The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-07-29
From tie Louisville Journal.
The LATE SECRETARY OF THE TREA

From tae Louisville Journal. =
The LATE SECRETARY OF THE TREA.
SuRY.
Not long ago, Locofoco committee, of
Boston, addressed letter Of congraluatlon
to MIR. Woodbury., upon his retiremeu, from
otiice. We have not seen the ex .Secreia.
rvs reply, but the Madisonian Gays:
"Mr. Woodbury. stated, in his reply to
the committee, that Government (ihs late
ADMINISTRATOR has gone through some ex.
pensive wars, betrayed large curren, expeu.
di'ares, executed numerous great public
works, exiinguished indian titles to msuy
millions of acres Of land, paid of, instead OF
having created, permanent debt" &c.
=" Gone Through some erpsnsirs rGrs :"
Wen, we do wSnder sha, that MEANS
We are curious TO know what wars, besides
the Florida var" so called, Mr.. Van Bu.
rens administration ever had upon lis
hands. "Gone through some expensive
wars /" Surely the ex Secretary cauno,
mean the var upon the Bank, tie war upon
the currency, aud the war upon the nation.
al prosperity. SGone through some ex.
psasive wars p The presumption is, tina,
the ex-Secretary's fancy made half dozen
wars out Of the Florida Indian hunt. He
no doubt, ina ined that he hun, after each
separate Indian squad was separate war I;
SO ihe-s was. in the ex Secreiary's fancy,
the var with Sam Jones, the war With Wild.
cat, the war with Jumper. the war with
Boslegs, aud the var With Tigerlail.--
"Gene through some expensive wars p
Why, Mr.. Van Buren's Administration did
no, even go through the FLORIDA Indiau
hunt, but left it to be closed BY the Wing
Administration. Gene through some ex
pensive wars" Why, Mr.. Van Buren,
himself has not the eironlery to dignity the
miserable lndiao hunt With the name of
war, but officially informed Congress. in
every annual message, that the Uuiied
States were al peace With the whole world.
"Gone through some expensive wars p'--
0ul upon The eI.Secreiary for a thrice sod
den ass.
"Dsfruyed large current Expenditures"
Il is true that the late Administrators cur
rent expenditures were large, for that Ad
nialstrsiion was disgracefully exlrayagant
and profiigste. Il not true, however, that
the cutren, expenditures were betrayed
they we're bequcalhed 20 the amount of mil
lions, 10 the form Of Treasury notes and
unliqada.ed baiauces, as legacy Of debt
TO be betrayed BY future administrations.
aErecgisi humeronye great public trorks"
pshsw The grea, Naucral road, Which
had for years bseu making regular progress,
came 10 a dead hall under The last admiuis
iraiion, aud the valuable implements neces
sary for carrying h on we're sacrificed a;
public auction for few dollars 10 pay the
means Of thicaening he pap Of the Office
holders. And who does not know that,
while the Administration, by lis vacillatng
and pusiIanimeus course, was doing every
thing that could be done 10 el15Ioil the "a.
ton IN war with Great Britain, il LEI, the
great public works" necessary 10 the
counfry's defence IN time Of war, 10 fall into
utter decay and ruin VIVA! other admin
isira;ion was ever so inaueniive to the couu
try's great public works
Paid If, instead Of bdriag created, a
permanent ds5t" Well, that really tran.
srends all We ever before heard or dreamed
of impotence. "Paid of, instead Of baylng
created, permanent debl p Presiden;
Jackson boasteJ, on retiring from the Chief
Magisiracy, tia, be lell tie country free
from debt, and the whole Locofoco party
has been boastlng ever since that he did
leave i free from debt. Now we do want
10 know By what miraculous process Mr.
Van buren's administration conlriged to
pay of natloual debt, If there was no debt
when that administration went into power.
" Pad of instead Of having created, q per
maneu, debt /" The ex Secretary by the
Use Of this phrase, seems 10 admit the unde
niabIe fact that the Van Buren, admulstra
tion did create debt, bot his boast IS, that
il did not create +" permanent debt" We
fully agree that the debt, which the Locofo.
co administration created, and which vent
on increasing up 10 the very close Of the e1.
is!ance Of that administration, is by 90
means likely TO be permanent" H. nov
ever, il 10 not desiined 10 be permanent, the
only reason is, that the present Wing az
rninisiraiion viii be enabled to lquidate il
By the prat ice Of that rigid economy,
which now, for the first time for twelve
years, is coming iBto fashion. IT the Lo.
cofocos had continued in power, the debt
would have been as permanent as the
everlasting bills.
When IS Mr.. Woodbury's next epis,olary
effort TO be forthcoming.