The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 183?-1840, 1839-08-02
From the Nashville Republican Banner.
,XTRAVAGANT EXPENDITURES.

ElA EXPENDITURES. +
The following extract from the Address
of JoHN A. MCKEENEY, ESQ. to the freeman
of the Second Congressional District, in
Tennessee, will serve to show what kind of
democracy IS that which is now being car
ried out by Mr.. Van Buren, (who opposed
Madison and the admission of Missouri; vo-
ted for free Negro suffrage to be extended
to all those who possessed $3.50 worth of
property, and against its extension to no
property white men, revolutionary patriots
though they might be; voted for all the tar
riffs; and for toll gates upon the Cumber-
land Road9 and his Federal leaders, whocaH
themselves Democrats.
"On the 30th day of September asst, at a
time when the government pretended to be
so poor, that It had 10 borrow money to the
amount Of millions; OF what is the same
thing to issue treasury notes bearing
interest to the amount there was then in
hands ofagentsof the government unaccoan-
ted for, 10 the amount Of near fifteen mill
lions of dollars, nearly THREE HUNDRED
WAGON LOADS, had it been in silver
That this statement is true, appears from
Document No 9. furnished by the Govern
ment to Congress, at the commencement
Of the last session.
lst. There was in the hands Of the off,
Gers and agents Of the Quartermaster Gen.
erals Department, and unaccounted for on
the 30th day of September last, eight hum
dred and twenty thousand nine hundred
and eighteen dollars.
End. On the same day there was in the
hands of the agents of the Medical depart
.ment unaccounted for, fifteen thousand Sc
ven hnndred and sixteen dollars.
Srd on fhe same day there was in the
lands 81 be agents of the Paymaster Gen.
ealsss Den tment unaccounted for, eight
hundred AM ten thousand, six hundred and
fcrty-four al ars. [See Doc. No. 2, p. 1921
4th. On same day, there was in the
hands of The Commissary General, and UNI
accounted fo twenty nine thousand seven
hundred and wentyfour dollars. See
Doc. No. 2, paee 14S.
s. On the safaes. day there remained In the
hands Of The agents 8 he Engineering De-
partment nnaccounted for two millions
ninety-four thousand, eight hundred and
sixteen dollars. SeO Doc. No. 2, p. 1877. ]
6. On the same Day there remained in
the hands Of the agent of the Typographical
Bureau unaccounted foF, forty-fVe thousand
nine hundred and 81 In dollars. (See Doc
No. 2, page 351.
2. On the same day, there remained in the
hands Of the agents Of - Ordance Depart
ment. and unaccounted Tor, one hundred
aud thirty-eight Thousand eight hundred
and sixty-one dollars, (See Doc. No. 2,
page S95
s. On the same day, there remained in
the hands Of the agents of Indian Affairs,
and unaccoan ted for, two millions four hum
dred and 81 one thousand four hundred
and eighty-log dollars. (See Doc. No. 2,
8. On same day there remained in
the handsof another set of agents attached
70 the Department of Indian Affairs, unac--
counlst for. six millions ave hundred and
fOrty-seven thousand i've hundred and six
to-one dollars. (See Doc. N 2, page 507.l
Thus You see, that while the Government
was actually borrowing money, 4 had in the
hands Gifts agents, 6naccounted for, near
fifteen millions of dollars on the 3Oth Sep
TENDER, 1888.
OF the beforementione sums o. money,
il IS already ascertained that about eighty
thousand dollars had been lost 90 the Gov
eminent. By the defalcation Of two az the
agents IA whose hands it was placed, and
how much more Of il had been lost, and viii
be lost, Il Is impossible to tell, but that
much oft win be lost there can be no doubf.
The contingent expenses Of the House
Of Reprssenta Lives Of The last Congress, for
ihe year 1889, Exclusive of the members
lly pay and milages amounted g lhs enor-
IS sum Of TWO HUNDRED AND 8
0TF-TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS.
51ns Of The items Of which, an ssufe, will
greatly surprise you. One item of THREE
HUNDRED AND Sl.zl,Y CHIT DOL
LARS IS lOrmaking peus for The members.