Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1840-07-09

tative speech; and gave a clear and ..,is.
factory exposition Of the radical srro-s of
the government. Me-. BsdiRgsr did, per
haps, - we'll - Q youpg man could do.
vbo vac obliged to tar his Ingenuity IN
sophis;ry. criticism and defamation.
But the Hon. Mr. Grundy. whose object
was TO revoluiiooi1e public sentiment, by
correcting false impressious made upon
The minds Of the people. by the whiys.
in relation 10 the present administration.
added nothing 10 The strength Of the
cause he advocated. and nothing 10 his
own reputation ., 4 statesman and an
honorable msn-beesose, . large Dor.
tion Of the people whom he addressed.
believe that he did not meet the sub.
jset fairly. that be vanished over. aud
tried To keep out Of view the mos,
Objectionable And obnoxious features of
the present sdminisirstion--but he 10 too
late; the people ksvs seem ssd Aesyd. and
Jsh and continue 10 feel and are not
now to be fed on French Tlummery. IN.
siead OF PLAIN, substantial. republican fare.
Is Mr.. Grondy serious. and speaking in
good ia'th. when he says that the present
administration has been governed by
principles o. economy. Add that the
wings have done MIR Van Buren, irjas,ice
by lacking TO the ordinary expenses OF
me government. the extraordinary expen-
ses. And thus presenting 10 the people.
improperly the whole aggregate amount
Of the ordinary and extraordinary exp.n.
ses Of the government. instead OF the or
binary alone? Nov is this not 4 mos,
erfToOrdinny kind Of argument. that
the people are 10 be made acquainted with
the ordinary expenses Of the government
but have no business 20 know any thing
about the extras. although they pay for
BOTH But the people have an idea that
the country will come 10 ruin quicker
by extraordinary than by ordinary exeen.
ses: and II they are. to be ruined by nal
standardization, IL matters no, to them.
whether 0rdiRariss, srfraorainaTiss, or
both together, are TO be the means. The
people behave, also. that . government
whose Extraordinary expenses are more
than double the ordinary ones; is very far
from redeeming the promise Of practising
the most rigid economy," because econ
omy does not deal in extraordinary things.
The people will agree with Mr. Grundy
that The extraordinary expenses Of the
government ought not 10 be added 10 the
ordinary ones; but the agreement goes no
further. Mr.. Grundy would strike from
the whole bill The amount Of the eriraor-
DIARY expenses present for public IN
spection the amount OF the Ordinary ex-
penses. and make the people paw both
whilst on the other hand IL would be urg-
ed that the people ought 10 pay the ord
nary expenses, snd The Extraordinary ex.
Peases should be paid by those Who ere
ate them. Whenever the extraordinary
expenses Of government exceed the or.
binary. IL is high time for the People TO
look out. and see Il there Is not "sozielkiaR
rotten IN Denmark" According 10 Mr..
Crundy's doctrine. " the annual expense
Of the government amounted TO 90, 600
900. and this sun was divided equally
into ordinary and extraordinary, and
the srfTGordiRATy suppressed. aud the
ordinary alone made public. the people
would believe that the whole annual ex-
Pense oi the government amounted 20 no
more than $4,000. 900; and if sny vhig
could A1Vs Tie sssurancS 10 undertake TO
tell The People that they had paid 40 600.
600 instead Of 20. he would be called a
iabricstor. base liar, aud that he was
trying 10 mislesd and deceive the people.
by baseiy adding the %. OOO, 900 erlyaor.
binary to the 20 GOO. 900 ordinary, and thus
raise the sum up to so. 600. 600, when, in
fact the annual ordinary expenses were
only 1000 600. Now, ii the people
can be fooled with this kind Of sophis,ry
and gulled Siih this Sort Of political ari,h-
meiic. which proves 80 10 be only 20
then they ere destined. 81 no very dis
,ant day, TO become The wers OF God and
drawers Of water" And, IL is not suTpris.
Jog, that they should be made 10 believe
that stGHding army 10 no sia,sdiHR army.
Ioecsuse u has the name Of oTgGnizsd mih-
fia. although GsB. Van BuIen was actually
Matching at the head OF bis lOO, QUO ac
i've force, With loo 900 10 reserve, like
BuonsPaFte OF . Cromwell against the
liberties OF his country. IN Ihis proposed
plan too Of OTgaBisiag the militia, MIR.
GTundy tells us there 10 no harm and
that no harm can gov out Of q, because
sad be, a embraces the y hole people.
asc who would the people take Could
they take ihemseIvssS but thsfe - an
other AIDE 10 this subject, which COM
maaos the serious attention Of sssTV lover
loi liberty, and 10 which be shoUid look
with a Ssicbiul sad Jealous eve. We
are asked, would the people take thSm.
seivssl AID the qustion, AddFes,,ng ~.
sell 70 the pride end strsagih OF NE people
- Calculated 10 aiiay susptel0n, OF Iuh ihs
sPirii Of ,nvssliga,'oa. Bot, lWould ask, who
d'd the Preach people isks. shea Buoa-
sPsF'e cane amongst them Nnh hIs VIC
lori0o' sfmyi Way they took aobody.
bui buohspsris took them. Add % aid
Cromwell VsufP ,hs powers OF Eagisnd.
aud discharged The Oid Pafhament. under
me P's'enee Of PuiiiBg AORssf msn ga
'hs'E places. Hs CTvsied new ParlIa-
'hsni' composed Of soldiers, Whose iRnor.
aace made them feel ashamed Of IheiI sta.
hon' and they resigned lato the hasds Of
Cfom we'll The pee er vHh Hhieh he had go
afuuiiy entrusted them. THIS be lofvssu
snd ihts sas chat be vented. Nov. uIi
Aif' Gfandy og any olbef man usdeftake
ln ~ ~ al. - IA