of employing
so 900 volunteers for the Maine servrc- Tia. will not
be narded we may reduce the sni from % 10 =
millions
IA The Post Office, during Mr. htsmss admins
irarinn. separate department II collected ard
paid out It's money; but The law has since been
alter. d. and appropriation is annually made l'r
support, though not one dollar OF The appI"pn'IGn
IL ever paid by the Treasury. The Sum appropriate
This war; for This branch of the public service 81.
no OG0 his DEDUCTED from SIS GEO. CO. reduces
| the ordinary pxp' ndInres I" S23 100000
I'D But we have another deduction 10 makc-th"
sum nf 81 ESQ 600 tor The Fonds war - abor"
the expenses of HE regular r:nya measure Tor which
The Administration is not responsible 1hls dsducuon
reduces the ordinary expenss9 10 81 ,loOUJO Dd.
] there is more yet.
"4ih The policy Of rcmo"irg the Indians west o. the
MISSISSIPPI specially approved by Mr. Adams out
It's execution not attempted unt'l a'l me close OF
his term nf service AZ the expense "i t' neesufe ~
M, charg-obie 10 the prcgacy exaVaEance % Inc
Administration and part 81 the ordinary s1penci
lures OF the Government, the appropriations may with
great proprtty b. deducted ne s".nn' rs 20 w.
Which lpsspns the So mrlIona Gown Z" sly 80 o00
9Th Then cofo,s an appropriation " 500 700 o~.
lars for pensions which probably i've times much
as was paid during the odnrInrra,ion Of MIR hdsne;-
and as this for the support Of The Government
and The Administration 10 not responsible for it, it mus,
b. DEDUCTED matter OF course from ,hr IS ni,.pns
! The amount of the expenditures tor ihr support Of Ito
Government IS thus reduced II SIG, cS5 GOO.
10th Then comes The extraordinary appropriations
FOR The protection Of the Northern and Western from
and for military sd. incident 10 present re-
with he British ard Indians, which reduce Tie
&c millions down 10 Is 255 coo dollars
9Th The survey Of the coast, which - no part OF
The expense Of supporting ths Government, requires
appropriation 81 eco dollars. which, deducted from
TIE gr"ss reduces The 80 millions down 10 l6 lG5-
cU0 dollars.
"slh The public buildings make necessary the follow
ing appropriations: Tor the treasury building GtO
DOLLARS for the pust Office building, I50O00 dollars, for
The nr~ patent flee 80 600 dollars: for ja in Wash
ingion 80 coo doLsr; Tor the custom house Boston,
- 600 dollars These ar all proper items for DEDUCTION,
and reduce the 81 millions dow 10 Is COO dollars.
This sun.. we doubt not, might be reduced s lower,
bu. ws arc willing to please the Federal press by allow