Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1840-07-04
From the SLOCihOidcr.

From the Sl0cbhoidcr.
Our Randolph correspondent must excuse u.s.
We cannot even conceive Of any concurrence Of
causes which would enable Us TO Justify it 10 our
self respect 10 permit our columns to be made
even the medium Of controversy with the aban.
doned conductors Of the Hickory Club. The
Address Of the Central Committee Of kentucky, !
which we publish today, will show their charac-
ter, when it is remembered that the same false
and deceptive GAMBLING which it exposes in re
ference to the circular letter and the Cheviot
speech Of General Harrison, has been the very
basis Of lis reliance and Of that Of the Democrat
to prove the gallant GSSertcr Of the rights Of Mis-.
souri, an 1boluioniai No earthly consideration
could induce an honorable man, or set Of men,
thus to expose themselves, forever, to the indg
nant dIstrust Of erery manly minded citizen.
but that is for them-and the people.
Inc last number, however, contains an official
statcment-marked GA" procured by Col. Ben.
ton aud made the basis oil his speech, in which
ne essays to defend the administration against
the charge oil extravaganza. And what does Col.
Benton's classified Statement make out to have
been the aggregate amount for permanent and
0rdtnaTy purposes, excluding payments on &C
count OF objects either extraordinary or tcmpor
ary" Read the Sd column Of statement "A, ;"
as published in the Democrat and Club. and il
will be seen that in the year 1925, the first year
Of the ertracdgGm administration Of J. @. Ad.
ans, these "permanent and ordinary" expendi.
lures amounted to $G,537,G7 81, while in the
same first year Of the economical administration
Of Martin Van Buren,, these same ''permancniI
and ordinary" expenditures have mounted up to
Sl3,O93,32l SO. These being the "permanent
and ordinary expenses, thus proved by Col.
Benton, his whole speech concerning the extra
ordinary portion Of the 80 millions which the
Wings charge on the administration maioritios iu
Congress may go for nothing, until it be cx.
planned how it was that Jefferson, who came in as
a refomer, d actually rerench the government
expenditures, in the average sum Of nearly
5000 yearly, during his whole eight years
Notwithstanding the population OF the country
and the expense Of new States, and new an
poronment Of representation in Congress grew
on his hands, and rs a charge on his treasury, the
same as it has on the present economical and
idemocratcC) Chief Magistrate. In proof Of
this, Col. Birch read the following staternents,*
before the people OF Boon's Lick on Saturday
last, holding up at the same time couple Of vol.
umcs Of the official Repor on the Finances,
from which he pledged himself to prove them, il in
any respect doubted or gainsaid by the watchmen
Of the party who were present. In his reply, it
need scarcely be said Dr. r. did not pretend to
question the accuracy OF the statements read by
Col, B. which were as follows;
Recapitulation Of Expenses
John Adams / years, &2l,45O,3jo 10
Average for each year, $500, 587 70
Tho's. Jei1erson's Syears, S4l,3OO,798 IS
Average for each year, s., 1852, 59S SO.
These sums, the reader will remark, included
all the expenses of John Adams and Jefferson
extraordinary as well as ''ordinary"-but the
principle is the same. Mr.. jefferson, and the
true democracy Of that day, complained Of the
prodgality of the administration OF Mr.. Adams,
and promised reuenchment and reform They
succeeded in the elections and kept their promise
Mr.. Van Buren, and his old federal associates
who have stolen the name Of the Democratic
party while tramplng in the dust all It's princ
Piles, promised equally fair if the people would
trust them-and 10! they hoave reduced tho
1cRole expenditures which in Mr.. Adams frs
year amounted to
$11,40O,459 81
to the more economical and democratic standard
which, in the same first year Of Mr. Van Buren,
amounted to only
839,1Gl,7l5 90.
But as Col. Benton objects to putting down
the lchole sum, and insists only on the ''pcrma
tncnt and ordinary expenditures, we find from
the statement "a, as embodied in the last Club
and as already stated that this rehenching win.
Of the democratic @ party have rcduced thesj
permanent ard ordinary' expenditures, y from
the sum OF
$6,531 ,G1l 81,