Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1840-08-08

"a MARSHALL, Of kempei.
ANDREW HAYS, Of Leake.
|, Extravagant Expenditures" Il
We hear no charge against the adj
Illustration more frequently than that
crofIse expenditure Of the public
oncy-and we feel certain, that there
an scarcely be charge preferred
thless truth in point Of fact.
The SUM TOTAL or THE expenses OF
Nd administration is boldly paradcd
eore thc American people as if that
LONE proved how improper the cx-
epdilurcs had been. How unjust and |
N Receptive this mode Of proof Is, may be
eenat once, BY referring to Mr.. Madl-
oos administration. Ia one year his
n ADMINISTRATION expended the enormous
bum of ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY MIL
kloys OF DOLLARS and YET, this FACT
LONE proves that the expenditures was
buRAyAGANT? The onlyway that any
/. Easble and fir opponent would at
emit TO prove lavish expenditure
would be BY pointing out the items Of
a
.xtmvagance. In this. however, The
vhigs fail for the very good reason
thpt cxlravagant appropriations nave
mot been made; and because they
Aems Ives have voted for nearly all
thc appropriations, which make w the
sum total Of extravaganza. which they
charge upon tic administration. |
y lie wing writer's, and speech-makors
are sincere in charging the admiristra
lion With prolusc expenditures, why q
hcy not show TIE ITEMS in Which TIN
prOhsion consists? Why do they no
publish to the void THE VOTES, y
which these extravagant appropriation
we're made? The truth is, they ca
not show items Of extravaganza, Or
they can, they would also be oblige
% admit that they were As FAR IN IT.
MUD, as The Democrats were in u
mlrc.
We do not know Of a SINGLE SPECIE
CATION Of extravaganza, except that
furnishing the Presidents house, a
upon this changes have been rung
every Wing newspaper from the )
Croix, TO tile Sabine.
But we wish 10 show this char
10 be totally untrue-wc will prove
I mlounded by one Of their own par
sans, who knows more about that 81
Joct than any man in Congress or :
d Of ~; one who is d member and we
chairman Of The committee, TO whs
lieve charge, this subject i cunsign'
I We will prove il untrue BY the II
q Levi Lincoln of Massachusetts, v
though violent wing, is nevcrthelt
acandid and honorable man.
re, tMR. LlNcoLN,) was ID friend Of
n ,an .buten, but he would do him the justic,
y. ,a.t \ llc1e was any thing wong u relation
I, @ciwhl'ure Of the White House, the PlesiI
vas t not 70 blame for it. On tie contrary
Nmt' ~ KNEW HIS GGEAT DELlcAcY on
N svh'EcT, AND wouLD ASSURE THEt cENTLE
N Vat, WHENEVER THE COMMITTEE HAD consul
Y ~ lREs'DEST IN RELATION TO ANY ADDlTIC
Y pNnsnNilvEE, lie had INVARIABLY
ID a.NME. S His RELIC rANCD no III
y n ANY THING EXPENDED FOX 1H
Yn'LNI. lie (Mr ID would state, iron
~ Anowie lgc that Nor a SINGLE ARTIcL
Y tuNNiluRG SUPPLIED DURING THE LAST nj
-Ms, HAD Bean SUPPLIED An THE REaUE;
- ~ rREsiDENT. The coMMlTrEE ALONE
y aSs"EaADLE, AND TnEY WOULD ASSUME TIL
@'oNsDlLirY But SO far was The Pes
S nOH Testing any additions nude 10 Tie
u ~'r, Wat, about two years ago, ii actual
d s0me Necessary for himself ana tho other
N W. 'lbe committee TO do what Ne ncyei
" sone uclore,uo would DO evertlo II nguin.
sa'nsn'tn wish 70 know what that wac
Y y rssu lell them. II was 70 90 through
n Y another MAINS house, 10 see how