The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-05-16


FELI.OM-CITIZEaS :-On the g.
If March Issi. Dr, MsRsgemeEy. yoo'
representative in ale lasI consEsss. ad-
blessed you . sirealar letter. which /
psopose 10 sKsmin-. and | solicit your
eaad,d sHsnliSa whilst l ehdssEor %
sho~ Il.aa hs hss not given true ae-
canal Of he stewardship. This 10 =
matter Hkirh eOhcerns every msn IN the
tlislrlci, especially those whO hate prop
enE II stake AMI who mast expecl u
.ass should lie prevalence Of corrVpl
osciunss endangsr The good order Of go
c,e.-. LEI ne snireal you thea. 10 e.
IenI your calm consideration. In the
frsl place, the Doctor. By display oil
figures. whieh lie ihnughG would puzzle
you, whist he made an exhibition Of his
own learning. proves that IN December.
1850. he treasury Of the United States
all be totally bankrupt. Hear his own
words:
AT The meeting Of Congress in Dee.
lasl." says he. tie Secretary Of The TEea-
suEy reported The situation Of that depart
meat, AMI estimated The balance Of mo-
ney Iha, would remain in the treasury
on Ihe 1T dsy Of January lass. and ap-
plieable Ia the ssrEiee Of the year 1899.
- be ss,7G5.342 80. This sum. added
% the esumalei receipts from all sOure-
es during the year 1899. makes the sum
oil S3l. 5i5.3i3. 10 meet the current ex-
nsnd,ures Of the year 1899. The es,i-
mates OF the different Departments called
f,r during The wear 1889 weIe SCI. 6i5.-
Os9 95; add 10 This SUN The permanent
appropriations for srming The militia, in
crease Of iae navy. certain pensions, &c.
snOUniing to 50. s94 900. and you have
lae sun Of S3l .559. 0s9 95 as the ssIi-
mated expenditure Tor 1899. This would
leave a snail balance in the Treasury on
the 3I.l day Of December, 1892"
According 90 the abosesexIraet, the
expenditures for The present ear, 1899,
viii be So. $50 .os9 95. and The receipls
Will be 81. 545.342. which subiracisd
from the OUTLAWS a. stated. leaves si3,-
III 95 cents, shelving thai on The 3lss
Of December The government will be in
dsbl 10 the amount Of thirteen thousand
seven hundred and fory-seven dollars
and twenty-five esnIsI And still he has
IAs ASSURANCES % assert hat there will be
balance remaining in The treasury al
that Ilmsl Even Ss>uld there be .
L" small balance" as The Doctor calls IL.
Who. ] ask, brought the county TO the
owe Of bankruptcy Who reduced il to
tie necessity. at a period Of profound
peace. Ui borrOiriay money 10 pay i.s
expenses! Has any one but Mr. Van
Baree and his parry Of Office holders.
had control OF the Government Your
flgurIng representative asuIbu!es all this
u the banks. Blu, who took the public
funds ron tie place where they bad
been deposited BY Law and distributed
them ialo the iaaumera5le "psi banks
throughout the country Who but that
very patty that Dr.. Montgomery has
pledged himself To follow The Wings
Protested against Placing tie money in
these hundred lII.s fatosIie banks; H.
was however OF no avail. Blu, even these
cePoslls banks, the ghost Of whose de-
rejection So often dls;ur5s the slun5ers
81 The Doctor. can compare notes with
bis sub-lreasurers. The Secretary re.
ported 70 the last session Of Congress
laa. tie government had lost but about
million AID hall by the banks. when
between six az! len millions have been
eGsyzzled BY tie sgh-trea.ury Office
holders. SWARfW0U / stole nearly
- much as was lost by ALL the bank.
sae sIhl the DocIor, who processes 10
watch 30 slgi.sn;ly OEer your interests.
says nothing of this. All yes, he is We
" ready sEl wiling To trumpet the sins
vi The klnks, but is as mule as a mouse,
Whenever any one sllGdss TO the. corrupt
ed bsse teislcsions Of the sub-aeasury
sg'Bts. And Why is all this : Why
las he moi given YOU an account OF the
thousands u dollars Of the peoples mo.
rey liza, Price. Harris. GrslIoI and do
Zen oilers pvekeied and ran of With =
. i'1es he eel! this fsi.llTul exposition OF
tie slsi's VI The goyornmeni! Gan
tai man be a rusty sentinel over The
PsoP.ss rights who tells his constituents
every hing which his party has done
'i'4' may 10 right. but closes has lips to
Eaai iatT are DUNG tina, 10 wrong and
eSitup'! II is fact which Cannot be
deaiea. that il the amount Of public mo-
ney, enbezzled BY SssrtsouI alone, had
been divided between The states accord
ing 10 Their representation that N. Caro-
iihs woui4 have received enough TO have
'nel al hot current expenses for one
year, nearly Rs much Ias the annual re-
venue Vi Tie s.ste. Suppose this money
were Loaned cut al interest instead Of be-
ihg IN The purse Of this Van Buren,
s~iHaief' Il would bring. at 6 per cent.
clear P'ohl Of ninety thousand dollars
20 me g"'ernme'. moro than al the tar
said by The cllizens Of this STATE, lur The
snnasl expenses Of their official depart.
meats. When the Doctor talks SO feel