Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1839-02-14


For the Naval Ser.ice, Sl 9aO 7so mn
Army Bill, aprropris,ing
For the support ofihe Army, Sd 3aS 90 On
Indian Bill, approprating
For The current and contingent
expenses OF the Indian De-
ydrimcn', and Tor fulfilling
Iteaty s,ipulatiens with Tho
various Indian Tribes, 1854 260 On
Some of your readers NAV remember ~ 4,
al The opening OF the session, 1 en,ioayorcd
To call their attention Ia some of the dev ;c.s
Ny which the Administration and ",he par
" have attempted 10 shift from themselves
inc responsibility ior the extravaganza in
P"o'ic expenditures, and place il ,ron the
shoulders OF the Opposition. The President
IN ms message referred to the Annual Esti
mates at the different Departments. and r,o.
iessed great anxiety that the charges on The
ifeaSrry should not he Increased bevond
those estimates. The Secretary (Won,lhu.
ry,) IN his Report held the sam. tone. !
stated at the time, from KNOWLEDGE in nv
possession, that The estimates ,cere purposejy
MADE Too ioW. The A pproprial.on Bills prov.
the truth OF the assertion.
" hen The Northern Frontier Bin was
taken up, MIR Garland of Louisiana put the
question, 10 Cambreleng whe,her the amour,
TT, y '"'e" Wy ~ was inCiuVed III the 4 n
nua' Message; and tho Chancellor of The
HHGheGner was compelled TO admit il was
ho' here then is an item Of Gre hundred
thousand dollars recommended by The III.
nanci"i Organ of the President.
The President told us that enc considcr,.
ole appropriation beyond The estimates could
ne made without causing deficiency i. the
feaSury The responsibility of caus:np
a. "eii' iency Ia the Treasury To the sum Of
.jice hnndreG thousand dollars will be ,hrown
ny me Administration ON Congress, il the
appropriation ~ sanC,i0ned-The text their
aufoca'es VIII refer 10 are the President and
'he 'secretnry's recommendations ss con-
,a'heo IN The Message of the former, and the
Report "f the latter. This was the course
OF the Globe during the last recess. II pub.
ihhed series OF elaborate articles on The
su"Jsc' OF public expenditure ana hy con.
uaS'ing The profession and recommendation
oi me Executive officers, with the votes in
,ne iiousa, endearore1 TO prove that il was
,I''e'sSs ana not The Executive, tina; should
uc he'd accountable for the proliignte cx
,raVagance that has tracked the course of tho
last len years
Why was The amount necessary for IN.
protection Of the " estern frontier NOT ;ncln.
ded IN The estimates? The government knew
II "ou'd he required-but then il knew aiso
mat The Object was such one, as would gain
'2f lis appropriation general support, and the
responsibility oi ]: therefore was thrown de.
signedly upon Congress.
mr.. Garlhnd, of LA has pledged himself
'ha' ncioro these appropriation Hills arc
through The House, he " i'll show that there
are rev items that have no; been solicited Nv
heads oi Departments or their suborGi,a,es
MT. Meneiee put some searching Questions
10 camhreleng, in regard 10 other bills: and
again that person had TO confess the ammo.
Piid'ions they contained exceeded The annu
al estimates. Mr.. Alene!ee exposed with
i i, and spirit, the hagran. hypocrasy Of
me party" in these proceedings. II is an
insult TO the understanding of the Country.
10 suppose 'ha' these contemplate tricks oil
coed '"'
1t IS poor plot. The people will place
The responsibility for expenditures. "a here !,
o"sh! 10 rest; on those whotecommerdth them
:. and they are the fiden,ia friends and
financial agents Of The Executives.
None OF the bills have mentioned were
PASSED through :he committee. Ilwss found
IN deciding on certain question that there
vas no quorum present. The cniun,t,ec
iAaiaiore, was obliged TO rise, and :he House
afterwards Adjourned.
During the morning MIR. CambreIenr mo-
'ed 10 fec0mmii the Report, recently made
y 'he cotomitiee Of Ways and Means ON
lie State Of the Treasury, and the cxrendi.
I"fes Of government, Tor the purpose o! cor
se'"s nm Important error. Tie purpose
was !" s,fiHe out mis- statement in refer
s"ce 10 me course "f Mr.. iGvese,t, Of Yer
nun, distinguished member OF tho Indian
committee.
Mr.. Biddle, Of Pm gentleman Of the
greatest ability and of The most honofabls
and chivaliic character, made mn;ioo IN
enlarge The instructions 10 The Committee.
so as 10 require the correction of other errors
anu ms statements, in The Report. He SUP,
ported this proposition with a speech of re.
Inarka''c power.
MIR Pckins replied briefly, and was nro
ceed'ng with a high flown eulngy on the re-.
port, when The arrival Of The hour for going
20 The order Of The day was announced.
Haynes, Of Georgia, made his daily
'feyer' 10 The House 10 20 into COMMITTEE
81 The Whole on The Presidents Ejess,oe
'"t again, Tor the Jyiiethi,me, / believe, was
i refused
BENTON AND THE TARIFF.
Haprcning in The gallery Of the Senate,
he other day hen mir Beuion was eulo [
2zing General jackson for destroyinc the
arib' and a! The same time condcu,ninp
Air Clay and his friends, as he said. for their
high tariff notions, was induced ON tnv
return, 10 iecur 10 .lbe vote on The psssage
u The Tariff OF 1923, the most exceptipnabls
act, admitted on all hands, that has ever bcen
enacted, The act which Trough, into existence
The fiery IItue band of Nuliiiess: and sir
10 my utter establishment, find. po,witb
Standing The byPoct'ical cant OF Mr.. Ben.
Ion ard the other friends OF the admioislra
ION at Tins day, the vote at that day stood as