The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-10-29

dams. And against this poor array 0
poor Indians,we have expended $40, 900,
: 900. ',,,=..f..
! Does not this require looking into! (,
tell you that the Florida war isl job
And until there isa loud expression o
public opinion against it, the job will g
ION. This is my opinion. /.
! Thosefwho live on the frontier, who
trade alternately with the Indians and CON
!, tract torsthe army, are making large for
= tunes by this war. DO they want it &c
cease .hloodhoundsj OR. no bloodhounds!
i Nome. If the war was to last till the
j ingathcring Of the Jews, they would be
glad of it. For il enriches them
! Why, among other items we find 40
steamboats, chartered at S465 day; and
! Others at $4, 900 month. ,sa ..S ,4g
! Then there are. two or three prices paid
for corn, 81 a day for horse and cart,
$40 a cord paid for wood brought from
7 New Orleans to one of the forts; and when
i,reached the landing in Florida. the oak
trees were SO, thick, that they couldn', pc,
ii to the fort. Roars Of laughter and
cheering,) IL s ss. 81 $, u.
THERE'S The matter of dsfalcations-
that deserves a word. | will bring no rail-
ing accusations against the administration
because some Of lis subordinate branches
have defaulled. I'll not say that the gov
eminent appointed bad men to Office,
knowing them to be bad. But remen,
Der that | asked General Jackson once
when. the defalca,ions in the Indian De-
partment became, so enormous, how it
was that nearly all the Indian agents turn
| ed ont 10 be such rogues' '.'rhe Lord
knows said he, "for J don't!" (Roars OF
laughter.) u try TO select honest men
for the office, but as soon as they get out
ofmy sight they all turn rascals." LaugIl-
ter So it is with the present admins
tration; they no doubt, mean very well,
blu. they are uncommonly unfortunate
(Shonts of laughter and applause +.
And, now, Ill tell you another ques-
ton to ask my brother Wright when he
comes here tomorrow. He's fair man,
and he'll answer truly if he answers at all.
But he won't like to, though. daughter
Ask him if there is any money in the
treasury (Cheers.) Ask him whether the
s5,0o0,00o which the government we're
authorized to take up,-to exchange with
the banks for specie-not to borrow, re.
member. Oh no. daughter and cheer
ing.) Ask him if Mr. Van Bnren has not
already exchanged s4,9oO.G coo Of it! He
hasn't $780, 900 left of the FIVE millions.
He has exchanged it all for specie with
the banks. Laughter.) Not borrowed a
cent. (Peals of laughter. ..ea = ia
The expenses are heavy; the. Treasury
is poor. The appropriations of Congress
in, 1897 were s39, 100000. This was
the regular appropriation. But there have
been many irregular appropriations
| Uaughter) .a e9,l,r.r ss,
The amount of defalcations by the Gus
tom House officers and the Land officers
during the present Administration, has
been 100000. There has been more
stolen during this than during the whole
/, Of the previous administrations put toge,h-
er. ,as.tts F.y s AZ @
! :. No wonder, then, that the treasury is
poor. There are so many regular appro-
1 priatons, and so many irregular apWopri-
atoms by individuals, tina, the treasury is
like cask tapped at both ends; and that
you know will soon run dry. (Roars of
laughter. Il, lsa.a sz5si.fsf d
Nj But as the Treasury is poor, many have
asked how you are going to replenish it.
4 What would you. do3 Why, go to the
Custom House and tax Injuries. Lay a
duty on the silk goods which are import
| ed annually TO The amount Of SO ,00o, 900
from Canton and France, which do not
now pay cent of duty. 3 sa~5 I'D
Why not lay "a tax On the wines, that
TO the value of S2.O00.0O0 are imported
annually here, which don't now. pay a
cent. Is this the doctrine Of democracy,
to tax every thing else bnt luxuries! ;fe
Ie4 There is the plan Of Mr. Rhett, of South
Carolina, the firm friend of Mr. Calhoun,
the firm friend of Van Buren, who wish
yies to tread in the footsteps of General
Jackson. Well what does he propose?
Not TO tax luxpries. but to levy direct
Tax on houses and land.
b. Is this democracy! Is this trne demo-
] cratic doctrine! We, last year imported
$l5O. 600. 600 more than we wanted. as
.iftlit was done solely to ruin and over
! ram orr tlomestic manufactures. Yet
!, Mr Van Buren,, says that we ought not to
borrow any money abroad for canals. rail-
roads, and other species of internal i'm
proyements;t but send our produce abroad,
and import more goods. 50 s.sa
biffg Well what do we want any more goods
for! Do we want any more silks, or
cloths. or coitnns, tina. flood in upon us,
crushing our manufactures? { 'ries of no
#-no:1 Yet in his. last annual message
Mr. Van Buren, reprobatesi the policy OF
borrowing money on canals. railroads.
and state stacks, because if we don't do
so we can import more foreign comforts.
Well, for my part, have enough Of
foreign comforts. (Loud cheers.) liwant
more American comforts. Cheers.) !
want our common home supported and
made prosperous, and the people at home
/ will be much better off for il. 81
Then, there is the subject OF the as
sumption of The state debts by the gene