Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1840-07-16

detailed account of the expenditures Of the waf,
and the friends OF the Administration, By some mis-
cradle subsertuge qabbling point OF ORDER retu-
sed 10 cali for the statement And yet, sir, ths 10
called representative Government, ard we assume
to be the Grand Inquest Of The Nation, add the
People are told tbs, all officers. from the President
down, are strictly accountable. Yer cannot ash
how $50. 900 600 If their money have been spent
without being told By gentlemen tina, tie Opposition
voted supplies TOT The war, and that these sxpendi-
lures are extraordinary" Truly, air, they are
" sstraordfaary;" and therefore il 10 that de-
mand fall and explicit statement rs to their ma
ture,
am told, sir, that stcarhost was offered to
the Government for about $4,000, and, refusing to
purchase, they chartered her until they paid some
So 900. am told, sir, that plank IN several in
stances has 81 Is per foot, or SIZES rrr hun
bred feet. Aso that frswood hes cost $50 per
cord Sir II u the duty Of the Administration par
" 10 give tho People light this subject and 10
relove themselves If they can, from the charges OF
waste and peculation.
believe the charges TO be true, from what l
have seen Of tho documents before me- aud this
il but the acccuu, fus one year. should, emongst
other things. like 10 see what amount has been ex-
pended for the +" boodhonnds,' sh,ch, as every BIO.
dy now acknowledges, have turned out to be com
mon curs and not worth shilling head. pre-
sumo that this experiment. with the oResaseacies
cost some thousands. perceive, also, that one
man has been paid 81 SO per day, and subsistence
for transporting .fosfy bushels OF corn, IN sacks
from one post to another in Wisconsin. Flour has
been transported from place To another until u
cost $50 per barrel aud then sold at one.ourih Of
the Of transportation. IN short, sif did not
see these thing. stated in official documents could
not have believed il possible thar such gros. mis-.
management, existed. But mnst leave this branch
OF expenditure, thus hastily glanced ~, ana pass
TO another.
The gentleman from s'fg,n'a, IN ms ahs,e,y y
defend his new allies, quotes the eSpsnses inor
an emigrauen ana subsistence to' INDIANS 90
item Of expenditure Tor which many OF ths oProsf
ton votsd' and The gentleman Glasses !, under 'he
bend o : extraordinary expenses shau NY ~.
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o's'en y seo p1D"e $50 ~. ~ .,s -.
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one q tAo opPo'ph ha,e sse' ..'
money v"tea M9u'u nase oee" - ~ aa
oe'o", aoso'a''y ~ ,'s !. -
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m'nai ABUSES "hen haVe peoh PRACTISE" :" '"'' ''o
le,s, =, "a. r,1-. OH -
boeushe'' w. - =, 'u ss- :. 49,. ~
g'ess, iFHer " ss'' sse'.'a'' -
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mopl. u p'oNis""s' ~. ~ '"1 ''"y' 80 : =.
VIC 1h.'"Nee 'ou'p'y aa" a"ss ~ =,
ordered y 70 DC sosa' 90" WIZ puo'o ao sA''a''
IRON tha' oon''n"''en"o"'
" The supplies sold consisted Of % barrels PORK,
2 DIS 5arrols -four, 82l barrels hard bread, 2I24
bushels beans, 1o4 bushels cofnmrni, l0s bushels
COIN, 500 bushels sAlt 7o,o2! pounds sugar si.2yf
pounds coffee, 5,f3s pounds ricr, 53i ,o2o pounds
bacon. 28,l8 pounds SOAR II, III pounds Candles
81 gallons whiskey, ai4o gallons vinegar, and az
the issuing apparatus, such a. scales weights, ana
measures, used ~hiia The volunteer troops were ~
service. These urticies produced the nett sum o.
$52il7 90"