, 1840-04-04

being given in favourof the measure. Now
it is a fact, that at the last three sessions of
Congress, at which all the la,us were passed
appropriating the public money for the sup
port Of the government: for the years 1883
and SO, and for the issuing Of 5000 o 900
OF the treasury notes, the house of Repre-
sentatives, was composed of q majority of
members opposed 10 the administration, as
was at that time clearly proven by the vote
given against the bill to establish an indie.
pendent treasury, for the safe keeping of the
public money, the !. funeral" of which, was
" preached" in old Pike, 4" in 1888, by one
OF the then selfstyled Wing" Candidates
for 4 seatin the Missouri Legislature ! Thus
it will be seen That the opposition grum.
hers, had a decided majority in the house of
representatives of the last Congress, and no
law making "extravagant" appropriations
of the public money could have passed with
out the all Of some of the Federal " Wig"
r0tes! Nor is this all: bills apPropriatins
many millions of dollars of the public mo-
ney, were reported and supported by a por-
ton Of the Federal WING" members of
the last Congress, ouer and ADORE the appro.
priaiions actually authorized by Con ress,
for the years 1885 ard SO. II will be seen
by reference TO the annual report of tie
Secretary of the Treasury,made to the pres.
.ent session OF Congress. :hereceipts into the
Treasury during the year 1888, was $780,
.0l9,382,6O, and the expenditures during the
same year, was S39,455,438,35. OF this
sum Of expenditure Of the public money.
5I9,936, 3li,57, was appropriated by acts of
Congress. 10 cover the expenses produced
by the military operations Gf the govern
meat alone. This is Il true statement Of all
the prominent facts touching the lndepen-
dent Treasury Schehe, and the true causes
OF an increase OF, appropriations Of the pub.
lie money under the late and prcsen, admia-
istrations.
During the eleciionccr;ng canvass in the
of 1888, one Of the Wing" can
to represent sold Pike" in the state
legislature, issued a printed circular address.
10 the roteyS Of Pike county" from which
the following extract. as a fair sample
Of Federal "Whig" Vaccinations to de-
ceive and misiead the public mind merely to
crafty Il revengeiul feeling toward their po-
opponents. Here ii is, "when General
rs.yeff from hc presidency, he left
ocerfoTtag treasury. What is our situa-
Ho1r? Orr g~oreraHsenE is bankrupt and
hare been compelled 10 issue tucaiy millions Of
government rdrr0Hts 10 drirc on the uhcels Of
government" Here the subject was left
any explanation as 10 the causes
had produced such a state of things.
Had this been done by the writer, no fdlsa
Impression would have been left upon the
mind, and the object had in view,
have been defeated, ltis true that be-
Gen. Jackson retired from the presiden-
~, notwithstanding the Federal Glamour
then, about " extravaganza and waste Of tho
money,'0a considerable surplus rev.
niue, had accumulated in The United States
Treasury. And it is equally true, that be-
Gen. Jackson retired rom the presiden-
y. n law Of Congress, was passed, (and for
which, every Federal i" Wing" member OF
both houses voicd.) 10 draw from the treasri-
Y Of the United States. S28,O00.OO0, TO BE-
distributed among the several states of the
Union, IL proportion to the population in
Zach state. This sum Of the public money
drawn from the United States treasury
Inder the administration Of President Van
Buren,. This was the true cause Of the
bankrupt government" now complained Of
~ the Federal Whigsies.' to say nothing of
he Sl5O00.00O, which was ON ~deposite, in
he Z" Wing banks. and which they refused
q pay over TO the Government Is required
~ contract, when they suspended specie
'aymenttor political effect in 1887.
"ITWh is O~mnip9icnt and public ~justic:
'rri .in."
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