Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-03-23
ni.t.,on the, will dssppoint this expectations Of ihoss

brought arains, the present Administration of onr affairs,
by unscrupulous opponents but there are TWO subjects
which have already been much perverted. We uude 10
the increase Of Federal expenditures and to the denlca-
tons of public officers On these subjects wish to DO
distinctly understood and desire 10 gTeyou the fullest
Information We advocates for economy in our ex'
pendures The rigid accountability IN every &C.
par,ment of the Administrations and we have seen with
regret that the has greatly increased, anu lna e
other Is not sufficiently enforced But slight auehuon
to the facts will satisfy you that neither the pesen'
Administration, the Republican party, as parry
are responsible for these evils
ln respect to our expenditures some OF them are per
manent, and others occasional and extraordinary M
there should be q steady increase IN the oralhaiy .'
military and naval expenditures of the Government OF
country, (which has in short a periou uouoIe" ~"
number Of States in the Conederacy, eharseu 10 snn
8ry Of settlement 10 five time: us e@.e"' " i''0,
increased its population from less than ioui' 90
millions and xtpnded its post from GO 10 near
1875 900 miles, naturally TO be anticipated. IN ,nS
branch however we find heavy items hat ought not 70
be there, and which have been loeeo %
the sp,por,ers of the Administration in the sections OF
country peculiarly benefited For example, the aPPro-
pfiaons FOR pensions in the present year, amount to
SD GAL OOO and the number Of pensioners 10 2,0OO;
exceeding the whole pension list of $780, for revolution
ary and other services, three and half millions.
The estimates in 1885, for improving certain harbors
and the navigation Of certain creeks and rivers nmouns
TO l7l300O; whilst the expenditures in this branch,
which were unknown until 1926, amounted, in ley,
only to Sol5 600 Against these, the State fighs he'
publicans have always voted The legislative expenses
Tor Inc hrst len years OF tne 1oVefheh, ws'e
on an average ABOUT Sll ,o"o "bisi'h 1000 they WIZ
1928 000 and the late session. they said to exceed
by 80 per the amount Of any other short session oil
Congress This exravagant increase has PrinciPay &C
cured in the contingent expenses OF The two Houses oy
the printing o thousands OF documents IN many M
stances OF no use, and by furnishing members WIFI
books and not only those who are actually IN congress-
but others VINO nave not peen memoets lot many years
past. Inc Pnr'c VIII scarcely oeneVe' 'na! tels nus
hap ftupf nhe nj
oeeh Paid' or Inee remains u oe paul. vi '"o J VI I
nature, near S0oo,VVu we VIII REFER you W '"e Jo
OF congress TO ascertain oy whose means 'hese
are incurred but the mode OF passing 'heih IS o'ea W
tacaing such appropriations w Tue se"e'a' aPtup'
bull and refusing 10 separate 'ea so as 70 est tt CUES
ton ny far ana oirect vote An instance Oh luis hu
occurred the very iast Gay OF ,he ia'e SESSION" ,
In comparing olher feoerai VIZ" p tios
OF former years-as or instance OF io<9' "nen
Jackson came into olnce- VIII oe iouhu, that 'ee "e
many items included IN ie2 OF an occasional OF .e;h
Pofary chaiac'er, NOT 'hc!uoeu u" e o'e' Hr,,
whicn no Adh'ois'fd'onis Jusy emal W 80,
we VIII men'son one h,''om VI uc''a'e ro' ouPP'eSe
ana preventing nu'an noses, s'H "''i,o US f.t
oreo ehu rory t"ouSanu io Tue SUM, anu iot Tue eco
Ree treaty Reao'a' VI iuuaiS' a""u.'es N| S-o1''
oo-APproPhamons lot the fost once 'ol e"o'a
In any OH I'LL Iooo' an" noW only ho'hna P
OUT OF the Postages, S4'oV'ooo' P.oIco'' ~ ~. nc
ern frontier, 500 wv and nominal !etn IN lhe navy
appropriation DILL bene Inc transfer OF an uhe1pehuea
balance to The years lej9 and lcl0 81
ing in all TO Si7,OGo,OO0.'
These sums, as well us Inc o'eers oeiole niehoneu,
included in the appropr aons OF 1885, and help 10
constitute that aggregate OF 81 millions OF which we have
heard 80 much 1t The situation OF the country render.
ed them necessary, no blame can attach TO any one IL
otherwise all parties must share It, II may also IN con-
nexion win THIS SUBJECT be Observed mat the GnVerh
menl has been charged with more than SoouooCo re-
ceiVed under the french and Neapoh'an Feaues "hch
was paid over to our citizens entitled 10 receive II.
Several cealcatlons oil Federal ohcers lately brought
10 light have directed the public attention 10 that sub
Ject The most serious Of them occurred in the Custom
House al New York. and was noticed by the President
in his annual message. lie states that the was one
which impera,ively claimed the attention of Congress,
and furnished the strongest motive for the establish
ment OF more severe and secure system for The safe
keeping and disbursement of the public moneys, than
any That mad heretofore existed 1T seems proper al
all events he adds "that by an early enactment, SINH
lar 10 mat OF other countries the application OF pubic
money by an ofhcer OF Government 10 private uses,
ehoad De mace lelony, ana visited win severe ana
lgnomnioos punishment. Inc government, II must De
adn,ited, has been from It's commencement comparative
iy fortunate IN this respect But the appointing power
cannot always De weiladvsed IN It's selections, and the
experience OF every country has shewn that public OH
GERS are not al all times, proof against temptation In
pursuance OF his earnest recommendation, the finance
commtee OF the senate PREPARED with great care,
pm 10 guard n@alost the deaicaiions OF public ocers
provide more eHec,uahy against the PerPe'atIcn 6"
Ilaua ano s coneealmeh! oy new cnecHs upon 'ne OH
~ no W p9n''u ese v''al''ss VI .ne'. Puonc uesS
ono;,;s h i; U ,h l we a
nps,on h,vo ,on,,ouIsd 49,, a,sn.e ~. ~ ~,
seied mon We m;sht anoeaI 70 those 6c,s ,o shn,v
~ uPo "s'is aPpea' " nus . iacts' W Sii""
WI odisn ~ apPy aieieuy 10 .ns ev ana VINO
~ ,sr,w Tia, ,bs adfn,, nan.,, IS ,h
Governmen, needs reform we donh, moi. and I'm, n.y.
$3.50 dacat',an o.,a, NV a"u nav w
~ a''non 10 tnGse 10 Hen
sdm ;' M pEaS u h;s ley ,nps'a, n ma mus
,ens,, ,ho ;n,sr.ronoa IS EsSa,Oi VIZ, :"
ioon. 9Th, ~ rnI, h Lean 81 ~
,han in Ibose ,ybo b,.a hoe, obarad NTH ,h S,;;'
ration Of The Gove,nmen, W. tnow indeed ,l,,
there have been numerous defaunc officers nnder eve
~ Administrations and if The ,meunt of defaIca,ions
ed 10 The vnst amonni oc tho
LARGE aims The hands ofthe cnIIscn md
dsbursinp Officers which NO system Of nnc The pub
liz onevs can nreven,. IN tho ,dd,onsi rrnS IF off
within TINT oerod bsen carried to such