Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-05-25
MONTPELIER, MAY rs, 1910.

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~ with him. He had set bis heart upon the nom
inaiion for the Vice Presidency at The ocofoco
national convention last week. In that he has
been most grievousy disappointed. The same re-
mark is true of Co. Johnson aud more than this
is true: by refusing to nominate him, the locos
intimoted their wish to get rid of him-and he
may therefore justly take the refusal either as an
insult or us the cut direct In consequence of no
nomination being made Mt the late locofoco con-
venton, Mr. Forsyth Oh Saturday last published a
letter, in which he announces that, under present
circumstances, no one Of the administration cdndt'
dtes ran succeed and that his friends, If they
suit his wishes, will not support him. The locos
are mad outright ut his honest acknowledgment of
their approaching defeat; and also mad, that he
has not come out with an explicit and formal with
drawal Of his name from the lists. On the whole,
ii ia "pretty kettle of fish" for the poor locoo
Co.'S and il ia only foreiaste of what is speedily
to come. They will all bulge, to the tune of "the
rogne's march" hear no different sentiment
than this expressed here, save now and then by
rahld loco. Even in the Suite Department, to-day,
and from an officer of that department., l heard
the opinion expressed tibet Gen. Harrison would
come in; and, what is complimentary to the gen.
crosby and liberaliiy of the Old Hero the same
officer said he believed the old General would az.
ply the bow string only TO the unaithfu suboidi.
mates, who were distinguished more for zeal for
the patty Than for the public service.
A day or two since transmitted list of the
national expenditures exclusive of The public debt,
from 1924 TO 1887, furnished from the Treasury
Department. l have now the tables furnished
from the same department on the 9Th inst, forming
that ele'toncering document which occasioned
the debate in the Senate which have heretofore
noticed. In this document the expenses for 1897
are set down at about two millions less than in the
former report and in 1888 and 1889 more than
SEVENTEEN MILLIONS are credited TO the govern
nleni payable on The public debit which, an,
upprehensve, never before was charged under that
head. At any rate the treasury notes constitute
that debt, almost if not quite exclusively: il is
debt, therefore, which This administration contract
ed, and it must consequently he held entirely res
ponsille for
Notwithstanding the ingenuity with which this
new account current is got up, it convicts the adj
ministraon of a most astounding increase of ma
tionul expenditure; & that in every light in which
it can he viewed. The table contains three disis-
ions, which will notice g. compare as 60 along,
the average expenditures of the three years of Van
Buren, 1887, 1888, 1897 with the first year Of
Gen. Jackson, 1922 in oSder that the reader may
see ho,D the promises Of retrencIiment and reform
with which these men came into power, have been
redeemed. The first division contains the aggre-
gate of all expenses whatever, thus:
Average of V. BIS. three years, S37,949957 43
| 1929, S25O44.35S 40
Excess of Van Buren,, $l2905,599 O3
The second division contains the expenses ex :
elusive Of the public debt, thus:
Average ofV Be. three years, S3235s,576 GO
1929, I266O AGO 60
Excess Of Vnn Buren,, $la69S,II6 OF
And this, too, admitting that some IL millions
treasury notes, &c, are justly chargeabe TO The
public debit and the administration irresponsible.
for this large Sums
The third division consists of the expenditures
Z" for permanent and ordinary purposes" only,
thus:
Average ofv. BIS three yours, sl342o,572 rs
1899, 75O3,2Oi 46
Excess Of Van Buren,, $59l7,367 60
Look at it exclusive of the public debt, esren-
ses more than doubled inclusive of the public
debt, exceeding 1929 by more than one third -
"pernanent and ordinary expenses" run up from
7 l-2 millions to 10 l-2 millions. And this is the
account current, brought in by the Secretary, who
is himself the man most in interest TO pnllrats the
conduct of the government, and to blind the eyes
of the people. Aye-this is their account. and
by il. who will not pronounce them guilty OF the
most attrocious humbuggery in palming themselves
off upon the nation as honest retrenching, reform
ing, economical administrators? They have adj
;ninisered upon the treasury as the ignorant quask
administers to the patient: they have physsrsed
and bed it to death. But no more. This pre-
cious document will he used when reach home,
which will be soon--as leave here to- morrow.
| L. S. Mr.. Kendall has resigned. His lener Of
resignation will be published here Tomorrow II is
probable that Mr.. Armstrong of Tennessee will
take his place.
DOM f STIC INDU STRY.
EXTRACT FROM AN ADDRESS OF
HON. JOHN DAVIS, of .Massaehustits.