Madison Whig advocate. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1839-1841, 1839-05-25
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Exrraya-rfthe Party now IN TO" -

> the then son party . es-d.1
! their own faction at least cila f-ss -
profiicacv the expenditures q the
!, t,eneral 5r,u,e1t. The simple tacI
lof tine exiitures running Up IFoEi
Ielevan n cen millions IN four years
was deeuElI sufficient, such MAS a.
that time. seutitiveness o. me Pa3
lie mind trds even the appearance p
extravagain the National EXec2'lSe-
But not SOW. We find these exPen-
di,ures insing in a single year IN
der the adistrafion OF --re1rcneaiii,s'i ~
and refor from ssreEtesH 10 5r-s
zine miIlit and vet there are Poilli-
cal Ieade,eckless enough TO Justify
this enorrs increase and . t14is---l4
the peo9ls 10 the details 81 the eA-
pendituresThe times must indeed Dc
sadly ont .oint. when public sentiment
can be- mi into quiet on Su5lect OF
such vitaIportance 70 the well beng
iof the cow: but so II will Be-. unless
the real Tids Of reform look well -
the disseFation OF facts and docu-
+ ments in sort OF their cause
In rerato the increase Of the Pao-
/ lie expendres for the last iouF years
il IS 4 suit OF heartfelt c0agratuia-
ton that Heading Wings Of Iennes-
see are in rvay responsible % tl7 E<'e'-
+ pie for coumaacing, voting lor- or APP
/ proving suorod.gacy. Il IS a reaaarN-
able fact. bu-ht 10 our attention oF
Mr.. Watsohe other dav on the stump
that the w year (l536l after the
/ Wings I0Shc control Of the senate
and Judge hite was pros-rlo1- iro-l
I the Jackso ranks. these expenditure
ran up TO tufg-aiae millions 81 a1.lrrf
the exneiturcs Of the previous y-1r
being $4,000. The same YEAR
too. Hr. Y. Buren, was made Pres.-el-
by his professors GPp7iatEgeilt-
We areware il has been SAD rla-
the increa. was owing - other causes
than the aren't expenditure 81 the
General Overnment. But su-h Is nos
the cas-. The twcu-y-oue millions wer-
ABSOLUTELY disJurssI bv the Executive
DepartneIts. and IN the most eNtrava-
CANT appropriations, errlHsire taceorl---
10 the fetal report OF the Secretary o-
the T.asury,l OF the Post One au1
Trust mds. about which Sd much has
been sd of late on the stump
But leave Gen. Jackson's admin-s-
tration let Us look more closely = the
doings f the Executive now IN power
to the .retrenchment and reform OF
MartinVan Buren,. And here We have
a still lore remarkable contrast The
first ver's expenditures under Mr. Adj
ans ans Mr.. Clay amounted 10 S11.420--
400; th first year Of Mr. Van Blccn' 5
10 fbirty-2Hs EliLliga. elset
Iundreaand ffteea thousand, toszr klEHl-
red aadRiae d0IlarSt And this ezclEslrs
again, q the Indemnity or Trust funds
md the Post Office expenditure Gas
tenn alone. the Naval service amounted
o Sc, 852. O59. being more than one hall
he aggregate spent by Mr. Adams AM
Ir. CLAY. while the various items under
10 head of @Military Service. amount
d 10 the round sum of SI9.4I1-27f
The Civil List, which. like IN naval ser-
'ice, is an ordinary expenditure arEl.rElrs-
d to S5,524. 254. 50 that these Two eN-
amounted TO upwards Of twelve
Ia million more than the whole
um spent in Mr. Adams first year, ex-
lusivc of the army, fOrtI6cations- h1r-
,ors, roads, pensions, Indian affairs, NV
rs. Florida war, arsenals. arulorles- &c
Nor are the most common details Of
his heavy expenditure less remarkable
vhen cOntrasted with the year 1855
n the first place, we have an item OF
bout dle million Of dollars spent IN sup
r. II. r. -
" Washington: another item Of t3ree hEai-
ed thousand dollars in fitting ~ new
for the Cabinet officers % tine
President; another of three hundred tara
and dollars for greetings marble palace
It New York for ub-Treasurer Swart-
vOut and his successor Sub Treasurer
Ioyt; another Of niHefeea thGEyTa3 Gof-
ars for new furniture for Mr. Vaa BI-
en-. for Ottomaus. Sofas lounges.
centre Tables. Pier Tables. Rlcl Ma
logany Chairs, Gold Service. Sc Nc.-
mother Of tlrO hundred end eisis f51r-
and ddIars ''f0r the relief OF certain
,ubIic delaulters. Then we haze tle
'odiousr Internal Improvements bv die
feRsrGl Government, among which we
ind a single item Of siE kaHf~eE ttoE-
and d2l.Grs for the Cumberland Road
or the Dismal Swamp Canal $4,000,
or Roads and Canals IN Mr. Bea.oa-S
Missouri. S29. 500 for R1ais
nd Canals IN Indiana. Alabama. u.-hi-
an, Mississippi and Arkansas. SS60.0G0
but no. enc cent for --roads and cana.s-
n TENNESSEE.
These facts. astounding as thew are
re not more convincing as To- the re-E-
ess prod gality Of the AdmIurstrs-ien-
han the expenditures of Mr. Vaa BIZ
ems second year, 1855, which were "a.
orted and estimated BY the Secretary Of
he Treasury IN December last. a. rf7rtg
90 millions three hundred fEousanf DID
5rs- exclusive of the Post One. Tra=.
'unds and the redemptio1of S8.0o0-000
'reasHfv notes. This vast sum Gears
be relation to So. 100000 ID 1900
co. as compared with the second wear
{ Dir. Adams, and Is made Up ur pretty
luch such items as We have before n9ns
yer. The details NAV Be- adveresI ~
{ some future day.
We have presented the foreroinr fse-s
mainly from Official recoFds.l no. a.
ause they are new 10 our readers. b-l-
} put 10 rest the attempts thar are aaifv
sade not only IN lhlseOuaty. burtarourb-
nj the. Safe To Frffra- 4r.v---,