Lexington union., 1840-09-19
". G. KENDALL.
For the Lexington union.
GRENADA, Sept. slh, 40.

GRENADA, Sept. Sih, 40. 4
Mr.. EnIToR-YoU will perceive in the
organ Of the Tirpecanoe Club of Grena.
ria, that one Of The charges which has
been preferred against The Administration
under the imposing names and "hiclal sig
natures Of the Chairman and Committee
Of the Cluh, is TINT the present Admins
,ration expends forty millions Of dollars
annually, while the Administration Of Mr..
Adams only expended thirteen millions!
This is like many other Of their false and
slanderons charges Of the Administration
| without any foundation IN truth, and one
that no man other than one regardless oi
his reputation for homer, truth, or rerdcify,
would presume to make.
The aggregate amount Of all the eXpen.1
diturps and payments of every kind in any
one wear has never reached 80 and halt
millions Of dollars. In 1889, the last
wear of Mr.. Van Buren's Administration.
the aggregate expended for permanent and
ordinary expenses was precisely Sl3,525,-
, SO0.lS, no more, no lees. This is one
million less than the opposition admit
would be an economical expenditure. -
!, The Wing orntars in Congress, themselves
4 admi, that 10 millions II npceEsary TO car.
; nv on the machinery of government, or
would not he mn extrnva2ant sum to ev.
!. pend The Administration then SAY ES
II one AND HALF MILLIONS Of dollars by
/, i,s prndeuce, discretion and economical
d administration Of the financial affairs oi
,f1 the General Government. u is true 'hnf
n the aggregate amount of all the exnendi
= ,nree. payments and disbursements IRON
i. the Treasury nf every kind and nH'nr"
4. whatsoever amounted in lS39, to S5I-
T. Iog. .396 and so cents. u is also, equally
h. true tha, sos, ,6n3.! 9s and62 cents Of thl'
!, snm was expended for purposes md M
I'd propria,ed 10 o. iac's under the Sanction
- and nv the an,ho-l'v nf the laws Of Cor
no orcss other than tho regular ordinary am
~ lao,t;m,,s exnendi,ures of,he Government
a. In the first place, Sll.l46,599 anh W
i, ccn,s of this gum Was maid on account .
III the nnhl;c debt. Secondly @24o.b"4
ns and ~ cents. was paid 10 the thictHsaw
IL and o,her Indians ne ty.usi funds Ih'rdh
~ 7I7 $50 and 81 cents. wns pai7 on ~
ch demn;,;es. Fcurf.h H4.S75 and $
vr ccr.s w,s claims oi Statf. for war dents
10 E;hbru--Se3 67o. wes he 3 r"r cen zen
ii f,,rd d On land sold. Srt'ly : Sl's.S2'
ot was the Two ner cent FIND pai' ION acc""'
81 &c ,ha Cnmherand road. SerPnfhiy-
~. el2S.374 and N cents. was pald on ~
nd conn, ~ lonaiions hv Congress in n.,"r
i, ;,,hc Di.,ric, of Colun,hia. EighthLy-
hi 90, oo5 a,d ia ccr,s Cor a eurvev ni y
~ coos, N;ntlty-Sl1o 3o4 and 40 rcn m
IA, ~ dn,;es funded. Tent ly-- NJ u ~
ar md IA cents far the imrrovcn@n' = !"
nv N.yv and he Navv Yard Eiepfrfhiy
H.. e1 24s O44 md ~. for pnh'ic building
nal and replacing The Treasury bu,'','os
ned cen,ly desirovrd by fire. IneTmy
Don S737 $40 and 81 cents. for bridges =
Nv. Qualifications. Tairtefnthly- ST. ,4NlU
~ ,nd r0 cents. ior roads, canaIs, break
IN. ,ors md improvements ot rivers ana n
her hors. Fomteenthly- .$474,aO6 and
,hr cents for rrovidirg arms for the m ''',a y
vra- ,he States ard arming forts. Fvfenhh'
la, "a AZ 7G7 and 90 ccn,s, fr pensions
the the war worn soldiers OF me heV"lu''
,age Sirtsenthly-sl ,70s, l23 and " CENTS
ouid thc purchase Of lnnns 'io'. '"0 ,'..
.ay- rnaer treaties made during jacks
rre,. administration. and pnid for by NJ. J
iyg'' Buren,, part of which went ior 'nH y
ground lie pporle q Yrll"hnsha NV
swer rupy. Serenteenfhly- 81, l,775'Si4 ao'
and cens for the removal of ne lnclans
;ren. carving On Indian wars. Eigh'rsnanl
plan, $232 800 md SO cents, Tor rncn " =
inn paymen,s as may have been made 'o'
4 Al. ner,y lost, Or Injuries committed ~
,cans any soa,iiiiies nnd other m'scei'.n'
q II exnenses IL an extraordinary OF 'emp' tempo
,ared character moi reducitle % ANY rarnc
head and Tint DO not belong 2 snc m
have ~ expenditures ~ ,he Governmsf q
and Nincteenihly-- S07 ,0S6 and ~ cen,s y,
,ry 10 ~ exrioring expedition. lsCens'eIn
u be. $4,000 COZ the taking Of tho o'n ce0'