Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-10-22

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ha,crcr IFS object, or BY whomsoever voted, rs extra
y,Iant These windy disclaimers against exnrhoii"f.
and extayagancc take care TO cohceai ''e l"'t 'i"
dn-;nr The last four years OF Gen Jackson au'n''S
thirty millions ofdoars were pad IN a'schI"'
~, "a jndrmnI,ics held under Treaties. In the
.h"so -, Indian Lands and for Tensions the apPfo,
rr;ation for which voted by their "n iir" NV
,nnrored BY themselves So they suppress tne 'c'' ~
durinp the first three years OF hf. ' D. 1. -
$50, which they charge the average expenditure OF
- n aud half nlions-cishtcen rniilions were
Maid under treaty stipulation, Tor inorh",''es, :" ~
-, c,,rns and in the purchase OF INDIAN iahas, Ns"s
w. no,hinG of the expense al their renoVai,) hiu
ing Hon ia transformation all of which these
49, lien and their friends likewise voted or approved
So bey conceal the fact, or IN the'r mao zea' uSPay
,L;r own IGNORANCE by denying II, tat near - UNI
st,on Of Treasury bills, issued under the act
with the yew says the President, TO the IN
dic,ce Of the Merchants on their duty bonds, ana OF
H. a,rosi,e banks, for the non-paynehl oil me Puoc
moneys helihy them 50 the account S''hus "s''"S'
Ar Van Eurcns three years, thus:
In the a te0'"'p''' I6.7e5,00O
ana - I,,r;,;os pndor Trcoty s.al7 900
Purchase OF Indian Lahos, 80 nm
NI;n near ~ millions for these four items, OF when
or ,5an - millions cannot be charged as an ezpeh-
d;ture-not the redeemng Of Treasury nlils, because
cbarued when iSSued-nor the payment OF lh"cnines'
bec,usr the money did not belong 10 me haton "'l "
individuals Yet it is bv this kind OF Wing arithmetic,
in charging both the paying ont, and the taxing up anu
the handing that which belonged !" ot"rfs' MAJ
these false accuscrs are enabled !" MAKE goo"
CHARGE Arain these Wing orators forget 10 cii inc
ncooe that il is by turning States cc!GHce, ihcy arc
enabled make good their accusation 81 extravaganza
AGAINST the President and that IS by taxing every pay"
ment under an appropriation made by Congress, thouSh
voted far hv their party and carried against me
;sbo. of The President and that OF majority OF his
friends For example, the appropriation III one Session
10 Light houses against which 10 Democrats fo'cG'
and only 10 Fedcral,ss--to the Cumberland roau'
oraiDst which III Democrats voted, and only ~ ft'-
el~,s To say nothing Of the bonus oi thy tt"G,A"I
dollars TO Gales and Scaton for Books, and q sun
Greater sum 10 Clark and Force, Wh'gmen Tor Their
trash. carried by Wing votes
EQUALLY unfouuded is the charge against the lreSI-
don, Of waste Of tho public money, by regal m&@;i-
ccnce in the furniture of the White l!ous"--such as
his having sent four thousand dollars to rance Tor
the purchase of Plateau, ID the repetition oil '"e
Oge Islander about gold spoons, knives and FORKS vases
and cupds-as it now turns out, according to Mr LIN
coins testimony and that of the vouchers themselves
these very articles were purchased d"ring MT. MON,
rOe's administration: and that not Single arlc!c :"
furniture has been placed in the house at III" fcnrs or
succession of the President. But What vii be IN"
horror of nv opponen, and of his LOO cabin Orators
when kcv shall learn the Governor elect VIII nave U"
/. rapose non hedscad o.: French pattern siinar 10
that Of tie President and which 10 be found IN ac-
e tua use in our Governors white house. 10 WHEEL
" mast he the holy horror OF these economical Wings.
who acclaimed loudly against eXtravagant waste u
the departments al Washington Tor the use Of news
papers books horses ice, towels and soap when 'ncy
IL Shall learn from the tile, during Nir.
Cays being Secretary of the State department, as cN-
e pended under his receipt:
j. .sTo Maurn Trust, for g0id medat Of John G.
~ Adams, SiuV w
" Paid Maurin Trust for taking President
II Adams likeness, NV" W.
s. For blue velvet portfolio with Ooh.
re HORRIBLY goid taSSsi, IHo y,
o. ,c Pam. Fnrlsh o;y naper iii GO
is II Silver pens - 10, and one pIatina pen, w
lc To Henry Clay for books, - "
. ZOOS and Portraits Of eminent Enrlishmeu 10 Of
ST One copy Edmonsons lleradry and Caian
81 Pecrage, :" w
=, Ia ~ $40 &C
n Srbscr;n,ion for ncv,s,apcrs tjE} OF
lrthese things do not these gentlemen, the belly
II ache il is because there is virtue IN these ""H horS
m and hard ciG,r humbugS. The item OF 50 the core
I'd for wood for Florida, another OF these wcghtl
CHARGES that, too nov 70 b. order 10y C'r
neral Jcsup l-}0, and under circumstances he says
he iC a Jury OF the country would no, allow he would
rs agree pay out OF his pocket Thus much As Il
in these charges Of expenditures false 20 their amour
u. and shameiuy false as 10 their objects
n. DEFAtlTfEs.-That there have been defaults unde
III the present Tie late and past Administrations, none cal
DENY or will Justify But why this cutlery by the sup
he poers OF Mr. Adams. when the official reports TO Con
h. eress shcw greater loss in proportion TO the SUMS re
C. ceved and d>burscd both by Receivers and Dshurscrs
an during his four than the eight years OF Gen Jackson
FL cep,ion OF single case, for which he not strictly re
FL sponsibe Bat what should silence these Wing ac
o. cuscrs, the fact, that bills three times passed the Sc
of nate and were voted down BY the Opposition IN Tie
House. subecng these very deiaulters to the Penten
tary, who are every where welcomed with opei
> arms into the Wing ranks
!. TmE SrA>DIxG ARMY-1'hs has been the fruitful
Ia topic OF alarm and misrepresentation of which these
orators have conurcd up t.iydras, Gorgons, and Chi
81 maras Dire and in reviewing the facts all must fee
# astonscd the Of the falsiiicat'ons upoi
which Cur opponents have so boldly yenturcd AS !
turns out, however Objectionable mag nave beer
the plan OF the Secretary OF War, 1t had neither tn
concurrence sanction Of the President he mere
outline Of the proposed pian to winch the ircsiden
called the attention Of Congress, was for recognizing
n the Militia thing 10 be found repeated NtFtyon
m. times in the Messages Of his predcccssoTsthat th
re- plan in detail matured, called for By tn
~ House Of Representatives, until near four months at
ne ter the message That far from concurrng IN an
= proposition for carrying the Militia out oil the STATE WI
nd a view their being hdincd the President says h
Ter thinks Congress has such power any more thai
of they have the power Of doing what Gen Harrison pro
posed, Z" employing teachers for our old Held schools
in So, whilst lie with the plan OF paying the pr
ct Yates proposed by Mr. Ponsctt, he does not agree
re with Gen. H. That the commissioned and non.con
III missonrd officers alone shall be paid That II It b
BIZ objection that the militia shall furnish Their OWL
raj farms accoutrcments and ammunition, when called on
nv for discipline, it the law, and has been for fit
he years As 10 the objection of placing the militia undc
" the rules and regulations OF the regular army, whe
lit called into service, ii the thing proposed BY
Gen Harrison but MIR. an Buren, thinks can ont
on be done, when the militia called upon TO execute
the laws, suppress tnsnrrccons and reFc nvasIone
IS cannot bring myself the belief, it Is necessary L
notice the ecconccrng ubsurdI'lcs which have beer
and still are urged upon this SUBJECT The people mus
r. and understand these miserable attempts at mposi
he ton. The charge only he supported by promounc
my IT,, President "a liar; language such tins !ec
81 ~ Representatives. IN Congress- from NIrgi
he MA aud linz other feel ashamed 10 ledge from
ID STATE. alone worthy OF party. who, IN hclr rui
d. ian warfare have violated feeling Of society
tn The Secretary ot War has affirmed upon his honor
u raan that the plan not matured and of coursr
the President could no, have il, until some iou
months after his Message to Congress. Whatever
these gentlemen may think, they greatly deccv,
themselves, II til"Y suppose the people will ap.
prove Of such language, doubt the word Of one dis
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