Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1841-01-09
SATURDAY. JANUARY 9, 1s41.
ANOTHER HOBBY.

The late report OF Van Buren's Secretary of the
Treasury is very much like all previous produce
tons from that accomplished fnancier. There is a
confusion and evasveness about it that would enable
one to recognize its author If his name had not
been signed to it. From it we learn The Receipts
for 1910 ascertained and estimated are set down at
$2s, 234,5l2 and the expenditures for the same
year are set down at $26 6l3 656, erclusire Of the
trusts and the Post Office. 1t is somewhat curious
that neither the President nor his Secretary include
the Post Office in their estimates. Mr.. Van Buren,
admits that there may be deficiency in that de-
partment-but how much is no where stated. The
Secretary Of the Treasury whose duty it was to
have reported in reference to its condition is
trely sient,-thus leaving oil to conjecture--hav-
ing the integrity of Amos Kendall on which to
base them The following paragraph from the
New York Star, will explain the reason why the
condition of the Post Office Department, was not
referred to by the President or Mr.. Woodbury.
at is ascertained that Amos Kendall has left the
Post Office a million of dollars in debt. Kendall
career winds up like his coleagucs--absoutely in
disgrace. With all his pretensions, his bombast,
his declarations and his influence with the late and
present administration, he turns out to be abso-
lutey good for nothing but petty intrgues and ex-
tensive mischief He broke down Jackson and
any public stution requiring discretion and good
sense. In addition to immense defalcations which
will be erretted out, it appears that the present men
in power have sold the public property to raise the
wind. On all the public works yet unfinished they
have sold hoes, axes, barrows, dredging machines,
horses, workshops, &c. &c, for one quarter Of the
cost, all of which will have to be replaced at a
heavy expense"
There is another portion Of the report OF the
worthy head of the Treasury Department thas de-
| serves notice. He states that the expenditures Of
the present year exclusive of trust funds and tht
Post Office, amount to more than 26 millions, ant
this too under his most scrutinzing and rigid sys
! TEN of economy; and then with modesty peculiar
to himself, makes an estimate for the first year o.
Gen. Harrison's administration at 16 millions
We are unable to understand by what system o.
finance the Secretary can call an expenditure Of &c
millions under Mr.. " B. very economizing, and ir
the next breath say 10 millions less will be amply
sufficient for the new administration! 1t has beer
such contempt of the public intelligence that wen
far to damn Mr. Van Buren, in the eyes of the peo
pie, and when the history of his administration be
comes known, the infamy of the gang will become
a mark at which to point the finger of scorn. VIII.
should the expenditures be lessened! Have no
the public works throughout the union been stopped
for want of money! Do We not see that the very
tools and implements that were needed to carry OF
those works, have been sold and will have to b.
replaced at the expense of the new administration
Do we not know that there are Ave millions o.
Treasury notes outstanding that Gen. Harrison
will have to redeem! Are the Florida Indian.
whipped Is the North Eastern boundary ques
ton settled, or debts to private individuals beer
iquidated =! If these can be answered in such
manner as to induce The belief that the expend
lures should be reduced we should like to see the
answer. We believe it will be the object of the
new administration to adhere to the strictcst econo
my, but considering the situation Of the country
we shall be surprised if Gen. Harrison finds him.
self able to curtai the expenses of the Government
short of the two first years of his administration