Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1841-10-30

What has Congress done at Il late Extra Ses
sion for the good oil the people Let US sum up
their acts
/. They have giren array by the act to disiri.
butte the proceeds Of the public lands among the
States about thrcc millions oil the pcapos annual
income, making It necessary TO raise by increased
taxation up,rards Of three .MIIiiom Of doR1rs an
nualIy to supply its place and pay losses aud the
expenses oil collection.
2. To make up the deficiency thus created
they have already passed an actlmposlnga tax IN
the shape OF lmpor, duty on sdii, sugar. molaSses
and numerous other articles brought from abroad
equal to one Efh Of tier raiae, SO that for every
Eve dollars toe people pay for those articles, they
pay one to the government. The effect upon the
farmer IS the same as # The government took from
HIM every sixth bustcl of gram, OF one sixth OF
any other article Of produce he may sell TO get
money to buy these articles with.
3. They have passed AT act to create perma-
nent debt Of hceire millions Of dollars at an inter-
est not exceeding SIX per cent AT 5 II per
cent the rate at which a part ofthe money has
been borrowed, It viii create an annual charge Of
sic hind, ed and s:rfy thousand dollars, which
the people must be taxed 10 pay.
A. They charged the late administrator with
gross exiravagauce and came into power under
| reiterated promises OF retfenchment aud economy
But before Congress met, their rrcIpal organs
SAID, they " had 10 idea Of any retrenchment IN
the aggregate expenses Of the government on
It's meeting, their Secretary OF the Treasury told
the public, that the expenditures Of this yeai
were 10 exceed those Of the last about three and
a half millions Of dollars; and Congress at the
late Extra Session has added to he appropriation,
Of tho ear fire millions forty three thousand Sc
rem hundfed and fire dollars.
5. They have gwen to The widow Of the late
President Ilouson ireny fire Houiani doiiar
md conferred Upon her The G'ankiHg privilege
for life, thereby setting an example, which, # fol-
lowod out, will lead to the establishment Of pr
vdegcd order to be supported and ennchcd BY
taxes on The salt Of tie PooT.
9. They have appropriated over million 1--WE
hundred thousand dollars for the repairs Of forth
cations. some Of which are worse than useless
7. They hay, appropriated six hundred thou
! sand dollars for the purchase OF ordnance am
ordnance stores for the use Of the Navy.
8. They have appropriated seven hundre'
lars TO increase the Navy by establishing hom
squadron, instead Of creating it out Of the fore
now ahoa', s,d asserting there is no prospect 0
war.
Q. They have added to the expenses Of Coreg
Intercourse seyenly.lwo thousand dollars, an
fsnosn Their economy over the last admnislio'io
by increasing the mission to Spain from Charg
des Afarcs as Mr. Van Buren, left IT, to ia
mini ,ter. thereby making necessary new Quit
Of nine thousand dollars and increasing the an
nuaI expenditure from -four thousand five hundre
dollars TO eleven thousand dollars for salaries to
Minister and Secretary of Legation, besides II
creased contingent expenses. Their Tetrfnct
!, ment is also shown byraslng the mission to Baz
for he fast time, 10 = taials.e! at an !mmeda
cost Of nine thousand dollars and an increase
annual cost Of six thousand five hundred dollar
! 10. They have appropriated twenty six tho
: sand four huadfed seventy seven dollars h
cents for one quarters extra pay to the clerks ar
i others employed about the capitol, &c. &c, thu
n giving them double salary ior three months.