Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-10-29

roa had only doubled But during the next sixteen
I'd nIarped not twenty-five per cent, while our po-
81 .ntan had advanced at least sixty SIX per cent Dn
ring ,e present year, Qc390 though IN intermediate
f periods chiefly from Indian wars and removals. con-
sdrraby higher they will not exceed me aihonh. ~
1918 more than sixysix per cent, while our poPuia'
finn has since increased than eghtyiour per cent
AGAIN take the progress of the ordinary civil expenses
which include those of the Executive, Legislative ano
I,a;an Departments miscellaneous and foreign inter
RI all of them united were hut lille over hait
;un 81 dollars in 1888 while in 1918 they had In
cre,sd 10 nearly four millions or eight hundred per
cent, though our population had augmented only lGo
cent But since the last date that class OF e1pendl-
lures has enlarged forty per cent haVdn9 NOT
h,blv 1899 while our pouation has advanced eighty
fou, ner cent or more than double that rate
Tb eject of the anxious solictude Of the President
I'm. manifested by himself and his Secretary, has been
o. h;no down the expenditures from 80 millions to
something like 20 the present time yet he charged
with extrayagancc the charge IS false and untounded
Note the following facts from the speech of MIR.
i Mckay of N. c.:
lst That Mr.. " b. in his last message, expressed
desire for economy, and that if Congress did not ex-
ooad Tho estimates there would be reduction of FIVE
i millions in expenditures.
' "a That the Ways and Means Chairman had said
estimates items had beed reduced,
probability showing that rerenchment OF some twase
millions had taken place IN three years OF th's admins
tration. A., g.
n;shed no evidence Of extravaganza.
din That in a new country like ours, expenditures
i mus to 4 certain extent keep pace with development
of resources, wealth, population, DC.
Il 5b That, according TO this test expenditures hao
be4n less since Gen Jackson's election than before
9Th. That, according TO this test, the Federal Go
We rpmcnt had been more economical and had expeho,
ed less than the States of New York, Pennsy and
MARYLAND leaving out Of the count their vast outays
| in Internal improvements ,
eth. AS evidence of the great developement OF the
of the nation and consequent ne
alluded to the extension Of mail facilities, the NUMBER
of most Offices increased from to IA 900, without ad.
ding any thing to the burdens on the people, postage
being the same, and the from 81 100000 10
4 s., l00, 900 per annum.
9Th. That the President has control over the ex-
! pendtures
9th That Gen Jackson was opposed TO heavy ex-
i penditures (see messages and by his veto on the
Mavsrlle road saved hundred millions TO the people
10th That no new tax had been laid since Jackson $
election but that a great many had been taken of
amounting, in 1881, 10 $751; ,000-in 80 10 0O
i'm 33 10 1879 0O0-in 81 to 244l5, 000-in 80 10
81 453 O00-n Sc 10 "a 6SS 000making in those years
Sill 4U7 GOO Of taxes taken off, which, added To taxes
above saved would be al7, io7 OOo-yet no retreneh-
/ ment,.!
llth That in the last four years the reduction on
taxes was larger than the whole amount receipts IN
der Mr. Adams administration
18th That if the Tariff of % had remained unater
ed the receipts would have been 100 millions more than
during the administration of Gen. jackson The prn-
cipal reduction had been effected necessares which
saved the people about onehalf of this sum-on tie ar
cle Of tea l5000090 had been effected IN 3years--
coffee, l3,c000 00--sugar, and so on.
I 18th That the Surplus Revenue was one cause OF
increased expendures-that those who opposed the re-
4 peal Of duties were responsble-that Mr. Clay, in 3d.
admitted his system in danger from friends OF the
adminisraton-that compromise saved IT from over
thsown 1886, admitted that surplus was foreseen al
time of compromise act and attempted to guard against
il by distributing proceeds of public lands Ii views OF
the executive had been carried out, to Tariff, taxes
would have been reduced still farther.
l4th Thst increased appropriations begot increased
estimates and that Congress responsible for both,
&c.
! 18th Mr. Nick. then showed that even the estimates,
under existing laws, huctuaed. Supplies to the army
and navy being influenced By the state of the currency
of the country years than others; this
was one cause that contributed TO swell the appropra-
ton during the last and present Administrations the
prices of provisions during that period being very high
He then went into an examination IN detail and show
ed the large amounts appropriated to national OBJECTS
during that time exceeded by MANI millions appropra
tons to such objects during the administration Of Mr..
Adams. He examined in detail all the appropriations
which made up the excess over the administration OF
that gentleman and showed exclusively that many OF
the objects of those appropriations originated with the
Opposition and that that party had invariably voted for
ali the appropriations, for the increase of which they
wished TO make the present Administration accounta-
\ ble
Blu. lie is charged with extravaganza in tie furniture
of the Presidential mansionths charge is as baseless
"a the fabric of vsion and has been iriuinphanty
futed by a decided opponent OF the President and
! Chairman of the Committee Public Buildings, Ell
Governor Lincoln of Massachusetts, What did he say
when Mr. Van Buren, was charged with extravaganza
II hal nf,la of Pom cply ania
mEie MR. Lncon,) was no friend Of MIR. Van Buren,,
but he would do him the justice TO say, there was any
thing wrong in relation 10 the furniture OF the White
i House. the President not to blame for it. On the
/ contrary he {Mr. L. KNEW HIS GREAT pELIcAcY Oh
TnE SUBJECT, AND WOULD ASSURE THE GESTLENAs
THAT wHEyEyER THE COMMITTEE HAD CONSULTED
THE President rs RELATION TO ANY ADpITIoSAL FUR.
4 s11rRE HEHAD INVARIABLY EXPRESSED HIS
i RELUCTANCE TO HAVE ANY THING EXPEND
4 ED FOR THAT OBJECT. He mir. L.) would state
from his own knowledge, that soT SINGLE ARTICLE OF
FURNITURE SUPPLIED DURING THE LAST THREE YEARS
HAD BEEN SUPPLIED AT THE REQUEST or THE rREsI
DENT. The COMMITTEE ALONE WERE ASs"ERABLE
! aSn THEY WOULD ASSUME THE RESPONSIBILITY Blu
SO far was the President from desiring any additions
made 10 the furniture, that, about two years ago,
actually became necessary for himself, and the othe
members Of the committee to do what he had neve
done be FORE nor would he ever do IT again Did gen
tlemen wish TO know what that was: lie would tel
them. 1t was 10 go throug h every room in another
mans house TO zee how much furniture he wanted
what conveniences were required He hoped that gen
temen would take notice of this fact, and remember
whenever they attempted to cast censure on the res
dent in relation TO his furniture" MIR l. added, tina
the furniture is not unnecessary or inappropriate
such building that none of il be dispensed will
unless the wings intend to "build log cabin for Gen
II. TO live in when elected in which event he sup
poses ia few Of the articles might be dispensed with
He repeats that Mr. oge, in Directing TO the furniture
of the Presidents house, was guilty of ga small bnsi
ness indeed Mr. Andrews, another Whig belabor
the miserable calumnia,or from Pennsylvania in SINH
lar vein of criticism and reproof Yet the effort still