The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1840-06-05

$41l, SOC for 1885, and averaged above half
millions year icr each Of the three preceding
years. In 1924, il was but Sill, 1856.
Is Pensions, except those to invads, was the
next item noted by Mr. b. for deduction. They
were gratuiles from the Treasury, and not an ex-
pense of Government. They amounted in 1899
to SO, O33, 7Gl, being near three times what they
were in 1924. They had been an enormous drain
upon the Treasury for the last seven years, amoun
ting i'll 1888 to /, 1856, 600, dollars and subsequent
tly averaging about halithat sum.
l6 Purchase lands from Indians was another
large item TO be deducted, and which had vastly
increased of late. In 1924, this head of expendi-
ture only amounted to 1923, 9S7; dollars in 1889 it
was /, 709, 1923 dollors in 1886 was as high us
three millions, In 1927 2, 4sl, eco dollars and
in 1888, it was A., 603, 5lS;These were heavy
expenditures, incurred for the great object of relic
wing all the States from the incunbrance of an
Indian population but though heavy it is not
money gone from the Treasury never TO eturn to it,
1t all returns, aud with profit, in the sale of the
lands acquired; yet the vast sums paid on this head
is cited against us rs ruin0us extravaganza, for
which the Goths should be driven from the Cap
iol
II. Removal of Indians and their wars was an
other item nearly connected with the last and sub
jecl to the same remarks ii had grown up Of late,
and was directed to the good Of the States. In
1924 it was nothing in 1889 it was 81 ,775, 9iI
In the three preceding years it was, respectively
in round numbers, So, 600 900, 6, 500 GOO, andS 5,
500, 900. This is one of the largest heads of in
creased expenditure in recent years and one ofihe
most Indispensable for the States of the South and
West. 1t is appurteuant to the purchase the In
dian lands and although large, yet the sales of the
lands will far more than reimburse it,
Is, And finally, MIR b, noted the sum of 232, =
1868 for miscellaneous objects, not rGduccable TO IL
precise head, which sweed the list of cxpendi-
lures, without belonging to the expenses of the
Government.
10. The Exploring Expedition was the last of
the items. 1t was of recent origin, amounting TO
$97 SOS IN 1889, and to about $3.50 900 for the
three preceding years.
These are the eighteen heads ofexlraodinary ex-
pendhurc, said Mr. b. and the amount expended
for each and now let gentleman of the Oppose
ton say for which of these they did not vote, TO
which they now object, and for which they will not
vote again at this session
With this view of the tabular statements Mr. T..
closed the examination Of the items of expenditure,
and stated the results TO be a reduction of the 81
million aggregate in 1889, like that of the 30 mill
ion aggregate in 1924, to about 0nc-third Of lis
mount. The very first item, that of the payment
of public debt IN the redemption Of Treasury notes,
reduced to ii millions of dollars 1t sunk i, from
81 milllonSto 20. The other eighteen items amount
ed to ) i2,656,976, and reduced the 70 millions to
l3,l-2 Here then Is result which Is attained by
the same process which applies 10 the year 1924,
and to every other year, and which Is right in it.
sell ana witch must put to Hight and to shame all
the attempts to excite the country with this bug
hnp At NtrpN Ina thn first ,,l, In
aggregate expenditures have not increased three
fold III fifteen years; they have not risen from l3
to 30 millions, as ncOnllnenty asserted by the OPP
position but from, ~ millions to 81 ora And
how have they risen by paying last year | ! mill
ions for Treasury notes, and more than II millions
for Indian lands and wars, removals oilndians, and
increase OF the army and navy, and other Items rs
enumerated. The result Is II reslduum Of Ii IL
millions for the real expenses Of the Government :
sum II y millions short OF what gentlemen pro-
claim would be an economical expenditure. They
all say that 10 millions would be an economical
expenditure very wen mere Is ID IL winch Is
million and hali shorl ct that mark
Inc on'neiillc labieS snow maj me aggregate eX-
pehdiluIcs Tor 1874, came Wl'hlh hNe millions OF
nose oil 1883 consequently 'nhl, Winoul de-
duc'ioh Tor extraordinary expenditures, ,hc charge
VI eAira'nSahcc' WASTE rum, Woh'S"cl, &c
hishi nave pcei rNl'eu usuihS' 'le administration
oi mat day, ana some hihloriItd persons excited
against ny sro"ho'ess clafor yo' no one
'housn' OF RAISING such ci"lhor III lsZl' NO one
'heh 'housh' Oh charging as eA,ra'osance, pay
eh'S on account VI 'he pune oep' ana 'or 'hdel-
mes TO ilerchhhS' anu o'ner extraordinary cNpeh-
seS' lheh o'' PirueS '''nue 'he proper oeuucilonS
Tor payments e,,'er temporary or extraordinary III
'he' nature NO one Soush' 10 n!S'"y or 10 nm