Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-07-25
LHNCuBURG, auLy ~. 1879.
JUDGE W llITE.

The Richmond Enquirer few days ago, asked
a. Where is this fallen statesman now p We an
swer the enquiry, by referring Judge Whites abb,
speech al knoxville. GU the 4h inst in which, "lal-
leu though he be, lie nficts blows thai will be fell
by his adyesaries. Like the Roman Cato whom,
in nhexble integrity. he much resembles, lie
stands forth TO expose the corrupion
which exists in Washington, and to hold up It's
guilty agents 10 the rerroba,ion Of The American pco-
lie. We ask ,he attention of all dispass,ouate
uS<'' to the Judges speech--one portion of which
~Stves separate and more extended notice, as
nclusively Illustrative of the ptongacy of The Ad-
minstratlon and the hypoc,iIica baseness of the off
cal edito, at Washington.
II is known TO our readers that, whenever the
Administrator is reproaeh,d for the txtrasagan of
its expenditures, its friends invariably point us TO
sumo vague defamation of some of its leading men in
favor OF Relrenclmeni aud Economy-such. for ex-
ample, as Mr.. Cdmbrelene's Report, made al the
last session OF Congress,-and that they throw all
the censure upon Congress, and especially upon the
Wings, TO whom, although minority, aud conse-
quently powetess, the bad measures Of the govern
ment uniformly imputed When the people are
told that the expenditures last year amouutcd to
,hnty nine millions ol dollars, the Administration or
gans admit the fact but they say Tie appropriations
made by Congress, aud that the Hhig mem
bers of Congress voted for them--and tri-
umphautly pointed to the contrast between The ac-
tual appropriations and the Executive estimates; the
latter Of course being always some millions less
than the former. But We not told, ilat after
these Executive estimates are handed The il
tees OF Congress are perpetually besieged by the
different Secretaries for additional appropriations,
the ground that their estimates not large enough
40 cover their expenditures 1t cannot be doubted
that this is plan 10 impose upon the people, aud TO
keep up the delusive promise Of reform" 1t is,
all events. most bafeaoed piece Of hypocrisy and
fraud, of which honest would scorn to be guilty.
But What will be said of the manner in which Judge
White was treated in connection with of these
unofficial estimates and to which it the object of
this article mainly to refer The Judge states,
that, while he at the lead ofthe committee Of
a. ludian Affairs, Treaty with some Of tie Indians
ratified late in the SESSION, Which stipulated
payment OF one million two three hundred thou
" sand dollars. The Secretary Of Hdr sent 10 me, as
chairman OF tie committee IAN estimate ellie amount
" accessory toccm1 ly wM the treaty. and requested me
a. 10 hare sore APPROPRIATION bill amendei, as To
grant the sum required. With the consent Of the
- committee, computed Will TIE request, and thus
happening just The time that it d, sirabe with
.sshe Administration TO lessen ny reputation, the
a. first thing saw in the goselnn paper tie next
" morning alter Congress Adjourned, was attack
upon me and my committee J9r hGtine his ertrara-
giant appropriation made! Comment on tins
piece Of snpeilailvc basentss is unnecessary.
Ola similar character, however, ATE Tie attempts
uniformly made to screen the Executive from the
sequences of its extravaganza and to laslcn the fe-
proach upon Congress. Ii will almost invariably be
found that the sums of money voted by Congress
in conformity with the urgent appeals oil the Elk
ecutive departments, made either in their original es
imates at the commencement of the sessions, al
terwards when they pretend to discover, what they
a, first knew well enough, that their estimates
made too low a scale ! 1t is system OF humbug
and (raud-a deliberate attempt to deceive the peo-
ple whom they Lave first plnndered-and to throw
the responsibility Of their waseful extravaganza upon
Congressional strange to say, upon the minority in
Congress-who the time abused 10, their
factious opposition to Executive recommendations
But the people cannot always be deluded by empty
professions. They will discover the cheat which
has been praclised upon them-and terrible will be
their vengeance upon the men who have contributed
aught to blind them to the truth.