The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-03-23
MENDAcITY OR IGNORANCE OF THE
GLOBE.

MENDACITY OR IGNORANCE OF THE
GLOBE.
That we may not be charged with gar
bling, nor give the gerry Ueraeious editor Of the
Official organ loophole! through which 10
escape, we give the following, entire, from
that paper Of Wednesday.
"THs DrsrarBurios or the SURPLus.--Our read
ers will remember that, at the first session Of the
on the suggestion Of the Treasury, posponing the
payment TO The States of the fourth instalment Of the
surplus until the LIST Of January, 1889.
lnasinuch no law was passed at the recent ses-
payment Is now due and demanded by the States;
and the original appropriation being from any mo
neys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated,
we do not see bat that the Treasury mast In ODE
dience law make the distribution, or confess to
empty boxes."-N. Y. Amer.
Can any body read the above, and still believe 1t
came from one Of the Wing upstartsl from that
arstocracy which claims all the talent and iniel-
gence2
The most ignorant understand that no debt Is due
from the General Government to the States; on the
contrary, the States owe the General Government
over twenty EIGHT millions Of dollars.
Every one who has read the deposite law knows,
Also that the nations money proposed to be deliver
ed TO the States only to be deposited from sur
plus, and TO be called back when wanted The fourth
instalment was wanted before II was deposited, and
Of course has been kept by the General Government,
10 which II belonged, and this Is the whole case.
There Is not, and never was any appropriation 70
pay it, as the New York American pretends; for il
Is not, and never was, debt.
We ask the people to look at the audacity
Of the arrogant patrician, who conducts the
official organ Of Mr.. Van Buren,. He talks Of
'upstarts," "aristocracy," and that "the most
ignorant" would know better than to believe
in the statement made by the New York
American, that there ever was an "appropria-
hon made by Congress to pay over the 4th
instalment Of the surplus to the States.
"The most ignorant who looked at the
law, could not but have perceived that. there
was an appropriation" made by Congress,
to pay over to the States each and every in
stalment. What are the words Of the law!
They are as follows: Section ID. find be 1t
further enacted, That the money which shall
be in the Treasury of the United States on
the first day Of January, 1887, reserving the
sum of FIVE millions OF dollars, shall be deposit
ted with each Of the several States" SC. Who
that is sane, will contend, that this, was not
an appropriation, so far as directing what dis
position should be made Of the surplus, over
five millions Of dollars in the Treasury? 1t
was an appropriation to all intents and pur-
poses. 1t was so understood by the Presi-
dent; and the inability to comply with the
law, was the principal reason why he conven-
ed Congress at the extra session. That is
shown in his message at that session, wherein
he explained the reasons for converting It. He
said, Questions were also expected to arise
in the recess in respect to the October install,
ment of those deposites, requiring the inter-
position Of Congress-" At the extra session,
a law was passed postponing the payment Of
the fourth instalment till the LIST Of january,
1889. If there had not been an appro-
priation, surely there would not have been a
necessity for Legislation on the subject.
The States of New York ard Virginia,
through their respective legislatures, made a
disposition Of the whole Of the four install
ments, in anticipation Of their being paid, on
the strength Of the appropriation. As to what
any State may do in reference to the install
ment yet due, that is an affair between them
and the General Government, not ours. Our
only object is, to expose the "ignorant" cup
start" arstocrat," who is selected to con-
duct the official organ.