Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-05-15


lions short o. whl 'n,rmcn proclaim "oH'" DC an
economical eN,cn.i,,.te They all say tn /, millions
would be an economical expenditure: " S'" ~,
!. III, which is a million and hall siior :" Tin
The authentic tables show that The aggregate zen,
,;,,a, a. -. came within FIVE millions oi those oil
sou con seourn,ly that without deduction Tor extra
ordinary expenditures, The charge 81 eS,raVa@ahce,
waste ruin prnh'-acy, &c might have been raised
o,;nst the Administration of that day, and unin-
formed persons excited against by groundess clam
or vet no thought of raising such camor IN lea.
No one then thought of charging, sexraragance pay
men,s account of the public debt, and Tor ho""'
ties TO merchants, and other extraordinary expenses
Then all parties made the proper deductions ior pay
mcnts either temporary or extraordinary III ''e'f IA
ture. No sought TO mystIfy or 10 IMPOSE upu" Wy
IGNORANT No one thought of paming story VI '.'tty
two millions upon the country as the expenses v -.
country All that has been reserved Tor me present
,mas il has been reserved for our day; ana may nave
been attended for while Will, me ephe,'ei' suo..ss
which crowns for moment the petty arts OF dclusoh
pracscd upon the ignorant b". ''c uIS ~ 'ns ~
inson has gone bv. The classified tables, now pre-
en,e will rcach every citizen, and will clear up every
doubt They will enable every citizen to see every
item of expendture-to Judge IT h!mseh,ano 10 ue-
for il themselves and if they now object TO ~ lakhg
The extraordinary items they rise, and beginning
with the first the OF eleven millions Paiu LOT re-
Iemption of Treasury notes. and cannot DC demanded
i That paymcnt was not right and 50 on through the
hole liz, amounting to twelve and half millions.
The ordinary and permanent expenses, amounting 10
thirteen aud half millions, one objects To- all al
init that that IS a million ana nan With 'le
mark of aeritorous economy 1t IS on the eStraordha
r;,st is on the difference between thirteen and nan
and thirty millionsthat the attack is MADE ana
now we produce these cx,raordinaEes give ns' ..
,hem item by item, with the amount paid on account
of each and call upon the gentlemen OF tle oPPos''''
=, ,o th ono to which they object: to name TIE one
for which they did not vote? This is what we ao' anu
,v;u toll vou Mr. President what they will DO: tley
will not item to winch tiey no" otJeet, -
Al. ntnH'
and The reason IS because they cannot. lhcy v"ea
Tor al-tley approve all-the country VIII approve az
.cept part for pensions and harbors and OF lcSe i'
Opposton were the leading advocates Ana mus THESE
gentlemen of the Opposition are presented ia inc rA
;raodinary light Of gong abroad TO make general &C.
uunciaton of The Administration for eNtraragan' eXpc-
diture and when show them the p'ii OF
and ask of them point out the eN'raVaSaht 'tv''S'
or the ones for which they did not vote, "eg "I r.
min silent They vii! name no item, because 'Ney
csnnc'. a..
cen ackson, we're read comparison with any
i, preceded them. ates against assresa'rs'
an If any one shall, ny that rXt -es oil Inc
Government were III sever ons IN te"'' OF
III nine millions n answer 'ha' '',s
. --lv fy, or . rui,ogs than the ar
,,eerate a. -2i Il the a. cgate was then tiT
,viwo !, .lcne i. ''.e increase is only III pro
,,r,ion % the increG OF the country II, de
seen,i - from !. .rrccar.s and gorng INTO i :, 1T
said Il, / sixteen millions must be dedncle' Il "'
AGGREGATE Of l-:i2 Tor aymens I" the pubic oe1i,
,ipht millions more Tor uGemnitrs aud other extra"
,;o,ros 90. answer ,',.t clever, millions must be de
,lucea from the aggregate Of l-I9 for redemption 0
Treasury notes. add twelve ana nan ih'iii''iS 'o
Tor Indian wars, treaties and removals, ana oo"'
other e,raordinaries This brings the thrtysevr
down 10 thirteen and half and at that point complain
ceases.
MIR. B. said that the tables which were presen'c
treated every Administration alike. Beginning IN In
last year of Mr.. Monroe, they came down through u
term of Mr. Adams, and the two terms o hehela 'aC"
son and the three wears which had elapsed under VI
Van Buren, All were treated alike. lii; same rul
was applied to the expenditures under each one a
aggregate was given in every case Hrst ana tieh u
extraordinary, separated from the ordinary expcnd
,nres and the same items charged and credited
.very case In looking at the aggregates, IL vii
seen that every Administration needed TINS ciassihc
linn that the aggregate under Alr. Adams admins
,ration was not thirteen millions, as repeated so man
millions of times but about the double OF that and TN
this thirteen millions for that gentleman adm'nistrato
was only attained by dcducn9 APPROPRIATENESS by goi
through the process whch reduces Inc cNpcui'u
under Mr.. Van Buren, to thirteen ana NAN ml'l'oh
The smallest aggregate i'll the whole table IS that
1876, under Gen. lacksons administration, when u
Iosns ada a Even G nelng " The T'a nar
a" that year, and the dGcregafc was but seventeen M
lions and a half! And 50 it w be again As soon
we are done payng the TrGaS x 80 al "
Indian troubles over, and the payments complete
for removal oflndans, and purchase of their lands Il
aggregate expenditures will come down IL about vii
they were in 1885: and the ordinary EXPENSES will
within fifteen millions.
Mr.. B. demanded who ever deemed it an expense
she Government, when Mr. Jefferson purchased To-
,sana at fifteen millions Of dollars: And who coal
think OF charging, as an expense the large sun
which had been lately paid in cxtingushng Indian
ties, and in removing Indians: One would as soc
think of charging, among the expenses OF family, Il
outlay which should be made by prudent and thrift
farmer in purchasing additional land, and nclospr
with fences, or covering it with improvements II
extinction of the Indian titlesthe acquisition Of Ike
lands for settlement and cultivation-and tie remove
Of the Indian themselves from all the States was
of the great measures which illustrated General Jacl
sons administrations and was beneficial both to the IL
dams and TO the States. 50 great object could M
DE effected without large expenditure of money; an
who IS there now 10 stand up and condemn the Adm
nstraton for this expenditure. Who wants these Ii
dams back: Who wants georgia, Alabama NlississiI
pa, and all tn" other States again incumbcred with tn
Indians which have left them
That the expenses of the Government had increase
IN the la, WE'VE or fifteen years, Mr. y. said, jus
certainly true as it naturally to have been cN
4etsd iii. country itself had increased in that tim,
several States had been admitted into the Unor
and several Territories had been created. An ad
dltional impetus had been given 20 the public defence
n the increase OF the army and navy-wars with seve
raj Indian tribes Iad interviewed purchases of I'm
dian lands had been cfected-wipl" tribes, nay who'll
nations OF Indians, had been removed, and removed
vast distance, and at vast expense. This latter ex
pendl,ure was chiefly for the benefit of the South
West; but where is the any quarter Of the Unio
that stand up and condemn it:
Sir, admit an Increased expenditure and, far from
r"nccalng, exhibit and proclaim it. ] display tn
ttcns they are spread out III the statements now unde
discussion; point them out TO the country say the
vii be found principally, in the Eavy-in the army
N the Indian departmental the pcnsioES-n the rll
house establishment-in Indian wars-in the detcnc
Of the frontiers, North and Westin fortifcatons-i:
preparing and munitions of WARM the Legislative
Department. permanent aud durable fire. proof pnh!v
"uildings-and in assuming the foreign debt, and max
g other expenditures for the District of Columbia. Ii
asa branches OF the service will the increases be prn
s.; found, and | supported them all except the in
Ior pensions, arl of the light houses
d Ia" book-printins the egisla &c expenses