The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-07-28
Communications.
ron THE MApIsoNiAN'
,OpHECY. PRODIGALITY, AND ni-'o
DOCUMENTS.


Il spoiis had IN this country peFo'N .a,,, \
Il The monarchical doctrine Of u's
Inns that no party in power o''su IL 49,
lnmon;ues and privileges unconscious W.
.,;,n,,on AL The spirit Of institutions ''' 'o'
.-;.. y 49,. u,he party have lndnlgeu ~ ACTS y
henIad narration, and reckless eofrupu0" VI,
T. "A'e = a.y Of retribution They had
-. and conided IN conuplng 'heh''
insure continuance IN Once ''''
4 their successora, =, .o,,i,al ,hev
As the emergencies Of '''he P''p an, 1. M,
-. hr,oa egpn measure 10 measure O 'oi'S = P'o
4 ,.I,v desoit, The solemn warnings = '"oo.
IN c,ye 10 party 10 serve The country u"'', 'n."
,,,.nns haste has lei naught but mlsrule,
:,,,, .nl corruption every where glarlng and no
"''N ,,he,r own Executive documents
NJ. IA 2o5, Of May 10, 1910, has been
violation ofthe letter Of the Constr
luton and the confession OF inc iae' , ns eon''''u
iono, obiechon to the appointment q MT iiuh'ef
h,l seat in the House Of Representatives
LftLe rniteJ States, was at TINS 'ine overlooked
Such is the ofi,la lonsua2'
uons. ia. NJ 30 (also referred to IN pre-
| ...,oi.,tlon.l partcularized-ex member r.
4
!, 1,.u., 4. having received, IN part Of the year
800 a. ~ % and as exempfSing the fears Of the
| ,c,s II the second clause, 9th sec, st art
ns,,n,ioo II the Z s, that il was still an INSULT
H., ,,,,I AGAINST "vcnality, or "a dishonorahle
| .m. i ,o,e.. il should ever become the engine
f,,rfy in our country Hosts of these appointments
Milne official records of this administration.
House Doc No lib, G. Discussing Agents, In
as and their accounts Tor the year ending 3oth
kspcmbcr 1882 is particularly worthy the attention
The people.
Ex-senator Lucius Lyon, thereby appears 10 have
cptcd the bounty for mileage Ssioi and for ex-
nses 1881
Ex.member Gallup pockets " for expenses and
n nav in negotiating treaty $500
evidently the tale is only partly told by this docu
III Thus Doc No. 2l0 tells US of genteman's
|Ya ua- paper hints at further allowances under
EXPENSES u Commissioners So" Board Of Secretary
Commissioners Sc
Time 1 -, permitted fully to dssect this precious
locumcnt Shortmu be the references, yet suifi-
hi l. arouse attention to its developments.
For suspended balance of account for demurrage
steamboats,, S21 300 seems monstrous but when
Il added amount allowed by Secretary of War for
transportation Of extra baggage of Creeks S5l ESQ 10
The same individual establishment may diate at the
Ilc, yet il must cease that the estimates are over
ua and nav explain Mr. Bentons extraordinary
ssaltules Of the Government"
ae President should, assuredly, have been en-
tped Ny Congress with discretionary power to save
lae Treasury by Withholding this appropriation, as
mgts National Armores, &c.
Extra expenses occurs often enough TO remember
lie words moi . tell their meaning or legality
The W'nncbago School" and -" Wnnebage
arm must BE- curiosites and the wonder is that nc
aveIIer has favored the world with an account O
House Doc No. l09 gives this establishment an
Interpreter physician" teacher and supern
lendOnt four other teachers" cook, a" black
Inith a striker and ten farmers" This tells us
articles for Winnebago School, /" lumber for
gFinnebago School, articles for Winneeegy, farm "
or services as managress of refectory " for SER
les a. gardiner" for stationery for Winnebago
hool for oats for farm for merchandise fol
hoo and beef" for potatoes for farm, for oats
! for hay, y :" for hunting and recovering stra,
IN q farm for provisions and stable furniture TO
! m, sc all amounting to thousands of dollars
Inch may be enumerated when the question is an
\ cred What becomes of this farm and school, nov
tat the Winnie bagoes have been driven across thu
Mississippi al the point of the bayonet
The document is full of other matters equally mys
ous Let the people look into it,
The Sub-treasury system acquires little elucdatior
bm it, however, and may have its confusion worse
hiounded' exemphfed by quoting the items /" 70.
yelling expenses with specie, 1912 &c for trans
tation OF specie, $23G for drayage, storage, anc
e-keeplng, and board of agent for services guard
specie at night for services Of one team trans
ting specie for transporting specie and hors'
~ Tor hauling silver, &c. " +" for transportation o
fce ad irfnit4m, and beyond calculation becaus,
the various unintelgible phrases which cover, n,
ub the object For collecting draft" " 70
deportation of specie and travelling expenses col
|mg TRAITS &c, +" for expenses and pay collecting
On onia land Office, +" for transportation of spe
pnd four steamboat passages" &c. All all com
fc manner in which gold flows up the Missis
and proves the system works well Pro
Fl drafts another Sub-treasury item all equal,
pr Of the system and of the tax which this ma
nov and henceforth must pay for the expert
chaos and confusion waste, prodigaty ant
were better bought OH by direct taxation
npcrnt the national debt further to accumulat,
er such encouragement Of which
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