The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-10-17

The Government 10 might be diiiieuk 70
ascertain; but IL 10 worth while 10 hoOk
Al the large Sums that are set daun un-
der these deceptive and disguised dssig-
nations. We will take the SeeTelarys
report Of The expenditure OF the hEsi
nine months Of 1888:
Additional compensation 10 COZ
leeIQrs. S5s.4OA
DebrnIurss and other charges. 3ls.lsl
Expenses Incidental 10 Treasu.
~ Notes. l0.66l
Miscellaneous. 1857
corlingeEi Of foreign MISSIONS. il.272
QuaIieTmasier's inrldenials. 7l.7O2
Purchasing Department. i3s.O2i
Army contingencies, 1877
SuPpressirg Indian hnsiihiies. G94.223
Forage Eor Dragons. &c. &c. 209. $40
Freight OF transportation lnio
Florida. 20a.4ia
Wagons and carts. sa.226
Transportation Of supplies. 26s.0I2
ditto OF volunteers. 0I,675
Hire cf mechanics. 1884
Pay Of volunteers. 9G7.265
Miscellaneous and contingent. 457.2s9
ages, I.Oi4.53I
Pay Of The Army. 95l.s29
Transportation Of oaieeTs' bag
gage. 40.5f7
Transportation Of the army. lss 500
POls,Isr and ether materials for
cartridges. 3l.95O
Here j. fair sPeeinen Of The manner
in which the pBoiic accounts are render
ed by Mr.. Secretary Woodbury.; with
the view Of mysiifying The People in res.
Pect to extraordinary" expenditures
Here we have = million set do~n IN The
general account of suppIessing Indian
ho,tili'ies. This 10 al The information
we have on this head. How This sum
was expended does mt appear. l. could
no. have been in paying TIE army, OF
volunteers. or transportation. or forage.
or subsistence. or hire Of mechanics. or
powder-for We have The separate items
Of these accounts given bs. OIher &C.
counts given Us in delsA, Jown \, SUNS
a. small as $40 for The more perfect de.
fence of The frontier" and sI20I ior the
" road from Fort Tnwsoa ~ Tire northern
boundary OF Louisiana" Why this sf.
fecialion Of lninuIeness in some psriieu
lars. and this gross Jumping Of secounts
IN the Transactions most liable 10 abuse :
Why eel down "powder" 81. 000-for
''relief Of Charles Blake sls0"--tor "fix.
lures sl03"-wiIh hundreds of specIf.
cations equally minute. and insult the
people IN The same document with such
items as s9ai 223 for suppressing hosli-
lI,ies-si67, $50 for miscellaneous and
contingent land sl.0i4 SCI Tor protest.
ed drafts and arresrsgssl
And will the people be satisfied wilh
the information TIA. these are I'll .exlra.
ordinary" expenditures! II 10 for This
very reason Iha. they require explanation.
In our ordinary expenditures we are in
the habit Of being furnished with the de-.
tails, The Items, the vouchers. down 10
'he smalles, sums. Hut in our "ex,raor
binary" disbursements. We are 10 rest
con,ent wiIh the mere designation Of ''ex.
iraonl'nsry." and pa,riouesIIy depense
ui'li any examination uf thc parliculsrss
This is the doctrine of the theoretical
Democrats, and the imaginative chan.
Pions 81 the largest liberty"
We d0 not rouceiTc that the public
mind will be satisfied with The explana-
lion given by Loco FOcoism Of the mon.
sirous augmentation VI our expenditures.
No one can deny iha, the estimate Of MIR.
WnOdbuty. of the $4,000, 900 a year. -
abuRdanily ample for The most liberal
and generous system ol administration /;
and that ahy excess of expenditure must
be owing 10 q PFoaIga.e want al econ
omy. and TO the bribery and corruption
which haze nov hecome an established
and ORDINARY" charge upon tho iIressu-
ry. lf any man believes thai our sxPen-
ditures could have hsen so dispropprIIon-
aIely augmented. without crlminaliiy in
our public officers. he musl have more
charity and marc creduliIy Than fall TO
the common lat Of humanity,
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