Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1841-10-23
From he Columbus [Dtio] Sieissman.)
MOST SINGULAR AND EXTRAORDI-
NARY ENPENSES-MORE FED.
TRAI. ECONONYi
ERAL ECONOMY!

/ tRAL ECONOMY!
! This extra session Of Congress has been onr
scene Of unusual, unconstitutional and tx'tao- d.
nary appropriations ~ privileges grained I, Gru.
efll llau,ou'~ family, or expenses cunuecj, d
with hl, funeral. There has been 10 parallel to
tbis in oar Government, and It shows how soon
the FeteIu.i,s would convert our Government
INTO d uoirchy, OF enc ot a nobility Of rich and
favored ami,es, at tie expense OF iae tax. paying
people, had they the full reius o. the Government
Tor few years.
When we heard Of tiree thousand dollars be.
ing spent at the funeral If General Harrison a.
lone, IMPLY for taking him from the Presidents
House to the public bury.ng ground, close by
the CITY, we were increduIous. We could not
believe II possible that such a1 expenditure could
be made an such an occas,aa. ia ancient TIM s.
he great re pie, To make show ul sorrow lot
their departure, hired moufGrr~ o. weep AID ua.l
a; their funeral, but the IDEA Of drr>s.tg o1t a
hundred or two Cungressn en- aud othes, nj the
public expense, as mourncrS over Republican
President, is too shameful for endlraucr. IS
aprnL mona'chies "a hen worst folly, did putting
on an outs de sh W Of hypocrisy, disgraceul in
deed oqd Al he ~rpmr Of lie people. The
public treasury under those log cabin Wing econ
ont.ts q il pundered for the living and tie
dead Folly and cX'rawcance surely rci.ns ~
preme at Washington.
The following items, which position Of Wings
attempted to suppress, or rather hide from 'hr
public, by Directing 10 thrlr prluung tllCk wor,
thy Of our last Ono Legislature, will astoniSh all
who examine them. It would puzzle the most
approved royal walters 70 coumye Up such items
Of expenditures as hose. Men ard women we're
not only furnished clothing al he cXlcusc ct the
public treasury, but servant, we've hired 10 dress
them! Grooms, attendants, moutners, and all,
seem to have bceu well pad and vel Hlmme A
with public whips, Grape gloves, sc. Wa, thee
ever such burIesquc upon r. paoi can simplicity
and heartfelt sorrow tor ,he dead! AIt ihse
things To have no end? These are the men and
thls IS tae pAty that geet at conscience in poll-
tics or religion. They would equally sueyru
umbIrslncerly around The grave Of the dead.
We again call upon the people to examine hose
lten Of folly aud extravaganza at the pubic ex
pense. They have no parallel. They are wick.
ed, IN religious point Of view, as they are
scandal to a Republican people. Yet party
practising such pranKS of upon the people, When
IN office, 90 about the county ptatme iog.cobi
HiSm aud economy, How Iorg vii the people
suffer themselves TO be thus cheated aud caiord
out Of their senses and Their vote>l he answer
eae's ""I,e ~ n'e We snI'' neNt. De 'ooeo
coonskms.
Funeral expenses OF WIN. Henry Harrison,
Latt President Of he us. august ls4I,
referred 10 he Committee OF u avs and Ncon.
pEPARTMhNT OF STATE,
r naso"s,"'' ayr" e. lo4l'
i"e h'tNha' " '"' b''""' oi '"'HW' IA WI
SuPet."'"a 'ne lnoe'a' ceremonies o! The late
at ~ NE oh''eu H'a'eS' ana MI proceed
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