Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-06-25
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, FRIDAY, JUNE a5, ls4l

setted experience oil our Government establishes, be-
yond all controversy, that the amount Of appro
prIatons for year, almost invariably exceeds the
penditure of that year.
Applying this rule to Mr.. Ewing's budget Of blum
ders, Mr. Woodbury. proved that 10 get ut his six mil
lions deficit at the end'of the year, he proposed to
make the expenditure during the year exceed the net
appropriations by about eight millions. The appropr
atons are little above eighteen millions MIR. Ewing
proposes to make the expenditures upwards OF twenty
six millions And yet, with tins proof that ther.
would be no deficit, If not purposey made, ana VIII
the direct admission of Mr. Evans, from the data .
the report, that it cannot exceed SIX millions that 'e
port is insidlousy drawn as to give bIr'h % suc'
statements every where as are made in the Fedora
| newspapers we here quote
THE VINO NATIONAL DERT.-lhe Ealtof ., Lux
Springfield Republican displays (says the boston "s
his want of common sense or common honesty !" III
two paragraphs following, which we copy from Tvs Pa
per Of Saturday last -
"KrEr 1T BEroRE THE PEOPLE, That it is now OH
cially announced that the national debt incurred "
MIR. Van Buren,, during the four years oil ms au'ns
tratIon, amounts to THIRTY ONE MILLIONS HTce """'e
and ten thousand fourteen dollars anil tosafy cents
u We wish TO condne the thoughts Oh an ou
readers to one great point this week-the condition
the U. S. Treasury-and the amount of Mr.. Van Blu
rens national debt-his legacy to the people-hiore
than THiRTY-oSE MILLIONS.
| Mr.. Woodbury. ct took in hand Mr.. Evans expia
nations of the contradictions between the Secretary
that made ont for Congress- lie proved, from com
pairing the documents that this statement oil The items
embracing the time and the same class OF re-
celpts and expenditures, and estimates, and balances
were irreconcllahly variant and that Mr. Evans at
tempt at explanation only disclosed new plumbers =
These discrepancies and the attempted explanations OF
them, will be understood when the details on which
they depend presented in the reported speeches
Mr.. Evanss reply TO MIR. Woodbury. and Mr.
Wright was altogether on these discrepancies ana
plumbers Of the report. We shall lay his apologies
and pevarcation before the public at the earliest mo-
ment, that the defence and accusation may be iu!Iy
weighed by the country, before final action IS had on
this State paper, full Of deception, mistake, and
Misrepresentation, and the new system IS established
upon what all the world would say not only erro-
neous, but dcsignedly delusre account Of the IL
nances.
The close of Mr.. Evanss remarks brough the sitting
to later hour than usual II had been previously or
dered that the Senate would adjourn over TO Monday,
Mr.. Clay asserting. Mr.. Calhoun moved the ADJOURN
ment stating To the Senate that he wished TO give his
views of paper which involved matters OF such mo
ment-and II is in fact the basis which the majority
propose the action Of Congress, and that winch com.
prises all that could authorize called session Under
these circumstances MIR. Calhoun could hardly have
expected to find his modest request to be heard opposed,
on the subjects embraces, ut time when the Senate,
and he himself, were not fatigned with an unusually
long sitting But Mr.. Clay did oppose it, and actually
voted to compel Mr. Calhoun 10 90 on during the night
Of long and exhausng summer day session, 10
speak TO the vast and important issues involved IN the
Treasury report. Mr.. Clay was, however, overrued
this unreasonable and uncourteous course OF pro-
ceedng.
1t is remarkable that Mr.. Clay, although at the head
Of the Committee Of Finance, has not veniuied to say
word in defence of the report which has been the
subject of hi, committees investigation ever since the
meeting of Congress. When Mr. Woodbury. rose ilrst
discuss lis contents, Mr. Clay, although It was on
motion Of his own, bringing up the merits OF THIS al
important document, waived his object 10 prevent the
examination. Twice afterwards, when Mr.. Woodbury.
rose 10 speak upon it, he endeavored 10 prevent u,
although of the great measures dependent on II,
were Inatured for the action Of the Senate why ihs
sayng of: Mr. Clay knew that the statements oil me
paper would not bear scrutiny lie knew that It was
necessary that its misrepresentation should be eit 10
work their way into the mind OF the community, as a
subslra,um for his bad measures and he was unwilling
that the rotten foundation should be exposed NOW
that the subject is fairly before the Senate he wants 10
i1rce radiance Of it, by compelling those who are DIS
posed to oo, the real condition OF things to de-
bate il night and day in this hot weather, that he may
s,le investigation IN the sufocaton of the exhausted
atmosphere OF crowded chamber-and tins, no doubt,
was one Of his motives for dragging Congress to wash
lngon at this most unreasonable time oil the year ne
is net willing that the country or Congress shall DELI
berate upon The monstrous system OF measures winch
lie would force down by his single wlll.-GioOe