The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 183?-1840, 1839-09-13
POLITICAL.
NASm SuS OohSOA "hAS'
PUBLIC EXPENDITURES.


An inquiry was put on foot few years
since TO ascertain the comparative expense
disappearing republican and monarchi-
cal government, but with what success we
do not now recollect, nor is il for any prac-
teal utility, since the superior advantages
of republican government to the people,
over all other forms, more than compensate
for any additional expense. But it is i'm.
portant to all times, and every where, that
public and private economy should prevail.
Especially is it important that our govern
ment should be administered with the stric-
test economy; for although the vast domains
now held by the general government in pub
lie lands, and the sales of which produce a
great revenue, and relieve the people from
much of the tax necessary to support the
government, it should be remembered that
this domain properly belongs to the people
Of all the States, and should, in the exercise
of a common justice, go to the several states
if not to the people of the several States
Besides, in the exercise of prudent fDrs-
sight the people should see to it that habits
ofextravagance do not growuF in the gov
eminent, that by and by, when the means
for gratifying it, now afforded BY the sales of
the public lands, shall be cut of, they may
be called upon to pay out Of their own poe
kets by direct tax, or the government go
on contracting national debt like that Of
England.
The jealousy of the people was greatly
aroused to this subject during the Admins
tration of Mr.. Adams, because for all the
expenditures Of the government, it required
about thirteen millions of douas per
annum. Ifthere was cause Of complain at
this sum, what shall be said to the forty mil
lions of dollars now required by reform,
economical, locofoco administration? III the |
people were alarmed and indignant at the |
former, with what feelings ought they to
consider the latter?
Let US take few facts to account for
this vast difference in the aggregate annual
of Adams and Van Buren,.
The patent Office under Mr.. Adams adj
employed four officers, with a
joint salary Of three thousand seven hundred
dollars. 1t now has twenty-five officers,
with salaries amounting to TWENTY-FIVE thou.
sand dollars. An increase Of more than
twenty-one thousand dollars.
Ia 1928, the revenue amounted TO twen-
ty-three million two hundred and Eve thou
sand Eve hundred and twenty.tEree dollars,
and its collection cost the government eight
hundred and eighty-nine thousand three
hundred and twenty-seven dollars. This
vas denounced as extravaganza but il
1927, the first year Of Nc. Van BuFen's adj
ninistration, the collection Of eleven mil.
ion one hundred and sixty-nine thousand /
.Wo hundred and ninety dollars, cost one
million four hundred and ninsty-seven thou-
and two hundred and seventy-ive dollars. j
Here is large increase in the expense oil I
collecting, though the revenue collected /
amounted only 10 about one half that Of 1927. /
The expenditure FOR internal improve ,
nents during the four years Of me-. Adams
administration, averaged four hundred and /
nd Eve thousand one hundred and seven |
lollars per annum. And the people were
old over and over again, that this sort oil
would ruin The country and .
make her bankrupt; and to put "a efectnal
top 20 i, the party was opposed q Internal II
BY the general g0vsFnment,
except ofa particular character, which must
necessarily Be limited.
But We see that ia 1888, The sum 81 one
million nine hundred and seventy thousand
three hundred and seventeen dollars was ap-
for that purpose. An increase,