The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-08-13

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p,.si6,vs arned Nth ths go poser.
II ,;lestly f<rDis fhe ain0riiy % caste
- ,suandsF he pablie lrsssurs siiho1i
ID ~ hindrsneel sseh q msicsiiy. sueh
! psny deserves he hearty eoalenPi o.
every freem4n.
Boz hox 10 the fsef Have ihe Whigs
.essd Coz lhese excessive expsndiuuEss
wishoui remansHsne-f No-eyen the
snsmp,ed defence q despsrsss I.ocofoeo-
ism Il ~Ilhoal ssbsiaalisl loondaiions
when examined inln.
Every appropriation Bin first y con.
sidered BY Congress. m committee 81
fhe fch0le. Here smendmenls are offef.
ed Cor exlraysgsnt purposes. By some lo-
co foco--she amendment 10 opposed oy
The whole whig psry-or motion made
20 slrke out an improper appropriation.
10 soied down BY The majority. The
Bill lskes ils form IN eommlliee. and %
offered 10 The House ior sdapiian.
In committee Of the whole. The yeas
and nags are never taken and recorded.
and whea the bill reaches The House. The
.sprsrioas gHesiioa' or gsg rule Is apPli-
ed. 50 thai The Wings are compelled 20
vote. ether one way OF lhe ashef. 9TH
out having the liberty 10 dissent 10 any
particular obnoxious isems. They are
compelled either 10 vote Cor The whole
Bill, with ifs improper ilems-or vote
,esins, The whole. sl,housh i.s passage
may be indispcnsshly necessary 10 con-
FINANCE OF The Government. But in The
tlause upon the passage. The yeas and
nays are recorded. and are often record
eds Yea. although the whig voter may
haze sirsn1ously objected in commisiee.
The whole. 20 many exsra,sgsni sPPro.
priaiions.
We could cite numerous instances. but
. few will suffice Cor the present. In
COMMUNE Of the whole on The Civil
and Diplomatic appropriation bill. ME-.
0gle moved 20 strike oui The following
clause:
+. For alterations and repairs Of The
Presidents house and farniiure. for pur-
chasing trees. shrubs and compost. and
Tor superiniendsnce OF the grounds. three
thousands 9 hundred and 65 dollars"
In committee OF ihe whole he deliver
ed his famous speech on the splendor OF
the Palace. In The same committee did
,he Hoa. Ed. Stsnly expose the ezra
VACANT expenditures upon The Braseh
Mint al Charlaiie. and At Tho same tine
moved 10 reduce lhe superinlendsnt's "a
larry 70 ST. 500. Amendment afler amend
ment 10 continually offered. and ss often
rriecled. The able speeches OF Bond
Graves. Goode. Prcifil. Bolts. and in
fact. nearly all The Wing speeches ex-
posing the exravsgance and corruption
Of The party in power. calling Tor redae-
lion in The appropriations. we're delivered
10 cnmmillee Of the whole. and yei be-
cause they are compelled TO vote 10 the
House Coz much thai they have previous
BY denounced. in preference 70 stopping
the wheels Of Government. their votes are
10 be made a justification Tor The grossesi
exirsvagance.
As further evidence. lei ne recur 10 .
better test. For The frat seven years
Of General Jsckson's administration, the
Wings had a small majority in the Sc.
nate. and enabled them IN a measure 10
restrain the estravaeant disposition ol
The I.oeofocos in The House. For those
seven years The Expenditures Of the Ma
lion averaged only 10 millions OF dollars
, year. Early in 1896. Msuguin, ~ lei
and Leigh resigned. being instructed out
of their seats. aud their places filed by
administration men, gave . The Party" The
majority. From that time 10 this, instead
81 10, The average year has been 80
millions OF dollars: showing a clear in
.resse Of expenditure per year Of 10 mil
ions. Yet the Wings are 10 be made
he scspe goats Of Locofoco ex,rava
ysnee. This defence they say is no
,umbug. but as 10 Log Cabins and Hard
Cider, oil. humbuggery!