Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1839-06-08

sand VoluaieerA 10 reptl. Il neeesarv. ths argres
sloaa q 9real Britain upln lhs territory @. Maine
The second is IS lo10o0 Or he Past0liice Dtpsu-
meni, nos enc Dollar Of which is paid from lhe Geo.
--ai treasury, that Department enlfeis supporting
i,ss. Prar 70 TIE act-passrd lev ycais ago I
th'ak "a lsj6--Fe1TganiziHg the Posio'5-e Dcptrt-
meal, 4 ulauaEed 10 own funds, which are now
b-aarh, ntl tie Treasury, AMI re-apprupuliel flr
rs nss constituting thus hlt a nominal charge upon
tie tiorefnmeutf Yet these Wing deciaimsrs unl-
firmly facade us sun ia The expenses Of the Gov
.rameat jusi as they did The ofegn ndcmnities, ant
erea lbs iuHleHse amount deposited with lhe States
These two items sinne, al once. reduce tie thir-
weight % tweniy-ihrce millions. Thtn comes
81 $4,000 fsr the expenses Of the FLORIDA war.
over AMI above the cost Of the regular army, Which
ias itself been Hea ry doubles % meet ~ sting CT,
eumEaacss with the genera appreciation Of al par
les and af the people. is this must b. added
81 ,765.0lO Gar the Indian Department, the greater
uarl IL which is Tor the removal and Subsistence Of
laliaas AMI elmpenab0a Cor their lands AL pro-
pcgty. These make three ami hall millions uore,
and reduce tie cxpeasts below twenty millions.
Then c,me the pensions which certainly make ~
nart Of the erpSHses Of the Government. bot are
cra,uilies OF compensation iar services real or sup
nlsed The appropriations of the asst session iof
these, which were Supported by tic Opposition al
most eR piasse, are two and halt millions, bui
nearly as much mare wal haye 10 be paid under per-
mancui pension laws; however as but two AMI a
half millions are IN The appropriation bills Of this
wear, nny that sun vii be counted; aud thn vii
bring dawn the expenses to eighteen mAions Then
comes $4,000 cor the protection Of the Northern
foulier, $4,000 for the protection Of the Western
lfotef. aul log the western frontier military road
80 900, al thtce Of these being extraordinary oh
ecis Of expenditure incident 10 our new rclau0ni
with the British and Indians They make togelhc
S63e,001 Then come numerous heavy appropna
iinns ior public buildings, impsraliyely demanded b.
The urgent erlgencies OF the service, viz 800 00l
for the new Treasury; slS00Ge for the new Post
office $4,000 for the new Patehl office $50 00(
f,r tie new Jail in Washington city sl500oO 70
the new Custnm-huuse in New York $4,000 fl
tic ncw Caitom-house 10 Boston, all which hav,
been recommended, proposed, or pascd, as prope
and Indispensable. By both political parties. De
duriai these extraordinary disbursements, and yot
have huhcr reduction Of the actual, regular OK
penscs ui the Government, 10 eU than seventeen
inilhnna Then We have 100000 Cor the survey .
coasts Of tic United States and also the large sums
ior foHtfsue anf defending the country, and for tho
> increase Of the navy, appropriated not by parts
va'es, AMI which, being permanent OBJECTS for The
defence and security Of the country have no more
10 10 with the expenses al the Government, as j
has been observed, ethan the icnclng and improving
tho farmers family" Make these lar deductions
anl others which might be named and the expens
"a Of The Government &c the year 1889 will prove
10 hc on the strciest sale OF economy aud such as
70 invite and DEFY the atlacksaf the Opposition
lhayc thus submitted few figures and facts, dc.
rived from, varion, authentic sources, such AZ
speeches reports Official statements, &c which have
hecn scruiinixcl with no little labor, and which may
serve as an answer 70 the reiterated allegations o
the Federal declaimrrS on the subject Of the extra
eagance Of the presen, Democratic Administration
Asmy aim has been 10 give you facts and not phrSs
es have sometimes adopted the very words Of my
authorities, when have thought their notions were
clearly conveyed. Upon reading these statements
Tor tie accuracy 81 which ! pledge myself did YOU
npl feel rraprcssble scorn and contempt Tor the ms
cradle hypocrisy of these professors Of economy
who have combined 10 Cypress your industry. bank
raps your eychcqner, and squander untold millions
81 your treasure upon every wild, extravaganza IN,
profitable, md unconstitutional ohcetl VIII you
suffer them 10 charge their monstrous and manifold
iranssressions upon that Republican Administrators
which has been compelled session after session, alb
Soinicly 70 Gglt oil the cxleayigant appropriation
With witch Federalism sought 10 cypress u, as tht
Human iuatdea was crushed to death by the ata
gifts which were east upon her No; you will Tel
thesc Inen 10 come with clean hands into the forum
You wil tell them that Il dnrs not become them II
affect Indignation at offences which themselves have
committed 10 ten-fold degree that the reasons 10
which they claim yonr support are the strongest ar
Gamrn,s against themselves; that Federalism tho
IN the mliley garb Of Conservative Whgeiy, Il III,
las, refuge 10 which you will fly from the alleged
extravaganza. which is 81 hyp1criticaly paraded be
loFc your eyes. SourHHoS
I'm Mr. Adams term, neither this nor the appro
pfiatlon for tho Patent Office ,yns inrludrd IN ,b,
list OF Government expenditures.