Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-06-04

mosr Than general 9ackson's. ,lsugh 'hete has not
6eea lasii much oney 10 ejaculation. Give hH'
,he standing army, aud tie, will run up Ia 50 IL
pc, hced than under Gen. JstksOa. Call YOU
this "a aiaing Ia his footsteps y
Mr.. W. denicd thai this increase nf expenditure
WAS be attributed to the Increase Of tle population
of the county; AID. proof e4s lsistiun, he adj
,ied -noihs table cshibring tie Fopu'altoa q he
United Sales al each census.
Mr.. ". said thai he should not lave en'efrd into
this ibe OF debate had he ben driven INTO II by
the temaiks OF ms colleague. lis sole oijert
10 draw itum hls colleague a definite reply 10 the
question whether tins bill vas the bill OF ltis com-
rni,tee. the ball ofthe Depatimeni llletbe II
seas The bill Of Congress he Ill ~ The Efeeeiircy
Tie was determined that the Executive should never
urbrad him with the charge lhat lie extravaganza
of the bill. II twas esftavagant vas not the Prcsi-
dents. bai was The eNlfasagat &C 81 Congloss.
lie seid that lie new understood, beiief ilian he
had done some little time ago. how At WIS thai the
President and his Secretary oontivrd to thra" tins
,mpa,aiion upon Congress. TIE House bad SIN
m,itees couneeied with Gofetr meut tNncudi.
ture. TIE head OF these the Commune Of
Ways aud Means; and, accordingly, 10. this co mt:
miitee WAS sent what were called, par cfdficHr6,
'rnf esiimatts"-that IL, tile estimates lrnfn the
TIeasut, d pattmeni for the general expenses OF
the Government. But ihere wete other Secretaries
besides The Secretary Of the Treasury. They also
srnt IN estimates tar rpfortiatiaus Tor liner own
Drpanmeris; but desc woio uut included Wien q c
President spoke oil ''lhe estimates" And theu,
when Gongttss arnr. prialed. rs they were asked.
the blame was all land upon tbem tor exceeding
"the estimates" and the Executive skulkel out ct
all responsibility. Though all HE Secretaries w,lc
busy lutuisbmg estimates none were considered OF
spoken about bat Hose hom Lew, that Judas who
carried The bag lie alone rcsroos bic fot Go.
vefomenl estimates, and, II Conatess weul hesoud
VIVA he asked, II all pfellfeat" tNtfasaeaHcc,
against the will Of tie Executive Now. Mr.. W.
Tor applying Gen. Jactsou's doctrlfe. that the
Il estimates all the Departments were. IN lact bun
une. General jackson had nsisnd that the whole
cufts Of loo ,00o Executive officers were gtaud
unit. and he himsolia God 10 WELD them. Let us
stick 10 the doctrine and when they asked for mo-
aey, matter from which OF the mouths oil the great
apocsispilc beast the demand proceeded, let there
be butone responsibility.
Nov Mr.. w. did not want, before the People a
tins country, beyond the simple rule oil three
Place his learned colleague aud himself before
collection OF plum common sense men, aud lei hi
colleague attempt hy figuring to explain To them
how IL was that Af. Van Buren, spent titify seven
millions per annnm. and Mr.. Adams Twelve millions
per annnm, and vel Mr. Van Buen was economics
aud Nj. Adams eSltavagani; 81 how peace estab-
hshmeut under Nh. Y in Buren, came to cost more
thHn tNlce IS much as var establishment under
Mr. Madison. Aud by the iia#e thlt lis colleague
had convinced PLAIN min this mater. Nj. W.
feared that the ignorant multitude would laye begun
- conclude thai men who cenld prove by faming
such tlings as tltrse ought be entrusted with
power. The common people would begin 10 huk
tat these democratic lawyers, who could prove thai
Thirty was less Than twelve, knew a htle too
much. aud could figure l,,tlc too well.