Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1839-08-09
From the Nashville Banner.

The following extracts from the Address
of JOHN a. Mckinney. Esq. to the free.
men of the Second Congressional District,
in Tennessee, will serve to show what kind
of democracy is that which is now being
carried out by Mr.. Van Buren, and by his
Federal leaders, who caUthcmselves Demo.
crats:
"On the 3O'h day of September last. a,
a time when the government pretended to
be So poor, that it had to borrow money to
the amount Of millions or what is the same
thing 10 issue treasury notes bearing inter-
est to that amount, there was then in the
hands of agents of the government urac.
counted for. nearly THREE HUNDRED
WAGON LOADS, had It been in silver.
That this statement is true. appears from
Document No 9, furnished by the Govern
ment 10 Congress. at the commencement OF
the last session.
list. There was in the hands of the off
GERS and agents of the Quartermaster
Generals Department, and unaccoun,ed
for on the 3Oth day of September last,
eight hundred and twenty thousand nine
hundred and eighteen dollars.
Cd. On the same day there was in the
hands Of the agents of the Medical depart
ment unaccounted for. fifteen thousand
seven hundred and sixteen dollars.
81. On the same day there was in the
hands of the agents Of the Paymaster Gen,
erals Department unaccOunled for. eight
hundred n nd ion thn,-,,J 81 h,, 4
forty -four dollars. See Doc. No. 9, Mae. |
4th. On the same day there was in the
hands of the Commlssary General, and
unacconnied for, twenly.nlne thousand
seven hundred and twenty four dollars
LSee Doe. No. 2, p. l48
3. On the same day there remained in
the hunds oft the agents of the Engineering
Department unaccounted for, two millions
nlnety-tour thousand. eight hundred and
sixteen dollars See Doc. No. 9, p 1877.
On the same day there remained in
The hands of the agents of the Topogvaphi
cal Bureau, unaccountcd for, forty five
thonsacd nine hundred and sixteen dollars.
See Doc. No 9, p. 35l.
7. On the same day there remained in
the hands Of the agents of the Ordnance
Department, and unaccouned for, one
hundred and thirty. eight thousand eich,
hundred and sixty one dollars. [See Doc
No Q, p. 1896.
8. On The same day there remained IN
the hands Of the agents of Indian Affairs
and unaccounted for two millions fou,
! hundred and ninety one thousand four hun
dred and eighly"iour dollars. [Se Doc. No.
2, p sos.
Q. On the same day there remained ir
the hands of another set of agents attached
TO the Department of Indian Affairs, un,
accounted for. six MILLIONS five hundred
and slX'y-one dollars. See Doc. No. 9
page 507.
Thus you see. that while The Govern
ment was actually borrowing money, i
had IN the hands of It's agents, unaccoun, Q,
Tor, near fifteen millions Of dollars on the
2O'h September, 1888.
Or the before mentioned sums of none,
II is already asceflaincd that about eight,
thousand dollars had been lost to lbs poy
eminent, by the deialcation of two of III,
agents IN whose hands 1t was placed, an,
how much more of it has been lost, an,
will be lost. it is impossible to tell. bu
tina, much of it will be lost there can b.
no doubt.
The contingent expenses of the Hous,
OF Representatives, OF the last Congress
tor the year 1889, exclusive ofihe member
daily pay and mllenge.) amounted TO ,b
enormous sum Of TWO HUNDRED &
SEVENTY TWO THOUSAND DOL
LAkS. Some of the items of which,
an sure VIII greatly surprise you. On
item of THREE HUNDRED d SIXTY
EIGHT DOLLARS is for making pen
tor the members. Did you imagine feo,
citizens. hat you were sending members
that could not make their own pens, @
were too lazy TO do so' Did you imagin
that large sum of money was to be take
out of the public Treasury for making pen
for the members of Congress. when the
are furnished with pen knives at the pub