The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-06-11

msrsied % he hols sboVs. hsRluninF viii
- psbllc deb, ilusl lunds," 6s. The q
gFeFlis ~ ~ these iisms, ani he lhiFl
eolsna sboEs, form lie aggrsgllss q iIis
6TsI eaamn.
The atjsei 81 MF. Benioa has bern d
prsduee ne impression. that che am0unss
IN slse 81 column arc those ~hieh eonsli,
tate The real expenditures Or he gasern
sseas, and Dol those 10 lie % eolsmn.
~ striking ous ~ of = hst ne parry rails
.esssordlnary" expenditures. they wish
20 bring dawn the smnuni 10 some rea
sonabIe sun. Ia msny instances. lhoss
sxlrsoEdiaary" expenditures are nors
wasleful and enrrUpt tlsa any eihsrs. A
an iassnre ~ wasirfalnrss. ne nay ellie
ths y. York essIsm house. wbieh has been
IN progress al building for many yesrs.
and slll eos. in all. about iwo millions Of
dollars. That builLisf wss commenced
dsrisg Jsekson's reisls and siII be &
nished under Hsrrisoa's inspection. OI
earrart expenditures. may be cissd The
hire ~ sirambost In Florida. al $500 .
dsy. the government payiag The owner.
foo lrw months hire. more lhan I've
iimrs the whole value Of lhe boat. And
gel such liens - these are poi down az
sxuserdinafy expenditures. f0r which
ihe Ads='nislrsliOn % not held seeount.,
III
Bot look ., these ealpmns. The 6rsr
ysar. 1885,. is shr Last 81 Mr.. Manroe's
lsrm; 1875 10 1873 inclusive, John q.
Ad.ms's; 1899 10 1897 Gen Js,kson's;
aud Inc l..i three years Mr. Wan Bursn's.
From 1924 % ls32, there acre nav.
mems made On account oi the public debi
IA debt ereaIrd during The war with Great
llrila'nl IN The average amount of more
than thirteen millions years. Az soon 40
that debt vas paid Of. in 1882. the sys-
ten u exuassgshcr commenced; and The
parmens from the Treasury in is33,
exclusive II The Pablic debi, swelled 81
once from le 10 % miIinns.
Lonk 81 The FIRST calumn OF the table.
and you wIll find that The payments in
the last three years. have aeIusliy been
grester lhan In any three years oi The time
shen we we're paying more than ,hir,een
millions Of dallsrs a year Of debt.
The second colnmn shaws The annual
smouns Of expenditures for hieh The 20.
ysrnnen, i actually responsibie every
year. See ihe enormous sumsexpcnded |
during the last ihIre years. An average
nf moro Tran thiriy-ihree millions If dbl /
lars are required Tor Mr. Van Buren, To
carry on The government! And u 10 idle |
Ia tell the people thai this. that. and Ihe
alher amount must be distracted, b.cAnse
1t 10 Appropriated 10 build an exlravsean,
house. or q, out an sxiravsgani espe-
dn'"n. ~ 10 pay party editors their s.l.
aries ~hlsl olher persons are employed
10 perform their duties. This is hum
bus. The second column conisins the
actual amount Of expenditures exclusive
OF public drb,, and that 10 the cnlGmn Cor
rhieh The pe"plr should hali tina Ad-
mlnislrsiinn fesponsible. When we we're
81 Bat ling against Adams. on account Of
ma exirs.sgsnee. he would have been
very willing. doubtless. TO have iaslfied
himself on The score Of /. extraordinary
appropriations. lie would have been
ready enough 10 show. 90 the third co..
lnnn now s,sles. that he was only liable
for seven and half millions year; but
wauli his plea have been admii.rJi
Far from il.
But look al The third column. Alter
MI ihe deductions that could be made
I"r :. extraordinary expenditures" il sc-
ually shaws. that Van Buren, requires
N average sum Of nearly thirteen and !
lalf millions of dollars a rear. whilsi /
sdams speai but seven millions faur :
'nedred ihnnssnd dollars. IL other
Tords. alter all The ari and trickely &c
making gu, as lair sho sing as possible. .
fsn Buren's Administration costs very q
'early twice ss much az The sx,ravseant !,
~ that old spend,hrlfs
Ohm Quincy Adams!
We must stop; but there 10 abundant =
after Zoe the serious reelection Of our
esdcfs 10 this official renorf.