The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1840-06-26
VOL, l. NO. 8.

serve gentlemen? How compares the aggregate Of
the expenditures of his, with that of former Admin
strallons This, il is said is the true criterion TO
test the economy, or to show the extravaganza, OF
an Adm Illustration. How stands the account be-
tween 1924 and 1889, in the aggregate eApendi-
lures; Not more favorable to the Lppositlon.-
But is this the fair, the honest, the just node Of
setting the account? May there not be public ex-
pendures ola temporary character unavoidable
in one year, which would not occur in another -
Would it be right TO charge such an expenditure
to the administration then in pOwer' No, sir no.
he true node is the one which he had adopted for
his guide Look to the permanent expenditures OF
the Government for each year; con pare the eX-
penditures of one, with those of another year let
the difference be II hde 10 appear and lei the Ad-
ADMINISTRATION in power account for any difference
against it. I his would be right Lut if suits Sc
majors in the Opposition better to take the annual
aggregate of expenditures for all purposes, and TO
compare the aggregate of the Administration with
that Of another, II will lead to Il more favorable
result for them for the years 1924 and 1858, Of
1889, than that before stated he Senators over
the way would gain nothing by insuing any such
comparison. but the report Of the Secretary, now
before the Senate has been denounced because i
speaks of n pa,men, ola portion Of the public
debt in 1898, when II Is alleged, there was then no
national debt. No national debt Is this so:
few DAYS past. 10th hin Sc { and the Senator from
Massachusetts, conlend,d that the bill providing
for the issues Of Treasury notes. cordholb be Jusii-
fed upon any other constitutional goCnd than I'M
der that clause ofthe institution which ctIf'nea
upon Congress the power to borrow enc, that it
was loan, and when made it became public
debt. lie admitted that it was an ulflld,d debt;
but nevertheless was, in every ,i,w, srbsls,ng
debt and for the redemption Of viii h the filth Of
the Government was sOeninIy edged
The payments therefore II ude from the Treasury
in 1898, in taking up the Treasury notes, we're
as much an eX,nguishnent 10 that an cunt OF The
unfunded public debt, as the payments made IN
1924 for like purpose were I'm eXtlngushnent OF
a corresponding AMOUNT ofihe funded debt Of the
Government 7 he on, dit erence was, that in the
latter case the debt was due abroad in The former,
the debt was due at home. He would say in con-
clusion, that he hoped to see the II often submitted
by the Senator fiom Missouri adopted. II there
was truth in the stories abroad in the land, MS to
the extravaganza and prctllgnle expenditures Of the
peoples money BY this Administration the pub
Iicaiion Of this document Gun have 10 effect. If
there is no foundation in truth for such staten cns,
the printing of this document viii tend TO correct
eveay error, to rem every false in preston now
resting upon the public mind in relation to this
subject. hat cause must be both weak and
wicked viii can Only be sustained by deception
and trick and that cause is strong, I'D must pre-
poil which rests upon the immovabe pillars OF
truth and of Justice.