Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-03-30
COMMUNICATED.
APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES.

APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES.
To The Hon. JOHN Taietcrro:
Dear Sir-ln your address The Voters in The Con-
gressioual District which you have lately represented
and for which you again candidate, among other
things in speaking of the administration of Gen. Jack
son. you say ECONOMY in the Administration n.
other very popular topic of The party and that the Gag
gregate Expenditure under Gen. Jackson for year
Preached 10 $50 OO0O O0 and that the appropriation for
the present year is estimated at about S4D,000UO0 -
Some say, " that you Strict. Construconist,
you intended 10 embrace nothing but what the &C.
tua expenditures Of the General Government and that
every dollar is actually to be spent Others say, that
this not true; that these amounts embrace something
for the extinction of Indian titles 10 large tract coun.
try the annual pensions Of Revolutionary soldiers, &C.,
&c.
Some bets have already been made, and others much
talked of, from The assertion which has been made by
you. Will you be good as 10 have published
as convenient each item of expenditure, that this vexed
question "a question in which is involved your vera.
city, may be put TO rest, as very many of those you
have represented badly informed land myself of that
classy but nearly all have gotten Of your circulars
PRINCE WILLIAM.
~ We have scarcely time to look at the problem, 10
which "Prince William calls our attention-Mr. Ia
aferro is a cute candidate; and bis whole Circular
shows the adroitness of cunning tactican. There is
dependence 10 be placed upon his statemens-how
q man, " no processes 10 be States Right man,
prefer, as he evidently does, such Authoritarian
Henry Clay is enough 10 show what sort of politician
he is. Again if what another Correspondent reports be
true and what we had heard from very respectable
horily in another quarter, that Mr. T. had said, that If
reelected, and his Constituents wished it, ne would
vote for Bank Of the u States, what shall We think
of him What, vote for Bank, he States Right
man, believing it TO be unconsntonal-and thus vic.
late the Constitution and commit perjury?
In the passage quoted by our Correspondent. Mr. Ia
sfero uses the broad of appropriation very adroity
because he not explain any of its items. There is
heavy item of ten millions, which he calls appI0pr,a
ton which is scarcely likely 10 become an expenditure
1t is contingent appropriation made at The eve OF the
last session. and voted by both pares land we should
not be surprised by Mr. Taaferro himsef 10 meet the
contingency Of hostlities in Maine-Not word does
"cunnIng Little Isaac hint of this-We have now be-
fore US the official statement made by the Clerk of the
H. OF H. on The 18th inst, 10 pursuance OF law II en-
braces all the appropriations made by the last Congress-
specifying the amount and object Of each-By hasty
glance over these find the few following items alone
For defence of the U. s., in certain cases, against
invasion, $4,000, 600 90
For tho payment OF the Rcvolu onary and other
pensioners of the u. S. for 1882 24e9, Oe0 IS
For expenses Of Indian Department, embracing
rious ccssions OF land along with other items OO7
For preventing and suppressng Indian hos,,les
Here there 10 millions at least hich 90 10 swell
the appropriations Highland of which, 10 millions
are not kelv TO be used al all Strike off the various
other items which have been thrown in By the votes of
Congress- most Of them principally carried by the Wing
votes against the wishes Of the Executive You &C.
count very much for the augmentation which has taken
place in the Public Expenditures
After all said and done, however, The nominal appro.
prations do not run up high as the prolific magina
ton of Mr. Taliaferro estimates it, He says, the aPpro
pration is estimated ut about 30 mions-but Mr. Cur
land Clerk of The House of Representatives, puts down
from the laws actually before him, al only $50 sG ,42
rs.