Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1839-04-20
AppROpRlATIONs For 1899.

The opposition have heretofore endeayored to
dive Tie public into belief that the Democratic
Administration had become quite exuavagant car
! ring up the appropriations 10 aboveS40,0OU,L
Dol annun. The attempt had success for n while,
until was shown that Of these large amounts
about The one-hall were for occasional, couun-
,fa. and extraordinary objects, no way connect
,dvrh The expenses of the Government and |
Nat. dodacnng these, the cardinal feature o.! de-
moeracy, that Of economy, would be seen TO have |
been duy attended TO- SO it is Of The year
1890 The appropriations ale, IN round num-
bers, S3S,UC0, 90; but after the proper deduc-
Tons il will he seen that the expenses Of the go
Yernnent are considerably below the one half OF
iha, sum- The FIRST item to be deducted is $40
1000 for the coningent calling into service OF
dlty thousand men 10 repel, il necessary, the az
glessions of Great Britain. The second itemIs
e5l0U000 for the Post Office Department, not
one d'lIar of which is paid from the Federal
Treasury, but comes wholly from the Post Office
iIssc These two items reduce the thlrty-elght
to twenty three millions. Then come $780,
QOJ for the expenses Of the Florida var, over
aod above the expense Of the regular army
Then comes SLIGO, 900 dollars for the Indian
Department, The greater part Of which reIels to
he removal and subsistence Of the emigratlug In.
dams, and compensation for their property aud
lands. THIS makes three and bali millions
more, md reduces the expenses below twenty
Millions Then comes the pensions. which con-
saG'e no part OF the expenses Of the Govern
MeDi' bntae tratuites bestowed for past services,
real Or supposed. The appropriations Of the
AsI session Tor these, IRE two and half mill
ions but neatly as much more will have TO be
paa under permanent pension laws but as only
@o and hall millions are in the appropriation
"'is OF lais year, only thai sum will be counted,
Na ms VIII biIng down the expenses 10 eighteen
MI'ons' Then comes 100000 for the protec-
700 Of the Northern frontier, and S60,CoO for the
po'echon OF the Western lionlier and cor the
nesen frontier military road, 1924 00; all three
@ese oeRg extraordinary objects Of expend-
Ie' incident TO our relations with the British and
we Indians. They make $6300O0 Then
sOmes numerous heavy appropriations for public
Ou''alhgS, to wit: 100000 for the new Treasu-
sloU,OOO for the new Post Office, $4,000
~ Tue new Patent Office ; $4,000 for the new
y" N Washington city Sl50,O00 FOR the new
euNotl'house IN Boston. Deduct all these. and
~ naSe less than seventeen millions Coz the er.
fN''ta Of The Government Then comes $780,
e. lof me survey Of The coasts Of the United
'a'es, aud also the large sums for forilylng aud
''''"alhg The country aud the increase of the ma
Z, "cHcn Deing permanent objects lor the secu-
~ !" the country, have no more TO do with the
Aleusts OF the Government than the fencing
auu Improving plantation has 10 do with the per-
1O'a' expenses Of family. Make these fair de-
11'"ohs' and others which might be named, and
~ ~ expenses of the Government for the year
'0OS' Will be found TO be on the stricles scale Of
s110ofny and such as 10 invite and defy the at
'e x, Of the Opposition.
ne a. 'hentc list Of eyeiy class Of expendi
a'1' vas published in the Globe Of March ~
Az We would suggest 10 our Democratic friend.
,u'gughoui the Union that they should CAREFUL,
~" y over and then lay by the paper for nturt
s'e'eace' to be ready for the Federalists if they
'1au'o attempt again to deceive the people abou
'AiaSagant appropriations, as they did last year
Globe.
nAtRIED.--0n the 27th inst. by the Rev
~ I'bson Mr.. Hiram Dill, aged Ia, to Mis-
sIna'garet Inn Langley aged 10, both OF Green
me district, South Carolina.
us attal has put the mischief 10 the heads o
IN our der'is. Tbs youngest who IS about l:
Ears old. has since commenced chewing to
a1oo' and put straps to his pants; the elder
s9'u' To- has got entirely above bis business, an
ii,'aa much Of his time III making calcua
''a' about the expenses Of Housekeeping.
.4ugusta Mirror.
l. ID 'A- Massachusetts Legislature a blA ha
,gH reported 10 abolish imprisonment for debt