Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1839-05-23

We like to meet wit, the Republican; for
though there is not always fairness in his ar.
Iguments which ought to characterize an old
NullItier, yet he is free from that rabd rant
and worn out slang which mark the Wing
press proper of this country. We think we
can convince the respectable edior Of the Re.
publican that in this charge Of extra,agant APP
preparations and expenditures, he does the pre-
sent administration injustice. lie promises
that the federal government will expend thir-
Ity'slX millions this year, and on this presump-
ION, ne propounds his question in the rule off
three. Now admitting that the government
should spend thiry-six millions, when it isl
bankrupt" if he chooses, and the country isl
cursed with bloated paper currency, we think
1t would not require deep knowledge Of f. /
nance and state affairs to show, that iflhe Uni /
ted States, with one hundred millions Of specie /
and three hundred millions Of paper money, as
The circulating medium Of the country, spend
Ithfty-slX millions in twelve months, that the
expenditures would be greatly decreased ifIt
that currency was rendered sound by increas-
ing the specie one-third aud reducing he paper +
two-thirds. 1t must be admitted that the whole II
scope of the administration is to increase the Is
metallic basis, and as far as its power goes. to q
IdlScountonance the issue of bank paper money. [
We'll, sdliul arithmetician, as we have no J
doub our friend of the Republican is-lor like @
Yourselves, he has fageIized the boys in his !
youthful days for tripping in vulgar fractions G
might work out our position by question in f
the "double rule Of three Inverse" He NAV In
be little rusty in arithmetic at present, as he ci
has been more familiar lately with Wing al
tropes, and figures Of rhetoric, than with the lisa
various combinations Of the Arabic numerals Ith
But still we viii not Insult him by stating the La
question for him on the political slate; like an as
o.d warhorse al the tap Of the drum, all Mr.. TO
Norrls's glorious scholastic "reminiscences will Itb
Ne aroused by the reference. wi
But il there was any disposition to do Justice wi
0 the present administration, why does the pIe
sepubScan charge it with the expendurc-~or ell;
nth extravaganza in consequence OF the appro. sur
Of thirty millions for the present on,
ear! Mr., Norris ought to have known atIind
N millions OF that sum were appropriated in eve
e event Of war with England on the sub liza,
ct OF the boundary difficulty. This leaves wa,
lily twenty-siX millions for the expenses of r
e present year. IO,,
we are as much opposed as the Republican que
heaVy expenditures on the part Of the gov ord
hmeht' We would confne it to the very the
vest point, and Top off every office not ALSO He
= ,yo a1a1.t - 'lI wants VI tne country. exp
II we are satisfied that much Injustice has der
en- done 10 the present nstration--and Tho
many hIntentonnly-by charging them min
,is III t"e'' OK PeuSeS' beSdeS, thai
charge comes with an i'll grace from the lied
w. - 20 wen Known mat IN every Con will
"l' 'ii9 "u'ocateS ioF eX'raVagant Mar
preparations. The first session of the last v;,l
ngress, independent of what was appropra- mon
Tor the expenses Of 90, eminent, carry nr ,ho,
inc war win Florida, and prosecuting the Off
,at i rS,.y VI iI''o''',S inc INDIANS TO the eide
5St' mere were other subjects of expenditure, ,nI
me amount OF SIX millions, brought forward 1',s,
pressed by Wings, but which were rejected ~ ~
me unanlmliy Of the Republicans. YetlIio'''
Sc same Wings no doubt Joined in the bue l'"'',
cry against the administration for its ev- 80
,agance! % WIN
here arc nrto, apr
expenses oc 49, suns "i"ue between prop
ol A.. hT ''S present administration and that
10 eva,,,; u"'', Du' "heh the subject Is a ha
are rois,nIa '"e redera's Will ind that its
- ;ncrooao Nep: ooc'i mas oeen the enor- whc
ten vears tho P"to' money uaFlEg the edge
almost everv or,;oIo -. 'SI ~ p'o''e'on'' Apr
army and navy of the union. have been son ,
Dui'hS inc administration OF tiypc
younger Adams, -four, in any part of the anal,
stern country, could be purchased we be- ;s91ra
c, Tor three 10 four dollars barrel: now !, ,od
carly double that sum Pork, beef. salt, an,o'
,ob ocfIot H. ""9eS aSo' Tor every des- Mr..
c incroaso ' i,sen nearly IN proportion reply
eased expenditures from this source must -,
cry great, yet the Wings are not candid .lo 7
ign to make any allowance for it. Indeed. a'il'
IS point we have never seen pressed in e sno Il
mutation by the friends of the administra. ouch
; although 1t is one which long ago struck none
With considerable force. price
70 allowance is made by the Wings for the ana
increase IN the army and navy--called for. l. IN
Ugh 1t has been, by the united Wing vote "lor
ongress' The policy of removing the Jnd. No, /
ives, OIL The Mississippi necessarily nyol- allow
large appropriations, and the Florida war creas
no'hef source OF expenditure; but STRANGE utter
may seem, though these measures were prove
gFlaNen Tor the prosperity of the South. t'lori
nerh wings were found attempting TO pre- hood
&c G, the popularity of the party which plan States
'ne,l,; ana IS now executing them in good not
l. we have never been satisfied that anv u. 5.
sslty existed for the Exploring Expedition, and "
" increase in the navy, and we will not NOR il
~ inc administration against the EXPENSES very
Tcea Tor these oljecls--though they have the la
~, l"sorHe Wing measures. Let them and Istrati
niSS settle that point as they think pro. expen