The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1840-04-29
FEDERAL TRICKS.

EDbhhb RlNho'
Eight Federal members Of Coneres, have
put out hlndbill containing a statement of
the public accounts. which, without explana-
ton, is calculated TO make a most false and
foul impression on the public mind. 1t has
bsen posted of into Virginia several dayssncs,
and il is only now by accident that we laid our
hand on this handbil. a hundred thousand af
which have been struck for circulation 10 inn
pose on the voters Of Virginia. IL is signed by
persons who add to their signatures the words
/" Executive Committee" to give 10 the whole
the impress Of an official document, emanating
from commtte of the House, when II is, IN
fact, the production OF a secret club appointed
by Federal caucus for slectioneerlng purposes.
The paper sent out is IN the gulse and form OF
document printed by the lbouse, and con-
tain. a statement of the public expenditures, as
comparison OF the expenditures between the
administrations Of Mr.. ADAMS and Gen. JACK
son and Mr.. Vas BUREN; but the lteus of
which the aggregates are composed, are, in
TACT, not made up in such way as 10 present
a true state Of the public expenses.
For instance, among the charges laid 10 the
last aud present Administrations, are included
tho indemnitics recovered from foreign nations
and paid out 10 the individual citizens to whom
they belonged. In this way the millions re-
covered from France, Spain, Denmark, Ma
Piles, and other nations, and passing through
the Government 10 the merchants and others
for whom they were recovered, are set down a,
an expenditure out Of the Treasury, of the
money OF this country, when, in fact, this was
money psid by foreign countries opt of then
Treasury, to American citizens.
In the same way all the money paid out o
the Treasury for the expenses incurred in the
Greek war. the Florida war, and the Black
Hawk war, are contained in the swollen ac-
count OF the Expenditures OF the late and pres
ent Administrations, while all the money paid
out Of the Treasury during ApAM,'s admins
traton for the previous war IS very properly
excluded not a charge appertaning 10 the
regular expenses Of the Government.
The whole of tho expenses Of the Post OF
fee Department; being paid nut OF the postages
were not, in Mr. ADAMs's time, carried through
the Treasury Department, and did not, there
fore, appear To swell tho fifteen millions Of
the annual expense Of his administration 10
eighteen or twenty. They are now. BY a late
law, made TO pass throuc IN the Treasury books
and are in this new form, although paid as be-
fore out Of lbs postasss, used BY the Opposit-
ION 10 make an apparent excess IN the expen-
IduuIes of this Administration over ApsNs'S,
and their naiaral growth with the growth Of
the country.
/ In this false contrast is also heaPed up, BY
the Executive Committee" the cxtraordln-
sry expenses beyond the estimates OF the Ad-
mnislrstion which was voted by the Bank ma
ijorities in every successive Congress, which
were gradually formed in that body by the cor
|rupt practices OF the great corporation. These
expenses were wa.efully and lavishlv made by
the enemies Of the Administration, for their
own serdd ends. local and personal, and were
voted by those Of them not directly interested
u the nbjee,s, for NE political purpose Of bring
ing the Administrator under tho public csn-
sure for eNtTavagancs.